1999 FORD RANGER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND CALLED THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, HOWEVER, THE DEALER KEEPS AVOIDING HER. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS AND THE VEHICLE MAKES A BANGING SOUND. THE SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL LIT. THE PURCHASE DATE, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER, AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

1999 FORD RANGER SPORT TRUCK 4 CYL 5 SPEED STICK POWER STEERING , BRAKES, AIR CONDITIONING , CRUISE CONTROL. ONCE IN A WHILE IT WILL ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. WITH FOOT OFF OF THE PEDAL IT WILL KEEP ACCELERATING . THEN IT WILL GRADUALLY COME BACK DOWN IN SPEED. I CAN NEVER TELL HOW LONG IT WILL LAST. USUALLY IT IS A MATTER OF 10-15 SECONDS IT CAN HAPPEN WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS HOT OR COLD. IT SEEMS TO ACCELERATE UP TO ABOUT HIGHWAY RPMS 2500-3000 . IT CAN BE A LITTLE NERVE WRECKING. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #07V336000) ON AUGUST 17, 2007. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WILL BE REPLACED BY A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. HE STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID LEAKS INTO THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH, WHICH COULD CAUSE AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER WITH THE NUMBERS 05S28. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE EXACT NHTSA RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,869.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HE HEARD A BANGING NOISE UNDER THE GEAR SHIFT AREA. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE "U" JOINT CAME APART WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. AS OF AUGUST 14, 2007, THE DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 1999, FORD RANGER HAD BEEN MAKING A SPARKING SOUND WHEN I STARTED IT UP FOR A FEW DAYS. THEN WE TOOK IT ON A DRIVE AROUND TOWN TO DO A COUPLE ERRANDS, MAYBE EIGHT MILES. CAME HOME, TOOK THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION AND WENT INSIDE. MY NEIGHBOR CAME TO MY DOOR 20 MINUTES LATER SAYING MY ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. WE OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THE SECONDARY CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH, LOCATED ON THE END OF THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER, ON FIRE. ANOTHER NEIGHBOR HAD GRABBED AN EXTINGUISHER AND PUT IT OUT. SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM I SEE NOW, BUT SOMEONE ISN'T OWNING UP TO IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE, LUCKILY IT DIDN'T MELT THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. *TR

1999 RANGER TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A CURB, WHEN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A GUARDRAIL. *NM

1999 FORD RANGER EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT RELEASE IN COLD WEATHER; HARD TO RELEASE THE REAR WHEELS AT OTHER TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS IN FEB 2004. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE WAS REPLACED AS WAS THE REAR BRAKE DRUM AND PADS. THE HEAT CAUSED A BREAKDOWN OF THE BRAKE FLUID CAUSING THE REPAIR FACILITY TO REPLACE THE FLUID, ONE MONTH AFTER I HAD DONE THIS. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2004. *NM

1996 RANGER FAN BELT PULLEY FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURES CAUSED THE MOTOR TO STOP WHILE DRIVING. *TS THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE REVVED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION IN ORDER TO PREVENT FROM HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY WIRING CHAFING FROM THE WIRING HARNESS.