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View Poll Results: When did your first engine light come on?
0-20,000 miles
5
14.71%
20,001-40,000 miles
7
20.59%
40,001-60,000 miles
4
11.76%
60,001-80,000 miles
10
29.41%
80,001-100,000 miles
5
14.71%
100,000 miles plus
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8.82%
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Old Sep 11, 2006
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Your First Engine Light

When did your first engine light come on? Just trying to get an idea.
 
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Old Sep 11, 2006
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you need an option for "it hasn't come on yet" lol

72k miles here and no light yet.
 
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Old Sep 11, 2006
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36 and no light
 
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Old Sep 11, 2006
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I knew I forgot one option!!!!!
 
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Old Sep 11, 2006
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None. Did you get the code pulled? What was it?
 
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Cape Fear who was that question directed to?
 
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Old Sep 11, 2006
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When I had my ranger I believe it was around 21k, my MAF got clogged from the K&N filter i had in it. Otherwise no problems w/the truck
 
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Old Sep 11, 2006
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Originally Posted by 05RangerXLT
Cape Fear who was that question directed to?
Woops... Directed to you… Just wondering what failed on such a new truck. I've had great reliability so far.
 
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Old Sep 11, 2006
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I have never had one on this truck that wasn't caused my own meddling. My 2000 3.0L Ranger had one at around 15,000 for incorrect EGR flow because of the DPFE sensor.
 
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Old Sep 11, 2006
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I dunno about a previous owner, but mine just cam on on my 93 Splash @ 198,000. I'm sure its come one before, but its the first time for me (i've owned since 135,000)
 
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Old Sep 11, 2006
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My first light was around 26000 mi for a bad thermostat (stuck open)
 
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Old Sep 11, 2006
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62k and no CEL... knock on wood
 
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Old Sep 11, 2006
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im at about 95k and have never had a light come on
 
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Old Sep 11, 2006
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ive had an engine light for something i broke accidently with doin the body lift..fixed it up..other then that none at 33K
 
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Old Sep 11, 2006
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Mine is always on my truck never shuts off i need to just pull the bulb... its cause i removed the airsilencer the day after it came on pulled the code and that was the problem eh who cares...
 
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Oh no... mine isn't on. I was just asking the question in general. Mainly to get an idea on what are some problems that people have had. The reliability of these trucks seem very good.
 
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Old Sep 11, 2006
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mine was 43000 due to the new k&n and the custom toon from a x-cal fixed that
 
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even when my MAF went bad no light came on just the truck ran like crap and got like 50 miles on a half a tank of gas
 
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Old Sep 11, 2006
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umm... 70,000 ish my wheels were spinning to fast in 1st gear. Oh well got that fixed and the 5,000 miles later it dies.
 
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Old Sep 11, 2006
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66k and no engine light. knock on wood.
 
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Old Sep 11, 2006
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19k and no light...lol
 
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Old Sep 11, 2006
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74,000 Egr
 
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Old Sep 11, 2006
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My oil light came on when my oil pump went out doing 70 mph and locked up my engine. My airbag light came on at 35,000 miles and been on since just need to replace the light. But my check engine light has never been on
 
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Old Sep 11, 2006
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OK, I got my ranger at 85k and the engine light came on soon as I used a quarter tank of gas. It was the evap canister purge assembly. Needed replacement. Nothin since
 
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Old Sep 11, 2006
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03 FX4 had 28k and no CEL

03 LII has 51k and still no CEL
 
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