1994 FORD RANGER Complaints

NO EVENT FOR ME - YET - PROBLEM IS FUEL FILLER HOSE CRACKS NEAR THE GAS TANK CAUSING GAS AND VAPOR TO ESCAPE CREATING POTENTIAL FOR FIRE.*AK FORD SEEMS TO DESCRIBE THIS AS "ISOLATED & SINGLE INCIDENTS" YET WEB SEARCH SHOWS IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. REPLACEMENTS PARTS ARE HARD TO GET - ALTERNATIVES - NONE FOUND.

WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED DOWN A HILL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

FIRST OCCURRENCE OF FUEL SPILLING UNDER VEHICLE WHILE FILLING WITH GASOLINE. FUEL INLET HOSE HAS SPLIT AT RETAINING RIDGE ON CONNECTOR ON FUEL TANK.*AK

GASOLINE LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS FULL TO CAPACITY BECAUSE THE OUTER GASOLINE HOSE FAILED. THE HOSE HAD COMPLETELY DETERIORATED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WOULD REPORT IT TO THE ENGINEERING UNIT. *AK THE FUEL FILLER IS A HOSE INSIDE A HOSE. THE INNER HOSE GOES DIRECTLY TO THE GAS TANK WHILE THE OUTER HOSE CLAMPS TO THE TOP OF THE TANK AND CONTAINS AND OVERFLOW. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE OUTER HOSE IS NOT FUEL RESISTANT THEREFORE OVER TIME IT DETERIORATES. *NM

WHILE MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES, DEALERSHIP AND CONSUMER AGREED TO PRORATED THE TIRES AND REPLACED. CONSUMER AGAIN EXPERIENCED THE SAME TREAD SEPARATION PROBLEM. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE SHOOK. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION. *AK IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER CAB MOUNTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *NM

PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE, NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESS AND WILL NOT SELF-ADJUST.

THE TIRES HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH TREAD SEPARATION. THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED FOUR TIRES DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THE CONSUMER HAS NOTICED BULGES AROUND THE TREAD AREA OF THE TIRES AND KNOWS THAT THE TREAD WILL BE SEPARATING SOON. *NM

WHILE ADJUSTING THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT, THE WELD BETWEEN THE SEAT AND SEAT TRACK BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE SEAT TO BE UNSTABLE. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALER TO HAVE THEM FIX THE DEFECT. THEY WOULD ONLY FIX THE DEFECT IF I PAID FOR A NEW SEAT. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE CAUSED BY THEIR DEFECTIVE SEAT. THE WELD SHOULDN'T BREAK UNDER THE PRESSURE OF ADJUSTING THE SEAT BACKWARDS. ALSO, IF I EVER GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT WOULD NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN ME AND COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH TO THE DRIVER. I AM APPEALING TO NHTSA TO REVIEW THIS SEAT DEFECT. I HAVE TAKEN A PHOTO OF THE DEFECTIVE WELD. I'LL TRY TO ATTACH IT HERE. IF YOU DON'T GET THE PHOTO, THEN PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME FOR THE PHOTO AND I'LL SEND IT TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER, GREG HAMMEL. *AK