Ford Ranger Complaints (1993)

232 consumer complaints on file.

#717740January 22, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT LENS OVER TIME BECOMES LESS CLEAR, TO POINT THAT LIGHT OUTPUT IS DECREASED, PRESENTING A SAFETY HAZARD. LOCAL PARTS DEALER SAID THIS IS COMMON IN RANGER AND MUSTANG, BUT I AM NOTICING THIS WITH TARUS ALSO. DEALER WANTS $120.00 + FOR EACH. CONSIDERED A COLLISON PART. PROBLEM IS PART IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND SUN MUST BE DESTROYING PLASTIC. BETTER WHEN HEADLIGHT LENS WERE GLASS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717378January 15, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
LEAK DEVELOPED DUE TO CRACK IN TOP OF PLASTIC FUEL TANK. CRACK WAS LOCATED UNDER SUPPORT STRAP. TANKS ARE CURRENTLY BACK ORDERED FROM FACTORY WHICH INSINUATES A PROBLEM MAY EXIST. PROPERLY ENGINEERED AND INSTALLED PLASTIC COMPONENTS NOT EXPOSED TO UV OR IMPACT DAMAGE SHOULD NOT FAIL AFTER SEVEN YEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784421January 11, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVERS SEAT BROKE WHEN HIT FROM REAR, CAUSING HEAD DAMAGE. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#550297January 7, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
VEHICLE CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCES ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSING LIGHT FLICKERING, ON TWO OCCASIONS THE DASHBOARD HARNESS SHOWED SIGNS OF MELTING AND BURNING DUE TO FAILURE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854187December 20, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL TANK, MADE OF PLASTIC, CAUSES FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF THE TANK FROM THE SEAMS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER & THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715317November 27, 1999
PARKING BRAKE
THE PARKING BRAKE HAS CONTINUALLY FAILED TO ENGAGE AND SLIPS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE FOOT PEDAL. IT WAS WORKED ON PREVIOUSLY WHEN THE TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NOTICING THE NHTSA SITE THIS APPARENTLY IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL RANGERS. I BELIEVE A WEDGE WAS PUT IN MY TRUCK AT GATEWAY LINCOLN-MERCURY, BUT THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715077November 20, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. VEHICLE WAS ON ABOUT A 30-DEGREE HILL FACING UPHILL, MANUAL TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL WITH PARKING BRAKE SET. VEHICLE DRIVER WAS NOT IN VEHICLE WHEN A LOUD POP WAS HEARD AND VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING DOWNHILL. PREVIOUS RECALL OF INSTALLING A WEDGE WAS PERFORMED. WEDGE STILL IN PLACE. SYSTEM IS UNRELIABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849983November 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES LEFT REAR BRAKES KEEP LOCKING UP IN COLD WEATHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851091October 19, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
THERE IS A LENS ON THE VEHICLE THAT IS CALLED A FOG LENS COVER THAT RANDOMLY FALLS OFF THE VEHICLE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. *AK FIRST THE PASSENGER SIDE, THEN THE DRIVER SIDE FOG LENSES FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713199October 12, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
COMPLAINED TO DEALER ( LOCAL) ABOUT SAGGING SPRINGS AND WAS TOLD THAT REPLACEMENT WAS THE CORRECTING FACTOR. THIS MODEL (STX) HAS DIFFERENT (HEAVY-DUTY?) SPRINGS THAN OTHER RANGER MODELS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE CONTENT OF ANY TSB'S RELATING TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL TSB LISTINGS ON ALLDATA'S WEB SITE BUT CAN GO NO FURTHER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712928October 6, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
A PLASTIC CLIP THAT HOLDS THE WIRE FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL SENSOR TO THE ABS SYSTEM TO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE ON THE LEFT REAR OF VEHICLE RUBS THE METAL BRAKE LINE AT THE FRAME AND WORE A HOLE IN THE LINE CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. NO ACCIDENT RESULTED BUT TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712224September 27, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION KEPT LEAKING FLUID...COULD NOT FIND SOURCE...FINALLY FAILED...FORD DEALER SAID IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT...SEVERAL FORD RANGER SITES ON INTERNET ADDRESS THE PROBLEM WITH THE RANGER (AKA MAZDA) MANUAL TRANSMISSION...THERE ARE THREE RUBBER PLUGS IN THE TOP WHICH DETERIOATE, CAUSING LEAKAGE...IT GIVES A PART NUMBER (METAL PLUGS) TO REPLACE THEM...FORD DEALER DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710282August 20, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708968July 22, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS THE ACCELERATOR STUCK - MID 1998 - ONE ON A FREEWAY ON RAMP AND THE OTHER WHILE ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE WHEN STOPPED - IT WAS FINE UPON BEING RESTARTED. I TOOK IT INTO A SHOP BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING APPARENTLY WRONG. ON JULY 19,1999, WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, I BRIEFLY ACCELERATED. THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN STUCK. I TAPPED ON THE BRAKE TO CHECK IF THAT WOULD HELP. (I WAS NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL AND SELDOM USE IT.) THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I THEN PUT THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL - IT WAS AN AUTOMATIC. THE WHEELS THEN FROZE/LOCKED WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SKID AND THEN ROLLOVER 1 1/2 TIMES. I DID NOT APPLY THE BRAKES HOWEVER THERE WERE SKID MARKS ON THE ROADWAY. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND OTHER THAN THIS PROBLEM FREE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841605July 2, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LATCH INTO HOUSING. ALSO, SEAT TBELT HAS TO BE SNAPPED IN ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838357May 24, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
HAD PARKED & LEFT VEHICLE. WINDOWS WERE ROLLED UP. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE OVER NIGHT & WAS TOTALED. DASHBOARD WAS BURNED BADLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837325May 3, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
ONE LENS OF THE FOG LIGHTS FELL OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION, AND THE OWNER MISTAKENLY RAN OVER IT. DEALER INDICATED THAT FOG LIGHTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705953April 24, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WENT TO FULL THROTTLE WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE GEAR. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT TURNED ON AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. FORD FACTORY SERVICE AND THE DEALER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. DEALER HAS NO INFORMATION ON THIS FAILURE, BUT WILL TRY TO FIND OUT. DEALER HAS TEMPORARILY DISCONNECTED CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FROM THROTTLE FOR SAFETY PURPOSES UNTIL THE PROBLEM CAN BE RESOLVED. FORD HAS NOT RESPONDED TO MY COMPLAINT OTHER THAN TELL ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I EXPECT THIS TO BE RESOLVED ASAP BY FORD THROUGH THEIR DEALER OR CONTACT ME DIRECTLY WITH RESOLUTION TO THIS SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836860April 19, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER CANNOT DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL EVEN AFTER HE APPLIES BRAKES. THE AUTO RESUMES BACK UP TO 75 MPH AND OVER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836736April 14, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHEN STARTED UP AND PUT IN GEAR VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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