Another UNFIXABLE Ford Ranger *Cruise Control Doesn't Work* 

There's a open recall for this issue call your local ford dealership with your vin number they will order a fusible link that plugs it doesn't cost you anything I did alot of the recalls back in the day very surprised that one hasn't been done yet love the show

Cruise control buttons, had to replace the Set, accel, coast buttons. Came with the on/off side too. This was on a 2001 XLT.

If any auto maker brought back this size truck they would make a fortune. These and the old S10s were great.

Love older trucks that you don't need a ladder to get something out of the bed.

Wow, that Ranger is the find of a lifetime. It's so clean. I'm not even a truck guy but damn I want this one.

You have a short on the steering column. That is a common issue with those so you might have to change the entire switch panel

Careful John, don’t get the ranger pregnant or anything.

That truck looks like someone has wound up the mileage 160k wow 👍🏻

On some older fords the cruise light doesn't come on until you actually set it. Simply pushing "on" won't turn on the light

Great video, that ranger was in amazing shape and I really like how consistent your content is. looking forward to the videos on the c5 vette

It’s amazing how a vehicle can look when you look after them like a part of your family

Let's put this truck out in the sun. Narrator: "But there was no sun"

I'm waiting for an update on the hoverboard 😄😄😄

Probably the buttons themselves. Had to replace them on my father's old ranger.

"We've replaced everything else, it has to be that" And then it wasn't that, love those projects!

Is that a Ford **Freakin'** Ranger?!

All your brake lights must be working for the cruise control to work. Also when you check them out be sure you don't have a bouncing filament on one of the bulbs. It can make contact and the bulb works then hit a bump and the filament bounces off and the circuit is open. Make sure all the third brake light bulbs work. Sometimes they are so small that if one is out the light is still bright enough to give the appearance that they are all working. Hope this helps.

The condition of the Ranger is incredible and such a great find!

'Manual everything' should be an option on new vehicles. :-)

Vacuum line on the cruise control housing it did the same thing to my truck

i have a 2007 mazda b2300 pickup i bought brand new, its identical to the ranger you have , same colour , 4 cyl, manual. 170,000 kms .. great little truck !!

More DIY beaters!! Keep up the awesome work JR!!!

That is one sweet ranger! This is an example of how a seriously obsolete truck can be such a great truck. (Yes, I consider this base work speck truck a great truck!)

I've had many 2.3 dual plug Rangers all had over 300k and I ragged the crap out of them

Ford effin Ranger

I used to have a 2004 ford ranger edge...had it for 11 years. Most reliable Truck ever

All your asking for is MORE TROUBLE with those aftermarket garbage parts from o'reilly go to the dealership if you want a quality part.

WOW, nice little truck and 5sp manual - don't see those anymore. O'Reilly's should have you do a promo each episode. For the next 48 hours get 10% off (5 qts Castro GTX, any RainX product, Masterpro shocks) when you say "JR Sent Me"

you sure it isnt the clockspring or the actual switch on the steering wheel?

Eric pointing to his shirt and shaking his head had me laughing - I LOVE the ford ranger.

That's a nice Mazda B-series! ❤️

He channeled his inner chandler bing when he said this truck is perfection 😂

Check the third brake lamp. Ford uses it as a signal in some models. Part of the ground circuit. F150's can have cruise issues if the third brake lamp is out. Ive been fighting these same issues in my 08 150 for awhile now. I have replaced switches under the dash and hood but no luck. If i hit a good enough bump when it does work the bump shuts off cruise and wont reactivate untill key off/on cycle.

Almost pretty sure the seat belt needs to be engaged for the cruise to work. I noticed the seat belt light was on when you where testing

I have an 05 F150, not sure if the wiring is the same, but for me it seemed to be a completely unrelated issue that was causing cruise to not work. The high-mount rear brake bulb is integrated into the cruise circuit, and if it is blown, or there is not enough resistance in the bulb (my case when I replaced it with an LED bulb,) it will make the cruise think you're pressing the brake and it will immediately shut it off. I replaced the LED bulb back to a standard bulb and it started working again. This appears to be an issue on GM trucks as well, which is how I found it was also an issue for Fords, too.

