2004 FORD RANGER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH SIDES OF THE BED EXHIBITED RUST CORROSION. IN ADDITION, THE REAR SUB FRAME AND BUMPER WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE SUN OR ANY FORM OF LIGHT WOULD STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD, THE CONTACT WAS BLINDED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FINAL SHEET IN BETWEEN THE TWO PLATES OF GLASS HAD DEVELOPED BUBBLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE FELL AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE BRACKET BEING CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS ALSO CORRODED AND BOTH THE BRACKET AND SUB FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, WHO IN TURN INFORMED HIM, THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 09/05/13*LJ

WHILE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON I-75, NEAR LAKE CITY, FL., THE REAR, PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE TIRE. THE TREAD DAMAGED THE REAR, PASSENGER SIDE OF MY FORD RANGER TRUCK. FORTUNATELY, I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. WHEN MY MECHANIC INSPECTED THE REST OF THE TIRES HE DISCOVERED THAT A HALF DOLLAR SIZED CHUNK OF TIRE WAS MISSING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE. THE CONDITION OF THIS TIRE, COUPLED WITH THE OTHER ONE, FORCED ME TO PURCHASE A COMPLETE SET OF NEW TIRES. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WASN'T VERY HAPPY OVER THIS WHOLE INCIDENT. I AM, HOWEVER, HAPPY/LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AND WRITING THIS COMPLAINT TO YOU. P.S., JUST FYI, I AM STILL IN POSSESSION OF ALL FOUR GENERAL TIRES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT THE SPEED LIMIT 60 MPH REQUIREMENT ON I35 NORTH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE MY SPEED BEGIN TO ACCELERATE ON IT ON INCREASING UP TO 100 MPH. I WAS SCARE OUT OF MY SHOES NOT REALLY KNOWING WHAT WAS HAPPENING ARE KNOWING WHAT I SHOULD DO. I PRESSED ON MY BRAKES OVER, AND OVER AND IT STILL DIDN'T LOW DOWN. I WAS AFRAID FOR MY LIFE AND THE TRAFFIC AROUND ME. I FINALLY CAME UP ON AN ACCESS EXIT AND GOT OFF THE FREEWAY, BUT I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC ON THE ACCESS ROAD WAS MERGING AND I WAS EXITING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I JUST STARTED BLOWING MY HORN REPEATEDLY. OTHER PEOPLE DRIVING AROUND ME HAD TO THINK I WAS LOSING MY MIND TO BE DRIVING THAT FAST AND EXITING OFF THE FREEWAY, BUT IT WAS OUT OF MY CONTROL. I TURNED MY TRUCK OFF, BUT IT STILL WAS MOVING FAST. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP SIGN I HAD TO ROLL RIGHT THOUGH IT BECAUSE THE TRUCK WOULD STOP. I PUMPED MY BREAKS AGAIN, AND AGAIN, IT SLOWED UP TO SOME DEGREE SO IT DID, I THEN HAD TO SHIFT IT INTO PARK TO GET IT TO STOP. IT ALMOST THROUGH ME OUT OF THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF ME HAVING TO SHIFT INTO PARK TO FORCE IT TO STOP. IT WAS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE AND I COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED ARE KILLED SOMEONE. IT HAS PLACED FEAR IN ME WHEN I'M DRIVING IT AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT HAS AFFECT MY POWER TRAIN/TRANSMISSION DUE TO THIS INCIDENT. I FEEL FORD MOTORS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBILITY FOR GIVING ME ANOTHER TRUCK ARE REPLACING MY TRANSMISSION. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING STARTED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,202. *TR UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V352000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 2, 2012, I WENT TO THE PLACE WHERE I PURCHASED MY TIRES TO HAVE THEM ROTATED AND THE MECHANIC REPORTED TO ME THAT MY REAR DRUM BRAKES WHERE METAL TO METAL. THE NEXT DAY I PULLED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE AND DRUM AND VERIFIED THAT THERE WAS NO LINING ON ONE OF THE SHOES. I PURCHASED A NEW SET OF BRAKE SHOES (10") AT AUTOZONE AND ON NOVEMBER 5, 2012 DROVE TO MY FATHER'S HOME TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE SHOES. UPON REMOVAL OF THE OLD SHOES, WE DISCOVERED THAT THE LINING OF THE SHOE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT SAME WHEEL WAS CRACKED DOWN THE MIDDLE AND COMING OFF ON ONE END. WE ALSO NOTED THAT THE MISSING LINING WAS A BONDED SHOE AND THE CRACKED LINING WAS A RIVETED SHOE. THIS WAS CONFIRMED AFTER INSPECTING THE SHOES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHICH APPEARED TO BE WEARING NORMALLY BUT THAT SIDE ALSO HAD ONE BONDED SHOE AND ONE RIVETED SHOE. DON'T KNOW WHY THERE WOULD BE A MIX MATCH OF BRAKE SHOE TYPES. THE REPLACEMENT SHOES PURCHASED FROM AUTOZONE WERE RIVETED ONLY. I KEPT THE ORIGINAL SHOES FOR ANYONE'S INSPECTION. I RECALL HAVING MY VEHICLE BEING STUCK FROM MOVEMENT AFTER SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, EVEN AFTER REMOVAL OF THE PARKING BRAKE, ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. I HAD TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT TO BREAK FREE. THE BRAKE SHOE PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN THE REASON BEHIND THAT HAPPENING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED TWO HOLES UNDER THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR LATCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITH THE FAILURE, A SCREW DRIVER COULD BE USED TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

I WAS APPROACHING A INTERSECTION WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I ATTEMPTED TO STOP. AS I WAS BRAKING THE TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL.THE RPMS INCREASED,AND THE ONLY THING I COULD DO WAS TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE AND TO KEEP MY HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE TRUCK PUSHED ANOTHER VEHICLE INTO THE INTERSECTION,AS I WAS BRAKING. I DID NOT RECEIVE A TICKET,AND A POLICE OFFICER CONFIRMED WHAT I DESCRIBED. *TR