Ford Ranger Complaints (2004)

405 consumer complaints on file.

#11404468March 23, 2021
AIR BAGS
AFTER RECEIVING SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES, WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED. THE ONLY APPOINTMENT AVAILABLE WAS SEVERAL MONTHS OUT. WHEN THE TIME CAME, WE WENT TO DROP OFF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER, CORWIN FORD IN RENO, NV DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS AND HADN'T EVEN ORDERED THEM. SERVICE WRITER MICHAEL MCNALLY SAID THAT THEY WOULD ORDER PARTS AND WE WOULD NEED TO BRING VEHICLE BACK. WE EXPRESSED DISPLEASURE THAT THEY HADN'T NOTIFIED US OF A DELAY. WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY WOULDN'T DO THE RECALL AND WE WOULD NEED TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER. WE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, FORD, BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A DENIAL OF THE RECALL.*DT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362114September 30, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FRAME BROKE IN TWO ON SAID VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350035August 18, 2020
SUSPENSION
FRONT SUBFRAME CROSSMEMBER THAT HOLDS SUSPENSION COMPONENTS HAS BROKEN DUE TO RUST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350038August 18, 2020
SUSPENSION
THEFRONT SUBFRAME THAT HOLDS ALL THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS HAS BROKEN DUE TO RUST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349154August 14, 2020
SUSPENSION
THE FRONT SUBFRAME WHERE THE LOWER CONTROL ATTACHES HAS SEPARATED OR BROKEN DUE TO RUST. I WAS HEADED HOME FROM WORK, UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, WITH NO EXTRA LOAD ON VEHICLE. I HIT A BUMP GOING THRU PARKING LOT N HEARD A POP. I HAD STOPPED AT GAS STATION N SEEN THAT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL N TIRE WERE NOT STRAIGHT UP N DOWN, IT WAS AT A DEGREE OR ANGLE. GOT UNDERNEATH N SEEN THAT SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED ALL THE WAY THRU WHERE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS ATTACHED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11340818July 22, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
INCREDIBLE AMOUNTS OF PREMATURE RUST ON FRAME AND SUSPENSION PARTS, SHACKLE BRACKETS RUSTED AWAY COMPLETELY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. FRAME IS RUSTING AT AN UNPRECEDENTED PACE!?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11340318July 20, 2020
AIR BAGS
THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THESE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BEEN TO DEALER ON APPOINTMENTS AT LEAST 3 TIMES. THEY WILL NOT DO THE REPAIR, TELL ME IT'S BACKORDERED, NO PARTS, THEY'LL CALL ME WHEN IT'S THERE...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325551May 22, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT SOLOMON FORD, LLC (502 NATIONAL PIKE W, BROWNSVILLE, PA 15417 (724) 785-5500), THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED AND MAY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE SOON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322862April 30, 2020
AIR BAGS
FORD RECALLED THE AIR BAGS TO GET FIXED ON MY TRUCK. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE RECALL. MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN ROLL OVER CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. I HAVE A POLICE REPORT AND PHOTOS TO PROVE THAT. I ALSO HAVE THE PAPERWORK FROM THE DEALERSHIP SHOWING THE REPAIR. MY SON SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. I AM UPSET AND I WANT ANSWERS. FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, ESPECIALLY IN A SAFETY MATTER.THIS OCCURRED IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11322315April 26, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST. RAILS AND CROSS BED SUPPORTS. 2 OF THE BED MOUNTING BOLTS RUSTED OFF AND ALSO THE RUST ATE THROUGH WHATEVER WAS HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE ON. NOT SURE WHERE OR WHEN THAT FELL OFF. I WAS READING MANY ARTICLES ABOUT THE 04 FORD RANGER WITH THE SAME FRAME ROT ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322080April 23, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE ENTIRETY OF THE FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE IS COVERED IN RUST AND CORROSION. THE SIDES OF THE BED OF THE TRUCK ARE RUSTING OUT. THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS RUSTED THROUGH. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN FLOODED OR EXPOSED TO EXCESS WATER OR MOISTURE ASIDE FROM RAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308515February 11, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
HEAVY RUST ON THE FRAME. TODAY THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DUE TO HEAVY RUST. NO INJURY TO PROPERTY OR PEOPLE FROM THE INCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11281397November 20, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FRAME IS ROTTING AWAY, LARGE HOLES IN THE REAR HALF OF THE FRAME CAN BE FOUND, YOU CAN PUSH YOUR FINGERS THRU THE FRAME IN SPOTS. THE REAR SHACKLE BRACKETS CAME COMPLETELY OFF WITH THE FRAME. CAN MOUNTS AND BED MOUNTS ARE RUSTING/ FALLING OFF. SPARE TIRE WELL FELL OFF WITH SPARE TIRE WHILE DRIVING. CHARCOAL FILTER FELL OFF DURING DRIVING. FRAME IS CRACKED ON PASSENGER SIDE BETWEEN CAN AND BED. TRUCK ONLY HAS 115770 MILES AND THE REAR HALF OF THE FRAME FROM THE CAB BACK IS LITERALLY FALLING APART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279977November 14, 2019
AIR BAGS
I AM LOOKING TO SEE THE REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED. LAMOILLE VALLEY FORD WAS TO HAVE COMPLETED REPLACEMENT ON 9/6/19.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277711November 2, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FRAME IS RUSTING COMPLETELY THRU IT HAS ONLY 75000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT .I PURCHASED IT FROM A DEALER IN PA AND LIVE IN WV PURCHASED IT IN 2018
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271490October 28, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
FRAME RUSTED OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE BEHIND FRONT LEAF SPRINF MOUNT. ALSO THE CROSS MEMBER HOLDING FUEL TANK WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE FRAME IS RUSTED OUT. ITS ONLY THE BACK HALF OF THE TRUCK RUSTING OUT THIS BAD. WHERE THE SPARE TIRE GOES IS ALSO COMPLETLY RUSTED OUT AND FELL OFF. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON SMOOTHLY PAVED ROADS TO AND FROM WORK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270269October 22, 2019
AIR BAGS
THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN INTERSECTION ROLL-OVER ACCIDENT ON 21 DEC 2009. USAA DECLARED THE TRUCK A TOTAL LOSS.I OBVIOUSLY NO LONGER OWN OR DRIVE THIS TRUCK. I CHECKED THE BOX NO LONGER OWN THIS VEHICLE SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND MAILED IT BACK BUT STILL GET MY MONTHLY REMINDERS TO HAVE MY AIR BAGS REPLACED. BY THE WAY, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246346August 26, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR LEAF SPRING BRACKET RUSTED OFF FROM FRAME, WHILE LOADED AND ON ROUTE HOME FROM TREE NURSERY. REAR FRAME SECTIONS ROTTED AND CRACKED ON VEHICLE WITH ONLY 72000 MILES, FOUND WHEN TRYING TO REPLACE BLOWN BRAKE LINE IN REAR DRIVERS SIDE (RUSTED).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244193August 15, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING, THE SPARE TIRE STARTED TO FALL OFF DUE TO RUSTING AWAY OF THE MOUNTING APPARATUS. LUCKILY I NOTICED IT WHEN I STOPPED FOR GAS (IT WAS HANGING BY ONLY A BIT OF STILL ATTACHED RUSTED METAL BELOW THE TRUCK) SO I CUT THE CABLE WITH SOME BOLT CUTTERS TO REMOVE THE SPARE AND PREVENT AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER'S SIDE CAB MOUNT SEPARATED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR BOARD FELL OUT DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST - MY FOOT WENT THROUGH THE FLOOR. FRAME CRACKED NEAR REAR SHACKLE DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. FRAME CRACKED NEAR DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SHOCK MOUNT DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST - EXCESSIVE PLAY AND NOISES CAUSED BE TO DISCOVER THIS. BED RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT - ABOVE WHEEL WELLS ON BOTH SIDES, CENTER OF BED, FRONT CORNERS. IT CAME OFF THE TRUCK IN SEVERAL PIECES AFTER I PUT MY FOOT RIGHT THROUGH THE CENTER. THE FRAME RUST ISSUES AND SPARE TIRE FALLING OFF COULD BE SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEMS. I HAVE DRIVEN A NUMBER OF VEHICLES FOR MANY YEARS AND NEVER EXPERIENCED RUST ISSUES LIKE ON THIS TRUCK. WAY BEYOND WHAT IS REASONABLE AND EXPECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11243722August 13, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
REAR END OF FRAME COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. LEAF SPRINGS BROKEN. SPRING SHACKLE BROKE OFF. BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE UNAWARE THERE WAS SO MUCH IRREPARABLE DAMAGE. DAMAGES OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. PIECES OF THE BODY WERE MISSING. EXACT DATE DAMAGES OCCURRED IS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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