Ford Ranger Complaints (1997)

411 consumer complaints on file.

#879913February 6, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DOME LIGHT STAYS ON, AND IS VERY DISTRACTING AT NIGHT. CONSUMER OWNED A 1993, RANGER AND HAD SAME PROBLEM. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURR TO SEE IF THEY WILL PAY FOR IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879706February 2, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, INTERIOR LIGHTING, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WOULD BE DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN DOME LIGHT AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED A POSSIBLE SHORT IN SWITCH WAS CAUSING PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559289January 31, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER IS STILL WAITING FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES UNDER RECALL (OOT-005), ALL 4 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE REPLACED AFTER RECALL NOTICE WITH COMPETITORS TIRES. CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740218January 31, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING
INTERIOR LIGHT FAILS TO SHUT OFF OCCASIONALLY AFTER DOOR IS CLOSED;PRESENTS PROBLEM FOR NIGHT DRIVING WHEN THIS OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740121January 30, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559227January 26, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
LEFT FRONT WILDERNESS AT P23575R15 TIRE REPLACED BECAUSE OF TREAD SEPARATION, OWNER SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT UNDER RECALL (OOT-005). CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006361January 25, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, INTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN OFF AND ON WHENEVER THEY WANT TO. THEY SOMETIMES WILL NOT RUN AT ALL OR THEY WILL STOP RUNNING DURING USE. THE DOME LIGHT ALSO STAYS ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF CAUSING A GLARE ON THE WINDOW. IT STARTED DOING IT WITH THE PASSENGER DOOR THEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR STARTED THE SAME PROBLEM. I CHECKED WITH A DEALER AND IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH RANGERS FOR MANY YEARS NOW AND STILL TROUBLES MANY OWNERS RIGHT UP TO THE 2001 MODELS. *MR *NLM *DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS**739942
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739478January 16, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS WILLSTART UP AT ANY TIME. AT ONE POINT I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878229January 16, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING
INTERIOR LIGHT STAYING ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739169January 10, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN-ON ON THEIR OWN AND OPERATE AT VARIED SPEEDS REGARDLESS OF MY CONTROL. I CANNOT SHUT THEM OFF AND SOMETIMES CANNOT TURN THEM ON. I'VE HAD THE GEM MODULE REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE YET THE SITUATIONS CONTINUES. ALSO MY INTERIOR LIGHT WILL TURN-ON ON ITS OWN AND I TOO CANNOT GET IT TO SHUT OFF AT TIMES*AK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738599January 1, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING, AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 75MPH, LEFT REAR TIRE LOST TREAD. INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 9PM ON WEST-BOUND INTERSTATE 76 IN COLORADO, NEAR THE BRIGHTON EXIT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W29V 1PK TIRESIZE: 265/75X15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738540December 30, 2000
INTERIOR LIGHTING, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER STARTED AND DOOR CLOSED AND DOES NOT GO OFF. PROBLEM SEEING AT NIGHT... NO WAY TO TURN OFF WITHOUT REMOVING THE BULBS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT START WHEN TURNED ON THE DO NOT GO OFF WHEN SWITCHED OFF. HAVE TO TURN THE WIPERS ON THEN OFF AGAIN. SHIFT KNOB COMES OFF WHEN PULLING SHIFT LEVER FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 3RD TO 4TH. MAKES SHIFTING DIFFICULT WHILE STARTING UP A HILL AND MERGING ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE THE KNOB SLIPS OFF COMPLETELY AND THE SHIFTER ENDS UP IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737389December 6, 2000
TIRES
THESE WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES AND, AFTER ABOUT 30000 MILES, I NOTICED THE TRUCK LURCHED UPON TAKE-OFF FROM EITHER A STOP OR SLOW SPEED, AS WELL AS A WORMING MOTION GOING AROUND CORNERS. THE DEALERSHIP ASSURED ME THIS ALL WAS NORMAL. I GOT A FLAT (THE FRONT LEFT) WHILE HUNTING AND, UPON TAKING IT TO LES SCHWAB FOR PROPER REPAIR, WAS TOLD THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. THE PLUG WAS STATED TO HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE SEPARATION. I THEN PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES. SINCE THESE TIRES HAVE BEEN ON MY TRUCK, THE "NORMAL" LURCH IS GONE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY OTHERS THAT TREAD SEPARATION CAN CAUSE A LURCH THE SAME AS WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING. THESE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I DO NOT HAVE THE DOT NUMBERS OF THE TIRES, THOUGH I AM SURE THE DEALERSHIP OR FORD WOULD HAVE THEM ON RECORD. I DO NOT KNOW IF LES SCHWAB WOULD STILL HAVE THE TIRES THAT I HAD REPLACED. (TIRESIZE: P265/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736634November 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
REAR BRAKES GRABBED CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL ON DAMP ROAD. VEHICAL WAS INSPECTED MAY 2000. GOOD BRAKE LINNING FRONT AND REAR. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#736300November 14, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER AND FLUID TURNS ON BY ITSELF. DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH ANYTHING, JUST COMES ON FREQUENTLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557421November 6, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR FIRESTONE P225/70 R14 98R TIRES ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, THE TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL (00T-005), HOWEVER CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735585November 1, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE BLEND AIR DOOR INSIDE OF THE HEATER/DEF PLENUM BROKE - CASUING EXTREME HEAT IN CAB. DOOR IS NOT SERVICEABLE - REQUIRES TOTAL HEATER REPLACEMENT. SEE FORD TSB 99-8-8. 7-10 HOURS LABOR TO FIX A 2.00 PART. FORD REPLACED THIS ABS PLACTIC BLEND AIR DOOR WITH STONGER NYLON - PLENUM #F87Z-18471-DA. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT YET NO ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE TO OWNERS. THIS COULD COST ME UP TO $1000.00 OR MORE TO FIX ON A 3 YEAR OLD CAR. ALSO THIS INHIBITS THE AC SYSTEM TO WORK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873929October 26, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
CONSUMER HAS A 1997 FORD RANGER. PASSENGER'S FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT TRAVELING AT 60-65MPH. TREAD DIDN'T SEPARATE, BUT THERE WAS HAIRLINE CRACKING ALONG THE SIDEWALL. TIRE BLEW IN THE CENTER OF THE TREAD. APPROXIMATE MILEAGE IN LOW 60'S.ORGINAL TIRES SIZE P235/75R15 & DOT# W2HL.*AK ALL 4 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES EXPERIENCED HAIRLINE CRACKING ON THE SIDEWALLS AT THE TREAD LINE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873685October 24, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
ENGINE DIED WHILE APROACHING THE INTERSECTION, DUE TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD MALFUNCTIONING AND LETTING AIR GET INTO THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE INTERSECTION BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734943October 23, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF AS THEY PLEASE. THERE HAVE BEEN 13 PRIOR REPORTS TO YOUR WEBSITE ON THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED YOUR OFFICE AND GOT SOMEONE WHO HAD A "TOUGH LUCK" ATTITUDE. WHEN DO YOU PLAN TO GET WITH FORD AND GET THIS SAFETY PROBLEM RESOLVED?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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