Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Ford Ranger.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FORD RANGER 4X4 XLT 4.0L HAS HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE BEGINNING FRONT TIRES TWO OUT , FOG LIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONING, TR… |
| 2020-01-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING A ROUTINE INSPECTION AT HALDEMAN FORD OF … |
| 2018-11-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | BELT SEPARATION ON 2 TIRES IN ONE MONTH TIME SPAN. FUSION TOURING 195 70R14 91T. THESE TIRES HAVE 8/32 TREAD REMAINING.… |
| 2018-02-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD RANGER. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT SECURED AND WAS … |
| 2017-07-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL -- I BELIEVE ALL AIRBAGS ARE DEFECTIVE AND MORE DANGEROUS THAN RIDING WITH SEAT BELTS ALONE. I RECOMMEND … |
| 2017-06-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE DOME LIGHT STARTED TURNING ITSELF ON WHILE PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. SOMETIMES IT WOULD TURN ITSELF BACK OFF. IT… |
| 2017-05-10 | TIRES | No | 0 | I HAD FIVE (5) BF GOODRICH RADIAL ALL TERRAIN TA TIRES FAIL WHILE DRIVING THE SAME VEHICLE OVER ABOUT A TEN YEAR PERIOD… |
| 2017-02-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE RUST NOT CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, HAD SPARE TIRE CARRIER RUST OFF WHILE ON THE ROAD |
| 2016-09-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FARMR RUSTED THROUGH TRUCK WAS SITTING AT HOME PARKED WHEN IT BROKE THROUGH |
| 2015-11-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH MELTED. THE CONTACT STATED TH… |
| 2015-05-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | LOOKED UNDER MY FORD RANGER AND SAW THAT BOTH OF THE METAL STRAPS THAT HOLD THE FUEL TANK TO THE VEHICLE HAD RUSTED THR… |
| 2015-01-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN OHIO IN OCTOBER 2014, AFTER PURCHASING I NOTICED QUITE A BIT OF RUST ERODING THE FRAME BEHIND 20… |
| 2015-01-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | REAR LEAF SPRING HANGERS/SHACKLES RUSTED OFF AS WELL AS THE FRONT ONES ON THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS. SPARE TIRE CARRIER FEL… |
| 2014-06-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I WALKED OUT OF MY HOUSE ONE MORNING AND MY REAR BUMPER WAS LAYING ON THE GROUND BEHIND MY TRUCK. *TR |
| 2014-06-25 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WHEEL BEARINGS KEEP GOING OUT ON FRONT TIRES BECOMING A REAL ISSUE AND HAZARD AND SAFETY THEY LOCK UP ON ROAD AND HAVE … |
| 2014-05-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE… |
| 2013-07-05 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | I PURCHASED USED FORD RANGER 1997...TURNS OUT CHASSIS HAS A SAFETY DEFECT....IT IS RUSTED AND NEEDS TO BE WELDED.....M… |
| 2013-04-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAGS.. DEFLATING, UNSERVICEABLE, DEMAND USELESS, ONLY ON PASSENGER SIDE, DRIVERS SIDE DISLODGED HORN FUEL/PRO… |
| 2013-02-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WE WERE DOING 30MPH AND WE HIT A SHEET OF BLACK ICE. THEN WE HIT THE GUARDRAIL. WHEN WE HIT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID… |
| 2012-12-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | PLASTIC FUEL LINE SPLIT AT THE INPUT OF THE FUEL FILTER THAT IS LOCATED BEHIND THE ENGINE ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE FRAME… |
| 2012-08-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL SPILLED FROM THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND AS … |
| 2012-07-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | IDLE SPEED RISES TO 3,000 RPM IN BETWEEN SHIFTS AND WHILE COASTING WITH CLUTCH PEDAL DEPRESSED. DOES NOT DROP TO NORMAL… |
| 2012-06-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO INCIDENT OCCURRED BECAUSE I FOUND IT IN TIME (THANK GOD)! I CAME OUT MY FRONT DOOR AND NOTICED SOMETHING HANGING… |
| 2012-03-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRAME IS NEARLY GONE / RUSTED , REAREND / AXLE FELL OUT IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. *TR |
| 2012-01-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR FUEL STRAP WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND DETACHED… |
