# 2005 Ford Ranger - Occasional Rough/No Start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-ranger-occasional-rough-no-start/147558>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 26, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-ranger-occasional-rough-no-start/147558 "2019-08-26T21:17:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![LarryBateman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a87d85/32.png) [@LarryBateman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LarryBateman)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-ranger-occasional-rough-no-start/147558/1 "2019-08-26T21:17:03Z")

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Dear Car Talk, I have a 2005 Ford Ranger pickup with 53,000 mile. Every now and then, the truck will start but runs rough like it’s hitting on 2 cylinders. Then it cuts off after 2-3 seconds. The truck will not start even though the engine turns over well. After waiting 15-20 minutes the truck will start like nothing has happened. Do you have any idea what the problem is? Thank you. Larry

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-ranger-occasional-rough-no-start/147558/2 "2019-08-26T21:42:44Z")

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Is your check engine light on? What are the codes it has set?

If there is no CEL on, I’d suggest paying your trusted local mechanic to take it on a test drive with his scanner hooked up so he can data-log what is happening and fix it. Expect to pay for that diagnostic time.