Ford Ranger Complaints (1995)

321 consumer complaints on file.

#725807July 22, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THERE IS AN INTERMITENT SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WINDSHIELD WIPERS START WORKING BY THEMSELVES, AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF, AND FAULTY READINGS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725218July 10, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864603June 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
SPARE TIRE IS RUBBNG AGAINST THE BRAKE LINE, CAUSING A HOLE, AND RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724752June 29, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724539June 26, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AFFECTS THREE AREAS OF OPERATION: THE WINDSHIELD WASHER, THE RADIO, AND THE DOME LIGHT AND CHIME. THE MOST DANGEROUS IS THE WINDSHIELD WASHER. WHILE DRIVING IT WILL TURN ITSELF ON AND BLIND MY VISION FOR 15 SECONDS WHILE IT SPRAYS WASHER FLUID ON THE WINDSHIELD AND THEN WIPES IT OFF. UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES IT IS ONLY AN ANNOYANCE BUT IF I AM CHANGING LANES OR IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT OR ON CURVES IT BECOMES A POTENTIAL DISASTER. IT STARTED DOING IT THE FIRST MONTH I BOUGHT IT FROM A FRIEND (01/98) AND HAS LASTED TILL THE PRESENT DATE(06/00. THE PREVIOUS OWNER WARNED ME OF THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SO IT HAS BEEN AN ON GOING SITUATION. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE ALSO. IT INVOLVES THE FACTORY RADIO/ TAPE DECK. THE RADIO WORKS GREAT BUT THE TAPE DECK WONT WORK AFTER BEING REPACED ONCE AND WORKED ON BY FORD FOUR TIMES. THE LAST ISSUE IS WITH THE DOME LIGHT AND CHIME SOUND. THE LIGHT REMAINS ON AND THE CHIME CONTINUES TO SOUND FOR UP TO TWO MINUTES AFTER THE DOOR IS CLOSED AND ALL THE SEAT BELTS HAVE BEEN FASTENED. I DONT KNOW IF THE THREE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE RELATED BUT I DO KNOW THAT THEY ALL THREE ORIGINATE IN THE ELECTRICAL WIRING BEHIND THE DASH BOARD. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE WIPER AND WASHER TURNING THEMSELVES ON WHILE I AM DRIVING . IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS CAUSES AN ACCIDENT SINCE IT HAPPENS AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK. MY FRUSTRATION LIES IN THE FACT THAT NEARLY ALL 1995 RANGERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM (ACCORDING TO CONSUMER REPORTS AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL I MEET WHO OWNS THIS SAME YEAR OF TRUCK) AND YET FORD STILL HAS NOT ISSUED A STATEMENT OR A RECALL THAT I AM AWARE OF AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME . TONY FILLEY. (*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864078June 22, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, INTERIOR LIGHTING
WINDSHIELD WIPER SENSOR MLFUNCTIONED. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL JUST COME ON ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. ALSO, SOMETIMES IT MAKES THE DOOR CHIMES RING, AND REGULATES THE REAR INTERIOR LIGHT. DEALER WILL REPLACE PARTS FOR FREE, BUT CONSUMER HAS TO PAY TO HAVE THE RIGHT SIDE DONE FIRST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722634May 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, SEAT BELTS
WINDSHIELD WIPERS -- BEGINNING SUMMER 1998 I EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPER, DOME LIGHT, AND DOOR CHIME COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. IN DECEMBER 1998 THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING SO I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MAGUIRE FORD FOR REPAIR. THE WIPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED (OBVIOUSLY THIS INTERMITTENT ON/OFF CYCLE BURNT IT OUT), AS WAS A SWITCH FOR THE DOOR. THE FEATURES WERE TROUBLE FREE (THOUGH THE DOME LIGHT STILL HAS PROBLEMS) UNTIL 5/10/2000. ON THAT DAY I STARTED THE VEHICLE DURING A RAIN STORM, AND THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO MAGUIRE FORD FOR REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED, BUT WHEN I STARTED IT THE WIPERS STILL WOULD NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE SHOP AND REQUIRES A PART (COSTING ~$150). THE MECHANICS AT FORD KEPT REFERRING TO "INTERMITTENT WIPER" PROBLEMS ON OTHER FORD'S, PROMPTING ME TO CHECK THE "CAR TALK" WEB SITE, WHICH HAD A LINK TO THE NHTSA SITE. ON THIS SITE I SAW THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE BEEN HAVING SIMILAR WIPER/DOOR CHIME/DOME LIGHT PROBLEMS. WHILE ON THIS SITE I NOTICED NUMEROUS INSTANCES WHERE PEOPLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ABS SYSTEMS. ON 11/28/99 WHILE DRIVING ON I-81 JUST NORTH OF BINGHAMTON, NY I HAD A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE WITH MY BRAKES. A CAR CUT CLOSELY IN FRONT OF ME, PROMPTING ME TO APPLY MY BRAKES WITH FORCE, IN ORDER TO PREVENT A COLLISION. THE BRAKE ON THE FRONT RIGHT-HAND SIDE LOCK, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO JERK TO THE RIGHT. I SURPRISINGLY WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK, BUT AFTER ANOTHER 30 MILES OF DRIVING I BEGAN NOTICING A GRINDING SOUND IN THE AREA OF THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MIDAS AND WAS TOLD THE THE CALIPER ON THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE BROKE AND THAT SOMETHING (THE BRAKE?) HAD SEIZED. I PAID FOR REPAIRS AND DISMISSED THIS INCIDENT UNTIL READING ON THE "CAR TALK - NHTSA" LINK THAT MANY OTHER HAVE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR EVENTS WITH THEIR BRAKES. THE PROBLEM, IT SEEMS, IS WORTHY OF A RECALL. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722056April 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I FEEL FORD MOTOR NEEDS TO EXTEND THIS RECALL THEY CURRENTLY HAVE IN EFFECT 7 YEARS OR 100,OOO MILES MY CAR WAS OVER THE MILEAGE TO COMPLY WITH THEM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THEY KNOW THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, HEAD GASKETS JUST DON'T BLOW OUT FOR NO REASON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860714April 21, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784602April 7, 2000
INTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DOOR AND KEY CHIMES COME ON WHENEVER THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. KEY MUST BE REMOVED BEFOR THEY WILL GO OFF. THE DOME LIGHTS WON'T GO OFF AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE DOME LIGHT WONT GO OFF UNTIL DRIVING FORWARD, MAKING BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY DANGEROUS IN THE DARK, CONSUMER REMOVED FUSE BECAUSE NOTHING ELSE WORKS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551563April 4, 2000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859257March 27, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BELL AND DOME LIGHT STAY ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. BELL WILL NOT STOP RINGING FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 10 MIINUTES. PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE RECTIFIED. *AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720634March 27, 2000
INTERIOR LIGHTING, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
DOOR CHIMES AND DOME LIGHTS STAY ON CONTINUOUSLY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IS TO PULL THE FUSE. UNFORTUNATELY WHEN THE FUSE IS PULLED, WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NO WORK NOR DOES THE SPEEDOMETER. THIS IS THE 2ND OCCURRENCE. THE DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM (AFTER 3 DAYS IN SHOP) IN 1997. ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WASHER & WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT TOUCHING THE CONTROLS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719771March 6, 2000
INTERIOR LIGHTING
I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY DOME LIGHT AND DOOR ADJAR CHIME. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE BY FORD DEALER AND AM NOW HAVING SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. CHIME AND DOME LIGHT WILL STAY ON EVEN THOUGH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS CLOSED. AS FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON, EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS CLOSED. HAD TO PULL FUSE TO STOP CHIME NOISE. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN I DO THAT I HAVE NP WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DEALER NOW WANTS ME TO PAY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED AGAIN. AFTER READING ABOUT ALL THE OTHER 1995 FORD RANGERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, I WANT THE NHTSA TO DEMAND A RECALL FROM FORD AND FIX THESE PROBLEMS CORRECTLY ONCE AND FOR ALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718641February 12, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, INTERIOR LIGHTING
WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WHEN TURNED ON, ARE ERRATIC. THEY DO NOT HOLD A STEADY CADENCE. ALSO, DOMELIGHT STAYS ON AFTER CLOSING THE DOOR. IT WILL STAY ON FOR UP TO 5 MINUTES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718269February 3, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT AND/OR WARNING CHIME COMES ON RANDOMLY. ALSO, DOME LIGHT DOES NOT SHUT OFF AFTER SHUTDOWN, EXITING AND LOCKING VEHICLE. AS REPAIR, DEALER REPLACED DOOR SWITCHES ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT LAST. RECENT REPAIR BY ANOTHER DEALER CAME UP WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AS FAULTY. THIS WAS REPLACED BUT THIS REPAIR DID NOT EVN LAST 24 HOURS. I SUSPECT THE ELECTRONIC MODULE (GEM), BUT THE DEALERS SEEM RELUCTANT TO TRY REMOVE & REPLACE OF IT. DO I JUST HAVE A LEMON, OR HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS AND.OR TSBS. I FOUND SOME IN THE DATA BASE; NHTSA ITEMS SB051878, SB051590 AND SB 051449; ALONG WITH ODI'S 852639,983634.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718226February 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, TIRES
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODE, THE BACK BRAKES SEEM TO GRAB QUICKER CAUSING THE BRAKES TO LOCK ON ALL 4 WHEELS. THIS CAUSES THE VEHIVCLE TO GO IN TO A UNCONTROLLED SLIDE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES ON HILLS OR EVEN LEVEL GROUND IN SNOWY CONDITIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE, THE BRAKES APPEAR TO ACT NORMAL. BUT WHEN IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE THE BRAKES LOCK AND PULSE, THERE IS NO CONTROLLED DEPLOYMENT OF THE PADS. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ARE THE SIZE THAT THE MANUFACTURER CALLS FOR, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT I USE STUDDED TIRES ON THE REAR. AS I STATED THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 205,70R-15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854916January 12, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WASHERS AND WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, CONSUMER FEELS THAT THEY COULD LIMIT VISIBILITY AT CRITICAL TIMES. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717126January 9, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, INTERIOR LIGHTING
MODULE CONTROLS DOOR CHIMES, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, INTERIOR LIGHTS... WIPERS TURN ON WITHOUT USER CONTROLS. WIPERS STOP WORKING WHEN THEY ARE BEING USED OR NEEDED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM, YET THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS FROM FORD MOTOR CO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717035January 7, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DOOR CHIME INTERMITTANTLY RINGS, CONTINUOUSLY CAUSING EXTREME IRRITATION. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES WORK WHEN TURNED ON, BUT WHEN TURNED OFF THEY COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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