Ford Ranger Complaints (1998)

582 consumer complaints on file.

#609636September 8, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
IDLE AIR CONTROL--IDLE OPERATION WAS ERRATIC, DEALER FOUND A BAD IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609132September 8, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PASSENGER DOOR--GETS STUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609155September 8, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846768September 3, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN AFTER A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 23-27 MPH IMPACT WITH TRUCK, RESULTING IN $3600 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO FRONT END ALONE. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER HIT WINDSHIELD. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#710809September 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR END (?) WHINES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS,TRANSMISSION SLIPS. DEALER REBUILT DIFFERENTIAL, PROBLEM PERSISTS, DEALER NOW HAS VEHICLE INSTALLING A NEW TRANSMISSION TRYING TO FIX PROBLEM. BRAKE PEDAL PULSES (NOT ABS)AND STEERINGS WHEEL SHUDDERS (LEFT/RIGHT) WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT ALL SPEEDS. (NOT REPORTED TO DEALER, HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE). OIL FILTER- TO REMOVE FILTER IT MUST BE WEDGED PAST THE SOLENOID/STARTER. IT COME IN CONTACT WITH THE EXPOSED WIRES/LUGS? ON THE STARTER. THERE IS NOTHING PROTECTING THIS EXPOSED AREA. MY DEALER HAS BEEN EXTREMELY COURTEOUS AND UNDERSTANDING IN DEALING WITH THE TRANSMISSION/DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION FROM FORD REGARDING THESE PROBLEMS.THROUGH RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE COME TO BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED HERE ARE NOT LIMITED TO MY EXPERIENCES. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846237August 31, 1999
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
THE SPARE TIRE IS A 15 INCH TIRE WHILE THE REGULAR TIRE SIZE IS 16 INCHES. THIS MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF CONTROL/CRASH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845806August 25, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 20 TO 40MPH AND APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL, VEHICLES DOES NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. ACTS AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. OWNER HAS TO WAIT AT LEAST 2 MINUTES BEFORE ACCELERATOR KICKS IN. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE CAUS EOF THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845712August 24, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER. ENGINE FELT LIKE IT HAD DIED. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. WHEN IN LOWER GEAR ONLY, WOULD DIE OUT. HAVE BEEN TO DEALER'S TWICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710370August 23, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710382August 23, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE THROTTLE BOX LINKAGE STICKS AND MAKES THE ACCELERATOR DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS...ESPECIALLY WHEN STARTING OUT. THE THROTTLE BOX HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND IS STARTING TO STICK AGAIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710248August 20, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
REAR DRIVESHAFT EXHIBITS A CLUNKING NOISE/FEELING UPON ACCELERATION FROM STOP. BEGINS AT AROUND 10,000 MILES ON NEW VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709982August 14, 1999
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
LOAD SQEAL HEARD WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A STOP AND I THINK I CAN HEAR IT IN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR, BUT NOT CERTAIN AS THE ENGINE NOISE COVERS THE SOUND. IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET I DID FIND ANOTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAIN SIMILAR TO MINE. ALSO I FOUND A SERVICE BULLITEN #2521 THAT STATES THAT THE PARTS CATALOG BOOK REFERENCES AN INCORRECT CLUTCH PART NUMBER FOR SOME VEHICLES WITH THE 3.0L ENGINES. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT MY TRUCK HAD THE WRONG PART IN IT ORIGINALLY OR THEY PUT THE WRONG PART IN ( THROUGOUT BEARING REPLACED JULY 1999) WHEN THEY FIXED IT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I AM HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND I WILL BE CONTACTING ANOTHER DEALER WITH THIS PROBLEM, AS I WAS NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED WITH THE SERVICE THAT I GOT FROM THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM. PLEASE ADVISE. THANKS, JAY GROVER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709802August 10, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE VEHICLE STALLS AT RANDOM INTERVALS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO FORDS ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN THE SHOP MANY TIMES AND FORD HAS DUPLICATED THE MALFUNCTION. HOWEVER THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM OR COME UP WITH ANY FIX. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 4 MONTH DURING THE LAST YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547589July 28, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT FELL OFF DUE TO MISSING SCREW DURING MANUFACTURING. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709144July 25, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS. THE FIRST INSTANCE OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH, WITH A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE AS THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FAILED (ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE DEPT. OF THE FORD DEALER). THE SECOND FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY, AGAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE SAME SERVICE DEPT. REPLACED THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP. THE THIRD INCIDENT OCCURRED TONIGHT, AGAIN ON THE ROAD WITH NO WARNING. THIS IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE -- TWICE I HAVE BEEN ABRUPTLY LEFT POWERLESS IN A FREEWAY WITH NO WAY TO MOVE THE TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609943July 23, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE DESIGN OF THE FILTER IS LOCATED UNDER THE HOT MANIFOLD AND BELOW THAT FILTER IS THE HOT SOLENOID AND STARTER WIRES, CONSUMER WAS INJURED/BURNED WHEN CHANGING FILTER, FILTER CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN CONSUMER DROPPED FILTER FROM BEING BURNED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#709066July 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
RIGHT REAR BRAKE LINE IS PRESSED AGAINST REAR SHOCK CAUSING A GROOVE TO FORM IN THE FLEXABLE PART OF THE BRAKE LINE. PROBLEM WAS CAUGHT BY OWNER BEFORE FAILURE OCCURRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547420July 20, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLING/CHARGING
VEHICLE STALLING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP/SENDER AND SENSOR, SENSOR REPLACED A SECOND TIME DUE TO FAILURE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547401July 20, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
HEADLAMP SWITCH FAILED CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHEN ONLY THE TAIL LIGHTS AND FRONT PARKING LIGHTS WERE WORKING. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547376July 16, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER HAD TROUBLE WITH DEALERSHIP DURING THE RECALL REPAIR (99V-062). MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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