Safety ratings
1994 Ford Ranger 2-DR
- Lane departure warningNo
- Forward collision warningNo
- Electronic stability controlNo
Crash test videos & photos
No public crash-test footage is available for this vehicle.
Recalls (11)
- EXTERIOR LIGHTINGCampaign 06E026000 · 23/03/2006
CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
Risk: WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Fix: PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.
- TIRES:TREAD/BELTCampaign 01X001000 · 22/05/2001
THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: FORD IS REPLACING ALL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT 15, 16, AND 17 INCH TIRES MOUNTED ON FORD TRUCKS AND SUVS. FORD REPORTS TREAD SEPARATION CAN OCCUR DUE TO A COMBINATION OF THE SENSITIVITY OF THE TIRE DESIGN TO STRESS, AGING, AND MANUFACTURING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PLANTS. FORD IS REPLACING THESE TIRES TO PREVENT POSSIBLE PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: THE VEHICLES LISTED BELOW MAY HAVE BEEN ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES OR MAY HAVE HAD WILDERNESS AT TIRES INSTALLED DURING THE FIRESTONE RECALL LAUNCHED IN AUGUST 2000. CERTAIN 1991 THROUGHT 2002 FORD EXPLORER CERTAIN 2001 THROUGHT 2002 EXPLORER SPORT, AND SPORT TRAC CERTAIN 1997 THROUGH 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER CERTAIN 1991 THROUGH 2001 RANGER CERTAIN 1999 THROUGH 2001 EXPEDITION CERTAIN 1991 THROUGH 1994, AND 1997 MODEL YEAR F-SERIES CERTAIN 1991 THROUGH 1994 BRONCO NOTE: BOTH ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND REPLACEMENT TIRES ARE AFFECTED.
Risk: SHOULD THE TREAD SEPARATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.
Fix: THE REPLACEMENT/REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR THIS CAMPAIGN EXPIRED ON MARCH 31, 2002. HOWEVER, CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT FORD AT 1-877-917-3673 OR GO ON-LINE TO WWW.FORD.COM FOR POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE.
- TIRES:TREAD/BELTCampaign 00T005000 · 21/08/2000
TIRE DESCRIPTION: FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, SIZE P235/75R15, PRODUCED AT THE DECATUR, ILLINOIS TIRE PLANT AND ALL FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX AND RADIAL ATX II TIRES, SIZE P235/75R15. OPERATION OF THESE TIRES AT LOW INFLATION PRESSURES, HIGH SPEED, AND IN HOT WEATHER, CAN CONTRIBUTE TO SEPARATION OF THE TIRE TREAD.
Risk: IF THE TREAD SEPARATES FROM THE TIRE, THE DRIVER CAN LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH.
Fix: THE REPLACEMENT/REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR THIS CAMPAIGN EXPIRED ON AUGUST 29, 2001. HOWEVER, CUSTOMERS SHOULD CONTACT FIRESTONE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-465-1904 FOR POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE.
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGSCampaign 94V111001 · 13/06/1994
THE FRONT FUEL LINES HAVE A SECTION OF FLEXIBLE HOSE THAT IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO CRACKING WHICH CAN ALLOW FUEL LEAKAGE.
Risk: LEAKING FUEL CAN RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
Fix: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE FRONT FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY.
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTSCampaign 08E050000 · 11/08/2008
K2 MOTOR IS RECALLING 1,921 AFTERMARKET HEADLAMPS OF VARIOUS MODELS SOLD FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS ARE MISSING THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTOR WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."
Risk: WITHOUT THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTORS, THE LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY BE AFFECTED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Fix: K2 MOTOR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMEBER 17, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT K2 MOTOR AT 1-909-839-2992.
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTSCampaign 09E025000 · 11/05/2009
DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
Risk: DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Fix: DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.
- SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTORCampaign 98E010000 · 08/04/1998
EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: AFTERMARKET BRAKE ROTORS FOR USE ON CERTAIN FORD AND MAZDA TRUCKS. CRACKED CASTINGS CAUSED CRACKS TO APPEAR ON THE OUTER DIAMETER OF THE ROTOR HAT OR AROUND THE STUD HOLE.
Risk: LOSS OF BRAKING CAN RESULT.
