Ford Ranger Complaints (2002)

346 consumer complaints on file.

#10000242December 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
2002 RANGERS ARE APPARENTLY EQUIPPED WITH A SPEED CONTROL CHIP THAT LIMITS TOP END SPEED AND RPM'S. I WAS NOT INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS GOING TO BE CRIPPLED BY THIS DEVICE OR I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED IT. WHEN DRIVING IN THE WESTERN US, THIS LIMITER HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT 4 TIMES. FORD SHOULD BE COMPELLED TO TELL BUYERS THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS A SPEED LIMITER BEFORE THE SALE IS CLOSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022967November 19, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER NOTICE WHILE TRAVELING ELECTRICAL WAVES BURNING CONSUMER ON THE LEGS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006936November 15, 2002
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE HAS A SLIGHT VIBRATION AT 65 MPH THAT INCREASES IN SEVERITY AS SPEED INCREASES. AT 85 MPH IT HAS A VERY PRONOUNCED VIBRATION THAT MUST BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO DEALER FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER ESSENTIALLY TOLD CUSTOMER THAT FORD WOULD NOT WARRANTY A VEHICLE OVER THE LEGAL SPEED LIMIT. THIS WAS THE FINAL ANSWER AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CONVINCE THE CUSTOMER OF OTHER CAUSES, MOST OF WHICH WERE ESSENTIALLY RIDICULOUS. (THE CUSTOMER WAS IN THE AUTO REPAIR BUSINESS FOR 17 YEARS.) THE CUSTOMER TOOK THE TECHNICIAN FOR A TEST DRIVE TO DEMONSTRATE THE SEVERE VIBRATION. THE TECHNICIAN PROPOSED THE POSSIBILITY OF A DEFECTIVE REAR DRIVE LINE. THE TECHNICIAN'S SUPERVISOR THEN DROVE THE VEHICLE HIMSELF THEN STATED THE VEHICLE DEFINITELY HAD A PRONOUNCED VIBRATION, BUT FORD WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE PROBLEM. SINCE THE VIBRATION WAS DISCOVERED WHILE PASSING AN OBVIOUSLY INTOXICATED DRIVER (FOR SAFETY REASONS), THE CUSTOMER DEFINITELY CONSIDERS THIS A SAFETY HAZARD. AFTER VIEWING SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS AT THE NHTSA SITE, IT IS ALL TO OBVIOUS THAT THIS ANSWER/REFUSAL IS BECOMING A VERY COMMON PRACTICE AMONG FORD DEALERS. *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**769763
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769681November 13, 2002
TIRES
TWO TIRES DETERMINED DEFECTIVE AT 517 MILES COULD NOT BE BALANCED. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022617November 13, 2002
WHEELS
CONSUMER STATES WHEN BRAKING AND GENTLY TOUCH THE BRAKE PEDAL THE REAR WHEELS LOCK UP. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022561November 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TURNING A CORNER THE VEHICLES ENGINE SHUTS OFF. VEHICLE WILL START RIGHT UP AGAIN, CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE BRAKES AND STEERING GO OUT. CAUSE OF STALLING IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021740October 28, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, LIFTER FEET OFF OF BRAKE, VEHICLE DRIFTED BACKWARD, WITH VEHICLE IN DRIVE GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768868October 25, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING DURING RAIN NEXT DAY WIPERS ARE FINE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021616October 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICAL WILL NOT START. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021195October 21, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT APPROX 25MPH. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768515October 16, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. MY HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO OVERTAKE A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE. HE HAD TO ACCELERATE BETWEEN 80 AND 85 TO OVERTAKE IN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. OUR VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT WAS STARVED OF FUEL AND WAS NOT RESPONDING. THIS PUT US IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THERE WAS OTHER TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. WE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A DEFECT. WE EXPRESSED OUR CONCERN THAT THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER PUTS US IN AN UNSAFE OVERTAKING SITUATION. WE WERE INVITED TO TAKE A TEST DRIVE WITH A TECHNICIAN. WE EXPRESSED OUR CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THE