2001 Ford Ranger Complaint Log

I SMELLED GAS WHILE DRIVING. I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND GAS WAS SPRAYING FROM A LEAK. THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY ABRASION WHERE THE LINE CONTACTED A HARD PLASTIC "PROTECTIVE COVER". IT COULD HAVE BLOWN UP! THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT.*AK

CONSUMER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL 01V227001. PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND MINIVANS. EQUIPPED WITH SEAT BELTS SUPPLIED BY TRW. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE DRIVER'S AND/OR FRONT PASSENGER'S OUTBOARD SEAT BELT BUCKLES MAY NOT FULLY LATCH. THIS RECALL FAILED. DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO CONSUMER THE RECALL WAS DONE, SORRY.*AK RQ04011.*PCO *TC OWNER GIVES PERM. TO RELEASE INFO.*PCO

CONSUMER STATED: THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE, PRIMARILY IN THE POWER TRAIN AREA, IT MADE NOISE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS APPLIED. IT WOULD HAPPEN WHEN THE CONSUMER REACHED UP TO 2000 RMP'S. *JB

I AM WRITING THIS MESSAGE TO INFORM JOE THE AUTO DRIVER ABOUT A SITUATION I ENCOUNTERED. I OWN A 2001 FORD RANGER EDGE WITH 28000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURES WARRANTY RAN OUT AND THE EXTENDED FORD WARRANTY KICKED IN WITH ZERO DEDUCTIBLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LABORING OR BUCKING WHEN IT WOULD COME TO A STOP. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO RED MCCOMBS FORD OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. THEY PROMISED TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE THE NEXT DAY. I RECEIVED A CALL THE NEXT DAY THAT THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETE AND I COULD PICK UP MY VEHICLE. I GAVE MY NAME TO GIRL AT SERVICE DESK FOR THE PAPERWORK. SHE SEEMED TO HAVE A PROBLEM FINDING MY PAPERWORK. AFTER SPELLING MY NAME IN ENGLISH, SPELLING IN PHONETICS (ECHO, DELTA, ETC), AND FINALLY WRITING IN A PIECE OF PAPER SHE STILL COULD NOT FIND THE PAPERWORK. THEN, SHE CALLED SERVICE ADVISOR WHO BROUGHT HIS PAPERWORK AND STILL COULD NOT FIND MY PAPERWORK. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT AFTER FORTY MINUTES THE PAPERWORK WAS FOUND ON ANOTHER PILE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE SERVICE GIRLS DESK. SHE THEN PRESENTED ME WITH A BILL OF $65.00 FOR THE REPAIR. I TOLD HIM THAT I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH NO DEDUCTIBLE. SHE CALLED THE TOP SERVICE MANGER AND HE TOLD ME, THAT REPAIR DIDNT INVOLVE A PART CHANGE; I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DIAGNOSIS FEE. MY PATIENCE HAD JUST BEEN SURPASSED AND I DEMANDED TO SEE THE TOP GUN AT THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TAKEN INTO THE OFFICE OF CHARLES HYLTON, SERVICE DIRECTOR WHO PROCEEDED TO EXPLAIN THE SAME STORY. AT THIS POINT I WAS AT MY WITS END AND DECIDED I WOULD SPLIT THE BILL; HOWEVER, THIS WAS THE LAST TIME THEY WERE GOING TO SEE ME. HE THEN TRUMPED ME AND OFFERED TO PAY THE WHOLE BILL. I EXPLAINED THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN OFFERED AT FIRST. I FEEL THEY ATTEMPTED TO WEAR ME DOWN, SO I COULD JUST PAY THE $65.00 AND MOVE ON BY MY BUSINESS. I HAVE NO CO-PAY AND THEY KNEW IT! I WONDER HOW MANY JOE DRIVERS HAVE FACED AN ISSUE LIKE THIS. *AK

I WAS INVOLVED IN A RECENT ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS HIT IN MY 2001 FORD RANGER WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. MY VEHICLE WAS SLAMMED INTO FROM THE BACK BY AN SUV AND KNOCKED INTO A SMALL TOYOTA TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME WHO WAS ALSO STOPPED AT THE IINTESECTION. MY TRUCK WAS TOTALED WITH THE TRUCK BED LOOKING LIKE AN INVERTED V WITH FRONT BUMPER AND HOOD DAMAGE AND A FLUID LEAK. NEITHER THE DRIVER OF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED EVEN AFTER BEING HIT THAT HARD FROM BOTH FRONT AND BACK.*AK

THE CLUTCH PEDAL GETS ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE CLUTCH WILL DISENGAGE. THIS PROBLEM COMES AND GOES. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL NOT DISENGAE AT ALL AT SOME POINT. THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS YET. I HAVE NOT FIXED IT YET.