I had a family friend that had a Ranger exactly like this right down to the color and 5 speed. Awesome little trucks!

YES!!! I WAS BINGE WATCHING YOUR OTHER RANGER TODAY AND YESTERDAY AND THERE'S A NEW SAGA!! WOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO (cracks open a can of coke)

You would make a good car salesman!!

A lot of creators would hate on this truck for the sake of clicks, but you really appreciate it for what it is, and that's refreshing. What I CAN'T figure out is when you sleep.

I know that truck I ain't no stranger I know that truck It's a ford f'kin ranger

On some vehicles, the vehicle has to be above 45mph for the cruise control to work.

My favorite is always small trucks like this. I wish they made trucks like this again. Also: You swapped everything but the steering wheel switch, if nothing is happening when you press it I'd try that.

My 04 ranger has 265k miles on it. Invincible truck.

I have a 4.0L the 93's are very easy to work on aside from replacing cyl 3's spark plug (on a v6)

I totally resent the statement, (No lights on in a BMW). I have owned no less then five BMW's over the years. My first was a 320i. I have also owned, a 535i, 325is, 750Il. My last one was a 550i. I have had each car as least five to seven years... I never experience any issues with service lights other then maintenance reminder lights. I consider all the models I have owned very reliable cars. The 535I, had over 250 thousand miles when I sold it. I saw it 5-years later still going strong.. So enough about putting down BMW's...

The cruise does work. It was just designed to only engage above a certain speed. Check it going 45 and I’m almost positive it’ll work

Nice pickup Eric! I used to love renting those Ranger pickups from Budget on work trips in the early 2000's. Some of them were the XLT 4x4 package, but most were bare bones (automatics...blah). On the mileage....thinking that truck only did only highway running. Way too clean for a real work truck!

A friend of mine just had this identical ranger fully restored by a local trade school body shop. He loves that truck.

It's good to see someone working on actual vehicles instead of giving up on them. Keep up the good work and looking forward to seeing what you find out what the problem is with the cruise control...

This truck is amazing, the 2.3l, perfection, 5 speed, heaven, after I got my 91 Ranger I immediately fell in love with them. Ive done a lot of mods to mine and I will post a walk around soon, love the vids👍🤘🤙

What a steal! Great truck, and doesn't have a bunch of useless electronic gadgets to wear out and break.

Looks like it was designed by Old Henry’s Ghost - simplicity!

Could be the connector that runs to the radio. Where it’s after market most don’t want to pay the $100 for the adapter so it leaves cruise control undone. It gets its signal from the steering wheel, to the radio, then to the truck

Here in Argentina we have this Rangers with a Land Rover Turbo Diesel and dual cab from factory! There are still running strong!

That is really good deal! Been keeping my eye out for that sort of simple Ranger model for a while (in southern Ontario), but one in that kind of amazing shape is more rare than a Blue Moon, and the asking price is always more than double what you guys paid. Awesome find.

Wow you unleashed the parts cannon on this one. Does that Autel have function tests for the cruise control?

I'd buy it in a heartbeat that thing's awesome

I miss the days when you would fix and flip cars super fast. That's why I started watching this channel. The car flips were so interesting because I never knew what jank car you'd bring home next. Then you'd fix it and flip it. Now it's all big shop and big project stuff. Can't we still see some quick flip projects once and a while?

“Hit it with a little inertia.” Love it!

I had an 88 ranger, I loved that truck. did everything I asked of it and was a 4 banger so it got excellent gas mileage.

Seen a number of these small pick-ups spinning out in the middle of the interstate and at toll plazas in the rain at acceleration. No weight in ass end and easy to do.Didn't even look like a fun ride.

That's a $1500 truck max here in PNW. The company I used to work for had a fleet of those Rangers and they were shit boxes. Always had something wrong with them. Was glad when we finally went to different trucks.

I'd imagine the trans also has a neutral switch that would kick the cruise off. I really thought that busted clutch switch would have done the job.

I'm so ready for that BMW and a road trip.

I have damn near the same spec on my 2002 Ranger. Mine is white with dark blue interior. 5 speed, manual everything, NO tilt or cruise. Same 2.3 liter 16 valve with 223,000 miles. Mine is getting quite a bit of blowby but hey, it's got a quarter million miles on it.

