Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-07-05 | 89V109000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 25,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING … |
| 2009-03-17 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 FORD RANGER. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE FR380 TIRES, SIZE P215/70/R14. THE CONTACT NOTICED … |
| 2009-01-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 1989 FORD RANGER. FAILED SMOG TEST FOR THE FIRST TIME. TOLD NEW TEST FOR SEAL IN GAS FILLER DOWN TUBE RESULTS IN PRETTY… |
| 2008-04-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL FAILURE UNDER HOOD RIGHT SIDE RANDOMLY BURST INTO FLAMES IN MY GARAGE.....= = ENGINE COMPARTMENT TOAST...FAN… |
| 2007-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT … |
| 2005-06-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE BODY AND STRUCTURAL FRAME HAVE ABNORMAL CORROSION AND RUST AND CRITICAL COMPONENTS HAVE FAILED. CAB IS ATTACHED… |
| 2002-11-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | ON A RELATIVELY COLD AND RAINY EVENING, I PARKED MY VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT AND ATTENDED AN EVENT LASTING A COUPLE OF … |
| 2001-06-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE MAIN STRAP THE HOLD THE GAS TANK TO THE TRUCK HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. LEAVING ONLY THE FRONT STRAP TO HOLD … |
| 2000-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRUCK QUITS IN HIQH HEAT,FORD NO HELP.*AK |
| 2000-08-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | LEFT HOME IN MORNING TO GO TO WORK. IN FIRST 200 YARDS FELT BUMP, BUMP, BUMP IN STEERING. STOPPED AND LOOKED AT LEFT FR… |
| 2000-06-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DESIGN OF THE FUEL TANK CAUSED A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK, RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE IS THERE WA… |
| 1999-10-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ,STARTED SMELLING GAS AND PULLED OVER, WITHIN 1 MINUTE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN … |
| 1999-10-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH DRIVER SMELLED GAS, PULLED OVER AND WITHIN 1 MINUTE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED BY FLAMES W… |
| 1999-09-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING | No | 0 | ONE OF THE STRAPS THAT HOLDS UP THE FUEL TANK RUSTED AWAY. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE P… |
| 1999-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | ENGINE DIED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, BROKEN CRIMP HOOKS THAT HOLD THE PLASTIC HALF OF THE SWITCH TO… |
| 1999-06-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DETACHED FROM ITS MOUNTING LOCATION ON THE FIREWALL. AFTER INSPECTING THE ASSEMBLY IT APPEARES A… |
| 1999-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE IGNITION FAILED ON A COUNTRY ROAD GOING UPHILL AND AROUND A BEND IN THE ROAD. SEVERAL VEHICLES STOPPED BEHIND ME, I… |
| 1998-08-24 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK AND ANCHORS HAVE BROKEN . THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 1998-08-15 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: R21570R14 ) |
| 1998-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP WHILE BRAKING AND TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING CONSUMERS TO LOOSE CONTROL … |
| 1998-07-17 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | VEHICLES VIBRATES AT SPEEDS ABOVE 35 MPH AND RUMBLING NOISE. |
| 1998-07-08 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE AND DAMAGED LEFT FRONT OF VEH 1. THIS LOSS INVOLVES FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRES AND TH… |
| 1998-06-15 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | Yes | 0 | TIRES HAD PROPER INFLATION WHEN TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AND ACCIDENT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: R2… |
| 1998-03-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL TANK LEAKS. *AK |
| 1998-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD FOUR ENGINE REPLACEMENTS WITHIN A THREE YEAR PERIOD. |
| 1998-02-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER IN DEC. OF 96. THE MA… |
| 1998-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, ALSO, THERE 1S VIBRATI… |
| 1997-07-10 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS BLOW OUT OF POSITION WHILE DRIVING 45MPH AND OVER, CAUSING DANGER WHILE CHANGING LA… |
| 1997-03-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: R21570R14 ) |
| 1996-12-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE MANUAL DOOR LOCK STICKS/JAMS, LOCKING OCCUPANTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. |
| 1996-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEADS CRACKED. *AK |
| 1996-08-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. |
| 1996-07-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | THROTTLE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, ENGINE ACCELERATED, DRIVER FORCED TO DRIVE INTO NEIGHBOR'S TRUCK, NO PRIOR WARNING.*AK |
| 1996-07-20 | WHEELS | Yes | 1 | DUE TO THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SEPARTING FROM THE AXEL THE CONSUME HAD A ACCIDENT.*AK |
| 1996-06-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER THE HOOD FIRE, WIRING AROUND THE BATTERY, VEHICLE COMPLETELY BURNED. *AK |
| 1996-06-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, AND EVENTUALLY IT STOPS PULLING. CONSUMER HAD TO REBUILT TRANSMISSION TWICE. *AK |
| 1996-05-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WILL OCCASIONALLY RELEASE AUTOMATICALLY FROM LOCKED POSITION/THROWN TO POSITION FURTHEST FROM STEERI… |
| 1996-04-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | DIFFICULTY IN STARTING VEHICLE DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH CONTINUING TO TURN OVER WHILE IN POSTION.*AK |
| 1996-04-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FLYWHEEL CRACKED. RESULTIN GIN TRANSMISSION FAILUR/VEHICLE ASCTED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. *AK |
| 1996-03-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | METAL AROUND THE CENTER HUB OF FLYWHEEL BROKE, CAUSING DRIVE TRAIN TO FAIL. *SD |
| 1996-02-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT STAYS ON THE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE SYSTEM WILL NOT KICK IN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. … |
| 1996-02-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TRUCK WAS SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT WENT TO START TRUCK THERE POPPING NOISE AND TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE NO ONE WAS HURT .… |
| 1996-02-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | UNDER THE DASH COMPARTMENT FIRE, VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ELECTRICAL SHORT. ALL WIRING BURNED AND INTERIOR BURNED WHILE TRYI… |
| 1996-02-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | UNDER THE DASH COMPARTMENT FIRE, VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ELECTRICAL SHORT. ALL WIRING BURNED AND INTERIOR BURNED WHILE TRYI… |
| 1996-01-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILED DUE TO CRACKED CYLINDER HEADS. *DH |
| 1995-11-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS: REAR ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL; RELY ON FRONT BRAKES ONLY; OWNER HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF FAILURE UNT… |
| 1995-10-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL PAN SEALANT PIECES FOUND IN OIL PUMP, CLOGGING IT, CAUSING IT TO FAIL. *DSH |
| 1995-09-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | SEMI-METALLIC BRAKE DEVELOP HEAT, WARPING ROTORS. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 468584) *AW |
| 1995-08-26 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE FRAME IS RUSTED AND IS VERY BAD ON THE TRUCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-04-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT IS NOT WORKING. TT |