Ford Ranger Complaints (2001)

527 consumer complaints on file.

#563810October 1, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE PASSANGER SIDE SEAT BELT. DEALER CONTACTED TWICE, LEFT THE TRUCK FOR SEVERAL DAYS. IT WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752465September 22, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
DRIVESHAFT SHEARED OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. REAR END LOCKED UP. THERE ARE ALOT OF FORD RANGERS OUT THERE AND THIS COULD HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE. OUR DEALER SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OR SEEN THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM BEFORE. WE THOUGHT THIS PROBLEM NEEDED TO BE REPORTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896592September 20, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE JUMPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE WHILE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING AND BRAKES WERE NOT DEPRESSED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896542September 19, 2001
SUSPENSION, TIRES, SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD START TO VIBRATE/ SHIMMY, HIGHER THE SPEED SHIMMYING WOULD BE WORSE, CONSUMER WOULD GRIP STEERING WHEEL, AND WOULD BE HARD TO MAINTAIN CONTROL, HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, EACH MECHANIC JUST ROTATED THE TIRES, THIS FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK GOODYEAR REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. RTS WRANGLER P235/75R15)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896465September 18, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00.048; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND HEARD VIBRATION NOISES. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS, AND SAW THAT RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P22570R15 DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896188September 12, 2001
SEATS
CONSUMER HAS EXTENDED CAB WITH SEATS THAT FACE TOWARD THE DOOR. SEATS DON'T HAVE GOOD SUPPORT OR STABILTY. OCCUPANT'S HEAD HITS BACK OF SEAT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. COMPLAINT HAS NOT BEEEN FILED WITH MANUFACTURER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752089September 11, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES
NUT CAME OFF TIE ROD AND TIE ROD DISENGAGED FROM PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL WHILE PULLING UP TO MY HOUSE, ONE MILE AFTER GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895981September 7, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751763September 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751721September 5, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
PASSENGER-SIDE SEAT BELT BECOMES UN-BUCKLED AT RANDOM TIMES. THE BUCKLE INITIALLY ENGAGES AND SEEMS TO PERFORM CORRECTLY, BUT AT ANY MOMENT IT MAY DISENGAGE FROM THE LATCH. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO FIVE STAR FORD ON 7/24/01. THEY "TESTED" THE BELT LATCH AND REPORTED IT WAS OK. THEIR "TEST" IS DEFECTIVE. THE BELT CONTINUES TO BECOME UNLATCHED AT RANDOM TIMES. I RETURNED TO FIVE STAR FORD ON 8/21/01 AND COMPLAINED LOTS AND DEMANDED A REPLACEMENT LATCH. THEY INFORMED ME OF THE RECALL, AND TOLD ME THEY ARE ORDERING A REPLACEMENT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY DIDN'T REPLACE THE LATCH WHEN I FIRST REPORTED THE PROBLEM IN JULY! THEIR "TEST" DOES NOT DETECT THE RANDOM-BEHAVIOR FAILURES THAT OCCUR WITH THIS SEAT BELT. THIS SHOULD BE A TOTAL RECALL AND REPLACEMENT, WHETHER THEIR "TEST" DICTATES IT OR NOT! IT IS OVER 2 WEEKS LATER, AND STILL NO REPLACEMENT PART FOR ME, AND SEAT BELT IS STILL UNBUCKLING.*AK RQ04011.*PCO OWNER GIVES PERM. TO RELEASE INFO.*PCO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751538September 2, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GUAGE DROPS QUICKLY TO ONE QUARTER OR THERE ABOUTS AND THEN STAYS THERE FOR A LONG TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562575August 20, 2001
WHEELS
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WAS PROVIDING 15 INCH SPARE WHEELS ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 16 INCH WHEELS, THIS MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO BE OUT OF BALANCE, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTOBY THE MANUFACTURER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750757August 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAVE PROBLEMS WHEN I STOP SOMETIMES THE ENGINE STALLS. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WHEN I AM ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY WITH ENGINE RUNNING UNEVEN IT KIND OF SKIPS OR SURGES SLIGHTLY. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND FLASHES AT OR AROUND 4800 RPM. I HAVE BEEN IN FOR SERVICE AND THE DEALER SAYS FORD IS WORKING ON ALL THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE MY FORD EDGE STALL AT A BUSY ENTERSECTION OR ON THE HIGHWAY . HOPE THIS HELPS SPUR SOMEONE ON SO I CAN GET A FASTER FIX FOR MY PROBLEM. THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750669August 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894580August 16, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
01 V 227 001/TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLES: DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILURE BEFORE A MONTH AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE. DEALER, WORLD FORDS, TIMBER PINE, FL; PHONE# 954/443-7000 WAS UNABLE TO MAKE REPAIRS BECAUSE OF NO PARTS AVAILABLE, AND STILL UNAVILABLE. ASKING NHTSA TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893477August 6, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM. AFTER INSPECTION IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF FUEL TANK. DEALER REPLACED FUEL TANK SEAL. *AK LEAKING WAS APPROX 1 FT FROM CATALIC CONVERTER. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749538August 1, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
DRIVING ON AN INCLINE OF ABOUT 30 DEGREES AND STOPPING ON THE INCLINE APPLYI THE FOOT BRAKES, AFTER RELEASING THE FOOT BRAKES THE CAR WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS. WHILE COMING DOWN ON THE SAME INCLINE AND STOPPING ON THE INCLINE WITH THE FOOT BAKES AND SELECTING REV AND RELEASING THE FOOT BARKES THE CAR WOULD ROLL DOWN THE INCLINE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR A CHECK OF THE PROBLEM. THEY RAN SOME TEST AND SAID THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. I DISAGREED, THE TRUCK IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748017July 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THIS IS THE MOST UNUSUAL FAILURE I'VE EVER HEARD OF ON A VEHICLE. MECHANICS HAVE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF THESE PARTS FAILING. HOW DO ALL FOUR ABS BRAKES FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY? PEDAL PUMPED WILDLY (3-4 INCHES 3X PER SECOND) AND I DON'T KNOW HOW I DID NOT DIE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561840July 2, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX PROBLEM THREE TIMES.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891698June 29, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 020; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED AND HIT A ENBANKMENT. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P23575R15. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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