Possibly the switch in the steering wheel itself, for the cruise control issue?

Does it have the add on fuse harness plugged into the brake pressure switch? On my F250 the fuse was blown because the brake pressure switch was leaking fluid. A new 3 amp fuse and fresh pressure switch fixed the cruise control.

So where below is the answer? I have a 2006 with the same problem...

When I come to get my x5 do you want me to pay you with a gold dollar coin or a bill?

The 2.3 Dutatec was such an upgrade over the ancient Lima dual plug 4 cylinder

Are masks mandatory in Kansas I noticed Eric wasn’t wearing one, unless he’s one of the lucky ones who isn’t required to.

Probable failure point is steering wheel buttons. Wow! Very clean truck for the miles.

Some time I have to put my foot underneath the break pedal and pull up on it and my cruise will go back to working. Be worth a shot.

We have a 09 Ranger XLT. It is 2.3 automatic. Been a fantastic truck! We have had some repairs done though. First thing that went out was the water pump, then one or the A/C lines was leaking. We've had to replace all front end components and a full 4 wheel brake job. It does have 191,000 miles though. Next thing to take care of is the leaking timing cover. This is our third Ford Ranger, the last one ran until 260,000 and then the motor locked up, sadly.

The thumbnail made me laugh...JR...that was perfect!

Early!!

do all the brake lights work?

A friend of mine here in Newfoundland Canada bought one of these basic work trucks, also a 2.300 standard from new. He used it for his courier business, he sold it recently and it had over 400,000 klms on it. It still ran well and had survived ten Newfoundland winters...

If I could work on the Ford Ranger with Erics and Watch JR Goes I would drink the cold Bartle Skeets and roll up the Wool-o and get all schmoked up.

I noted you tried engaging cruise under 40 mph, normally system doesn’t work until over 40-45 mph and in 5th gear if manual ......try at higher speed

My dad has a 1997 Ford Ranger with a 4 cylinder 5 speed at around 101,000 miles. XLT with manual windows. All stock. Great little truck.

Ive never seen some geek out over a Base model Ranger 2WD Fleet spec with no options before. But I get it. Id love to have one too. I had a 2003 5 speed ranger with the factory hard color matched tonneau cover. I loved it. It sipped gas.

I found one for $5000 almost as good of shape as this one. Totally tricking it out and dropping it low! Great truck!

I like these old Rangers WAY better than the new ones.

We needed a small pickup to use around our property. In 2019 we found a 2011 Ford Ranger XLT super cab 4X4 with a 4.0 V6, 5spd automatic transmission and LSD. The original owner was 62 years old when he bought it. He put custom wheels and running boards. It only had 20K miles on it. KBB said it was worth $22K, but we bought it for $18K. We don’t like silver, grey or black and this one is silver, so I had it 2 toned in Red metallic. Of course the interior was grey and black so I had it reupholstered in Red and Black. I then added a K&N intake and a 3” Flowmaster exhaust, LineX spray in bed liner, air shocks for the rear, as we haul a lot of top soil, gravel, etc and didn’t want the rear to sag while loaded. While coming back from the family farm in MT to WA, the Ranger was fully loaded with equipment we needed here. We set the cruise on 75mph and we consistently get 25mpg. I change the oil every 4K miles with Mobile 1 full synthetic. When the truck hit 30K miles I had the front and rear differential, transfer case and transmission fluids changed. I now have only 34K miles on it. I took it in to be detailed and the owner wants first dibs if we ever want to sell it. I’ve had a few other people wanting to buy our Ranger. This is our 4th Ranger and we plan on driving it until we’re both dead and gone. A family member will end up with it. After adding the new intake and exhaust, I raced a Chevy Tahoe. We couldn’t pass each other until the Tahoe’s governor kicked in at 105mph. It was then that my Ranger walked away from him. Our Ranger up shifted from 4th to 5th at 100mph. I’ve noticed an improvement in hp, torque and mpg since adding the intake and exhaust modifications. It’s a great lil pickup. Because used car prices have increased, I went online to KBB and now our Ranger books out for $25K, without all the extras that has been done to it.

