Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Ford Ranger.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2001 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was… |
| 2025-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2001 Ford Ranger. It was later discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy.… |
| 2025-07-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2001 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle to the resi… |
| 2025-02-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2001 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, it was discovered that the a… |
| 2023-01-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2001 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled… |
| 2022-11-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | so I recently purchased this truck thinking it was all safe, the pictures were too good to be true thats for sure, When… |
| 2022-05-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The rear frame rusted so bad the bumper fell off and the frame actually cracked. This is a common issue with the late 1… |
| 2022-03-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The frame has rusted so bad it has completely separated from the body. The Ranger frame rusting is a known problem but … |
| 2021-10-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The frame is rotted and broken on both side in the rear |
| 2021-08-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2001 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that the front passenger’s side seat belt would not latch prope… |
| 2021-07-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Frame rusted in several places behind the cab at the rear spring shackles. Frame cracked both sides and bed is up again… |
| 2021-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I noticed that there was significantly more rust than there should be. There are places where the frame has rusted thro… |
| 2021-07-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The rear leaf spring shackle rust causing the leaf spring to go through the bed. When going highway speeds the vehicle … |
| 2021-02-17 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEATBELT RELEASES RANDOMLY FOR NO REASON. |
| 2021-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOESN'T LATCH AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES SPORADICALLY. OCCASIONALLY FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP A… |
| 2020-11-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH. REAR DRIVER SIDE SPRING MOUNT HAS RUSTED AND BROKEN FROM THE FRAME. REAR BUMPER MOUNTS A… |
| 2020-07-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELTS CONSTANTLY COMING UNBUCKLED. WHILE DRIVING AND STOPPED |
| 2020-06-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2001 FORD RANGER 3.0 HAS A IDLE WHEN IM DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH IDLE WOULD STAY AROUND 1,300 RPM. HAPPENS USUALLY MOR… |
| 2020-06-08 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY SEAT BELT POPS OUT RANDOMLY ANY PHASE OF DRIVING AFTER I LATCHED IT AND PULLED ON IT TO CHECK.… |
| 2019-08-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | FRAME ROT ,STRUCTURAL CRACK IN LEFT SIDE REAR, DID NOT PASS NYS INSPECTION |
| 2019-07-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN I GOT TO WORK I NOTHING MY REAR BUMPER FELL OFF WITH NO GIVEN WARNING A… |
| 2019-07-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | BACK LEAF SPRING RUST OUT. |
| 2019-07-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A USED 2001 FORD RANGER, WENT TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND THERE WAS SEVERE RUST UNDERNEATH OF THE FRAME TO THE… |
| 2019-07-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THESE ARE PICTURES OF THE FRAME ON MY RANGER. THE FRAME IS RUSTING OUT AND IT ONLY HAS 76,619 MILES ON IT. MY MECHANIC … |
| 2019-05-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH OVER A RAILROAD TRACK, THE SPARE TIRE LOOSENED FROM THE V… |
| 2019-05-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE FRAME ON THIS TRUCK HAS RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE REAR BUMPER ACTUALLY FELL OF THE VEHI… |
| 2019-02-08 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I CAN'T BUCKLE MY SEATBELT. THE MECHANISM JAMES WHEN I ATTEMPT TO BUCKLE MY SEAT BELT. |
| 2019-01-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRAME IS ROTTED EVERYWHERE FOR THE MOST PART SPARE TIRE IS ABOUT TO FAIL OFF ISN'T SAFE TO HAUL ANYTHING IN THE BED |
| 2018-10-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 2001 FORD RANGER FRAME IS RUSTED OUT BAD. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PRO… |
| 2018-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | BODY FRAME RUSTED TO THE POINT I NOTICED THE BUMPER WAS HANGING DOWN ON DRIVERS SIDE, AS I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK IN MY… |
| 2018-04-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE FRAMES ON THESE VEHICLES ARE PURE JUNK, THEY BREAK USUALLY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE REAR SPRING SH… |
| 2018-04-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRAME IS RUSTING AWAY. BOTH REAR SHOCK MOUNTS. GAS TANK HOLDING STRAPS. BOTH CHASIS RAILS ARE RUSTING AWAY WITH BIG C… |
| 2018-02-25 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE UNEXPECTED UNLOCKS WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE. |
| 2018-01-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRAME RUSTED EVEN THOU WE PAID FOR UNDERCOATING NO ACCIDENT TRYING TO PREVENT ACCIDENT WITHOUT SCRAPING THE VEHICLE CAN… |
| 2018-01-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A NOISE BY THE WHEEL BEARING. THE CON… |
| 2017-12-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR-BAGS ON MY 2001 FORD RANGER EDGE 2WD EXTENDED CAB SMALL PI… |
| 2017-12-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRAME IS RUSTED BADLY AT POINTS WHERE CONTROL ARM CONNECTS TO FRAME AND CROSS MEMBERS WHERE HOLDS GAS TANK. BODY IS IN … |
| 2017-11-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRAME HAS EXCESSIVE RUST/CORROSION. |
| 2017-11-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD RANGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT PARTS … |
| 2017-11-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | BACK HALF OF FRAME RUST OUT CROSSMEMBERS AND GAS TANK BRACKET. BECOMES UNSAFE |
| 2017-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | BOUGHT A USED 2001 FORD RANGER AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A MONTH OR SO SHOCKS WERE REALLY BAD LOOKED UNDERNEATH TO FIND TWO … |
| 2017-05-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD RANGER. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE FRAME EXPERIENCED S… |
| 2017-05-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SERIOUS STRUCTURAL FRAME RUST AFFECTING AREAS RELATED TO SUSPENSION (SHOCKS, BRACKETS/SHACKLES OF LEAF SPRING) WHILE TH… |
| 2017-03-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | HAD LEFT WORK AND DRIVEN APPROX. 12 MILES DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. WHILE GOING THROUGH NEXT TOWN DRIVING AT APPROX. 35 MPH, … |
| 2016-12-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I TOOK MY FORD RANGER TO BE INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD THE REAR BUMPER MOUNT HAD TO BE FIXED DUE TO RUST. I MADE AN APPOINT… |
| 2016-10-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE REAR OF THE CAB/FRONT OF BED AT THE FRAME HAS EXTENSIVE RUST. THIS CAUSES THE TRUCK TO SAG BADLY AND BECOME UNSAFE |
| 2016-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | RUSTY FRAME, |
| 2016-08-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAD ELECTRICAL FIRE IN STEERING COLUMN AFTER JUST STARTING VEHICLE WHILE STILL IN PARK.. |
| 2016-07-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRAME BAD.SPARE TIRE FALL OFF AND BACK BUMPER FALL OFF.SPARE TIRE FALL OFF WHEN I WAS PARKING IN A PARKING SPACE.FRAME … |
| 2016-06-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | FORD SENT OUT RECALL NOTICES FOR FAULTY TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. MY 2001 FORD RANGER WAS IN… |