ABS: BRAKE PADS ARE PREMATURELY WORN AT 6,000 MILES; LOUD GRINDING SOUND. TT
1995 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 1995 record →
CONSUMER SAYS ABS BRAKES FAIL TO STOP, IT TAKES ALOT OF EFFORT TO BRAKE . TT
I-BEAM FELL APART, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *SD
REAR SUSPENSION FAILED, CAUSING POOR STABILITY. *SD
PARKING BRAKE RATCHET FAILED. *DSH
ABS: WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE VEERED TO LEFT; REPAIRED BY DEALER; NOW VEERS TO RIGHT; COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT; SO FAR, NO BRAKING PROBLEMS. TT
WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES THE LEFT REAR BRAKE GRAPS . TT
CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ON VEHICLE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, CRUISE CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT TURN ON WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL. TT
VEHICLE'S RPMS DROPPED.
EXHAUST/CRANKCASE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK
CLUTCH CYLINDER /SLAVE ASSEMBLY FAILURE. *AK
HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
EMISSION SENSOR FAILED.
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, SEAT BELT UNLATCHED BY ITSELF, CAUSING DRIVER TO BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. TT
WHILE GOING UP HILL AT 50MPH VEHICLE DROPPED IN SPEED TO 35MPH, ALMOST RESULTING IN REAREND COLLISION. TT
WHEN CHANGING THE OIL AND TOUCHING THE METAL WRENCH TO THE FUEL LINE, THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE. TT
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY TWICE ((ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). *AK
WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING STEERING SHAFT BOLT FELL OUT, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
VEHICLE THROTTLE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION WHILE DRIVING, TO DISENGAGE TURN IGNITION OFF. TT
SHINY REAR BUMPER, IMPAIRS VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON.*AK
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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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