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2001 Ford RANGER: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

515 owner complaints analyzed

4 distinct recall campaigns

82,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2001 model year. Data updated: . 281 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Suspension is the most frequently named component, appearing in 73 of 515 complaints (14.2%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior8015.5%
Transmission and shifting336.4%
Fuel system concerns285.4%
Steering behavior214.1%
Engine operation152.9%
Electrical and battery issues122.3%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Suspension
73
Structure:Body
54
Vehicle Speed Control
47
Air Bags:Frontal
33
Air Bags
25
Structure:Frame And Members:Underbody Shields
23
Unknown Or Other
22
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
21
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Suspension73
Structure:Body54
Vehicle Speed Control47
Air Bags:Frontal33
Air Bags25
Structure:Frame And Members:Underbody Shields23
Unknown Or Other22
Power Train:Automatic Transmission21

Suspension: 73; Structure:Body: 54; Vehicle Speed Control: 47; Air Bags:Frontal: 33; Air Bags: 25; Structure:Frame And Members:Underbody Shields: 23; Unknown Or Other: 22; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 21

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
33
25,000 to 49,999
50
50,000 to 74,999
44
75,000 to 99,999
52
100,000 to 149,999
73
150,000 and above
29
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00033
25,000 to 49,99950
50,000 to 74,99944
75,000 to 99,99952
100,000 to 149,99973
150,000 and above29

Under 25,000: 33; 25,000 to 49,999: 50; 50,000 to 74,999: 44; 75,000 to 99,999: 52; 100,000 to 149,999: 73; 150,000 and above: 29

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (73). 234 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2000
2
2001
59
2002
57
2003
47
2004
47
2005
21
2006
17
2007
31
2008
29
2009
9
2010
20
2011
25
2012
22
2013
16
2014
19
2015
21
2016
16
2017
12
2018
13
2019
12
2020
5
2021
6
2022
4
2023
1
2025
2
2026
2
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20002
200159
200257
200347
200447
200521
200617
200731
200829
20099
201020
201125
201222
201316
201419
201521
201616
201712
201813
201912
20205
20216
20224
20231
20252
20262

2000: 2; 2001: 59; 2002: 57; 2003: 47; 2004: 47; 2005: 21; 2006: 17; 2007: 31; 2008: 29; 2009: 9; 2010: 20; 2011: 25; 2012: 22; 2013: 16; 2014: 19; 2015: 21; 2016: 16; 2017: 12; 2018: 13; 2019: 12; 2020: 5; 2021: 6; 2022: 4; 2023: 1; 2025: 2; 2026: 2

Pattern summary

Suspension leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 80 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 33 complaint narratives. Fuel system concerns appears in 28 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10000892 · 2003-01-09 (January 9, 2003)

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE FUEL PUMP FAILED AT SPEED OF 35-50 MPH AND EMPTIED 3/4 OF A TANK OF GAS UNTO ROADWAYS. WEATER WAS DAMP AND WET,HOT WEATHER OR DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES COULD OF CAUSED INJURY. *CB

Owner-reported narrative. 24,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000892 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10001745 · 2003-01-08 (January 8, 2003)

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER HITTING A POLE AT 45 TO 50 MPH. *TT *NLM

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Owner report 10002083 · 2003-02-04 (February 4, 2003)

B PILLAR ROOF SUPPORT STRUCTURE MISSING. *AK

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Owner report 10003819 · 2003-01-27 (January 27, 2003)

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED CONSTANT VIBRATION IN THE TIRES WHILE TRAVELING, APPROXIMATELY A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS TREAD USAGE IN THE FRONT END AND SOMETHING MAY BE WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. SCC

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Owner report 10003964 · 2003-01-15 (January 15, 2003)

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE INTERIOR LIGHT IS INTERMITTENTLY AND CAN'T SEE THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND NOTHING THEY CAN DO. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS *TR

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Owner report 10004122 · 2003-01-17 (January 17, 2003)

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WHICH RESULTED IN A HEAD INJURY TO THE DRIVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

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Owner report 10005393 · 2003-02-06 (February 6, 2003)

I'M DRIVING A LEMON THAT I PURCHASED FROM CRAIN FORD IN BENTON AR. AFTER 20 MONTHS OF HASSLES FROM CRAIN AND FORD MOTOR, I AM STILL DRIVING A FAULTY VEHICLE THAT THE MAKER CAN'T DIAGNOSE, YET I'M TOLD THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. FORD CLOSED MY CASE AND NEITHER PARTY HAS BEEN HELPFUL AT ALL.

