1995 Ford Ranger complaints

DOOR AJAR CHIME CONTINUOUSLY RINGS AND DOME LIGHT REMAINS ON CREATING DISTRACTION DURING DRIVING, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY OPERATE AND SOMETIMES DO NOT WORK ON HIGH SPEED.*AK

NEW WHEN PURCHASED, HAVE HAD TO BALANCE EACH TIRE TWICE IN 1 YEAR AND THEY ARE STILL REAL BAD AND I FEAR THEY WILL FAIL. I WAS GIVEN NO WARRANTY WHEN I PURCHASED THE TRUCK USED.. BUT THE TIRES WERE NEW AT THE TIME. *AK (DOT NUMBER: P225/70R14 TIRESIZE: 760KG)

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON BY THEMSELVES. *AK DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND CHIME SOUNDS FOR SEVERAL MINUTES DUE TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR SWITCH FAILURES. *YH

SEAT BELT MATERIAL IS SOFT AND BELT FAILS TO RETRACT AND GETS CAUGHT IN CAR DOOR WITH POSSIBLE BELT FAILURE IN A CRASH. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS START UP ON THEIR OWN AND THE DOOR "AJAR" ALARM WILL RING CONTINUOUSLY FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED EVERY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. IT MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD, BUT IT SURE IS ANNOYING.*AK

HUBS ARE MAKING A LOUD MASSIVE CLUNKING NOISE. CONSUMER MUST HAVE HUBS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE DOOR CHIME DOES NOT SHUT OFF OR IT STAYS ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WAS FIXED FOR A SHORT TIME, THEN THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. IT IS ESPECIALLY BAD ON WARM DAYS. I NOTICED THIS WAS AN ISSUE IN NHTSA ITEM NUMBERS: SB 603550 AND SB 613399. THIS PROBLEM IS DISTRACTING AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED CORRECTLY. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING HUB ASSEMBLY ON THE 95 MODEL YEAR RANGER IS DEFECTIVE IN DESIGN. I HAVE NOW REPLACE THIS PART 3 TIMES AT A TOTAL COST TO ME OF $1000. THE EXACT PART IN QUESTION IS A PLASTIC BUSHING IN TH HUB THAT GOES BAD. FORD WILL NOT SELL THIS BUSHING ALONE, THEY REQUIRE YOU TO BUY THE ENTIRE HUB ASSEMEBLY. THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WILL NOT FUNCTION IF THIS BUSHING IS NOT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I AM CONCERNED FOR THOSE OF US IN NORTHERN STATES THAT INJURIES AND FATALITIES WILL OCCUR BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY PART. *AK

BALL JOINTS DON'T HAVE LUBE FITTINGS CAUSING THEM TO WEAR OR SEIZE, THIS IS CAUSING STEERING TO GET LOOSE, THE COST TO REPAIR THIS IS OVER $500. *SLC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND SPRAYER COMES ON AT RANDOM TIMES AND AT RANDOM SPEEDS WHEN OFF. SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPER DOESN'T WORK AT THE CORRECT SPEED WHEN IT'S ON. *AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY. WILL START AGAIN AFTER 10 TO 15 MINUTES, MOST OF THE TIME. DEALER CANNOT PROVIDE SOLUTION. *AK

MY PROBLEM IS WITH AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT THAT CONTROLS THE DOOR CHIME, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND INTERIOR DOME LIGHT. THESE THREE ITEMS WILL TURN ON INTERMITENTLY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL FOR NO APPARENT REASON BEGIN TO OPERATE. THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT MAY OR MAY NOT TURN OFF WHEN ENTERING OR LEAVING THE VEHICLE, AND SOMETIMES IT STAYS ON FOR HOURS DRAINING MY BATTERY AFTER I HAVE LEFT THE VEHICLE OR WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE DOOR CHIME IS THE WORST; IT REFUSES TO STOP RINGING (ESPECIALLY ON HOT DAYS). THE FORD DEALER HERE HAS TOLD ME THAT IT IS A FAULTY CHIP IN A CONTROL MODULE LOCATED DEEP INSIDE THE DASH BOARD. THEY HAVE A TSB ON IT. OKAY, BUT THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 450.00 TO REPAIR. I THINK THAT IS UNFAIR. IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT THAT I SHOULD PAY FOR A REPLACEMENT COMPONENT INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY THAT IS NOW BECOMING FAULTY. I THINK FORD SHOULD ACCEPT SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR INSTALLING A FAULTY CHIP OR MODULE. I THINK IF THE CHIP WERE CONTROLLING OTHER IGNITION OR ELECTRICAL PARTS IT WOULD BE A HAZARD. RIGHT NOW THE DOOR CHIME IS DRIVING ME CRAZY.*AK

REAR BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN THE HUMIDITY IS HIGH. WHEN YOU FRIST DRIVE AFTER THE HUMIDITY IS HIGH THE REAR BRAKES LOCK AND TEND TO CAUSE A SLIDE EVEN IF YOU APPLY THE BRAKES LIGHTLY. I HAVE SPOKE TO SEVERAL OTHER 1995 RANGER OWNERS AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT CAUSED ME TO HAVE A MINOR ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A FORD DEALER WHILE STILL IN WARRANTY AND THE REAR BRAKE SHOES WERE REPLACED BUT THAT DID NOTHING AS AFTER A SHORT TIME THE SAME PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. *AK

WASHER FAILURE DUE TO WEAR/CORROSION CAUSES BUMPER TO SAG. CONCERN ABOUT POSSIBLE SAFTY HAZARDS. THIS "BUMPER SAG" HAS BEEN OBSERVED ON MANY OTHER RANGERS OF THE SAME DESIGN TYPE. PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A BETTER DESCRIPTION, AND/OR PICTURES.

CONSUMER REPLACED FIRESTONE TIRES AFTER A NUMBER OF FLAT TIRES AND UNEVEN TREAD WEAR, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT (OOT-005), HOWEVER DENIED DUE TO TIME FRAME. (FIRESTONE P235/75R15 OWL AT TIRES). NLM

CONSUMER HAS 1995, FORD,RANGER PICKUP. ALL 4 TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH & TIRES FELT LIKE THEY WERE SKATING ALL OVER THE ROAD. CONSUMER REPLACED THEM AT A SERVICE STATION & FOUND THEY WERE OUT OF ROUND. TIRE SIZE P235/75R15 DOT#UNKNOWN. THEY WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES WITH 47,000 MILES.*AK *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE TRAVELING AT 50-55 MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH FIRE. INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR BELIEVED PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK

CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE RECALL (00T-005) REPLACEMENT CHARGES. *MJS

CK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT WARNING WHICH OFTEN SCARES THE DRIVER, THE DOOR CHIME STAYS ON EVEN WHEN THE DOORS ARE SHUT AND IS ENOUGH TO CAUSE A BIG HEADACHE AND ROAD RAGE, AND THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND HAS TO BE DISCONNECTED SO THAT IT DOES NOT RUN THE BATTERY DOWN. NOW, THESE COMPLAINTS APPEAR TO BE SEPARATE IN THEIR OWN PROBLEM, BUT I HAVE READ THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THESE SAME PROBLEM ALL AT THE SAME TIME. WE HAVE RECENTLY PAID THE 700.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON BECAUSE THE CHIME GOT TO WHERE IT WOULD NEVER TURN OFF AT ALL. WE ARE MILITARY AND HAD TO RELY ON OUR PARENTS TO HELP PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE PROBLEMS WERE ON GOING FOR A WHILE, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO "LIVE" WITH IT RATHER THAN PAY THE HIGH COST REPAIR. NOW I HAVE FOUND THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE A QUALITY ISSUE THAT FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. OUR TRUCK IS UPKEPT VERY WELL AND OTHER THAN THESE PROBLEMS IT HAS BEEN A GOOD TRUCK. FORD HAS MADE A FAULTY PRODUCT AND IT SHOULD NOT BE THE CONSUMERS RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR A REPAIR THAT ISNT CAUSE BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OR OWNER NEGLECT. I HAVE WENT IN CIRCLES WITH THE 1800-392-FORD REP AND THE DEALER AND BECAUSE WE HAVE OVER 65000 MILES THEY WONT EVEN ATTEMPT TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER. I HAVE GATHER NUMEROUS COMPLAINT FROM THE INTERNET AND AM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING A FORD REP LOOK INTO MY COMPLAINT, BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES SUFFER

AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR MAIN SHAFT BROKE OFF AND FELL INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT HITTING THE FAN. IF I WAS TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHILE THIS HAPPEND, IT WOULD HAVE STALLED THE ENGINE. I ASKED FORD WHY THIS HAPPENED & THEY SAID IT HAPPENS SOMETIMES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE SHAFT OF THE THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED EXCEPT FOR REPLACING THE WHOLE A/C UNIT. THIS HAS COST ME $858.21

