2006 FORD RANGER Complaints

I PURCHASED A 2006 FORD RANGER BRAND NEW IN MAY OF 2006. SOON AFTER AT PROBABLY 5000 OR SO MILES MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS AND GO OFF WITHOUT ME HAVING TURNED THEM ON. THEN WHEN IT WOULD RAIN HARD AND I HAD TO USE THE WIPERS IN HIGH SPEED MODE THEY WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WHEN I TURNED THEM OFF. THEN ALSO SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. THE OTHER DAY IT STARTED POURING DOWN RAIN AND THEY WOULD NOT COME ON AND I NEARLY HAD A WRECK. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR THE RAIN TO STOP. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK INTO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. BUT THE PROBLEM IS ONLY OCCASIONAL BUT IS GETTING WORSE. MY VEHICLE IS NOW AT 47000 MILES AND OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM IS STILL ONGOING AND GETTING WORSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN IT RAINS, THE WIPERS WILL NOT ACTIVATE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 05S40. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE WIPERS WERE WORKING NORMALLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

NO EVENT LEADING UP TO FAILURE. ENGINE JUST QUIT. NO WARNING OF ANY KIND. ENGINE WOULD QUIT AND OPERATOR WOULD HAVE TO WAIT BEFORE RESTARTING. AT ONE POINT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART WITHOUT THE HELP OF A DEALERSHIP MECHANIC SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. FUEL PUMP REPLACED TWICE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CAP ON THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A GAP THAT CIRCLES ALL THE WAY AROUND. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED, HIS CLOTHING GETS CAUGHT IN THE GAP. THIS FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS IS THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 4,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEFECT OCCURS WHEN WEARING CLOTHING WITH SLEEVES, CUFFS, BUTTONS, ETC. WHICH IN TURN CATCHES UNDER AIRBAG/HORN CAP WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

SHIRT & COAT SLEEVE BUTTONS CATCH IN STEERING WHEEL. BETWEEN HORN & STEERING WHEEL. *JB

I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IN MY 2006 FORD RANGER WITH APPROXIMATELY 3500 MILES ON IT WHEN ENGINE SPUTTERED AND STOPPED AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. THE GAS TANK WAS NEAR FULL AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER I COASTED ACROSS A LANE OF MOVING TRAFFIC ONTO THE MEDIAN. HAVING EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROBLEM IN MY 1986 RANGER, I CALLED THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER TO ASK WHERE THE FUEL SAFETY SHUT OFF SWITCH WAS LOCATED. AFTER BEING ASSURED THAT THE SWITCH COULD NOT BE THE PROBLEM UNLESS I HAD BEEN IN A COLLISION OR HIT A VERY LARGE POT-HOLE, I RESET THE SWITCH AND THE TRUCK STARTED. THE SWITCHES IN THESE TRUCKS APPARENTLY HAS A DEFECT THAT HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED FOR 20 YEARS. THE SERVICE PEOPLE SEEM TO BE UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE AND I SUSPECT THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SOLD FUEL PUMPS AND OTHER RELATED ITEMS THAT WERE NOT THE PROBLEM. I AM JUST GLAD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AT 65 MPH. *JB

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THE DAY AFTER A SNOWSTORM IN OUR AREA. SUDDENLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. I ASKED THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT MY LOCAL FORD DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT ICE PROBABLY ACCUMULATED IN THE VENT IN FRONT OF MY WINDSHIELD AND I SHOULD POUR HOT WATER INTO THE VENT TO THAW THE ICE. I CAN'T DO THIS WHENEVER IT SNOWS AND I'M ON THE HIGHWAY. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE 2006 FORD RANGER THE PASSENGER KICKED THE EMERGENCY SHUT OFF SWITCH AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED THAT THERE SHOULD BE A COVER OVER THE SWITCH BECAUSE THE SWITCH COULD BE EASILY KICKED WHILE DRIVING, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF INSTANTLY, LOSING ALL POWER WHILE IN TRAFFIC. *AK

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 FORD RANGER XLT WHEN I LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED THE VEHICLE 4 - 5 TIMES. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT/SHOULDER HARNESS, BUT THE AIRBAGS ON NEITHER SIDE DEPLOYED, EVEN THOUGHT THE FRONT END AND CAB WAS DESTROYED. THE TRUCK WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS AND I AM NOW FACED WITH REHAB FOR UP TO FOUR WEEKS FOR SPRAINS AND TISSUE DAMAGE TO MY RIGHT SHOULDER. *JB

ON JUNE 13, 2006 APPROX. 3:00 PM MY FATHER WAS CRITICALLY INJURED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT JUST OUTSIDE OF MOSES LAKE WASHINGTON. MY FATHER STILL REMAINS HOSPTALIZED AFTER HAVING TO HAVE AN EAR REATTACHED, SEVERE HEAD LACERATIONS, A BROKEN EYE SOCKET, AND BROKEN BREAST BONE, AND HAVING THE SKIN TORN OFF HIS LEFT HAND. THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL SAYS ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THAT HIS TRUCK FLIPPED 3-4 TIMES CAUSING TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE TRUCK. AT NO TIME DURING THE ROLLOVER AND DESTRUCTION OF THE TRUCKS FRONTEND DID THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. THIS WAS A BRAND NEW 2006 FORD RANGER WITH LESS THAN 2,500 MILES ON IT. IF IT WAS NOT FOR A PASSING NURSE AND EMT THE STATE PATROL SAYS MY FATHER WOULD HAVE LIKELY DIED. I CALLED BOTH THE DEALER, AND SENT AN EMAIL TO THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, BOTH DECLINED TO COMMENT. I AM VERY DISTURBED THAT VEHICLES ARE BEING SOLD WITH SUCH PROBLEMS. SINCERELY, PATRICK MARTIN. *NM