Fix: AIMCO WILL REIMBURSE CONSUMERS/INSTALLERS FOR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT ROTORS AND INSTALLATION. CONSUMERS ARE REQUESTED TO RETURN TO THE LOCATION WHERE THE ROTORS WERE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED/INSTALLED FOR REPLACEMENT.
- PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONALCampaign 94V169001 · 07/09/1994
THE PARKING BRAKE CONTROL SELF-ADJUST PAWL DOES NOT LINE UP PROPERLY WITH THE SELF-ADJUST RACHET CAUSING THE PAWL TO SLIP OVER ONE OR MORE TEETH IN THE RACHET.
Risk: WHEN THE ABOVE OCCURS, IT CAN RESULT IN PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM INEFFECTIVENESS. THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY, IF THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT LEFT IN GEAR.
Fix: A WEDGE WILL BE INSTALLED WHICH WILL SERVE TO LOCK THE PARKING BRAKE SELF-ADJUST MECHANISM PAWL INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE RACHET. ALSO, OWNERS WILL BE ADVISED TO RELEASE AND REAPPLY THE PARKING BRAKE WHENEVER TOOTH SKIP OCCURS AND WILL BE REMINDED TO ALWAYS TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN GEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.
- EXTERIOR LIGHTINGCampaign 09E012000 · 07/04/2009
SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
Risk: DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Fix: SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCampaign 95V231001 · 05/12/1995
DURING EXTREME COLD, NORTHERN CLIMATE WINTER CONDITIONS, ICE CAN FORM IN THE THROTTLE BODY OF THE ENGINE CAUSING THE THROTTLE PLATE TO REMAIN IN THE HIGHWAY CRUISING POSITION AFTER THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED OR THE SPEED CONTROL IS DEACTIVATED.
Risk: THE VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCES CAN BE INCREASED POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
Fix: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR INTAKE DUCT AND VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH REVISED UNITS.
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULICCampaign 96V024001 · 05/02/1996
THE STUDS WHICH ATTACH THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE POWER BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER ASSEMBLY CAN DEVELOP STRESS CORROSION CRACKING AFTER BEING OPERATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOCATION.
Risk: IF A CRACK OCCURS, IT COULD RESULT IN ONE OR BOTH STUDS FRACTURING. THE MASTER CYLINDER COULD THEN SEPARATE FROM THE VACUUM BOOSTER, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, PREVENTING THE SERVICE BRAKES FROM ACTIVATING INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Fix: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER ASSEMBLY.
Owner complaints
Most-reported areas
- SERVICE BRAKES66
- HYDRAULIC63
- TIRES61
- FUEL SYSTEM61
- GASOLINE58
- POWER TRAIN49
- PARKING BRAKE48
- SUSPENSION30
Read individual complaints (50 most recent)
These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.
- 12/30/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VALVE LIFTER NOISE.
- 12/30/1994· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HORN BUTTONS SEPARATED TOO FAR APART, CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN LOCATING.
- 12/29/1998· PARKING BRAKE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TWO PROBLEMS ARE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND HASN'T FOR SOME TIME, AT SPEEDS OVER 55 THE NEEDLE EITHER GOES TO 85 AND STAY'S THERE OR BOUNCES AROUND BETWEEN 50 AND 85, BOTH DEALERS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM HAVE SAID W/O EVEN SEEING TRUCK IT NEEDS NEW SPEEDO B/C THE ORIGINAL BATCH USED FROM THE FACTORY WERE DEFECTIVE. PROBLEM 2 IS THE PARKING BRAKE, WAS FIXED UNDER RECALL BUT HAS NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY AND DEALER HAS SAID THEY WON'T FIX AGAIN.
- 12/29/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE LINKAGE KEEPS GETTING STUCK, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. TT
- 12/29/1995· UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON. *DSH
- 12/27/2000· POWER TRAIN
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- 12/26/1994· TIRES
RIGHT FRONT FIRESTONE TIRE FAILED DUE TO SIDEWALL SEPARATION. *AK
- 12/26/1994· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AW
- 12/24/1999· PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTIONED SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 94V169000. *AK
- 12/24/1994· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ERRATIC OIL PRESSURE READINGS DUE TO SENDING UNIT GAUGE FAILURE.
- 12/21/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL FILLER NECK CRACKED BECAUSE OF THE PLASTIC MATERIAL USED BY THE FACTORY. THIS CAUSED ABOUT FUEL TO LEAK OUT ONTO THE GROUND WHEN FUELING. THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THIS PART. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF OTHER VEHICLE'S THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *SC *JB
- 12/21/1999· POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WHINED FOR A TIME, FLUID LEVEL WAS VERIFIED OK. TRANSMISSION THEN "JUMPED" OUT OF GEAR AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE (GEAR WAS OVERDRIVE). TRANSMISSION WAS FIXED AT THAT TIME. TRANSMISSION NOW WHINES AGAIN AT 82K MILES.
- 12/20/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BOLT BROKE BETWEEN THE VACUUM BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER. *AK
- 12/19/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE CAN'T BE RESTARTED WHEN HOT.
- 12/17/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I LEFT MY TRUCK FOR INSPECTION ON 12/9/13. IT WOULD NOT INSPECT BECAUSE OF A SMALL LEAK IN ONE OF THE FLEXIBLE FUEL LINE CABLES THAT LEAD FROM THE MAIN FUEL LINE TO THE ENGINE. THIS PART WAS SUPPOSEDLY ON RECALL AT SOME PAST DATE. THE NHTSA RECALL IS #94V111001. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY CORRESPONDENCE ON THIS RECALL. UNFORTUNATELY, FORD INFORMS ME THAT THE PART IS DISCONTINUED, AND MY MECHANIC IS UNABLE TO FIND A REPLACEMENT PART ANYWHERE. I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO FIND A MACHINE SHOP THAT CAN MAKE THE PART. MY QUESTION IS "DO I HAVE ANY OPTIONS THAT I COULD PURSUE AGAINST FORD". *TR
- 12/17/2003· STRUCTURE
UNSAFE 1994 FORD RANGER CAB TO FRAME BUSHINGS AND SUPORT BRACKETS RUSTED NOT THERE..80000 MILES SOLD TO ME.REPORTED TO FORD CORPPRATION . *AK
- 12/17/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OIL PAN IS RUSTED AND LEAKED OIL FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT AWARE. *AK *YH
- 12/17/1997· STEERING
WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE DRAG-LINK AT THE ADJUSTMENT SLEEVE CONNECTION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
- 12/16/1998· UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HAVE THERE BEEN ANY RECALS OR ACCIDENTS REPORTED WITH THIS VEHICHLE, SINCE IT WAS FIRST SOLD BY THE ORIGINAL DEALER AND/OR SUBSEQUENT BUYERS?
- 12/15/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FILL THE FUEL TANK, AFTER HALF OF THE TANK WAS FULL, ANY ADDITIONAL FUEL LEAKED OUT OF THE FILLER PIPE NECK WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED.
- 12/15/1995· SUSPENSIONCrash
VEHICLE WAS ROLLED OVER WHILE TRAVELLING ABOUT 25 MPH. TT
- 12/14/2000· WHEELS
THE SCREWS WERE POSSIBLY NOT REINSTALLED AFTER TIRE WAS REMOUNTED CAUSING THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO COME OFF WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO STEEL RIM. NLM
- 12/13/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS TANK FILLER NECK OR LINES LEAKING. FUEL SYSTEM NON-COMPLIANCE FOR EMISSIONS AND THUS NO LICENSE.. GAS FUMES ALWAYS PRESENT,VERY POOR MILEAGE. *JB
- 12/12/2001· PARKING BRAKECrash
VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF DRIVEWAY AND VEHICLE WASN'T RUNNING. LEFT VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. HE WAS A THE MAIL LOOKED UP, AND SAW VEHICLE COMING DOWN THE HILL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BECAUSE IT RAN INTO A TREE AND WAS SMASHED FROM BOTTOM TO TOP.*AK
- 12/12/2000· TIRES
FIRESTONE TIRES EXPERIENCED BELT SEPARATION, CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES AND FIRESTONE IS DENYING HER A REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE EARLY FAILURE OF THE TIRES, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
- 12/12/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES LOCK-UP WHEN COLD OR WET
- 12/12/1996· SUSPENSION
REAR SPRINGS CUT BY EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE.
