Ford Ranger Complaints (1992)

189 consumer complaints on file.

#874913November 14, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AT IGNITION WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WANTS $125 BEFORE LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER FOUND THAT CONNECTOR ON TOP OF STEERING COLUMN IS COMPLETELY MELTED & IS BARE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735237October 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING, OTHER TIMES WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT. SOMETIMES IT CAN BE RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY, OTHER TIMES NOT. I'VE HEARD RUMORS THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM IN THE WORKS. I CHECKED THE FORD WEB AND FOUND NO RECALLS OF ANY SORT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873842October 25, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 76MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE, VEHICLE SWERVED AND FLIPPED ON THE HIGHWAY. DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIM. FIRESTONE, P21575R15. FIRESTONE, WAS NOTIFIED, AND THERE WERE INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#556016October 13, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THREE OF FOUR TIRES HAVE FAILED, TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED A THUMPING NOISE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING (FIRESTONE FR480 215/70R14). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732387September 24, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
RT FRONT UPPER SPRING /SHOCK MOUNT RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH CAUSING SUSPENSION COLLAPSE AND SHOCK FAILURE - AT HIGHWAY SPEED - RUST WAS HIDDEN BY COATING ON PLATE - NO RUST ON BALANCE OF TRUCK. RUBBER BUMP STOP DESTROYED-NOT ABLE TO BE REPLACED, NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM FORD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731822September 18, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE VEHICLE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE MORNING WITH THE FRONT RIGHT FENDER RESTING ALMOST ON THE TIRE. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE SPRING SUPPORT BROKEN AND RESTING AGAINST THE AFT WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD FRONT END DAMAGE AND HAS BEEN RUST PROOFED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE SUPPORT APPEARES TO HAVE CORROSION FAILED. THE REPAIRING DEALER [FORD] HAD NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731254September 13, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TRUCK WHILE PARKED IN DRIVE WAY CAUGHT ON FIRE IN IGNITION SWITCH AREA, BURNING STEERING COLUM, MELTED INSTRUMENT PANEL AND DASH PANEL INTO THE FLOOR, MELTED DRIVER DOOR PANEL AND HEAD LINER, ALSO BORKE WINDSHIELD DO TO HEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900243September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE TIRE P235/70R15; HAVE THERE BEEN ANY TYPE OF RECALLS OF THIS TIRE. INSD STATES TREAD DID SEPARATE. (CLAIM# 36-A135-436) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730534September 6, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I WAS DRIVING FROM SACRAMENTO, CA TO FRESNO, CA. OUTSIDE OF MERCED, THE TOP LAYER OF MY TIRE PEELED OFF, CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. THE TIRE FLAP SLAPPED INTO THE BACK REAR PANEL OF MY TRUCK, AND DAMAGED THE BACK PANEL, TAIL LIGHTS, AND TAILPIPE. I BELIEVE THAT ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE HAD I NOT JUST BEEN RETURNING FROM A ADVANCED DRIVING SCHOOL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. WE FILED AN INSURANCE CLAIM AND TRIED TO GET THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO SUBROGATE THE CLAIM TO FIRESTONE, BUT FIRESTONE SAID THAT THEIR TIRE WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. WE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE TRUCK JUST TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. HE TOLD ME THAT HE THOUGHT THE TIRE MIGHT BE DEFECTIVE AND THAT I MIGHT WANT TO GET IT LOOKED AT. UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO CHECK IT OUT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: FR480 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730283September 5, 2000
TIRES
