1992 Ford Ranger complaints

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, AND TRIED TO CHANGE LANES SHE HAS TO ROLL DOWN HER WINDOW TO HOLD THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR IN PLACE, BECAUSE THE MIRRORS WOULD BLOW AGAINST THE WINDOWS CAUSING HER TO NOT BE ABLE TO SEE, ALL THE CONSUMER CAN SEE IS THE PAVEMENT OUTSIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, CONSUMER HAS TRIED TO FIND SOME TYPE OF SCREWS TO TIGHTEN THE MIRRORS BUT THERE ARE NO TYPE OF SCREWS ON THE BALL AND SOCKET MIRRORS, PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR ARE EXTREMLY LOOSE AND CONSUMER HAS BEEN FORCED TO ORDER ANOTHER SET OF MIRRORS FROM MANUFACTURER. *JB

IN DECEMBER 2000, OUR '92 RANGER RECEIVED A DIAGNOSIS THAT THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER HAD FAILED BUT WHEN THE POWER BOOSTER WAS REMOVED IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS FULL OF GASOLINE DUE TO A FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILURE. IN FACT, ALL COMPONENTS CONNECTED TO A VACUUM LINE NOW CONTAINED GAS INSTEAD OF AIR. IN LATE FEBRUARY 2001, THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY ANNOUNCED A MANDATORY RECALL OF THEIR '93 F-SERIES TRUCKS WHICH CONTAINED A FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR THAT COULD FAIL, LEAK FUEL AND CAUSE A FIRE. UNTIL THE RECALL, NOT EVEN FORD MECHANICS AND ONLINE RESEARCH COULD EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED. NOW THAT WE KNOW THE CAUSE, WE STILL CAN'T GET OUR TRUCK REPAIRED BECAUSE IT IS NOT A '93 F-SERIES. WE WERE TOLD BY ATCHLEY TO CONTACT FORD DIRECTLY AND HAVE DONE JUST THAT. FORD REFUSES TO REPAIR OUR VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ENOUGH REPORTS OF OUR MODEL HAVING THIS PROBLEM. ANY ASSISTANCE YOU MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. WITH TWO WORKING PARENTS AND ONE WORKING VEHICLE, OUR LIVES HAVE BEEN LESS THAN STRESS-FREE THESE PAST MONTHS.

DRIVING NORTH ON I-35. TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. OTHER NUMBERS ON TIRE: 22625 UPRW-156E 0114 (PJHY PKKR 488). *AK (DOT NUMBER: PJHY PKKR TIRESIZE: 21570R14)

SHOCK ABSORBERS WERE MAKING NOISE. CONSUMER CHECKED UNDERNEATH VEHICLE AND FOUND RIGHT UPPER SPRING MOUNT HAD RUSTED *AK CONSUMER STATES THEY STARTED TO BEND AWAY FROM THE SPRING, THE SHOCK HAD BROKEN COMPLETELY FREE. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF DASHBOARD . CONSUMER TURNED AROUND AND DROVE ABOUT A BLOCK, PARKED CAR AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK

I NOTICED THAT MY TRUCK WAS BEGINNING TO LEAD TOWARD THE RIGHT. AFTER CLOSE EXAMINATION , I DISCOVERED THAT THE SHOCK ABSORBER AND FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING HOUSING ASSEMBLY WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY AND THE SPRING ITSELF WAS BENDING IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION. IF IT HAD LET GO COMPLETLY, IT COULD HAVE TAKEN BOTH MY FENDER AND BRAKE LINE. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PART EVER RUSTING AWAY ON ANY CAR OR TRUCK AND NEITHER HAS ANYONE ELSE I HAVE ASKED. THEY DON'T HAVE A SPECIAL REPAIR KIT FOR THIS PROBLEM SO I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE STEEL ITSELF. IT IS ONLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND NOT THE LEFT. *AK

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK

AFTER TURNING HEAT ON 30 SECONDS LATER SMOKE AND FLAMES CAME FROM UNDER DASH AREA, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

OIL PUMP PICK UP SCREEN CLOGGED WITH GASKET MATERIAL AND SILICONE SEALANT FROM OIL PAN GASKET RESULTING IN LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE.*AK

CONSUMER WAS INSPECTING TIRES AND NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD HAD BEGAN TO SEPARATE ON INNER SIDEWALL OF TIRES. DUNLAP TIRE, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AT IGNITION WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WANTS $125 BEFORE LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER FOUND THAT CONNECTOR ON TOP OF STEERING COLUMN IS COMPLETELY MELTED & IS BARE. *AK

ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING, OTHER TIMES WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT. SOMETIMES IT CAN BE RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY, OTHER TIMES NOT. I'VE HEARD RUMORS THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM IN THE WORKS. I CHECKED THE FORD WEB AND FOUND NO RECALLS OF ANY SORT. *AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 76MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE, VEHICLE SWERVED AND FLIPPED ON THE HIGHWAY. DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIM. FIRESTONE, P21575R15. FIRESTONE, WAS NOTIFIED, AND THERE WERE INJURIES.*AK

THREE OF FOUR TIRES HAVE FAILED, TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED A THUMPING NOISE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING (FIRESTONE FR480 215/70R14). NLM

RT FRONT UPPER SPRING /SHOCK MOUNT RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH CAUSING SUSPENSION COLLAPSE AND SHOCK FAILURE - AT HIGHWAY SPEED - RUST WAS HIDDEN BY COATING ON PLATE - NO RUST ON BALANCE OF TRUCK. RUBBER BUMP STOP DESTROYED-NOT ABLE TO BE REPLACED, NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM FORD

THE VEHICLE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE MORNING WITH THE FRONT RIGHT FENDER RESTING ALMOST ON THE TIRE. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE SPRING SUPPORT BROKEN AND RESTING AGAINST THE AFT WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD FRONT END DAMAGE AND HAS BEEN RUST PROOFED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE SUPPORT APPEARES TO HAVE CORROSION FAILED. THE REPAIRING DEALER [FORD] HAD NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE.

TRUCK WHILE PARKED IN DRIVE WAY CAUGHT ON FIRE IN IGNITION SWITCH AREA, BURNING STEERING COLUM, MELTED INSTRUMENT PANEL AND DASH PANEL INTO THE FLOOR, MELTED DRIVER DOOR PANEL AND HEAD LINER, ALSO BORKE WINDSHIELD DO TO HEAT.

FIRESTONE TIRE P235/70R15; HAVE THERE BEEN ANY TYPE OF RECALLS OF THIS TIRE. INSD STATES TREAD DID SEPARATE. (CLAIM# 36-A135-436) *MW

I WAS DRIVING FROM SACRAMENTO, CA TO FRESNO, CA. OUTSIDE OF MERCED, THE TOP LAYER OF MY TIRE PEELED OFF, CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. THE TIRE FLAP SLAPPED INTO THE BACK REAR PANEL OF MY TRUCK, AND DAMAGED THE BACK PANEL, TAIL LIGHTS, AND TAILPIPE. I BELIEVE THAT ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE HAD I NOT JUST BEEN RETURNING FROM A ADVANCED DRIVING SCHOOL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. WE FILED AN INSURANCE CLAIM AND TRIED TO GET THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO SUBROGATE THE CLAIM TO FIRESTONE, BUT FIRESTONE SAID THAT THEIR TIRE WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. WE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE TRUCK JUST TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. HE TOLD ME THAT HE THOUGHT THE TIRE MIGHT BE DEFECTIVE AND THAT I MIGHT WANT TO GET IT LOOKED AT. UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO CHECK IT OUT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: FR480 )

WE HAD JUST DEPARTED HOME AND HAD BEEN ON INTERSTATE 5 IN SEATTLE FOR A COUPLE OF MILES WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER POINTED OUT THAT WE HAD A PROBLEM. WE PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY SHORTLY AND SAW THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS IN BAD SHAPE. APPARENTLY, THE FORWARD BIAS OF WEIGHT MADE THIS UNNOTICEABLE TO US. WE HAD NOT SENSED ANY IMPACT WITH A ROAD HAZARD BUT HAD TO ASSUME SUCH HAD OCCURRED. BY THE TIME WE HAD STOPPED THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY UNREPAIRABLE, BUT I COULD NOT SAY IF IT WAS DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TAKEN (7/30/99) TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER WHERE A NEW ATX TIRE WAS INSTALLED. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT RECALL THIS INCIDENT TOOK ON MORE SIGNIFICANCE IN OUR MINDS AND I HAVE TAKEN THE PRECAUTION OF PURCHASING NEW TIRES (NON-FIRESTONE) FOR THE TRUCK WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS ANY RECALL OF THE SIZE ATX TIRES I HAD REMOVED. I THOUGHT IT A GOOD IDEA TO SEND YOU THIS INFORMATION TO ADD TO THE RESEARCH.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 21575R15 )

THE PROBLEM WITH GETTING THE TRUCK TO GO INTO GEAR HAPPENS OFF AND ON. IT IS GETTING WORSE. IGNITION IS TO A POINT THAT I MUST JUMP START IT. I AM DISABLE TO THE POINT OF PUSHING THE TRUCK IN ORDER TO START IT.

