Has anyone had to make a lot major repairs on the RR yet?

[superj]

funny about the tail light, ha ha ha. if it breaks, she did it, ha ha ha

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[Danny Dean]

Picked mine up in July and just turned over 7500 miles. Been running it in the sand dunes on the Oregon coast and it’s a blast. No complaints at this time and this thing eats the dunes up. Having fun in Oregon

 

[Lion77]

Finally got around to looking at the build date, 11/24. Now @ 651 miles...slow people keep cramping my style! This didn't sit on the lot very long and was kept on showroom floor (at least when I picked it up) right next to a red C8 vette. My 5-year-old calls it the Dinosaur Truck

BTW, FP mudflaps super easy to install, probably the easiest darn install I've had. All just push pins, matched up perfectly. Lot easier than putting factory flaps on my daily (Mazda 3) where I had to cut notches in the rear fender liner to install lol (even for OEM mudflaps there was some minor surgery on that car).

 

[The old dude]

Got mine in June. Have 17k miles. Only issues have been a couple of instances where I get a random shift to another mode while going down the road. I can plunk a metal drink cup down hard in the cup holder and sometimes it will change settings.
Otherwise it has been great.

 

[chrisriner]

Got mine in April of last year. I have like 9600 miles on it. I had to have cam phasers replaced. Then not long after the entire engine died and they had to replace the whole engine. I have the tune on it. I have had no other issues now.

 

[Lion77]

@chrisriner, was it Ford Performance Pro Cal or aftermarket calibration?

 

[chrisriner]

@chrisriner, was it Ford Performance Pro Cal or aftermarket calibration?

The issue had nothing to do with performance tune which was ford one done by ford dealer. They had not explanation for how engine just died. They replaced it and even gave me extended warranty for the engine.

 

[Lion77]

Now at 7,721 miles. Ford Performance Pro Cal tuned installed at about 6k. I did notice my coolant was at the min mark recently and I had been intermittently smelling coolant off and on since new.

Have looked the engine bay over multiple times, top, bottom, back and sides, found nothing. Coolant level has not seemed to change either from min mark (i.e., doesn't seem to keep getting lower) and so far, the intermittent smell seems to have disappeared.

I'm wondering if a coolant line seal had a slow drip that maybe sealed up with heat cycling? Aside from the coolant reservoir being at low mark (now filled up), no issues so far.

Loving this truck, it's just so much fun to drive, kind of like a giant side by side but with all the creature comforts of my Mazda daily drivers! I had to choose between a regular ranger 2.3L + Side by Side and trailer or just the RR and for my needs, I think the RR was the better choice with a family since I can drive it everywhere.

What kept me away from the side by side was the fact that it has no practical use for me, it's a just a toy that I have to take out to a trail or OHV park somewhere. The RR I can cruise down back roads, up in the twisties at Hocking Hills, in-law's woods trails, sand dunes etc. It just does a lot in one vehicle.

 

[Lion77]

And did I mention it does all the normal boring truck stuff like hauling sheets of plywood from Home Depot? Yah, it does that stuff too! I don't think you can get more versatile than the Ranger Raptor as far as all-around truck uses go.

Sure, it's not a dedicated work truck, so max hauling is where you're giving up a bit, but a work truck can't do any of the high-speed off-road stuff, it can't rock to 13 second quarter miles or plow through heavily rutted trails, not without significant mods which make it "less work trucky". That's just my opinion and why I got the RR over Bronco (aside from cost).

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