V6 engine revving out of control

Asked by benworley Aug 27, 2018 at 04:50 PM about the 1999 Ford Ranger XL Extended Cab Stepside 4WD SB

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My 4x4 ranger is a having problems idling and once on the road will not go
above 5mph. could this be the throttle sensor? Thanks for all help.

4 Answers

benworley answered 5 years ago

Thank you firebird338. I feel so ignorant right now. It was a bad terminal connection. Thanks again.

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