I HAD 9 FLATS AND 2 SIDEWALL FAILURE WITHIN 3,000 MILES, I WHEN TO THE FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO GO TO FIRESTONE DEALER, I WANTED TO GET THE TIRES ADJUSTED, BECAUSE THE TIRES WAS TO PRONG TO PUNCHURE (TO SOFT). I GOT NO HELP FROM EITHER DEALER. I TALKED TO A FIRESTONE REP. WHAT A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME. I PURCHASED 4 NEW COOPER TIRES( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/75R15 )

PE-00020, FIRESTONE FIREHAWK ATX TIRE SIZE 27X8-50R14. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON HIGHWAY, TREAD ON A 1992 FORD RANGER SEPARATED ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. ALSO, STATES TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. *AK *SLC

RIGHT UPPER SPRING SUPPORT RUSTED THROUGH ALLOWING SPRING AND SHOCK TO SHIFT INWARD AND WADGE AGAINST FRAME AND INNER FENDER.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING UP MT. LEMMON, NEAR TUCSON, AZ. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OVERLOADED. SHE PULLED OVER WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE THAT WAS APPARENTLY DUE TO THE SEPARATED TREAD SECTION (ABOUT 1/3 OF THE ENTIRE TREAD) HITTING THE INSIDE OF THE FENDER WELL. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED REGULARLY, INCLUDING THE MORNING OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILED TIRE WAS PURCHASED ON 08/23/96, FAILED ON 06/28/98, HAD APPROX. 35,000 MILES ON IT, AND WAS IN OTHERWISE PERFECT CONDITION. I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DOT# FOR THE FAILED TIRE, BUT I CAN TELL BY MY RECEIPT THAT IT IS ON OF THE FOLLOWING: HYHYR3B485, 276, 246, OR 226. THE FAILED TIRE WAS REPLACED AT A PRO-RATED COST BASED UPON TREAD DEPTH BY THE PLACE OF PURCHASE; THE BASE EXCHANGE SERVICE STATION AT DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, TUCSON, AZ. THEY WERE PUZZLED BY THE DISINTEGRATION OF A RELATIVELY NEW TIRE. I WAS TOO...( DOT NUMBER: HYHYR3BXXX TIRE SIZE: P215/70R14 )

FRONT SPRING UPPER SEAT RUSTED UNTIL FAILURE, NO OTHER RUST IN FRAME OR SUSPENSION PARTS. FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED DROPPING THE BODY NEARLY TO THE TIRE. LEFT SIDE IDENTICAL PARTS ARE FLAWLESS.

MAIN BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO RUBBING ON PARKING BRAKE CABLE, CAUSING COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

DURING A FRONT IMPACT COLLISION, THE SEAT DETACHED FROM THE FRAME WHILE AN EIGHT (8) YEAR OLD CHILD WEIGHT 80-90 POUNDS WAS BELTED INTO THE SEAT. THIS SEAT FAILURE RESULTED IN MULTIPLE FACIAL INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. *AK

RIGHT FRONT SAGGED.PULLED OVER SAW FLUID LEAKING LOOK IN FENDER WELL SAW SPRING HANGER RUSTED OUT AND SPRING PUSH UP INTO INNER FENDER AND BRAKE LINE BROKE

WHILE DRIVING RIGHT FRONT OF VEHICLE WENT DOWN. THEN, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. PULLED UP TO A LIGHT TO CHECK, AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID RUNNING OUT,. TRUCK WAS SITTING LOW BECAUSE THE SHOCKS HAD DROPPED DOWN ON THE BRAKE LINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SIDE EXTERIOR MIRRORS FOLD IN. OWNER BOUGHT REPLACEMENT MIRRORS, BUT THESE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR, AND BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK

WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY. WE HAVE OBSERVED THIS PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE VEHICLES FROM 1990 THROUGH 1993. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

TRANSMISSION MANUAL FAILED OUTPUT SHAFT AT 20 MPH REPLACED INTERNAL GEARS GAVE OUT AT 65 MPH.//ABS BRAKES BECAME SPONGY & LOCK IN REAR PULL TO RIGHT IN FRONT .//HEADLIGHTS BEGAN BLINKING OFF &ON AFTER 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING.//TRANSFER CASE SPLIT WHILE IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE AT 35 MPH.//FRONT SUSPENSION GIVING OUT CAN'T ALIGN FRONT END ,ERATIC STEERING & WORN TIRES.//REAR SPRINGS SLIPPED OUT ON LEFT SIDE AXLE SLID FORWARD TO BODY.//HEATER BEGAN RATTLIING ,MORE AS YOU TURN FAN UP.

OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR WILL NOT HOLD ITS POSITION, KEEPS MOVING, AND CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING HEADLIGHT'S WOULD FLICKER WITHOUT INDICATION INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HAD WE BEEN GOING 60 MPH AND THE TIRE RUBBED WE SURLY WOULD BE DEAD. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM CAUSED BY THE PART BEING COATED WITH PLASTIC HOLDING IN MOISTURE.

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION THE SHOULDER SEATBELT BROKE CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER DUE TO FASTNER FAILURE. *MJS

OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STOPPED READING PRESSURE. RATTLING HEARD IN VALVES. ENGINE QUIT. EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. *AK

CONSUMER STARTED THE AUTOMOBILE AND IMMEDIATELY IT TOOK OFF, GOING THROUGH HIS YARD AND THEN INTO HIS NEIGHBOR'S YARD. VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT HIT A POLE. NO INJURIES. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS IN A LOCKED POSITION ALL OF THE TIME. *AK *YC

THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE SIDE MIRRORS OF THE '92 RANGER. THEY LOSE THEIR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN POSITION AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS OF USE. I'VE GONE THROUGH TWO SETS OF MIRRORS (BOTH SIDES). MY SIDE MIRRORS "COLLAPSE" WHEN I DRIVE OVER 45 MPH RESULTING IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION-I HAVE NO REAR VISIBILITY TO THE SIDES. I HAVE DIFFICULTY CHANGING LANES. I'VE SPOKEN TO THE LOCAL FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND MY BEST OPTION WOULD BE TO BUY AFTERMARKET MIRRORS (NOT FORD/MOTORCRAFT), UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND COMPATIBLE AFTERMARKET MIRRORS. THIS HAS BEEN A NAGGING PROBLEM FOR ME AS IT APPEARS IT HAS BEEN FOR OTHERS. *AK

THE PAINT ON THE HOOD AND ROOF OF THE TRUCK IS PEELING. THE DEALER CALLED IT PAINT DELAMINATION AND ADMITTED IT AS A FACTORY DEFECT. HOWEVER SINCE MY 3YR/30000MI WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED THERE WAS NOTING THEY COULD DO. I PERSUDED THE ISSUE WITH ANOTHER DEALER AND GOT THE SAME STORY. I CALLED THE FACTORY CONSUMER SERVICE LINE AND THEY REFERED ME TO THE REAGIONAL MANAGER FOR THE NORTHWEST. HE NEVER RETURNED ANY OF MY ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT HIM. I RETURNED TO MY ORIGNAL DEALER, GOT THE SAME STORY, BUT WHEN THEY LOOKED UP THE VIN# FOR MY TRUCK THEY HAD IT REGISTERED TO SOMEONE ELSE AND TOLD ME SINCE I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. I ARGUED THE FACT THAT I WAS THE ORIGNIAL OWNER AND COULD PROVE IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT WOULD NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. I LEFT THE ISSUE ALLONE FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS UNTIL I READ AN ARTICAL IN THE OCT 1999 ISSUE OF CONSUMER REPORTS. SO I DECIDED I WOULD PICK UP THE FIGHT AGAIN. THANKS FOR LISTENING.

OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATED THEN DROPPED. RATTLING HEARD IN VALVES AFTER PRESSURE DROP.

THERE IS A HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE RETURN. WHEN STARTING THE TRUCK FUEL SPRAYS EVERYWHERE. THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND AFTER OWNER STARTED SMELLING FUEL. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *AK

TRANSMISSION PLASTIC FUNNEL BEARING SNAPPED, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE RUNNING BROAD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CAME OFF, TORN APART ON THE BACK TIRE, DAMAGED THE WHEEL WELL AND THE REAR LIGHT. MANUFACTURER/DEALER ARE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AFTER EXHAUST HAD BEEN DONE THE SHOP TOWER MOUNT RUSTED COMPLETELY. *AK

WHEEL BEARING WAS NOT GREASED ENOUGH, WHICH WAS THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE WHEEL FALLING OFF OF THE VEHICLE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS

RIGHT FRONT SPRING BRACKET RUSTED OUT AND COLLAPSED, CAUSING FENDER TO DRAG TIRE WHILE PULLING OUT GARAGE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER . *AK