Ford Ranger Complaints (1997)

411 consumer complaints on file.

#863899June 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY, AND WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEY MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863900June 20, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BELL WILL KEEP RINGING WITHOUT STOPPING. COULD NOT BE FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863901June 20, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
SOMETIMES AIR CONDITIONING WOULD MALFUNCTION. INSTEAD OF SENDING COOL AIR, IT WOULD SEND HOT AIR. DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723503June 2, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
A STRONG MILDEW SMELL DEVELOPED OVER AN APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEK PERIOD. FLUSHING NOR OZONE TREATMENT HAD ANY POSITIVE AFFECT. THE A/C WAS TORN DOWN. A DEPOSIT OF LEAF AND OTHER DEBRIS WAS FOUND AT OR NEAR THE A/C CONDENSATION DRAIN AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE FRAME, BLOCKING PROPER DRAINAGE. THERE WAS NO LIQUID LEAKAGE INTO THE CAB. THE EVAPORATOR WAS BADLY CONTAMINATED AND WAS REPLACED. THE INTERIOR WAS DETAILED TO INCLUDE SHAMPOO AND DEODORIZE (A FAINT BUT DETECTABLE MILDEW LIKE ODOR REMAINS AFTTER USING THE A/C. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE ADVISOR WAS VERY HELPFUL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722441May 9, 2000
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER IGNITION TURNED ON. CHIMES WHEN KEY IS INSERTED IN IGNITION SWITCH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722440May 9, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
FAILURE FOR BRAKE LIGHTS TO FUNCTION AFTER HARD BRAKING SITUATION. THE HARNESS ROUTING FOR THE BRAKE SWITCH CONNECTOR IS TIED TOO CLOSE TO THE CONNECTOR . APPLYING THE BRAKE CAUSED THE WIRE TO STRETCH AND PULL OUT OF THE CONNECTOR PIN. WITH THE WIRE BROKEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO COME ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861628May 9, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHEN DRIVING WITHOUT OPERATING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH, WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF WITH THE SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721699April 20, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, INTERIOR LIGHTING
WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEEM TO HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. THE DOME LIGHT ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE A MIND OF IT'S OWN. THEY BOTH COME ON AND GO OFF WHEN THEY WANT TO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721306April 11, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
DOOR SWITCHES AND WINDSHIELDWIPER SWITCH REPEATEDLY FAILED. SAME IN FATHER'S 1997 F150. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711140April 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
BRAKES LOCK UP AND TRUCK WILL SKID NO MATTER WHAT SPEED, TRUCK BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND SPRAY DURING SOME LEFT TURNS, FOR NO APPARANT REASON. THIS CAUSES THE INABILITY TO SEE. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED(AND TRUCK GOES NUTS)THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT LAUNCHES FORWARD EVEN THOUGH IT IS LOCKED INTO POSITION. ONE INCIDENT WAS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET WHEN MY WIPERS CAME ON AND SPRAYED FLUID ALL OVER, I TRIED TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND THE TIRES LOCKED UP AND TRUCK STARTED TO SKID, AND THE SEAT HOLDING MY INFANT SON'S CAR SEAT WAS THROWN FORWARD INTO THE DASH. I WAS TRAVELING MAYBE 4-6 MPH. SOME ONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IN THIS VEHICLE. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAY I HAVE NO RECOURSE AND HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH THINGS HAPPENING WITH THIER VEHICLES. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES INSPECTED AND I AM TOLD THAT THEY LOOK FINE, AND THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ABS DUMMY LIGHT COMING ON IN THE VEHICLE. PLEASE, PLEASE CAN YOU MAKE FORD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THIS TRUCK POSTED HERE ON NHTSA'S SITE. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711162April 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
LEFT FRONT ROTOR. CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. WITH NUMEROUS OTHER PARTIAL THICKNESS CRACKS. ROTOR IN GOOD SHAPE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711314April 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
LOUD NOISE IN REAR RIGHT AXLE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND WENT OFF I 35 INTO CENTER MEDIUM ROLLING THE PICKUP ACROSS THE UNCOMING LINE OF TRAFFIC ON TO THE OUTSIDE SHOLDER OF HYW, TOTAL LOSS OF PICKUP, WHEEL WITH TIRE ON IT WAS RECOVERED IN MEDIUM OF HYW , AXEL WAS BROKEN AT BRAKE DRUM, WHEEL AND TIRE STILL GOOD. ALL THREE OTHER WHEELS AND TIRES ARE BROKEN AND FLAT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#720983April 4, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
THE CONTROL SWITCH FOR HEAT/AIR HAS TO BE TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. IF NOT, THE HEAT IS UNCONTROLLABLE AND STIFLING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720887April 2, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF
BOTH REAR CENTER LEAF SPRINGS BROKE IN HALF! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720089March 14, 2000
INTERIOR LIGHTING
INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH NIGHT DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858307March 10, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AUTOMATICALLY, DISBURSING WASHER FLUID ON A STARTLING THE DRIVER. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE'S MAKE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857469February 24, 2000
INTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. ALSO, SOMETIMES THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK. OWNER WAS SHOWN HOW TO REMOVE THE FUSE IF THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718991February 20, 2000
INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT AND IGNITION ALARM WILL NOT STOP/TURN OFF WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THE IGNITION ALARM STOPS ONLY WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED, THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON FOR EXTREME EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. I HAVE HAD THIS REPAIRED ONCE IN 1998 OR 99. VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO CORRECT THEIR DEFECT (12,000 MILE/12MO PERIOD IS UP) EVEN THOUGH IT IS RECURRING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I CAN'T DRIVE AT NIGHT, BECAUSE I CANNOT SEE OUT OF MY WINDOWS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857231February 18, 2000
INTERIOR LIGHTING
INTERIOR DOME LIGHT DOES NOT GO OFF SOMETIMES. DEALER FIXED DOME LIGHT YWICE, AND SAME PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718615February 11, 2000
INTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 1997 FORD RANGER XLT SUPERCAB. I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 1997. THAT YEAR I NOTICED THAT THE DOME LIGHT IN THE CAR BEGAN TO STAY ON. I WOULD BE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. SOMETIMES THE ONLY WAY TO TURN THE LIGHT OUT IS TO PULL THE FUSE OUT. I THINK THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS TO MYSELF AND OTHERS DRIVING. I HAVE TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO FIX THIS. THIS HAS HAPPENED THE LAST TWO YEARS AROUND THE COLDER MONTHS, BUT NOT IN THE WARMER MONTHS. I THINK THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART FROM FORD. THE REASON WHY IS THAT I HAVE TWO FRIENDS OF MINE WHO HAVE 1997 FORD RANGER, THEY HAVE AND ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE ON THE INTERNET AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I ALSO CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE NO HELP. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED ABOUT THIS. THIS SHOULD REALLY BE CONSIDERED A SAFTY RECALL. THE FACT THAT DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH YOUR DOME LIGHT ON IS ILLEGAL, AND THIS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS HAZZARD TO DRIVERS AT NIGHT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: ? )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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