Ford Ranger Complaints (1996)

413 consumer complaints on file.

#785738October 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THERE WAS LOOSE GRAVEL ON ROAD AND PAVEMENT WAS WET AT THE INTERSECTION, WHEN ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN BRAKES LOCKED UP, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752985October 6, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING, COME BACK ON WITHIN TEN SECONDS. OCCURS ONLY ONCE OR TWICE IN 3 TO 4 MONTH TIME FRAME. FORD AND DEALER CAN NOT HELP. OIGINALLY TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR ON 5/16/97. COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS NO INFO RELATED IN THEIR DATA BASE. VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I HAVED TRIED TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM ON MY OWN (ELECTRICAL ENGINEER) BUT WIRING DIAGRAMS DO NOT EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM. I BELEIVE THERE IS A CIRCUIT BREAKER INLINE THAT DOES NOT SHOW IN THE FORD WIRING DETAILS FOR THIS TRUCK. I CANNOT VERIFY THIS THRU FORD. WOULD HAVE TO TEAR TRUCK APPART TO FIND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750919August 22, 2001
TIRES
TIRE COMPLETELY SHREDDED AND EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED ON HIGHWAY. *AK (TIRESIZE: P22570R14)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750711August 18, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 2 YEARS THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH ON THE END OF THE TURN SIGNAL ARM HAS FAILED. WASHER SWITCH ON ARM STILL WORKS, BUT WIPERS DO NOT WORK IN ANY MODE. I HAVE CONTACTED A LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY WILL ONLY OFFER TO REPLACE AGAIN FOR AROUND $300.00
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893476August 6, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 MPH - ANOTHE VEHICLE PULLED INTO TRAFFIC LANE AND CAUSED A CRASH. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED OTHER VEHICLE PULLING INTO LANE. PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED TO HOLD PASSENGER AND RELEASED DURING IMPACT. PASSENGER EXPERIENCED RIB INJURIES, AND MULTIPLE BRUISES ON BODY AND FACE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#748634July 17, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE TREAD ON THE TIRES PEELED OFF WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75MPH. THE BACK OF THE TRUCK STARTED TO SWING OUT OF CONTROL AND IT WENT INTO A SPIN. IT THROUGH HER AND THE TRUCK INTO TWO PINE TREES 15 FEET OFF I-75. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALLED AND SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH HEAD CONTUSIONS AND PAIN. IT WAS THE WORSE EXPERIENCE OF OUR LIFE. WE TOOK PICTURES AND WE HAVE SAVED THE DAMAGED TIRE AND PART OF THE MISSING TREAD. (THE DEALER SOLD THE TRUCK WITH 3 DIFFERENT NAME BRAND TIRES. ) ALTHOUGH, WE ARE EXTREMELY UPSET ABOUT THE CRASH, WE ARE THANKFUL THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT FATAL.*AK (DOT NUMBER: MAC322 TIRESIZE: P225/70R14)
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#747404June 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WENT IN TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND THEY SHOWED ME THAT THE OIL PAN GASKET WAS ABOUT TO BLOW OUT. I HAD JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED 3000 MILES AGOE AND WENT ON A TRIP WHIT A NEW OIL CHANGE. I RETURNED HOME AND WENT TO GET THE OIL CHANGED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY AND FOUND THE OIL GASKET COMMING OUT. THANK GOD IT DID NOT BLOW WHILE I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME DURING THE LONG TRIP I HAD GONE ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890311June 13, 2001
TIRES
FIRESTONE, P225/70 R14. 60,000 MILES. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MOUNTED ON A FORD, RANGER 1996. WHILE TRAVLING AT ABOUT 50 MPH LEFT FRONT TIRE SHREDDED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENTS.*AK YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889322May 29, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE 00 020/TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE PARKED NOTICED LEFT REAR TIRE SHOW SIGN OF TREAD SEPARATION ON A 1996, FORD, RANGER; AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT, INSTALLED AT 25,000 MILES, TIRE SIZE P225/70R14, DOT# W2FC1PR038. FIRESTONE WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK CONSUMER REPORTED PROBLEM TO FIRESTONE ON 5-29-2001 THEY ADVISED CONSUMER TO CONTACT FORD, AND FORD TOLD CONSUMER TO CONTACT FIRESTONE, CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745941May 26, 2001
TIRES
