1999 FORD RANGER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED ON THEIR OWN INTERMITTENTLY. THE WIPERS HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY BE SHUT OFF MANUALLY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,802. UPDATED 11/26/08 *CN UPDATED 12/01/08. *JB

IN JULY 2008 ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH CODE PO442. PUT NEW GAS CAP ON AND LIGHT WAS OFF UNTIL SEPT 2008 WHEN IT CAME ON AGAIN WITH THE SAME CODE. I CLEARED THE CODE AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN OCT 2008 WITH CODE PO455. I CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK AND DISCOVERED THE (FUEL FILLER) TUBE IS RUSTED OUT. FUEL LEAKS ON GROUND WHEN FILLING TANK AND THE AUTOMATIC NOZZLE SHUTS OFF. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. JOHN *TR

1999 FORD RANGER WITH 3 LITER ENGINE CAMSHAFT POSITION SYNCHRONIZER FAILED CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF ENGINE. GEAR BROKE CAUSING FAILURE OF OIL PUMP SEIZING ENGINE WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH. *TR

TL *THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. THE STEREO WOULD ACTIVATE INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. IT ALSO GETS SO HOT THAT IT IS MELTING THE PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE STEREO. AS OF JULY 31, 2008 THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190,962.

WE HAVE A 99 FORD RANGER BOUGHT BRAND NEW. IT IS IN MINT CONDITION AND HAS ONLY APPROX. 80,000 MILES ON IT. WE JUST NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS CRACKED AND READY TO SPLIT IN HALF. WE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO., THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT THAT THE WARRANTY WAS OVER. THEY WOULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE FRAME AND IF, IT WAS NOT NOTICED, WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE MAY BE MORE VEHICLES OUT THERE THAT COULD HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN IF IT WASN'T NOTICED. *TR

UNABLE TO GET RECALL SERVICE PERFORMED FROM LOCAL FORD DEALER. RECALL # 05S28. *TR

I HAVE HAD 2 OF THESE TIRES BLOW OUT ON ME. THE FIRST HAPPENED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. HEARD A LOUD BOOM AT 10 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT. WENT OUTSIDE AND FOUND A GASH IN THE TIRE ON THE SIDE WALL ABOUT 5 TO 6 INCHES LONG. I HAD THOUGH SOME ONE HAD SLASHED THE TIRE BUT THE POLICE OFFICER SAID THAT THE TIRE BLEW OUT FROM THE INSIDE. THIS TIRE WAS ON THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE 99 FORD RANGER PICK UP. I HAD IT REPLACED WITH THE SAME TIRE BRAND AND MODEL. THE SECOND TIRE BLEW OUT 6/24 WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 81. THIS WAS THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE SIDE WALL HAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD. IT LOOKS LIKE THE SEPARATION STARTS RIGHT ABOVE THE RAISED WHITE LETTERING. ONE OF THE OTHER 2 ORIGINAL TIRES HAS SOME OF THE WHITE BEGINNING TO SHOW ABOVE THE WHITE LETTERING. THE TIRE THAT WAS REPLACED 3 WEEKS AGO IS ALSO BEGINNING TO HAVE SOME OF THE WHITE THAT IS UNDER THE BLACK COLOR OF THE TIRE SHOW THROUGH RIGHT ABOVE THE LETTERING. I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE WITH KELLY TIRES. I HAVE THE BRIDGESTONE TIRES IF YOU WANT THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT HAD HIS SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007. HE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY FORD IS TAKING SO LONG TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. FORD STATED THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY INSTALLING THE PART, BUT FOR TRUCKS, VANS, AND SUV'S, THEY WOULD NOT START UNTIL JUNE OF 2008. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN .UPDATED 05/06/08 *BF UPDATED 05/06/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) IN AUGUST OF 2007. HE HAS BEEN ATTEMPTING TO GET THE RECALL REMEDIED SINCE THAT TIME, BUT THE PART FOR THE REPAIR IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH PARTS TO ACCOMMODATE EVERYONE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 04-08-08 *BF UPDATED 04/08/08 *TR

1999 FORD RANGER WITH SPEED CONTROL RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. HE STATES THAT HE IS STILL WAITING FOR THE PART TO COME IN. HE STATES THAT HE HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS REPAIRED SINCE AUGUST 2007. *KB