2004 FORD RANGER Complaints

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THIS WAS A COMPANY FLEET VEHICLE AND IT WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A DEALERSHIP. THE COMPANY HAD ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE SAME FUEL LEAKING PROBLEM DUE TO A BROKEN FUEL LINE. THE CONTACT ASSUMED THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTED WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE SAME AREA. *AK

CONSUMER SPARE TIRE WAS NOT THE CORRECT SIZE TO FIT ON 2004 FORD RANGER. *TS THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO GIVE THE CONSUMER A SPARE TIRE AT THEIR EXPENSE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD RANGER EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAS BEEN HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE PEDAL HAD A SPONGY FEEL WHEN IT WAS PRESSED DOWN. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE CAP ON THE RESERVOIR TO THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THEN, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE RESERVOIR, THIS STILL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEALS, AND THIS SEEMED TO STOP THE LEAK OF THE BRAKE FLUID, BUT DID NOT HELP THE BRAKING CAPABILITY. THE BRAKING PROBLEM RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE HE COULD NOT AVOID AN ANIMAL IN THE ROAD. WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE SKIDDED AND HE COULD NOT GAIN COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER SIX TO SEVEN TIMES. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 75 MPH WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THERE WAS ONE FATALITY, AND TWO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER OR THE SERVICE DEALER BECAUSE OF INJURIES SUSTAINED FROM THE ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE IN A TOW YARD IN WINSLOW, ARIZONA. *AK

(1) WHEN I (THE DRIVER) HAVE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE (A 2004 FORD RANGER WITH AUTOMATIC V-6), THE THROTTLE FAILS TO DISENGAGE AND EVEN APPEARS TO BE WORKING TO OVERCOME THE BRAKES. THIS HAS OCCURRED (3) TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE'S PURCHASE ON JULY 30, 2005. (2) WHILE THE OCCURRENCES APPEAR RANDOM IN NATURE, THE ENGINE RACES, TIRES SPIN/SQUEAL EVEN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED EACH TIME WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM AND ALWAYS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP AT LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS AT A STOP SIGN OR IN A PARKING LOT. NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED YET, HOWEVER, THIS WAS PURELY A MATTER OF LUCK AND TIMING. (3) THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TWICE AND NO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE, AS THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE RANDOM EVENT. *JB

DT: THERE WAS TREAD SEPARATION ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER PRORATED THE PRICE TO REPLACE THE TIRES. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS REPLACED ON 6-21-05 AND THE OTHER THREE WERE REPLACED ON 7-26-05. *AK *NM *JB WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 35 MPH THE CONSUMER HEARD THUMPING NOISES AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. *NM

2004 RANGER XLT PASSENGER REAR TIRE CAME APART. *MR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD COME OFF ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE SEVERELY SWERVED ONTO THE SHOULDER THEN HAD COME BACK ACROSS THE CENTER LANE. THE BLOWN TIRE LOOKED AS IF HAD COME UNPLUGGED AT THE SIDEWALL. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A BULDGE ON THE SIDEWALL. TWO TIRES FAILED IN THE COURSE OF DAYS. CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC *SC *TT

2004 FORD RANGER CAUGHT ON FIRE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE DRIVER LOOKED OUT OF THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW SPARKS COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND THE DRIVER HAD TO COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AT THAT TIME A BYSTANDER INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE AND EXTINGUISHED IT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. WHEN THE CLUTCH PLATE EXPLODED IT FLEW INTO A PARKED CAR CATCHING IT ON FIRE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED RELIEF UNDER THE WARRANTY STATING THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN ABUSED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN UNDER 700 MILES AND ONLY FRO A MONTH AN A HALF. *NM

TRAVELING DOWN LAKESHORE PARKWAY AT APPROX. 30 MPH AND NOTICED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BRAKING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I HIT MY BRAKES WITH NORMAL BRAKING PRESSURE, THE BRAKES LOCKED-UP. I TRIED TO STEER TO THE LEFT TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, BUT WHEN THE BRAKES LOCKED-UP THE TRUCK KEPT GOING STAIGHT CAUSING ME TO COLLIDE WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS REPAIRED I WILL TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO INSPECT.

2004 FORD RANGER FX4. AUTO TRANSMISSION SLIPS FREQUENTLY, AND ALSO SEEMS TO "FLOAT" GEARS EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TRANSMISSION CANNOT SEEM TO FIND RIGHT GEAR AT TIMES AND OFTEN GOES INTO EITHER TOO LOW OR TOO HIGH OF A GEAR. TRANSMISSION MAKES SCRAPING NOISE WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE. WHEN SHIFTING FROM ONE GHEAR TO THE NEXT, (APPLICABLE TO ALL GEARS) IT OFTEN "JOLTS" THE VEHICLE AS OPPOSED TO MAKING A SMOOTH TRANSITION. VISITED DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BECAUSE "NO CODE COMES UP ON THE OBD COMPUTER". PROBLEM STILL OCCURING. DATE GIVEN IS DATE AT WHICH PROBLEM BEGAN.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD RANGER AND THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT IN THE FRONT END. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS AROUND 35-40 MPH. THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG WAS TURNED OFF. *AK *SC