1990 Ford Ranger

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/28/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  AFTER MARKET BRAKE PADS MANUFACTURERED BY PERFORMANCE FRICTION CORP 83 CARBON METALLIC HIGHWAY, CLOVER SC. 29710-0819 PHONE 803-222-2141, WERE DEFECTIVE. PADS CAME UNGLUED, AND RETAINING CLIP BROKE ON TWO SETS. *AK

• 12/19/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING BRAKES TO PULSATE/VIBRATE. *AK

• 12/19/1994· TIRES

  CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE TIRES GOING FLAT, ALSO ONE TIRE BLEWOUT. *SKD

• 12/15/2008· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING CLUTCH PEDAL FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE. HE WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH GEARS WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REAPIR SHOP THEY STATED THAT THE PUSH ROD FALLS OFF OF THE PEDAL, WHICH PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM SWITCHING GEARS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED IT WITH A NEW MASTER CYLINDER WITH A PUSH ROD. THE REPLACEMENT PART MET FACTORY REQUIREMENTS, BUT HAD A PLASTIC PUSH ROD. THE CONTACT WAS SKEPTICAL OF THE METAL PUSH ROD BEING REPLACED WITH A PLASTIC PUSH ROD. HE BELIEVES THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 2/2/09 *CN UPDATED 02/04/09. *JB

• 12/15/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  AT 53,000 MILES THE HEAD GASKETS ARE BLOWN ,CAUSING ANTI-FREEZE LEAKAGE DUE TO TWO CRACKED BOLT HEADS, OIL PAN GASKET DISSOLVED CAUSING THE OIL PUMP TO MALFUNCTION. *AK.ET.

• 12/10/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER BY SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/07/2007· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD RANGER. THE PART FOR RECALL NUMBER 05S28 IS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART SHOULD ARRIVE IN MARCH OF 2008, BUT IT IS NOT DEFINITE. THE CONTACT FELT THIS EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED IF THE CONTACT IS INCONVENIENCED WITHOUT THE USE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,758.

• 12/07/1995· SEAT BELTSCrash

  DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT FAILED TO LOCK UP UPON IMPACT WITH AN EMBANKMENT; VEHICLE SPUN OFF ROAD, HIT EMBANKMENT. TT

• 12/07/1995· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED. *DSH

• 11/23/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF 15MINUTES NOTICED VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE UNDER HOOD.DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

• 11/11/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  OUR 1990 FORD RANGER WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY ON THE EVENING OF NOVEMBER 5. ON SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 6TH, WE DISCOVERED THE INTERIOR OF THE TRUCK DESTROYED BY FIRE. THE CLUSTER OF GAUGES WAS COMPLETELY MELTED AND GONE. THE DASH SUNK IN OVER THE STEERING COLUMN. THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHERE THE FLAME APPARENTLY VENTED THROUGH THE DEFROSTER VENT ON THE DASH. THE HEADLINER IS BLACK. THE SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL PELTED WITH DROPS OF HARDENED PLASTIC. POLICE CAME TO INVESTIGATE AND SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN ALTERED IN ANY WAY. NO AFTER MARKET RADIO OR CD PLAYER OR ANY ELECTRICAL DEVISE HAS EVER BEEN INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. IT SIMPLY CAUGHT ON FIRE ON ITS OWN WHICH IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT WE IN NO WAY CAUSED. WE HAVE NOT TRIED TO REPLACE ANYTHING AT THIS POINT. WE WERE ALSO NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALL TO CORRECT WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN EXPERIENCE MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE ENDURED BASED ON THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE. THE TRUCK IS SITTING IN OUR GARAGE AWAITING ANY POSSIBLE ACTION AS A RESULT OF THIS COMPLAINT. *JB

• 11/06/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  LEAK OF EITHER FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSED FIRE.

• 11/05/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  LEAKS GAS WHEN FUELED. FOUND CRACK IN FILLER HOSE ( PLASTIC) COST OF NEW HOSE $240.00 TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN WRECK. THINK HOSE CRACKED DUE TO AGE. WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN ABOUT IT IF NOT FOR OTHER MOTORIST INFORMING ME,AS I WAS FILLING UP WITH GAS THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING ON GROUND. *AK

• 11/05/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM DASH. HE PULLED OVER AND DISCONNECTED BATTERY, FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO PUT OUT FIRE. *AK *YH

• 11/03/2000· TIRES

  TIRE CAME APART WHEN I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM WORK AROUND 6:00 PM. AMBIENT TEMP 55-60 0F, DRY CONDITIONS, TIRE PRESSURE 30-32 PSI.*AK (DOT NUMBER: HYHY FR5 TIRESIZE: P215/70R14)

• 10/30/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  COOLING FAN FAILED 3 TIMES.

• 10/27/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL TANK IS CONSTRUCTED OF PLASTIC WITH AN ALUMINUM SHIELD ATTACHED BY PLASTIC FLANGES, ROAD VIBRATIONS WEAKENED THE PLASTIC FLANGES AND CRACKED AROUND THE TANK CONNECTION AND WAS NOT REINFORCED TO THE TANK, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAK. (DESIGN FLAW).

