Ford Ranger Complaints (1994)

438 consumer complaints on file.

#10378733January 26, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1994 FORD RANGER, HAS A CRACKED FUEL FILLER HOSE THAT CAUSES FUEL TO SPILL OUT WHEN FILLING THE TANK, DURING WARM WEATHER YOU CAN GET TO 3/4 OF A TANK BEFORE FUEL SPILLAGE STARTS, IN WINTER JUST A LITTLE OVER 1/2 TANK. WHEN I APPROACHED THE DEALER ABOUT GETTING PARTS TO REPAIR I WAS TOLD THEY ARE ON BACKORDER. HIS COMMENT TO ME WAS THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF RANGERS OUT THERE, THOSE THAT LEAK AND THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN FIXED. IN OTHER WORDS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FORD HAS WITH THE RANGERS THAT THEY ARE CHOOSING TO IGNORE. IN CHECKING OTHER SOURCES IT SEEMS TO BE RANGERS FROM AT LEAST 1993 - 2009 HAVE THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377404January 13, 2011
SUSPENSION
3 OUT OF 4 LEAF SPRING BRACKETS (THOSE THAT ATTACH THE LEAF SPRING TO THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK) RUSTED THROUGH TO THE POINT OF COMPLETE SEVERING THE CONNECTION OF THE LEAF SPRING TO THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. THE 4TH BRACKET WAS ALSO REPLACED AT THE URGING OF MY MECHANIC SINCE IT APPEARED TO BE CLOSE TO BREAKING AS THE OTHER 3 DID. THESE BRACKET FAILURES WERE A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND PUT THE SAFETY OF ALL PASSENGERS AT RISK FOR PERSONAL INJURY. I PERSONALLY KNOW SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR FORD RANGERS. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPAIR THEIR TRUCKS COMPENSATION SHOULD BE MADE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362735October 28, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL TANK FILLER HOSE LEAKS AND CAUSES EXCESSIVE WASTE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352563August 29, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FAILURE OF FUEL TANK FILLER NECK TUBE RESULTING IN MAJOR LOSS OF FUEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352496August 28, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I KEPT HEARING A SQUEAK IN THE REAR END. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK I FOUND THAT THE FRAME IS RUSTING OUT REAL BAD. PIECES ARE FLAKING OFF. HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR HANGERS ON LEAF SPRINGS AND SHACKLES DUE TO THEM BEING RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE. DEALER SAID THIS IS NORMAL AND I WILL ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRACKETS HOLDING THE FRONT SPRINGS. MY EXHAUST IS THE ORIGINAL AND THE TRUCK HAS 147,000 MILES ON IT. I WOULD EXPECT THE EXHAUST TO RUST OUT BEFORE THE FRAME BUT I GUESS I AM WRONG. I AM STARTING TO WORRY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF ME AND MY KIDS. I STILL HAVE THE PIECES THAT WERE REPLACED. TRUCK WAS ALSO ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED WITH AN UNDERCOATING ON THE FRAME. I GUESS THIS DID NOT HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310269February 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1994 RANGER XLT. WAS FILLING FUEL TANK WHEN FUEL BEGAN LEAKING FROM UNDER SIDE OF TRUCK. STOPPED FILLING PROCESS IMMEDIATELY AND WHEN I INSPECTED THE LEAK, I FOUND THAT THE FUEL WAS COMING FORM THE CLAMP AREA OF THE FILLER HOSE. CHECKED PRICES OF REPLACEMENTS AND OPTED TO DO SELF REPAIR USING METAL DUCT TAPE. REPAIR HAS HELD FOR 3-4 YEARS. I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS ON ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310170February 13, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SPILLING FROM TOP OF GAS TANK AND FUEL INLET. CRACKS IN FUEL FILLER NECK/HOSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305661February 4, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIRD COMPLAINT REGARDING FUEL FILLER HOSE ASSEMBLY ON 1994 FORD RANGER. FAILURE OF HOSE ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN AT THE SAME PLACE ON ALL THREE GENUINE FORD PARTS. AFTER THE BEATING THEY ARE GIVING TOYOTA WITH 100 COMPLAINTS, IT SEEMS THAT SOMEONE WOULD ACT ON OUR BEHALF. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR AGAIN SO WILL SEEK ALTERNATIVES SUCH AS FABRICATING MY OWN, BET IT WONT LEAK THEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291274November 6, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL FILLER NECK HAS SPLIT AT THE TANK CONNECTION BEND. FUEL LEAKS PROFUSELY OUT OF THIS SPLIT WHEN TANK IS FILLED. WHEN THE TANK REACHES FULL CAPACITY, THE FUEL FILLER OUTER HOSE FILLS UP PARTIALLY. THE FUEL IN THE OUTER HOSE THEN LEAKS OUT ONTO THE TANK AND GROUND. I AM REPEATING THIS CLAIM FOR 2 SEPARATE VEHICLES, A '93 AND A '94. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285621September 29, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD RANGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 24 HOURS, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE; HOWEVER, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE ENGINE WHERE THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A FIRE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, ALONG WITH OTHER DAMAGES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 174,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265381April 14, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
