Ford Ranger Complaints (1996)

413 consumer complaints on file.

#8019700September 27, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE REAR AXLE FELL OFF CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *MR THE CONSUMER'S FATHER, A MECAHNIC, STATED THAT AT THE ARROW, THE PIN BROKE, ALLOWING THE SPIDER GEAR SHAFT TO TURN ABOUT 1/4 RD AND ALLOWING THE AXLE TO MOVE IN AND THE KEEPER TO FALL OFF, WHICH CAUSED THE WHEEL AND 3 FT. AXEL TO COME OUT . *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016764August 20, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 25MPH AND WITH NO WARNING CONSUMER CAN HEAR A POPPING NOISE. IT COULD CAUSE FUTURE STEERING PROBLEMS. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014980July 29, 2002
INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
DASHLIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. CONSUMER SEES SOOT ON THE DASH SOMETIMES AND SMELLS SOMETHING BURNING. DEALER DETERMINED AMPS ON FACTORY INSTALLED FUSES ARE TOO HIGH. CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUSES SHOULD HAVE BEEN A 30 AMP. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014982July 29, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WENT OUT. CONSUMER FOUND SOOT EVERYWHERE. CONSUMERS HUSBAND CHECKED TO SEE IF A FUSE HAD BLOWN. THEY NOTICED THAT IN THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX THE FUSES USED WERE HIGHER THAN WHAT THE MANUAL STATED. THESE HAD 50 AMP FUSES. THE MANUAL CALLS FOR 30 AMPS. CONSUMER FEELS THIS OVERAGE IN POWER COULD HAVE RESULTED IN FIRE TO THE VEHICLE AND THAT THIS MAY BE THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014983July 29, 2002
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHILE MAKING A SLOW TURN STEERING WENT OUT, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. DEALER DETERMINED TWO BOLTS IN STEERING BOX HAD BROKEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764178July 13, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER 1 HOUR DRIVE, VEHICLE WAS 40% BURNED AND DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. FIRE ORIGINATED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON DRIVERS SIDE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763821July 4, 2002
TIRES:SIDEWALL
MY PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT LAST NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ON THE I10. WHAT I FOUND STRANGE IS THAT THE TIRE CAME APART IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SIDEWALL AND IS CUT IN A PERFECT CIRCLE. THE RUBBER LEFT ON THE RIM ON THE SIDE THAT CAME APART LOOKS TO BE ABOUT 2 INCHES OUT FROM THE RIM ALL THE WAY ROUND. WITH THE CURRENT TIRE RECALL I THOUGHT THAT I SHOULD REPORT THIS SENCE I SEE WEB SITES WITH OTHERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS MODLE OF FIRESTONE TIRE THAT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. ANOTHER THING I FOUND INTERESTING IS THAT I CAN'T FIND WHAT I WOULD CALL A STANDARD SIZE ANYWHERE ON MY TIRE INSTEAD IT READS "27X8.50R14LT" SHOULDN'T IT START WITH A 2?? NUMBER. THANKS BRASS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011417June 10, 2002
INTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE COURTESY LIGHTS AND TRUNK CARGO LIGHTS STAYING ON WHILE DRIVING OR PARKING. BLOWER MOTOR WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF WHILE THE SWITCH ARE IN THE OFF MODE OR IN THE ON MODE. DEALER AND MANUFACTRER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK THE ABS BRAKES LOCK UP ON WET PAVEMENT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011420June 10, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING, CHIME WOULD GO OFF. DRIVER WOULD JIGGLE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO GET IT TURNED OFF. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE KEY WILL ALSO COME OUT OF THE SWITCH WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761414May 1, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD OF FRONT LEFT TIRE PEELED OFF AT 65 MPH, FORCING VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO PUNCTURE TO THE TIRE AND THE TIRE WAS STILL FULLY INFLATED AFTER TAKING THE TIRE OFF. I TOOK THE TIRE TO THE NEAREST FIRESTONE STORE BUT THEY ONLY OFFERED A LIMITED REPLACEMENT DEAL. I HAVE SAVED THE TIRES AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEM INSPECTED BY SOMEONE FROM YOUR AGENCY.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005184March 8, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER COMES ON BY THEMSELVES. HAS TO PLAY WITH SWITCH TO TURN OFF. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757543January 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS FAILED WHEN PEDAL HELD DOWN IN RAPID STOP. PULSES AND THEN DROPS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE REENGAGING. HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS MANY TIMES DURING ENTIRE TIME I HAVE OWNED TRUCK. TECHNICIANS CAN FIND NO INFORMATION ON WHY THIS MIGHT OCCUR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757479January 29, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564089January 24, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS WAS BROKE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE IS NO REASON FOR A SOLID PIECE OF STEEL TO JUST BREAK. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756672January 10, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CHIME AND LIGHT WON'T GO OUT, WIPERS HAVE SHORT. I FEAR A FIRE DUE TO OVERHEATED ELECTRICAL WIRING/COMPONENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755864December 20, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING
REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH DOME LIGHT ON ALWAYS WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS ON OR OFF, KEY IN IGNITION OR NOT; DOOR CHIME ALWAYS ON IF KEY IS IN IGNITION, VEHICLE ON OR OFF; BOTH CANNOT BE CORRECTED UNLESS FUSE IS REMOVED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORDS AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED OR AT MINIMUM, FIXED FREE EACH TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755374December 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899685November 29, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN THE DARK, LIGHTS WILL GO OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CONSUMER HAD TO TOUCH DIMMER SWITCH SO THAT LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON. SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED BEFORE UNDER WARRANTY. BUT, CURRENTLY WAS NOT WORKING AGAIN, CONSUMER FEES IF IT GETS FIXED AGAIN, IT WILL NOT WORK AGAIN LATER ON. *AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755070November 29, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
DIMMER SWITCH CAUSES LIGHTS TO SHUT OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898755November 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED, REGARDLESS OF WEATHER CONDITIONS / TEMPERATURES. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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