Anybody here own a new Ford Ranger?

**unstuck** · 27th November 2011, 19:41

Originally Posted by blackdog

That's fucking hideous.

Different strokes an all that.

**Laava** · 27th November 2011, 21:41

I am waiting for Kia and Hyundai to come along and put things right.
FWIW I have a first shipment 2005 Hilux and it has had a clutch and airbag clockspring replaced under warranty. No probs with injectors so far at 130,000km. It is still going hard. Elite joinery here in Whangarei have Navarra STXs and last time I spoke to the owner his double cab was on it's 6th clutch and his partners xtra cab had had an auto box put in.

**Edbear** · 28th November 2011, 08:48

Originally Posted by Laava

I am waiting for Kia and Hyundai to come along and put things right.
FWIW I have a first shipment 2005 Hilux and it has had a clutch and airbag clockspring replaced under warranty. No probs with injectors so far at 130,000km. It is still going hard. Elite joinery here in Whangarei have Navarra STXs and last time I spoke to the owner his double cab was on it's 6th clutch and his partners xtra cab had had an auto box put in.

Clutches are not usually the vehicle's fault, almost invariably the driver's fault.

**JimO** · 28th November 2011, 11:14

Originally Posted by Edbear

Clutches are not usually the vehicle's fault, almost invariably the driver's fault.

na my 02 hilux and 05 hilux all developed a clutch shudder within a couple of thousand ks and on the 05 the replacement clutch did it again

**Edbear** · 28th November 2011, 11:17

Originally Posted by JimO

na my 02 hilux and 05 hilux all developed a clutch shudder within a couple of thousand ks and on the 05 the replacement clutch did it again

I'm not saying it couldn't be a fault with the vehicle, but the only way to really know is if you regularly drive any other manual vehicles, as if you do and have no issues, it then is most likely the vehicle rather than the driver.

**Kickaha** · 28th November 2011, 16:25

Originally Posted by Edbear

Clutches are not usually the vehicle's fault, almost invariably the driver's fault.

Toyota did an upgraded clutch for the Hilux, it was a known fault

**Madness** · 28th November 2011, 16:30

Originally Posted by blackdog

That's fucking hideous.

I agree and I drive one daily - 40,000km since April. Good mileage but shitty (bouncy as feck) leaf-sprung rear.

**JimO** · 28th November 2011, 16:54

Originally Posted by Madness

I agree and I drive one daily - 40,000km since April. Good mileage but shitty (bouncy as feck) leaf-sprung rear.

chuck a bag of sand in the back it will settle down

**Laava** · 28th November 2011, 17:09

Originally Posted by JimO

chuck a bag of sand in the back shocks it will settle down

I fixed it for you

**Kickaha** · 28th November 2011, 17:31

Originally Posted by JimO

chuck a bag of sand in the back it will settle down

We used to remove a leaf out of the Hilux

**JimO** · 28th November 2011, 17:43

Originally Posted by Kickaha

We used to remove a leaf out of the Hilux

i carry about 500kgs in the back of mine daily it doesnt bounce about

santhrun · 14th June 2014, 19:13

Hi guys. Do you know anyone (preferably a company) who can tune the ECU of these trucks? Not interested in piggyback, only in genuine ECU remap. Thanks