I am going to look at a new Ranger tomorrow 2011 xlt 4x4

[wagszrx]

I am looking for another ford ranger, I am going to go look at a 2011 ford ranger xlt 4x4 tomorrow it has the 4.0 motor automatic transmission. its has 180,000 miles on it They are asking $6500.00 for it, Just wondering if thats a good year for ford rangers?

 

[wagszrx]

I ran the vin number it has the 4.0 motor that has the SOHC, did ford fix that problem with the cam chains for that year ranger?

 

[djfllmn]

I ran the vin number it has the 4.0 motor that has the SOHC, did ford fix that problem with the cam chains for that year ranger?

It *should* be. The worst years were 01-03, they supposedly fixed it for 04 but there are some of the later ones out there that still had the rattle. My in laws old explorer was an 09 with about 185k when they traded it in and it had a slight rattle on a cold start IIRC

 

[RangerNumber3]

I would make sure that the air bags are not the bad ones.

 

[rubydist]

If you PM me the vin, I can look in Oasis and see if the recalls have been done or not.

If everything works and it has no rust or damage, then that's a fair price in today's market.

 

[djfllmn]

@rubydist

I didn't know you were in the ford game. I was a parts manager at a ford dealer for years, and still do it part time.

 

[rubydist]

I do fleet and broker sales for our Ford, Mazda and Hyundai stores.

 

[ranger man'02]

It *should* be. The worst years were 01-03, they supposedly fixed it for 04 but there are some of the later ones out there that still had the rattle. My in laws old explorer was an 09 with about 185k when they traded it in and it had a slight rattle on a cold start IIRC

ford claims they fixed the tensioners in 2002