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2019 Ford Ranger engine problems

The 2019 Ford Ranger has 30 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

30

Engine complaints

9%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Ranger engine complaints by model year57 complaints1983: 1 complaints1984: 2 complaints1985: 3 complaints1986: 9 complaints1987: 7 complaints1988: 15 complaints1989: 13 complaints1990: 16 complaints1991: 16 complaints1992: 20 complaints1993: 14 complaints1994: 27 complaints1995: 17 complaints1996: 36 complaints1997: 19 complaints1998: 57 complaints1999: 51 complaints2000: 43 complaints2001: 35 complaints2002: 46 complaints2003: 27 complaints2004: 24 complaints2005: 17 complaints2006: 20 complaints2007: 4 complaints2008: 6 complaints2009: 6 complaints2010: 5 complaints2011: 4 complaints2019: 30 complaints2020: 16 complaints2021: 15 complaints2022: 6 complaints2023: 2 complaints2024: 5 complaints2025: 7 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Ranger engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“Manufacture defected valve cover allows water to gather and leak into coils causing vehicle to shut down at highway speeds ! This is EXTREMELY dangerous and FORD admitted knowing of the issue and even has an active internal fix but demands payment to fix issue. My service advisor said Ford has…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · May 15, 2024 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2019 Ford Ranger have?

NHTSA has 30 complaints about the 2019 Ford Ranger engine — 9% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.