Ford Ranger Complaints (1997)

411 consumer complaints on file.

#822277April 7, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HOOD SUPPORT FAILED, CAUSING THE HOOD TO SLAM SHUT UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533379March 27, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING A COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURIES. ALSO VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#821128March 26, 1998
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20MPH AROUND A CURVE; HAD LOST CONTROL OF STEERING. WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER VEHICLE & TOOK IT TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED THAT STEERING GEAR BOX HAD COME LOOSE. MECHANIC SHOWED WHERE BOLTS HAD SEPARATED FROM FRAME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532877March 20, 1998
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
BED LINER PLUGS CONTINUALLY COMING OUT RESULTING IN THE PARTIAL SEPARATION OF LINER FROM BED OF TRUCK, SCREWS HAD TO BE ADDED TO KEEP LINER ONTO VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532815March 13, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEADLIGHT WILL FAIL WITHOUT WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531586March 1, 1998
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRRORS VIBRATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821178February 5, 1998
POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, INTERIOR LIGHTING
THE SPEEDOMETER/ THE INTERIOR LAMP, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529294January 29, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO ANTI LOCK BRAKE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#528775January 23, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
REAR AXLE LOCKED UP, CAUSING ACCIDENT DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527825January 6, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
BRAKE FAILURE AT 50 MPH AND ABOVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820254January 5, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM, THE POWER STEERING BELT GOT WET, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523619December 4, 1997
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHENEVER DRIVING OVER A BUMP, SUCH AS REPAIRED POTHOLE OR BEFORE A BRIDGE, REAR SUSPENSION JUMPS JUMPS TO THE SIDE AND GETS OUT OF CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526946November 26, 1997
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN CHILDREN FROM INJURIES . EVERY STOP OR TURN CAUSED CHILDREN TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS, CAUSING THEM TO CRASH AGAINST FRONT PASSENERS SEATS AND THEN BOUNCE OFF AND HIT REAR WINDOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#819233November 18, 1997
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE DEFECTIVE MANUAL TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525253November 14, 1997
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH DEER, AIR BAG BURNED ARM OF OCCUPANT AND FILLED VEHICLE WITH SMOKE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#818944November 13, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHILE TRAVLING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SHIFTS GEARS FROM 4TH TO 3RD. CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THE RMP IDLES HIGH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814913October 31, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER RIGHT FRONT CORNER. IMPACT 20 MPH, AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE IS OVER 5000 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817676October 27, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE INSIDE ARE NOT SECURE, WHEN GRABBING THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE INSIDE, THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY OPEN WHEN HAVING THE LOCKS ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817190October 17, 1997
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
THE HEAD RESTS ARE TOO SMALL FOR PASSENGERS. OWNER HAS MADE A SUDDEN STOP AND BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE BACK WINDOW. *K
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604518October 15, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VIBRATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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