Ford Ranger Complaints (1996)

413 consumer complaints on file.

#10079544July 15, 2004
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH TWO BOLTS WHICH HELD THE STEERING BOX BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING PUMP FAILED, AND VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE BOLTS AND THE STEERING PUMP AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $458.00 . *AK THE STEERING BOX SNAPPED WHEN CONSUMER WAS ABOUT TO MOVE FROM A STOP SIGN. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075065June 9, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING A FORD RANGER VIN [XXX] AT AROUND 40 MILES/HOUR IN A REGULAR STREET, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY START TO SPEED UP. IT DID NOT STOP EVEN WHEN I BRAKED VERY HARD. FINALLY I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO BE ABLE TO STOP. I WAS ALMOST KILLED OR VERY BAD INJURED. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY DO NOT WHAT TO TAKE ACTIONS WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE BEFORE SOME ONE GETS KILLED. TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS.*AK UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072670May 15, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
ON MY 1996 FORD RANGER I HAVE A GAS LEAK WHEN I FILL THE TANK ALL THE WAY UP. IT LEAKS FROM THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK, DOWN THE SIDES, AND ON TO THE GROUND. IT APPEARS THAT THE HOSE GOING INTO THE GAS TANK HAS FAILED. *AK WHAN CONCERNS ME ARE TWO THINGS: FIRST, IF IT GETS ON SOME HOT METAL.....I WILL BE TOAST. NEXT, MY AUTO MECHANICS TOLD ME HE SAW THE SAME PROBLEM ON A 1999 OR 2000 FORD RANGER. SO, I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS BIGGER PROBLEM THAN JUST MY TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072631May 14, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS TANK LEAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073499May 11, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
SUMMIT TIRE, P225/70R14. DO TPJFC1ELR1203. CONSUMER DROVE ABOUT 60 MPH AND EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL TIRE SEPARATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068311May 5, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
AN UNDERHOOD ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTED AT OR NEAR THE SPEED DEACTIVATION SWITCH MOUNTED ON THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059798April 1, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
AFTER PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO GAIN SPEED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED THE VEHICLE STAYED AT THE SAME SPEED OR ACCELERATED AT A HIGHER SPEED WITHOUT ANY FORCE. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058975February 25, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
I OWN A 1996 FORD RANGER V6, 4.0L TRUCK. THREE INCIDENTS OF THE SAME NATURE HAS OCCURRED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE INCIDENT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE EVEN AFTER RELEASE OF THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE "STICKS". I CONSENTED TO THEIR SUGGESTION TO HAVE THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, WHICH WILL COST ME APPROXIMATELY $400. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (NUMBER: 99-23-5) WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN NOVEMBER 1999 FOR THE 1996 FORD RANGER 2WD V6-182 3.0L ENGINE TRUCK WITH A PROBLEM OF "THROTTLE STICKING". I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT THE 4.0L ENGINE ALSO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043300October 21, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES OR WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. HOW DO YOU DRIVE SAFELY IN THE RAIN? *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038109September 3, 2003
SEATS
CONSUMER STATES UPON SEATING IN DRIVER SEAT BACK OF SEAT COLLAPSED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036677August 27, 2003
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
BLEND AIR DOOR FAILED AND WILL NOT OPERATE ON 1996 FORD RANGER RESULTING IN INOPERATIVE DEFROSTERS. FORD WANTS $700 TO REPAIR PROBLEM. NUMBEROUS WEB SITE FORUMS REPORT THIS TO BE A CHRONIC AND FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH 93-96 FORD RANGER/EXPLORER AND MOUNTAINEER VEHICLES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037637August 26, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING SEAT BELT PROBLEMS. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY WARRANTY, AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ALSO, SEAT BELTS ON THE MIDDLE SEAT WOULD NOT NOT BUCKLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024841June 24, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER STATED ALL FOUR FIRESTONE FR480 TIRES, SIZE 22570R14, DOT # UNKNOWN, ARE CRACKED, AND TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010171March 8, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003361January 24, 2003
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE FR480 P225/70R14 40000 MILES. LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002803January 16, 2003
STRUCTURE
1996 FORD RANGER, 4.0, STANDARD CAB, STANDARD SHIFT, 2WHL DRIVE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MOUNTING BRACKET, WHICH IS SPOT WELDED TO THE FIREWALL, BROKE THE WELDS. THIS LEFT THE VEHICAL WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO INCREASE SPEED ABOVE IDLE. ALTHOUGH THE BRACKET HAD POTENTIAL FASTENER HOLES THAT LINED UP WITH HOLES IN THE FIREWALL, THE BRACKET DOES NOT BOLT ON. REFER TO FORD CPD 2000 VERSION 15.04--JANUARY 2003, P-29097 ITEM 9A762 FOR A "BLOW UP" OF THE ITEM. NO ACCIDENT OCCURED AND SINCE I AM A MECHANIC, I DROVE THE VEHICAL HOME AND REPAIRED IT MYSELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002630January 13, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL TANK CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING FUEL INTO A PARKING LOT. PHOENIX TEMP WAS 106 THAT DAY. SMELLED AND SAW GAS RUNNING ON THE GROUND. TOWED IT TO A REPAIR SHOP. REMOVED TANK AND FOUND CRACKS THAT LOOK LIKE STRESS FRACTURES BEHIND THE MOUNTING BRACKETS. IT WAS ALSO LEAKING AT THE TOP OUTLET OF THE TANK WHERE THE GASKET HAD DRIED OUT AND CRACKED. CONTACTED FORD BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURE, THEIR COMMIT WAS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001390December 23, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND BURNT THE DRIVER FACE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023789December 5, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH IN A FRONTAL COLLISION THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022806November 15, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELTS BUCKLES WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY CAUSING THE CONSUMER NOT TO HAVE A SEAT BELT ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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