Ford Ranger Complaints (1996)

413 consumer complaints on file.

#10166418August 24, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 96 FORD RANGER. SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY FASTENED, WILL COME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161789July 7, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RELEASED WITHOUT WARNING, WOULD NOT RECONNECT. PURCHASED A NEW ONE AND INSTALLED IT MYSELF. NOTIFIED FORD MOTOR CO., NO RESPONSE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154558April 4, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
1996 FORD RANGER TRUCK, FUEL FILLER HOSE CRACKED AND SEPARATED FROM FUEL TANK. CAUSED FUEL TO SPILL OUT OF THE TANK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145267December 15, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
GASOLINE LEAKS FROM THE FILLER HOSE AT THE TOP OF THE TANK WHEN VEHICLE IS FUELED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144691December 7, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
1) ON THE EVENING OF 11/14/05 I STOP AT A GAS STATION TO FILL UP MY TANK. AFTER I FILLED UP THE TANK I COULD SMELL A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THAT I DIDN'T SPILL ANY WHEN REMOVING THE NOZZLE. I LOOKED UNDER MY CAR AND I COULD SEE A GAS LEAK DRIPPING AT A MODERATE PACE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED A FRIEND WHO WORKS ON CARS AND HE TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE MECHANIC TO AVOID CATCHING FIRE FROM THE FUMES. 2) THE VERY NEXT MORNING I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY A CRACK IN THE FILLER HOSE. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN MANY FORD RANGERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. 3) MY MECHANIC WAS CORRECT ON DIAGNOSING THE LEAK AND I HAD TO HAVE A NEW GAS TANK FILLER HOSE INSTALLED. THE OVERALL COST WAS $458.60 AND I LOST A FULL DAY OF WORK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144124December 1, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHEN I PUT MY DRIVERSIDE SEAT BELT INTO THE BUCKLE IT WILL NOT LATCH. I WENT TO CLASSIC FORD AT 7799 MENTOR AVE, MENTOR, OH AND THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRENTY AND FORD WOULD NOT COVER IT. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME TO REPLACE IT. APPROX. $100. I CURRENTLY USE THE FEMALE END OF THE MIDDLE PASSENGER SEAT BELT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142922November 16, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DT: THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA CONCERNING ODI 10139675. HE FELT THAT VEHICLES SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH A BRAKE LIGHT THAT STAYED ON ALL THE TIME WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION BECAUSE THIS WOULD DECREASE REAR END COLLISIONS AT NIGHT. ALSO, WITH THE TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PUT A SENSOR ON THE SPEEDOMETER AND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL SO THAT WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER READ ZERO MPH, AND IN COMBINATION WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL NOT BEING DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL LIGHT UP AND SIGNAL TO OTHER MOTORIST THAT THE VEHICLE STOPPED. IF A MOTORIST HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE PARK OR NEUTRAL POSITION OTHER MOTORIST COULD IDENTIFY THAT THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THIS TECHNOLOGY SHOULD BE USED ON ALL VEHICLES WHETHER THEY WERE AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS.*AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142217November 8, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE FUELING VEHICLE FUEL SPILLED FROM THE TOP OF FUEL TANK CREATING A ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY ISSUE. WHILE TRAVELING HOME FUMES MADE BOTH OCCUPANTS FEEL SICK. UPON INSPECTION FOUND THE FUEL FILLER HOSE SPLIT DUE TO FORD OBLONGING THE HOSE FOR BED CLEARANCE WITH A METAL CLAMP. WENT ONLINE TO A FORD CHAT FORUM AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH RANGER TRUCKS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139675October 14, 2005
STRUCTURE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
DT: ON JULY 10, 2005 THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WITH THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. THE BAKES WERE NOT PRESSED. BECAUSE THERE WERE NO BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATING THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. THE CONTACT FELT THAT VEHICLES SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH BRAKE LIGHTS THAT SHOULD STAY ON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. THIS WAS A SAFETY DEFECT IN ALL MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER AND DECK. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT TAKEN. THE TWO VEHICLE OPERATORS ONLY EXCHANGED PHONE NUMBERS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE VEHICLE OWNER OR THE OPERATOR OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. *AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132678September 29, 2005
TIRES
