2001 FORD RANGER Complaints

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A NEIGHBOR THAT VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH BRAKE LIGHT AND TAIL LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON. MECHANIC REPLACED A FUSE. *AK

BOTH TAILATE CABLES ON A 2001 FORD RANGER TRUCK BROKE WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS ON THE TAILGATE A FEW MONTHS AGO. MINOR INJURIES, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS! GM IS NOT THE ONLY COMPANY WITH FAULTY TAILGATE CABLES! WE REPLACED THE CABLES AT OUR OWN COST.*AK

I WAS DRIVING IN THE OFF ROAD AREA OF OCEANO DUNES AND WENT OFF A SAND DUNE HEAD FIRST ABOUT 15 FEET. THE ENTIRE FRONT END IS SMASHED, I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL SO HARD IT IS BENT. NEITHER THE AIR BAG NOR THE SEAT BELT WORKED. I HAD TAKEN THE TRUCK IN FOR REPAIR FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD STAY ON FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. THEY SAID THEY HAD REPAIRED IT THE LAST TIME BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY HADN'T. I HAVE CALLED REPEATEDLY SINCE THE ACCIDENT, THEY KEEP PROMISING TO RETURN MY CALL BUT I GET NO RESPONSE FROM THEM. FIRST THEY WOULDN'T BELIEVE THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG AND NOW THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE OF THEIR SAFETY EQUIPMENT TO WORK. I WONDER IF ANY ONE IS INTERESTED IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT.*AK

2001 FORD RANGER 4.0 AUTOMATIC. ERRATIC SHIFTING DURING COLD WEATHER UNTIL THE VEHICLE WARMS UP. HAVE TALKED TO MANY OTHERS AND THE PROBLEM ACCORDING TO SOME DEALERS IS THE TRANSMISSION COOLER IS PLACED TO FAR FOREWARD OF THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID GELS DURING COLD WEATHER. TALKED TO OUR FORD DEALER IN TOWN AND THEY SAY ALOT OF THE ESCAPES THAT USE THE SAME TRANSMISSION AND COOLING SYSTEM HAVE LOST TRANSMISSION DUE TO THIS. THE SAME TRANSMISSION IS ALSO USED IN THE MAZDA AND MY BOSS AT WORK JUST HAD HIS GO OUT AT 15,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. IT SEEMS FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT IS NOT INCLINED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MY VEHICLE DURING COLD DAYS ( BELOW 30 ) ACTS LIKE SOMEONE IS PUTTING THE CLUTCH IN AND OUT VERY RAPIDLY WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT WHEN IT IS FIRST DRIVEN. HAD IT AT THE DEALER LAST YEAR BEFORE MY FORD WARRENTY EXPIRED AND THEY FOUND NOTHING. OF COUSE IF WAS ABOVE 40 THAT DAY. ANY INFLUENCE THAT COULD BE BROUGHT TO FORD TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WOULD BE HELPFUL. IT SEEMS ON THE VEHICLES THEY ARE FIXING NOW, FORD IS PUTTING IN ANOTHER SAFETY VALVE IN THE COOLING SYSTEM TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE SO ALL OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WON'T BLOW OUT. THANKS FOR LISTENING AND I HOPE YOU CAN HELP. FORD WON'T.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED WITH A UTILITY POLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS NOT SURE WHETHER HE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT OR NOT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES, AND WAS RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS. POLICE DID ARRIVE ON THE SCENE, BUT NO ONE WAS CITED. *AK *MR

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO DEFECTIVE TIRES. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS TIRES WERE WEARING OUT FROM THE INSIDE. *AK

I HAVE A 01 RANGER 4X4 WITH 4.0L ENGINE AND 4.10 REAR END. I CONTINUE TO HAVE AN INTERMITANT SHUDDER PROBLEM FROM 1-2 AND THEN AGAIN FROM 3-4 (AROUND 2500 RPMS) AND 4-5 (AROUND 2100 RPMS). I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS PERFORMED: 1. REPLACED DRIVESHAFT 2. OVERHAUL VALVE BODY 3. PCM REPROGRAMMED 4. REPLACED VALVE BODY 5. REPLACED VALVE BODY AGAIN 6. OVERHAULED TRANSMISSION REPLACE OVERDRIVE DRUM DUE TO AN UNEVEN SURFACE SO FAR, I HAVE HAD OVER $2,500 IN REPAIRS (ALL UNDER WARRANTY LUCKILY). HOWEVER, THE SHUDDER IS STILL THERE, ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT AS HARSH AS IT ONCE WAS. A NEW PROBLEM HAS BEGUN IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, NOW WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR, IT TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE IT ENGAGES. IN FACT, YOU CAN SIT THERE WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS AND IT WON'T GO. ONCE THE TRUCK IS WARMED UP, THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM. THE SHUDDER THAT IS FELT IS ERRATIC, BUT CAN BE MADE TO SHUDDER IF DRIVEN AT THE CORRECT SPEEDS. *AK

MY CLIENT IS SCHEDULED TO UNDERGO 2 CERVICAL FUSIONS AS ARESULT OF A REAR END MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH. HIS FORD RANGER HAS NO HEADREST AS SUCH BUT RATHER IS DESIGNED WITH A GLASS PARTION TO ACT AS MEANS FOR STOPPING HEAD'S MOVEMENT. AMAZING THAT FORD "COMPLIED" WITH FEDERAL STANDARDS USING GLASS PARTION. WHO EVER HEARD OF A GLASS HEADREST?

WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT UNLOCKED FROM THE BELT BUCKLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *JB RECALL#01V227001. *SC RQ04011.*PCO PREVIOUS OWNER HAD TAKEN VEH IN FOR RECALL WORK AND REPLACED DSB ONLY. NOW PSB FAILED. OWNER GAVE PERM. TO RELEASE INFO.*PCO

QUESTIONS REGARDING FIRESTONE TIRES.*MR THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF THE FIRESTONE TIRES WERE STILL SUBJECT TO RECALL ON A 2001 FORD RANGER. *CB *JB