2004 FORD RANGER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V787000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT WERE UNABLE TO PUT THE COMPONENTS BACK TOGETHER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ASKED TWO MECHANICS AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY WIRE AND ANOTHER UNKNOWN WIRE WERE DISCONNECTED. THE CONTACT CONNECTED THE WIRES AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE DEALER FAILED TO REMEDY THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TRANNY DROPPED DOWN CAUSING VIBRATION AND VEHICLE PULLED OFF ROAD AND TOWED. FOUND 2 CROSS SUPPORTS ROTTED AND SEPARATED ALSO.BODY OF TRUCK IS LIKE NEW. FRAME UNSAFE. TOYOTA RECALLED FOR THIS SAME REASON. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE ALSO. *TR

2004 FORD RANGER PICKUP FRAME IS RUSTED AND TO THE POINT THAT IT HAS BROKE AND IS SEPARATING, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO BEND IN HALF, BENDING THE BOX AND THE COVER THAT IS ON IT. THIS HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER TRAIN OF THE TRUCK , THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE , AND THE UNIVERSALS ON THE TRUCK. THIS TRUCK HAS LESS THEN 55000 MILES ON IT. THE FRAME DID NOT APPEAR TO BE IS BAD SHAPE UNTIL THIS HAPPENED, AND THE RUST THAT WAS AROUND THE CRAKED FRAME BECAME VISIBLE, ACTUALLY FLAKED OF IN SHEETS 1/4 " THICK. !!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR BAG ALARM SOUNDED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V787000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA WEBSITE STATES AIRBAG RECALLS FOR 2004 RANGER ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE, AND FORD HOTLINE CONFIRMED RECALL 14BO4 FOR THIS VEHICLE VIN. LOCAL DEALER MADE APT FOR 11/28/14 FOR RECALL BUT ON DRIVER SIDE ONLY, BUT WHY THIS APPOINTMENT BECAUSE FORD HOTLINE SAYS NO PARTS UNTIL 1ST QTR 2015 BUT YOUR WEBSITE VIN CHECK SAYS 0 RECALLS. WHAT GIVES? DOES NHTSA KNOW WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON? *TR

ON 4 NOVEMBER 2014 I WAS REFERENCING THE CURRENT AIR BAG ISSUE WITH FORD VEHICLES. WHILE REVIEWING CURRENT RECALL ON 04 RANGERS I NOTICED NHTSA RECALL #11V3520000> THE DESCRIPTION OF THE VEHICLES MALFUNCTIONS ACCURATELY DESCRIBES A SAME ISSUE I AM CURRENTLY HAVING WITH MY RANGER.IE, WHEN SHIFTING FROM P TO D OR D TO R A FUSE WILL BLOW CAUSING MY TURN SIGNAL, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND CRUISE CONTROL TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALL NOTICES FOR MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER. I'M WONDERING IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE RECALL VIN DATABASE OR IF THE PARAMETERS SHOULDN'T BE EXPANDED TO COVER MORE APPLICABLE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE VEHICLE AS MINE YET THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DOESN'T SHOW ANY RECALLS FOR MY PARTICULAR VIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD RANGER. WHILE REVERSING, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A FRONT-END COLLISION. THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. A VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN INTO THE PATH OF THIS VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE OTHER VEHICLE, DEPARTED THE ROAD WAY AND IMPACTED A CORNER REFLECTOR POLE. THE IMPACT WITH THE POLE RESULTED IN THE FRONT END BEING PUSHED INTO A V-SHAPE AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT AND WAS 28 WEEKS PREGNANT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS UNINJURED, BUT DID START HAVING CONTRACTIONS. DRIVER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS MONITORED FOR SEVERAL HOURS UNTIL CONTRACTIONS SUBSIDED AND TESTS WERE COMPLETED TO VERIFY PLACENTA HAD NOT RUPTURED. *TR

THE FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY TRUCK HAS RUSTED OUT AND BROKE APART FROM THE CAB. THE OTHER FRAME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS STILL HOLDING UP THE BED, BUT IT WILL SOON GIVE WAY. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, NOR WAS THE VEHICLE ABUSED. I REALIZED THE PROBLEM AFTER I BECAME CONCERNED OVER THE TRUCK BEGINNING TO SWAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING. NOBODY HAS EVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING LIKE IT DID. MY TRUCK IS BASICALLY JUNK NOW. IT IS 10 YEARS OLD AND NEVER HAD ENGINES PROBLEMS NOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS WILL RESULT INTO ANYTHING, BUT THIS NEEDED TO BE FILED IN CASE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. *TR

NOTICED THAT THE BED WAS MOVING EXCESSIVELY. IT APPEARS THAT THE FRONT MOUNTS FOR FORD RANGERS ARE PRONE TO RUSTING OUT, LEAVING THE BED SECURED AT THE REAR. AN INTERNET SEARCH HAS CONFIRMED MANY CASES WHERE THE FRONT MOUNTS FAIL. WHILE MY VEHICLE IS 10 YEARS OLD, THERE ARE REPORTS OF FAILURES IN VEHICLES SIGNIFICANTLY NEWER. *TR