Ford Ranger Complaints (1999)

760 consumer complaints on file.

#10199584August 14, 2007
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HE HEARD A BANGING NOISE UNDER THE GEAR SHIFT AREA. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE "U" JOINT CAME APART WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. AS OF AUGUST 14, 2007, THE DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191864May 28, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 1999, FORD RANGER HAD BEEN MAKING A SPARKING SOUND WHEN I STARTED IT UP FOR A FEW DAYS. THEN WE TOOK IT ON A DRIVE AROUND TOWN TO DO A COUPLE ERRANDS, MAYBE EIGHT MILES. CAME HOME, TOOK THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION AND WENT INSIDE. MY NEIGHBOR CAME TO MY DOOR 20 MINUTES LATER SAYING MY ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. WE OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THE SECONDARY CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH, LOCATED ON THE END OF THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER, ON FIRE. ANOTHER NEIGHBOR HAD GRABBED AN EXTINGUISHER AND PUT IT OUT. SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM I SEE NOW, BUT SOMEONE ISN'T OWNING UP TO IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE, LUCKILY IT DIDN'T MELT THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175387December 1, 2006
TIRES
1999 RANGER TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A CURB, WHEN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A GUARDRAIL. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171157October 18, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
1999 FORD RANGER EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT RELEASE IN COLD WEATHER; HARD TO RELEASE THE REAR WHEELS AT OTHER TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS IN FEB 2004. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE WAS REPLACED AS WAS THE REAR BRAKE DRUM AND PADS. THE HEAT CAUSED A BREAKDOWN OF THE BRAKE FLUID CAUSING THE REPAIR FACILITY TO REPLACE THE FLUID, ONE MONTH AFTER I HAD DONE THIS. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2004. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171186October 4, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
1996 RANGER FAN BELT PULLEY FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURES CAUSED THE MOTOR TO STOP WHILE DRIVING. *TS THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169416September 27, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE REVVED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION IN ORDER TO PREVENT FROM HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY WIRING CHAFING FROM THE WIRING HARNESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165262August 11, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
SMOKE FROM STEERING COLUMN, WHEN MAKING A TURN. DEALER STATES ITS COMING FROM THE HAZARD SWITCH, AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE IF NOT FIXED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164349August 3, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 99 FORD RANGER XLT EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCK. IT HAS A 4.0L ENGINE WITH AC. I JUST WENT OVER 58,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES ON MY TRUCK 3 TIMES ALREADY. A COMMENT MADE BY MORE THAN ONE BRAKE TECHNICIAN WAS THAT THE BRAKES ON THIS TRUCK SEAM VERY UNDER CAPACITY FOR THIS SIZE VEHICLE. THEY ARE LIKE THOSE ON A SMALL COMPACT CAR. I AM A VERY CONSERVATIVE DRIVER. I DON'T RUN UP TO A STOP LIGHT AND SLAM ON THE BRAKES. WHEN I SEE A LIGHT THAT IS RED AHEAD OF ME I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND LET THE ENGINE SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN. I APPLY THE BRAKES ONLY WHEN I HAVE TO COME TO A FULL STOP. I HAD A PREVIOUS RANGER THAT THE 1ST TIME I HAD TO REPLACE THE BREAKS AT 70,000 MILES. I DON'T THINK BRAKES SHOULD BE WEARING OUT SO FAST. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154325March 31, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, FUEL SPILLED OUT ONTO GROUND. AT THE TIME, I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS SITE TO POST COMPLAINT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151141February 24, 2006
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE METAL FRAME ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DETERIORATED. AS A RESULT, THE BUMPER HANGS DOWN FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION; HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WA SPARKED THE PASSENGER SIDE OF REAR BUMPER WAS HANGING DOWN BECAUSE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRAME WAS RUSTED. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME AND THE VEHICLE'S BODY WERE NOT RUSTED. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER COULD NOT FIND TIME TO VIEW THE VEHICLE, BUT OFFERED $1000 OF THE $3500 REPAIR COST IF REPAIRED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. CONTACT REJECTED IT CLAIMING IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151011February 23, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 1999 FORD RANGER 4X4 WITH 3.0 LITER FLEX FUEL ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING, RUNNING ROUGH AND OVERHEATING TWO DAYS AGO. I TOOK IT TO HALDEMAN FORD TO BE CHECKED. THEY TOLD ME TODAY THERE WAS WATER/COOLANT IN AT LEAST ONE OF THE CYLINDERS AND THE HEAD(S) MAY BE CRACKED, AND I NEED A NEW OR REBUILT ENGINE. THE TRUCK HAS JUST OVER 95,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD OIL CHANGES, COOLANT FLUSHES, ETC. AT REGULAR INTERVALS. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON YOUR WEBSITE, AND HEARD FROM OTHERS, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SIX CYLINDER ENGINES FORD USED IN RANGERS AND EXPLORERS. