NHTSA Complaint #11521231 — 2019 FORD RANGER

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11521231
Vehicle	2019 FORD RANGER
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	May 1, 2023
Date Filed	May 9, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WV

Consumer Description

Ford failed to install a upper engine cover on Rangers with the 2.3 Eco Boost engine, this lets water to gather around the spark plugs causing misfires and stalling. This can cause vehicles to stall on the highway. This has been a on going problem with these vehicles. These covers were installed from the factory on Ford Explorers with the same engines from the factory. Ford service has used air to blow water from around the spark plugs. Then they tell the customer the need to buy the cover to prevent this from happening again.

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