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2004 Ford Ranger

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2004-07-14 04V331000 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS 1,395 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-03-09 TIRES No 0 After driving for 45 minutes on smooth highway, my front driver's side tire blew while I was going 75mph. Had I been cl…
2025-11-18 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 since 2020 i have owned this ford ranger edge and have replaced drivers side exterior door handle 4 times, interior dri…
2025-11-14 AIR BAGS Yes 1 The contact owns a 2004 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while driving on the highway in rainy weather at 60 MPH, s…
2025-05-23 AIR BAGS No 0 The contact owned a 2004 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V788000 (Air Bags) …
2024-04-15 AIR BAGS No 0 I dropped the vehicle off in April, Bought it off facebook marketplace in March. Since then, I have dropped the vehicle…
2023-12-13 AIR BAGS No 0 See attached document for complaint
2023-11-22 AIR BAGS No 0 The contact owns a 2004 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V0810000 (Air Bags) …
2023-10-26 AIR BAGS Yes 0 My husband was involved in a single-vehicle accident where he left the highway at around45 mph, went downhill for 50+ f…
2023-09-17 AIR BAGS No 0 See attached document for complaint
2022-11-14 AIR BAGS Yes 1 The contact owned a 2004 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that his daughter was involved in a head-on collision; however…
2022-08-15 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 The since weld behind the cab on drivers side frame completely rotted the frame away this was verified as a defect fro…
2022-04-28 ENGINE No 0 TRUCK SURGED FORWARD WHILE BRAKING AT RED LIGHT IF SOME ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM.
2021-12-01 AIR BAGS Yes 1 The contact owned a 2004 Ford Ranger. The contact stated while driving at 10-15 MPH and making a right turn, a vehicle …
2021-09-28 STRUCTURE No 0 The contact owns a 2004 Ford Ranger. The contact stated while doing routine maintenance at a local mechanic, the mechan…
2021-06-30 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Rotted sub-frame-will not pass NY State inspection-This truck has 27,817 miles
2021-04-03 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 RUSTED AND ROTTEN OUT FRAME. THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS IN REAL GOOD CONDITION. FRAME IS CRACKED THRU IN A FEW PLACES A…
2021-03-17 AIR BAGS No 0 AFTER RECEIVING SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES, WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED. THE ONLY APPOINTMENT AVAIL…
2021-01-11 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMIN…
2020-12-18 STRUCTURE No 0 Rear frame rusted and rotted..spare tire fell off entire evap can also..both sides rear frame shock and spring shackles…
2020-12-12 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 2004 FORD RANGER EDGE HAS RUSTED ROTTEN REAR FAME, SHACKELS RUSTED, SHOCKS RUSTED, BED RUSTED UNDER BEDLINER BUMPER FEL…
2020-09-30 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 THE FRAME BROKE IN TWO ON SAID VEHICLE.
2020-08-02 SUSPENSION No 0 THE FRONT SUBFRAME WHERE THE LOWER CONTROL ATTACHES HAS SEPARATED OR BROKEN DUE TO RUST. I WAS HEADED HOME FROM WORK, U…
2020-07-20 AIR BAGS No 0 THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THESE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BEEN TO DEALER ON APPOINTMENTS AT LEAST 3 TIMES. THEY WILL NOT DO …
2020-07-09 SUSPENSION No 0 FRONT SUBFRAME CROSSMEMBER THAT HOLDS SUSPENSION COMPONENTS HAS BROKEN DUE TO RUST.
2020-07-09 SUSPENSION No 0 THEFRONT SUBFRAME THAT HOLDS ALL THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS HAS BROKEN DUE TO RUST.
