Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
34
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1986 Ford Ranger.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-05-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY. *JB |
| 2002-06-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, SAW FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK |
| 2000-08-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-02-28 | TIRES | No | 0 | ON 2/25/2000 I BOUGHT THESE TIRES AT SEARS AUTO CENTER IN FINDLAY OHIO. THEY HAVE NOT MAINTAINED THE CORRECT AIR PRESUR… |
| 1999-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS SYSTEM IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, SUN ROOF DOESN'T WORK, AND WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, V… |
| 1998-08-26 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO RELEASE. |
| 1998-06-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH WOULD STICK. WOULD SHORT OUT EVERTHING CONNECTED TO IT. HAD EVERYTHING RELATED TO IGNITION SWITCH & WI… |
| 1998-06-08 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | STUDS ON TIRES KEEP COMING LOOSE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO SEPARATE FROM THE WHEELS. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 4 TIME… |
| 1997-10-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LATCH. THE SPRING IN THE BUCKLE IS BROKEN. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *… |
| 1997-02-17 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND SEAT BELTED, THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME UNLATCHED, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT T… |
| 1996-05-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 1 | VEHICLE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, UPON STARTING, FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AREA DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK |
| 1996-02-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER DROVE TRUCK PARKED IT AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.* AK THE FIRE CENTERED ON THE LEFT TOPOF THE ENGINE NEAR THE FUEL… |
| 1996-02-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD |
| 1996-01-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | IGNITION MODULE AND STARTER ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING STALLING. |
| 1995-10-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO CHANGE SPEED THE ENGINE COLLAPSED. TT CONSUMER STATES DEALER WOULD TRY TO CORRECT JERKING … |
| 1995-10-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | LEAK IN EITHER THE RUBBER FUEL LINES OR HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSES ROUTED ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE V-6 MOTOR. |
| 1995-10-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | HORN STARTED BLOWING AND THE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN FIRE STARTED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK |
| 1995-09-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK |
| 1995-09-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES LOCK UP OCCASIONALLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID OR HYDROPLANE ON WET ROADS. *DSH |
| 1995-08-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT COMES UNFASTENED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DRIVER RIDE UNRESTRAINED. TT |
| 1995-07-21 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | REVERSE GEAR THRUST WASHER BROKE, CAUSING REVERSE AND OVERDRIVE GEARS TO CLASH, TRANSMISSION TO FREEZE, LOCKING UP TIRE… |
| 1995-06-28 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS DON'T RETRACT BACK RIGHT, IT IS SLOW. *AK |
| 1995-04-13 | WHEELS | Yes | 0 | LEFT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL/SPIN, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT (OHIO STATE POLICE ACCIDENT RE… |
| 1995-02-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | UNDER THE HOOD FIRE,FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LEAKED FUEL ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING A FIRE. TT |
| 1991-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CATASTROPHIC SHUTDOWN AT ANY SPEED, ENGINE STOPS RUNNING. DT |
| 1901-01-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CONSUMER WOULD LIKE INFORMATION REGARDING A 1986 FORD RANGER SHE SOLD TO HER SON. *KB |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS AND ENGINE DIES OUT FOR NO REASON. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IGNITION HAS SHORTED OUT 3 TIMES. DEFECT KEEPS REOCCURRING.* AK CONSUMER STATES HAS NOW HAPPENED 4 TIMES, IGNITION FAI… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 1 | AFTER PARKING, SHORT WHILE LATER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, THEN FLAMES SHOT OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH WHI… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE SITTING A WEEK OR SO, HORN STARTED BLOWING THEN SMOKED. BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED TO STOP FIRE FROM SPREADIN… |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | GAS TANKS WILLNOT FILL PROPERLY AND LEAKS. *AK |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROX. 10 HOUR, FOUND VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES, FIRE DEPT WAS EXTINQUISHING, AND MADE NO DETE… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WHEN DRIVING THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAME LOOSE . TT |