Ford Ranger Complaints (2001)

527 consumer complaints on file.

#743113March 27, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY MEMORY SHORTING IN THE ENGINE COMPUTER AND IS PARTIALLY CORRECTED BY DISCONNECTING POS BATTERY TERMINAL SWITCHING IGNITION ON/OF SEVERAL TIMES THAN RECONNECTING POS BATTERY TERMINAL AND STARTING ENGINE WITHOUT TOUCHING THROTTLE . THAN LET MOTOR WARM UP COMPLETLY , THAN DRIVE GENTLY UNTIL COMPUTER MEMORY IS REPROGRAMED. THIS PARTIAL FIX CAME FROM JACOBS ELECTRONICS NOT FORD WHICH CHARGED ME $75 TO TELL ME IT WAS A MEMORY SHORT IN THE COMPUTER. THEY ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE SPARK BOOSTER CAUSED THE PROBLEM WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE IT OCCURED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS NEW TO ME AT 22 MILES. THIS MEMORY PROBLEM IF NOT CORRECTED REQUIRES EXCESSIVE THROTTLE INPUT TO START THE TRUCK IN FIRST GEAR TO AVOID STALLING WHICH IS A SAFTY HAZARD. ADDITIONALLY THE COMPUTER HAS CALIBRATION DIFFICULTIES WHICH RESULT IN SLIGHT MISSING OR ROUGHNESS WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY EVEN WITH THE SPARK BOOSTER WHICH GREATLY HELPS ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND REDUCES EMMISIONS. THE TAIL PIPE HAS NO CARBON DEPOSITS IN IT. WHEN EVER AND IF AN AFTER MARKET COMPUTER BECOMES AVAILABLE FOR THIS VEHICLE I WILL INSTALL IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883315March 19, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOOR WILL CLOSE, BUT WILL NOT REMAIN SECURE , IT OPENS WHEN CONSUMER DRIVES AROUND A SHARP TURN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741652February 27, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS HIT HEAD ON AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#558935January 12, 2001
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH A SPARE TIRE THAT WAS NOT THE SAME SIZE OF THE TIRES THAT WERE ALREADY ON THE VEHICLE, ALSO THE SPARE TIRE DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY UNDER THE VEHICLE, THE TIRE BINDS UP ON BOTHS SIDES AND IS WITHIN AN INCH OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877344January 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING 65 MP CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY BRAKES, AND THEY LOCKED UP. WOULD NOT RELEASE UNTIL ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. DUE TO ABS LOCKING UP, VEHICLE SPUN AND HIT A GUARDRAIL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738475December 29, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL TANK OVER FLOWS WHEN FILLED, CAUSING GAS TO RUN ONTO THE GROUND. THIS. IN TURN, CREATES A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737356December 5, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR DOES NOT ACCURATELY INDICATE LEVEL. FORD CLAIMS THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT CANNOT TELL ME WHEN THEY WILL PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT PART AND FIX THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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