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I ran across this article the other day and hadn't seen it posted here: 10 Most Reliable Pickup Trucks From The Last Decade Makes me glad I have my 2019!!!!

So I appear to have encountered a very strange problem. I have had a cigarette lighter adapter in the right hand socket in my truck for a few years now - it has worked perfectly for any passengers. Last weekend, my buddy and I went hiking and he went to plug his phone in and it didn't charge -...

I spent a few hours yesterday doing my trucks annual "clean up", including waxing it. One thing I've never found a good method for is to clean out the "gaps" - like around the rear window, around the front window, around the rails on the roof. The rails on the roof on mine accumulate needles -...

I'm planning on keeping my 2019 for a while yet, and decided I wanted to do some preventative maintenance this weekend. One of the key things I wanted to do was to drop the transmission pan and change the fluid and filter. I will tell anyone who is thinking about doing this - Don't do it...

A little background - I go hiking frequently and don't want to lose my keys while hiking and be stuck, so I have a hitch safe where I put my key fob when I'm hiking. It works great. Last weekend I went hiking and when we got back to the truck I took out the fob and pressed the unlock button...

I got the "oil change is due soon" message on the dash, so I decided to do my usual oil change and tire rotation. No big deal - that was easy - then I remembered I bought new plugs a while back after all the talk of the rusted plug #1. I thought "replacing plugs should be easy, they are right...

I was surprised this wasn't posted here already, but I saw a posting on Facebook this morning about the 2024 build and price. It is apparently functional now: https://shop.ford.com/configure/ranger/2024/model/ Just for yucks I decided to build a 2024 as similar to my 2019 as I could. I did...

https://www.rhinohide.com.au/collections/ford-rhinohide-panels-compatible-ford-models/products/rhinohide-armor-lock-fdrgr15-full-kit-black This would be AWESOME - and I could get a color other than white for the narrow, brushy Forest Service roads I drive....

I currently have been using a plastic container to store recovery gear and some other things I always take with me, however I want to get a new box that will be big enough to put my hitch winch in as well as the recovery gear to help save some space in my bed. (currently the hitch is on its...

So my 3 yr/36,000 mile warranty will expire on Wednesday, so I thought I'd take my truck in to get a few things looked at: Get the rear taillight recall done (I knew it wasn't a problem but I got tired of getting bugged about it) Have them apply the TSB for the rough shifting when cold (seems...

I thought some of you detailer types might have a good answer for this - I have an Extang Solid Fold Tonneau cover that has texture on most of the cover. It is almost 3 years old now and it is getting a little weather beaten (a little bit gray). I tried some "Back to Black" but due to the...

Something odd just started happening to my truck - I don't know if it is a problem or if it is related to upgrading Sync or what. The last 2 weekends I went hiking and on the trip to the trailhead everything worked as expected. When I got in the truck to head out (both times), I get a screen...

I haven't seen this posted but there seems to be a lot of experience here with detailing, etc. My truck gets parked outside and much of the time is under some fir trees - it currently has several blobs of fir sap on the roof. I've used bug and tar removed but it doesn't work great. Does...

I thought I had seen this posted before, but I can't find it. My brother bought a new Ranger and has oversized tires on it but his speedo is off. I was trying to help him fix that. I found some postings on the FORScan forums but they all sound pretty involved. Has anyone here used FORScan to...

I haven't had a vehicle to experiment with prior to this Ranger, so I'm new to this, but I've not been able to get Spotify to connect via bluetooth so I can play on the radio on my truck. It works via Android Auto but I haven't really liked that interface. I did some googling and got...

Something like this to protect the headlights: And something like this to protect the taillights: I don't want to spend $1200 to replace a broken headlight or taillight

There has been a lot of talk about resale value, especially when compared to the Tacoma. Tacoma is king of resale value, but the Ranger isn't too far behind. I know this doesn't technically apply to the current Ranger, but when I was doing my evaluation on what to buy, I did some research on...

I wonder if anyone else has seen this. I washed my truck today and when drying it, I noticed the passenger mirror turn signal had some water in it: Has anyone else noticed this on their truck? Is it something I should be concerned about? I've seen cars with moisture in taillights before...

Not sure if this is the best forum for this question, but since I will be towing a U Haul trailer in a couple weeks, I thought I'd put it here. How do you downshift so you can let the engine/transmission do some of the braking when you are doing a long downhill? Do you just lock out the upper...

On a couple of occasions, I've noticed an odd transmission behavior and wondered if anyone else had experienced this. The two times it has happened were both right after I started it. It was in the driveway, I started it and then pulled out (didn't really let it warm up at all). When I went...