Ford Ranger Complaints (1992)

189 consumer complaints on file.

#845752August 24, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE CARRIAGE THAT HOLDS THE SPRING BROKE CAUSING FRAME TO LEAN / TILT. DEALER SAID THE CARRIAGE HAS TO BE RIVITED BACK ONTO THE FRAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845041August 13, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS CORRODED BECAUSE OF DRAINAGE FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. THIS PROBLEM WAS FOUND WHEN TRUCK WENT THROUGH INSPECTION. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709843August 10, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I WAS PREPARING TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP AND MY TRUCK PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND THE FRONT RINGHT SIDE DROPPED DOWN. I PULLED OVER AS SOON AS I COULD AND LOOKED UNDER IT ONLY TO FIND THAT THE SPRING SADDLE HAD DETERIORATED AWAY TO NOTHING! IT ACTUALLY FELL APART INTO FLAKES OF METAL IN MY HAND! I CHECKED THE OTHER SIDE AND IT WAS FINE. I EASED IT DOWN THE RAMP AND ONTO THE LOT I WORK AT (I WORK FOR MODOT, RIGHT NEXT TO THE RAMP)I CALLED TO ASK THE DEALER ABOUT IT AND I ALSO CALLED FORD. NEITHER SEEMED VERY INTERESTED. I HAVE TALKED TO SIX DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND NONE OF THEMHAVE EVER SEEN THIS PART FAIL UNLESS THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN WRECKED OR DRIVEN VERY ROUGHLY! MY TRUCK LOOKS LIKE NEW AND IT HAS NOT BEEN DAMAGED LIKE THAT. I WASH IT REGULARLY, SO RUST IS NOT A PROBLEM. ONLY THE ONE PART FAILED, NOT BOTH OR SEVERAL OTHER PARTS OF THE SUSPENSION! I EXPLAINED TO THE DEALER THAT I HAD TOLD THEM IT PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN I HAD HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE BEFORE BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THIS PART WAS DEFECTIVE ALL ALONG AND WHEN IT DISINTEGRATED, I WAS LUCKY THAT NOONE WAS HURT OR KILLED WHEN THE TRUCK JERKED TO THE RIGHT! THERE'S NO EXCUSE FOR A PART LIKE THIS FAILING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. I HAVE THE PART AND PICTURES OF IT. I INTEND TO HAVE IT TESTED IN A LAB AT ONE OF THE LOCAL COLLEGES. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844100August 2, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
EXTERIOR MIRRORS ARE FOLDING AGAINST THE VEHICLE ,AND THERE IS NO WAY TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM BESIDES REPLACING THE MIRRORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547159July 14, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
REAR VIEW MIRRORS CONTINUALLY FALL DOWN IN ADJUSTMENT WHILE DRIVING, CAN NOT BE TIGHTENED PROPERLY, VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708608July 14, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
RIGHT FRONT UPPER SPRING RUSTED OUT AND COLLAPSED. BODY OF VEHICLE RUBBING THE TIRE. HAD A TOTAL COLLAPSE HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, LOSS OF CONTROL AND BRAKES WOULD OCCUR ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR FACILITY (MIDAS). LEFT SIDE UPPER SPRING SEAT APPEARS TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIRS $225+.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515364June 5, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC
WHILE MAKING A NORMAL BRAKE APPLICATION THE MASTER CYLINDER ATTACHMENTS STUDS FAILED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION, DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (96V024). *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704726March 22, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
AFTER STARTING VEHICLE AND GOING SHORT DISTANCE, SMOKE UNDER DASH, CAUGHT ON FIRE, MELTING DASH AND COMPONENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704647March 19, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THIS LET THE RIGHT FRONT DROP DOWN AND THE SPRING SHOVE UP TO THE INNER FENDER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544357March 11, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED, DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL INSTEAD THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704102March 6, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
READ BRAKE DRUMS HAVE WARPED 3 OR 4 TIMES EACH SIDE, MAKES BRAKE PEDAL PULSATE. TURNED BY DEALER ONCE AND POSSIBLY REPLACED ONCE, CONSTANT PROBLEM. HAVE SMELLED MELTING WIRE INSULATION SEVERAL TIMES. OUTSIDE MIRRORS FOLD BACK OVER 55 MPH. REPLACED ONCE, STILL PROBLEM. GAS TANK DRIPS GAS, PLASTIC TANK IN CONTACT WITH METAL CROSSBAR. APPEARS TO BE ORIGINAL INSTALLATION PROBLEM. NEED WARRANTY FIX ON THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544164March 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
MAIN SHAFT WENT THROUGH TRANSMISSION CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703570February 22, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE, SMOKE UNDER DASH, TURNED TO FLAMES, MELTED DASH AND COMPONETS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834756February 11, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IN TWO OCCURRENCES WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AND TAPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING AT A HIGHER SPEED, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS OCCUR WHEN BOTH THE ABS AND PARKING LIGHT ILLUMINATE. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833974January 22, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER PARKING TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED FIRE TO BE ELECTRICAL. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833066January 6, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING THE BACK SUPPORT ON DRIVERS SEAT GAVE OUT, FALLING BACKWARDS.DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THE NEXT MONTH THE PASSENGERS SEAT BROKE IN THE SAME LOCATION CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE ALSO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#831340November 25, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE OIL PUMP GETS CLOGGED WITH DETERIORATED RUBBER FROM THE OIL PAN GASKET, POTENTIALLY CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542586November 13, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
BOTH SEAT LATCHES ARE BROKEN (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) CAUSING SEATS TO FALL BACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700217October 30, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
A LEAK IN THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS SYSTEMS WAS FOUND DURING THE ANNUAL CHECK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED IN THE AREA OF THE SUPPORTING STRAPS AND THAT THE FUEL FILLER WAS ALSO CRACKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828951October 14, 1998
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
WHILE GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WOULD NOT BE A ABLE TO SEE A LARGE VEHICLE COMING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION. DUE TO BOTH SIDE VIEW MIRRORS FLAPPING INWARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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