FUEL PUMP CRACKED. AS A RESULT, FUEL POURED ONTO THE MUFFLER. CONSUMER IWASCONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

THE GEAR SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK. CONSUMER HAD TO GIGGLE THE SHIFTER TO REMOVE IT FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. TWO DAYS LATER, WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER HEARD SOMETHING BREAK LOOSE IN THE COLUMN, FOLLOWED BY A RATTLING NOISE. THE STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED AFTER BREAKING LOOSE, AND A RATTLING NOISE OCCURRED. PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO TAKE THE STEERING COLUMN APART TO INSPECT IT UNTIL THEY COULD DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THEY WERE ONLY WILLING TO REPLACE THE STEERING PUMP, BUT THE FAILURE WAS IN THE STEERING COLUMN.*AK

WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP LIGHT I TRIED TO ENGAGE MY CLUTCH PEDAL AND GEAR BECAME STIF, AND I COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 4TH GEAR. THE CLUTCH PEDAL WOULD TRAVEL DOWN TO ALMOST THE FLOOR AND NOT COME BACK UP. I GOT THE GEAR SHIFT INTO NETURAL AND SAT FOR THE LIGHT. THE CLUTCH PEDAL SLOWLY RETURNED TO IT'S NORMAL POSITION, I DEPRESS IT AGAIN AND THERE WAS ALOT OF FREE TRAVEL, BUT I DID GET IT INTO GEAR AND DROVE RIGHT INTO A EARNHARDT DEALERSHIP THAT I WAS GOING BY. I HAD TAKEN MY VEHICLE INTO HAVE A SIMILAR CLUTCH PROBLEM CHECK OUT LAST MONTH AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP EARNHARDT AND THEY COULD NOT FINE ANY THING WRONG THROUGH COMPUTER TESTING. THEY ARE SAYING NOW THAT IT COULD BE THE CLUTCH MASTER OR A CLUTCH SLAVE COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE A FORD RANGER 2001 HAS UNDER 36,000 MILES AND JUST OVER 3 YRS OLD. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH WESTERN NATIONAL WARRANTY SCOTTDALE, AZ 85255 THEY SAY THEY DON'T COVER THESE COMPONENTS. I NEVER RECIEVED A COPY OF THE POLICY. I AM WAITING ON THIS INFORMATION TO BE SENT TO ME. I DO NOT UNDER STAND HOW THESE COMPONENT WITH LESS THAN 36,000 MILES AND MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING GO OUT.*AK

I WAS TRAVELING AT 58 MPH, VEERED OFF ROAD AND HIT A CULVERT HEAD ON. I SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY DUE TO AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. *JB

2001 FORD RANGER HAD JUST THROWN A ROD THROUGH THE OIL PAN. *MR THE ANTI FREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE OIL AND LOCKING DOWN THE MOTOR. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC NOTIFIED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT LOWER BALL JOINT WORE OUT.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE THE BALL JOINT BOOTS WERE NOTICED DETERIORATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED AS WELL. THE TIMING COVER GASKET WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 03/22/06. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AND APPROCHING A FREEWAY ENTRANCE THE VEHICLE STICK SHIFT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. FINALLY WHEN ENTERING 5TH GEAR THE VECHILE SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE STICK SHIFT FROZE UP. I HAD TO COAST OF TO THE SIDE OF FREEWAY AND BE TOWED TO NEAREST FORD DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A FAULTY MASTER AND SLAVE CILINDER AND A FAULTY CLUTCH SYSTEM. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEAR OLD AND HAS 53,000 MI. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A PREMATURE SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE FREE WAY AND WHEN EXITING HEARD A GRINDING SOUND. WHEN CONSUMER LOOKED AT VEHICLE HE NOTICED THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION DROPPED DOWN. THIS HAPPENED DUE TO THE RIM OF THE WHEEL BREAKING INTO PIECES. THIS WAS A STANDARD RIM FROM THE MANUFACTURER. BRAKE CALIPER BEHIND THE RIM WAS DAMAGED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS HOME BECAUSE THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE

WHILE STANDING ON TAILGATE BOTH CABLES BROKE AT THE SAME TIME, THE TAILGATE DROPPED TO THE BUMPER AND I FELL TO THE GROUND.

