1999 FORD RANGER Complaints

WHEELS AND RIMS ARE DESIGNED TO HOLD WATER IN WELL NEAR VALVE STEM THEREFORE PROMOTING THESE ITEMS TO RUST

DOME LIGHT DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN DOOR IS SHUT. SOMETIMES LIGHT STAYS ON FOR MORE THAN 2 HOURS; DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT TURN OFF. *LA

DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AS WELL AS THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT. A FORD DEALER HAS ALREADY FIXED THIS AND IT IS DOING IT AGAIN.*AK

WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT CONTACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. *NM

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S BALL JOINTS AND BELT TENSIONERS. *MR THE CONSUMER EXPRESSED A CONCERN ABOUT THE AIR BAG NEEDING A DEACTIVATION SWITCH, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE THE AIR BAG WAS DANGEROUS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FOR SMALL CHILDREN AND SHORT PEOPLE. *SCC THE CONSUMER TALKED ABOUT TWO VEHICLES IN THE COMPLAINT A 1992 FORD RANGER AND A 1999 FORD RANGER, THE 1999 RANGER WAS IN NEED OF A AIR BAG DEACTIVATION SWITCH AND THE 1992 RANGER HAD BELT TENSIONER AND IDLER ARM PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNED THE 1992 FORD RANGER BECAUSE IT WAS LOST IN A FLOOD *JB

TURN SIGNAL/WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH DEFECTIVE. WIPERS TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY. *LA

DOOR OPEN SENSOR/SWITCHES ARE DEFECTIVE. DOOR AJAR DASH LIGHT AND DOME LIGHT REMAINS ON. *LA

TURN SIGNAL/WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH DEFECTIVE. WIPERS TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY. *LA

WHILE DRIVING RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE VEHICLE AT 40 MPH DUE TO A DEFECTIVE WHEEL BEARING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A HALT, AND CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ALL THE BRAKE HARDWARE IN THE REAR WHEELS RUSTED OUT, CAUSING THE REAR CYLINDER TO BLOWOUT. *AK