65 of the
10,502 complaints filed about the Ford Ranger
are about the doors, latches and locks —
1% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1998.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD RANGER. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR LATCHES FAILED AND THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD INDEPENDENTLY UNLOCK SOMETIMES WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE REPAIRED. A UNKNOWN DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED DOORS WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED. EACH DOOR FAILED 2 WEEKS APART.
NHTSA complaint #11161333 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD RANGER. WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.
NHTSA complaint #10929683 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE A EXTANG ENCORE TONNEAU COVER ON MY 2010 FORD RANGER THAT FLEW BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD DAMAGING THE REAR FIBERGLASS PANEL. THE FRONT LATCH ASSEMBLY HAS A POOR DESIGN IN WHICH WATER DRAINS DOWN INSIDE OF THE LATCH ASSEMBLY AND FREEZES AND ICE BUILDS UP. YOU THINK THE PANEL IS SECURED WHEN IT IS NOT. EXTANG NEEDS TO REDESIGN THE LATCH ASSEMBLY TO PREVENT WATER FROM GETTING INSIDE THE LATCH ASSEMBLY. WHEN I CONTACTED EXTANG THEY SAID THEY HAVEN'T HAD ANYONE ELSE COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS. THEY SENT ME A NEW PLASTIC WASHER AND O-RING FOR THE LATCH BUT WATER STILL DRAINS INTO THE ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA complaint #10561428 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON DUE TO FAULTY DOOR LATCHES AND SWITCHES. PREVENTS DOOR FROM CLOSING ALL THE WAY AND ALSO PREVENTS THE INTERIOR LIGHT TO SHUT OFF. DOORS SHUT BUT DON'T LATCH FULLY WHICH CAN CAUSE THE DOOR TO POP OPEN. THIS SHOULD OF BEEN A RECALL A WHILE AGO. WHEN TALKING TO MY MECHANIC AND A FEW OTHER PEOPLE WITH A 99-01 RANGER EXTENDED CAB 4 DOOR THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS A KNOWN FORD PROBLEM. I FEAR THAT SOMEONE IN THE BACK JUMP SEAT WILL BE LEANING UP AGAINST THE DOOR AND IT WILL POP OPEN WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THIS ISSUE CORRECTED BUT IT IS GOING TO BE A COSTLY FIX THAT I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SINCE THIS IS A FORD RANGER PROBLEM AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING IT!!!
NHTSA complaint #10437514 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1998 FORD RANGER HAS SECURITY ISSUE WHICH ALLOWS ANY INDIVIDUAL TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND NO ONE WOULD EVEN KNOW IT UNTIL YOU FIND YOUR STUFF MISSING. ALL IT TAKES IS A SCREW DRIVE UNDER THE DOOR HANDLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND GAIN ENTRY. THIS IS COMMON TO MOST ALL RANGERS AND IT IS HARD TO REPORT ANY LOSS WITHOUT PROOF THAT THERE WAS ILLEGAL ENTRY BECAUSE THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE DOOR OR THE DOOR HANDLE. THIS MUST NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY AND FORD NEEDS TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING TO PREVENT THIS.
NHTSA complaint #10406101 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1998 FORD RANGER HAS SECURITY ISSUE WHICH ALLOWS ANY INDIVIDUAL TO USE A TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND NO ONE WOULD EVEN KNOW IT UNTIL YOU FIND YOUR STUFF MISSING. ALL IT TAKES IS A SCREW DRIVE UNDER THE DOOR HANDLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND GAIN ENTRY. THIS IS COMMON TO MOST ALL RANGERS AND IT IS HARD TO REPORT ANY LOSS WITHOUT PROOF THAT THERE WAS ILLEGAL ENTRY BECAUSE THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE DOOR OR THE DOOR HANDLE. THIS MUST NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY AND FORD NEEDS TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING TO PREVENT THIS.