WE HAD JUST DEPARTED HOME AND HAD BEEN ON INTERSTATE 5 IN SEATTLE FOR A COUPLE OF MILES WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER POINTED OUT THAT WE HAD A PROBLEM. WE PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY SHORTLY AND SAW THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS IN BAD SHAPE. APPARENTLY, THE FORWARD BIAS OF WEIGHT MADE THIS UNNOTICEABLE TO US. WE HAD NOT SENSED ANY IMPACT WITH A ROAD HAZARD BUT HAD TO ASSUME SUCH HAD OCCURRED. BY THE TIME WE HAD STOPPED THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY UNREPAIRABLE, BUT I COULD NOT SAY IF IT WAS DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TAKEN (7/30/99) TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER WHERE A NEW ATX TIRE WAS INSTALLED. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT RECALL THIS INCIDENT TOOK ON MORE SIGNIFICANCE IN OUR MINDS AND I HAVE TAKEN THE PRECAUTION OF PURCHASING NEW TIRES (NON-FIRESTONE) FOR THE TRUCK WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS ANY RECALL OF THE SIZE ATX TIRES I HAD REMOVED. I THOUGHT IT A GOOD IDEA TO SEND YOU THIS INFORMATION TO ADD TO THE RESEARCH.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 21575R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729635August 31, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE PROBLEM WITH GETTING THE TRUCK TO GO INTO GEAR HAPPENS OFF AND ON. IT IS GETTING WORSE. IGNITION IS TO A POINT THAT I MUST JUMP START IT. I AM DISABLE TO THE POINT OF PUSHING THE TRUCK IN ORDER TO START IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729755August 31, 2000
TIRES
I HAD 9 FLATS AND 2 SIDEWALL FAILURE WITHIN 3,000 MILES, I WHEN TO THE FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO GO TO FIRESTONE DEALER, I WANTED TO GET THE TIRES ADJUSTED, BECAUSE THE TIRES WAS TO PRONG TO PUNCHURE (TO SOFT). I GOT NO HELP FROM EITHER DEALER. I TALKED TO A FIRESTONE REP. WHAT A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME. I PURCHASED 4 NEW COOPER TIRES( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868345August 22, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE-00020, FIRESTONE FIREHAWK ATX TIRE SIZE 27X8-50R14. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON HIGHWAY, TREAD ON A 1992 FORD RANGER SEPARATED ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. ALSO, STATES TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553887August 21, 2000
SUSPENSION
RIGHT UPPER SPRING SUPPORT RUSTED THROUGH ALLOWING SPRING AND SHOCK TO SHIFT INWARD AND WADGE AGAINST FRAME AND INNER FENDER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728252August 17, 2000
TIRES
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING UP MT. LEMMON, NEAR TUCSON, AZ. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OVERLOADED. SHE PULLED OVER WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE THAT WAS APPARENTLY DUE TO THE SEPARATED TREAD SECTION (ABOUT 1/3 OF THE ENTIRE TREAD) HITTING THE INSIDE OF THE FENDER WELL. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED REGULARLY, INCLUDING THE MORNING OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILED TIRE WAS PURCHASED ON 08/23/96, FAILED ON 06/28/98, HAD APPROX. 35,000 MILES ON IT, AND WAS IN OTHERWISE PERFECT CONDITION. I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DOT# FOR THE FAILED TIRE, BUT I CAN TELL BY MY RECEIPT THAT IT IS ON OF THE FOLLOWING: HYHYR3B485, 276, 246, OR 226. THE FAILED TIRE WAS REPLACED AT A PRO-RATED COST BASED UPON TREAD DEPTH BY THE PLACE OF PURCHASE; THE BASE EXCHANGE SERVICE STATION AT DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, TUCSON, AZ. THEY WERE PUZZLED BY THE DISINTEGRATION OF A RELATIVELY NEW TIRE. I WAS TOO...( DOT NUMBER: HYHYR3BXXX TIRE SIZE: P215/70R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728197August 16, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT SPRING UPPER SEAT RUSTED UNTIL FAILURE, NO OTHER RUST IN FRAME OR SUSPENSION PARTS. FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED DROPPING THE BODY NEARLY TO THE TIRE. LEFT SIDE IDENTICAL PARTS ARE FLAWLESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724596June 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
MAIN BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO RUBBING ON PARKING BRAKE CABLE, CAUSING COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724530June 25, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723883June 11, 2000
SEATS
DURING A FRONT IMPACT COLLISION, THE SEAT DETACHED FROM THE FRAME WHILE AN EIGHT (8) YEAR OLD CHILD WEIGHT 80-90 POUNDS WAS BELTED INTO THE SEAT. THIS SEAT FAILURE RESULTED IN MULTIPLE FACIAL INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#723325May 29, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
RIGHT FRONT SAGGED.PULLED OVER SAW FLUID LEAKING LOOK IN FENDER WELL SAW SPRING HANGER RUSTED OUT AND SPRING PUSH UP INTO INNER FENDER AND BRAKE LINE BROKE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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