1994 FORD RANGER Complaints

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE REAR AXLE LEAF SPRING. IT TOTALLY RUSTED. THE FRAME IS PERFECT BUT THE BRACKETS HAVE COMPLETELY BEEN DESTROYED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE STALLED AND FORCED THE DRIVER TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE OTHER OCCUPANT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. ONCE THE DRIVER OPENED THE HOOD FLAMES SHOT OUT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED FROM BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. *AK

THE LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT LATCH OR RELEASE ON THEIR OWN. DRIVER WAS FILLING UP AT THE GAS STATION AND WITHOUT WARNING GASOLINE POURED OUT ONTO THE GROUND. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FILLER NECK AND THE SEAT BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I AM BEING CHARGED $1100.00, BY SOUTH BAY FORD, FOR 2 REPAIRS (BOTH SAFTEY RELATED) THAT I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR. 1) WHEN I FILL THE GAS TANK, ON MY VEHICLE, TO THE TOP I GET A LARGE QUANTITY OF GAS LEAKING ON THE GROUND. IT APPEARS THE COUPLING BETWEEN THE FILLER NECK AND THE TANK IS THE PROBLEM. 2) THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH WOULD EITHER NOT LATCH OR WOULD NOT RELEASE EASILY. THE LAST TIME I ACTUALLY HAD TO CUT THE BELT IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. AFTER A SMALL AMOUNT OF RESEARCH, ON THIS SITE, I FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME 2 PROBLEMS ON MY MODEL OF VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *AK THE CONSUMERS SON TURNED ON THE DEFROSTER AND SMOKE FILLED THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *TC

THE THREAD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE WAS SEPARATING ,AND HAD THE WIRES COMING OUT, WHICH WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE TIRE COULD BLOW UP ON THE ROAD. OWNER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER.*AK

RECALL 95V231001 CONCERNING THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT THROTTLE STICKING WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL.*AK

THE FUEL FILLER NECK CRACKED BECAUSE OF THE PLASTIC MATERIAL USED BY THE FACTORY. THIS CAUSED ABOUT FUEL TO LEAK OUT ONTO THE GROUND WHEN FUELING. THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THIS PART. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF OTHER VEHICLE'S THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *SC *JB

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY ATTACHMENT TO THE CABLE BROKE. THE DEALER APPOINTMENT WAS MADE. *AK WHILE MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY, THE CONSUMER HEARD A POP COMING FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND LOST POWER. THE GAS PEDAL WAS LOOSE AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO GET ANY POWER. WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED IN TO PARK, THE GAS PEDAL FELL COMPLETELY OFF. THE PEDAL WAS SPOT WELDED TO THE FIREWALL. THE SPOT WELD HAD FATIGUE CRACKS. *SC

RECEIVED RECALL 96V024001 BRAKES: STUDS ON HYDRAULIC CYLINDER HAD BROKEN. CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. *BF THE FAILURE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN $300 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS. *NM