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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 →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Dec 7, 1995IN

ABS: BRAKE PADS ARE PREMATURELY WORN AT 6,000 MILES; LOUD GRINDING SOUND. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 2, 1995CA

CONSUMER SAYS ABS BRAKES FAIL TO STOP, IT TAKES ALOT OF EFFORT TO BRAKE . TT

Suspension
Filed Oct 23, 1995CA

I-BEAM FELL APART, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *SD

Suspension › Rear
Filed Oct 23, 1995TX

REAR SUSPENSION FAILED, CAUSING POOR STABILITY. *SD

Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed Oct 11, 1995WA

PARKING BRAKE RATCHET FAILED. *DSH

Steering
Filed Sep 27, 1995MD

ABS: WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE VEERED TO LEFT; REPAIRED BY DEALER; NOW VEERS TO RIGHT; COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT; SO FAR, NO BRAKING PROBLEMS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Sep 19, 1995AZ

WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES THE LEFT REAR BRAKE GRAPS . TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Sep 6, 1995KY

CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ON VEHICLE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, CRUISE CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT TURN ON WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 6, 1995CA

VEHICLE'S RPMS DROPPED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Sep 1, 1995CA

EXHAUST/CRANKCASE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK

Power Train › Clutch Assembly
Filed Aug 26, 1995CA

CLUTCH CYLINDER /SLAVE ASSEMBLY FAILURE. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 25, 1995KY

HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Aug 23, 1995CA

EMISSION SENSOR FAILED.

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle AssemblyCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 9, 1995TX

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, SEAT BELT UNLATCHED BY ITSELF, CAUSING DRIVER TO BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. TT

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jul 26, 1995OK

WHILE GOING UP HILL AT 50MPH VEHICLE DROPPED IN SPEED TO 35MPH, ALMOST RESULTING IN REAREND COLLISION. TT

Fuel System, Gasoline › DeliveryFire
Filed Jul 17, 1995NY

WHEN CHANGING THE OIL AND TOUCHING THE METAL WRENCH TO THE FUEL LINE, THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE. TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jul 13, 1995GA

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY TWICE ((ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 11, 1995LA

WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

Steering › Gear Box › Shaft Sector
Filed Jun 6, 1995MN

WHILE DRIVING STEERING SHAFT BOLT FELL OUT, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 28, 1995VA

VEHICLE THROTTLE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION WHILE DRIVING, TO DISENGAGE TURN IGNITION OFF. TT

Structure › Body › Bumpers
Filed Feb 26, 1995MI

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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