Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-02-02 | 98V021000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 11,500 | — | Details |
| 1997-10-28 | 97V186001 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 2,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW, I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BUT NOW MY FRAME IS IN BAD, BAD, BAD RUSTING CONDITION AND MY… |
| 2021-03-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE REAR OF THE FRAME RUSTED CAUSING THE BUMPER TO HANG OFF. IT WILL FALL OFF IF NOT ADDRESSED |
| 2020-09-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | FRAME IS ROTTED OUT |
| 2019-10-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR FRAME EXCESSIVE RUSTING. SPARE TIRE CARRIER FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. ONE SIDE OF BUMPER FELL OFF. NOTICED WHEN I ST… |
| 2019-05-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FRAME HAS RUSTED SO SEVERELY THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION IS DETACHING FROM FRAME AND FRAME IS ALMOST RUSTED COMPLETELY… |
| 2018-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY FUSE #27 FOR BACKUP LIGHTS AND THE O/D KEEPS BLOWING OUT AND NOW THE O/D LIGHT FLASHES SOMETIMES I PULLED THE COVER … |
| 2018-03-31 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | VEHICLE BACK BUMPER FELL OFF DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST (WHILE IN MOTION). BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS, UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL AR… |
| 2018-02-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY FRAME ROTTED STRAIGHT THRU UNDER THE CAB ON BOTH LEFT AND RITE FRAME RAILS Y'ALL MADE TOYOTA FIX THIS SO FORD SHOULD… |
| 2017-10-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | "FRAME RECALL ? " WHILE DRIVING FRAME BROKE IN HALF, BOTH SIDES. SINCE OWNING I HAVE REPLACED LEAF SPRING AND SHOCK BRA… |
| 2017-05-16 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A KNOCKING TYPE NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM TH… |
| 2017-05-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | FRAME ROT FROM RUST CREWMEMBERS ARE RUSTED THROUGH FUEL TANK STRAPS ARE RUSTED THROUGH BUMPER MOUNTS ARE BAD REAR FRAME… |
| 2017-04-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE TRUCK IS BURNING FUEL AND IDALING I CHANGED ALL THE COMPONENTS THAT THE MANUAL SAID AND THE ENGINE IS FINE IT HAVE … |
| 2016-09-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRAME IS RUSTING OUT EVEN THOUGH THE REST OF THE TRUCK LOOKS GREAT . THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN WINTER BECAUSE I … |
| 2015-11-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1998 XLT 4X4. BODY IN GREAT SHAPE. FRAME HAS RUST SO BAD REAR BUMBER AND SPARE TIRE CARRIER HAVE FALLEN OFF. BROKE B… |
| 2015-07-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | YOURE SUPPOSED TO TELL ME OF ANY PAST INCIDENTS , ACCIDENTS , FAILURES, & RECALLS. REMEMBER? THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE… |
| 2015-06-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DEPRESSING THE … |
| 2015-06-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE REAR FRAME COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF BETWEEN THE REAR SPRING SHACKLES AND REAR BUMPER, THE SPARE TIRE MOUNT IF ALMOST C… |
| 2015-06-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | ANY ANY??YOU TELL ME REMEMBER? |
| 2015-06-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 1 | 1998 FORD RANGER FIVE SPEED FOUR SHE'LL DRIVE, WAS PARKED ON LEVEL SURFACE PARKING BREAK ENGAGED TRANSITION IN GEAR IGN… |
| 2015-05-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE BACK SECTION OF THE FRAME IS RUSTED OFF THE SPRING HANGERS ARE RUSTED OFF THE FUEL TANK CROSS MEMBER IS RUSTED OFF … |
| 2015-05-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | 1998 FORD RANGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING… |
| 2015-05-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE REAR FRAME OF THE TRUCK FELL APART RUSTED AWAY |
| 2015-03-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRAME/ CHASSIS IS RUSTING. I HEARD TOYOTA WAS FIXING THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRUCKS. WHY DOESN'T FORD AND OR HAVE Y… |
| 2015-01-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | PULLED INTO A SLOPING DOWN PARKING SPOT. STOPPED, FOOT ON THE BRAKE. BEFORE I COULD SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE, THE ENGINE ABRU… |
| 2015-01-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TOOK MY 1998 FORD RANGER IN FOR AN INSPECTION ON 01/13/2015 ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE BACK OF THE FRAME IS ALMOST COMPL… |
