1999 Ford Ranger complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ,HIT VEHICLE WITH FRONT END ,DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. *AK

FORD RANGER 1999.WHEN TRUCK HIT 100-150 MILES ,IT STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT WHEN YOU WOULD BRAKE. AT 1000 MILES,IT STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. BY 1500 MILES IT WOULD PULL EITHER WAY, OR MAYBE NOT AT ALL! NOW IT IS PULLING HARD HARD LEFT. IF UNAWARE OR CAUGHT OFF GUARD, IT WILL YANK THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF YOUR HANDS.VERY DANGEROUS!! I HAVE ALMOST HIT OTHER VEHICLES AND EVEN THE CEMENT FREEWAY DIVIDER. I WILL LET NO-.ONE ELSE DRIVE.IT IS TOO UNSAFE...I ALSO HAD A 1998 EXACT SAME TRUCK-EXACT SAME PROBLEM, EVEN AFTER 7 SERVICE VISITS/ AND DAYS TAKEN OFF WORK. EARNHARDT WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND FORD DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS.FORD FINALLY BOUGHT THE 1998 BACK FROM ME AND PUT ME IN THIS 1999....THE '99 HAS NOT BEEN IN THE SHOP, YET, UNTIL FORD MANUFACTURE CAN FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION..ON THE 1998 THAT EARNHARDTS TRIED TO FIX EVERYTHING THEY COULD THINK OF WITH NO SATISFACTION!!! THIS PROCESS IS VERY HARD ON MY NERVES AND MY LOVE OF FORD VEHICLES.IT IS AN EXPERIENCE I NEVER WANTED TO HAVE TO GO THRU AGAIN. IN SHORT: I BELIEVE THIS TRUCK IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT BE ON THE HIGHWAYS OR STREETS! *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

VEHICLE VERY UNSTABLE(BOUNCES AROUND ALL OVER THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH ROAD). VEHICLE ALSO LUNGES AT SLOW IDLE SPEEDS IN 1ST & 2ND GEAR. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER OR DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DURING A VEHICLE COLLISION. NLM

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES AND TO CUT THEM OFF I HAD TO PUT THEM ON LEVEL 4 OF THE DELAY SWITCH. IT ALSO WILL NOT WORK WHEN I WANT IT TO OR I HAVE TO WIGGLE THE SWITCH TO GET IT TO WORK.

WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE BED WAS INSTALLED COCKED, WE NOTICED A SERIOS WATER LEAK A WEEK AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, HAVE RETURNED THE TRUCK 6 TIMES WITH NO REPAIRS THAT WORKED. FIRST REPAIP ATTEMPT WAS TO APPLY A SEALER, NO GOOD, SECOND WAS SEALER AGAIN, NO GOOD, THIRD,FOURTH, AND FIFTH TRY WAS SILICONE NO GOOD,LAST TRY WAS EXPANDABLE FOAM, STILL NO GOOD, IM TIRED OF HAVE A PIECE OF JUNK.

FRONT BRAKES WHICH ARE NOT ABS DID NOT LOCK UP IN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. YH

WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THE MANUAL SHIFT IS IN GEAR AFTER BEING PARKED A WHILE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS/DOES NOT ENGAGE, AND IF THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED, THEN THE VEHICLE ROLLS FREE AS IF IN NEUTRAL

GAS PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND MAY RESULT IN PEDAL MISAPPLICATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK

ENGINE KNOCK DURING ACCELERATION, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. DEALER REPLACED COIL. RAN FINE UNTIL USED REGULAR UNLEADED GAS IGNITION KNOCK CAME BACK

SHOCKS WERE WORE OUT AT 12000 MILES CAUSING TIRES TO CHAT AS YOU DROVE DOWN THE ROAD, DEALER REPLACED SHOCKS AND ROTATED TIRES SHOCKS WENT OUT AGAIN AT 15000 MILES NOW WAITING TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AGAIN ONE SHOCK IS LEAKING OIL.

WHILE TRAVELING WITHIN THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT AND APPROACHING A GREEN LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION, TWO VEHICLES TRAVELING AT A SAFE DISTANCE AHEAD OF ME DECIDED TO STOP AT THE GREEN LIGHT TO ALLOW A POLICE CAR THROUGH THE INTERSECTION TRAVELING PERPENDICULAR TO US. I BRAKED TO STOP THINKING I HAD PLENTY OF TIME. THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION AS I THINK THEY SHOULD. EVERYTHING LOCKED UP AND I BUMPED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IT WAS NOT A HARD HIT AS I ALMOST STOPPED. THE CAR WAS NOT DAMAGED BUT MY TRUCK HAD THE BUMPER RUINED AND OTHER RELATIVELY MINOR DAMAGE. I FEEL THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK AS DESIGNED AND THE GENTELMAN AT THE BODY SHOP SAYS HE HAS HEARD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM NUMEROUS FORD RANGER OWNERS. IS THERE A HISTORY OF THIS REPORTED?

WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON EVEN WHEN OFF RUNNING FLUID COMPLETELY OUT PRIOR TO STOPPING. OCCURS AT START OF TRUCK. NEW SWITCH STOPPED PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT(PO455 CODE) CAME ON 5 TIMES SINCE NEW, PROBLEM IN FUEL SYSTEM AND NO VACUMN BEING ABLE TO BE DETECTED BY THE ONBOARD COMPUTER SYSTEM IN FUEL SYSTEM (LEAKING VAPORS?), PROBLEM NOT CORRECTED TO DATE, ATTEMPTING TO TRACK DOWN PROBLEM (FUEL TANK CHANGED, CANISTER PURGE VALVE CHANGED, PROBLEM PERSISTS). *AK

WHEN BRAKING FAST VEHICLE ACCELERATES. CONSUMER INDICATES THAT ACCELERATOR IS TOO CLOSE TO THE BRAKES. THIS MAY CAUSE AN CRASH IF NEEDED TO STOP SUDDENLY. *AK

REAR END IS THREE QUATERS OF AN INCH OFF LINE. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. DEALERS HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO, TRANSAXLE SEAL IS LEAKING. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID DEPLOY, BUT THE PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, NOT PROTECTING THE PASSENGER , CAUSING HER TO SUSTAIN MAJOR INJURIES. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS THE VEHICLE JUMPS TO THE LEFT SIDE SEVERLY WHICH MAY RESULT A CRASH. ALSO FRONT TIRES ARE HAVING ABNORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OR HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND MANUFCTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE BRAKES MAKING LOTS OF NOISE/THE TRANY LEAKES FLUID/ AND ( THE TURN LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THEY WANT TO.)

REAR RIGHT BRAKE LINE IS RUBBING AGAINS SHOCK ABSORBER MIDDLE PART. ALSO THE HYDRAULIC HOSE IS UNDER , IT RUBS AGAINST THE LEAF SPRING. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

CALIPER MALFUNCTION, SHOES RUBBING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CLUNKING WHEN SHIFTING FROM FORWARD TO REVERSE OR VICE VERSA

WIPERS COME ON WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED. WIPERS QUIT WORKING PERIODICALLY.

WAS DRIVING NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE LEFT REAR WHEEL. CALLED DEALER AND HAD IT TOWED. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT A DEFECTIVE REAR AXLE AUSED SMOKE TO ENTER VEHICLE. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD HAS HAD TWO ROCK CHIPS IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS CONTRASTS WITH MY LAST PICKUP THAT HAD NO CHIPS IN 12 YEARS OF USE. I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER RANGER OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. GLASS COMPANY EMPLOYEES TELL ME THIS IS DUE TO LIGHT WEIGHT GLASS USED.

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATES VIGOROUSLY WHICH MAY RESULT A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER REPLACED REAR END OF VEHICLE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUS EOF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A WATER PUDDLE AT A SPEED OF 10 MPH VEHICLE CUT OFF.UPON STARTING VEHICLE BACK UP, THE VEHICLE DID NOT START AT ALL, AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

2 SIDE JUMP SEATS IN THE EXTENDED CAB ARE TOO SMALL TO FIT A TODDLER SEAT WHICH CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE OFF , CAUSING CSS TO FLIP SIDEWAYS WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES.DLR TOLD CONSUMER CSS WILL FIT . *AK