REAR LEAF SPRING MOUNTING BRACKETS RUSTED AND DETACHED FROM FRAME, FRAME IS VERY RUSTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242376September 16, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1994 FORD RANGER EXTENDED CAB PICKUP 4.0 L V6 ENGINE CURRENT MILEAGE 65,000. MILEAGE AT FAILURE 63,000. THE FUEL FILLER HOSE FROM THE FUEL FILLER NECK TO THE FUEL TANK DEVELOPED CRACKS THAT ALLOWED FUEL TO SPILL ON THE GROUND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REFILLED. ODOR OF FUEL IS ALWAYS PRESENT WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED. TOOK THE TRUCK TO LOCAL SERVICE SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT OF FILLER HOSE. HOSE IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM DEALER AND COST OF PART WAS EXCESSIVE IF IT WERE AVAILABLE. REPAIR SHOP MADE TEMPORARY REPAIR BY APPLYING SEALANT TO FUEL FILLER HOSE UNTIL PART BECOMES AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239121August 21, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO EVENT LED TO PREMATURE FAILURE UNLESS YOU CONSIDER THE EMISSIONS TEST , THE FAILURE IS OF THE FILLER NECK ASSEMBLY ON THE GAS TANK, A CRACK OCCURS,THEN LEAKING ,DRIPPING,AND CONSTANT FUMES, THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE ON MY TRUCK AND MANY TRUCKS OF THE SAME MODEL. CORRECTED THE PROBLEM WITH A REPLACEMENT ASSEMBLY, THE 2ND TIME,I ATTEMPTED TO SEAL THE ASSEMBLY,WHICH HELD FOR AWHILE BUT HAS ALSO FAILED..YES THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE ,AS FOR THE RADIATOR FAN, ITS PLASTIC AND BREAKS FROM HEAT EVERY YEAR, I HAVE REPLACED IT MORE TIMES THAN I CAN REMEMBER,YES THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239200August 21, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1994 RANGER PICK-UP FAILED SMOG TEST DUE TO A BREAK IN THE GAS TANK FILLER ASSEMBLY. SMOG SPECIALIST SAID ALL RANGERS MFGD BETWEEN 1989 AND 1997 WERE FAILING SMOG PRESSURE TANK. FACT VERIFIED BY MY MECHANIC. COST OF REPAIR $600. FORD SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES TO EFFECT REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239223August 21, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD RANGER. WHILE PLACING GASOLINE INTO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL WOULD LEAK FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238407August 15, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD RANGER. WHILE PLACING FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE AT THE PUMP, GAS LEAKED FROM THE FILLER TUBE ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FILLER TUBE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FILLER TUBE WAS REPLACED IN JULY OF 2001. IN APPROXIMATELY MAY OF 2007, THE FILLER TUBE FAILED AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 09/17/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/24/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227850May 15, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
TRUCK HAD A SQUEAK IN THE REAR SUSPENSION. AFTER MY INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THE LH REAR SPRING HANGER HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY OFF. I CHECKED THE RH AND FOUND THAT IT IS ABOUT TO RUST COMPLETELY THROUGH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227622May 13, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT'S SISTER OWNS A 1994 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER FUEL IS PLACED INTO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL LEAKS OUT ON TWO SIDES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL OVERFLOW WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209889November 26, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL FILLER TUBE DISINTEGRATED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209026November 15, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD RANGER. THE HOSE THAT EXTENDS FROM THE FUEL CAP TO THE FUEL TANK CRACKS NEAR THE FUEL TANK WHILE FILLING UP THE VEHICLE WITH GAS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL SPILLS FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT DUE TO THE MATERIAL OF THE HOSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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