My 2000 NiMH Ranger (33,000 miles) will not charge. I got the same results when I tried charging from my house (Avcon, green light stays on) or at Costco...
Ray First thing I would check is the Accessory battery under the hood? If it is the original battery do not charge over 6 amps. How cold is it where your at? ...
Thanks much, Don! I recently replaced the aux battery (about a year ago) because it was affecting the traction battery. It has had fine since then. I am in...
Your EV is not supposed to ask for a fan. The message is talking about an external (building-mounted) exhaust fan for venting fumes from flooded batteries....
Hello Tom It usually says your "EV did not ask for a charge" when it is not working correctly. "Your EV did not ask for a fan" is a heads up on a problem...
You need an NGS-2000 to pull the trouble codes. That's the only way to diagnose the problem. Take it to the dealer and the technician can tell you what the...
Hi Tom, In my very limited experience with a PbA Ranger, I've found that resetting the error codes will sometimes allow charging to begin. Since I don't have...
Thanks, guys. I will try the "unplug the aux battery" suggestion tomorrow (Saturday). I am hoping it would be somehting as simple as that. The oddest thing...
... Ranger ... card ... my ... here". I ... some ... most ... What ... out ... there, (I ... somebody ... the NGS ... Kevin, I don't know the guy's name, but...
Hello, I bought an inoperable Ranger EV this summer. I have it running now but it is not taking a charge. The NGS points to it being a bad onboard charger...
Just to follow up on my "no charge" situation: S&C Ford here in San Francisco no longer has an EV Tehcnician on staff. They told me they shut down their EV...
If the onboard charger has failed, the charging station will not operate (DS-50). If it is an ICS-200, it will say "EV does not request a charge". The NGS...
Ray, Sorry to say, I do not know of another bay area Ford dealer who still repairs Ranger EV's. I found out that Mission Valley Ford in San Jose has also...
After I found out that this stuff was $66 / quart at the Ford dealer, I started looking for the real source. I found it. See below. ... Dana That's the right...
My power steering's out, and I'm going to try to drain and replace ps fluid first, but since I think I'm being overly optimistic that that will work, I need to...
... Thanks for the notice. I bought it, now all I need is the Ranger EV-specific card for it. I have a lead on one...the guy is asking $155 for it. I've not...
If you can get the software for 155 dollars including the card you better buy it that is a really good deal. Make sure it is the newest update I believe that...
I just replaced the stock 225/70-15 tires (Uniroyal Tigerpaw) with 225/75-15 (Michelin CrossTerrain). It seemed to me that the stock tires look too small (in...
Just wonder if others are experiencing this same problem and if there's any solution: 1. When I turn on the recirculate button (requires the fan to be on), the...
Ed-- I haven't experienced anything like that in the seven years I've had my 2000 NiMH Ranger EV, other than the annoying fact that I cannot turn the...
Tom-- Nice link about the U.S. Postal Service Ford electric vehicles. Unfortunately, all of there were taken back by Ford after they determined that they...
My truck is having a similar problem with the recirculate button. It does not stay ON. I have to keep my auxiliary Air Heater "ON" to compensate for the breeze...
The following is from my 1998 Ranger EV Owner Guide Suppliment: "The recirculation switch function operates for five minutes and then shuts off. The switch is...
At one point Battery MD had at least 50 Ranger EVs in their lot before they refurbed and auctioned them off. There were a mix of years (e.g.: 1998/1999/2000),...
Hi All, Just replaced the original water pump with the Bosch PAD brushless motor water pump. The papers that came with the new pump show (+) and (-) electrical...
