1994 FORD RANGER Complaints

THERE CURRENTLY IS A RECALL FOR FORD RANGERS UP THROUGH 1993'S. MINE IS A 1994 AND HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THE RECALL STATES THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION SYSTEM WAS MOUNTED INCORRECTLY NEAR THE ENGINE AND CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL. MY RANGER HAS THIS PROBLEM AND I WANT FORD TO INCLUDE THE 1994 RANGER IN THIS RECALL.*AK

KNOWN DEFECT. FORD IS NOT INTERESTED IN REPAIRING. THEY ARE ON THEIR THIRD COMPONENT UPGRADE. LIVE IN INTERIOR BRITISH COLUMBIA. ONLY HAD ACCESS TO STATES, NO PROVINCES.THANKYOU FOR YOUR WEBSITE. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

THROTTLE IS STICKING TO FLOOR, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT , DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX VEHICLE, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT DEALER AGAIN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEEL WILL LOCKUP. THEN, ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. THIS HAS HAD HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND ALWAYS HAD HAPPENED ON LOW SPEED.*AK

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT, APROXIMATELY 75 MPH. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, I FELT A JERK, AND THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL. I HAVE HAD FLAT TIRES IN THE PAST, AND THIS WAS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FEEL. MY STEERING WAS ALMOST INOP, AND BREAKING WAS ALMOST NON EXISTANT. I ONLY THANK GOD FOR LOOKING DOWN ON ME AT THAT MOMENT. AFTER NEARLY CRASHING, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OVER TWO LANES AND FINALLY COME TO A STOP. WHEN I INSPECTED THE TIRE, I HAD FOUND IT COMPLETELY SEPERATED IN ONE WHOLE PIECE. AFTER REMOVING THE TIRE, I HAD TO LITERALLY UNRAP THE WHOLE TREAD THAT HAD RAPPED AROUND MY TIE ROD END, AND KICK THE OTHER PORTION THAT WAS JAMMED IN BY BRAKE. I HAVE WORKED ON AIRPLANES I N THE USAF FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS AND NEVER ONCE EXPERIENCED A TIRE THAT BADLY MUTILATED. IT APPEARED TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. YOU MIGHT ASK YOURSELF HOW CAN I MAKE THAT ASSUMPTION? I HAVE BEEN WORKING IN QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS IN AVIATION, AND I SEE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS ALL THE TIME. I HAVE A BACHELORS IN PROFESSIONAL AERONAUTICS, WITH A MINOR IN AVIATION SAFETY. I THINK YOU GUYS ARE MAKING A SERIOUS MISTAKE BY ONLY RECALLING ATX P35/75 R15S. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH MORE ATX TIRES. THE QUESTION IS, HOW MANY LIVES WILL IT TAKE BEFORE MORE TIRE SIZES ARE RECALLED. REMINDS ME OF THE "BLOOD PRIORITY". I WILL BE TAKING PICTURES TOMORROW OF THE DAMAGED TIRE AND THE WHOLE TREAD THAT WAS SEPERATED. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE PICTURES, I WILL GLADLY SEND THEM. I AM STILL SEVERELY SHAKEN UP OVER THIS WHOLE EPISODE, SO I APOLIGIZE FOR ANY TYPOS OR GRAMATICAL ERRORS. BESIDES, IT IS VERY HARD TO TYPE IN THIS SMALL SKINNY WINDOW. I DONT QUITE UNDERSTAND THE RATIONAL OF IT. I'M SURE YOU GET THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS A DAY, AND YET, I HOPE YOU SEE THE SEVERITY OF THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK (TIRESIZE: P265/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R15 )

THE FIRESTONE ATX P235/75R15 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEPARATION AND WERE REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL (00T-005), CONSUMER IS BEING DENIED REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *MJS

PE00 020; CONSUMER SAID THAT ROCK GRAVEL WENT INSIDE OF TIRES, AND TIRES WOULDN'T HOLD AIR PRESSURE. TIRES WERE FLAT. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS#AT, P23570R16. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

WHEN APPLING EMERGENCY BRAKE IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKE HAS CAUGHT, BUT IT DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. WHEN APPLIED ON AN INCLINE IT CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN HILL INTO A HOUSE. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHCILE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

I WAS COMING FROM PORT AUTHOR TEXAS, AND WHEN I WAS ABOUT 1 OR 2 MILES FROM MY HOUSE THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE CALIPER THAT WORKS THE BRAKE CAME OUT AND LOCKED THE WHEEL UP. I WAS TRAVELING AT 55MPH WHEN IT LOCKED UP, AND I DID NOT APPLY MY BRAKE FOR IT TO HAPPEN. I REALIZE MY TRUCK IS A 1994 MODEL, HOWEVER, THE ISSUE I'AM TRYING TO STRESS IS THIS; I ONLY HAVE 15,000 MILES, AND DRIVE IT VERY LITTLE. MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE WEAR AND TEAR FOR THIS TO HAVE HAPPENED! I FEEL IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT, AND I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. I AM REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED, AND A REMIBURSMENT FOR THE REPAIR COST I HAVE ALREADY MADE. POINT TO MENTION: IF IT WAS NOT A DEFECT, THEN WHY DID THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY CHANGE THE FRONT LEFT CALIPERS. *AK

CONDITIONS: ENTIRE TREAD AND ATTACHED SIDE WALL EXTENDING ABOUT HALF WAY TO THE WHEEL RIM SEPERATED. THERE WAS NO AUDABLE SOUND. WEATHER: CLEAR DAY, ABOUT 80 DEG. F. SPEED: ABOUT 70 MPH. TIRE INSTALLED 6/6/00 AND RUN FOR ABOUT 8,300 MILES. IDENTICAL TIRE ON RIGHT SIDE HAS NOT FAILED BUT WILL BE REPLACED. THE SERIAL NUMBER ON THE FAILED TIRE APPEARS TO BE: 32097. PRECEEDING THAT NUMBER IN A COLUMN OF NUMBERS ARE: P1107AA2 FOLLOWED BY E-25931 (DOT NUMBER: CN72U479 TIRESIZE: P225/70R14)