WHILE DRIVING, THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

HIT A POTHOLE WHILE TURNING LEFT ; LEAVING A RESTAURANT. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE FOR A MOMENT. HIT CURB ON THE MEDIAN, AIRBAGS DEPLOYED; CROSSED OVER GRASS MEDIAN. WAS BLINDED AND DRIFTED OVER ONTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND BACK INTO PARKING LOT WICH WAS MY INITIAL DEPARTURE POINT.

I HAVE A 2001 FORD RANGER 4-WHEEL DRIVE OFF ROAD. IT HAS 22.000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE DRIVEN IT APPROXIMATELY 10 (TEN) MILES IN 4-WHEEL, NEVER OFF-ROAD. I HAD ALL OILS CHANGED AND ANALYSED TO ENSURE NO HIDDEN PROBLEMS. THE RESULTS ARE: TRANSFER CASE (FIRST TEST) ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF COPPER--CRITICAL AMOUNT OF ALUMINUM--CRITICAL AMOUNT OF SILICON. SECONT TEST--SIKICON LEVELS HIGH--WEAR METALS HIGH--FRONT DIFFERENTIAL--MODEARQATE LEVELS OF DIRT--WEAR METALS HIGH--REAR DIFFERENTIAL--NICKEL LEVEL APPEARS HIGH---TRANSMISSION--TEST INDICATE NO CORRECTIVE ACTION--ENGINE--TESTS INDICATE NO CORRECTIVE ACTION (I HAVE CHANGED OIL AND FILTER 7 TIMES). FORD MOTOR COMPANY CLAIMS IF NO PROBLEMS ARE CURRENT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. OIL CONTAMINATION LEADS TO PROBLEMS. FORD MOTOR COMAPNY IS SELLING DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT DOOMED TO FAIL.*AK

PAINT CLEAR COAT IS CHIPING AND PEELING AROUND MOST OF THE VEHICLE . *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS HAVE FAILED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. WITHIN TEN MINUTES OF USE, THE SEAT BELTS LOOSEN AND FAIL TO REMAIN FASTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. AS TIME PROGRESSED, THE FAILURE BECAME MORE FREQUENT. THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE SEAT BELTS NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. HE DISCOVERED NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 01V227001 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY), BUT THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED WHEN THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE SEAT BELTS REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

DAYTON TIRE SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT THAT KILLED MY DAUGHTER (TAMMY RENEE EGBERT) ON 21 APRIL 2004 IN ROCKLEDGE, FLORIDA, BEVARD COUNTY ON HIGHWAY INTERSTATE 95. *LA

BOUGHT A USED 2001 FORD RANGER IT WAS VIBRATING WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. TOLD THE SALESMAN AND HE SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT. TOOK THE TRUCK IN, AND THEY CHARGED ME $669.00 SAID IT HAD BEEN IN SALT WATER I BOUGHT IT APRIL 12TH 2004 I DID NOT GO NEAR ANY SALT WATER THEY KNEW WHAT THE TROUBLE WAS BEFORE I BOUGHT IT ALSO SAID WARRANTY DID NOT COVER IT. *AK

