1999 Ford Ranger headlight problems

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

TAIL LIGHTS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT, THIS COULD POSE A SAFETY HAZARD. OTHER DRIVERS HAVE INDICATED TO ME THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING EVEN THOUGH THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON AND THE LIGHT SWITCH IS IN THE ON POSITION. SPOT CHECKS BY ME SHOW THAT SOMETIMES THEY ARE WORKING AND SOMETIMES THEY ARE NOT. SEARCH ENGINE RESULTS INDICATE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10882935 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH

SMOKE FROM STEERING COLUMN, WHEN MAKING A TURN. DEALER STATES ITS COMING FROM THE HAZARD SWITCH, AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE IF NOT FIXED.

NHTSA complaint #10165262 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WORK SOME OF THE TIME BUT NOT ALL OF THE TIME, EVEN WHEN PRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL.

NHTSA complaint #10140025 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

INTERIOR LIGHTING

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTEMNTLY TURN ON WHEN I MAKE TURNS. ANOTHER PROBLEM: THE 'DOOR AJAR' LIGHT COMES ON AND THE DOME LIGHT WON'T TURN OFF. HAD THE TRUCK TAKEN IN BEFORE FOR THE DOMELIGHT PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10118400 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

INTERIOR LIGHTING

WIPERS DIDN'T OPERATE CORRECTLY - WAS RECALLED FIX AND WORKED OKAY FOR A WHILE NOW CURRENTLY COME ON ALL BY THEMSELVES OR WHEN YOU PUT HIGH BEAMS OR BLINKER ON. MY DOOR AJAR LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT A DOOR OPEN AND THE DOME LIGHTS CAME ON AND DRAINED DOWN MY BATTERY. FORD HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.

NHTSA complaint #10082381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

INTERIOR LIGHTING

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE DOME LIGHT/AJAR LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND LOCKING THE DOORS. STEERING COLUMN SMOKED, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY.

NHTSA complaint #10071689 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

INTERIOR LIGHTING

DOME LIGHT DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN DOOR IS SHUT. SOMETIMES LIGHT STAYS ON FOR MORE THAN 2 HOURS; DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT TURN OFF.

NHTSA complaint #10052986 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

INTERIOR LIGHTING

DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AS WELL AS THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT. A FORD DEALER HAS ALREADY FIXED THIS AND IT IS DOING IT AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #10052410 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH

TURN SIGNAL/WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH DEFECTIVE. WIPERS TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY.

NHTSA complaint #10047592 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

INTERIOR LIGHTING

DOOR OPEN SENSOR/SWITCHES ARE DEFECTIVE. DOOR AJAR DASH LIGHT AND DOME LIGHT REMAINS ON.

NHTSA complaint #10047593 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH

TURN SIGNAL/WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH DEFECTIVE. WIPERS TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY.

NHTSA complaint #10047594 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

INTERIOR LIGHTING

DOME LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE VEHICLE DOORS ARE CLOSED AND STAY ON. ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AS THEY PLEASE WHEN I DO NOT ACTIVATE THEM.

NHTSA complaint #10043609 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH

SOMETIMES WHEN I USE MY TURN SIGNAL TO MAKE A LEFT TURN IT STOPS WORKING AND SMOKE COMES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AREA WHERE THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IS LOCATED.

NHTSA complaint #10039000 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

INTERIOR LIGHTING

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DOME LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF INSIDE THE TRUCK. DRIVER HAS TO PULL THE FUSE TO TURN THEM OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. MR

NHTSA complaint #8021443 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

INTERIOR LIGHTING

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AUTOMATICALLY (WITHOUT DRIVER TURNING THEM ON), AND INTERIOR DOME LIGHT STAYS ON FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AFTER THE DOORS HAVE BEEN CLOSED

NHTSA complaint #757299 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

INTERIOR LIGHTING

DASHBOARD LIGHTS ON LEFT SIDE HAVE FAILED, ALSO, LIGHTS ON STEERING COLUMN. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.

NHTSA complaint #899985 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

INTERIOR LIGHTING

EMERGENCY BRAKES WILL NOT RELEASE, AND THERE A SHORT IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ALSO, DOME LIGHTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY.

NHTSA complaint #877432 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

INTERIOR LIGHTING

DOOR ADJAR LIGHT COMES ON WITH NO DOORS OPEN AND DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND HEATS UP CAUSING AND COULD CAUSE FIRE PLEASE RECALL AND FIXED IT.

NHTSA complaint #732331 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA complaint #731655 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

INTERIOR LIGHTING

DOME LIGHT INSIDE OF VEHICLE WOULD STAY ON AT ALL TIMES, AND RUN THE BATTERY DOWN. ALSO, DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE DRIVESHAFT AND TRANSMISSION . WHEN USING TRANSMISSION, CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE. NOISE WAS NOT THERE AT FIRST UNTIL DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA complaint #863872 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

SUSPENSION ALIGNMENT--DEALER HAS MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT CONSTANT WANDERING OF VEHICLE TOWARD LOW SIDE OF ROAD. UNABLE TO CORRECT, VEHICLE DRIFTS UNLESS CONSTANTLY CORRECTED. BRAKE SYSTEM--FIRST REPORTED TO DEALER AS SEVERE GRABBING/PULLING TO RIGHT (VEHICLE WILL ALMOST CHANGE LANES). ROTORS MACHINED, THEN PULLED LEFT. DEALER TRIED SAME REMEDY AGAIN, RETURNED TO PULLING RIGHT. LAST ATTEMPT, TRIED TO CORRECT SUSPENSION/FRONT-END ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS TO ALLEVIATE BRAKING PROBLEMS. HEAD LIGHTS--FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AT INTERSTATE SPEED. RUNNING LIGHTS CONTINUED TO OPERATE. SPONTANEOUSLY TURNED ON AGAIN AFTER ABOUT THREE MINUTES. DEALER UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE/CORRECT FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #711182 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH

STEERING COLUMN DASH SWITCH FAILED. YH

NHTSA complaint #550009 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

DEFECTIVE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. CAUSES BEAM TO FLUCUATE ERRATICALLY WHEN DRIVING , SPECIFICALLY OVER ROUGH AREAS OF ROAD. HAVE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE WITH NO SATISFACTION. DEALER PROPOSED REPAIR THAT I WILL NOT AGREE TO BECAUSE A) IT IS HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY FORD MOTOR CO B) IT WILL NEGATE THE ABILITY TO ADJUST THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY SHOULD THE NEED ARISE.

NHTSA complaint #717367 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS APPLIED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE. WHEN THE WIPERS ARE ON HIGH, THE OPERATE IN THE INTERMITTENT MODE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #848123 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH

MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH CONTROL FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. MJS

NHTSA complaint #545899 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

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!

NHTSA complaint #705754 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.