| 2014-10-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY FORD RANGER FRAME IS ALMOST COMPLETELY ROTTED AWAY IN THE BACK AND THE REST OF THE FRAME IS IN GOOD CONDITION. THE R… |
| 2014-10-10 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN THE FRAME BROKE, BEHIND THE CAB WHERE THE BACK BED BEGINS ON THE DRIVER SIDE. EXCESS… |
| 2014-09-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I TOOK MY TRUCK TO HAVE A POWER STEERING ISSUE EXAMINED. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRAME OF THE … |
| 2014-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE REAR FRAME OF THE TRUCK HAS ROTTED AWAY. THE REAR SUSPENSION AND BUMPER ARE ABOUT TO FALL OFF. THE BODY ITSELF IS I… |
| 2014-08-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY 1998 FORD RANGER FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THE GAS TANK IS READY TO FALL OFF . THE SHOCK FELL OFF. THE STRAP … |
| 2014-03-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE TRUCK STARTED SMOKING AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND THE WHOLE F… |
| 2013-10-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE IN BED AT 2:00 AM TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE. *TR |
| 2013-10-06 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | REAR SECTION OF FRAME AT REAR BUMPER MOUNT AND SPARE TIRE HOLDER IS COMPLETELY RUSTED TO THE POINT OF HOLES ALL THE WAY… |
| 2013-09-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WENT TO GET ESTIMATE ON REPLACING MUFFLER SYSTEM AND WAS TOLD NOT TO DO IT BECAUSE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND READY TO BREAK.… |
| 2013-08-30 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | SPARE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. ENTIRE FRAME IS RUSTING. GAS TANK ABOUT TO FALL OFF. TRUCK ONLY HAS 115000 MILES????… |
| 2013-06-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FROM ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE DOOR TO THE FRONT SUSPENSION MOUNT IS ALMOST COMPLETELY GO… |
| 2013-02-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | TRUCK IN OVER ALL GREAT SHAPE HOWEVER THE FRAME IS BEAT I KNOW FORD SAYS SALT BUT LOOKING AT THE REST OF TRUCK ONE CAN … |
| 2013-01-05 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | THE FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH IN SPOTS ALL THE WAY DOWN THE FRAME. IT LOOKS CLOSE TO BREAKING IN HALF IN SOME SPOTS. A… |
| 2012-12-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | REAR FRAME HAS ROTTED OUT BY THE RIGHT REAR SPRING HANGER CAUSING SPRING TO GO TRU BED AND THE REAR AXLE TO BE D… |
| 2012-10-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | SEVERELY RUSTED OUT REAR FRAME RAILS THAT WOULD NOT PASS PA. INSPECTION CODES. IN THE PAST 3 YEARS I HAVE REPLACED ALL … |
| 2012-09-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PED… |
| 2012-06-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | REAR SECTION OF FRAME THAT HOLD SPARE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING, TIRE AND FRAME SECTION JUST MISSED A VEHICLE BEHIND … |
| 2012-06-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | REAR LEAF SPRING MOUNTS ROTTED AND BROKEN , REAR BUMPER MOUNTS ROTTED AND VERY CLOSE TO FAILURE , SPARE TIRE MOUNT SEV… |
| 2012-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE WATER RESERVOIR WAS ABNOR… |
| 2012-03-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | THE FRAME IS HAVING SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS HEAVY RUST AND ROT COMPROMISING THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE TRUCK. IN FA… |
| 2012-03-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | MY 1998 RANGER WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION AGAIN DUE TO FRAME RUST. NOT JUST IN THE REAR BUT ALL OVER. THE REST OF T… |
| 2012-02-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | UPON ACTIVATING TURN SIGNAL ON A DARK MORNING, THE HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY FAILED. ACTIVATING THE DIM/BRIGHT LEVER PR… |
| 2012-01-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | PARKED OUT ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, CAUGHT ON FIRE AROUND 9 PM. FIRE TRUCKS CAME AND PUT IT OUT AND KNOCKED … |
| 2011-07-23 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 FORD RANGER EXTENDED CAB, MY FRAME HAST RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING MY BED TO BE UNATTACHED. *TR |
| 2011-06-30 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | SPARE TIRE CARRIED UNDER TRUCK COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY AND SPARE FELL ON HIGHWAY AND REAR FRAME COMPLETELY RUSTING AWAY.… |