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND TIRE FELL APART. *JB WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED THE TIRE ITSELF REMAINED INFLATED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130054August 24, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT: 1996 FORD RANGER. THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH LEAKED. CONSUMER SAW HYDRAULIC FLUID UNDER THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON JULY 25, 2005. IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. CONSUMER PURCHASED THE SWITCH AND REPLACED IT HIMSELF. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131457August 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 1996 FORD RANGER. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO BRAKES BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL MOUNTING BRACKET BROKE. THIS OCCURRED ON MAY 24, 2005. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAW THE BRAKE PEDAL HANGING DOWN. UPON INSPECTION, THEY NOTICED THAT THE MOUNTING BRACKET BROKE WHEN BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE THIS ACCIDENT. THE MOUNTING THIS WAS MADE OF POT METAL, AND IT HELD THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TOGETHER. THE WHOLE THING BROKE. THE ESTIMATED SPEED WAS ABOUT 30-35 MPH.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128257July 11, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: ON 7/8/05 AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES , VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN OWNER NOTICED THE TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT, AND A BOOM WAS HEARD. THE OWNER RAN OUTSIDE AND VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES. THE FLAMES WERE NOTICED UNDER HOOD OF TRUCK. THE FLAMES WENT INTO CAB. THE FIRE LASTED ABOUT 30 OR 35 MINUTES BEFORE IT WAS PUT OUT. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT NEVER GAVE INDICATION OF WHAT CAUSED FIRE. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. NO INDICATION FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THERE IS A RECALL ON 1996 EXTENDED CAB RANGER REGARDING THE PRESSURE BREAK SWITCH. BUT OWNER DOESN'T HAVE THE RECALL NUMBER. WORK TOOLS WERE INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN IT BURNED. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE OR WARNINGS OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO OTHER MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. THE FIRE HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED TO INSURANCE COMPANY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126052June 21, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
ON MY 1996 FORD RANGER PICKUP TRUCK THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE HAS FAILED. THE SEAT BELT LATCH INSERTS INTO THE BUCKLE, BUT DOES NOT CATCH. I AM CURRENTLY USING THE CENTER SEAT BUCKLE FOR THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT UNTIL I GET IT REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124598June 8, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
1. NO EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE. 2. WHILE TRYING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE WENT FORWARD. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO VEHICLE OR PROPERTY. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FAILED. IT WAS WORN THRU DO TO CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST PIPE. 3. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CABLE WAS REPLACED WITH FORD F57Z7E395A. THE BROKEN CABLE IS AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120224May 8, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 1996 FORD RANGER AND THE REASON I AM WRITING IS THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT STAY BUCKLE OR SECURE. I FASTEN THE SEAT BELT AND A MINUTE LATER IT COMES UNBUCKLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117179March 31, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 1 HOURR A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109263March 2, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION. AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT 144,109, TIRE SIZE P225/70R14, DOT # PJFCDXKR4102. THE TIRE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK THE DEALER OFFERED A 15 DOLLAR CREDIT TO A NEW TIRE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE FEELS THE REMAINING THREE TIRES ARE UNSAFE. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10107771January 23, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO (I DON'T RECALL THE EXACT DATE) I HAD TAKEN MY 1996 FORD RANGER XLT INTO NORTH GATE FORD (PORT HURON/FT. GRATIOT, MI) FOR A TRACE ON ELECTRONICS?'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT WAS ON. AFTER THEY HAD PLACED MY TRUCK ON THEIR COMPUTER THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD TO 'DOWNLOAD UPDATES' TO MY TRUCK, WHICH WOULD TAKE SOME TIME (3 BILLED HOURS!). EVER SINCE THEN MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD 'ACT UP'. IT WILL INCREASE SPEED ABOVE THE SET SPEED BY 5-7 MPH, OCCASIONALLY UP TO 12 MPH, AND THEN THE THROTTLE WOULD RELEASE WITH A THUNK SOUND. USING THE BRAKE PEDAL, OR THE 'OFF' BUTTON WOULD WORK AFTER A COUPLE OF TRIES HOWEVER. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ALWAYS AVAILABLE?WOULD NOT TURN ON OR SET. I BELIEVE THAT THE FORD DEALER UNKNOWINGLY, OR MAYBE EVEN WILLINGLY, INSERTED A COMPUTER VIRUS OR CORRUPTED CODE INTO MY TRUCK'S ECM MODULE. I ATTEMPTED TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER TO BE CHECKED, BUT IT WOULD HAVE COST ME MORE THAN I COULD AFFORD TO PUT IT BACK ON THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER. I'M AFRAID THAT THIS WILL RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT?I HAVE MS AND RELY ON THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089498August 23, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
VBEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED, THEN IT ACCELCERATED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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