Love my ‘99 Ranger w the 3.0. Same mileage and it runs like a top. Just cleaning up the underside from the New England rust. Engine runs so smooth. Trannys are a weak point though.

That 2.3 is a Very DURABLE engine. We had that engine with a 5spd manual transmission on our 2nd Ranger. Ours was a 4X4 as we get 5-6 ft of snow every winter. We sold that Ranger XLT when it had 270K miles. It ran Great, but we needed a more powerful engine, so we bought our 3rd Ranger with the 4.0 V6 with a 5spd manual. Our current 4th Ranger has the same 4.0, but this one has an automatic transmission. If you notice that the rear end gets squirrelly, put 200-300# of sand bags over the rear axle. This is what we do every winter for traction in the snow

Want another gem is the 01/05 Explorer sport trac…..Explorer parts are 100 percent interchangeable….seats..engine tranny..brakes,..some ranger parts to match…plenty parts in junkyard…many s/t s still on road. Made. 200k a year…get one in fla..no rust 3/5 k…only weakness upper valve assembly lasts 200k if you changed synthetic oil 5 k….manual very hard to find…I got 2..

Any other title in the intro I would have been disappointed. Also, that truck would be like 3500 tops in MI, even in that great shape. Crazy how different areas change the price of vehicles

I got a Mazda B3000 2006 3.0 V6 Dual Sport and I got a code SHRTFT11 99.2% & SHRTFT22 99.2% on my scanner and Auto Zone scanner told me bad C02 sensors. Any idea Jr? My friend gave me this truck, its clean no leaks only a dent on left front fender. I already fixed the broken tail gate and ac/heat blower door actuator. If I don't fix this within a year, back to riding the bus for me. :( Oh and it's got a huge crack on the windshield.

I got my 05 ranger for 2000$ , It’s an edge model extended cab 4 door , had the 5 spoke 16” wheels , 3.0 v6 I have power windows , bucket seats with a center console... NO FUCKING CRUISE CONTROL WHICH IS ASS CAUSE IVE PUT 40k highways miles on it last year.

I miss mini-trucks. this Ranger generation dates back to 1993, but the basic platform is actually even older, dating back to 1983. People still love these small Rangers.

I bought a second one wife was pissed she hates my girly truck. I love these damn things. Parts are cheap in stock. The ac will freeze you out. Super comfortable and I am 6'2. No bullshit nanny features. Both mine are rubber floors and it's money. I will say one is geared 4:10 and my other one is 3:73. 4:10 really opens up it a bit. They suck gas likes sives but I don't give a shit. Both mine have sets of falkens wild peaks. The traction is amazing. Deep in snow country

My 04 GT Mustang is CAN OBD. I installed LED bulbs for the outside lighting. My cruise worked before but afterwards it didn't. Did some thinking and reading and found the lighting is tied into the CAN BUS. Cannot use LED bulbs in the brake lights. Screws up the BUS. Reinstalled the normal bulbs and now cruise is back. Checked my Alldata and the #2 reason given to cruise no-op is led bulbs.

I bought a super clean 2009 Ranger with 60k a few years back... Worst mistake! Biggest POS I've ever owned. The design of the clutch master and slave cylinders is moronic and cost way too much to fix. Didn't like Ford before and after that truck will never touch one again. Luckily Carmax paid me what I bought the truck for plus to make the repairs a wash after one year of constantly fixing crap.

I have an 2002 ford ranger supercar with 102K miles and my grandpa has one just like that one but a 2001 and is has about 85,000 miles

The bad, when the timing goes out you'll have to pull the engine. There's timing front and rear and the plastic thermostat housing is a several piece pain in the A$$. I like my two 94 4.0 which my 2wd needs the timing done and the 4x4 needs the clutch. My wife had a 2001 Explorer 4.0 and the timing and thermostat housing was a big pain at about 168K

How did you fix the cruise? Mine stopped working when the ABS module stopped pumping brake fluid so I just by passed it with a ford brake distrubion where you can adjust how much brakes you get on the rear, and I also took the ABS light bulb out because it was always on.

That’s the only Ford truck I would ever buy!

I have a 96 Ranger that I have been Restoring. Its my daily driver. New Motor, front suspension, Trany, differential (Posi track), u-joints. Parts are cheap as well.