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Owner report 10005672 · 2003-08-12 (August 12, 2003)

FUEL PUMP AND MECHANISMS TO SUPPORT CORRECT OPERATION FAILED UPON IGNITION IN DRIVEWAY. IT IS SECOND REPORT GIVEN TO THE NHTSA AND IT IS POSSIBLE IF VEHICLE IS HOT EXPLOSION COULD OCCUR. *NM

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Recall history

4 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

00V394000 · Structure:Body:Hood:Hinge And Attachments

Reported: 2000-11-28 (November 28, 2000)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WITH STEEL HOODS AND CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SHEET MOLDING COMPOUND HOODS. A WIRE FORMED HOOD STRIKER COULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FATIGUE FRACTURES. IF THE HOOD STRIKER FRACTURES, THE HOOD COULD FLY OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN.

Consequence: A HOOD FLY-UP WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED COULD RESULT IN REDUCED DRIVER VISIBILITY.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HOOD STRIKER.

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01V227001 · Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly

Reported: 2001-07-16 (July 16, 2001)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 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 BUCKLE MAY NOT FULLY LATCH. FORD CROWN VICTORIA BUILT AT ST. THOMAS ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM 4/17/00 - 5/29/01 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS BUILT AT ST. THOMAS ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM 4/17/00 - 5/29/01. LINCOLN TOWN CARS BUILT AT WIXOM ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM 3/27/00 - 5/30/01. LINCOLN NAVIGATORS BUILT AT MICHIGAN TRUCK PLANT FROM 4/11/00 - 5/31/01. FORD WINDSTARS BUILT AT OAKVILLE ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM 3/23/00 - 5/30/01. FORD RANGERS BUILT AT TWIN CITIES PLANT FROM 3/28/00 - 5/30/01, AND ALSO AT THE EDISON PLANT FROM 3/13/00 - 5/25/01. FORD F-150 TRUCK BUILT AT NORFOLK PLANT FROM 4/18/00 - 5/25/00; AT ONTARIO PLANT FROM 5/10/00 - 5/28/01; AT KANSAS CITY PLANT FROM 9/11/99 - 5/25/01; AND AT CUAUTITLAN PLANT FROM 5/16/00 - 6/9/01. FORD SUPER DUTY F-250, F-350, F-450, AND F-550 TRUCKS BUILT AT KENTUCKY PLANT FROM 4/17/00 - 5/27/01; AND AT CUAUTITLAN PLANT FROM 5/16/00 - 6/19/01. FORD EXCURSIONS BUILT AT KENTUCKY PLANT FROM 4/17/00 - 10/2/00. FORD EXPEDITIONS BUILT AT MICHIGAN TRUCK PLANT FROM 4/11/00 - 5/31/01.

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM MAY NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE OCCUPANT PROTECTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRONT OUTBOARD SEAT BELT BUCKLES AND IF THE BUCKLE FAILS THE INSPECTION PROCESS, IT WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 25, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.

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07V336000 · Vehicle Speed Control

Reported: 2007-08-03 (August 3, 2007)

ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, PASSENGER VEHICLES, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MOTOR HOMES CHASSIS, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.

Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. OWNERS OF THE PASSENGER CARS INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLES TO THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH DISCONNECTED AS AN INTERIM REPAIR. AS SOON AS REPAIR PARTS ARE AVAILABLE (EXPECTED OCTOBER 2007), OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN TO THE DEALERS FOR INSTALLATION OF A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 13, 2007, AND MAILING COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 19, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-888-222-2751.

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09V399000 · Vehicle Speed Control

Reported: 2009-10-13 (October 13, 2009)

FORD IS RECALLING MODEL YEARS 1995-2003 WINDSTAR, 2000-2003 EXCURSION DIESEL, 1993-1997 AND 1999-2003 F-250 SD THROUGH F-550 SD DIESEL, 1992-2003 E-150 THROUGH E-550, 1995-2002 EXPLORER, 1997 AND 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER, 1995-1997 AND 2001-2003 RANGER, AND 1994 F53 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS). THE SCDS MAY LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.

Consequence: A VEHICLE FIRE COULD OCCUR WITH OR WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING.

Remedy: FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS THAT DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS IN LINE WITH THE SCDS. ON 1999-2003 WINDSTAR VEHICLES WITH A LEAKING SCDS, DEALERS WILL ALSO INSPECT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR AND REPAIR AS NECESSARY. REPAIRS WILL BE COMPLETED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 27, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-888-222-2751.

