Ford Ranger Complaints (1995)

321 consumer complaints on file.

#854689January 4, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716733January 2, 2000
INTERIOR LIGHTING, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
INTERIOR DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND DOOR AJAR CHIME STAYS ON. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM (SEE POSTINGS AT WWW.FORDRANGER.COM). OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND A SAFETY HAZARD (TRY HEARING ANYTHING GOING ON WITH THE BONG, BONG, BONG GOING ON CONTINUOUSLY). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716752January 2, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE DOOR AJAR CHIME AND DASH LIGHT STAYS ON FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME(AS LONG AS 90 MINUTES) AND THE DOME LIGHT WILL ALSO STAY ON FOR 5 TO 10 MINUTES AFTER THE DOORS ARE CLOSED. THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH WILL COME ON FOR NO REASON AND THEN GO OUT. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL GO FROM INTERMITTENT TO FULL OPERATION WHILE IN INTERMITTENT MODE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716551December 28, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
WIPER/WASHER INTERMITTENTLY WORK/DO NOT WORK REGARDLESS OF SWITCH POSITION, (DEMONIC POSSESION?). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716552December 28, 1999
INTERIOR LIGHTING, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOME LIGHT AND DOOR CHIME STAY ON NEAR CONSTANTLY WITH DOOR CLOSED. CHIME DOES NOT ALWAYS HAVE SAME BEAT AS SONGS ON RADIO; DISTRACTING! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716302December 21, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
FUEL FILL HOSE LEAKS FUEL WHEN TANK IS FULL AND WHEN BEING FILLED. HOSE FAILED PREMATURELY (CRACKED) WHERE HOSE CONNECTS TO TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853518November 30, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE STEERING WHEEL HAD A LOT OF PLAY IN IT CAUSING WHEEL TO DISCONNECT / FALL APART. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MANAGER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE BOLTS THAT HOLDS THE STEERING WHEEL BOX BROKE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BOLTS. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849760November 23, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WASHERS COME ON WITHOUT BEING ACTIVATED. DANGER IS AT NIGHT WHEN WINDSHIELD WASHERS COME ON AND FLOOD WINDSHIELD, MAKING VISIBILITY IMPOSSIBLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715144November 22, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, INTERIOR LIGHTING, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, DOOR CHIME STAYS ON CONSTANTLY, LIGHT DOME STAYS ON EVEN AT NIGHT WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, HEATER DOESN'T WORK, AND MOST IMPORTANT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITIENTLY AND SPRAY FLUID DISTRACTING DRIVER. I'VE ALMOST HAD ACCIDENTS WITH THE WIPERS NOT WORKING RIGHT, SOMETIMES THE WIPERS DON'T WORK AT ALL WHEN RAINING. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. THANK-YOU, SHANNON CASE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852639November 8, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE DOME LIGHT AND THE DOOR LIGHT TO STAY ON, AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON. DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR ON THE DOOR. PROBLEM IS STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714182November 1, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL OPERATE WITHOUT TURNING THEM ON AND WHEN TURNED ON THEY WILL NOT OPERATE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851990October 27, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES, INTERIOR LIGHTING
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WON'T WORK AT ALL. TURN OFF WITHOUT TURNING OFF ENGINE. ALSO DOME LIGHT REMAINED ON, SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT NOT TURNING OFF FOR SOME TIME UNLESS VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848017October 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE OUT OFF A LOT IN POURING RAIN BRAKES WILL LOCK UP. IF CONSUMER DRIVE OVER SLICK SURFACE AND ATTEMPTS TO APPLY BRAKES ,THE BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY RELEASE AND DRIVER IS FORCED TO PUMP THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE PUMP THAT DISTRIBUTES THE BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND REFUSED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712795October 4, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT THE WARNING CHIMES AND DOME LIGHTING STAYED ON CONTINOUSLY AFTER TURNING THE KEY ON EVEN BEFORE ACTUALLY CRANKING THE VEHICLE..ALSO THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS COME ON AND SOMETIMES GO OFF WITHOUT CONSUMER COMMAND...FORDS SERVICE BULLETIN #2526, BULLETIN SEQUENCE #357, DATE 9804, NHTSA ITEM #SB603550 DISCUSSES THIS PROBLEM...THIS APPARENTLY IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM FOR MANY CONSUMERS PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE AS I HAVE RESEARCHED SEVERAL AVAILABLE DATABASES AND HAVE VIEWED MANY CUSTOMER CONCERNS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM...THIS MAKES THE OPERATION OF THIS VEHICLE TOTALLY UNSAFE AS THE CHIMES DISTRACT THE DRIVER TO THE POINT OF UNSAFE OPERATION AND THE DOME LIGHT STAYING ON CONTINOUSLY CAUSES IMPOSSIBLE VISIBILITY WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE USE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS THAT ARE NOT EVEN CLOSE TO DEPENDABLE SEEMS TO WARRANT A RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE...REPAIR COSTS QUOTED AT ANOTHER DEALER LOCATION WERE $275.00 WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE REPAIRS TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER REPAIR... THE ONLY NON-SHOP FIX IS THE REMOVAL OF THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THESE SYSTEMS WHICH ALSO CONTROLS THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER OF THE VEHICLE...WHICH DISABLES THE WIPERS AS WELL....TOTALLY UNSAFE CONDITIONS EXISTS AS A RESULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712736October 3, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WIPERS TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY AND SOMETIMES TURN OFF WHEN NEEDED; ALMOST CAUSED CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712333September 28, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE AIR CONDITIONER CLUTCH AND COMPRESSOR DIED AT WHAT SEEMS TO BE A PREMATURE AGE. THE COST FOR PARTS AND LABOR CAME TO $908.19 NOT TO MENTION THE VALUE OF MY TIME GETTING IT FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845243September 23, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, INTERIOR LIGHTING, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE DOOR CHIMES WOULD REMAIN ON EVEN AFTER THE DOOR IS CLOSED. DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON & OFF ON THEIR OWN. DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER, NO PROBLEMS SINCE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710587August 27, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
MY FORD RANGER HAS SOME MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THE INTERIOR LIGHT JUST COMES ON SOMETIMES, AND THE DOOR BUZZER JUST DINGS ALL OF THE TIME, SOMETIMES THE PARKING LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AFTER I TURN THE LIGHTS AND IGNITION OFF, AND SOMETIMES I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL JUST COME ON BY THEMSELVES AND THEN STOP. I HAVE ANOTHER FRIEND THAT HAS A FORD RANGER TOO, AND HERS HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS. COINCIDENCE??? I DONT THINK SO!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710318August 21, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710288August 20, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL CUT ON WHEN IN OFF POSITION, INTERVALS DO NOT WORK CORRECT, WINSHIELD WASHER WILL WORK BY ITSELF. INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT CUT OFF AFTER DOOR IS SHUT FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY AND NIGHT. USUALLY ONLY HAPPENS WHEN PASSENGER DOOR IS OPENED AND SHUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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