FORD RANGER XLT 2001 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FROM NEW AND NOW JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY BASED ON MILEAGE, THE TRANSMISSION IS NEEDING REBUILDING OR REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 38412 MILES TOTAL ON IT, WARRANTY COVERAGE ONLY LASTS UNTIL 36000 MILES OR 3 YEARS. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2001. NO SPECIAL OPERATING CONDITIONS HAVE EXISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE (I.E. TOWING, HEAVY EQUIPMENT OR ITEM HAULING). THIS VEHICLE BEGAN VERY EARLY SATURDAY APRIL 10, 2004 FLASHING THE O/D OFF INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH PANEL. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INDICATED THAT THE OBDII SYSTEM WAS REGISTERING 3 DIFFERENT CODES HAVING TO DO WITH THE POWERTRAIN SYSTEM. THE CODES REGISTERING WERE P0731, P0733 AND P0735. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WHO WAS WORKING ON THE VEHICLE THERE IS A TBS FOR THE CODE P0733 REGISTERING. THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO I ENDED UP RECEIVING THE BAD NEWS FROM ONLY GAVE ME THE OPTION OF INSTALLING A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF ROUGHLY $2600. I HAVE ALSO TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDANT TRANSMISSION MECHANIC TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE AND SEE WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING. THIS MECHANIC HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT, BUT ALSO COMMENTED THAT HE IS SEEING MORE OF THIS HAPPENING WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION MODEL IN THIS VEHICLE. HE ALSO NOTED THAT THE TREND IS THAT BETWEEN 30-40,000 MILES IS THE RANGE AT WHEN THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS. I PLACED A CALL TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND THEY ARE 'RESEARCHING' POSSIBILITIES OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. THE MAIN CONCERN THAT I HAVE WITH THIS 'FIX' IS THAT IT WILL BE REPLACED WITH THE SAME MODEL OF TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE PROBLEM WILL OCCUR AGAIN IN 30-40,000 MILES.*AK

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE CONSUME HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. *AK

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2001. TODAY I WAS CHECKING THE AIR IN THE SPARE TIRE WHEN I NOTICED THE TIRE IS 15" ON A 15" WHEEL. THE OTHER WHEELS AND TIRES ARE ALL 16". THESE TIRES WERE ALL CHANGED FROM FIRESTONE TO GOODYEAR WHEN THE SCARE APPEARED. THE DEALER CHANGED THE TIRES AND SURELY HAD TO KNOW THE PROBLEM, BUT NO ONE MENTIONED IT OR CORRECTED IT. WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO GET A PROPER SIZED WHEEL AND TIRE? I'M SURE THIS COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD OR CAUSE ME PROBLEMS IF I HAVE TO USE THIS SPARE. *JB

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A NEIGHBOR THAT VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH BRAKE LIGHT AND TAIL LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON. MECHANIC REPLACED A FUSE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT ILLEGALLY ENTERED THE LANE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE TWO INJURIES, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK THERE WERE SLIGHT INJURIES. *SC

THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND THE TRAVEL OF THE PEDALS OVERLAPS MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO ACCIDENTALLY PRESS BOTH PETALS AT THE SAME TIME. THIS OCURRED IN THE WINTER WHEN I WAS WEARING HEAVY BOOTS BUT IS POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME.*AK

I HAVE A 01 RANGER 4X4 WITH 4.0L ENGINE AND 4.10 REAR END. I CONTINUE TO HAVE AN INTERMITANT SHUDDER PROBLEM FROM 1-2 AND THEN AGAIN FROM 3-4 (AROUND 2500 RPMS) AND 4-5 (AROUND 2100 RPMS). I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS PERFORMED: 1. REPLACED DRIVESHAFT 2. OVERHAUL VALVE BODY 3. PCM REPROGRAMMED 4. REPLACED VALVE BODY 5. REPLACED VALVE BODY AGAIN 6. OVERHAULED TRANSMISSION REPLACE OVERDRIVE DRUM DUE TO AN UNEVEN SURFACE SO FAR, I HAVE HAD OVER $2,500 IN REPAIRS (ALL UNDER WARRANTY LUCKILY). HOWEVER, THE SHUDDER IS STILL THERE, ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT AS HARSH AS IT ONCE WAS. A NEW PROBLEM HAS BEGUN IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, NOW WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR, IT TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE IT ENGAGES. IN FACT, YOU CAN SIT THERE WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS AND IT WON'T GO. ONCE THE TRUCK IS WARMED UP, THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM. THE SHUDDER THAT IS FELT IS ERRATIC, BUT CAN BE MADE TO SHUDDER IF DRIVEN AT THE CORRECT SPEEDS. *AK

