Llamados a Revisión, Fallas y Mantenimiento del Ford Ranger 1991

“FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK TOWER CORRODED AND RUSTED OUT , EVENTUALLY CAUSING IT TO BREAK, AND CAUSING FRONT END TO FALL DOWN. *AK”

“RIGHT FRONT SPRING BRACKET RUSTED THROUGH ALLOWING BODY TO DROP ONTO FRONT TIRE, AND I NOTICED THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND WAS WANTING TO KNOW IS FORD GOING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR ARE WE THE PUBLIC GOING TO GET STUCK WITH THIS PROBLEM ? *JB”

“STRUCTURE: DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH AND THE BRACKET ON FRAME THAT HOLDS THE SHOCKS AND SPRINGS IN PLACE RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE, VEHICLE IS ONLY HELD UP BY THE SPRINGS”

“BOTH OUTSIDE MIRRORS FAILED FOR 3RD TIME. THEY FOLD IN WHILE DRIVING, AND CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO SEE TRAFFIC. *AK”

“THE SIDE MIRRORS ON THE TRUCK WILL FOLD IN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM STARTED AFTER I HAD THE TRUCK A YEAR OR SO AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL OWNERS OF RANGERS WITH THIS STYLE OF MIRROR, AND THEY ALL REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM”

“EXTERIOR MIRRORS PUSHED FORWARD BY WIND WHEN TRAVELING AT 60 MPH OR MORE, REDUCING VISIBILITY. *DH”

“REAR TIRE HAD MAJOR TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVE AT ABOUT THIRTY MILES PER HOUR. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )”

“WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE 70MPH, FELT THE FRONT STARTING TO VIBRATE. HAD PULLED OVER AND CHECKED TIRES. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A LARGE BUBBLE. THE TREAD WAS STARTING TO SEPARATE. WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALER AND THE SPARE TIRE REPLACED THE BLOWN TIRE. NOT ORIGINAL TIRES”

“THE TIRE FAILED AS MY WIFE APPROACHED THE OFF RAMP TO OUR HOUSE OFF THE FREEWAY. THE TIRE WAS QUITE DESTROYED AND THE ONE ON THE OTHER SIDE WAS ALSO UNSAFE(ALTHOUGH THE TREAD LOOKED GOOD), BOTH WERE REPLACED AND I NO LONGER HAVE THE GOOD TIRE I DO HAVE THE DESTROYED TIRE”

“FIREWALL SEPARATING AND CRACKING AT CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER. *AK”

“VEHICLE HAS A CRACK IN FIREWALL WHICH CAUSES PROBLEMS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. DEALER NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK”

“CLUTCH CYLINDER LOCATED AT THE BASE OF FIREWALL BROKE THROUGH THE FIREWALL, CAUSING THE GEAR TO BECOME STUCK. WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF GEAR. THIS CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT”

“CONSUMER STATES HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BECAUSE OF A HIGHLY CORRODED RUPTURED BRAKE LINE, VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED, CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM MANUFACTURER FOR THE REPAIRS OF THE BRAKES.*YH”

“BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED, AND WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, IT BLEWOUT BRAKE LINE. AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK *JB”

“WHILE DRIVING THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE RUBBED AGAINST BRAKE LINE, CAUSING OWNER TO LOSE BRAKE FLUID, AND TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE POWER. *AK”

“WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL PERFORMED A DETAILED INVESTIGATION AND DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. OWNER WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *AK”

“DRIVING FROM WORK, STARTED & WARMED UP ENGINE, SMELLED SOMETHING, TURNED ON INTERIOR LITE, NOTICED SMOKE FROM DASHBOARD, AMBER GLOWED AT FEET AREA, PULLED OVER, FLAMES ENGULFED TRUCK; VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK”

“VEHICLE PARKED. INFORMED VEHICLE ON FIRE. POPPED HOOD & NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM ALTERNATOR AREA. PUT FLAMES OUT 3 TIMES. NOTICED THE WIRE CONNECTOR HAD CAUSED THE ALTERNATOR TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK”

“AT HIGHWAY SPEED THROTLE STUCK AT FULL.SCARED THE SH__! OUT OF ME . WAS GOING OVER 90 MPH BEFORE GETTING IT PULLED OVER. HELP !*AK”

“I NOTICED I DID NOT HAVE PASSING GEAR SO I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE”

“RQ97015, WHILE IN PARK POSITION AND IN A SLIGHT INCLINE THE VEHICLE HAD A NOISE AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK”