Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 30, 1997GA
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
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1997 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 1997 record →
Steering › Linkages
Filed Sep 15, 1997WI
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 65 MPH WHEN HEARD LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, STEERING WENTOUT, COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. DUE TO THE DEFECT, VEHICLE WENT OFF ROAD INTO A OPEN FIELD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP,CLAIMS NUT IN WASHER FELLOFF WHICH CAUSED THE PITMAN ARM TO DO THE SAME. DEALER HAD TO RESTALL A NEW ONE. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 13, 1997CA
INTERMITTENTLY THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WILL BLINK ON AND OFF. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED ON 8/4/97 AND THE LIGHT STILL CONTINUES TO BLINK. *AK
Air Bags › FrontalCrash3 injured
Filed Aug 1, 1997IL
VEHICLE WAS IN A COLLISION, IT WAS HIT FROM BEHIND WHICH MADE IT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR; AND THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jul 11, 1997SC
FUMES ENTERED INTERIOR OF VEHICLE WHEN TANK WAS FILLED. DEALER'S COMMENTS LEAKY AND RUSTY FUEL TANK. PROBLEM REOCCURRED 7-11-97. *AK
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap
Filed Jun 23, 1997FL
WHILE DRIVING CAN SMELL GASOLINE IN INTERIOR OF TRUCK, CAB AREA, OWNER SUSPECTS LEAK IN FUEL INJECTOR, CHECKED BY DEALER, FOUND NO LEAKS. *AK DEALER REPLACED GAS TANK FILLER NECK. *YH
Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed May 22, 1997NH
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN 1ST GEAR AND ON AN INCLINE THE TRUCK JUMPS INTO NUETRAL AND ROLLS. *AK
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 17, 1997MI
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH HE HIT POTHOLE, CAUSING BOTH AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY, OWNER NOTES SOME DAMAGE TO FRONT SPOILER. *AK
Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash3 injured
Filed Apr 1, 1997FL
VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER'S SEAT WENT BACKWARDS, HIT DAUGHTER, KNOCKED HER FACE INTO BACK WINDOW; PASSENGER'S SEAT BROKE &PASSENGER WAS SWUNG INTO BACK WINDOW; SEATS STUCK IN RECLINING POSITION. ALSO, NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Mar 24, 1997AL
CONSUMER STATES BRAKE CALIPERS STUCK AND OVERHEATED, CAUSING GREASE SEALS TO BLOW, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. *AK
Steering
Filed Mar 12, 1997CA
THE STEERING IS LOOSE AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STAY IN CENTER WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*AK
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