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

515 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

54.6%Usable mileage281 / 515 records
91.7%Valid incident date472 / 515 records
100.0%Valid filing date515 / 515 records
91.5%Ordered incident and filing dates471 / 515 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component20142016201720192020202120222023202420252026
Air Bags
1100.0%
ODI 11075513

TAKATA RECALL HAVE CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER TWICE SINCE GETTING THE LETTER OVER A MONTH AGO. SAME RESPONSE BOTH TIMES: "WE DON'T HAVE THE PARTS, AND WE DON'T KNOW IF OR WHEN THEY WILL COME ION. PLEASE CALL BACK IN TWO WEEKS." UNACCEPTABLE ANSWER. MY SON DRIVES THIS TRUCK EVERY DAY TO/FROM SCHOOL, PERSONAL, AND CHURCH ACTIVITIES. MY SON'S LIFE (AND ANY PASSENGER HE MIGHT HAVE) LIVES ARE IN DANGER, AND FORD, CONTRARY TO THE STATEMENT IN THE RECALL LETTER, IS NOT PROVIDING PARTS IN A TIMELY MANNER. I AM HOLDING FORD CRIMINALLY AND CIVIL…

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1100.0%
ODI 11075889

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN DAVIDSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT IN REGARDS TO 2016 FORD TRUCK HAVING RECALLED CAR BUT HAS NO SOLUTION FOR REPLACEMENT. *LD *JS

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1100.0%
ODI 11047470

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AT: WAREHAM FORD IN WAREHAM, MA, [phone removed], AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE.…

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41.5%
ODI 11310187

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V627000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER SPITZER TOYOTA MONROEVILLE (4710 WILLIAM PENN HWY, MONROEVILLE, PA 15146) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFI…

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32.3%
ODI 11360875 · 2,400 mi

WE WERE HEADING EAST ON A CITY STREET WHEN WE CAME TO AN INTERSECTION. THE LIGHT WAS GREEN SO WE CONTINUED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THERE WAS ANOTHER CAR HEADING WEST ON THE SAME STREET AND TURNED LEFT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF US AT THE INTERSECTION. WE WERE TRAVELING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH. WE COULD NOT AVOID THE CAR THAT TURNED IN FRONT OF US. WE HIT THE SIDE OF THE SECOND VEHICLE (THE ONE TURNING SOUTH) HEAD ON WITH OUR VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS IN OUR VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH THE FIREMAN AND SHERIFF ON THE SEEN COMMENTED ON THE FACT THAT OUR AIRBAG…

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21.7%
ODI 11522330

On Monday 15th of May the ford ranger was involved in a front end collision. The air bags did not deploy and the engine compartment caught fire. I was un able to open door and other doors would not unlock from inside switch. Finally able to kick door open will the truck filled with smoke and people put out fire.

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12.7%
ODI 11545675 · 17,000 mi

The contact owns a 2022 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while her son was driving at 40 MPH, he ran a red light at an intersection and T-boned another vehicle. The impact bent the frame into the front tires. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries, and medical attention was not received. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the body shop; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not deemed totaled by the insurance company. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mile…

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211.1%
ODI 11541295 · 2,000 mi

The contact owned a 2023 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, another vehicle cut them off, and caused the contact to swerve in order to avoid the vehicle this caused the contact to crash into an electric pole. The air bags did not deploy. The contact had a bruise on his legs and between neck and shoulder. No medical treatment was needed. The vehicle was towed from the scene. Police report had been filled. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made awa…

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33.6%
ODI 11648697

There used to be no sufficient clearance between the drivers knee airbag and the brake pedal. I wear steel toe boots for work and my foot just barely fits between the brake pedal and the airbag box. Several times it’s gotten hung up and I had trouble getting to the brake. In a panic situation the could be disastrous. I’ve checked in other model trucks and there is plenty of clearance.

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24.8%
ODI 11733759

Became aware of open recalls circa 09.2025, and requested the parts be ordered at Ford Auto Nation (FAN) Panama City, FL. Was told by John, dealership would call when parts became available. Parts have not either been available and/or there have been no calls. Calling the dealer is ludicrous as all calls are answered by an incompetent call center. Dropped by the dealership today 04/25/2026, and Taylor could not book a service appointment, did not know if parts to fix recalls were available for my vehicle, and said I would need to speak with…

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00.0%

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Tires
00.0%

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00.0%

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21.7%
ODI 11443382 · 14 mi

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while reversing or making a turn, the front driver's side tire would rub the inside of the wheel well. The contact works for the dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The manufacturer referred the contact to file a complaint with NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 14.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Vehicle Speed Control
00.0%