TRUCK EXHIBITS IDLE DIP BELOW 500 RPM DURING DECELERATION WHEN ALMOST STOPPED. TRUCK TRIES TO PUSH THROUGH STOP, ENGINE NEARLY DIES ONCE TRUCK IS STOPPED ENGINE CORRECTS AND IDLE RETURNS TO NORMAL. *JB

BOTH TAILATE CABLES ON A 2001 FORD RANGER TRUCK BROKE WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS ON THE TAILGATE A FEW MONTHS AGO. MINOR INJURIES, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS! GM IS NOT THE ONLY COMPANY WITH FAULTY TAILGATE CABLES! WE REPLACED THE CABLES AT OUR OWN COST.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED WITH A UTILITY POLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS NOT SURE WHETHER HE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT OR NOT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES, AND WAS RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS. POLICE DID ARRIVE ON THE SCENE, BUT NO ONE WAS CITED. *AK *MR

WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT UNLOCKED FROM THE BELT BUCKLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *JB RECALL#01V227001. *SC RQ04011.*PCO PREVIOUS OWNER HAD TAKEN VEH IN FOR RECALL WORK AND REPLACED DSB ONLY. NOW PSB FAILED. OWNER GAVE PERM. TO RELEASE INFO.*PCO

2001 FORD RANGER 4.0 AUTOMATIC. ERRATIC SHIFTING DURING COLD WEATHER UNTIL THE VEHICLE WARMS UP. HAVE TALKED TO MANY OTHERS AND THE PROBLEM ACCORDING TO SOME DEALERS IS THE TRANSMISSION COOLER IS PLACED TO FAR FOREWARD OF THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID GELS DURING COLD WEATHER. TALKED TO OUR FORD DEALER IN TOWN AND THEY SAY ALOT OF THE ESCAPES THAT USE THE SAME TRANSMISSION AND COOLING SYSTEM HAVE LOST TRANSMISSION DUE TO THIS. THE SAME TRANSMISSION IS ALSO USED IN THE MAZDA AND MY BOSS AT WORK JUST HAD HIS GO OUT AT 15,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. IT SEEMS FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT IS NOT INCLINED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MY VEHICLE DURING COLD DAYS ( BELOW 30 ) ACTS LIKE SOMEONE IS PUTTING THE CLUTCH IN AND OUT VERY RAPIDLY WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT WHEN IT IS FIRST DRIVEN. HAD IT AT THE DEALER LAST YEAR BEFORE MY FORD WARRENTY EXPIRED AND THEY FOUND NOTHING. OF COUSE IF WAS ABOVE 40 THAT DAY. ANY INFLUENCE THAT COULD BE BROUGHT TO FORD TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WOULD BE HELPFUL. IT SEEMS ON THE VEHICLES THEY ARE FIXING NOW, FORD IS PUTTING IN ANOTHER SAFETY VALVE IN THE COOLING SYSTEM TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE SO ALL OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WON'T BLOW OUT. THANKS FOR LISTENING AND I HOPE YOU CAN HELP. FORD WON'T.*AK

IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND IT WAS SLUSHY OUT, MY TRUCK GOT PULLED BY SLUSH AND I HIT A GUARD RAIL ALMOST HEAD ON AND BOUNCED OFF OF IT AND WOUND UP RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE INSIDE LANE OF THE HIGHWAY ONCE THE TRUCK WAS STOPPED MY AIRBAGS WENT OFF, I THEN HAD AN ASTHMA ATTACK FROM THE POWDER THAT CAME OUT OF THE AIR BAGS. HOW IRONIC THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS SHUT OFF YET IT STILL WENT OFF. ALSO WHEN MY TRUCK WENT IN THE SHOP TO BE FIXED I FOUND OUT THAT BOTH SEATBELT PRE-TENSIONERS HAD TO BE REPLACED SINCE BOTH OF THEM HAD BROKE YET I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE TRUCK. THIS TRUCK WAS FIXED BY A FORD DEALER. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE AIR BAG WENT OFF WHEN IT WAS SHUT OFF. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE. I ASKED THE FORD DEALER WHY THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD WENT OFF AND WHY THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER HAD BROKE AND ALL THEY COULD TELL ME IS THEY DID NOT KNOW. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THAT ANSWER AND I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE INVESTIGATED. I HAD TO PAY DOUBLE OF WHAT IT WOULD HAVE COST ME TO REPLACE ONE AIR BAG AND ONE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR ABRASIONS TO THE FACIAL AREA. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

I WAS DRIVING IN THE OFF ROAD AREA OF OCEANO DUNES AND WENT OFF A SAND DUNE HEAD FIRST ABOUT 15 FEET. THE ENTIRE FRONT END IS SMASHED, I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL SO HARD IT IS BENT. NEITHER THE AIR BAG NOR THE SEAT BELT WORKED. I HAD TAKEN THE TRUCK IN FOR REPAIR FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD STAY ON FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. THEY SAID THEY HAD REPAIRED IT THE LAST TIME BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY HADN'T. I HAVE CALLED REPEATEDLY SINCE THE ACCIDENT, THEY KEEP PROMISING TO RETURN MY CALL BUT I GET NO RESPONSE FROM THEM. FIRST THEY WOULDN'T BELIEVE THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG AND NOW THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE OF THEIR SAFETY EQUIPMENT TO WORK. I WONDER IF ANY ONE IS INTERESTED IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE HIT A TREE, AND BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

MY CLIENT IS SCHEDULED TO UNDERGO 2 CERVICAL FUSIONS AS ARESULT OF A REAR END MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH. HIS FORD RANGER HAS NO HEADREST AS SUCH BUT RATHER IS DESIGNED WITH A GLASS PARTION TO ACT AS MEANS FOR STOPPING HEAD'S MOVEMENT. AMAZING THAT FORD "COMPLIED" WITH FEDERAL STANDARDS USING GLASS PARTION. WHO EVER HEARD OF A GLASS HEADREST?

FUEL LEAK FROM TOP OF FUEL TANK. (HIGH PRESSURE FUEL OUTLET NIPPLE LEAKING ON FUEL TANK MODULE). *LA

THE SHIFT KNOB OF MY STICK SHIFT SLIPS OFF LEAVING ME IN NEUTRAL AS I SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR 3RD TO 4TH GEARS. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS WHERE I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED AS THE KNOB CAME OFF WHILE I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC. THIS PREVENTED ME FROM ACCELERATING INTO THE TRAFFIC FLOW. BECAUSE I WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL I HAD TO COAST (ONE TIME WHILE MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY) UNTIL I COULD GET THE KNOB BACK ON AND COMPLETE THE SHIFT INTO A GEAR. *JB

DT: THE CALLER SAID BOTH FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISES IN THE FRONT END. THIS WAS THE ONLY INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT THE BALL JOINTS SHOULD NOT GO BAD AT THAT MILEAGE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO HELP. THE CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW IF THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE LOWER JOINTS. *AK (11/15/05) THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM BOTH BALL JOINTS AND THE CV JOINT. *SC

THE PAINT ON THE HOOD IS CRACKING.

FORD RANGER 2001 4X4 PREMATURE BRAKE SYSTEM WEAR PADS TOTALLY WORN AT 19000 MILES AND ROTORS ALREADY RESURFACED TWICE. PADS REPLACED AT MY COST ON THIRD VISIT TO DEALER FOR BRAKE SQUEAL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, ROLLED OVER AND CRASHED. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES BOTH REAR AND ONE FRONT RIM ARE COMPLETED RUSTED FROM INSIDE TO OUTSIDE. DEALER NEVER SEEN BEFORE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION (PICTURE). *PH

I HAVE A FORD RANGER EDGE 2001. I PURCHASED IT JUN 11 2003. I JUST STARTED FEELING WEIRD VIBRATIONS AND SOUNDS FROM THE FRONT END .I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME BOTH UPPER SUSPENSION ARMS NEED REPLACING.THIS IS GOING TO COST OVER A $1000.00 DOLLARS. I WAS TOLD IF I DON'T DO IT SOON I COULD LOOSE ONE OR BOTH OF MY FRONT TIRES AT HIGH SPEED OR OFF ROAD. HE ALSO TOLD ME HE HAS A LOT OF FORD RANGERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. *PH