Ford Ranger Complaints (1998)

582 consumer complaints on file.

#889390May 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS EXPERIENCING A CLUNKING NOISE WHENEVER ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS APPLIED FROM A STOP POSITION. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK THE DRIVESHAFT HAS BEEN REDESIGNED AND DEALER STATED CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE HIS REPLACED WITH THE NEW DESIGN, RECALL 99V204. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561333May 24, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IS BEGINNING TO FAIL ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888878May 22, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
AFTER MARKET TIRE, P225/70R14 SIZE. TREAD ON TIRES HAVE STARTED TO SEPARATE IN CENTER OF TIRE.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRES, DOT NUMBER VNFC1P4218, CONSUMER STATES TIRE ON LEFT FRONT IS SEPARATING AND TIRES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED, CONSUMER FOUND OUT HER TIRES WERE SEPARATING WHEN SHE TOOK ONE IT THAT WAS FLAT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745726May 22, 2001
TIRES
LAST JULY ON A HOT, 87 DEGREE AFTERNOON, MY FRONT LEFT TIRE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. IT WAS FLAT BY THE TIME I STOPPED SO I CHANGED IT. I PURCHASED TWO NEW COOPER TIRES TO REPLACE THE FRONTS. I HAVE ROTATED SNOW TIRES ON THE REAR AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE REMAINING FIRESTONE ORIGINAL TIRES.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2UU IPO TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561229May 16, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT ON RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT(P225/70R14SL) TIRE, CONSUMER STATED SHE WROTE FIRESTONE AND MANUFACTURER AND SHE WAS TOLD BY BOTH COMPANIES THAT TIRE WAS NOT AT FAULT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888185May 14, 2001
TIRES
TIRE SIZE P22570R14, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON FORD, RANGER, 1998 WITH 38,000 MILES. ALL 4 TIRES HAVE EVIDENCE OF CRACKING ON OUTSIDE WHERE TREAD MEETS AND RUNS DOWN CIRCUMFERENCE ON ALL 4 CHANNELS. THERE IS STILL TREAD LEFT.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT, DOT VDHLXBU1700. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887196May 1, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PASSENGER'S SIDE RESTRAINT WILL NOT RETRACT OUT. PASSENGER IS UNRESTRAINED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887220May 1, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, RANGER, P235/70R16 SIZE, DOT# VN081BU. SIDEWALL ON RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT AT 80MPH. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886902April 26, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, FORD, RANGER, AND TIRES HAD 49000 MILES ON THEM. CONSUMER HAD NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION FROM OUTER SIDEWALL WHERE TREAD MET SIDEWALL. P265/75R15, DOT W2B1PK. *AK 2 FIRESTONE DEALERS AND 1 FORD DEALER STATED CONSUMER SHOULD REPLACE ALL TIRES, 1 OTHER FIRESTONE DEALER STATED TIRE CRACKING WAS OZONE CRACKING AND THAT THE TIRES WERE OKAY, CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES AT HIS COST. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560810April 17, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TUOLPS, P235/75R15, EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER STATES THE STEEL WAS SHOWING THROUGH ONE OF THE TIRES, THESE TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743959April 12, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT DOES NOT RESTRAIN. DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO RESTRAIN SO OCCUPANTS CAN REACH FOR COFFEE, ETC.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743900April 11, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COMPLAINTS OF VIBRATIONS IN FRONT END BEGAN 9-98. THIS TRANAMISSION WAS SERVICED AT 16321. COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME VIBRATION CONTINUED AND WAS NEVER ELIMINATED. AT ABOUT 50300 THE VIBRATION BE CAME MORE VIOLENT AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION SEALS TO LEAK. THE THE RESULTS WAS A COMPLETE BREAK DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884218March 26, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DIDN'T PASS INSPECTION LAST YEAR ON 3-14-2000. ALL 4 BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAD 29,000 MILES THEN. VEHICLE DIDN'T PASS INSPECTION AGAIN THIS YEAR AT 39,570 MILES. UPPER BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACING. IN VIRGINIA, VEHICLES HAVE TO BE INSPECTED EVERY YEAR.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743028March 25, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANI 3RD/4TH GEARS FAILED. REQUIRED REBUILT (WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883391March 19, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
REAR BRAKE LINE WAS RUBBING ON REAR SHOCK ABSORBER WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO SHOCK ABSORBER. ALSO, WOULD CAUSE BRAKE LINE TO CHAFE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WOULD PERFORM REPAIRS UNDER CONSUMER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY.FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883258March 16, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, INTERIOR LIGHTING
DOOR WILL NOT REGISTER AS BEING CLOSED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. DASH SENSOR STATES THAT "DOOR IS AJAR" WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. ALSO, DOME LIGHT WILL COME ON AND OFF WHILE GOING AROUND TURNS. *AK THE DOOR IS AJAR STAYS ON SOMETIME AND GOES OFF IN A WHILE AT OTHER TIME. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882672March 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE LINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED EVERY 40 THOUSAND MILES DUE TO SHOCKS RUBBING ON LINE. DUE TO LOST OF BREAK FLUID. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742239March 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NEED TO REPLACE BRAKE LINE EVERY 40,000. RUBS AGAINST REAR SHOCK CAUSING A HOLE THAT LEAKS BRAKE FLUID. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882226March 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
4- WHEEL DRIVE HAS QUIT WORKING, IT HAS ONLY BEEN USED 3-4 TIMES. ALSO HORN HAS FAILED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882253March 6, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DOME LIGHT STAYS WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. THEN, IT MAY GO OFF AFTER AN HOUR. DEALER CAN'T FIND CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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