Ford Ranger Complaints (1999)

760 consumer complaints on file.

#10082381July 21, 2004
INTERIOR LIGHTING, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WIPERS DIDN'T OPERATE CORRECTLY - WAS RECALLED FIX AND WORKED OKAY FOR A WHILE NOW CURRENTLY COME ON ALL BY THEMSELVES OR WHEN YOU PUT HIGH BEAMS OR BLINKER ON. MY DOOR AJAR LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT A DOOR OPEN AND THE DOME LIGHTS CAME ON AND DRAINED DOWN MY BATTERY. FORD HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081244July 17, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT LEFT DRIVER TIRES WITH TIRE TREAD FAILURE AND BLOWOUT. TIRES 2 YEARS OLD AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTAINANCE PERFORMED ON VEHICLE. CAUSED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO MY 1999 FORD RANGER SUPERCAB XLT RWD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081538July 8, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS HOT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH . VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 4000 RPMS. WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS ENGAGED ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE EXCESSIVELY. WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. MANUFACTURER'S RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE INITIAL PROBLEM STARTED SOME TIME AGO WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. THE PROBLEM CEASED FOR A WHILE. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE. AND HAD IT REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079235July 3, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS
BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEMS....BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED FRONT AND REAR 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 2 YRS...BLOWN WHEEL CYLINDER DRIVERS REAR 2 X....SPRINGS RUSTED DRIVERS REAR 4 TIMES.... ROTORS AND DRUMS REPLACED TWICE, PAD AND/OR SHOES REPLACED 4 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079595June 21, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
ON 6/7/20 04 CONSUMER FILLED VEHICLE UP WITH FUEL, AND WENT TO WORK. WHEN SHE GOT OFF WORK AND WENT TO HER VEHICLE SHE WITNESSED A PUDDLE OF FUEL ON THE GROUND. CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD IT CHECKED OUT. SHE WAS TOLD THAT WHO EVER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BEFORE BOTCHED THE REPAIRS, AND MAY HAVE CUT A LINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066704June 4, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THERE WAS COMPLETE BRAKING FAILURE. CONSUMER STATED HAD A PLENTY OF TIME TO MENTAL THINK HOW TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER DROVE THE PASSENGER SIDE IN A NARROW ALLEY, SCRAPE AGAINST THE WALL OF BRICK HOUSE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DEALER COULD NO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10074496May 30, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TWICE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL SIDEWALL FAILURE ON THE MICHILEN LTX A/T TIRE SIZE 75/15. BOTH INSTANCES HAPPENED ON AN INTERSTATE AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE PICK-UP I WAS DRIVING. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072256May 7, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
LETTER REFERENCING FORD MOTOR CO. RECALL #00B40, CONSUMER CONCERNED WHY HIS 1999 FORD RANGER PICKUP WAS NOT INCLUDED RECALL #00B40 FOR DEFECTIVE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH REPLACEMENT. *PH THE FAULTY SWITCH CAUSED THE WIPER TO COME ON WHILE DRIVING OR USING THE TURN SIGNAL. MANY 1999 RANGERS WERE RECALL BUT THE REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED THAT EH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068475May 7, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT
DRIVING AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE RACK AND PINION ROD PULLED APART FROM THE TIE ROD END. RACK AND PINION ROD SEEMS TO HAVE EXCESSIVE RUST AND WEAR ON THE THREADED END. THE DAMAGE TO THE ROD END IS TOO SEVERE TO BE USED AGAIN. THE THREADS SEEM TO BE RUSTED OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071689April 27, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING, STEERING:COLUMN, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE DOME LIGHT/AJAR LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND LOCKING THE DOORS. STEERING COLUMN SMOKED, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067074April 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A WOOD FENCE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10067148April 8, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER OPERATED AT THEIR WHIM AND WHEN USING TURN THE SIGNAL. (MR. CHARLES LENNON AND MR. MOHAMED HASHI WAS ASSIGNED THE SAME ODI # 10062157) *PH THE WIPERS WOULD SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED HIS MONEY BACK FOR PRIOR REPAIR. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063845March 25, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
CRACKED ENGINE HEAD, TRUCK HAD ONLY 65,000 MILES AND WAS NOT DRIVEN HARD. HEATER STILL DOESN'T WARM UP AS IT SHOULD, EVEN AFTER MANUFACTURES REPAIR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057900February 11, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT FRONT END NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED UPPER CONTROL ARM. ALSO, A BULLETIN WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057600February 5, 2004
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE DRIVER HEARD A BUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FIRESTONE DEALER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055655January 22, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS PERIODICALLY FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES OR CAME ON WHEN THE SWITCH FOR THE HEADLIGHT OR TURN SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054359January 17, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON SLIPPERY HARD PACKED SNOW AND/OR ICE ON DRIVING SURFACES, MY 1999 FORD RANGER BRAKES FAIL TO WORK AT ALL. I HAVE 4 WHEEL ABS. JUST THE IDLE OF THE ENGINE WILL MOVE VEHICLE ALONG, EVEN THOUGH I HAD 2 FEET ON THE BRAKE. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053048January 13, 2004
WHEELS:RIM
WHEELS AND RIMS ARE DESIGNED TO HOLD WATER IN WELL NEAR VALVE STEM THEREFORE PROMOTING THESE ITEMS TO RUST
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052986January 12, 2004
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DOME LIGHT DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN DOOR IS SHUT. SOMETIMES LIGHT STAYS ON FOR MORE THAN 2 HOURS; DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT TURN OFF. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052410January 5, 2004
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AS WELL AS THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT. A FORD DEALER HAS ALREADY FIXED THIS AND IT IS DOING IT AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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