Ford Ranger Complaints (1992)

189 consumer complaints on file.

#861165May 1, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING RIGHT FRONT OF VEHICLE WENT DOWN. THEN, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. PULLED UP TO A LIGHT TO CHECK, AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID RUNNING OUT,. TRUCK WAS SITTING LOW BECAUSE THE SHOCKS HAD DROPPED DOWN ON THE BRAKE LINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860094April 11, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SIDE EXTERIOR MIRRORS FOLD IN. OWNER BOUGHT REPLACEMENT MIRRORS, BUT THESE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860132April 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR, AND BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720235March 17, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY. WE HAVE OBSERVED THIS PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE VEHICLES FROM 1990 THROUGH 1993. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719264February 25, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), STEERING, SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
TRANSMISSION MANUAL FAILED OUTPUT SHAFT AT 20 MPH REPLACED INTERNAL GEARS GAVE OUT AT 65 MPH.//ABS BRAKES BECAME SPONGY & LOCK IN REAR PULL TO RIGHT IN FRONT .//HEADLIGHTS BEGAN BLINKING OFF &ON AFTER 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING.//TRANSFER CASE SPLIT WHILE IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE AT 35 MPH.//FRONT SUSPENSION GIVING OUT CAN'T ALIGN FRONT END ,ERATIC STEERING & WORN TIRES.//REAR SPRINGS SLIPPED OUT ON LEFT SIDE AXLE SLID FORWARD TO BODY.//HEATER BEGAN RATTLIING ,MORE AS YOU TURN FAN UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857094February 17, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR WILL NOT HOLD ITS POSITION, KEEPS MOVING, AND CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856921February 15, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WHILE TRAVELING HEADLIGHT'S WOULD FLICKER WITHOUT INDICATION INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717690January 21, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
HAD WE BEEN GOING 60 MPH AND THE TIRE RUBBED WE SURLY WOULD BE DEAD. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM CAUSED BY THE PART BEING COATED WITH PLASTIC HOLDING IN MOISTURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550377January 11, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
DURING VEHICLE COLLISION THE SHOULDER SEATBELT BROKE CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER DUE TO FASTNER FAILURE. *MJS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#716758January 2, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STOPPED READING PRESSURE. RATTLING HEARD IN VALVES. ENGINE QUIT. EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852829December 16, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
CONSUMER STARTED THE AUTOMOBILE AND IMMEDIATELY IT TOOK OFF, GOING THROUGH HIS YARD AND THEN INTO HIS NEIGHBOR'S YARD. VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT HIT A POLE. NO INJURIES. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS IN A LOCKED POSITION ALL OF THE TIME. *AK *YC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715084November 20, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE SIDE MIRRORS OF THE '92 RANGER. THEY LOSE THEIR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN POSITION AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS OF USE. I'VE GONE THROUGH TWO SETS OF MIRRORS (BOTH SIDES). MY SIDE MIRRORS "COLLAPSE" WHEN I DRIVE OVER 45 MPH RESULTING IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION-I HAVE NO REAR VISIBILITY TO THE SIDES. I HAVE DIFFICULTY CHANGING LANES. I'VE SPOKEN TO THE LOCAL FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND MY BEST OPTION WOULD BE TO BUY AFTERMARKET MIRRORS (NOT FORD/MOTORCRAFT), UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND COMPATIBLE AFTERMARKET MIRRORS. THIS HAS BEEN A NAGGING PROBLEM FOR ME AS IT APPEARS IT HAS BEEN FOR OTHERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712151September 26, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PAINT ON THE HOOD AND ROOF OF THE TRUCK IS PEELING. THE DEALER CALLED IT PAINT DELAMINATION AND ADMITTED IT AS A FACTORY DEFECT. HOWEVER SINCE MY 3YR/30000MI WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED THERE WAS NOTING THEY COULD DO. I PERSUDED THE ISSUE WITH ANOTHER DEALER AND GOT THE SAME STORY. I CALLED THE FACTORY CONSUMER SERVICE LINE AND THEY REFERED ME TO THE REAGIONAL MANAGER FOR THE NORTHWEST. HE NEVER RETURNED ANY OF MY ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT HIM. I RETURNED TO MY ORIGNAL DEALER, GOT THE SAME STORY, BUT WHEN THEY LOOKED UP THE VIN# FOR MY TRUCK THEY HAD IT REGISTERED TO SOMEONE ELSE AND TOLD ME SINCE I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. I ARGUED THE FACT THAT I WAS THE ORIGNIAL OWNER AND COULD PROVE IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT WOULD NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. I LEFT THE ISSUE ALLONE FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS UNTIL I READ AN ARTICAL IN THE OCT 1999 ISSUE OF CONSUMER REPORTS. SO I DECIDED I WOULD PICK UP THE FIGHT AGAIN. THANKS FOR LISTENING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712062September 25, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATED THEN DROPPED. RATTLING HEARD IN VALVES AFTER PRESSURE DROP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848490September 23, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THERE IS A HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE RETURN. WHEN STARTING THE TRUCK FUEL SPRAYS EVERYWHERE. THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND AFTER OWNER STARTED SMELLING FUEL. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848344September 22, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PLASTIC FUNNEL BEARING SNAPPED, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847557September 13, 1999
STRUCTURE
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE RUNNING BROAD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CAME OFF, TORN APART ON THE BACK TIRE, DAMAGED THE WHEEL WELL AND THE REAR LIGHT. MANUFACTURER/DEALER ARE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846933September 7, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY
AFTER EXHAUST HAD BEEN DONE THE SHOP TOWER MOUNT RUSTED COMPLETELY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548230August 30, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHEEL BEARING WAS NOT GREASED ENOUGH, WHICH WAS THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE WHEEL FALLING OFF OF THE VEHICLE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846062August 27, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
RIGHT FRONT SPRING BRACKET RUSTED OUT AND COLLAPSED, CAUSING FENDER TO DRAG TIRE WHILE PULLING OUT GARAGE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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