1999 Ford Ranger complaints

BOTH FRONT TIRES ARE IN TERRIBLE SHAPE. BOTH TIRES SEEM TO HAVE BELT SEPARATION. THE TRUCK STILL STEERS STRAIGHT, BUT THE TIRES DON'T HOLD THE ROAD WELL AND THEY RIDE EXTREMELY ROUGH. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE MAKES A SLAPPING SOUND AS IT ROLLS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/70SR15 )

AFTER PARKING IN GARAGE TAIL LIGHT SHORT CIRCUITED, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL FIRE . FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER WILL COMPLETE FORM. *AK

AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE DASH CONTROL MODULE, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY/ HEADLIGHTS TO FLICKER ON/OFF, AND VEHICLE DOES NOT IDLE PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE WILL START TO HOLD THAT SPEED. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO COME DOWN IS TO SHUT OFF MOTOR. CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE CRUISE CONTROL. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE WHEN SHUTTING MOTOR OFF THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AT LEAST 6 TIMES, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAS PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING TRUCK CUTS OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, TRUCK STARTS BACK UP. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. A COMPUTER CHIP WAS ORDERED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

FRONT RIGHT TIRE CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. RESULT: VEHICLE SWERVED ONTO RIGHT SHOULDER HIT A PARKED CAR AND FLIPPED ONTO DRIVERS SIDE, SENDING VEHICLE SLIDING DOWN FREEWAY. TIRE LANDED ABOUT 25 FEET FROM VEHICLE RESTING PLACE. *AK

FRONT LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL COLLAPSED INWARD WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS ARE OUT OF ROUND. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED THEY PULSATE, AND STEERING PULLS BACK AND FORTH FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

FRONT ROTORS ARE OUT OF ROUND. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY PULSATE, AND STEERING PULLS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT UNTIL THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED AND THE REAR BRAKES ADJUSTED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE, BRAKES OK SINCE. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING TIRES WENT FLAT. ORIGINAL TIRES WERE OF ONE SIZE (24575R16). WENT TO CHANGE TIRES & NOTICED SPARE WAS 23575R15, A DIFFERENT SIZE TIRE. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP & THEN TIRE DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED THAT SMALLER TIRES BELONGED ON VEHICLE. OWNER INDICATED SMALLER TIRES NOT CORRECT FOR WEIGHT OF VEHICLE. *AK

DOORS WILL UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN WHEN A PASSENGER PULLS ON OR OPENS DOOR HANDLES, POSSIBLY CAUSING PASSENGERS TO FALL OUT THE DOOR. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

TRUCK CAME EQUIPPED WITH P 245 75 R 16 TIRES AND WHEELS, BUT HAS A P235 75 R 15 FOR A SPARE. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER NOT TO USE 4X4 WITH THIS COMBO DUE TO STRESS ON DRIVETRAIN. I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THIS FROM A SAFETY POINT. I ASK THAT FORD REPLACE THE 15 INCH WHEEL COMBINATION WITH THE CORRECT SIZE. THEY ARE RELUCTANT TO DO SO.

SUSPENSION ALIGNMENT--DEALER HAS MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT CONSTANT WANDERING OF VEHICLE TOWARD LOW SIDE OF ROAD. UNABLE TO CORRECT, VEHICLE DRIFTS UNLESS CONSTANTLY CORRECTED. BRAKE SYSTEM--FIRST REPORTED TO DEALER AS SEVERE GRABBING/PULLING TO RIGHT (VEHICLE WILL ALMOST CHANGE LANES). ROTORS MACHINED, THEN PULLED LEFT. DEALER TRIED SAME REMEDY AGAIN, RETURNED TO PULLING RIGHT. LAST ATTEMPT, TRIED TO CORRECT SUSPENSION/FRONT-END ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS TO ALLEVIATE BRAKING PROBLEMS. HEAD LIGHTS--FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AT INTERSTATE SPEED. RUNNING LIGHTS CONTINUED TO OPERATE. SPONTANEOUSLY TURNED ON AGAIN AFTER ABOUT THREE MINUTES. DEALER UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE/CORRECT FAILURE. *AK

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE ACCELERATION WHENEVER VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK

WHEN TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF DRIVER'S SIDE OF A FORD EXPLORER TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. OWNER NOT SURE OF DAMAGE TOTAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HAD A FRONT END COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY- CONSUMER SUSTAINED SOME MINOR INJURIES. FORD WILL TEST AIRBAG SYSTEM AFTER REPAIR IS DONE. AS OF NOW THEY SAY THE VEHICLE WAS NOT HIT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE SENSOR WOULD SET OFF. *AK

