1999 FORD RANGER Complaints

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE DRIVER AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB

NAR 02/28/2003. THE CONSUMER HEAD A MUTTERING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE EXHAUST RELATED DUE TO A BROKEN HEAD PIPE. *JB

I OWN A 99 FORD RANGER THAT HAS A PROBLEM OF EXCESSIVE OUTERWEAR ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. I'VE REPLACED THE TIRE TWICE AND TRIED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE ALIGNED BY BIG O TIRE IN VALLEJO, CA. I WAS TOLD THAT EVERY OTHER FORD REQUIRES AN AFTER MARKET CAMBER KIT INSTALLATION IN ORDER TO PERFORM A FRONT-END ALIGNMENT. I VISITED WILSON-CORNELIUS FORD IN VALLEJO, WHO CONFIRMED THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I CALLED FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO WAS NO HELP, BECAUSE THE THREE YEAR MANUFACTURER WARRANTEE HAS EXPIRED. ADDITIONAL, FORD REFUSES TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. I CONTENT THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT FORD'S EXPENSE. ON THE POSITIVE SIDE, I WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE A CAMBER KIT (PART # FMC F5TZ3B236A), WHICH ARE MERELY TWO IDENTICAL SPECIALLY DESIGNED BOLTS THAT COST $41.98/EACH. THIS JUST DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT, NOR SHOULD ONE EXPECT TO INCUR COSTS TO MAKE A VEHICLE ADHERE TO A MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATION. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU.

I BOUGHT A 1999 FORD RANGER ON JANUARY 31 2003 WHICH HAS THE WILDERNESS AT. TIRES . I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS MY PROBLEM THEY NO LONGER REPLACE THOSE TIRES ,COULD YOU PLEASE HELP THEY GOT REALLY HATEFUL SAID THEY GAVE CUSTOMERS A YEAR TO GET THIS DONE ,BUT I JUST GOT THE TRUCK.

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE " OPEN DOOR" LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE DOOR WOULD BE CLOSED. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH

1999 FORD RANGER. *PH *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***770814

CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND SAID THE TIRES ARE BEGINNING TO FEATHER CAUSING THE TIRE TO SPIN. TS THE TIRES SPIN AND SLIP ON ANY SURFACE. *JG

CONSUMER ADVISED THAT DUE TO DESIGN OF BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WILL INADVERTENTLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND VICE-VERSA. CONSUMER FEELS THAT PEDALS WERE DESIGNED TO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. TS

AFTER HAVING BRAKE JOB DONE AND TIRES ROTATED I WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED. VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL JERKING OCCURRED. PULLED OVER AND CALLED AUTO REPAIR SERVICE WHO HAD JUST WORKED ON VEHICLE TO COME INSPECT. HE SAYS NOTHING THEY DID WRONG, BELTS IN TIRE APPEAR TO BE SEPARATING. NOT BELIEVING, TOOK VEHICLE TO 3RD PARTY WHO SAID SAME THING. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1999 FOR RANGER PICK UP. FORD SAYS CONTACT FIRESTONE. FIRESTONE SAYS THAT PROBABLY ISN'T WHAT IT IS BUT WILL SELL ME NEW FIRESTONES WITH PRO-RATE FOR USAGE. THANKS, BUT NO THANKS. DT

FRONT END KNOCKS AT IDLE SPEED. TOOK TO DEALER 3 TIMES THEY SAY IT IS CHARACTERISTIC FOR THIS MAKE & MODEL. CALLED FORD, TOOK TRUCK BACK TO DEALER AGAIN THAT IS WHEN THEY CALLED IT CHARACTERISTIC. BUT TOLD DEALER & FORD JUST STARTED DOING THIS. BOTH SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO NOTHING, NOISE STILL THERE. ALL I WANT IS IT FIXED, I FEEL IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR ANY CAR/TRUCK TO HAVE FRONT END KNOCK AT IDLE SPEED. *****DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS******769320. *AK *JB