Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Ford Ranger.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | heading back from picking up meal at pizza hut when "POP" sound from front of truck and then cabin filled with smoke. w… |
| 2020-10-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY 96 FORD RANGER HAS TREMENDOUS FRAME ROT ON THE DRIVE SIDE AT THE FRONT OF THE SPRING SHACKLES. SOMEONE HAD SPRAYED R… |
| 2020-01-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 1 | NANO AND MICRO PARTICULATES/CONTAMINANTS HAVE BEEN SPRAYED FROM AN AIRLINER AND CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO MY BODY AND MY … |
| 2019-02-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. I CRASHED MY 1996 FORD RANGER IN 2010. BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY COLLISION SHOP REPLACED THE AIRBAGS … |
| 2018-12-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1996 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, FLAMES APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXT… |
| 2018-01-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL AT LESS THAN APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASH… |
| 2017-07-31 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO EXTENSIVE RUST ON… |
| 2016-12-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY LATCHED INTO LATCHING MECHANISM |
| 2016-09-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE WHOLE UNDERBODY AND FRAME IS RUSTED AND ROTTED. THE LEAF SPRING SHACKLES HAVE RUSTED AND ROTTED AWAY. |
| 2016-05-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TRUCK WAS PARKED ON THE GARAGE PAD FOR A WEEK. I OPENED THE HOOD AND CHECKED ALL FLUID LEVELS, AND FOUND THE BRAKE FLUI… |
| 2015-04-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE REAR BUMPER FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING DUE TO RUSTED FRAME RAILS THAT IT WAS ATTACHED TO. |
| 2015-03-31 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1996 FORD RANGER AND WHEN I WAS FILLING UP THE GAS TANK I STARTED NOTICING A STRONG SMELL OF GAS THEN LATER CA… |
| 2014-09-06 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT TO LATCH. SHORTLY AFTER THE SEAT BELT CAME UNLATCHED AS I WAS DRI… |
| 2014-08-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD RANGER EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN GOODRICH RADIAL TIRES, SIZE P225/70/R14. THE CONTACT STA… |
| 2014-06-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TURNS OVER BUT WON'T START. *TR |
| 2014-06-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | RUBBER FUEL VAPOR HOSE BETWEEN FUEL VAPOR PURGE VALVE AND CHARCOAL CANISTER CAN'T BE REPAIRED BECAUSE FORD HAS MADE PAR… |
| 2013-08-04 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH. *TR |
| 2013-06-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE TWO BUTTONS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE HORN, ON THE STEERING WHEEL, THAT CONTROL THE CRUISE CONTROL MELT IN THE HEAT AND… |
| 2013-06-03 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILS TO HOLD. *TR |
| 2013-03-05 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS FORD RANGER AS A USED CAR ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO. THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH INTO BUCKLE. I AM U… |
| 2012-08-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE CONTROL CLUSTERS ON THE STEERING WHEEL HAVE BEEN AT A SUFFICIENTLY HIGH TEMPERATURE THAT THE PLASTIC COVERING OVER … |
| 2011-09-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | RIGHT REAR SPRING SHACKLE RUSTED OUT AND BROKE, PUSHING THE SPRING UP AGAINST THE BED. THE WHOLE BACK END OF THE FRAM… |
| 2011-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD RANGER. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOIS… |
| 2011-08-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM UNDER THE… |
| 2011-08-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS FRACTURED, CAUSIN… |
| 2011-08-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OVERNIGHT THE TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED OUTSIDE WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. DAMAGE FROM THE FIRE WAS CONTAIN… |
| 2011-07-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | EXTENSIVE RUST DETERIORATION ON STRUCTURAL FRAME MEMBERS WHICH IS SPREADING RAPIDLY. VARIOUS LOCATIONS. I'M VERY CONCER… |
| 2011-04-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | GAS TANK DROPPED BUT DIDN'T COME APART FROM VEHICLE DUE TO GAS TANK STRAP RUSTING THROUGH. WHEN INVESTIGATED I FOUND TH… |
| 2011-01-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | Drivers side seat belt buckle does not release. Broken about ten years. Currently using middle seat belt buckle. |
| 2010-12-16 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | 1. EXCESSIVE UNDERBODY CORROSION 2. SUSPENSION FAILURE DUE TO BREAKS IN SPRING TO FRAME MOUNTS AND SHACKLES; THREE TIM… |
| 2010-10-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE FRAME HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERE CORROSION INCLUDING THE SPARE TIRE MOUNT, CROSS MEMBERS, REAR BUMPER, LEAF SPRING SHAC… |
| 2010-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ACTIVATE INTERMITTENTLY WHI… |
| 2010-05-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | GAS OVERFLOW FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK, NOT THRU THE NOZZLE. *TR |
| 2010-05-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FILLING MY FORD RANGER WITH GAS OFTEN LEADS TO OVERFLOWS ONTO THE GROUND FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK; I.E. IT DOES NOT OV… |
| 2010-02-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | MY 1996 FORD RANGER HAS A RECURRING PROBLEM OF THE FRONT BRAKES STICKING. THIS OCCURS MOST OFTEN IN WET WEATHER BUT IS… |
| 2009-09-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD RANGER. WHEN HE ENTERED HIS VEHICLE HE FOUND THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND ON SWITCH … |
| 2009-08-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD RANGER. WHILE ENTERING THE DRIVEWAY AT 3 MPH, THE LID FOR THE GAS TANK SEPARATED FROM … |
| 2009-05-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT WAS DISPENSING FUEL INTO THE FUEL TANK, AND THERE WAS A LEAKAGE OF… |
| 2009-02-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD RANGER. AFTER THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT OBSERVED AN EXCESSI… |
| 2008-11-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 1. UNDERBODY CORROSION LEADING TO PERFORATION OF METAL BRAKE LINES 2. PARTIAL UP TO COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING FUNCTION.… |
| 2008-09-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | UPON ENTERING THE VEH TO GO TO WORK WE FOUND THAT ONE SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN HAD MELTED AND A BURNT ODOR WAS DETEC… |
| 2008-06-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | 1996 FORD RANGER TRUCK HAD EQUIPMENT FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE DRIVER SWERVED TO THE RIGHT BERM AND GOT… |
| 2008-06-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL LINE FAILURE 1996 FORD RANGER DRIVEN WEEKLY. TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE PAVED ROAD AT POSTED SPEED. "CHECK GAUGES" W… |
| 2008-05-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | AFTER SMELLING A STRONG FUEL ODOR I FOUND THE FUEL FILLER HOSE HAS MANY SMALL CRACKS WHERE IT FITS ON TO THE FUEL TANK,… |
| 2008-03-31 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD RANGER. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLING OR PLACED INTO NEUTRAL WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL NOT DEP… |
| 2008-01-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | FUEL TANK FILLER NECK CRACKED. *TR |
| 2007-12-13 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVERS SEAT BELT WOULD LATCH AND LATER POP OUT OF BUCKLE. *TR |
| 2007-08-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD RANGER. AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, HE NOTICED THAT THE SWI… |
| 2007-08-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK HOSE LEAKS. ON AUGUST 8, 2007, HE NOTIC… |
| 2007-06-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOES NOT LATCH. THE … |