Ford Ranger Complaints (1995)

321 consumer complaints on file.

#10115732February 16, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR
FORD RANGER 1995, REAR END ALMOST DISLODGED FROM ITS LEAF SPRING MOUNTS. *BF *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098043October 30, 2004
TIRES, EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER, SUSPENSION
MY FORD RANGER IS A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE. IT IS BUILT UNSTABLE/BALANCED, IT VIBRATES AND ALSO SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. IT HAS ALMOST TAKEN MY LIFE TWICE! YES I DRIVE AT THE SPEED LIMIT, AND TUNE MY CAR UP ON A REGULAR BASES. THE 2003-4 MODEL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS, BUT IRONICALLY THE TOYOTA TACOMA HAS NO PROBLEMS AT ALL THAT ARE RELATED TO THESE OF THE FORD RANGER. I HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED FORD BUT NO REPLY, I AM ALSO GOING TO CONTACT MY CONGRESS PERSON TO PRESENT THESE ISSUES AND MORE WITH GOVERNED BODIES TO SEE IF THE FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION CAN BE IMPROVED, ANOTHER ASPECT TO THIS HAZARDOUS CAUSE OF THE FORD MIGHT BE THAT THE U.S DOESN'T USE EUROPEAN STANDARDS IN AUTOMOTIVE. YOU DON'T REALLY SEE BMW, OR OTHER CARS OF A EUROPEAN DECENT WITH THOSE PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094607September 29, 2004
TIRES
GOODYEAR TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY, CAUSING VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. GOODYEAR P225/70R14. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086842August 14, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
1995 RANGER XL PICK-UP. FUEL LEAK AT THE FUEL TANK WERE THE REFUELING HOSE CONNECTS TO THE FUEL TANK. THE HOSE IS INFERIOR CONSTRUCTION AND IS CAUSING A MAJOR FUEL LEAK AND POSSIBLE FIRE! FAULT DISCOVERED WHILE REFUELING VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071647June 4, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE MECHANISM FAILED TO THE POINT THAT CONSUMER HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS VERY COOPERATIVE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE SEAT BELT. CONSUMER POSED A QUESTION, SINCE IT WAS A SAFETY ITEM COULD THE GOVERNMENT FORCE THE MANUFACTURER TO EXTEND PARTS WARRANTY? *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074481May 29, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THE ENGINE REVS UP TO VERY HIGH RPMS...HOLDS FOR A FEW (5) SECONDS AND THEN DROPS DOWN TO IDLE AT APPROX. 1600 RPMS. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOST FREQUENTLY AFTER TRUCK HAS BEEN DRIVEN A WHILE. HAVE TAKEN TO TWO MECHANICS BUT TO NO AVAIL. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057614March 11, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A GAS LEAK ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO. SINCE HE IS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, HE EXAMINED HIS VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FILLER HOSE. THE FILLER HOSE WAS SOFT AND DETERIORATING AND THE GAS WAS LEAKING FROM THE CRACKS IN THE HOSE. THE CRACKS HAVE BECOME LARGER AND NOW MORE GAS IS LEAKING. THE CONSUMER IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE FIRE HAZARD. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THE THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE FILLER HOSE. *NM *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059590February 23, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING SEAT BELT LATCH WOULD NOT STAY BUCKLED. CONSUMER WOULD BE UNABLE TO WEAR THE SEAT BELT CORRECTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057523February 4, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
WHILE FILLING GAS TANK GAS WOULD LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATED THAT GAS FILLER NECK FAILED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056523February 4, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE GAS FILLER NECK HOSE ON MY 1995 FORD RANGER, LEAKS DO TO CRACKS IN THE HOSE, WHERE THE HOSE, ENTERS THE GAS TANK. THE HOSE IS SOFT AND CRACKED, AT THE TANK FLANGE, AND GAS LEAKS ONTO THE GROUND, FROM THE LARGE CRACKS IN THE HOSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049798January 6, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. *AK SUDDENLY THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED AND WAS BANGING AGAINST THE BODY AND FRAME. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND CHANGED THE TIRE , THE ACCIDENT CAUSED SOME BODY DAMAGE. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048827November 29, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
