1994 FORD RANGER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE FRONT RIGHT BRAKES LOCKED UP. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE CALIPERS HAD SEIZED UP. THIS CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE ROTORS, DRUMS AND PADS. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLE BUT THEY ARE NOT RECALLING THEM. TS

2 YRS AGO TRUCK BEGAN NOT RE-STARTING AFTER ENGINE TURNED OFF FOR APPROX. 20 MINUTES. WOULD EVENTUALLY RE-START, 30 MINUTES TO 1 HR LATER. IN APRIL 2002 TRUCK STARTED DYING ON THE FREEWAY AND IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC 10-60 MPH. NOW IT DIES WHETHER HOT OR COLD, MOVING OR AT STOPLIGHT. ON FREEWAY THIS PROBLEM IS VERY SERIOUS AS ONE MUST TRY AND MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE VEHICLE QUITS ROLLING. OTHER CARS SWERVE AND BLARE HORNS. RESTARTS IN VARIOUS INTERVALS 20 MINUTES TO 2 HRS. HAMMOND FORD FOUND NO PROBLEM (AT $100 AN HOUR) SWANSON FORD, LOS GATOS, CA FOUND NO PROBLEM AND SAID THERE WERE NO SERVICE OR RECALL NOTES FOR THIS PROBLEM. (ALSO $100 AN HOUR) HAVE REPLACED IGNITION MODULE AND FUEL PUMP RELAY. PROBLEM CONTINUES. SOMETHING WHICH HELPS RESTART SOONER PULL OUT AND COOL DOWN THE FUEL PUMP RELAY, THEN PLUG BACK IN. NOW EVEN THIS ACTION DOES NOT WORK 100% OF THE TIME. THIS VEHICLE IS NOW PARKED BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE FILLER HOES CRACK CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK OUT AND THIS WILL BE A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

SPLIT IN FUEL FILLER HOSE CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL ON TOP OF FUEL TANK CAUSING FIRE. MR

CONSUMER NOTICED A FRONT FUEL LINE HAVE A SECTION OF FLEXIBLE HOSE WHICH IS CRACKED, HAS BEEN CHANGE FOUR TIMES BY THE DEALER. ALWAYS THEY CHARGE, PROBLEM REOCCURING EVERY SIX MONTHS. MANUFACTURER SAID HAS NOT BEEN RECALL IN THIS PART. NLM

WHEN THE CONSUMER IS FILLING UP THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE . THE HOSE HAS A HOLE INSIDE CAUSING THE GASOLINE TO SPILL OUT ON THE GROUND. NLM

WHEN GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED TO FLOOR IT IS JAMMED THERE BY THE CARPETING LEAVING YOU AT FULL THROTTLE. MUST MANUALLY PULL THE PEDAL UP WHICH IS DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING OR TURN THE KEY OFF.*AK

MOTOR AND OIL PANS ARE DEFECTIVE. WHEN COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE IDLES, AND SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING AT ALL . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE ACCELERATOR WAS WIDE OPEN, AND THEN THERE WAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT HIGH SPEED, VEHICLE RAN INTO A PARKED VEHICLE, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, AND MAJOR INJURIES TO DRIVER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 5MPH AND APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT SNAPPED OFF. CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER.*AKI *TT