I know this is not a real issue but i bought a 2008 ford ranger 3L with a standard transmission. The first day i bought the truck i brought it back to the dealership telling him that the engine looks like it is missing because it shakes so much while idling. Well 50k miles down the road the truck still shakes the shifter like its miss firing on one cylinder. The engine also shakes when i get around the 3k and up rpm range and then smooths at 3.5krpm. I guess its nice to have the shifter shake at 3krpm so you know to shift but a engine shouldn't really have this problem. When i get in the truck in the morning you can feel the 3 liter turd shake the entire truck. is this a factory balancing issue for this year or are the 3 liter turds just built like this. don't get me wrong i love fords but this issue is silly and would like some insight into what i am feeling a lot of the time. If i was ford i would be embarrassed to build something that shakes the entire truck right out the factory.

is it a serious shake? if its minor I think all of them do, even mine does.

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SOLD:'05 2wd Ranger xl with the 3.0
MODS-Alpine head unit, throttle cable mod, Black Rock wheels, FX4 lvl II axle swap, pooleo's camo painted bezel and mustang dome, painted/aftermarket headlights/tails fold-a-cover and over 100 hp in stickers

'86 AMC Eagle and '01 Grand Prix GTP

Mine's got enough of a shake to vibrate the driver's side mirror. So does my uncle's 3.0. That's 4 3.0's right there with the same deal. Could be the way they are. I've been told that it's rare for a 3.0 to be "quiet". I honestly would rather have my truck make a little movement and noise then for it to be completely quiet. I'd always think it stalled on me.

x5 3.0's mine shakes at idle too. It has done it ever since i bought it with 50k miles on it. Replaced the plugs, and it still does it.

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2003 mazda b3000 2wd dual sport/ V6 3.0 liter/ manual 5-speed transmission/ 4.10 gears/ sony Xplod head unit/ red led's on floorboard/ T-bar crank/ flipped blocks/ tinted windows.

X6 my truck dose it to ruff idol at stops

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2001 Ford ranger xlt
15x8 chrome wheels with 30
2 10" subs 1100 watt amp
3" spindles and I hope soon 33

X7 my 1991 ford probe 3.0 does the same thing.

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Dave K
2011 Ford Ranger 4x4 Sport 4.0L "Dixie"
Rancho Suspension/Auto/3.73's/Pinstriped/Flowmaster SS Exhaust.

FUTURE: 3' Body Lift/32's/Windshield Visor/Brush Guard.

X8 My 2008 ranger 3.0 can get shaking pretty good at times, but then again so can my 2008 3.6 Direct injection Cadillac cts.

I think it has to do with the direct injection, they build them very similarly to diesels and diesils shake like the dickens.