RECEIVED NOTICE 00T005000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 1704550 & CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. WAS INFORMED TIRES PRIOR TO NOTICE & EXCHANGED BETWEEN 1/1/00 & 8/31/00 WOULD NOT BE DONE. OWNER HAD TIRES EXCHANGED PRIOR TO RECEIVING NOTICE & SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. HAD PROBLEM WITH TIRES DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE ATX, P235/75R15. *AK

PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH WITH DRIVER ONLY IN A 1995 FORD, RANGER, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P215/70R14, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK *SLC

ON 01/16/98 MY 1995 FORD RANGER HAD A BLOWOUT AND TREAD SEPERATION AT ABOUT 55 MPH ,NO ACCIDENT RESULTED. THE TREAD SEPERATED ABOUT 6 TO 10 INCHES AND THE TIRE CORD BLEW OUT A SLITT ABOUT 3 TO 4 INCHES IN LENGTH. I STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL FORD RANGER TRUCK ,THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE TIRES AND THE SUPPORTING PAPERWOK FROM THE FIRESTONE SHOP THAT SOLD ME A NEW FIRSTONE TIRE. I REPORTED THIS TO FORD BUT GOT A FORM E MAIL REPLY SAYING THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES BUT NOT INTERESTED IN THE CATISTROPIC FAILURE?AND I AM A FORD STOCK HOLDER! CALL ME FOR MORE INFO AS I AM ALSO AN AERONAUTICAL MAINTENANCE TECHNITION AND KNOW ABOUT TIRE FAILURE MODES.*AK (TIRESIZE: P23560R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23560R15 )

TREAD SEPARATION BLOWOUT. OCCURRED AFTER TURNING BACK ON HIGHWAY AFTER DOING ABOUT 50 MILES OFF ROAD. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY UPON GETTING TO FREEWAY SPEED (75MPH) TIRE FAILED. I FELT WITH THE RECENT INFO ON P235 WILDERNESS TIRE FAILURES, I SHOULD REPORT THAT SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE P265 WILDERNESS PROVIDED AS STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON MY FORD RANGER. (TIRESIZE: P265/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R15 )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: PJFC TIRESIZE: P225/70R14)

I BROUGHT VEHICLE IN WHILE UNDER WARRANTY TO REPAIR DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH.WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AT RANDOM WITHOUT ACTIVATION. FORD ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ORDERING DEALER NOT TO REPAIR PENDING INVESTIGATION. RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION NEVER RELEASED. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS COMPONENT HAS FAILED. COMPONENT CRACKS AT ATTACHMENT TO FUEL TANK ALLOWING FUEL TO SPILL OUT OF TANK.LAST COMPONENT FAILED ONLY AFTER 17 MONTHS. WHEN A VEHICLE BURNS UP IS ONLY WHEN FORD WILL FIX PROBLEM. DEALER SAYS PART WARRANTY IS ONE YEAR. COME IN AND BUY ANOTHER ONE FOR $100.

TWO TIRES WITH QUARTER SIZE BLISTER ON EACH WITH STEEL PROTRUDING FROM EACH. THERE IS APPROXIMATELY A 1/4" OF TREAD. THESE BLISTERS ARE NOT WORN PORTIONS OF THE TIRES. THEY ARE PROTRUDING FROM OTHERWISE APARENTLY TIRES IN GOOD CONDITION. EACH BLISTER IS SYMETRICALLY LOCATED TO ONE AND OTHER ON EACH TIRE. ONLY RESPONSE FROM FIRESTONE WAS A CANNED RESPONSE ABOUT THEIR P235 RECALL. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W29V ATA TIRE SIZE: P265/75R15 )

FIRESTONE: OLDER CLAIM RE-OPENED INSURED ALLEGES ACCIDENT CAUSED BY TIRE FAILURE. TIRE CAME OFF RIM. (CLAIM# 53-C110-288) *MW

THIS CONSUMER WILL SEND IN INFORMATION CONCERNING TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *AK

TIRES WERE BLOWOUTS. JACK WAS TOO SMALL FOR THE SIZE OF TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT WITHSTAND THE WEIGHT AND WOULD NOT RAISE THE TRUCK HIGH ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE TIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P26575R16 )

OUR DOME AND CHIMES STAY ON ALL THE TIME EVEN AFTER YOU TAKE OUT THE FUSE THE DOME LIGHT GOES OUT BUT THE CHIMES STILL GOES OFF, THIS HAS BEEN FIX ED 5 TIMES BY THE DEALER, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST AND NOW WE WILL BE CHARGE FOR THIS PROBLEM , WE HAVE SPOKEN TO MY OTHER WHO HAS THE SAME VEHICLE AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, THIS CAN CAUSE A FIRE, WE KNOW CAUSE OUR DOME LIGHT GOT REAL HOT AND STATED TO SMOKE. WE TOOK OUT OUR LIGHT BULB AND FUSE. PLESE CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, IT SEEMS FORD DOES NOT WANT TO RECONIZE THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM.

