r/RangerNext

>A gas spring cylinder rupture or a liftgate falling unexpectedly can increase the risk of injury.

>NHTSA ID Number: 26V252000

>Manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

>Components STRUCTURE

>Potential Number of Units Affected: 108046

>Summary

>Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Outlander PHEV and 2014-2020 Outlander vehicles. The liftgate gas spring cylinders may corrode and lose pressure, which can result in a gas spring cylinder rupture or the liftgate falling unexpectedly.

>Remedy

>MMNA will replace the left and right liftgate gas springs, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed June 17, 2026. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-26-001. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov June 3, 2026. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 25V507.

Credit: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Thanks for having me. Decided to rejoin the Ford family again after many years. This is my 24 XLT sport with 29k miles I just bought this week. Upgrades to come in the near future.

New shoes for my 2019 Ford Ranger STX 4x4. What do y'all think?

I’m on my third Ranger. The first one was a 2019 XLT in Hot Pepper Red. Some guy blew through a four way stop and hit the passenger door at around 40 MPH. My wife was in the passenger seat at the time but we both walked away with minor injuries. Unfortunately once the airbags deploy the insurance pretty much totals the vehicle. So we searched in NE Indiana and NW Ohio for a replacement. In later 2023 the inventory was pretty slim. We liked the Velocity Blue color and found a 2023 with the Splash package. We didn’t like the graphic stripes do the dealer removed them and we were happy. The 2023 did not have some of the bells and whistles that the 2919 had and over time we decided to start looking for a new Ranger with better equipment. A few weeks ago a local dealer had a 2026 Lariat with the 2.7l L and a sunroof, Ruby red metallic, black appearance. The dealer had added a lighted front Ford emblem that over time I have grown to really like. I must confess I haven’t had new truck fever this bad in a long time. It knows no logic. Long story short , we are loving the features of the 2026 Lariat and especially the kick of the twin turbo 2.7.

Hello everyone, I've got my 2023 Ranger. Is it actually worth getting an aluminum transmission pan? Can changing the transmission oil more often stop the supposed transmission problems? I haven't had any issues yet, just asking to be safe.

I've been super impressed with the Ranger towing this camper. '25 Lariat 2.7L. I have a lifetime towing average of 12.4MPG, majority of that at 65-70MPH, over 750 miles since I bought the truck last year (nearly 14k miles on the odometer).

Granted this camper isn't the heaviest thing, 3800 GVWR, but it's a brick aerodynamically speaking.

Since I now have about 6k miles on these Milestar Patagonia AT Pros, I figured I'd do a quick review on them.

I paid about $1200 installed for the set of 4 in the stock 265/75R17 size from America's Tire (discount tire in every other state outside of California). They balanced easily and without much weight on any of the 4. The tires ride beautifully and even though they are E load 10 ply tires, they only weigh 2 lbs more per tire than the C load 6 ply General Grabber ATX that come on the Tremor package Rangers. The tread pattern looks good on the truck and the shoulders have a nice squared off look that add to the overall appearance of the tires. The sidewalls are not as nice to look at compared to some more aggressive all terrains but they don't look bad and the lettering font fits the vibe well. The tires are 3PMSF rated.

On road: The tires handle well on road. The sidewalls are fairly rigid when aired up properly but they do not ride like a 10 ply tire in my opinion. They feel closer to a 8 ply LT tire.

The tires track well and are not prone to wandering or following the grooves in highways. In very heavy rain, the tires are extremely sure footed and displace water magnificently. I drove through a couple rainstorms around the country recently and at anywhere from 55 to 75 mph, the tires held fast even when plowing through sections of standing water. I would say they are on par with the rain performance of the Falken Rubitrek AT's but the Patagonia's look a little cooler.

I lost about 0.5 mpg going from the C load to the E's and my truck is currently averaging about 22 mpg. The tires make a little noise on the road but personally, it doesn't bother me after having run mud terrains and other loud tires in the past.

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Off Road: My off road experience with these tires is limited and I have not had them on any aggressive trails. Mostly forest roads, some tight and muddy hunting trails in Utah and desert rock around AZ. The tires have honestly exceeded my expectations on most surfaces. They grip very well even with an empty bed on loose gravel and rock and the sidewalks flex nicely in the rougher stuff. The tires actually evacuate mud much better than any of the other AT's I've run in the past. Lateral grip was solid and predictable with forward traction being much of the same.

My biggest gripe with these tires is how they hold on to rocks. They are absolute rock magnets and will retain stones for miles on the highway before they work their way out and launch themselves at mach 10 at the frame and wheel wells. It's quite annoying but for the price and the overall performance otherwise, I am definitely willing to overlook it.

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Final thoughts: I really like these tires, especially at the price point. They have performed very well in all conditions I've exposed them to. I plan on taking a short trip up to Mammoth in the winter so I'll try to update on the snow performance then.

Below is a list of tires I've run in the past on my 4x4's so you know what I'm comparing these to:

Falken Wildpeak AT3W

BFG K02

Milestar Patagonia MT

Achilles Desert Hawk XMT

Falken Rubitrek AT

Ironman All Country AT

Ironman All Country MT

General Grabber ATX

Falken Wildpeak AT Trail

Any questions, feel free to ask!

I got the 2.5-in level installed, unfortunately it looks like it's squatting a little in the rear so I might need to put a 1/2-in block in the back or order a smaller level because I don't want it squatting. Now it needs to go off to the alignment shop and I need to start working on getting me some 32s.

Purchase this in June. 2020 XLT lots of aftermarket work was done to it before me lol

Hi everyone !

Here is my new car ! :)

Very happy with it so far !

2019 ranger 250,000 miles

The radio somewhat works. The volume can be adjusted, stuck on a single channel. The fan works, when at walking speed (regardless of direction of travel) the blue screen turns to the rear camera.

Anyone know how to fix this?

Install wasn’t bad if, you know…. You install the inner piece in the correct orientation the first time. That’s on my dumb ass. Took me about 4 hours including all the wiring. I took my time, merged wires to make the full run less messy, and ran it to the front where my Garmin PowerSwitch controls on/off duties. The “brake lights” I just ran to constant power. They’ll be on when the truck is on.

Fixed the license plate issue. Wasn’t showing that way on my phone. Weird.

There aren’t many videos out there walking through how to change the front differential fluid and transfer case fluid for the 2025 rangers. I made a quick video walking through how I changed the fluid for my truck in hopes that it might help someone else out. I was going to change the fluid for the rear differential as well, but there is no drain plug and I didn’t want to go through the hassle. This is a 2025 Ford Ranger XL with the 2.3L. This is what I did on my truck, use this video at your own risk.

I've had my 19' for a year now and it's always run a little rough. Last week at around 70k miles I had the transmission serviced (pan drop with filter change) to see if that would help with the shifting issues. It did!

However, I was still noticing slow eceleration and occasional lack of power. So I decided to install new spark plugs (super easy btw). As soon as I was done I took a test drive and was shocked at the immediate improvement. Judging by the nasty plugs that came out, I shouldn't have been so surprised. They were in rough shape as you can see.

All that to say, with these two maintenance items (and probably more), I have to reiterate the advice others have share on this sub to consider doing them sooner than Ford recommends. The transmission service isn't scheduled until 150k miles, but everyone seems to agree 60k-70k is much better. Spark plugs are recommended at 100k. Mine were definitely ready at just 70k.

Anyway, that's my public service announcement.