Ford Ranger Complaints (1999)

760 consumer complaints on file.

#864895July 6, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF SUDDEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON. IN A RAINSTORM WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULDN'T GO ON HIGH SPEED. BUT WHEN PUTTING THE HIGH BEAM ON, THE WIPERS CAME ON. CONTACTED DEALER .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863918June 21, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUST QUIT COLD, AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. RANGER WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO FUEL PUMP WHICH WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863872June 20, 2000
INTERIOR LIGHTING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
DOME LIGHT INSIDE OF VEHICLE WOULD STAY ON AT ALL TIMES, AND RUN THE BATTERY DOWN. ALSO, DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE DRIVESHAFT AND TRANSMISSION . WHEN USING TRANSMISSION, CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE. NOISE WAS NOT THERE AT FIRST UNTIL DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862807May 31, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO DRIVER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862578May 25, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722952May 20, 2000
TIRES, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
BOTH FRONT TIRES ARE IN TERRIBLE SHAPE. BOTH TIRES SEEM TO HAVE BELT SEPARATION. THE TRUCK STILL STEERS STRAIGHT, BUT THE TIRES DON'T HOLD THE ROAD WELL AND THEY RIDE EXTREMELY ROUGH. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE MAKES A SLAPPING SOUND AS IT ROLLS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/70SR15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862092May 18, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
AFTER PARKING IN GARAGE TAIL LIGHT SHORT CIRCUITED, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL FIRE . FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861885May 15, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER WILL COMPLETE FORM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861687May 10, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE DASH CONTROL MODULE, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY/ HEADLIGHTS TO FLICKER ON/OFF, AND VEHICLE DOES NOT IDLE PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861700May 10, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE WILL START TO HOLD THAT SPEED. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO COME DOWN IS TO SHUT OFF MOTOR. CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE CRUISE CONTROL. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE WHEN SHUTTING MOTOR OFF THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861635May 9, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AT LEAST 6 TIMES, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAS PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#861610May 8, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE DRIVING TRUCK CUTS OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, TRUCK STARTS BACK UP. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. A COMPUTER CHIP WAS ORDERED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722328May 6, 2000
TIRES
FRONT RIGHT TIRE CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. RESULT: VEHICLE SWERVED ONTO RIGHT SHOULDER HIT A PARKED CAR AND FLIPPED ONTO DRIVERS SIDE, SENDING VEHICLE SLIDING DOWN FREEWAY. TIRE LANDED ABOUT 25 FEET FROM VEHICLE RESTING PLACE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#861233May 2, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
FRONT LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL COLLAPSED INWARD WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860860April 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS ARE OUT OF ROUND. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED THEY PULSATE, AND STEERING PULLS BACK AND FORTH FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860861April 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT ROTORS ARE OUT OF ROUND. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY PULSATE, AND STEERING PULLS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT UNTIL THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED AND THE REAR BRAKES ADJUSTED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE, BRAKES OK SINCE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860946April 25, 2000
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING TIRES WENT FLAT. ORIGINAL TIRES WERE OF ONE SIZE (24575R16). WENT TO CHANGE TIRES & NOTICED SPARE WAS 23575R15, A DIFFERENT SIZE TIRE. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP & THEN TIRE DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED THAT SMALLER TIRES BELONGED ON VEHICLE. OWNER INDICATED SMALLER TIRES NOT CORRECT FOR WEIGHT OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721418April 13, 2000
AIR BAGS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#860272April 13, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOORS WILL UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN WHEN A PASSENGER PULLS ON OR OPENS DOOR HANDLES, POSSIBLY CAUSING PASSENGERS TO FALL OUT THE DOOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721226April 9, 2000
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
TRUCK CAME EQUIPPED WITH P 245 75 R 16 TIRES AND WHEELS, BUT HAS A P235 75 R 15 FOR A SPARE. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER NOT TO USE 4X4 WITH THIS COMBO DUE TO STRESS ON DRIVETRAIN. I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THIS FROM A SAFETY POINT. I ASK THAT FORD REPLACE THE 15 INCH WHEEL COMBINATION WITH THE CORRECT SIZE. THEY ARE RELUCTANT TO DO SO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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