Ford Ranger Complaints (2001)

527 consumer complaints on file.

#10211901December 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAILURE OF THE 4X4 CONTROL MODULE WHERE VEHICLE WILL UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFT OUT OF 4WD CAUSING A NEAR HIT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON DOING RESEARCH FOUND THAT MANY OTHER RANGER AND EXPLORER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211957December 14, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES AND WITH BRAKE PEDAL CLEAR DOWN TO FLOOR, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE, SEEMING TO ACCELERATE, RATHER THAN SLOW DOWN. FIRST FEW TIMES THIS HAPPENED, THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE IN FRONT OF ME OR MY WIFE AT THE STOP SIGN, BUT TODAY, THERE WAS. I HAD TO SWERVE INTO THE DITCH TO AVOID A PILE UP. THIS OCCURRED AT 35 MPH. DAMAGED A FENCE AND PARKED TRUCK ON SOMEONE'S PERSONAL PROPERTY. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FORD RANGER. DID NOT GET PROBLEM CHECKED OUT THE FIRST 2 TIMES, AS THIS OCCURRED WHEN WIFE WAS DRIVING AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY AND WAS FORGOTTEN. I WILL DEFINITELY BE TAKING IT TO THE SHOP NEXT WEEK TO HAVE THIS CHECKED OUT. BASED ON THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE RANGERS. HOW MANY OTHERS JUST HAVEN'T BEEN REPORTED, OR PERHAPS DIED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE BRAKES AND COULDN'T REPORT THE PROBLEM??? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210748December 4, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210232November 28, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
I GOT AN 2001 FORD RANGER USED. NOTICED SOMETHING STRANGE WITH THE HANDLING. I ALSO NOTICED A BANGING ON THE FLOOR ON ROUGH ROADS. IT TOOK ME A TWO MONTHS TO FIND THE PROBLEM. BOTH BOLTS OR THE ANTI SWAY BAR WERE BROKEN ON THE FRONT END. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210058November 27, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST OF 2007 FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07C336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THEY WOULD CALL WHEN THE PART ARRIVED. AS OF NOVEMBER 27, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT CALLED THE CONTACT. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 01-11-08. *KB UPDATED 12/31/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209966November 26, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE IF THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH IS DEACTIVATED BECAUSE IT WILL ALSO DEACTIVATE THE ABS, WHICH COULD THEN CAUSE A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART WILL BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH OF 2008. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000. *UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/31/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209165November 16, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART FOR RECALL NUMBER 05S28 IS UNAVAILABLE AND IS TAKING TOO LONG TO ARRIVE. HE DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DISCONNECTED ON HIS VEHICLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208787November 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2001 FORD RANGER THROTTLES UP TO AS MUCH AS 3000 RPM AT STOP WHILE BRAKE IS ENGAGED. SOME TIMES CAUSING VEHICLE TO PROCEED INTO INTERSECTION DISPUTE BRAKING(BECAUSE TRUCK WAS COASTED TO STOP AND BRAKE WAS AT THE END OF ITS TRAVEL). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207478October 30, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
LACK OF ACTION BY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIPS ON RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206943October 25, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IN AUGUST I RECEIVED A RECALL ON MY 2001 FORD RANGER. AFTER 8 ATTEMPTS TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE FUSED WIRING HARNESS INSTALLED, WHICH THEY NEVER HAD IN STOCK, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD DISABLE MY CRUISE CONTROL. I BELIEVE THIS IN NOT A REPAIR AND IS TRADING ONE PROBLEM, A POSSIBLE FIRE. FOR ANOTHER. I BELIEVE THAT A CRUISE CONTROL IS A DEVICE TO CONTROL SPEEDING AND A SAFETY DEVICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206301October 19, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
RECIEVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE WARNING US ABOUT A MALFUNTION IN THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. HAVE BEEN GOING TO DEALER FOR PAST THREE MONTHS ONLY TO BE PUT OFF REPEATABLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206171October 18, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS OF OCTOBER 18, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL AS PART OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 ON OCTOBER 17, 2007. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE DISCONNECTION OF THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL CAUSED THE ABS TO FAIL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205736October 15, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD RANGER. HE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE#07V336000 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE DEALER STATED ON 10/15/2007 THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER 2007 OR JANUARY 2008. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS TIME FRAME IS UNREASONABLE. THE DEALER WAS WILLING TO DISCONNECT THE SWITCH. THE PURCHASE DATE AND THE DEALER INFORMATION WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 97,000. UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205555October 13, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FAILURE OF THE CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR GEAR. THE GEAR STRIPPED ON THE CAMSHAFT AND CAUSED THE OIL PUMP TO SHUT DOWN CAUSING THE MAIN AND ROD BEARINGS TO SEIZE UP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205134October 6, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
BOTH TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES BROKE AND DROPPED ME ABOUT 6 INCHES AS I WAS SITTING ON THE TAILGATE, 10-6-2007. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204346September 28, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL FOLLOWED BY FLAMES COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2007, THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000). SHE FELT THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL CAUSED THE FIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203833September 19, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2001 FORD RANGER WITH A RECALL ON THE CRUISE CONTROL. CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT. CUSTOMER SAID THE MECHANIC UNPLUGGED THE SPEED CONTROL WIRING HARNESS AND THEN SAID THEY COULD FIX IT IN DECEMBER WHEN THEY GOT THE PART. *KB UPDATED 10/03/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202023September 6, 2007
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS WOULD UNLATCH INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V227001 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY). HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS CLOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,170.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201989September 5, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD RANGER. AFTER THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE SPEED CONTROL RECALL, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE REVS. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHENEVER THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THEY STATED THAT HE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, WHICH WILL COST $1,300. THE NHTSA RECALL ID NUMBER FOR THE SPEED CONTROL WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,800. UPDATED 09/25/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201765September 4, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD RANGER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V336000 ( VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER INSTALLED A FUSE JUMPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN FAILED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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