2020-05-15 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT SOLOMON FORD, LLC (502 NATION…
2020-04-17 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 THE ENTIRETY OF THE FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE IS COVERED IN RUST AND CORROSION. THE SIDES OF THE BED OF THE TRUCK ARE RUS…
2020-02-23 AIR BAGS Yes 1 FORD RECALLED THE AIR BAGS TO GET FIXED ON MY TRUCK. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY SUPPOSEDLY FI…
2020-02-11 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 HEAVY RUST ON THE FRAME. TODAY THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DUE TO HEAVY RUST. NO INJURY TO PR…
2019-10-01 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 FRAME RUSTED OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE BEHIND FRONT LEAF SPRINF MOUNT. ALSO THE CROSS MEMBER HOLDING FUEL TANK WHERE IT CON…
2019-09-06 AIR BAGS No 0 I AM LOOKING TO SEE THE REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED. LAMOILLE VALLEY FORD WAS TO HAVE COMPLETED REPLACEMENT ON 9/6/19.
2019-08-24 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 REAR LEAF SPRING BRACKET RUSTED OFF FROM FRAME, WHILE LOADED AND ON ROUTE HOME FROM TREE NURSERY. REAR FRAME SECTIONS …
2019-08-09 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 FRAME IS RUSTING COMPLETELY THRU IT HAS ONLY 75000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT .I PURCHASED IT FROM A DEALER I…
2019-08-02 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 REAR END OF FRAME COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. LEAF SPRINGS BROKEN. SPRING SHACKLE BROKE OFF. BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVI…
2019-07-15 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 FRAME IS ROTTING AWAY, LARGE HOLES IN THE REAR HALF OF THE FRAME CAN BE FOUND, YOU CAN PUSH YOUR FINGERS THRU THE FRAME…
2019-05-01 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 I PURCHASED THIS 2004 FORD RANGER THIS PAST WINTER IN HOPES TO PULL MY BOAT TO THE LAKE WITH IT. YESTERDAY. I PULLED MY…
2019-04-03 SUSPENSION No 0 FRAME RAIL NOT FORMED CORRECTLY DEFECTIVE.
2019-02-19 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL. FORD HAS SENT ME NOTICES FOR YEARS ON THIS RECALL. I CALL EVERY FORD DEALERSHIP IN TOWN EVERY TIME I G…
2018-11-27 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TOOK TRUCK FOR STATE INSPECTION AND GARAGE CALLED 2 DAYS LATER,SAID THEY CAN'T INSPECT IT DUE TO FRAME BEING CRACKED IN…
2018-10-25 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 WHILE DRIVING ALONG A SECONDARY ROAD NEAR MY HOME THE LEFT REAR FRAME RAIL IN FRONT OF THE REAR SPRING BROKE IN HALF CA…
2018-10-12 STRUCTURE:BODY No 1 WHILE DRIVING, THE SPARE TIRE STARTED TO FALL OFF DUE TO RUSTING AWAY OF THE MOUNTING APPARATUS. LUCKILY I NOTICED IT …
2018-09-29 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE REAR BREAKS LIGHTS DO NOT WORK BOTH MOVING AND PARKED, BUT THE 3RD UPPER LIGHT DOES WORK. ALL THE OTHER FUNCTIONS W…
2018-09-06 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FROM THE NEW YORK MV…
2018-09-01 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL. I'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET PARTS FOR MONTHS. I AM DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND MY NEXT STEP IS TO CONTAC…
2018-08-27 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 AS I WAS DRIVING, THE BUMPER AND SPARE TIRE CAME OFF ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
2018-08-15 AIR BAGS No 0 I HAVE RECEIVED 2 NOTICES IN AS MANY YEARS AND HAVE CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO SET UP APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE …
2018-08-08 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V…
2018-08-01 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 THE REAR BUMPER FRAME HAS RUSTED OUT AND DETACHED FROM VEHICLE. LOADING BRUSH INTO TRUCK BED, STEPPED ON BUMPER, AND IT…
2018-07-29 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V…
2018-07-15 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHILE WORKING ONE DAY LAST SUMMER AND THE REAR CROSSMEMBER COMPLETELY ROTTED AWAY AND FELL …