ENGINE MISSES, RUNS ROUGH, CLADDERS IN THE MORNING, AND IT HAS VERY LITTLE PEP COMPARED TO OTHER CARS. AFTER TAKING VEHICLE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN DEALERS, NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED COLD,WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE STARTS MOVING WHILE THE BRAKE IS STILL DEPRESSED, AND WILL NOT STOP. NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON REPEATEDLY WITHOUT ACTIVATION, CAUSING SEVERE DISTRACTION. DEALER REPORTED "A LOOSE CONNECTION". WIPERS CONTINUES TO COME ON. THIS IS ON TOP OF A MAJOR ELECTICAL FAILURE THE FIRST WEEK OFF THE LOT THAT LEFT US STRANDED FOR THREE HOURS WHICH WAS ALSO ATTRIBUTED TO "A LOOSE CONNECTION!" *AK

FAULTY DRIVETRAIN; ALSO, A CONNECTING ROD FROM ENGINE PERTRUDED THROUGH OIL PAN WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, CAUSING ENGINE TO SIEZE AND BLOW. *AK

4.0L ENGINE BEGAN 'MARBELING' AT <5K MILES (SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL AT TIMES)

INTERMITTENT BRAKE SHOE OR DRUM LOUD 'RUBBING' SOUNDS WHEN SLIGHTLY RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL. HAPPENS MOST OFTEN IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC. SEEMS LIKE THE SHOE OR CALIPER IS NOT RELEASING FULLY FROM THE PAD.

BRAKE PULSATION. ROTORS TURNED AT 9000 MILES. ROTORS REPLACED AT 15000 MILES. ROTORS TURNED AT 23000 MILES. PULSATION RETURNING AT 27000 MILES. *AK

LEFT FRONT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOYED DURING VEHICLE ACCIDENT. YH

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENT OF 20 -25 MPH WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT SPINDLE TO SHATTER. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WERE BEING DONE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMING ON BY THEMSELVES. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO LEFT OR TO RIGHT. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CONSUMER WOULD HEAR LOUD/WEIRED RUBBING NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER FELT NOISE WAS COMING FROM DRIVELINE AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT, BUT COULD NOT CORRECT DEFECT. *AK

I FEEL THAT I WAS LIED TO, AT TIME OF PURCHASE, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE RANGER WAS SAFE TO BUCKLE CHILDREN (INFANT CAR SEATS) IN THE BACK, BY THE DEALER, THIS WAS A LIE. THE SEAT BELTS COME FROM THE REAR DOORS, WHICH IF IN A COLLISION THE DOORS WERE TO OPEN,(WHICH THEY WOULD) THE PERSON IN THE FRONT SEATS WOULD BE CUT IN HALF, AND THE CHILDREN WOULD BE THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE BY THE DOORS.THE DEALERSHIP, NOR FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, I HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES. THEY WANT ME TO PAY OVER $8000 TO GET OUT OF MY LEASE, WE ARE A FAMILY OF 4 (2 BEING INFANTS), EVERY DAY I DRIVE THIS TRUCK I WORRY ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN. I 'M TIRED OF BEING IGNORED, ALL THEY WANT IS THERE PAYMENTS AND I HAVE TO PAY THEM TO KEEP FROM DAMAGING MY CREDIT ANY WORSE. PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE MY REQUEST, TAKE A LOOK AT THESE TRUCKS THEY ARE UNSAFE, MY TRUCK IS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD AND THE REAR DOORS DO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, THIS TRUCK AS NEVER BEEN ABUSED. I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR, FORD KEEPS TELLING ME I'M STUCK WITH IT. I'M NOT GONNA GIVE UP, PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THESE TRUCKS. *AK

ELECTRICAL WIRE BURNED BY THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING 4X4 SYSTEM, OVERDRIVE AND BACK LIGHTS NOT TO WORK, WIRE REPLACED NOW ALL SYSTEMS WORKING FINE. *ET