I WAS RETURNING FROM THE STATE FAIR IN MILWAUKEE WI WITH MY SON. WHILE TRAVELING NORTH THUR FOND DU LAC, WI THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. ONLY THE SIDE WALLS OF THE TIRE REMAINED. I HAD CHECKED ALL FOUR TIRES BEFORE LEAVING THE CAMP GROUNDS IN THE HALF HOUR BEFORE THE TIRE FAILED. AS A OTR TRUCK DRIVER I'VE EXPERNCED SERVERAL TYPE'S OF TIRE FAILURE, RECAPS, HOT/COLD WEATHER, ETC. AFTER VEIWING THE TIRE, I WAS ALARMED BECAUSE THE TREND WAS TOTALY GONE. ALL THAT REMAINED WAS TWO SIDEWALLS AND A DENTED RIM.*AK (DOT NUMBER: DONT HAVE TIRESIZE: P225/70R14)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745756May 23, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAG DEPLOYED ON 2/13/01 WITHOUT CAUSE AT VEHICLE SPEED OF EST. 10 MPH, TRUCK HIT LAND EMBANKMENT ALONG SIDE OF THE ROAD.THERE IS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE WITH EXCEPTION OF AIRBAG. AIRBAG CAUSED CRITICAL INJURY TO 47 YR OLD DRIVER INCLUDING: CRUSHED STERNUM, CRACKED RIBS, DAMAGED LUNGS, BRUISED HEART, INJURY TO LIVER & KIDNEYS, EXTENSIVE INTERNAL BLEEDING, RUPTURED GALLBLADDER RESULTING IN PERITONITIS. DRIVER WAS HOSPITALIZED 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 60 DAYS FOR A TOTAL INPATIENT ADMISSION OF 28 DAYS. EACH ADMISSION WAS LISTED AS CRITICAL WITH LAST ADMISSION OF 4/2/01 TO 4/13/01 RESULTING IN MAJOR SURGERY . PATIENT RECOVERY EXPECTED TO LAST 7 TO 12 MONTHS. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD WE MUST PAY APPROXIMATELY $5000 FOR AN EXPERT TO EXAMINE THE FORD RANGER TRUCK TO DETERMINE IF THE BUMPER SENSORS WERE DEFECTIVE CAUSING UNNECESSARY AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT RESULTING IN CRITICAL INJURY TO DRIVER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#745681May 22, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION AT 70 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT ON A WARM DAY (90 DEGREES). *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDUTJAB146 TIRESIZE: P255/60R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744121April 16, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRUCK WAS TAKEN FOR EAST FORD (DEALER) FOR TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE. THE OD LIGHT AND REVERSE LIGHTS FAILED FROM THAT POINT ON. TRUCK TAKEN BACK 4/16/2001 FOR SAME, DEALER SAYS WIRING IN STEERING/SHIFTER IS RUBBED AND REQUIRES SHIFTER REPLACMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885719April 11, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN LOW GEAR, IT POPPED OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. ALSO, WHEN SHIFTING GEARS VEHICLE WAS MAKING A NOISE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER HAS REPLACED CLUTCH, AND HAS STATED THAT MANUAL TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK DEALER ALSO REPLACED FIRST GEAR SYNCRO, BLOCKER RING, AND THIRD GEAR BLOCKER RING. HEATER WOULD NOT BLOW HOT AIR, DEALER REPLACED THERMOSTAT. TAIL PIPE WAS HITTING SPARE TIRE CAUSING NOISE, DEALER REPOSITIONED TAIL PIPE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884513March 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES LOCK UP ONLY DURING WET ROAD CONDITIONS. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER'S REPAIR SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883689March 21, 2001
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT BUCKLE WILL GO INSIDE OF RETRACTOR, BUT SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT. DEALERSHIP AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560206March 5, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE FRONT SUSPENSION DESIGN DEFECT PREVENTS THE CROSS CAMBER FROM BEING ADJUSTED WITHIN MANUFACTURERS SPECIFIED TOLERENCE DURING FRONT END ALIGNMENT RESULTING IN RAPID WEAR TO THE OUTSIDE EDGE AND SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT TIRES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING ROARING NOISE AND UNSTABLE STEERING WHEEL, ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND A FRONT ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN PERFORMED BUT BOTH HAVE FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741850March 3, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON DOME LIGHT DOESNT GO OFF WINDSHIELD WIPERS DONT GO OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881984March 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HAS HIGH ENGINE RPM BETWEEN 1600 TO 2200. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ON ICY ROAD CONDITONS. CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT LONG TERM WEAR AND TEAR ON CLUTCH, TRANSMISSION AND REAR AXLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
9
#740161January 30, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, INTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON FOR NO REASON, WON'T COME ON SOMETIMES, DOME LIGHT AND DOOR BEEP STAYS ON FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, ACCELERATOR STICKS OFTEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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