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 2010 record →
Seats
Filed Aug 31, 2010400 milesIA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY SEEING THE ROADWAY OVER THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE HE WAS NOT POSITIONED HIGH ENOUGH. HE STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ELEVATE THE SEAT CUSHION HIGHER FOR SMALLER STATURED CONSUMERS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT CUSHION YET THE CONTACT STILL WAS UNABLE TO ADEQUATELY SEE THE ROADWAY. THE FRONT HEADREST WAS ALSO DESIGNED AT A VERY HIGH POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLOCK ILLUMINATION WAS NOT VISIBLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 400.
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jul 28, 20102,000 milesWV
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD RANGER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED WITH AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 2, 20103,000 milesCA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 2 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION, THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000.
Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate
Filed Apr 21, 20101,700 milesPA
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE TAILGATE AND IT COMPLETELY FELL OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,766. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,700.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Mar 4, 20101,600 milesPA
2010 FORD RANGER LST 4 CYLINDER. THERE IS A SEVER VIBRATION AT 2000 RPMS AND THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AT IDLE. 850 RPMS ON THE TACH. THE VIBRATION IS IN THE STEERING AND THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE TRUCK. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS JUST THE NATURE OF THE BEAST...WHEN ON EXTENDED TRIPS THE VIBRATION IS FELT IN YOUR HANDS,FEET, LEGS AND THE SEAT OF YOUR PANTS. COULD THIS BE IN THE ENGINE (OUT OF BALANCE) OR EXHAUST, SUSPENSION OR WHAT??? I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Steering
Filed Jan 24, 20102,600 milesTX
HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, NUMBING DRIVERS HANDS AFTER AN HOUR OR SO OF DRIVING, WHICH IN MY OPINION IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION LOOSING THE FEELING IN YOUR HANDS WHILE DRIVING, THIS IS REPORTED ALL OVER INTERNET FROM SAME VEHICLE DIFFERENT YEAR MODELS ALSO. *TR
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.