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE $6400 FOR A REBUILT ENGINE INSTALLED. IT SEEMS THIS IS MOST LIKELY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, BUT THE FOLKS AT THE DEALER SAID NO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150475February 16, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WENT "BANG" WHEN I PUT IT INTO REVERSE, AFTER THAT, REVERSE DIDN'T WORK. AMMCO STATES THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD. I'VE BEEN TOLD FOR YEARS NOW BY OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS THAT THEIR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AROUND 40,000 MILES, MINE DIED AT 60,. EVEN FORD'S SALES PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ME ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A HISTORY HERE OF FORD TRANSMISSIONS SELF DESTROYING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149064January 30, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 22 MPH IN THE RAIN THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL BRAKING. THE SEATBELTS WERE IN USE AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147237January 9, 2006
SEAT BELTS
THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE 3 TIMES SINCE NOV OF 2003. THE TOTAL MILEAGE DRIVEN SINCE THAT FIRST REPLACEMENT IS 9023. THE FIRST REPLACEMENTS WERE FOR ALL 4 SEAT BELTS, PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRATION AT 49,499 MILES. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE IS FAILING AGAIN AFTER ONLY 2605 MILES AND FORD DOES NOT WANT TO WARRANTY THE BELT BECAUSE IT WAS REPLACED 14 MONTHS AGO. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN MY VEHICLE OR THE SEAT BELT DESIGN. I DO NOT WANT TO PAY FOR A NEW SEAT BELT ONLY TO HAVE IT FAIL AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143251November 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, WHEELS:HUB
1. SEEMS LIKE ABS SYSTEM COMES ON WHEN BRAKING AND CAR ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED. 2. THUD COMES UP THROUGH BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKES RELEASE CAR TO ROLL AN ADDITIONAL SEVERAL FEET BEFORE COMING TO COMPLETE STOP. 3. DEALER REPLACED LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB AND SENSOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142660November 14, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INCIDENT #1:APPROACHING A STOP SIGN DOING APPROX 10-15 MPH. VEHICLE ENGINE STARTED SURGING 3-4 TIMES. RPM WENT UP TO APPROX 2100 THEN THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. FOOT "DID NOT" SLIP FROM BRAKE PEDAL TO GAS PEDAL. IF MY FOOT WAS NOT ON BRAKE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE SHOT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. INCIDENT #2: 11/12/2005: VEHICLE WAS MOVING APPROX 5 MPH IN FRONT YARD WHEN THE ENGINE RPM SURGED UP TO APPROX 2100. HAD TO FIRMLY APPLY BRAKE OR VEHICLE WOULD HAVE JUMPED FORWARD. PROBLEM LASTED APRROX 3-4 SECONDS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142023November 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
I HAVE TAKEN MY 1999 FORD RANGER TO BOTH MULLINAX FORD IN WICKLIFFE, OHIO AND CLASSIC FORD IN MENTOR, OHIO COMPLAINING ABOUT ABNORMAL ABS ACTIVITY, THE BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE AT SLOW SPEEDS AND BOTH DEALERS GAVE ME A PRINT OUT STATING THAT THAT IS NORMAL ABS ACTIVITY( THE TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY DURING THIS TIME) I RECENTLY TOOK THE TRUCK TO A NON DEALER SHOP AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS IN FACT BAD AND WAS READING 255 MPH AT SPEEDS BELOW 50 MPH, I TOOK THIS INFORMATION TO THE DEALER AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS THE PROBLEM WHEN THE TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ABS MODULES WITH FORD TRUCKS AS WELL AS CHEVYS AND SHOULD BE PART OF A SAFETY RECALL, IT WILL ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED AS A RESULT OF FORD NOT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE, I KNOW YOU HAVE OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH THIS ISSUE WHO HAVE RUN INTO FENCES OR GARAGE DOORS AS A RESULT OF THE ABS MODULE FAILING, IT WILL ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED AS A RESULT OF FORD'S NEGLIGENCE. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140835October 26, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DOME LIGHTS STAYS ON EVEN WHEN DOOR IS SHUT. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES, WOULD NOT REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE. STAYS ON EVEN WHILE DRIVING AND AT NIGHT THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS HAZARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED DOZENS OF TIMES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. I HAVE TO REMOVE THE FUSE IF I WANT TO DRIVE SAFELY.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136754October 18, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ONE OF THE TIRE ON HIS 1999 FORD RANGER EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE ITSELF REMAINED INFLATED. THE LOCATION WAS THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FIRESTONE. THE CONSUMER MAILED THE TIRE AND OTHER INFORMATION THAT THE MANUFACTURER REQUESTED. FIRESTONE DID THEIR OWN INVESTIGATION AND FOUND THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT, AND IT WAS NOT A DEFECT. THE TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT, P205/75R14. *AK FIRESTONE CLAIMED THE MOISTURE CAUSED THE TREAD SEPARATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140025October 17, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WORK SOME OF THE TIME BUT NOT ALL OF THE TIME, EVEN WHEN PRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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