Ford Ranger Complaints (1999)

760 consumer complaints on file.

#10257103February 1, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND I CAME TO A HILL AND AT THE BOTTOM WAS A STOP SIGN. I GOT ALLMOST STOPPED BEHIND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND MY BRAKES GAVE OUT CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE HEARD OF AT LEAST 25 DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME MODEL TRUCK THAT I HAVE THAT HAVE EITHER WRECKED OR ALMOST WRECKED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257104February 1, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL BEHIND ANOTHER CAR AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES QUIT WORKING. I HIT THE CAR CAUSING APPROX. $1500 DAMAGE AND BENDING MY FRONT BUMPER. I ALSO GOT A TICKET BECAUSE THE OFFICER SAID THE CRASH WAS DUE TO DRIVER FAILING TO STOP, HE DIDN'T EVEN CHECK THE BRAKES. I TOWED IT TO 2 DIFFERENT SHOPS BEFORE THEY DETERMINED IT WAS A BRAKE PROBLEM (THE FIRST SHOP CRASHED IT INTO A CAR JACK BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES NOT WORKING) AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALER. THE FORD MECHANIC TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THE BRAKES GAVE OUT AGAIN CAUSING HIM TO RUN SOMEONE OFF THE ROAD. IT IS STILL AT THE FORD DEALER AND EVEN THOUGH FORD DOESN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT THEY QUOTED $800 TO FIX IT. THEY THINK THE ABS MODULE IS MALFUNCTIONING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD MY MODEL TRUCK. I THINK THAT IT IS A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND THAT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED SO IT WON'T CAUSE ANYMORE ACCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256547January 27, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STARTING IN 2007 MY 1999 FORD RANGER WOULD NOT GO INTO 4 WHEEL DR.. I WAS ALERTED BECAUSE THE 4-HIGH LIGHT STARTED BLINKING TO WARN OF A PROBLEM. AFTER 8 TRIPS TO3 DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS, IT WILL GO INTO 4-HIGH BUT IT ALWAYS SLIPS OUT. IT APPEARS TO BE IRREPAIRABLE. ALSO THE 4-HIGH LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH IT HAS DROPPED BACK INTO 2 WHEEL DR.. AT 70 M.P.H., ON ICE AND SNOW THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252072December 17, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEED CONTROL SWITCH'S ON STEERING WHEEL DETERIORATED,CAUSING SPEED CONTROL TO COME ON END OFF WHEN NOT WANTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247517November 3, 2008
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED ON THEIR OWN INTERMITTENTLY. THE WIPERS HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY BE SHUT OFF MANUALLY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,802. UPDATED 11/26/08 *CN UPDATED 12/01/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246858October 27, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IN JULY 2008 ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH CODE PO442. PUT NEW GAS CAP ON AND LIGHT WAS OFF UNTIL SEPT 2008 WHEN IT CAME ON AGAIN WITH THE SAME CODE. I CLEARED THE CODE AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN OCT 2008 WITH CODE PO455. I CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK AND DISCOVERED THE (FUEL FILLER) TUBE IS RUSTED OUT. FUEL LEAKS ON GROUND WHEN FILLING TANK AND THE AUTOMATIC NOZZLE SHUTS OFF. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. JOHN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246530October 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1999 FORD RANGER WITH 3 LITER ENGINE CAMSHAFT POSITION SYNCHRONIZER FAILED CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF ENGINE. GEAR BROKE CAUSING FAILURE OF OIL PUMP SEIZING ENGINE WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236484July 31, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL *THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. THE STEREO WOULD ACTIVATE INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. IT ALSO GETS SO HOT THAT IT IS MELTING THE PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE STEREO. AS OF JULY 31, 2008 THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190,962.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235489July 23, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
FRAME RUST TO THE POINT OF FRAME FAILURE, DUE TO RUST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233993July 11, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WE HAVE A 99 FORD RANGER BOUGHT BRAND NEW. IT IS IN MINT CONDITION AND HAS ONLY APPROX. 80,000 MILES ON IT. WE JUST NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS CRACKED AND READY TO SPLIT IN HALF. WE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO., THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT THAT THE WARRANTY WAS OVER. THEY WOULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE FRAME AND IF, IT WAS NOT NOTICED, WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE MAY BE MORE VEHICLES OUT THERE THAT COULD HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN IF IT WASN'T NOTICED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232736June 30, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UNABLE TO GET RECALL SERVICE PERFORMED FROM LOCAL FORD DEALER. RECALL # 05S28. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232354June 26, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I HAVE HAD 2 OF THESE TIRES BLOW OUT ON ME. THE FIRST HAPPENED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. HEARD A LOUD BOOM AT 10 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT. WENT OUTSIDE AND FOUND A GASH IN THE TIRE ON THE SIDE WALL ABOUT 5 TO 6 INCHES LONG. I HAD THOUGH SOME ONE HAD SLASHED THE TIRE BUT THE POLICE OFFICER SAID THAT THE TIRE BLEW OUT FROM THE INSIDE. THIS TIRE WAS ON THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE 99 FORD RANGER PICK UP. I HAD IT REPLACED WITH THE SAME TIRE BRAND AND MODEL. THE SECOND TIRE BLEW OUT 6/24 WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 81. THIS WAS THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE SIDE WALL HAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD. IT LOOKS LIKE THE SEPARATION STARTS RIGHT ABOVE THE RAISED WHITE LETTERING. ONE OF THE OTHER 2 ORIGINAL TIRES HAS SOME OF THE WHITE BEGINNING TO SHOW ABOVE THE WHITE LETTERING. THE TIRE THAT WAS REPLACED 3 WEEKS AGO IS ALSO BEGINNING TO HAVE SOME OF THE WHITE THAT IS UNDER THE BLACK COLOR OF THE TIRE SHOW THROUGH RIGHT ABOVE THE LETTERING. I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE WITH KELLY TIRES. I HAVE THE BRIDGESTONE TIRES IF YOU WANT THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222116March 24, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT HAD HIS SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007. HE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY FORD IS TAKING SO LONG TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. FORD STATED THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY INSTALLING THE PART, BUT FOR TRUCKS, VANS, AND SUV'S, THEY WOULD NOT START UNTIL JUNE OF 2008. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN .UPDATED 05/06/08 *BF UPDATED 05/06/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221973March 21, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) IN AUGUST OF 2007. HE HAS BEEN ATTEMPTING TO GET THE RECALL REMEDIED SINCE THAT TIME, BUT THE PART FOR THE REPAIR IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH PARTS TO ACCOMMODATE EVERYONE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 04-08-08 *BF UPDATED 04/08/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221666March 13, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1999 FORD RANGER WITH SPEED CONTROL RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. HE STATES THAT HE IS STILL WAITING FOR THE PART TO COME IN. HE STATES THAT HE HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS REPAIRED SINCE AUGUST 2007. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219604February 28, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET MY 1999 FORD RANGER TRUCK REPAIRED AS IT CURRENTLY UNDER RECALL FOR A DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL IN NOVEMBER 2007, AND I HAVE NOT HAD AN OPERABLE CRUISE CONTROL OPTION SINCE THEN. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AS THEY STATE FORD MOTOR CORP HAS NOT HAD THE PART AVAILABLE TO FIX THE RECALL ISSUE. I CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN YESTERDAY AND THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE THE PART TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217113February 6, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AND THEY CONTINUE TO STATE THAT THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN A FEW MONTHS. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216953February 5, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS SENT A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY TRUCK IN AUGUST 2007 AND THE PART TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE ON FEBRUARY 4, 2008. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216684February 1, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
I HAVE A RECALL ON A FORD RANGER 1999 PICKUP FOR THE SPEED CONTROL. THE RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT TO ME IN AUGUST. THE PART IS STILL UNAVAILABLE AT MY LOCAL DEALER - BITTERROOT MOTORS AND WHEN I CALL THE FORD HOTLINE, THEY ALSO SAY THE PART WILL BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL MAY OR LATER. I THINK IF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO DEAL WITH THE RECALL A LITTLE SOONER THAN 10 MONTHS AFTER THEY ISSUE THE RECALL. NOW IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP CALLING THE FORD DEALER TO FIND OUT WHEN I CAN SCHEDULE A REPAIR. THEY DON'T KEEP A LIST TO CONTACT ME WHEN THEY GET THE PART IN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214399January 10, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A FORD SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN AUGUST OF 2007. ON AUGUST 27, 2007, THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED. AT THAT TIME, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD BE CALLED WHEN THE PART ARRIVED IN OCTOBER. HE HAS BEEN CALLING EVERY MONTH SINCE OCTOBER AND IS BEING INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE THE FOLLOWING MONTH. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 01/24/08 *BF UPDATED 01/24/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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