- 12/12/1994· TIRES
TWO FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURES. *AK
- 12/11/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE MAKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND INFORMED THAT A CATALTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS WAS A PREMATURE WEAR. ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. *AK
- 12/07/1998· POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW AND WHEN PUSHING THE BUTTON TO ENGAGE THE AUTOMATIC FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE DID NOT ENGAGE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK *ML
- 12/06/1995· VISIBILITY
WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER/PASS REARVIEW MIRRORS MOVE, NO WAY TO TIGHTEN. TT
- 12/06/1994· EQUIPMENT
CIGARETTE LIGHTER FAILED. *AK
- 12/05/1995· POWER TRAIN
MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHEN ENGAGING MANUAL TRANSMISSION WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED, VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. TT
- 12/05/1994· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED.
- 12/04/2000· POWER TRAIN
WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED ON 10/12/00. FORTY DAYS LATER THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. HAVE THEIR BEEN ANY RECALLS ON THIS TRUCK? *AK
- 12/04/1997· SEAT BELTS,SEATSCrash
CONSUMER WAS REARENEDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH,THE BACK OF DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT BELT TO GRAB AROUND THE NECK OF CONSUMER, AND THROW HEAD BACK. *AK
- 12/04/1996· PARKING BRAKE
EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS/ACCIDENT.
- 12/02/1996· POWER TRAIN
THE REAR AXLE BENT, CAUSING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO BOUNCE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK
- 12/01/1994· TIRES
EXCESSIVE FIRESTONE TIRE WEAR, ALSO THREE FRONT END ALIGNMENTS. *SKD
- 11/30/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY ATTACHMENT TO THE CABLE BROKE. THE DEALER APPOINTMENT WAS MADE. *AK WHILE MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY, THE CONSUMER HEARD A POP COMING FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND LOST POWER. THE GAS PEDAL WAS LOOSE AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO GET ANY POWER. WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED IN TO PARK, THE GAS PEDAL FELL COMPLETELY OFF. THE PEDAL WAS SPOT WELDED TO THE FIREWALL. THE SPOT WELD HAD FATIGUE CRACKS. *SC
- 11/30/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COME ON AFTER THE TRUCK HAS TO MAKE A HARD STOP AND SEEMS LIKE THE BRAKES DON'T WORK. ALSO THE LIGHTS STAY ON UNTIL THE RBAS VALVE IS CHANGE. THIS HAS HAPPEN TO ME TWO TIMES AND THIS WAS VERY SCAREY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE GOING TO STOP THE TRUCK. DT
- 11/30/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS, HOWEVER REIMBURSEMENT WAS ONLY FOR BOOSTER UNIT NOT THE OTHER COMPONENTS. (96V-024) MJS
- 11/29/1994· PARKING BRAKECrash
PARKING BRAKE FAILED 3 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
- 11/28/1994· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LINE CONNECTOR BROKE, CAUSING FUEL PUMP TO FAIL AND ENGINE TO STALL. *SKD
- 11/27/2000· STEERING
THE STEERING ARM ON DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL BROKE AT THE WHEEL CONNECTION WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AT APPROX. 5MPH. UNABLE TO STEER. LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. I'M NOT SURE WHY THIS HAPPENED.WILL TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TOMORROW. I'M ONLY GLAD I WASN'T DRIVING 65 ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY CURVE AT THE TIME.
- 11/26/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL FILLER TUBE DISINTEGRATED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
- 11/26/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE PULLS AND PEDAL PULSATES AND BRAKES GRIND. *AK
- 11/25/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET CRACKED, CAUSING ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE OIL. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH HEADS WERE CRACKED. *SLC
- 11/24/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE CURRENTLY IS A RECALL FOR FORD RANGERS UP THROUGH 1993'S. MINE IS A 1994 AND HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THE RECALL STATES THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION SYSTEM WAS MOUNTED INCORRECTLY NEAR THE ENGINE AND CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL. MY RANGER HAS THIS PROBLEM AND I WANT FORD TO INCLUDE THE 1994 RANGER IN THIS RECALL.*AK
- 11/21/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS FILLER NECK OF MY 94 FORD RANGER. *NM