NHTSA complaint #10406099 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH THE HOOD ON HIS VEHICLE CAME OPEN AND OBSCURED HIS VISION. THE LATCH ON THE HOOD AND THE HOOD CABLE ALSO FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $260.00 AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,000. UPDATED 12/22/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE FIXED THE PROBLEM HIMSELF. UPDATED 12/23/10
NHTSA complaint #10353256 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY FORD RANGER SUPERCAB HAS ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THE PASSENGER DOOR'S LOCK HAS BEGUN BEING INTERMITTENT ABOUT OPENING WITH THE LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTONS ON THE TWO DOORS. NOW IT WILL NEITHER OPEN OR CLOSE WITH THE BUTTONS MOST OF THE TIME. RECENTLY, EVEN THE DRIVER;S DOOR LOCK HAS BEGUN THIS SYMPTOM OF NOT OPENING OR CLOSING. MUST USE THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. VERY INCONVENIENT. IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WHERE SOMEONE NEEDED TO ESCAPE THE VEHICLE QUICKLY, SUCH AS A FIRE OR OTHER ACCIDENT, YOU HAVE TO FUMBLE TO TRY AN PULL UP ON THE LOCK BUTTON, STICKING THROUGH THE DOOR LINER.
NHTSA complaint #10275150 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE USING RAMPS TO LOAD LAWN EQUIPMENT INTO THE BED OF MY 2003 FORD RANGER PICKUP, BOTH OF THE TAILGATE LIMIT CABLES BROKE SIMULTANEOUSLY. EXAMINATION OF THE FAILED CABLED INDICATED THEY BOTH BROKE AT THE SAME LOCATION, ROUGHLY THE MIDPOINT OF THE CABLE WHERE IT IS FOLDED WHEN THE TAILGATE IS IN THE UP POSITION. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT WATER MIGHT HAVE ENTERED THE CABLE SHEATH AND RUSTED THE CABLE. THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN THE TAILGATE DROPPING APPROXIMATELY SIX INCHED AND NEARLY CAUSING TWO PERSONS PLUS HEAVY EQUIPMENT TO FALL TO THE GROUND. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A CLASSIC DESIGN FLAW. I TRIED TO GET NEW CABLES FROM FORD, BUT THEY ARE ON BACKORDER PENDING RE-DESIGN (ACCORDING TO THE PARTS DEPARTMENT AT THE FORD DEALER I WENT TO). THIS SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT NOTIFIED ITS CUSTOMERS.
NHTSA complaint #10249944 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS RATTLE AND SHAKE AS IF SOMETHING WAS LOOSE. THE CONTACT OFTEN HOLDS HIS LEG AGAINST THE DOOR TO LESSEN THE NOISE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE TAILGATE HANDLE IS MADE OF METAL, COATED WITH PLASTIC AND HAS LEVERS ON BOTH SIDES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE LEVER DETACHED BECAUSE THE LEVERAGE WAS UNEVENLY DISTRIBUTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 10/20/08.
NHTSA complaint #10242701 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR MAKES A LOUD RATTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. AFTER CAREFUL INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DOOR MOVES AS IF IT IS NOT PROPERLY LATCHED. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR DURING THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 6,200.
NHTSA complaint #10237052 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE STEEL CABLES THAT SUPPORT THE TAIL GATE OF MY 2003 FORD RANGER FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE TAILGATE DROPPED AND IT THE BUMPER. HAD I BEEN STANDING ON THE TAIL GATE OR HAD A LOAD PLACED ON IT I WOULD HAVE FALLEN TO THE GROUND OR THE LOAD WOULD HAVE DROPPED WHICH EITHER WOULD HAVE CAUSED INJURY. THE CABLES FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. THEY ARE COVERED BY A PLASTIC SLEEVE WITH OPEN ENDS WHICH ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER THE CABLE ASSEMBLY AND BECOME TRAPPED CAUSING THE CABLE TO CORRODED PREMATURELY.
NHTSA complaint #10232272 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE SIDE DOORS ARE DAMAGED IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE OCCUPANTS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE DOORS DO NOT HAVE AN INTERNAL LATCH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THERE HAS BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. UPDATED 06/23/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CAN NO SEAT 3 PEOPLE IN THE FRONT BECAUSE THE CENTER SEAT'S FOOT SPACE IS FIILLED BY A PLASTIC TRY ON THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE REAR HALF DOORS WERE DESOGNED TO NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE.
