Owners filed 6 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline › storage › auxillary tank. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Parking Brake | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank › Selector Devices | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD RANGER PICKUP EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE FR480, SIZE: 215/70/R14. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS INVALID.
THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT OPERATING EFFECTIVELY. IF PARKED ON AN INCLINE AND WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL ONCE THE GEAR IS SHIFTED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. TS SCC
THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS GOING OUT IT IS AN A4LD TRANMISSION. .IT COST ATLEAST 1000.00 EACH TIME I GET IT REBUILT ARE 1500.00 EACH TIME I HAVE TO BUY ONE.I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS OF THIS TYPE OF TRUCK WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND THEY ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THERES TO.ITS BAD WHEN YOU HAVE TO PUT 4 TRANSMISSIONS IN A TRUCK A YEAR.THERE HAS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION.IT BLOWS THE FRONT SEAL JUST GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MILES AN HOUR AND THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION WIELD TOGETHER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING FUEL WILL SPRAY OUT THE TANK TO OTHER VEHICLE THROUGH FILLER NECK.*AK
THE DUAL FUEL TANK WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY, CAUSING THE TANK TO OVERFLOW AND LEAK OUT GAS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, VEHICLE REPAIRED AT OWNER'S COST. *AK *ML
OWNER STATES THAT FUEL FEEDS INTO AUXILLIARY FUEL TANK WITHOUT WARNING AND FOR NO REASON, CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED, OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *SLC
6 of 6 complaints, reproduced as filed.
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.