Ford Ranger Complaints (1997)

411 consumer complaints on file.

#718619February 11, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
AT INTERMITTENT TIMES FOR A VARRYING LENGTH OF TIME HEADLIGHTS WILL CUT OFF. DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND PUTS THE TRUCK BACK ON THE ROAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856682February 10, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AT 35 MPH VEHICLE RAN INTO THE BACK OF A TRACTOR HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER PASSENGER'S SIDE OR DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784485February 7, 2000
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DOME LIGHT COMES ON BY ITSELF AND FAILS TO TURN OFF. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717808January 24, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
DRY SPINDLES AND BALL JOINT BEARINGS, MECHANIC PUT PICKUP ON JACK SAID " WE WRE LUCKY WE DIDNT WRECK" TIRE LEANED OUTWARD , EVENTULAY WOULD HAVE FALLEN OFF. *AK--
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855246January 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, TIRES
BRAKES AND TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE.. THE CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT ALL TH E WAY TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, TWO FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855247January 20, 2000
TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES AND TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717236January 12, 2000
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DOME LIGHT DOES NOT GO OUT WHEN KEY IS TURNED ON OR DOOR(S) SHUT. NO PARTICULAR INDICATION AS TO WHY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716615December 29, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
I ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND SAT IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. AS I WAS ABOUT TO DRIVE, THE SEATBACK COLLAPSED INTO THE REAR, AND WOULD NOT RELATCHED I HAVE AN EXTENDED CAP SO THE SEAT FELL ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE REAR FLOOR AND WOULD NOT STAY UPRIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THE FRAME OF THE SEAT BROKE AND THAT I NEED A NEW SEAT. I AM WAITING FOR AN ESTIMATED COST FROM THEM. THEY ALSO STATE THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTNDED WARRANTY. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. I ONLY WEIGHT 170 LBS SO I DONT GIVE THE SEAT ANY UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF STRESS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715310November 27, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WIPER OPERATION ERRATIC. OPERATE BY THEMSELVES, OR WILL NOT OPERATED WHEN TURNED ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715311November 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
BRAKES GRAB AFTER TRUCK HAS SET DURING MOIST CONDIATIONS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852932November 16, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER OR DEFROSTER IS ON, AND WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, IF DRIVER LETS UP THE ACCELERATOR, VEHICLE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN. IT TAKES ABOUT 30-40 SECONDS BEFORE IT ACTUALLY SLOWS DOWN. DLR/ MANUFACTURER CANNOT FIX DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850569November 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, FRONT LEFT BRAKE ROTOR CRACKED, CAUSING BRAKES TO PULSATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852605November 5, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS SENSOR IS COMING ON CONSTANTLY. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS DIRT GETTING ON THE SENSOR, CAUSING THE LIGHT TO COME ON WHICH IS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852623November 5, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE IN AN HEAD-ON ACCIDENT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITHOUT INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714203November 2, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DURING DRIVING, WHEN I SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD (MOST OF THE TIME), THE THROTTLE STICKS AT AROUND 2500-3000 RPM'S. IT DOES RELEASE ITSELF BUT AFTER I ENGAGE THE CLUTCH TO THE NEXT GEAR, I CAN TAKE IT OUT OF GEAR AND LEAVE IN NEUTRAL AND IT WILL STILL BE AROUND 2500 RPM FOR ABOUT 3-8 SECONDS. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER AND THEY THOUGHT I WAS NUTS. I TOOK IT TO BURTS FORD IN COLORADO AND THEY FIRST REPLACE A FUEL ASSEMBLY PART, THE 2ND TIME THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY 3RD WITH BURTS, I TOOK A MECHANIC OUT FOR A DRIVE AND SHOED HIM THE PROBLEM. THEY LOOKED THE CAR OVER WHILE IT WAS IN SHOP FOR A WEEK AND SAID THAT THEY CAN WILLINGLY REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM BUT SAID IT WAS THE WAY THE CAR WAS BEING SHIFTED. NO FIX. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING STICK CARS FOR OVER 26 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. AT ONE POINT, WHEN SHIFTING, THE RPM'S WOULD ACCERLATE. THIS IS A PROBLEM, IF I GET TO A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN AND THE CAR WILL NOT RELEASE THE RPM'S, THEN ENGINE COULD CONTINUE TO RACE AND POTENTIALLY BLOW UP OR EVEN RUIN THE ENGINE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE BUT NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851107October 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE OVERHEATED, CAUSING THE GASKETS TO BLOW . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713362October 15, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON FOLLOWED BY SQUEELING SOUND (BELT). ENGINE POWER EFFECTED, LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKE ISSUES. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE CONTROLLED SAFELY AND DRIVER MUST PULL OVER. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS IN EVEN IN SMALL PUDDLES! I HAVE A TRCUK THAT CANNOT OPERATE SAFELY IN RAIN! I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES NOW WITH THE SAME RESULTS. IF THE BELT GETS WET THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO. WHAT GOOD IS A TRUCK THAT CAN'T BE OPERATED IN BAD WEATHER OR DRIVE THROUGH A PUDDLE THAT A MAZDA MIATA CAN EASILY HANDLE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850717October 14, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED,CLIMBING A SMALL RISE. ALSO, NEEDS TO SHIFT MANUALLY FROM 5TH TO 4TH GEAR. WHEN CLUTCH PEDAL IS DEPRESSED ENGINE WILL RACE TO A WIDE OPEN THROTTLE FOR SECOND ,AND THEN IT WILL COME BACK TO IDLE.DEALER CLAIMED CRUISE CONTROL WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DEACTIVATE BY APPLYING CLUTCH PEDAL , ONLY BY APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL AND BUTTON. THIS IS IN CONFLICT WITH OWNER'S AND SERVICE MANUAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712703October 2, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE (MOST RECENT INCIDENT) WHEN I HIT A WASHBOARDED SECTION ON A DIRT ROAD (KOEHN RD. BETWEEN CAPAC RD. AT KNOLL RD., MUSSEY TWP., ST. CLAIR COUNTY). RANGER REPEATEDLY LOSES CONTROL WHEN IT HITS BUMPS OR WASHBOARDS, OFTEN CAUSING LANE CHANGES OR SEVERE SKIDS. DEALER DISMISSED COMPLAINTS, SAID IT WAS "NORMAL" FOR TRUCK SUSPENSION. OUR OTHER TRUCKS ('74 CHEVY C-10, '85 ASTRO, '85 S-10 BLAZER, '88 S-10 BLAZER, '94 CARAVAN, '95 SONOMA) HAVE NEVER DONE THIS. WE WERE ABLE TO ALLEVIATE A LITTLE OF THE PROBLEM BY REDUCING THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES TO 30 PSI, BUT WE STILL LOSE CONTROL FREQUENTLY, ON BUMPY PAVED ROADS AS WELL AS DIRT ROADS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849344September 29, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE STOPPING WHILE IN OPERATING MODE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY AND CAN LEAD TO A VEHICLE COLLISION.; MFR. NOTIFIED. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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