WITHIN A 2 MONTH PERIOD I HAVE EXPERIENCED 3 SEPARATE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. 1ST INCIDENT WAS A SURGING WHEN DEFROST WAS ON. DEALER REPLACED ALL SPARK PLUG WIRES AND SAID THAT IS WAS ARCING AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE OR WORSE. 2ND WAS THE GAS GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING. DEALER IS REPLACING FUEL SENDER. 3RD WAS 4X4 AND OVERDRIVE NOT WORKING. DEALER INITIALLY REPLACED BLOWN FUSE, BUT 2 DAYS LATER WAS BLOWN AGAIN AND DEALER IS CURRENTLY REPLACING "WIRING" IN STEERING COLUMN THAT WAS SHORTING. TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERS. VERY UNSATISFIED!!! VERY NERVOUS ABOUT THE CONTINUING ELECTICAL PROBLEMS AND INCOMPLETE EXPLANATIONS FROM THE DEALER.*AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO A VERY ABRUPT STOP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ERRATICALLY, THEY COME ON WHEN THEY ARE NOT NEEDED WITHOUT BEING ACTIVATED. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

RUNNING BOARDS ARE UNSAFE. THEY ARE LOCATED TOO FAR UNDER THE VEHICLE, MAKING THEM VERY AWKWARD AND DANGEROUS TO USE, FORCING THE OCCUPANT TO TWIST THEIR ANKLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE, THEY ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE INTERIOR, FORCING THE OCCUPANT TO GUESS WHERE THEY ARE, WHICH MAKES THEM USELESS AND DANGEROUS. BECAUSE THE STEPS ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE, SMALL CHILDREN CAN EASILY MISS THE STEP AND FALL FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK

TAILGATE LATCH IS BROKEN. NLM

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS: TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS AND SHAKES CAR VIOLENTLY AT START OF ACCELERATION, AND IN BETWEEN SOME GEARS. TRANSMISSION CLUNK INTO GEAR INTERMITENTLY. SHUTTERS AT BRAKING AS TRANSMISSION IS GEARING DOWN. PROBLEM WAS SO BAD. IN SHOP 42 DAYS TOTAL. DEALER (PEYTON CREAMER) TRIED TO FIX. COULD NOT. AFTER FILING UNDER CA LEMON LAW TO GET A REPLACEMENT VEHICAL, FORD OFFERED ME A BUY BACK OF MY VEHICAL. I ACCEPTED. I NOW HAVE A NEW TRUCK AND IT TOO IS DOING MOST OF THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I NO LONGER OWN THIS 1999 TRUCK BUT DO STILL OWN THE 2000 TRUCK WHICH I TOO HAVE MADE A COMPLANINT ON. DEALER IS PRETTY MUCH REFUSING TO HAVE MY TRUCK IN THIER SHOP ANY MORE UNLESS THEY HEAR FROM FORD.

VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND WAS FORCED INTO THE GUARDRAIL, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE HAD A BROKEN STEERING KNUCKLE AND THE BRAKE PAD ON FRONT WAS COMPLETELY WORN DOWN, THE PINS IN THE CALIPER HAD GOTTEN RUST ON THEM AND WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, THIS WAS POSSIBLY THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE RURAL ROUTE, TRAVELING 10MPH A DER RAN OUT IN FRONT, VEHICLE SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING THE DEER, AND HIT A TREE INSTEAD. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO 3RD GEAR VEHICLE GRINDS AND SLOWS DOWN. DEALER REBUILT TRANSMISSION, AND THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

A SHORT CIRCUIT OCCURRED WITHIN THE CORD ON THE ENGINE BLOCK HEATER WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO NEARLY CATCH ON FIRE. THE CORD BURNED AND DAMAGES OCCURRED TO THE GRILL AREA. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DEFECTIVE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. CAUSES BEAM TO FLUCUATE ERRATICALLY WHEN DRIVING , SPECIFICALLY OVER ROUGH AREAS OF ROAD. HAVE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE WITH NO SATISFACTION. DEALER PROPOSED REPAIR THAT I WILL NOT AGREE TO BECAUSE A) IT IS HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY FORD MOTOR CO B) IT WILL NEGATE THE ABILITY TO ADJUST THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY SHOULD THE NEED ARISE. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE GEARS TO SLIP WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP IN WHICH THE SEAT BELTS WERE NOT DESIGNED TO LOCK UP IN A REAR END COLLISION, CAUSING THE OCCUPANTS TO BECOME INJURED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DRIVER APPARENTLY FELL ASLEEP BEHIND WHEEL& CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THEN INTO SEVERAL TREES HEAD-ON WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH. THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. ALL THREE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PULLS TO LEFT AT TIMES. CAN CAUSE LANE CHANGE AT FREEWAY SPEED. DEALER CAN'T FIX. *AK

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DEPLOYED, EVEN THOUGH THE AIRBAG SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF. TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. THE DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK *YC

WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH INOPERATIVE. YH