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Ford Ranger problems reported in California

1,385 of the 10,502 complaints filed about the Ford Ranger came from California, most often about the airbags.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

1,385

Complaints from California

137

Crashes

41

Fires

1998

Worst model year

What failed

Airbags 258 18.6%
Brakes 153 11.0%
Engine & Cooling 125 9.0%
Tires 118 8.5%
Seat Belts 52 3.8%
Lights 38 2.7%

By model year

1984 Ranger 1 0.1%
1985 Ranger 7 0.5%
1986 Ranger 5 0.4%
1987 Ranger 12 0.9%
1988 Ranger 19 1.4%
1989 Ranger 9 0.6%
1990 Ranger 15 1.1%
1991 Ranger 21 1.5%
1992 Ranger 19 1.4%
1993 Ranger 51 3.7%
1994 Ranger 103 7.4%
1995 Ranger 72 5.2%
1996 Ranger 106 7.7%
1997 Ranger 99 7.1%
1998 Ranger 134 9.7%
1999 Ranger 76 5.5%
2000 Ranger 79 5.7%
2001 Ranger 60 4.3%
2002 Ranger 50 3.6%
2003 Ranger 38 2.7%
2004 Ranger 47 3.4%
2005 Ranger 48 3.5%
2006 Ranger 29 2.1%
2007 Ranger 43 3.1%
2008 Ranger 47 3.4%
2009 Ranger 29 2.1%
2010 Ranger 27 1.9%
2011 Ranger 47 3.4%
2019 Ranger 34 2.5%
2020 Ranger 22 1.6%
2021 Ranger 8 0.6%
2022 Ranger 3 0.2%
2024 Ranger 18 1.3%
2025 Ranger 4 0.3%
2026 Ranger 3 0.2%

Cities reporting most

SAN Diego 50 19.2%
SAN Jose 31 11.9%
LOS Angeles 25 9.6%
Sacramento 24 9.2%
Long Beach 23 8.8%
Chula Vista 20 7.7%
EL Cajon 17 6.5%
Fresno 15 5.8%
SAN Francisco 14 5.4%
Temecula 14 5.4%
Orange 14 5.4%
Moreno Valley 13 5.0%

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