TIRES FELL APART= I BOUGHT NEW TIRES, ALSO FIRESTORNE, I NEED THEM REPLACED ASAP!!!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235 )

MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING. NLM

CONSUMER HAD FOUND CRACKS ON THE FOUR SET OF FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES, SIZE P265/75R15. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P265/75/R15 *MW

I HAD A BLOW OUT JUNE 2000. THE BLOW OUT OCCURRED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT, AND FOR NO APPERENT REASON THE TIRE JUST BLOW OUT. THE TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 7000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT THE TIRE IN NOV. OF 1999.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70R14 )

ALL FOUR TIRES ARE SERIOUSLY CRACKED AT THE TREAD AREA. MECHANIC SAYS THAT THE VEHICAL IS FINE THAT THE STEERING PROBLEM IS BECAUSE OF BELT SEPARATION IN THE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75R15 )

HAD 4 NEW OEM FIRESTONE TIRES PUT ON WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN MAY 97. IN JAN 98, ~3000 MILES LATER, I DROVE 12 HRS FROM FLA TO CHAPEL HILL, NC WITH 2 @15 MINUTE STOPS TO GAS UP. TOOK I-95 AND RAN 70-80MPH THE WHOLE TIME. WHEN I LEFT THE HWY FOR THE LAST TIME, TRUCK BRAKING WAS VERY BAD. ALL OVER THE ROAD. I DID NOT LOSE CONTROL ONLY BECAUSD THE OFF RAMP WAS VERY LONG NEAR MY HOUSE AND I TOOK A L O N G TIME TO STOP. SCARY. TIRE WAS DESTROYED. LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE TOOK A GRINDER TO ABOUT 1/6TH OF THE TIRE, ALONG THE OUTSIDE EDGE. THE STEEL BELT HAD BITS OF METAL STICKING OUT OF IT, THE TREAD NEAR THE HAND SIZED HOLE HAD PEELED OFF THE INNER TIRE (BUT WAS STILL ATTACHED ON THE INSIDE 2" OR SO) . WHAT A MESS. DID I RUN OVER A LAND MINE? I PUT IT DOWN AS A FLUKE, BUT THOUGHT I SHOUDL REPORT IT NOW. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/R1570 )

CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE & SUDDENLY VEHICLE ACCELERATED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. BRAKES WERE PRESSED COMPLETELY TO THE FOORBOARD. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY A 2,000 CONCRETE BARRIER. INSURANCE COMPANY WAS TAKING OVER. CONSUMER HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER. *AK

IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRE HAPPENED TO US, WHERE WE HEARD A BIG SOUND WHILE DRIVING, ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR WHERE IT ALMOST FLIPPED OVER BUT DIDN'T AS WE WERE ABLE TO USE ALL FREEWAY LANES TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK (THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND US AT THAT TIME). WE PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED A REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE IN A BIG WAY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/60R15 )

THERE IS AN INTERMITENT SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WINDSHIELD WIPERS START WORKING BY THEMSELVES, AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF, AND FAULTY READINGS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

