2025 Ford Ranger: recalls and problems
No recalls and 41 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is power train.
Recalls
NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2025 Ford Ranger. Individual cars can still have open manufacturer campaigns, so check your VIN.
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What owners report
My 2025 ford ranger raptor will shift drive modes by itself. i has tried to shift from normal drive mode to rock crawl mode or baja mode. rock crawl mode goes into 4 wheel drive low which would be very dangerous if it tried to shift into 4 low on the highway. it has happened multiple times. sometime while parked, sometimes while driving.
I have around 26000 miles on my 2025 ford ranger lariat 2.7l v6. my drive mode has changed on its own multiple times without anyone touching the dial. recently i was letting it idle to cool the cabin. i hopped in and heard some thunking and saw my drive mode change all the way to slippery mode. nothing was touching the dial. it has also changed modes while i was exiting my driveway, leaving the taco bell drive-thru,
When i'm driving in standard mode on the highway the truck software will change to different drive modes on it own. i do not touch anything and it will try to change to crawl mode or 4 wheel low mode even going 65mph on the freeway. one time it changed on the freeway going 65mph and switch to 4 wheel low and the tach raced up to 8k even though i had slowed down to 25mph. i had to turn the vehicle on and off to
Brake fault warning light stays on. it will not reset and 2 different ford dealers cannot figure out the problem. the dealerships cannot determine if the brakes are malfunctioning. the problem forst occured may 2026.
Source: NHTSA recalls, complaints and NCAP APIs, covering Ranger. Last refreshed 2026-09-29.