I OWN A 1995 FORD RANGER. I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WHEN I SAT DOWN IN THE DRIVERS SEAT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. WHEN I SAT DOWN AND LEANED BACK, THE SEAT WOULD FALL BACKWARDS. I FOUND OUT FROM A MECHANIC THAT A BOLT HAD BROKEN IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SEAT. HE SHOWED THE BROKEN BOLT TO ME WHICH I STILL HAVE. I HAVE SINCE BRACED THE SEAT UP WITH A 2"X10" SO I CAN DRIVE THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046747November 12, 2003
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
SOMETIMES THEY WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL, OTHER TIMES THEY WOULD COME ON BY THEM SELVES, NOW THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL. ON THE NUMBER OF FAILURES I LOST COUNT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041679October 12, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, INTERIOR LIGHTING, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
I AM AN OWNER OF TWO FORD RANGER PICK UPS AND HAD OWNED ANOTHER RANGER IN THE PAST. ALL T HERE VEHICLES HAVE HAD THE SAME ELECTRICAL PROBLEM DOOR CHIMES DINGING NON STOP, DOME LIGHT FAILURE, RADIO POWER FAILURE AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNING ON AND OFF ALL BY THEMSELVES WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION. I MADE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO FORD AND WAS TOLD TO STOP HARASSING THEM. MY DEALERSHIP SAID AND I QUOTE "YOU'RE JUST BEING A WOMAN." WELL THIS AFTER NOON THE PROBLEM TOOK A VERY SERIOUS TURN. RETURNING HOME FROM A VACATION MY 1995 FORD RANGER EX CAB XLT 2.3 LITER ENGINE. BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. IT STARTED WITH POWER LOSE TO THE RADIO THEN A POWER SURGE TO THE WIPERS, AND THROUGHOUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THOSE AREAS OF PERSISTENT CONCERNS. THEN THEY ALL STOPPED. I NOW HAVE A COMPLETE FAILURE OF BRAKE LIGHTS, SPEED CONTROL, ODOMETER (LET'S TRUST THAT READ OUT),INTERIOR LIGHTS, RADIO AND SEVERAL OTHER SYSTEMS. I ATTEMPTED TO FIND A FUSE OR RELAY TO REPAIRS THEM BUT ALL OF THOSE WERE INTACT AND REPLACEMENT MADE NO CHANGE. ESTIMATED DAMAGER AND REPAIR COST IS WELL ABOVE A GRAND. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE 1996 AND HAVE BEEN IGNORED BY FORD. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042565October 8, 2003
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT. IT DAMAGED THE RIGHT FENDER. FIRESTONE, SIZE# P225/R15, DOT#W2001PO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042455October 1, 2003
TIRES
POOR TRACTION ON SNOW COVERED ROADS CAUSED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031237July 28, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES THAT DRIVERS SEAT BELT WONT UNLATCH. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022992June 12, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING MY 1995 FORD RANGER IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. IT PROCEEDED TO JUMP A CURB AND HIT A TREE AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000734January 5, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I OWN A 1995 FORD RANGER. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE WIPERS COMING ON WITH OUT BEING TURNED ON. THE RESTRAINTS DON'T RETURN WHICH CAUSES THEM TO GET CAUGHT IN DOOR. THE TEMPERTURE GAUGE WENT OUT AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER GAUGE THAT YOU MOUNT UNDER THE DASH. THE LATCH ON THE TAILGATE WENT OUT. THE IGNITION HAS WENT OUT AND IS GOING OUT AGAIN. I HAVE READ ALOT OF COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WHO OWN THE SAME VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT'S TIME THAT FORD OWNED UP TO THESE PROBLEMS AND FIX THESE TRUCKS.I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE THERMASTAT TWICE. THERE IS DIFINATELY ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785804December 23, 2002
SEAT BELTS
THE CONSUMER DID DOME RESEARCH ON RECALLS REGARDING HIS FORD RANGER AND CAME ACROSS A RECALL REGARDING THE SEAT BELTS BUT WAS NOT SURE IF THE DESCRIPTION MATCHED THE PROBLEM HE WAS HAVING. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE NHTSA WEBSIE DID NOT HIS MODEL VEHICLE LISTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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