• 10/27/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED.

• 10/19/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL PUMP/ SENDING UNIT ASSEMBLY FAILED.

• 10/18/1996· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION ON A HILL, THE ENGINE WAS OFF, THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED DOWN THE HILL. *AK

• 10/17/1999· SUSPENSION

  AS INDICATED ABOVE, BOTH SIDE MIRRORS COLLAPSED, POSSIBLY FOR OVER A YEAR. I HAVE NOTICED THREE OTHER RANGERS JUST IN MY AREA THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS INDICATED IT IS NOT A RECALL PROBLEM WHEN I CONTACTED VIA TELEPHONE ON 10/15/99. I STATED I WANTED IT ON RECORD THAT I ASK CUSTOMER SERVICE TO INFORM WHOMEVER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INITIATING A RECALL TO BE INFORMED OF THE MATTER AND THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTING APPROPRIATE NATIONAL SAFETY BOARD. *AK

• 10/12/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  VEHICLE STALLED AT ANYTIME AND INTERMITTENTLY WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO GET REARENDED TWICE. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK

• 10/10/2000· TIRES

  PE00020- REPLACEMENT TIRES ON A 1990 FORD, RANGER, TIRE SIZE P21570R14. WHILE DRIVING A BIG CHUNK OF LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD CAME OFF, EXPOSING THE METAL. *AK DOT #HYHYR3B3557, THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL THE TIRES. *SLC

• 10/10/2000· TIRES

  LARGE SECTION OF TREAD SEPERATED FROM DRIVERS REAR TIRE EXPOSING STEEL AND GOING FLAT. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN CONTACTED (800-367-3872) AND THEY SAID THIS WAS NOT UNUSUAL AND HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. I DON'T AGREE. THEY DO NOT APPEAR TO BE WILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE TIRE AND UNSAFE TO USE. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. I FEEL THESE TIRES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE SAFETY RECALL PROGRAM. (DOT NUMBER: HYHYR3B355 TIRESIZE: 215 70R14)

• 10/08/1996· POWER TRAIN

  JUMPS GEAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE. *AK

• 10/06/1997· VISIBILITY

  SIDE MIRRORS DO NOT STAY IN PLACE.

• 10/04/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE, WENT TO FULL THROTTLE AND CRASHED. TT DEALER REPLACED AIR VALVE, HOWEVER DID NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS WOULD CORRECT PROBLEM. *SLC

• 09/26/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE PAINT IS COMING OFF IN 2-6 INCH SPOTS.

• 09/26/1999· STRUCTURE

  THE PAINT IS COMING OFF IN 2-6 INCH SPOTS.

• 09/20/2000· TIRES

  THE TWO TIRES SHED THEIR ENTIRE TREAD CAPS WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH. I STILL HAVE THE OTHER TWO THIRES THAT I PURCHASED AS THE SET ON MY VEHILCE, AND THEY ARE SHOWING SIGNSOF CRACKING AT THE TREAD CAP AS WELL. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 28.5/7.514 )

• 09/18/1996· SEATS

  DRIVERS SEAT WELDS BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO BE UNSTABLE.

• 09/16/2000· TIRES

  ON MARCH 11, 2000, I PURCHASED 4 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS A/T TIRES NEW FROM LES SCHWAB TIRES IN MOUNT VERNON, WASHINGTON. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER THE RIGHT REAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED AT 55 MILES PER HOUR WHILE GOING DOWN HIGHWAY 20. I TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME NATURE OF THE DAMAGE TO THE TIRE AND WILL PROVIDE THEM UPON REQUEST. PLEASE CONSIDER ADDING MY TIRES TO YOUR RECALL LIST. THANK YOU.( DOT NUMBER: W2HLIPY316 TIRE SIZE: P235/R15 )

• 09/12/2000· TIRES

  INSURED IS DRIVING AT 70MILES PER HOUR WHEN TREAD COMES OFF OF LEFT REAR. FIRESTONE TIRE FLIPPING TREAD INTO REAR FENDER WHEEL WELL. THEN THE SAMETHING HAPPENED TO THE SPARE. FR 480 P215 R 14. THE TIRES INVOLVED IN THIS LOSS ARE FR 480 P215 70 R 14. PURCHASE DATE ON RECEIPT IS 2-20-95. THERE STILL SHOWS TO BE GOOD TREAD LEFT ON THE TIRE. WARRANTY MANUAL INDICATES A 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. RECEIPT HAS MILEAGE OF 50431 WRITTEN ON RECEIPT AFTER CARBON COPY. MILEAGE ON ESTIMATE IS 95030. (CLAIM# 53-C614-068) *MW

