1999 FORD RANGER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS TO INDICATE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER LATER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS GIVEN AN ASTRONOMICAL FEE FOR REPAIRS. CONSUMER LOCATED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. ALSO, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK

WHILE DRIVING FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ENGAGE ON THEIR OWN. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS ON. IT DID IT WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN PULLING OFF AFTER A STOP. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE AIR SENSOR AND THE COMPUTER AT A COST TO CONSUMER. *AK

DURING A 45 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT RELEASED FROM THE BELT BUCKLE. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO SUSTAIN MINOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND STAYS ON. THE DEACTIVATOR SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE. VEHICLE CAME WITH AN OF/OFF SWITCH, WHICH WAS REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED ON THEIR OWN. WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRICAL RELAY SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NM

PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON 1999 FORD RANGER.*MR THE VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD TURN ON AND OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR 3-4 TIMES A WEEK AND IS VERY DISTRACTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT EH PROBLEM COULD BE FIXED FOR $200-$300. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT SINCE THE PART DID NOT FAIL DUE TO WEAR THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. WHILE RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM THE CONSUMER FOUND TWO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS, TSB 00B40 AND TSB 0096. *NM

AFTER HITTING A DEER AT 45 MPH A WHITE POWERED SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE FRONT AIR BAG WHEN DEPLOYED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK