Safety Score
74
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1991 Ford Ranger.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1991 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FI… |
| 2011-03-17 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE FRAME HAS HORRIBLE CORROSION. ALL THE SPRING HANGERS ARE WERE FAILING BAD. I DON'T EVEN THINK IT CAN BE WELDED BE… |
| 2011-02-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAD DROPPED … |
| 2009-11-26 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | PEELING FACTORY PAINT PRIMARILY ON TOP SURFACES..I.E. HOOD, CAB ROOF, COWLING. I HAVE OWNED TRUCK SINCE 12/8/99 AND HA… |
| 2009-05-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH WITH THE DEFROSTER ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE. … |
| 2004-11-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURE FOR THE FRONT END SUSPENSION PART THAT WAS DISCONTINUED. *JB |
| 2004-09-07 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | BOTH MIRRORS FOLDED UP AGAINST THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING. DRIVER'S SIDE WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES, AND THE PASSENGER'S S… |
| 2004-07-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS MOTOR MOUNTS ARE RUSTING RIGHT OUT FROM THE FRAME. HE STATES HE HAS NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE … |
| 2003-01-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAP BECAME CORRODED AND WAS PARTIALLY… |
| 2002-12-20 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | TRAVELING N ON I-95 ON 12/20/2002 AT APPROX 4 P.M. RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, BEAT AND DAMAGED FENDER; HOWEVER, … |
| 2002-11-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 1 | WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO A FAILED IGNITION SWITCH, MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE FAILED … |
| 2002-10-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT A BATTERY EXPLODED, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER STATES THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. MANUFACTU… |
| 2002-09-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING OUT SIDE WHEN THE BATTERY EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AS A RESULT. *JG *JB |
| 2002-08-28 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | BOTH MIRRORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN ONE TIME BECAUSE THEY DO NOT STAY POSITIONED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NLM … |
| 2002-08-27 | TIRES:SIDEWALL | No | 0 | TIRES WERE PURCHASE AT COSTCO WHOLESALE. THESE TIRES SEEM TO HAVE A WEAKER SIDEWALL THAN THE OTHERS TIRES THEY SALE. PO… |
| 2002-05-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FIREWALL SEPARATING AND CRACKING AT CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER. *AK |
| 2002-05-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT SHOCK TOWER COLLAPSED ON VEHICLE WHICH CAME APART FROM FRAME. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK. CONSUMER STATES THE RI… |
| 2002-03-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT SHOCK MOUNT COMPLETELY RUSTED. *YH |
| 2002-02-13 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE COMPONENT HAD CORRODED AND FAILED. REPAIR SHOP SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. SUGGESTED THAT THE PART MAY … |
| 2002-01-24 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS | No | 0 | CONSUMER PURCHASED MANUAL LOCKING HUBS FROM DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE AUTOMATIC LOCKING HUBS THAT WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMEN… |
| 2001-10-12 | TIRES | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT THIS TIRES IN NOVEMBER AT ROBERTSON TIRES IN TULSA, OK. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE TIRE JUST SEPARA… |
| 2001-06-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 1 | SHIFT LEVER WAS PLACED IN PARK POSITION AND THE TRANSMISSION REMAINED IN THE REVERSE GEAR. I BELEIVE THAT THIS IS AN F… |
| 2001-06-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT SPRING BRACKET RUSTED THROUGH ALLOWING BODY TO DROP ONTO FRONT TIRE, AND I NOTICED THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPL… |
| 2001-05-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING WOULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT FRONT. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT NOISE WAS … |
| 2001-02-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | VAPOR SYSTEM FAILED INSPECTION. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETA… |
| 2001-02-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BECAUSE OF A HIGHLY CORRODED RUPTURED BRAKE LINE, VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOT… |
| 2001-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | Yes | 0 | BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED, AND WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, IT BLEWOUT BRAKE LINE. AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THIS PR… |
| 2000-08-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | SPRING HOUSING CORRODED, CONSUMER DISCOVERED PROBLEM BEFORE COMPLETE FAILURE OCCURED. *ET |
| 2000-08-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1991 RANGER PICKUP USED. SINCE THE PURCHASE I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE ABOUT 1500 MILES. I NOTI… |
| 2000-08-05 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | NO PSNGRS, NO INJURIES. NI ADVISED TIRE WHICH SHREDDED WAS A FIRESTONE TIRE BUT NOT THE KIND WHICH THE COMPANY HAS RECE… |
| 2000-08-02 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | REAR TIRE HAD MAJOR TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVE AT ABOUT THIRTY MILES PER HOUR. *AK( DOT NUMBER: ) |
| 2000-08-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I NOTICED I DID NOT HAVE PASSING GEAR SO I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. CONSIDERING THAT Y… |
| 2000-07-22 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE TIRE FAILED AS MY WIFE APPROACHED THE OFF RAMP TO OUR HOUSE OFF THE FREEWAY. THE TIRE WAS QUITE DESTROYED AND THE O… |
| 2000-07-12 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | TREAD SEPARATION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 21570R14 ) |
| 2000-07-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE MADE A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE WHOLE FRONT OF VEHICLE … |
| 2000-07-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK TOWER CORRODED AND RUSTED OUT , EVENTUALLY CAUSING IT TO BREAK, AND CAUSING FRONT END TO F… |
| 2000-06-18 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | A COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION. I TYPED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, BUT YOUR PAGE APPARENTLY WON'T LET ME PASTE IN THIS SPACE … |
| 2000-04-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THERE IS A METAL WALL BETWEEN BRAKE PEDA, GAS PEDAL WITH ENGINE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE VEHICLE. CONSUMER W… |
| 2000-01-14 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE BODY OF THE TRUCK IS BENDING AND CRACKING CAUSING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL TO LEAK WHEN IT RAI… |
| 1999-12-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN PURCHASED VEHICLE ABS LIGHTS WERE ON AND STAYED ON. ALSO, CLUTCH BECAME INOPERABLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS T… |
| 1999-11-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD CAUSING ENGINE LEAKAGE. MJS |
| 1999-10-06 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1999-10-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CLUTCH WAS BAD DUE TO CRACK IN FIREWALL NOT ALLOWING FULL TRAVEL OF MASTER CYLINDER AND PROBLEMS SHIFTING. TRANSMISSIO… |
| 1999-09-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | THERE WAS A FIRE WITHIN THE FIREWALL WITH SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT.… |
| 1999-09-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT SPRING BRACKET RUSTED THROUGH ALLOWING BODY TO DROP ONTO FRONT TIRE. |
| 1999-08-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE COATING ON THE BODY MOUNTS RUSTED, WHICH CAUSED THE BODY MOUNT TO COLLAPSE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXI… |
| 1999-08-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | FORD DEALER IN THIS CASE DISPUTES CURRENT NHTSA CAMPAIGNS ON THIS VEHICLE. CAMPAIGN #S ARE 96V024001 (BRAKES-REGIONAL)… |
| 1999-08-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT UPPER SPRING MOUNT PREMATURELY RUSTED OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO DROP. CAUSED BY COATING ON PART TRAPPING MOI… |
| 1999-07-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | VEHICLE PARKED. INFORMED VEHICLE ON FIRE. POPPED HOOD & NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM ALTERNATOR AREA. PUT FLAMES OUT 3 TI… |
| 1999-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION (MADE BY MAZDA) USED ON 3.0L AND 4.0L 2WD RANGERS LEAKS FROM THREE RUBBER PLUGS ON THE … |