2001 FORD RANGER Complaints

THE GEAR SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK. CONSUMER HAD TO GIGGLE THE SHIFTER TO REMOVE IT FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. TWO DAYS LATER, WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER HEARD SOMETHING BREAK LOOSE IN THE COLUMN, FOLLOWED BY A RATTLING NOISE. THE STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED AFTER BREAKING LOOSE, AND A RATTLING NOISE OCCURRED. PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO TAKE THE STEERING COLUMN APART TO INSPECT IT UNTIL THEY COULD DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THEY WERE ONLY WILLING TO REPLACE THE STEERING PUMP, BUT THE FAILURE WAS IN THE STEERING COLUMN.*AK

BOUGHT A USED 2001 FORD RANGER IT WAS VIBRATING WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. TOLD THE SALESMAN AND HE SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT. TOOK THE TRUCK IN, AND THEY CHARGED ME $669.00 SAID IT HAD BEEN IN SALT WATER I BOUGHT IT APRIL 12TH 2004 I DID NOT GO NEAR ANY SALT WATER THEY KNEW WHAT THE TROUBLE WAS BEFORE I BOUGHT IT ALSO SAID WARRANTY DID NOT COVER IT. *AK

2001 FORD RANGER HAD JUST THROWN A ROD THROUGH THE OIL PAN. *MR THE ANTI FREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE OIL AND LOCKING DOWN THE MOTOR. *SC *JB

DAYTON TIRE SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT THAT KILLED MY DAUGHTER (TAMMY RENEE EGBERT) ON 21 APRIL 2004 IN ROCKLEDGE, FLORIDA, BEVARD COUNTY ON HIGHWAY INTERSTATE 95. *LA

WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP LIGHT I TRIED TO ENGAGE MY CLUTCH PEDAL AND GEAR BECAME STIF, AND I COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 4TH GEAR. THE CLUTCH PEDAL WOULD TRAVEL DOWN TO ALMOST THE FLOOR AND NOT COME BACK UP. I GOT THE GEAR SHIFT INTO NETURAL AND SAT FOR THE LIGHT. THE CLUTCH PEDAL SLOWLY RETURNED TO IT'S NORMAL POSITION, I DEPRESS IT AGAIN AND THERE WAS ALOT OF FREE TRAVEL, BUT I DID GET IT INTO GEAR AND DROVE RIGHT INTO A EARNHARDT DEALERSHIP THAT I WAS GOING BY. I HAD TAKEN MY VEHICLE INTO HAVE A SIMILAR CLUTCH PROBLEM CHECK OUT LAST MONTH AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP EARNHARDT AND THEY COULD NOT FINE ANY THING WRONG THROUGH COMPUTER TESTING. THEY ARE SAYING NOW THAT IT COULD BE THE CLUTCH MASTER OR A CLUTCH SLAVE COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE A FORD RANGER 2001 HAS UNDER 36,000 MILES AND JUST OVER 3 YRS OLD. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH WESTERN NATIONAL WARRANTY SCOTTDALE, AZ 85255 THEY SAY THEY DON'T COVER THESE COMPONENTS. I NEVER RECIEVED A COPY OF THE POLICY. I AM WAITING ON THIS INFORMATION TO BE SENT TO ME. I DO NOT UNDER STAND HOW THESE COMPONENT WITH LESS THAN 36,000 MILES AND MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING GO OUT.*AK

I WAS TRAVELING AT 58 MPH, VEERED OFF ROAD AND HIT A CULVERT HEAD ON. I SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY DUE TO AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. *JB

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC NOTIFIED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT LOWER BALL JOINT WORE OUT.*AK

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE CONSUME HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. *AK

MY 2001 FORD RANGER 3.0 LITER AUTOMATIC HAS A LOT OF PRE-IGNITION UNDER LOAD, REGARDLESS OF OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE. I HAVE HAD 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS SAY THERE IS NO WAY TO CHANGE THE TIMING TO RELIEVE THE SYMPTOMS. AN INDEPENDANT SHOP TOLD ME THAT THAT THERE WAS A FORD TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. HE SAID THAT THE PROBLEM COMES FROM A CONTROL MODULE THAT CHANGES THE ENGINE TIMING AS NEEDED FOR MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE. IS THERE SUCH A CURE FOR ME? *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK