# 2003 ford ranger

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-ranger/57729>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford, ranger\
**Created:** [November 19, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-ranger/57729 "2010-11-19T01:33:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![thatjoelguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@thatjoelguy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thatjoelguy)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-ranger/57729/1 "2010-11-19T01:33:27Z")

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My 2003 Ranger has started making a “dinging” sound that is similar to the ding it makes when I first turn the key.  
  
 This happen when I first start up and at random times while I drive. There is no “service engine soon” light on and nothing shows up on the computer analysis.  
  
 Does anyone know what this means?

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**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 1:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-ranger/57729/2 "2010-11-19T01:36:49Z")

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It wouldn’t happen to be a series of five sets of five beeps would it?

If so, it is the warning that your SRS (airbag) has a problem and that the SRS warning light on the dash may not be working.

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-ranger/57729/3 "2010-11-19T01:43:17Z")

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Do you have the same sounding ‘dinging’ when you have the ignition key on when you open a door? If so, I would check and/or clean (spray some electrical contact cleaner into) the switches.

I may well be wrong, but it’s a cheap start.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-ranger/57729/4 "2010-11-19T13:55:44Z")

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Sounds like a bad door ajar switch. Very common on Fords. Does the dome light stay on until you reach a certain speed? If so it’s probably the switch.

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**Author:** ![thatjoelguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@thatjoelguy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thatjoelguy)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-ranger/57729/5 "2010-11-19T15:57:14Z")

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That’s it. Thanks!