TECNICIAN AND OURSELVES DURING A TEST DRIVE A HIGH SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD MANUFACTURING STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. FINALLY HAVING FAXED OUR CONCERNS TO THE DEALERSHIP ON10/14/02, WE WERE OFFERED ANOTHER TEST DRIVE WITH A SERVICE TECHNICIAN ON 10/15/02. DURING THE TEST DRIVE AT SPEEDS NOT EXCEEDING 65 MILES PER HOUR, THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A "REV LIMITER" WHICH IS GOVERNOR WHICH STOPS ALL ACCELERATION AT 85 MPH. WE FEEL THAT THIS INABILITY TO GO ABOVE 85 MILES PER HOUR PLACES IN A VERY VULNERABLE POSITION. THE TRUCK WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RESPOND IN AN EMERGENCY OR AVOIDANCE SITUATION. THIS PLACES EVERYONES LIVES AT RISK. IT SEEMS THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS DECIDED HOW FAST THEIR TRUCKS SHOULD GO AND HAVE NOT TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION THE DANGER THAT THEY A PLACING US IN. WITH REGARD TO THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: THE UNIT CYCLES ON AND OFF APPROX. EVERY 12 SECONDS. THIS CAUSES THE TRUCK TO SURGE EACH TIME THE UNIT COMES ON AS THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENGINE. THE UNIT ALSO MAKES A LOUD CLICKING SOUND AS IT COMES ON. THE CONSTANT SURGING OF THE ENGINE MAKES FOR A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE RIDE. THE FORD DELEARSHIP AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY DO NOT CONSIDER THIS A PROBLEM. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020927October 16, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES WHEN VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL THERE A LOT OF SHAKING, WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS RPM'S MAY BE AT 85 THEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOOSES POWER. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020829October 15, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL AND A ROLLOVER COLLISION OF 40-45 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020319October 7, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020223October 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE ROCKS WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED REPLACING. *MR THE CONSUMER SATES THAT THE VEHICLE GOES AT A RATE OF 2500+3000 RPM 202 RANGER, SHAKES IN THE NET OR PARK. THE ENGINE CUTS OUT AND JERKS AT HIGH SPEEDS, ALSO WHEN PASSING VEHICLES OR TRUCKS ON THE FREEWAYS-CUTS OUT, ITS VERY UNSAFE, AND THE BRAKES PULSATE/SHAKE WHEN APPLIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. (6000 RPM, PLUS THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 120 MPH) CERTIFIED MECHANIC(S) HAVE STATED THAT THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019427September 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WILL TURN OFF BY ITSELF, ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IT WILL SLOW DOWN. NLMTHERE IS A GOVERNOR ON THE ENGINE THAT CUTS IN AND SLOWS THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES THAT IF THERE WAS ANY KNOWN POSSIBILITY OF A GOVERNOR BEING ON THIS VEHICLE, HE WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018858September 17, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 55 TO 60 MPH VEHICLE JERKS AND LUNGES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER,AND THEY STATED THIS WAS NORMAL. *AK CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017688August 30, 2002
SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHEN PULLING UP TO A STOP TRUCK RATTLES WITH AN AWKWARD SOUND. DEALERSHIP HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT, BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. FORD HAS SENT OUT A TSB ON THIS, BUT EVEN THAT HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE SPOKE WITH THE OWNER AND BASICALLY TOLD HIM THAT THE TRUCK WAS LIKE THAT. THE ENGINE IS 3.0 LITRE W/5 SPEED TRANSMISSION, EDGE SERIES MODEL PICKUP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017136August 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN BRAKES BECAME ERRATIC VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE IDLE AIR CONTROL WAS THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016780August 20, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING INTENSE HEAT COMES FROM THE DASHBOARD. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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