Safety Score
79
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-09-04 | 87V141000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 141 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 2 | I WAS DRIVING UPHILL ON HIGHWAY 152 WHEN MY SLIP YOKE EXPLODED BLOWING OUT THE REAR OF THE BELLHOUSING TO MY TRANSMISSI… |
| 2010-07-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DRIVING 60 MPH, A LOSS OF POWER WAS NOTICED. THIS BECAME A LOUD EXHAUST NOISE. AFTER COASTING TO A STOP, PUTTING UP THE… |
| 2010-07-11 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1988 FORD RANGER WAS TOWED BACK OUT HERE ON 4/1/2011 OK THIS 1988 FORD RANGER HAS NOT BEEN DROVE ANYWHERE OK IT ALSO W… |
| 2010-04-05 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | 1988 FORD RANGER STILL NEEDING A NEW CAB, WELL I WENT ONLINE HERE TO SEE IF I COULD FIND SOME WHERE TO GET A 1988 FORD … |
| 2010-04-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A 1988 FORD RANGER TAN GOLD IN COLOR LOVE THE TRUCK, BUT I WENT TO INDIANA TO PICK MY SON UP EVERYTHING WAS FI… |
| 2010-04-05 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | WENT TO PICK UP MY 1988 FORD RANGER TODAY AT FAIRWAY FORD FREEPORT IL AT NUMBER 1 815 232 6868 OK I WAS TOLD HERE THAT… |
| 2006-09-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH IN DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT… |
| 2005-07-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED 1988 FORD RANGER CAUGHT ON FIRE ON JULY 28 ,05. IT BURNED UP ALL OF THE WIRING, ENGINE, AND O… |
| 2005-07-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT: THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON THE ENGINE BY THE FUEL RAIL. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THIS HAP… |
| 2003-08-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | FAILURE IN THE IGNITION SYSTEM (THIRD TIME WITH THIS VEHICLE) 2-12-97 WAS THE FIRST TIME I REPLACED THE IGNITION MODU… |
| 2003-06-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY HEADLIGHTS STARTED FLICKING ON AND OFF. CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND IT CAUGHT … |
| 2002-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE, VEHICLE WAS PULL OUT THE ROAD. DEALER HAS… |
| 2002-03-19 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | ALL FOUR OVERLOAD SPRINGS USED ON TWO DIFFERENT PICKUP TRUCKS USED AS PAINTER'S WORK VEHICLES HAVE FAILED IN THE PAST T… |
| 2001-07-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE RUNS TOO FAST WILL NOT IDLE -AIR COMPRESSER WILL NOT WORK. *AK |
| 2001-03-14 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | Yes | 0 | MY HUSBAND WAS EAST BOUND ON HWY 90 BY RITZVILLE, WA WHEN HIS FORD RANGER WENT OFF THE ROAD FOR NO REASON (ACCORDING TO… |
| 2001-01-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED, KEY WAS NOT IN IGNITION AND IT WAS IN GEAR , IT CAUGHT FIRE AND ROLLED ABOUT 50 FT WHERE IT HIT A B… |
| 2000-11-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND WAS UNABL… |
| 2000-10-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THIS PROBLEM OF THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPING FIRST OCCURRED DURING THE SUMMER OF 1990. I WAS ON INTERSTATE 70 DRIVING … |
| 1999-12-12 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION VIBRATES AND MAKES A LOT OF NOISE- GEARS SOUND LOOSE. *AK |
| 1999-04-10 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN THE REARVIEW MIRROR LOST TENSION AND FELL OFF. CONTACTED DEALER WHO KNEW THA… |
| 1999-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES BURST TWICE IN A 2-YEAR PERIOD.BOTH COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS.THE PROBLEM OCCERS WHEN BRAKING HARD. *AK |
| 1998-10-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | DRV DOOR PWR WINDOW WON'T STAY UP\PASS SIDE PWR WINDOW WON'T GO DOWN . REAR DRV SIDE BRAKE SHOES WORN OFF {STUCK IN TH… |
| 1998-10-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | SILICONE GASKET MATERIAL DETERIORATES AND CLOGS OIL PUMP PICKUP. |
| 1998-09-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED, OIL KEEPS FILLING UP WITH GAS AND BLOWS GRAY SMOKE. |
| 1998-07-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | GENERAL ENGINE FAILURE OCCURS WHEN OEM OIL PAN GASKET FAILS AND PLUGS OIL PUMP PICKUP AND PRODUCES A LOW OR NO OIL PRES… |
| 1997-12-26 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH ROD RETAINER FELL TO THE FLOOR ON TWO OCCASIONS. |
| 1997-10-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME AUTOMOBILE BEGAN TO ACT UP. AFTER DRIVING APPROX 2 MILES SHE SMELLED SMOKE, AND… |
| 1997-08-25 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE MIRRORS FAILED AT ANY SPEED. I HAVE REPLACED THEM TWICE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO … |
| 1997-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | THE BRAKE PISTON HANGS UP AND DOES NOT RELEASE ON THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE. THE CALIPER DOES NOT RELEASE AND THE ROTORS GET… |
| 1997-01-03 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | Yes | 0 | METAL BAR WHICH CONNECTS THE STEERING GEAR TO TIE ROD WOR EOUT, CAUSING STEERING TO FAIL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *… |
| 1996-11-17 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | Yes | 1 | WEATHER RAINING, PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT, ANOTHER VEHICLE SWERVED IN FRONT (HYDROPLANED), WENT OFF INCLINE (SHOULDER… |
| 1996-10-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TRAILER HITCH BROKE, CAUSING ACCIDENT.(OHIO POLICE REPORT) |
| 1996-09-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRUCK WAS PARKED, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BURNED OUT, CONSUMER SAID THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENED TO THE IGNITION… |
| 1996-08-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH WIRING WENT BAD IN HARNESS AND BURNT OUT SOLENOID AND STARTER.*AK |
| 1996-08-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | STARTED TO STAY ON WITH KEY OUT OF IGNITION. THIS CAUSED THE BATTERY CABLE INSTALLATION TO MELT.*AK |
| 1996-08-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE WIRE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH BURNED OUT, GOT HOT . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK |
| 1996-08-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | UPON STARTING RADIO/WINDSHIELD WIPER/DASH INSTRUMENTS WORKED, BUT WHEN MOTOR STARTS EVERY THING TURNS OFF, REPAIR WIRIN… |
| 1996-07-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. |
| 1996-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED THE WIRES IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE DASH TO MELT, WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *AK |
| 1996-06-11 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | THE STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE UP IN THE MORNING, AND STARTED TO DRIVE TO WO… |
| 1996-05-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, UNDER THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT, FROM THE BATTERY. *AK |
| 1996-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | RANGER WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT WHEN CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE PASSENGER SIDE (ELECTRICAL SHORT). PLEAS… |
| 1996-04-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | OWNER QUOTES: TRUCK STARTED ON ITS OWN, BACKED UP INTO ANOTHER CAR AND BURST INTO FLAMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-04-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | THE WIRES IN THE CAR ARE BURNING AND THERE IS A BURNING SMELL PRESENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH SEPARATED INTO 2 PARTS, CAUSING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES FAILING. *DSH |
| 1996-03-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 2 | SEAT BACK SEAT BACK BROKE UPON IMPACT, CONTRIBUTING TO INJURIES. |
| 1996-02-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-02-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | THE STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-02-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | THE FIRE STARTED IN THE STEERING AND DASH FOR NO REASON THE CAR WAS PARKED. THE FIRE WAS ON 2/9/96. *AK |
| 1996-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | REAR BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKE IS SET TOO TIGHTLY OR IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. *DH |