Belt Tensioner SNAPPED OFF

[TJC]

Oh great another case of us modifying our Rangers just to make them not break down in a coupe years.

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[Rkahl90]

6am, Saturday morning, I pulled out onto the arterial and got up to speed. Then a violent clattering from the engine, "check brakes" and "low oil pressure" warnings, so I stopped immediately and shut her off. I found the serpentine belt shredded and wrapped around the fan, and various tubes and wires severed. Eventually noticed the belt tensioner has snapped clean off and must have been slung into the radiator tank, because that's leaking. At the dealership now awaiting diagnostics.

Ford Performance tune, aFe charge pipes, mishimoto intake, 3" turbo back. Think they'll tell me the mods caused this?

This exact same thing just happened to my 2020 ranger fx4 with about 65k miles. Dealer worked with me and it's about 1800 cost for me.

 

[Rkahl90]

Same break on my 2020 ranger. On the highway for 5 mins, I get an overheat light. Serpentine belt mangled and my pulley laying on top of the brush gaurd. Originally quoted 3900 by ford, but they agreed to take it down to 1800 after some talk. The break looks very similar to yours.

 

[TheBadger]

Same break

Yup! That's a bingo. Glad they were willing to work with you on the price but that still sucks!
I haven't been on here in a while but I see the last post before yours involves JB weld. I guess the community has been workshopping preventative measures!

 

[Dereku]

This is an absurd problem to have. We should be past metallurgy issues like this. That looks really thin there.

 

[Rkahl90]

Yup! That's a bingo. Glad they were willing to work with you on the price but that still sucks!
I haven't been on here in a while but I see the last post before yours involves JB weld. I guess the community has been workshopping preventative measures!

Knowing what I know now, im gonna press ford a little harder and let them know this is a real issue.

 

[Ranger Lariat]

Built FORD Tough?

I have zero faith in my Ranger (my first ever Ford).

 

[Stevedbvik1]

So far all failures noted on here have been 2020’s

 

[21rangerCactus]

Built FORD Tough?

I have zero faith in my Ranger (my first ever Ford).

From the point that you joined this forum in 2022 you keep repeating that statement in just about any post that brings up an issue. Why haven't you sold it or traded it for something else? Has anything happened to your Ranger or do you just like to complain and worry for no reason?

 

[Frenchy]

From the point that you joined this forum in 2022 you keep repeating that statement in just about any post that brings up an issue. Why haven't you sold it or traded it for something else? Has anything happened to your Ranger or do you just like to complain and worry for no reason?

Need to stop making sense sir

 

[TJC]

From the point that you joined this forum in 2022 you keep repeating that statement in just about any post that brings up an issue. Why haven't you sold it or traded it for something else? Has anything happened to your Ranger or do you just like to complain and worry for no reason?

A failing idler pulley should not snap the engine mount. It is a poor engineering design decision.
Just like a poorly designed fan clutch should not incapacitate 6 different critical subsystems.

I could go on with 1/2 dozen more examples. I'm changing my transmission fluid every 10K miles to keep the truck drive-able. The transmission shifts wonderfully now, but it was horrible until I addressed the issue with help from others on this forum.

You may not like hearing it... and you always have a choice to not read his (or anyone else's) post.

I personally think the fellow has a point. I expect a reliable safe vehicle for the $40K I paid. I have had reliable trucks and cars for most of my life. I guess I set my expectations a little too high. I have 200K on my 2005 Ranger. I get in it and go. It is reliable. I don't think it is too much to ask of Ford.

 

[Av8or1]

Built FORD Tough?

I have zero faith in my Ranger (my first ever Ford).

It's selection bias. Ford has sold over half a million 5g rangers. Half. a. million. People that show up to the forum more often than not will be here because of an issue. The other 99.99% of owners that aren't obsessed freaks that have reliable trucks, don't come here and you will never hear from. Go to ANY - seriously ANY other vehicle forum and all you see posted are problems, that's just how vehicle forums are. Even the Toyota Camry forum.

Calm down. Breathe. Your truck is reliable. I have 60k miles on my 2019 and have had a single warranty item addressed. I'm of the minority opinion that a maintenance induced failure on this transmission is far more likely than just doing what Ford recommends. Maybe I'll eat my words, maybe not, but modern vehicles are complex. They are ALL complex, and the most complex item most people interact with on a daily basis. They will ALL have some niche problems eventually.

 

[Frenchy]

A failing idler pulley should not snap the engine mount. It is a poor engineering design decision.
Just like a poorly designed fan clutch should not incapacitate 6 different critical subsystems.

I could go on with 1/2 dozen more examples. I'm changing my transmission fluid every 10K miles to keep the truck drive-able. The transmission shifts wonderfully now, but it was horrible until I addressed the issue with help from others on this forum.

You may not like hearing it... and you always have a choice to not read his (or anyone else's) post.

I personally think the fellow has a point. I expect a reliable safe vehicle for the $40K I paid. I have had reliable trucks and cars for most of my life. I guess I set my expectations a little too high. I have 200K on my 2005 Ranger. I get in it and go. It is reliable. I don't think it is too much to ask of Ford.

Good thing it isn't snapping the engine mount. That would be crazy. But it is certainly snapping the timing cover!!

As for the transmission, you should be fine doing a service every 30,000 miles. Every 10,000 is a bit much.

 

[Av8or1]

I guess I set my expectations a little too high. I have 200K on my 2005 Ranger. I get in it and go. It is reliable. I don't think it is too much to ask of Ford.

How many more times more capable is your 5G ranger than your 4G ranger? How many more systems exist? How much more comfortable? Yeah modern vehicles are more complicated. They're also a hell of a lot safer and more capable than older vehicles. Complexity is the price you pay for capability. You're more than welcome to sell your 5g ranger and drive old vehicles instead of whining about it.

 

[21rangerCactus]

A failing idler pulley should not snap the engine mount. It is a poor engineering design decision.
Just like a poorly designed fan clutch should not incapacitate 6 different critical subsystems.

I could go on with 1/2 dozen more examples. I'm changing my transmission fluid every 10K miles to keep the truck drive-able. The transmission shifts wonderfully now, but it was horrible until I addressed the issue with help from others on this forum.

You may not like hearing it... and you always have a choice to not read his (or anyone else's) post.

I personally think the fellow has a point. I expect a reliable safe vehicle for the $40K I paid. I have had reliable trucks and cars for most of my life. I guess I set my expectations a little too high. I have 200K on my 2005 Ranger. I get in it and go. It is reliable. I don't think it is too much to ask of Ford.

Having an issue, posting about it and hopefully coming up with a solution is entirely different then replying in every post "ford tough.. Im losing faith". At that point it's trolling and no he doesn't have a point. I also have the choice to respond.. Which I did.

I've owned many different makes and models and every single dedicated message board for that vehicle will have 10 times the posts on faults then the positives.

Go ahead an pick any vehicle, go read the forum and you'll start "losing faith" over nothing. I just skimmed over a 3rd gen ranger forum... They don't seem to be without issues.

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