2002 FORD RANGER Complaints

I RECEIVED A RECALL FROM FORD IN AUGUST 2007. THE RECALL NUMBER IS: 05S28. I TRIED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT IN SEP. 07 WITH SUPERSTITION FORD IN MESA, AZ. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE BACK ORDERED AND THAT THEY WOULD PUT MY NAME ON A LIST AND CALL ME WHEN THE PARTS WERE IN. I DID NOT RECEIVE A CALL FROM THAT DAY IN SEP., AND THEREFORE, CALLED THEM AGAIN TODAY, JAN. 28, 08. I WAS ONCE AGAIN TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE ORDERED IN AUG. 07, BUT HAD STILL NOT ARRIVED AS THE DATE OF MY CALL. I WAS STILL ON THEIR LIST WITH MANY OTHERS TO GET THE RECALL SCHEDULED AND SATISFIED. I STRONGLY FEEL FOR THIS RECALL THAT THE TIME INTERVAL IS UNREASONABLE AND UNSAFE. *CN

TRUCK STILL NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AFTER COMPLETE OVERHAUL BY FORD ON 5/22/04 ( COMPLAINT ODI NO. 10215891). FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT ROAD TEST TRUCK AND VERIFIED PROBLEM. CALLED HOTLINE (5LSB2012) R&R TO OVERHAUL, FOUND STICKING VALVE IN MAIN CONTROL(7A100), RESEALED TRANS.,REPLACED MAIN CONTROL AND TORQUE CONVERTER,FLUSHED COOLER LINES. BUT I RETURNED THE TRUCK COMPLAINING THAT THERE WAS A GRINDING WINING NOISE AND STILL NOT SHIFTING RIGHT. SERVICE MANAGER ROAD TESTED AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. WORK WAS PERFORMED AT 60,206 MILES AND NOW AT 90,125 MILES I CAN'T DRIVE THE TRUCK BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION S BROKEN AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS HE TRANSMISSION WAS NEVER FIXED PROPERLY AT THE FIRST OVER HAUL OR THE SECOND TIME IT WAS OVERHAULED BY FORD. NOW I HAVE A TRUCK WITH A TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED TWICE BY FORE AND NEEDS OVERHAULED AGAIN. NOW FORD INFORMED ME THAT THE WARRANTY IS OUT AND THEY CAN NOT HELP ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A FORD RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST OF 2007 FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HE CALLED FORD ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THEY CONTINUED TO STATE THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE WAIT IS EXCESSIVE. THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH HAS NOT BEEN DISCONNECTED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST OF 2007 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. HE WAS INFORMED EVERY MONTH THEREAFTER THAT THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE THE FOLLOWING MONTH. IN DECEMBER OF 2007, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2008. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD RANGER. IN AUGUST OF 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). SHE CALLED THE FORD DEALER AND MANUFACTURER IN JANUARY OF 2008 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,955. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB

RECALL OF SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FOR 2002 FORD RANGER, I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER ABOUT EIGHT TIMES AND THEY NEVER SEEM TO HAVE THE PART FOR REPAIR, ALL I GET IS THE PARTS HAVE NOT COME IN YET!! MY CONTROL HAS BEEN DE-ACTIVATED BY THE DEALER BUT NO ACTION FOR REPAIR OF THE RECALL. *TR

RECALL #05S28 2002 FORD RANGER AUGUST 2007 LETTER ASKING ME TO CONTACT THE DEALER - SUNSET FORD. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN A NEW DATE FOR THE PART TO BE IN EACH TIME I HAVE CALLED (THIS SAYS UNDERHOOD FIRE CAN BE CAUSED BY THE SPEED CONTROL). I CALLED IN AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER AND TODAY JAN 9 2008. I AM NOW TOLD, CALL IN APRIL AND "SEE IF THE PART IS IN" ???????? THIS STINKS OF A BAD CAR FROM A COMPANY THAT DOESN'T CARE! I DON'T WANT A PROBLEM OR A FIRE! *TR

MY 2002 FORD RANGER WAS PART OF A RECALL PERTAINING TO THE CRUISE CONTROL STARTING FIRES. I RECEIVED MY NOTICE AND TOOK IT TO A DEALER IN EARLY OCTOBER 2007. ALL THEY DID WAS DISCONNECT IT. THEY SAID THAT I WOULD RECEIVE ANOTHER NOTICE IN A FEW MONTHS WHEN A REPLACEMENT PART ARRIVED. AS OF JANUARY 5, 2007, THIS HAS NOT OCCURED. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY JUST GAVE ME SOME CANNED RESPONSE ABOUT A BACK ORDER AND PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MORE MONTHS. SINCE THEY DISCONNECTED THE UNIT, MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON. THE DISCONNECTION OCCURRED FROM THE BRAKE'S MASTER CYLINDER. ALL THEY DID WAS PUT A PIECE OF ELECTRICAL TAPE OVER THE FEMALE END OF THE DISCONNECTED POINT. IT WAS COMING OFF AS THEY PUT IT ON. MY CONCERN IS THAT A MANUFACTURER CAN "RECALL" A PRODUCT ONLY TO DISCONNECT IT, AND IN DOING SO LEAVE THE CONSUMER WITHOUT A FEATURE THEY PAID FOR, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WITH A "MICKEY MOUSE" MANNER OF DOING SO THAT MAY BE CAUSING OTHER PROBLEMS. I WORKED FOR A LIGHTING MANUFACTURER. WE HAVE HAD CPSC RECALLS. HOWEVER, I NEVER RECALLED OUR RECALLS JUST BEING THE UNPLUGGING OF A FIXTURE WITH AN OPEN PROMISE TO CORRECT THE CONSUMER PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE. HOW DOES FORD GET AWAY WITH THIS? *CN

1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: NORMAL EVERYDAY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION VIA HIGHWAY AND SURFACE STREETS. 2)FAILURE AND CONSEQUENCES: THE REAR LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL UNIT OF MY 2002 FORD RANGER FX4 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLE BROKE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO STOP ABRUPTLY NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE REAR LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL UNIT EXPLODED CAUSING THE GEARS TO BREAK AND STOP THE VEHICLE FROM DRIVING. I HAD CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER (TORSEN) OF THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT AND STATED THE UNIT I HAD WAS RECALLED ACCORDING TO THE SERIAL NUMBER. FORD MOTOR COMPANY NEGELANTLY DID NOT RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THE RECALLED DIFFERENTIAL UNITS. 3) THE TRUCK'S REAR DIFFERENTIAL UNIT AND GEAR WAS REPLACED WITH OEM RING AND PINION GEARS, BEARINGS AND SIMILAR TYPE LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL UNIT FROM A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER (DETROIT TRUETRAC) FROM WHICH WAS ORGINALLY INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. COST $1,400.00.*CN

DOOR AJAR LIGHTS IS LIT ON DASH AND DOME LIGHT STAYS ON. SOMETIMES WILL EVENTUALLY GO OFF, BUT EVENTUALLY COMES BACK ON BY ITSELF OR IF JARRED. *TR