Ford Ranger Complaints (1998)

582 consumer complaints on file.

#10096249October 22, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
I HAVE A STANDARD 1998 FORD RANGER XLT AND AM WONDERING IF THE RECALL FOR THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE PERTAINS TO IT? THE THROTTLE REVS UP TO ABOUT 2200 RPM WHEN I AM COMING TO A STOP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088265August 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
1998 FORD RANGER PICKUP TRUCK. PULSATING BRAKE PEDAL,L SUSPECTED WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. I HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH 1991 FORD EXPLORER. FIRST OCCURANCE IN MARCH 2001 FORD REPLACED ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY ON 2/12/2001, VEHICLE HAD 24,170 MILES AT TIME OF REPAIR.SECOND TIME WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM AT 42717 MILES ONLY 18547 MILES AFTER FIRST PROBLEM ON 5/27/2004. ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN THEY WERE RUSTY AND PITTED. I PAID FOR THIS REPAIR THE DEALER WAS GOING TO TAKE IT UP WITH FORD REP BUT CLAIM WAS DENIED. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CONVERSATION WITH DEALERSHIP SERVICE REP TO NO AVAIL. ONE SERVICE REP I TALKED TO INSINUATED THAT FORD RANGERS ARE PRONE TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED FORD AND OPENED A COMPLAINT FILE. I AM CONVINCED FORD HAS A QUALITY PROBLEM WITH BRAKE ROTORS ON THIS MODEL. EVERYONE AGREES ROTORS SHOULDN'T WEAR THIS FAST. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080145July 30, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO OPERATE AGAIN. *AK THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO MOVE THE SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN BACK AND FORTH TO GET THE LIGHTS BACK ON. THE CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076060June 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE TURNING, THE CONSUMER WOULD HEAR A LOUD POPPING NOISE/HEAVY VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075804June 7, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WHILE DRIVING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE JERKED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT HOME. THEN, TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT REAR DRIVESHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A RECALL WAS NOT ISSUED ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073608May 13, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM REAR. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT AXLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A BROKEN SEAL. ALSO, MACHINE DID NOT CALIBRATE THE FRONT AXLES PROPERLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068200May 3, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ON AND THE VEHICLE THINKS THE DOOR IS OPEN EVEN THOUGH IT IS LATCHED SECURELY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068134May 1, 2004
INTERIOR LIGHTING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
I HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR DOOR JAM SWITCHES DUE TO SWITCHES GETTING GUMMED UP AND FAILING. ALSO LATCHES ON THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR DOORS WHERE THE SWITCH IS MOUNTED HAD ALOT OF COROSION ON THEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071738April 28, 2004
SUSPENSION
WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATED. A MECHANIC TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, AND INDICATED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG, BUT HAS TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067128April 14, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED A PUFF OF SMOKE, AND A CRACKLING SOUND BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER DETERMINED THAT MULTI-FUNCTION MODULE HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063013April 1, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER MUST TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO OPERATE AGAIN. *AK WHEN THE CONSUMER PLACED THE HIGH BEAMS ON, THEY WOULD FAIL TO GO BACK TO DIM. THE SWITCH ON THE DASH SOMETIMES FAILED TO BRING THE LIGHTS ON, WOULD TAKE SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE GOING OFF. THE SWITCHES IN THE DOORS WERE FAULTY AND CASUED THE LIGHTS TO FAIL TO TURN OFF. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058596February 20, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
MY DOOR AJAR LIGHT AND DOME LIGHT STAY ON AFTER YOU GET IN AND OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. FROM POSTINGS, THIS IS A VERY COMMON FORD PROBLEM THAT THEY IGNORE. DRIVING FORWARD (REVERSE WON'T DO IT) WILL RESET THE LIGHT MOST OF THE TIME AND MAKE THEM GO OUT. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO PULL THE FUSE. WD-40 SEEMS TO BE A SHORT TERM FIX BUT THE REAL PROBLEM IS THE DOOR SWITCH JAMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059489February 19, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER WENT BAD ON VEHICLE. CONSUMER FELT THAT IT WAS THE MANUFACTURER'S FAULT FOR MAKING A BAD HEATER. *LA *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055700January 22, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A STOP VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, TURNED IT AROUND, AND WENT BACK HOME. AT HOME CONSUMER RAISED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE SEPARATED. CONSUMER WAS SCARED BECAUSE HE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45-50 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055617January 21, 2004
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DOOR WAS AJAR AND LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. IT WAS REPAIRED ONCE, BUT HAS RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054215January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
FRONT WHEEL DRIVE INTERMITTENT EVEN WHEN 4X4 LIGHT IS ON AND 4X4 SWITCH IS ENGAGED. MOST NOTABLE WHEN BELOW OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES ARE 30 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND BELOW. MULTIPLE FORD DEALERS HAVE TRIED BUT CANNOT DUPLICATE CONDITION. THIS CONDITION IS INCREASING IN FREQUENCY AND HAS CREATED SOME DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATIONS DUE TO LACK OF TRACTION WHEN DRIVER THOUGHT 4WD SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052182December 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
VEHICLE'S DRIVE SHAFT BROKE RESULTING IN LOST OF CONTROL. *MR *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050773December 19, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM JOINT GREASE PROTECTOR HAS DETERIORATED ALLOWING MOISTURE AND DIRT TO ENTER THE JOINT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051805December 10, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THE DAY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, (1998 FORD RANGER) THE CONSUMER HAD TO GET THE RACK AND PINION STEERING CHANGED. (SEE ODI NUMBER 10052130 FOR CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING 2002 FORD ESCAPE).*MR *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048017November 14, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN CAME APART. DRIVER THEN SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES UNTIL VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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