SPARE TIRE IS RUBBNG AGAINST THE BRAKE LINE, CAUSING A HOLE, AND RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AFFECTS THREE AREAS OF OPERATION: THE WINDSHIELD WASHER, THE RADIO, AND THE DOME LIGHT AND CHIME. THE MOST DANGEROUS IS THE WINDSHIELD WASHER. WHILE DRIVING IT WILL TURN ITSELF ON AND BLIND MY VISION FOR 15 SECONDS WHILE IT SPRAYS WASHER FLUID ON THE WINDSHIELD AND THEN WIPES IT OFF. UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES IT IS ONLY AN ANNOYANCE BUT IF I AM CHANGING LANES OR IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT OR ON CURVES IT BECOMES A POTENTIAL DISASTER. IT STARTED DOING IT THE FIRST MONTH I BOUGHT IT FROM A FRIEND (01/98) AND HAS LASTED TILL THE PRESENT DATE(06/00. THE PREVIOUS OWNER WARNED ME OF THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SO IT HAS BEEN AN ON GOING SITUATION. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE ALSO. IT INVOLVES THE FACTORY RADIO/ TAPE DECK. THE RADIO WORKS GREAT BUT THE TAPE DECK WONT WORK AFTER BEING REPACED ONCE AND WORKED ON BY FORD FOUR TIMES. THE LAST ISSUE IS WITH THE DOME LIGHT AND CHIME SOUND. THE LIGHT REMAINS ON AND THE CHIME CONTINUES TO SOUND FOR UP TO TWO MINUTES AFTER THE DOOR IS CLOSED AND ALL THE SEAT BELTS HAVE BEEN FASTENED. I DONT KNOW IF THE THREE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE RELATED BUT I DO KNOW THAT THEY ALL THREE ORIGINATE IN THE ELECTRICAL WIRING BEHIND THE DASH BOARD. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE WIPER AND WASHER TURNING THEMSELVES ON WHILE I AM DRIVING . IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS CAUSES AN ACCIDENT SINCE IT HAPPENS AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK. MY FRUSTRATION LIES IN THE FACT THAT NEARLY ALL 1995 RANGERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM (ACCORDING TO CONSUMER RE

WINDSHIELD WIPER SENSOR MLFUNCTIONED. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL JUST COME ON ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. ALSO, SOMETIMES IT MAKES THE DOOR CHIMES RING, AND REGULATES THE REAR INTERIOR LIGHT. DEALER WILL REPLACE PARTS FOR FREE, BUT CONSUMER HAS TO PAY TO HAVE THE RIGHT SIDE DONE FIRST.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS -- BEGINNING SUMMER 1998 I EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPER, DOME LIGHT, AND DOOR CHIME COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. IN DECEMBER 1998 THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING SO I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MAGUIRE FORD FOR REPAIR. THE WIPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED (OBVIOUSLY THIS INTERMITTENT ON/OFF CYCLE BURNT IT OUT), AS WAS A SWITCH FOR THE DOOR. THE FEATURES WERE TROUBLE FREE (THOUGH THE DOME LIGHT STILL HAS PROBLEMS) UNTIL 5/10/2000. ON THAT DAY I STARTED THE VEHICLE DURING A RAIN STORM, AND THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO MAGUIRE FORD FOR REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED, BUT WHEN I STARTED IT THE WIPERS STILL WOULD NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE SHOP AND REQUIRES A PART (COSTING ~$150). THE MECHANICS AT FORD KEPT REFERRING TO "INTERMITTENT WIPER" PROBLEMS ON OTHER FORD'S, PROMPTING ME TO CHECK THE "CAR TALK" WEB SITE, WHICH HAD A LINK TO THE NHTSA SITE. ON THIS SITE I SAW THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE BEEN HAVING SIMILAR WIPER/DOOR CHIME/DOME LIGHT PROBLEMS. WHILE ON THIS SITE I NOTICED NUMEROUS INSTANCES WHERE PEOPLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ABS SYSTEMS. ON 11/28/99 WHILE DRIVING ON I-81 JUST NORTH OF BINGHAMTON, NY I HAD A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE WITH MY BRAKES. A CAR CUT CLOSELY IN FRONT OF ME, PROMPTING ME TO APPLY MY BRAKES WITH FORCE, IN ORDER TO PREVENT A COLLISION. THE BRAKE ON THE FRONT RIGHT-HAND SIDE LOCK, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO JERK TO THE RIGHT. I SURPRISINGLY WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK, BUT AFTER ANO

I FEEL FORD MOTOR NEEDS TO EXTEND THIS RECALL THEY CURRENTLY HAVE IN EFFECT 7 YEARS OR 100,OOO MILES MY CAR WAS OVER THE MILEAGE TO COMPLY WITH THEM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THEY KNOW THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, HEAD GASKETS JUST DON'T BLOW OUT FOR NO REASON. *AK

DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

THE DOOR AND KEY CHIMES COME ON WHENEVER THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. KEY MUST BE REMOVED BEFOR THEY WILL GO OFF. THE DOME LIGHTS WON'T GO OFF AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE DOME LIGHT WONT GO OFF UNTIL DRIVING FORWARD, MAKING BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY DANGEROUS IN THE DARK, CONSUMER REMOVED FUSE BECAUSE NOTHING ELSE WORKS. NLM