1999 FORD RANGER Complaints

1999 FORD RANGER WITH 78086 MILES,EXTREME FRAME RUST , RUSTED THRU REAR SHACKLE PERCHES & SPARE TIRE HANGER, BOTH BUMPERS RUSTED. *TT

THE FRAME NEAR MY BACK WHEELS IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THERE IS NOW A BIG CRACK ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRAME. THE RUST AMOUNTS ARE EXCESSIVE, AND IN MY OPINION SEEM TO BE A FAILURE IN DESIGN OF THE FRAME. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 105,000 MILES ON IT AND THE FRAME IN THAT SECTION OF THE CAR HAS SERIOUS RUST WHILE THE REST OF THE CAR LOOKS GOOD. ALL OF THE CONNECTIONS IN THE BACK HAVE A LOT OF RUST, MORE THAN CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO POOR MAINTENANCE. IF I HADN'T SEEN THIS CRACK DEVELOPING IN THE FRAME A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED. I FEEL FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR A FAULTY PRODUCT

LEFT SIDE OF FRAME RAIL RUSTED THROUGH TO THE POINT FRAME IS ALMOST BROKE IN HALF ON LEFT REAR PORTION JUST AHEAD OF REAR AXLE. SWAY ARM WAS ALSO CONNECTED TO THIS PART OF FRAME. LARGE PORTION OF FRAME RAIL IS MISSING, (APPROXIMATELY 6X6") WHICH HAS RENDERED TRUCK USELESS & UNSAFE TO DRIVE. LAST YEAR BOTH REAR SPRING SHACKLES HAD TO BE REPLACED OR REAR AXLE WAS GOING TO FALL OUT. UNTIL NOW THIS VEHICLE WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

1999 FORD RANGER XLT 4WD,VIN [XXX], FRAME RUSTED ALMOST IN HALF ON THE LEFT REAR, JUST AHEAD OF REAR AXLE. LARGE PORTION OF OUTSIDE FRAME RAIL IS MISSING. REAR SPRING SHACKLES REPLACE 1 YEAR AGO. TRUCK IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION OTHERWISE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SEVERE RUST ON THE REAR PORTION OF FRAME, WHICH RENDERS THE TRUCK USELESS. ANY HELP WITH THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I'VE DONE ALOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND IT TO BE VERY COMMONPLACE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. I CANNOT DRIVE IT BECAUSE OF THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

1999 FORD RANGER XLT FRAME ROT AND RUST IN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. ALL MUST ALL OF THE RANGERS I HAVE SEEN IN CLOUDING MINE ARE GONE IN THE SAME PLACE AND NEED REPAIR. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 FORD RANGER 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THE FRAME BROKE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAD THE FRAME REPAIRED BY A GARAGE LOCALLY, AND THEN IT BROKE AGAIN IN A DIFFERENT PLACE 2 MORE TIMES. THE REST OF THE TRUCK IS IN GOOD SHAPE BUT THE FRAME IS ROTTING OUT AND I CANNOT SELL THE TRUCK IN THE CONDITION ITS IN. *TR

1999 FORD RANGER.WAS KEPT UP ON MAINTENANCE AND WASHED DURING WINTER MONTHS,HAD TO REPLACE CROSSMEMBER WHERE GAS TANK BOLTS TO DUE TO RUSTED THROUGH CROSSMEMBER.HAD TO REMOVE SPARE TIRE DUE TO SPARE TIRE CROSSMEMBER ROTTING AWAY.MY EVAP CANISTER FELL OFF AND HAD TO REPLACE IT AND CLAMP IT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX.I JUST FOUND ANOTHER CRACK BY THE GAS TANK AREA AND WILL HAVE REPAIRED. *TR

EXTENSIVE RUST DAMAGE TO REAR SECTION OF FRAME. SPARE TIRE HOLDER COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE WOULD HEAR LOUD NOISES FROM THE REAR OF HIS VEHICLE. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO FRACTURE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. UPDATED 03/31/11*LJ UPDATED 04/05/11*JB

1999 FORD RANGER 95,000 MILES WOULD NOT PASS PA. STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE SEVERE FRAME ROT AT REAR SPRING HANGERS AND FRAME CROSSMEMBER ROT ABOVE REAR OF GAS TANK AND CROSSMEMBER ROT AT REAR OF FRAME. CROSSMEMBER ABOVE TANK AS REPLACED WITH A USED ONE BECAUSE FORD DOES NOT SELL NEW ONES. THE REST OF THE FRAME ROT WAS PLATED AND WELDED. THE TRUCK WILL NEED MORE FRAME ROT REPAIR FOR NEXT STATE INSPECTION. FORD SHOULD BUY THESE TRUCKS BACK LIKE TOYOTA DID. *TR