| 2012-01-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER SPORADICALLY BEFORE ABNOR… |
| 2011-11-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TODAY MY ACCELERATOR FAILED. I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. I WENT TO ACCELERATE BY PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL W… |
| 2011-11-05 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | MY 1997 4X4 RANGER, 61500 MILES, HAS MAJOR FRAME RUST AND HAS IN FACT RUSTED THROUGH IN ONE AREA. THE FRAME RAILS ALSO … |
| 2011-10-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE WORKING ON AND DOING AN UNDERBODY INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR SPRING HANGER IS ALMOST ROTTED … |
| 2011-09-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE GOING DOWN HILL AND AROUND A CURVE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM REAR AND FELT BACK OF TRUCK MOVE SIDE WAYS. A SHORT TI… |
| 2011-09-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | LAST YEAR I STARTED NOTICING A GAS SMELL WHEN FILLING. BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR I NOTICED GAS LEAK ON GROUND WHEN FILLING… |
| 2011-08-24 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD RANGER EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER AT TIRES, LINE SIZE 225/70/R14 . THE CONTACT S… |
| 2011-08-06 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE MINUTE AFTER STARTING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT… |
| 2011-08-06 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | 1997 FORD RANGER DRIVER SIDE REAR SPRING HANGER RUSTED AWAY & BROKE CAUSING WEIGHT OF VEHICLE TO BE CARRIED BY TRUCK BE… |
| 2011-07-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE GAS TANK STRAPS ON MY 1997 RANGER HAVE RUSTED THROUGH DROPPING THE FUEL TANK WHILE I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. … |
| 2011-05-23 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | FORD RANGER 1997 REAR LEAF SPRING MOUNTS COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY. HEARD LOUD BANGING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. INSPECTED TRUCK… |
| 2011-05-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | REPORTING NUMEROUS SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASED USED ---ORIGINAL OCCURRENCE DATE NOT CERTAIN BU… |
| 2011-03-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WITHIN THE PAST TWO MONTHS I HAD A SPLIT IN THE FLEXIBLE FUEL FILLER PIPE ON MY 1997 FORD RANGER XLT. IN THE COURSE OF … |
| 2011-02-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL LINE CRACKED ABOVE GAS TANK . STRONG GAS ODOR AFTER DRIVING OR DURING REFILL -GAS WILL SPILL OUT WHEN FILLING TAN… |
| 2010-12-30 | SEATS | No | 0 | I WAS LEAVING THE PARKING LOT OF THE GROCERY STORE I HAD BEEN SHOPPING AT, AND THE DRIVERS SIDE RECLINING SEAT LATCH AS… |
| 2010-10-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL TANK STRAPS FAILED DUE TO CORROSION/RUST CAUSING FUEL TANK TO PARTIALLY FALL. DEFECTIVE STRAPS WERE REPLACED WITH … |
| 2010-08-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FILLED WITH GASOLINE, THE GAS WIL… |
| 2010-08-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD RANGER. WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH ATTEMPTING A LEFT HAND TURN THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE… |
| 2010-07-03 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REAR LEAF SPRING BRACKETS RUSTING AND BREAKING. *TR |
| 2010-06-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 55 MPH, BUT TO NO AVAIL.… |
| 2010-02-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN ROAD REAR SPRING BROKE ANOTHER TIME SPAR TIRE CAME OF ALMOST CAUSING CRASH ,HAVE REPAIRED BOTH REAR SPRING… |
| 2010-02-09 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, BOTH REAR SPRINGS… |
| 2010-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I CAME OUTSIDE TO MY 1997 FORD RANGER XLT AND IT WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AN IN THE CAB ALREADY. THEN IT EXPLODED! *… |
| 2010-01-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL LEAKING AROUND FILLER TOP. FIRST TIME SERVICE REPLACED THE HOSE CLAMP, BUT NOW THE FILLER TOP IS CRACKED. OEM REPL… |
| 2009-11-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 1997 FORD RANGER XLT ,DATE IS APPROXIMATE SINCE FILLER HOSE SLOWLY CRACKED AND GOT WORSE, SMELLED FUEL CONSTANTLY SIN… |