WINDSHEILD WIPER SWITCH IS IN OFF POSITION. WIPERS WILL STILL COME ON. ALSO WHEN WIPERS ARE ON HIGH THEY OPERATE IN THE INTERMITTENT MODE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, INJURING THE DRIVER. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK WHEN THEY ARE IN USE. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY & HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR THE DRIVER. HAVE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ONLY ONCE SO FAR. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 25MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AUTOMATICALLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BOLTS ON THE TIRES SHEARED OFF CAUSING THE FRONT WHEELS TO BEOME LOOSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT IS MOUNTED TO THE DOOR FRAME, WHEN A PASSENGER IS BELTED IN THE JUMP SEAT, PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR IS OPEN, THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENS AND PINS THE PASSENGER INTO THE SEAT. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON RANDOMLY AT ANY SPEED OR WEATHER CONDITION, STAYING ON UP TO 10 SECONDS AT VARYING INTERVALS - CAUSING DISTRACTION ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. ALSO, THE FASTEST WIPER SETTING DOES NOT WORK RELIABLY (GENERALLY NEVER WORKS) AT HIGHER (40+) SPEEDS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD IN HARD RAINFALL.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKE PULLING PROBLEMS AND AT LEADT THREE OCCASIONS A COMPLETE BRAKING FAILURE. I HAVE TAKEN THE 1999 FORD RANGER TRUCK TO THE DEALER WITH A COMPLAINT OF BRAKE PULL AT LEAST THREE TIMES BEFORE TODAYS VISIT. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ALWAYS WRITES "NO PROBLEM FOUND" ON THE REPAIR ORDER. I HAVE NOTIFIED FORD MOTOR CO. TWO TIMES ABOUT THE BRAKE PULL, BRAKE FADING, AND NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRUCK. I MUST ALWAYS INITATE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP EVEN AFTER FORD TOLD ME THAT THE DEALER WOULD CALL WITHIN THREE BUSINESS DAYS. ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED OUT OF MY GRIP HARD TO THE LEFT WHILE BRAKING. ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS I LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY COMPLETELY. THE LAST INCIDENT ALMOST RESULTED IN ACRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE BRAKES BECAME VERY HARD AS IF THE BRAKE LININGS WERE EXPERIENCING BRAKE FADE. THE BRAKES WERE NOT HOT AND I HAD PLENTY OF HIGHWAY TO STOP BEFORE MEETING THE STOPPED TRAFFIC AHEAD. I HELD TIGHT TO THE STEERING WHEEL, ALMOST STANDING UP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE SMALL TRUCK BEFORE A CRASH. I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO MENTAL THINK "THIS TRUCK IS NOT STOPPING." I WAS NOT HAPPY AT THE EXPERIENCE. FORD MOTOR CO. WAS NOTIFIED OF MY CONCERNS DURING AUGUST1999. NO ONE SEEMS TO TAKE ME SERIOUSLY. IF I HAVE A CRASHN AS A RESULT OF THIS FAULTY BRAKING SYSTEM, I WANTTO AT LEAST HAVE IT ON RECORD THAT IT WAS REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES TO MANY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, ADAM

WHILE DRIVING WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON, ENGINE SURGES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED FOUR DEALERS, THEY ARE UNABLE TO RECTIFY PROBLEMS. (PROBLEMS SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW) *MJS

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS APPLIED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE. WHEN THE WIPERS ARE ON HIGH, THE OPERATE IN THE INTERMITTENT MODE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR (99V-062) PERFORMED DUE TO DEALERSHIP PROBLEM. MJS

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A BUMPER COLLISION AT 5 OR LESS MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND STARTED TO BURN, CAUSING BURNS ON LEFT INNER FOREARM AND WRIST AREAS. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

SEE E-MAIL EXPLAINING IN DETAIL ([email protected]) 32 FORD IS GIVING US NO SATISFACTION

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WIPERS TO COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN IT WAS NOT SET TO COME ON, AFFECTING VISIBILITY. FAILED PARTS AVAILABLE IN THREE WEEKS. *AK

AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 5 MILES, VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND ONCE CONSUMER SAT IN VEHICLE FOR 2MINUTES BEFORE SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF, ONCE OFF, IGNITION WAS TURNED TO ACCESSORIES, AND THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN VEHICLE WAS QUICKLY EXITED, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND IT SUDDENLY BURST INTO FLAMES, BURNING THE VEHICLE UP, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. MJS

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY FORD RANGER ACTIVATE WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON. WHEN THEY ARE TURNED ON, THE HIGH SPEED SELECTION DOES'NT WORK AND THEY HAVE SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAIN FALL.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT APPLICATION , IMPAIRING THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND ALSO THIS IS WEARING THE WIPERS OUT AND SCRATCHING THE WINDOW. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST DAILY. DEALER CAN'T A FIND SOLUTION. *AK

TRUCK LEFT ROAD AT 45 MPH HEAD ON CENTER COLLISON WITH TREE ENOUGH DAMAGE TO TOTAL TRUCK INCLUDES FRAMES BENT BODY WARPED ENGINE OUT OF LINE IN FRAME NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT I AM A FORD TECHNICIAN 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE HAVE SEEN ANOTHER RANGER 1999 WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT ONCE AGAIN NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT PLEASE HELP

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION WIPERS WILL COME ON. ALSO, WHEN WIPERS ARE ON HIGH THEY WILL OPERATE IN THE INTERMITTENT MODE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE WIPERS WILL TURN ON WITHOUT TURNING ON SWITCH, AND WILL TURN OFF WHEN SWITCH IS SET TO "ON" JUST LIKE THEFORD EXPLORER PROBLEM YOU ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING