1999 Ford Ranger complaints

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 25-30MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED A COLLISION OCCURRED, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY*AK.

SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT OR TIGHTEN UP. I TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER 08-06-99, DEALER SAID SEATBELT RETRACTOR WAS BROKEN, THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER. 08-18, STILL NO WORD FROM DEALER SO I CALLED. THEY SAID PART ON BACK ORDER FROM FORD. I ASKED WHAT I WAS SUPPOSE TO DOSINCE I WAS GOING ON VACATION. THEY SAID IT WAS FORD'S PROBLEM. THEY ALSO WOULD NOT GIVE ME THE NAME OF THE REGIONAL CONTACT FOR FORD, SO I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY ALSO VERIFIED THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER, BUT DID NOT KNOW WHEN PART WOULD BE SUPPLIED TO DEALER AS FORD DID NOT MANUFACTURE PART. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER. I ASKED IF FORD WOULD BE LIABLE IF SOMETHING HAPPENED. SHE SAID SHE COULD NOT ANSWER THAT, BUT SHE WOULD PUT MY QUESTION IN THE MESSAGE TO THE FORD DIVISION MANAGER. THE CALL ENDED.

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO CRACK, AND RESULTING IN VISIBILITY DIFFICULTIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

WHEN DRIVING OVER 50 MPH VEHICLE STARTS TO SHAKE AND CONSUMER LOSES CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION MOUNT RETAINING BOLT LOOSE(5TURNS); MOUNT TO TRANSMISSION/EXHAUST BRACKET

WIPER SWITCH FAIED IN RAIN STORM. WIPER CAN BE ACTIVATED BY HITTING SWITCH. THIS DOES NOT LAST LONG. ADVISED BY SERVICE DEPT THAT SWITCHES ARE DEFECTIVE. DEFROSTER FAILED TO HEAT UP. HEAT WILL FINALLY BLOW AFTER DRIVING TRUCK FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND HITTING DASHBOARD.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO POWER BRAKES. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THEY COME ON AND GO OFF BY THEMSELVES. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED CONCERNING SPEED CONTROL FAILURE. REPAIRWORK WAS DONE. HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER AND PASSANGER SIDE AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION. YH

TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, (NO I DID NOT PUMP THEM), THE PICKUP TOOK A LOT OF DISTANCE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAD PROBABLY THREE CAR LENGTHS INFRONT OF ME AND I HIT THE TRAILER HITCH OF THE PICKUP INFRONT OF ME. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY TOLD ME IT DIDN'T FAIL. THAT WAS IT. *AK

WHAT IS HAPPENING IS, I BOUGHT THE TRUCK DECEMBER 1998 SERVICE REQUIRED IN JAN 99 APPROX. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY DAID AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS BY ME TO GET THEM TO LET ME SHOW THEM AND THEY DID NOT COMPLY. THEN FORD QUESTIONAIRE PEOPLE CALLED ME, AND HE SAID IF THE PROBLEM WASNT FIXED TO CALL BACK I NO LONGER HAVE THE NAME OR NUMBER BUT THE TRUCK WENT BACK AGAIN TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THE SECOND TIME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I JUST GOT THROUGH WITH AN ENTIRE WEEK AND A HALF OF ARGUING WITH THEM THEY ONCE AGAIN SAID NOT A THING WRONG, THE SERVICE MANAGER WOULD NOT EVEN GIVE ME THE COURTESY OF TALKING TO ME. THE MECHANIC TOOK THE TRUCK AFTER I SAID I WAS NOT LEAVING AND PUT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PUT THE TRUCK IN GEAR SK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AT ANY GIVEN TIME. CONTACTED FORD THEY STATE NO PROBLEM. DEALER STATED PROBLEM EXISTS BUT NO REPAIR. WHICH PART OF FORD DO YOU BELIEVE??? WIPERS STILL MALFUNCTIONING. *AK

TRUCK PULLS TO THE LEFT UNDER MODERATE/HARD BRAKING. DEALER HAS EXAMINED BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES MODERATELY TO HARD VEHCILE PULLS TO THE LEFT. DEALER CAN'T FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN BRAKES HEAT UP THEY PULL SEVERLY LEFT...HAVE HAD IT CHECKED 4 TIMES...REPLACED PADS 3 TIMES...CHECKED ROTORS CALIPERS...NO FIX YET...ALSO DRIVESHAFT CLUNK NOISE AFTER CHANGING GEAR AND ACCELERATING...REPLACED DRIVESHAFT ONCE NO FIX...NOW THEY SAY THERE IS CURRENTLY NO FIX. *AK

I RETURNED MY TRUCK TO FORD DEALERSHIP COMPLAINING OF A SHARP "CLUNKING" IN THE DRIVELINE WHEN LETTING UP ON ACCELERATOR. THE DEALER ADDED 1 QT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID, RAN COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. IT WAS REQUESTED THAT I TAKE A DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN ON A TEST DRIVE TO ILLUSTRATE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE "CLUNKING" WAS A "NORMAL TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT". THE "CLUNKING" HAS NOT INCREASED IN INTENSITY, BUT I AM NOT CONVINCED IT IS NORMAL OPERATION DUE TO 1)THE SHARPNESS OF THE JOLT AND 2} CO-WORKERS EXACT SAME MODEL TRUCK DOES NOT EXIBIT THESE SYMPTOMS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND WAS REARENDED. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99V062001 IN MAIL IN MARCH, 1999. CONTACTED DEALER & SET AN APPOINTTMENT. LATER WAS INFORMED THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR MAY. CHECKED BACK LATER & WAS INFORMED THAT NO PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JULY, 1999, IF THEN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT, AND T DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. NO PRIOR WARNING AND PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE IN GARAGE. FIRE DEPT HAD ARRIVED TO PUT OUT FLAMES AFTER SMOKE WAS NOTICED FROM GARAGE. FIRE DEPARTMENT & INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTOR COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF FIRE. A NEIGHBOR HEARD AN EXPLOSION. THE FUEL TANK WAS SUSPECTED AS CAUSE OF FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. PICTURES AVAILABLE. *AK

VEHICLE REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROX. 20 MPH; CONSUMER INFORMED THAT DRIVER SEAT BELT FAIL TO LOCK PROPERLY, BOTH AIR BAGS FAIL TO DEPLOYED AND ABS FAIL TO OPERATE. DEALER/MFR. WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDTIONAL INFORMATION OR HELP IN THIS MATTER.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 3 MPH LEFT FRONT WHEEL DROPPED DOWN INTO AN ICE HOLE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, CAUSED INJURIES TO PASSENGER'S NECK. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

CONSUMER IS DENIED RECALL REPAIR (98V-201) DUE TO LACK OF PARTS ON THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. *YC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGE WITHOUT ANY CONTACT WITH WIPER SWITCH. HAPPENS CONSTANTLY, WITH NO PATTERN OR REASON. *AK

CONSUMER WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 50 MPH, AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH CONTROL FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. MJS

SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR ABS BRAKES HAVE BEEN MADE, NONE LASTING MORE THAN 20 MILES. I HAVE REQUESTED A TEST DRIVE WITH A FORD FACTORY OR DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE BUT NEITHET THE DEALER NOR FORD WILL HONOR THE REQUEST EVEN AFTER 15 PHONE CALLS TO THE DEALER AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE .

CONSUMERS CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERATIVE. NLM

3 TIMES IN SHOP [33+ DAYS IN SHOP, STILL IN SHOP] GAS TANK ASSEMBLY REPLACED ONCE

DASHBOARD FELL OUT. MJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

MASTER CYLINDER, CALIPERS AND WIPER SWITCH FAILED BUT CONSUMER UNABLE TO HAVE REPAIRS MADE DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

VEHICLE HIT A WALL AT ABOUT 55MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER SAID AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *AK

JUMP SEATS IN REAR OF VEHICLE OF EXTENDED CAB PICKUPS DO NOT ALLOW FOR CAR SEATS TO FIT PROPERLY. ALSO, SINCE PASNGERS IN JUMP SEAT FACE EACH OTHER THE LAP BELTS DO NOT PROVIDE RESTRAINT FROM HITTING WINDOW. *AK

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG. MJS (FLORIDA TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER.

I HAD MADE MY FIRST APPOINTMENT AFTER SIGNING THE PAPERS, PURCHASING THE 99 FORD RANGER. I THOUGHT THESE THINGS CAN BE TAKEN CARE AFTER THE FIRST APPOINTMENT. I HAD GONE BY THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES, AND CAN'T GET ANY OF THESE TAKEN CARE OFF. 5800 MILES LATER, I STILL HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. THE BODY SHOP MANAGER SAID HE ISN'T SET UP LIKE THE MANUFATURER, AND THE SERVICE MANAGER IS FULL OF I'M SORRIES. LARRY KRAMER IS THE ENGINEER REPRESENTATIVE WITH FORD. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE , THEY SAID I AM SORRY WE ALREADY GOT YOUR CHECK FROM THE BANK, AND WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REPLACE THIS TRUCK. LARRY KRAMER WOULD NOT GIVE ME ANY STRAIGHT ANSWERS. HE WAS READY TO FIGHT, I DO'NT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS TRUCK . I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY! *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTIN GIN A CRASH. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE TRYING TO ACCLERATE. BUT IT JUST REVVED THE ENGINE AND THE ABS BRAKING CAME ON WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE OIL FILTER, I APPARENTLY BUMPED A WIRE ON THE STARTER CAUSING IT TO ENGAGE. LUCKY THE PARKING BRAKE HELD LETTING IT MOVE ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE DISTROYING THE STARTER. I RECEIVED SEVERAL INJURIES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET FREE OF THE VEHICLE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. IN INSPECTING THE INCIDENT AFTERWARDS I FOUND THAT BY MOVING THE WIRE LESS THAN TEN THOUSANDS OF AN INCH THE STARTER CAN BE ENGAGED WITH THE IGNITION OFF. IF OIL HAD BEEN PRESENT AT THE TIME, A MAJOR FIRE COULD HAVE OCCURRED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE WAS $240 FOR LABOR AND NEW STARTED. THE DEALER HAS AGREED TO CONTACT THE FORD SERVICE AGENT, BUT NO ASSURANCE THAT IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. IF NOTHING ELSE PLEASE WARN OTHER OWNERS OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED. THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON, THE WIPERS PAUSE WITHOUT INDICATION. THIS OCCURS IN SNOWY OR COLD CONDITIONS, THE WIPER MOTOR FREEZES. DEALER SUGGESTED TO POUR HOT WATER DOWN AROUND MOTOR TO FIX. *AK *ML

THE CIRCUIT BREAKER THAT CONTROLS THE AIR FLOW INTO THE ENGINE HAS A MALFUNCTION WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO RUN PRIME, DUMPING GAS ONTO THE CATALAYTIC CONVERTER. THIS IS CAUSING OVERHEATING OF THE CONVERTER, AND COULD ALSO LEAD TO AN FIRE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE COOLING SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN RESTORED TO ORIGINAL PERFORMANCE. THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATES THAT NORMAL OPERATING RANGE IS THE AREA OF THE GAUGE THAT IS BELOW THE RED. THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS AS LONG AS THE RED AREA HAS NOT BEEN REACHED BY THE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR.

MOTOR WHEN HOT WILL START A BANGING NOISE, AND WHEN TURNED OFF THE NOISE WILL CONTINUE. PROBLEM OCCURRED FOR THREE MONTHS. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

REAR DOORS ON THE EXTENDED CAB 4-DOOR OPTION WERE LOOSE CAUSING WIND NOISE.

THE AUTOMATIC TRANS SLIPS WHEN COLD WHILE ENGAGING IN DRIVE. THE OTHER DAY WHEN I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND PUT IT IN DRIVE, TRANSMISSION TOOK OVER 10 SECONDS TO ENGAGE. THE TRUCK CONTINUED BACKWARDS UNTIL I HIT THE BRAKES, AND WAITED FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME WHEN IT GET'S ABOUT 40 DEGREES AND BELOW.

THE IDLE SPEED ON THE VEHICLE STAYS AT A HIGH (RPM) LEVEL WHEN YOU TAKE IT OUT OF GEAR(MANUAL TRANS.). THE IDLE SPEED DOES COME BACK DOWN WHEN THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS HAS BEEN FOUND OUT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH '98 MANUAL FOUR CYLINDER RANGERS. WHAT CAN BE DONE THIS? WHAT IF THE PROBLEM ISN'T SOLVED BY THE TIME MY WARRANTY IS UP? WHAT ACTION CAN I TAKE? AM I TO BE STUCK WITH THIS PROBLEM?