• 09/12/2000· VISIBILITY

  FORD'S SIDE-VIEW MIRRORS BLOW IN, SOMETIMES AS LOW AS 40 MPH. I COMPLAINED TO FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY'D NEVER HEARD OF THAT PROBLEM, BUT THE MORE EARLY 90'S RANGERS I SEE, THE MORE BLOWN MIRRORS IN I NOTICE. I HAVE REPLACED THE MIRRORS ON MY TRUCK THREE TIMES IN TWO YEARS.*AK

• 09/10/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  ACCELERATOR STUCK IN FULL THROTTLE POSITION, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

• 09/05/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE PARKED FOR 10 TO 15 MINUTES CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS BURNING AFTER 15 MINUTES. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME. STEERING COLUMN WAS MELTED ALONG WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 08/28/2000· TIRES

  SUDDEN TREAD SEPARATION AT ABOUT 70 MPH, TIRES INFLATED TO 34 PSI, DAMAGE TO FENDER AND WHEEL WELL OF PICK-UP.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215 )

• 08/28/1998· VISIBILITY

  BOTH SIDE MIRRORS FAIL TO HOLD THEIR POSTION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THEY FOLD BACK COMPLETELY AGAINST THE WINDOW AND ARE USELESS.

• 08/27/2002· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  REAR DOORS WILL NOT STAY LOCKED, CAUSING CHILD TO FALL OUT OF VEHICLE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 20MPH, AND NO WARNING. CHILD SUSTAINED INJURIES. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

• 08/27/2000· TIRES

  FELT SUDDEN VIBRATION @ 55MPH. IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SLOW. DO NOT KNOW AT WHAT SPEED, BUT SUDDENLY LOUD NOISE AND FELT LIKE BLOWOUT. AT HALT FOUND IT WAS JUST THE CAP GONE. CHECKED WITH FIRESTONE DEALER. TOLD NO ADJUSTMENT. BROUGHT NEW TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215 )

• 08/24/1998· POWER TRAINCrash

  VEHICLE MOVED OUT OF PARK AND ROLLED DOWN A HILL AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE CROSSWAYS ON TOP OF A HILL. LATER ON VEHICLE WAS NOT THERE, VEHICLE MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THIS MAY APPEAR TO BE COVERED UNDER RECALL 91V189, DATED 30 OCT 91. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC

• 08/21/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING WHILE PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND WAS MORE THAN LIKELY OF AN ELECTRICAL NATURE. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT RARELY USED THE CRUISE CONTROL. *AK

• 08/21/2002· POWER TRAINCrash

  LEFT REAR AXLE BROKE, INCLUDING WHEEL ASSEMBLY COMING OFF TRUCK WHILE BEING DRIVEN 50 MPH. LEAF SPRINGS HIT THE ASPHALT, CAUSING TRUCK TO ROLL.*AK THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND CAME TO A REST ON ITS TOP. THE VICTIM, DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAME TO REST SEVERAL FEET FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER TRIED TO CORRECT THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID LEFT. THIS IS WHAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL. *JG

• 08/20/1995· VISIBILITY

  EXTERIOR MIRROR MOVES WHEN THE WIND FROM A PASSING OR ON-COMING VEHICLE OCCURS, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SD

• 08/11/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDERHOOD AFTER PARKED 12 HOURS IN FRONT OF OWNER'S HOUSE; CAUSE UNKNOWN. TT

• 08/10/2002· POWER TRAIN

  TRUCK ROLLED WHEN IN PARK. *AK

• 08/08/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  PICK-UP GAUGE SHOWED HOT. GOT HELP AT NEAREST STATION AND REPLACED LOST COOLENT. SEEMED TO HAVE COOLED DOWN. DROVE ABOUT FOUR (4) MILES AND NOTICED SMOKE COMMING INTO CAB DOWN BY THE GEAR SHIFT IN FLOOR BOARD. IMMEDDIATELY PULLED IN TO A SCHOOL PARKING LOT AWAY FROM OTHER CARS. GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE PICKUP. SMOKE WAS POURING OUT BY THEN. WITHIN ABOUT 5 MIN. AT THE MOST A FIRE STARTED UNDERNEATH AND WITHIN MIN. THE WHOLE TRUCK WENT UP IN FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD ONLY 6 MILES AT THE MOST TO TRAVEL AND RESPONDED QICKLY BUT IT WAS COMPLETELY LOST BY THEN. WHAT COULD HAVE MADE IT DO THIS JUST BY GETTING HOT? HAS ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE ON L990 FORD RANGER PICKUPS? I WAS TRAVELING ALONE AND GOT OUT SAFELY BUT I WAS VERY SCARED AND COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT IT COULD HAVE BURNT UP SO FAST. AND GOT OUT.*AK

• 08/07/2002· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING AT STATE SPEED LIMIT AND WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE 50-60 MPH WITHOUT APPLYING ACCELERATOR. THEN, SHUTDOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

• 08/07/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING COULD STOP AT STOP SIGN OR AT A RED LIGHT AND ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT THEN STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, BUT THERE HAD BEEN NO RECALL RELATED TO IT.*AK

• 08/07/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN ENGINE IS RESTARTED AFTER BEING SHUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES, THROTTLE STICKS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. *AK