1994 FORD RANGER Complaints

I BOUGHT MY 1994 RANGER USED. I NOTICED THE GAS GAUGE DID NOT WORK. REPAIRS REQUIRE THE REMOVAL OF THE GAS TANK, AND/OR TRUCK BED. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I DISCOVERED THAT IS A PERVASIVE ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND THAT THE PROBLEM IS CREATED BY PIN HOLES DEVELOPING IN THE FLOAT, CAUSING IT TO FILL WITH FUEL AND SINK, THEREBY GIVING A FALSE EMPTY SIGNAL. THIS REQUIRES ONE TO CALCULATE A ROUGH ESTIMATE OF REMAINING FUEL BASED ON FUEL EFFICIENCY, WHICH IS NOT A CONSTANT FACTOR. THE DANGER IS THAT ONE MIGHT RUN OUT OF FUEL WITHOUT ADEQUATE WARNING, CAUSING AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER TO THE BRAKE AND STEERING SYSTEMS. *JB

FUEL FILLER HOSE ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED TWICE ON 1994 FORD RANGER PICKUP. FIRST HOSE ASSEMBLY FAILED AT 73,000 MILES ON MAY 5, 2001 CAUSING LARGE AMOUNTS OF FUEL TO SPILL WHEN FILLING THE TANK AND WHEN DRIVING. THE REPLACEMENT HOSE ASSEMBLY FAILED AGAIN AFTER 55,000 MILES ON IT ON MARCH 3, 2006. THIS FAILURE WAS AT THE EXACT SAME PLACE ON THE HOSE AND ALSO CAUSED LARGE AMOUNTS OF FUEL TO SPILL WHEN FILLING TANK AND WHEN DRIVING. FIRST HOSE WAS REPLACED BY A FORD DEALERSHIP AT A COST TO ME OF $650 AND THE 2ND HOSE REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AT A COST OF $480. BOTH TIMES, I PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENTS. THE REPLACEMENT HOSES WERE ALL GENUINE FORD PRODUCTS. THESE HOSE APPEAR TO BE DEFECTIVE IN MANUFACTURE SINCE BOTH FAILURES ARE IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE ON THEM. FORD REFUSES TO DISCUSS THE MATTER OF DEFECTIVE HOSES AND THE EXTREME FIRE DANGER THEY POSE. I HAVE THE MOST RECENTLY REPLACED CRACKED HOSE. *NM

THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION PUBLISHED A RECALL LIST FOR 1994 FORD RANGERS FOR THE PARKING BRAKE. FORD SAYS MY VIN DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS, BUT MY TRUCK HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER WORKED AND NOW THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT. *JB

GAS TANK FILLER NECK OR LINES LEAKING. FUEL SYSTEM NON-COMPLIANCE FOR EMISSIONS AND THUS NO LICENSE.. GAS FUMES ALWAYS PRESENT,VERY POOR MILEAGE. *JB

DT: 1994 FORD RANGER- THE TRUCK HAS BEEN HAVING PARKING BRAKE PROBLEMS. WHEN PARKING AND PUTTING THE PARKING BRAKE ON THE TRUCK WILL ROLL BACK, THE BRAKE DOES NOT CATCH. THE TRUCK WILL DO THIS EVERY TIME, NO MATTER IF IT IS ON AN INCLINE OR ON FLAT SURFACE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE TRUCK, TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES , AND THEY HAD NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. THE CONSUMER OWNED THE TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW. NEVER HAD ANY ACCIDENTS . CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON VEHICLE. *AK THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A GAS LEAK. UPDATED 08/14/06. *JB

I OWN A 1994 FORD RANGER WITH THE 4.0L V6 ENGINE. FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FILL MY GAS TANK SAFELY. IF I FILL THE TANK COMPLETELY GASOLINE SPILLS FROM THE PLACE WHERE THE TANK MEETS THE INLET TUBE. THE INLET TUBE, WHICH SHOULD BE ENGINEERED TO HANDLE GASOLINE, IS CRACKED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT CONSTRUCTION. THIS DEFECT IS A DANGER TO RANGER OWNERS DUE TO THE LEAKING OF FLAMMABLE GASOLINE. THE PRICE FOR A REPLACEMENT TUBE FROM THE DEALER IS ASTRONOMICAL. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY GET A LOT OF RANGERS IN WITH THAT EXACT PROBLEM. I SPOKE TO FORD ON THE PHONE, AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME, TOO BAD. THIS DEFECT SEEMS TO BE EVIDENT IN YEARS 93-94. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OTHER RANGER OWNERS AND THEY HAVE EXPRESSED THAT THE SAME DEFECT EXISTS IN THEIR TRUCKS. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE INJURY OR DEATH IS EXPERIENCED.*AK

TRY TO FUEL AT THE GAS PUMP. WHILE FUELING GAS LEAKS OUT THE RUBBER HOSE THAT GOES TO THE GAS TANK APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 INCHES DOWN. THERE IS A CRACK IN THE HOSE DOES THIS HAVE TO ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE NHTDSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 94V-111 MY FORD RANGER WAS BUILT SEPTEMBER 1994

THE FUEL FILLER HOSE HAS CRACKED ON MY 1994 FORD RANGER. THE HOSE IS VER HARD AND BRITTLE AND HAS CRACKED WHERE IT MAKES A BEND INTO THE TANK. WHEN I FILL THE TANK A LARGE QUANTITY OF GAS SPILS ON THE GROUND BEFORE THE PUMP KICKS OUT. I WAS SIMPLY GOUNG TO REPLACE THE HOSE BUT FORD WILL NOT SELL ME JUST THE HOSE THEY WANT TO SELL ME THE ENTIRE FILLER ASSEMBLY FOR ABOUT $ 300. THIS IS OUTRAGES TO HAVE TO PAY THIS MUCH FOR A HOSE THAT FAILED DUE TO A POOR DESIGN.

WHEN I START MY TRUCK AND ONLY DRIVE FOR A FEW MILES OR MINUTES AND THEN SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, IT WON'T RESTART FOR UP TO AN HOUR. EVENTUALLY I HEAR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE A VALVE OPENING AND THE HUM OF THE FUEL PUMP, AND THEN THE TRUCK WILL START AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO CAUSED MY TRUCK TO NOT BE ABLE TO PASS THE MANDATORY CALIF SMOG INSPECTIONS, DUE TO THE MECHANICS CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THE SITUATION. I FEEL THE FORD CO. SHOULD INCLUDE THE 94 RANGER'S IN THE SAME RECALL AS THE 93'S THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

DT: THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. CAN NOT GET IT TO ADJUST. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. . HAVEN'T TAKEN IT TO AN ACTUAL FORD DEALER. A FAMILY MEMBER RUNS A SHOP, AND THEY CAN NOT ADJUST IT EITHER. WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ITSELF IT WILL NOT HOLD. NOTICED THIS AROUND SEPT 28,2005.*AK