1996 Ford Ranger complaints

SEAT ADJUSTING GUARD FAILED.

COURTESY LAMP FAILED.

A/C COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP AND FAILED.

REAR SHOCK ABSORBER FAILED.

RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL AND HIT A LIGHT POLE. (CORNELL - SIZE P237-7S-R1S).

TIRES SIDEWALL CAME OPEN. (FIRESTONE P225/70R14).

OIL PUMP FAILED.

LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT FAILED.

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.

LEFT FRONT STABILIZER LINK WAS LOOSE AND MAKING RQPPING NOISE. *AK

WHEL BOLTS: NUTS CAME LOOSE FROM HOUSING, CAUSING TIRE TO LOOSEN. *AK

STEERING IMPAIRED WHEN VEHICLE HIT BUMP, DOES NOT TRACT PROPERLY, CAUSES VEHICLE TO PHYSICALLY MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE,DEALER BALANCED WHEELS THREE SEPARATE TIMES , FORD FACTURY REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED TO DETERMINE PROBLEM. VARIOUS SPEEDS.*AK

ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM FAILED.

FRONT LEFT FIRESTONE TIRE HAS A 2X3 INCH PIECE OF TREAD MISSING IN THE MIDDLE.

4-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH FAILED TO ENGAGE IN SNOW WEATHER CONDITIONS.

FIRESTONE TIRES REPLACED DUE TO SEVERE VIBRATION.

POWER STEERING BOX LEAKS.

HEATER FAN FAILED.

POWER TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED.

UNSPECIFIED: PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED

TAIL PIPE FAILED.

CRANK SENSOR SHORTED OUT.

SMOKE CAME FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE ELECTRIC SEAT WHILE ADJUSTING, ALSO SEAT IS NOT ABLE TO GO FORWARD AS FAR AS IT SHOULD.

CHOKE FAILED.

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED.

DRIVING, STARTED APPLYING BRAKES, REAR BRAKES GRABBED AND LOCKED UP, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HAPPENS ONLY WHEN HUMIDITY IS HIGH OR WEATHER IS RAINY. WAITING FOR PARTS FROM DEALER SINCE JULY. NOT UNDER RECALL. *AK *JB

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION, DRIVER SWERVED OFF ROAD, HIT TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, 40 MPH. *AK

DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE DOORS DO NOT HAVE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH CHILD PULLED ON DOOR HANDLE, THAT WAS LOCKED, AND THE DOOR FLUNG OPEN.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS ACTIVATE THEMSELVES SPORATICALLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISON AND THE AIR BAG DID'T DEPLOY. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BE INJURED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN WET ROAD CONDITIONS THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAS FRONT WHEEL LOCK-UP, A LOUD GROWLING NOISE IS HEARD WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *AK *JB

VEHICLE'S ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAS FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP WHEN DRIVING IN WET/RAINING ROAD CONDITIONS. *AK

A PROBLEM IN THE FRONT END IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISON IN WHICH THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO SUSTAIN 2ND TO 3RD DEGREE BURNS. ALSO DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT MIGHT HAVE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING HER TO SUSTAIN AN INJURIES TO THE HEAD. *AK

DURING FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEED THE MOTOR RUNS BETWEEN 3/4 TO 1/2 WIDE OPEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

SLIDING REAR WINDOW GLASS IS REFLECTIVE AND DECREASES VISIBILITY.

REAR END SWINGS AFTER HITTING POTHOLES.

WHILE DRIVING AND APPLIED THE BRAKES IN THE RAIN AND THEY LOCKED UP, ALSO IF IT IS DAMP AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY WILL GRAB AND LOCK UP, AFTER THE PADS DRY UP THEY WILL FUNCTION NORMALLY, BUT WHEN THEY ARE DAMP THEY DO NOT PERFORM CORRECTLY. *AK CONSUMER STATED WHEN ON DAMP OR HUMID MORNINGS WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST DRIVEN THE BRAKES TEND TO GRAB UPON THE FIRST OR SECOND STOPPING ATTEMP, IF VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR 15 OR 20 MINUTES ON A RAINY DAY THE BRAKE TENS TO GRAB UNTIL DRUMS AND ROTORS ARE WARMED UP AND DRY FROM USE.*JB

IDLE CONTROL SPEED UNIT FAILED, SPEED VARIES WIDELY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT OR ABOUT 10-18 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH A POWDER SUBSTANCE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO BE BLINDED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND CONSUMER ALSO RECEIVED CHEMICAL BURNS TO SKIN AREA. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

DRIVER' S LEG HITS POWER WINDOW CONTROL DURING TURNS.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HAD UNWANTED ACCELERATION WHICH CAUSED THE GAS PEDAL TO HIT THE FLOOR, COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. OWNER STATED THE PROBLEM OCCURRED 3 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

SEAT LATCH BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN A REAR END CRASH. *AK THE SEAT LATCH BROKE ON TWO SEPARATE ACCIDENTS. ON BOTH OCCASSIONS, THE SEAT FULLY RECLINED IN THE HORIZONTAL POSITION,LOCKING IN PLACE. BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND ACCIDENTS, THE SEAT MECHANISM WAS REPLACED. *YH

VEHICLE IDLES FAST.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 35MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER IMPACT, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO ONE SIDE.

THERE ARE NO CHILD LOCKS ON THE DOOR, CHILD CAN OPEN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. *AK

LOWER RADIATOR HOSE FAILED.

IGNITION SPRING FAILED.