NHTSA complaint #10229601 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERPINTINE BELT BROKE OFF REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE, FIRESTONE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE, PAINT FADED HAD TO BE REPAINTED AT MY EXPENSE THEN THE PAINT FADED AGAIN, BRAKES STOPED WORKING HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE PARTS AT MY EXPENSE, WATER PUMP FAILED PAID BY FORD UNDER WARANTY BUT FORD TRIED TO SAY NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE PUMP, I HAD TO SHOW THE MECHANIC THE CHECK HOLE WAS LEAKING. WINDOWS HAVE NOT WORKED FOR YEARS, GOT THEM FIXED AT MY EXPENSE BUT WINDOWS STILL FAIL TO OPERATE, DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR YEARS CANOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT OPEN MUST LEAVE DOORS UNLOCKED, TRUCK HAS HAD A SLIGHT OIL LEAK FOR YEARS, FUEL PUMP STARTED LEAKING GAS, FUEL PUMP IS LOCATED IN THE GAS TANK, GAS TANK HAD TO BE REMOVED TO FIX AT MY EXPENSE, FUEL GAUGE DIDNT WORK FOR YEARS UP UNTILL FUEL PUMP WAS FIXED.
NHTSA complaint #10213661 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE TAILGATE LATCH ON THE 2002 FORD RANGER PICKUP BROKE. THE PLASTIC MATERIAL APPEARED TO BE HEAVILY OXIDIZED AND BRITTLE , BASED ON MY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE. THE DEALER THAT REPAIRED THE LATCH SAID THEY SOLD 3 OR 4 OF THESE EACH MONTH AT A COST OF $179.81 EACH, INCLUDING LABOR. FORD MOTOR COMPANY DID NOT ACCEPT THAT THEY MADE A MISTAKE IN THE CHOICE OF MATERIALS.
NHTSA complaint #10187831 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LATCH FOR THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE LATCH WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE. IT USED TO LOCK, BUT HAS BECOME INOPERABLE. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY THE HOOD DETACHED AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT PRIOR TO THE DEFECT. THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED DUE TO THE HOOD AND THE HOOD ALSO BECAME DENTED.
NHTSA complaint #10162671 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1998 FORD RANGER HAD THE DOOR AJAR SWITCH REPLACED 3 OR 4 TIMES IN AS MANY YEARS. THE DOOR AJAR IS LINKED TO THE DOME LIGHT. IF THE DOOR AJAR SWITCHES BECOME CORRUPTED OR MALFUNCTION, THE DOME LIGHT GOES ON AND STAYS ON. THE POSES A SAFETY HAZARD IF IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN THE DOME LIGHT OFF WHILE DRIVING EVEN THOUGH THE DOORS ARE FIRMLY CLOSED AND LOCKED. THE GLARE FROM THE DOME LIGHTS MAKE DRIVING NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE, AND COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF IT OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH NO REPAIR FACILITY CLOSE BY.
NHTSA complaint #10141807 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR (SUICIDE DOOR) LATCHES AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM. THE BOTTOM LATCH WILL NOT LATCH. AS A RESULT, WHENEVER YOU CLOSE THE REGULAR PASSENGER DOOR IT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR A SECURE LATCH. THE INSIDE LIGHT AND THE IP LIGHT (DOOR AJAR) REMAINS ON UNLESS YOU GO OUTSIDE AND PUSH ON THE DOOR. IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE LIGHT CONDITION WILL REAPPEAR. THIS DOOR HAS PROBABLY NOT BEEN USED MORE THAN 25 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW. THE VEHICLE IS A 2002 FORD RANGER SUPERCAB.
NHTSA complaint #10139507 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2003 FORD RANGER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR LOCKS.*MR DOOR LOCKED SPONTANEOUSLY, WAS INFORMED THAT FORD COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE A SPARE KEY TO KEEP OUTSIDE THE TRUCK. *BF
NHTSA complaint #10120427 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.