Ford Ranger Complaints (1998)

582 consumer complaints on file.

#741716February 28, 2001
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 M.P.H. TIRE COLLAPSED. I. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2FC1P4228 TIRESIZE: P225/70R14)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881554February 27, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
THERE IS A MANUFACTURER'D DESIGN DEFECT IN EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM. CONSUMER NEEDS TO EXPLAIN FURTHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881617February 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35-40MPHAND /AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE FRONT BODY MOUNTS BROKE OFF. DRIVER HAD TO JUMP FROM VEHICLE TO AVOID INJURY. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, AND HAS BEEN IN STORAGE FOR SIX MONTHS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741341February 22, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS VIBRATE QUITE BADLY; IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE LOOKING AT TWO OR MORE VEHICLES AT THE SAME TIME. THE MIRRORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE ALREADY, BUT WE HAVE NOT NOTICED ANY IMPROVEMENT WITH THE NEW MIRRORS, THEY VIBRATE ALMOST AS BAD AS THE OTHERS AND WILL GET JUST AS BAD SHORTLY!!!!!!!!! ALSO, WE BROUGHT THE '98 RANGER IN FOR THE PROBLEM OF WE HAD A LIST OF 14 THINGS THAT WERE WRONG, (ONE OF WHICH WAS THE MIRRORS). THEY FIXED MOST OF THE THINGS THAT WERE WRONG WITH THE TRUCK, THEY ALSO CHANGED THE MIRRORS, BUT, THERE IS NO IMPROVEMENT IN THE NEW MIRRORS, THEY VIBRATE ALSO!!!!!!!! I WILL TELL THE REST OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WERE WRONG WITH THE TRUCK WHEN I DO TALK TO SOMEONE ON THE PHONE OR HOWEVER IT IS TAKEN CARE OF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741002February 16, 2001
TIRES
DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE JUST SEPARATED AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT IF TRAFFIC WERE HEAVIER AT THE TIME I WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE SWERVED VERY ABRUPTLY WHEN THE TIRE BLEW. IT WAS MY SPARE TIRE THAT COULDN'T HAVE HAD MORE THAN 3000 MILES ON IT. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THE REST OF THE TIRES ON MY TRUCK. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HL1PY138 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880587February 14, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
VEHICLE IDLES VERY ROUGHLY. THEN IDLE WILL GO AWAY FOR AWHILE. VEHICLE TURNED OFF WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER ROUGH IDLE GOES AWAY, VEHICLE WILL HESITATE OR STALL, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK. PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM WAS LOOSE. PWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED DUE TO WHEN TURNING WHEEL IT WOULD MAKE ANOISE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880446February 13, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING
CONSUMER'S SECOND VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH DOOR AJAR LIGHT AND COURTESTY LIGHT STAYING ON, *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880399February 12, 2001
TIRES
NOTICED HAIR LINE CRACKS WHERE TREAD MEETS TIRE, ON A 1998,FORD, RANGER; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P235/70R15, DOT# W2HL1PY138. TIRE CENTER NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. TIRE AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880149February 8, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR AJAR AND LIGHT STAYING ON FOR 45 MINUTES OR MORE BEFORE SHUTING OFF. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK A SEAL IN THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS LEAKING AND HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, PLACE WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED IS GOING TO REPLACE VEHICLE BECAUSE IN ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER CHIP, AND DRIVESHAFT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879636February 1, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF
WAS AT A STOP SIGN & HAD HEARD A LOUD CLUNK & CLANG. THEN, THERE WAS A LOT OF RATTLING AND IT GOT WORSE AS VEHICLE MOVED. THEN, SOMETHING FELL. PULLED OVER. NOTICED LEAF SPRING HAD PARTIALLY BROKEN. THERE WAS SOME RUST ON IT. MECHANIC INDICATED ENTIRE REAR LEFT LEAF SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HAD PARTS. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879637February 1, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUME R WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON HIGHWAY ON ICY ROADS AND ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO HIM. FORCING HIM INTO A MERIDIAN BARACADE ENBANKMENT. CAUSING HIM TO ROLL THREE TIMES, THERE WERE SOME MINOR INJURIES. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#879183January 29, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2 WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH JUMPED INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739695January 21, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING
THE INFORMATION I HAVE PROVIDED IS IN REGARD TO THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT OF MY VEHICLE. I DRIVE MOSTLY AT NIGHT AND IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE DOME LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. I HAVE DRIVEN HOME FROM WORK ON A FEW OCCASSIONS WITH THE DOME LIGHT ON THE WHOLE WAY. THE LIGHT GETS VERY HOT AND IT MAKES SEEING OUT OF THE REARVIEW MIRROR DIFFICULT AT BEST. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE ACCIDENT OR WORSE, A VEHICLE FIRE WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT OFTEN ENOUGH TO CAUSE CONCERN. THANK YOU.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878594January 19, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RACK AND PINION HAS FAILED AT ONLY 38,000 MILES AND WITHIN 2 YEARS WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878380January 17, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
INSIDE/OUTSIDE EDGES OF FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P235/70R16 ARE SHOWING EXCESSIVE WEAR, WAS HAVING STEERING CONTROL PROBLEMS & VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE RETAILER. LEFT TIRES ALONE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND OF TIRES. DOT VN08 *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739294January 12, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DOOR AJAR - FALSE READING. DOME LIGHT STAYS ON WITH DOOR CLOSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877492January 5, 2001
WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING SUPERHEATED AND IGNITED LUBRICATION OF GREASE WHICH CAUSED A FIRE. AND WHEEL OFF WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS CRASH. FORD WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER, EVEN UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877335January 3, 2001
WHEELS:RIM
RIM RUPTURED AND DEFLATED, CONSUMER FELT IF HE WAS GOING ANY FASTER MAY HAVE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TIRE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE BEAD COMING THROUGH THE CRACK IN THE RIM, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE OTHER 3 RIMS ON VEHICLE. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737928December 18, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE WAS LOW ON AIR, AND THE SIDEWALL WAS PEELED BACK TO THE RIM.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VN08IPU TIRESIZE: 235/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876458December 13, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRE P225/70R15 DOT W2UU1P0069 WAS CAUSING A NOISE, SO CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO SEE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, FIRESTONE STATED THEY WOULD REPLACE 1 TIRE, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATES ALL TIRES ARE STARTING TO EXPERIENCE SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH TREAD, FIRESTONE WILL NOT ASSIST UNLESS TIRES ARE ON A RECALL LIST. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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