Ford Ranger Complaints (1988)

89 consumer complaints on file.

#521508September 5, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
THE EEC-IV COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808558March 10, 1997
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED DUE TO FIRE THAT STARTED IN THE DASHBOARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807142February 11, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
WEATHER RAINING, PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT, ANOTHER VEHICLE SWERVED IN FRONT (HYDROPLANED), WENT OFF INCLINE (SHOULDER) & HIT TREE, SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN PASSENGER, WHO IN TURN HIT WINDSHIELD, HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#805898December 4, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING WITNESSES TOLD HIM THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, OWNER THEN PULLED OVER TO FIND REAR OF VEHICLE ON FIRE. HE NOTES THAT HE AND HIS DOG HAD TO CLIMB OUT OF DRIVER'S SIDE TO ESCAPE, ENGINE THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#511571November 18, 1996
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRAILER HITCH BROKE, CAUSING ACCIDENT.(OHIO POLICE REPORT)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#802708November 13, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE PARKED AND BURST INTO FLAMES. FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#802250October 16, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID
NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH WIRING WENT BAD IN HARNESS AND BURNT OUT SOLENOID AND STARTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#802602September 18, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRUCK WAS PARKED, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BURNED OUT, CONSUMER SAID THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH , DEALER SAID NOT IN THE RECALL, PURCHASED TRUCK USED . PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#801459August 28, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
STARTED TO STAY ON WITH KEY OUT OF IGNITION. THIS CAUSED THE BATTERY CABLE INSTALLATION TO MELT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#507525August 14, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
UPON STARTING RADIO/WINDSHIELD WIPER/DASH INSTRUMENTS WORKED, BUT WHEN MOTOR STARTS EVERY THING TURNS OFF, REPAIR WIRING AT IGNITION SWITCH AND REPLACED SWITCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#800862August 14, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE WIRE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH BURNED OUT, GOT HOT . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#507359August 13, 1996
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
RIGHT SIDE REAR EXTERIOR PANEL RUSTED FROM INSIDE OUT, AT TOP OF THE PANEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#985457August 7, 1996
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING STEERING COLUMN SMOKES, AS RESULT HAZARD AND TURN SIGNAL ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#507018August 1, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#986817July 12, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED THE WIRES IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE DASH TO MELT, WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#505853June 26, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
REAR BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKE IS SET TOO TIGHTLY OR IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. *DH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#985655June 14, 1996
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE UP IN THE MORNING, AND STARTED TO DRIVE TO WORK, HE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AND THEN A FLAME OF FIRE APPEARED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#985477June 11, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
RANGER WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT WHEN CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE PASSENGER SIDE (ELECTRICAL SHORT). PLEASE GIVE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#985042May 30, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER 4 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#984303May 13, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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