1999 FORD RANGER Complaints

ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER OF 2002 IT WAS FOUND THAT MY FRONT CALIPERS HAD BECOME SEVERELY WARPED, LARGE PORTIONS OF STEEL WERE GOUGED OUT AND ROTOR WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS DEFECT LED TO CONSEQUENTAL DAMAGE BY WEARING OUT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES AND AT THE TIME OF THE REPAIR HAD JUST OVER 37,500 MILES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE RIGHT DRIVER'S SIDE. NEITHER SIDE OR FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. *AK

TO PARK VEHICLE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE ENGAGED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT ALL THE WAY INTO PARK. IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT USED THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL. *AK

1999 FORD RANGER: DURING WARRANTY HAD WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH REPLACED BY FORD FROM NOTICE IN MAIL. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER, OUT OF WARRANTY, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WONT STAY ON. THEY COME ON WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD BUT ONCE START DRIVING THEY STOP WORKING...DONT KNOW IF SHORT IN SWITCH OR HEAT RELATED..FORD HAS SAID THAT FIRST FIX SHOULD HAVE FIXED IT, BUT NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND NEED TO PAY TO FIX IT.*AK

TRUCK PLACED IN PARK. I LEFT VEHICLE TO GO TO MAILBOX. TRUCK STARTED TO BACK UP IN IDLE. DRAGGED ME AND RAN OVER ANKLE. VEHICLE CAME OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE CABLE SNAPPED WHICH CAUSED THE SPARE TO FALL TO THE GROUND. *JB *CB *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 45MPH SUDDENLY ENGINE DIED, FORCING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MILES PER HOUR, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS LIT UP AND TRUCK WOULD NOT RESTART. TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED NOT OVERHEATING, WATER WAS IN RADIATOR, OIL WAS AT THE FULL MARK ON THE OIL DIP STICK. NO FLUIDS LEAKED FROM THE ENGINE. MY VEHICLE IS AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN OWATANNA, MN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A FORD DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN THAT HE BELIEVES IT TO BE PIECES OF THE GASKET AROUND THE OIL PUMP THAT BLOCKED THE FLOW OF OIL TO THE ENGINE SEIZING THE VALVES IN THE ENGINE. APPARENTLY IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY TO HIS KNOWLEDGE. ALSO , I KNOW OF ANOTHER FORD RANGER THAT EXPERIENCED UNEXPLAINED ENGINE FAILURE THIS PAST WEEK. I HAVE MAINTAINED OIL CHANGES WITHIN THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATION DURING THE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE RANGER. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 69136 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AT THIS JUNCTURE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SERVICE AND THE DEALERSHIP HAVE NOT RESOLVED METHOD OF REPLACING THE ENGINE. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE DRIVER TRIED AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWICE AND WAS HIT ON THE SIDE AND THE FRONT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE THROTTLE HOUSING BROKE WHICH CAUSED IMMEDIATE DECELERATION. *JB