1999 FORD RANGER Complaints

THE METAL TUBES FOR THE ENGINE CHOKE HEATER, RUSTED OUT RIGHT ABOVE THE ALUMINUM HEAD. WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM, EXCEPT TO REPLACE THE HEAD WITH A NEW ONE. THE HEAD WILL COST AT LEAST $250. MY TRUCK IS A 1999 FORD RANGER XLT WITH A 3.0L. WAS TOLD THE ONLY WAY THIS TUBE WOULD BREAK WAS FROM A CRASH, OR FROM RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE. I KNOW MY TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH, KIND OF ODD THAT ONLY THE TUBE HAS RUSTED AND NOT MORE ENGINE PARTS. ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

HEATER STOPPED PUTTING OUT WARM AIR. IT FELT LIKE THE A/C WAS ON. KEPT SMELLING ANTIFREEZE. UPON CHECKING THE NEXT DAY, I FOUND THE METAL TUBES ON THE CAST ALUMINUM HEAD WAS WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. *TR

FRONT BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT EVERY 3,000 MILES OR SO. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SO FAR. I HAVE REPLACED THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS TOO, THIS HAS NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. RECALL NOTICE#05S28 INDICATED THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH SHOULD BE DEACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, IT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED OTHER VEHICLES. THE FIRE BEGAN UNDER THE HOOD. A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 115000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REPLACED THE ENGINE. THE SECOND ENGINE ALSO FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER ELECTRIC. WHILE DECELERATING TO 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE JERKED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 17, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WAS REFERENCED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THEY WOULD DISCONNECT THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE CONTACT WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THE REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. THE VEHICLE HAS SUMITOMO TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, ONE OF THE TIRES BLEW OUT. THE STRANDS FROM THE TIRE WRAPPED AROUND THE MUD FLAPS OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAD TO BE PULLED APART TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED AND DAMAGED THE BRAKE LINE. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 103,000. THE MILEAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WAS 102,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. HOWEVER, THE WIPERS DID NOT BEGIN TO OPERATE UNTIL 15 MINUTES AFTER THEY WERE ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT DID NOT LOCATE ANY BURNT FUSES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AS THE WIRING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH ON A BRIDGE HE CRASHED INTO THE WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER BROKE HIS NOSE. THE FRONT PASSENGER CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD AND SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. BOTH PASSENGERS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 127,000.