1999 Ford Ranger EV

Routine

Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the vehicle speed control. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports	Fires
Vehicle Speed Control	2	1
Unknown or Other	1	0
Suspension › Front › Shock Absorber	1	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft01V062000

Filed Feb 26, 20011,260 vehiclesFord Motor Company

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ELECTRIC LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS. IF THE TRANSAXLE ATTACHING BOLTS BEGIN TO LOOSEN, THE DRIVER COULD NOTICE A JERKING MOTION AND/OR A CLUNKING SOUND. IF NOT SERVICED PROMPTLY, ALL NINE BOLTS COULD ULTIMATELY FALL OUT OR FRACTURE AND THE TRANSAXLE COULD DROP. IF THE TRANSAXLE DROPS, THE VEHICLE MAY NO LONGER BE IN THE GEAR INDICATED.

Risk. IF THIS OCCURS, THE SHIFT LEVER COULD BE PUT INTO "PARK" AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL BE FREE TO ROLL AS IF IN "NEUTRAL," INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE MOUNTING BOLTS WITH LONGER BOLTS THAT INCLUDE A THREAD LOCK MATERIAL. WHEN INSTALLED, THE NEW BOLTS WILL BE TIGHTENED TO A HIGHER TORQUE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 8, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Vehicle Speed ControlFire

Filed May 28, 2007193,500 milesKS

MY 1999, FORD RANGER HAD BEEN MAKING A SPARKING SOUND WHEN I STARTED IT UP FOR A FEW DAYS. THEN WE TOOK IT ON A DRIVE AROUND TOWN TO DO A COUPLE ERRANDS, MAYBE EIGHT MILES. CAME HOME, TOOK THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION AND WENT INSIDE. MY NEIGHBOR CAME TO MY DOOR 20 MINUTES LATER SAYING MY ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. WE OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THE SECONDARY CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH, LOCATED ON THE END OF THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER, ON FIRE. ANOTHER NEIGHBOR HAD GRABBED AN EXTINGUISHER AND PUT IT OUT. SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM I SEE NOW, BUT SOMEONE ISN'T OWNING UP TO IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE, LUCKILY IT DIDN'T MELT THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. *TR

Vehicle Speed Control

Filed Apr 18, 200554,000 milesFL

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A THROTTLE STICKING PROBLEM. THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE INTERFERED WITH THE SPEED CONTROL SERVO PULLEY AND DID NOT ALLOW THE THROTTLE TO RETURN TO IDLE WHEN DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL THEN THE RPMS WOULD REV UP TO 4K RPMS UNTIL THE GAS PEDAL IS APPLIED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. RECALL CAMPAIGN #99V062001. *SC *JB

Suspension › Front › Shock Absorber

Filed Apr 4, 200326,000 milesWV

THE SHOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

Unknown or Other

Filed Jan 3, 200327,457 milesCA

1999 FORD RANGER. *PH *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***770814

4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2001

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
2001	12	0	0	1	Fatalities reported
2000	6	1	0	0	Routine
1999 — this page	4	1	1	0	Routine
1998	6	2	0	0	Routine

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Reading this record

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.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Feb 26, 2001. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.