WHEN DRIVING 55 MPH OR ABOVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE OUTSIDE MIRROR FOLDS IN TOWARDS INSIDE, MAKING IT UNABLE TO VIEW TRAFFIC ON DRIVER'S SIDE OR APPROACHING FROM THE REAR. *AK
1991 Ford Ranger complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1991 record →
DRIVING FROM WORK, STARTED & WARMED UP ENGINE, SMELLED SOMETHING, TURNED ON INTERIOR LITE, NOTICED SMOKE FROM DASHBOARD, AMBER GLOWED AT FEET AREA, PULLED OVER, FLAMES ENGULFED TRUCK; VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK
FIRE ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE, NEAR REAR GAS TANK. *AK
WELDS HOLDING DRIVER'S BUCKET SEAT TO TRACK BROKE, SEAT DISENGAGES, FLIPS/SLIDES TOWARD PASSENGER SEAT, COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT.
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ELECTRICAL HOUSING AREA NEAR THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WAS PARKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
EXTERIOR MIRRORS PUSHED FORWARD BY WIND WHEN TRAVELING AT 60 MPH OR MORE, REDUCING VISIBILITY. *DH
HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, PULLED OVER, FLAMES COMING FROM FOR FRONT VENT ON THE DASH. (TRANSMISSION) PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK
WHILE PARKED, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERHOOD; CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
FAN BLADE CRACKED. *SD
THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BY A UNDER DASH FIRE. SOURCE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
ENGINE FIRE. *DSH
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
VEHICLE FIRE CAUSED BY IGNITION SWITCH.
ABS; ONE WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AND SLIDE THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES FIRST TIME IN THE MORNING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER USED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCK IN AND COULDN'T UNLOCK AFTER USING IT . *AK
UNDER THE DASH FIRE , VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT INTERIOR BURNED. *AK
AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE AND THEN PARKING IT- APPROX 15 MINS LATER THE AUTO SPONTANEOUSLY IGNITED AND BURNED COMPLETELY UP-NO ONE WAS INJURED. TT
PURCHASED A USED VEHICLE POOR PERFORMANCE ON THE FUEL PUMP. TT
TAIL GATE WHEN OPEN WILL FALL LOWER AND WILL PULL OUT AND CAUSE INJURIES. TT
BOLT SEPARATION IN BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. RESULTED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT. TT
CHRYSLER MINIVAN REAR LATCH REPORT RELEASED AFTER 1:00 PM. LATCH FAILED. TT
REAR VIEW MIRROR ON THE OUTSIDE CONTINUES TO FALL OFF. TT *SLC
THE WINDSHEILD IS PITTED ENTIRELY AND WHEN THE LIGHT HITS IT YOU CANNOT SEE OUT OF IT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE, DIFFICULTY DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL. TT
REAR BRAKES NOISY, ALSO TOO SENSITIVE IN WET WEATHER. *SKD
ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE ENGINE HAS THE MOTOR MOUNT AND IT IS DAMAGING THE OTHER PARTS. THE ENGINE IS LEANING TO ONE SIDE. *AK
THE BRAKE SHOE HAD TO BE REPLACE. TT
TURN IGNITION OFF, FUEL RELAY KEEPS RUNNING, BATTERY SHORTS OUT DUE TO WIRING RUBBING AGAINST THE FRAME. TT
AFTER SITTING FOR A DAY, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, NO ONE DROVE THIS VEHICLE AT ALL, FIRE COMPANY SAID DUE TO ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEM. TT
FACTORY INSTALLED WRONG CLUTCH/PRESSURE PLATE, CAUSING FAILURE. *SKD
RADIATO FAN DEVELOPED CRACKS AND WILL FLEW OUT OF PLACE. TT
ABS, FRONT BRAKES CONTINUE TO WEAR EVERY 10,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING, REPLACEMENT OF ROTORS AND CALIPERS AND DISC PADS. TT
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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