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103.7%
ODI 11241390 · 400 mi

THE TRUCK HAS ABOUT 400 MILES TOTAL. I HAVE HAD TWO INSTANCES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE BREAKING, ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD

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53.9%
ODI 11309067 · 5,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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76.1%
ODI 11441610 · 3,000 mi

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while his wife was pulling into a parking space at approximately 5 MPH with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle independently accelerated and crashed into the building. The contact stated that there was a camera view which showed that the brake lights were illuminated during the failure. The contact stated that the driver’s side air bag deployed. There were no injuries sustained. The contact was concerned that the Forward Collision Avoidance System failed to operate as designed. Th…

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25.4%
ODI 11531868

I purchased a new 2022 Ford Ranger it has 6000 miles. I had it back to the dealer twice it hesitate when taking off from start at red light- stop sign and entering highway this in my mind is a safety problem when a care/truck hesitate in traffic there seem a problem with there new ECO-BOOST engine/transmission my truck will return again on 8/1 for another service call for the same problem.

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15.6%
ODI 11711247 · 38,000 mi

The contact owns a 2023 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while idling at the red traffic light, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle was accelerating unintendedly. The contact continuously depressed the brake pedal; however, the vehicle accelerated unintendedly at approximately 1 MPH and crashed into the rear of another occupied vehicle. There was no injury sustained. The air bags did not deploy. No police report was filed. The contact and the other driver pulled into a gas station and exchanged the vehicle's insurance inform…

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44.8%
ODI 11681991

The truck randomly loses power, sometimes after rounding a corner, getting into turn lane, or over a speedbump the accelerator is dead for 1-2 seconds and the truck does not move forward. It has left me in a precarious position in the middle of the road with on coming traffic.

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511.9%
ODI 11697252

The head rest leans out so far at the top that my chin hits my chest. It doesn't matter if I try to lean the seat back of forth. Please evaluate the head rest as I believe it will cause serious injury as there is no back and forth adjustment. This can cause severe damage to the neck. You insisted on head rests for safety and I am very concerned about this. Also they are leaning the window so far back that with the sun out its impossible to see out with the reflections from the dash board showing in the window. The glare though the side driv…

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00.0%

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Suspension
00.0%

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176.3%
ODI 11457372

Vehicle is visibly lower or has a lean on the rear driver side bed. Was brought to ford and measured to be lower on right rear side by .5”inch from the left, fuel tank was at less than a 1/4 tank.

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53.9%
ODI 11569621

Presently, my mileage is approximately 42770. It has started to exhibit vibration throughout the cab. It wasn't as prevalent during the cold and would only last about 30 seconds, after warm up, and around 70 mph. Now that it has gotten warmer, it is happening after warm up at all speeds. I haven't take it to the dealership yet, but have read reports of the problem with the same model year.

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21.7%
ODI 11527567

A few day ago I noticed a knocking sound coming from the read driver side suspension when driving over speed bumps. After a visual inspection nothing was found. After a few days of the issue continuing, the vehicle was taken to a garage with a hydraulic lift. The vehicle was lifted and a full inspection of the suspension system was done. What was discovered was a bit nerve racking. The front mount of the driver side leaf spring assembly was connected to the frame of the vehicle with a single bolt and nut. The bolt was hanging lose roughly 3/4 o…

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15.6%
ODI 11543233 · 10,000 mi

The contact owns a 2023 Ford Ranger. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the front tires were rubbing while turning. The contact also stated that the front windshield was delaminating. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with misaligned front tires and front windshield delamination. The contact was informed that the vehicle needed an alignment and the front windshield needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The c…

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33.6%
ODI 11632810

I purchased a new 2024 Ford Ranger yesterday. As I was researching camper shells and truck racks I found that these common items cannot be installed without first installing a load bed reinforcement bracket kit to reinforce the truck bed to the bed side rails. Apparently, nothing can be attached to the side rail which weights more that 88 lbs or the truck bed could separate from the side rails. This is an design/engineering shortcoming from Ford as these are common after market add-ons for mid-sized trucks. Also, Ford is asking customers to pa…

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12.4%
ODI 11738798

Newly purchased truck, less than 3 weeks old, with 987 miles. A few blocks from my home, the driver's side front control arm broke while going over a speed bump at approximately 4 miles per hour. The vehicle was towed to Walker Ford in Clearwater, Florida. Notes on the repair order stated that it looks like the control did not cure all the way, leading to the weakness. The vehicle was repaired. The tire was hanging off the vehicle, and hopefully did not damage any other components. The dealership stated that Ford requested the part back for ins…

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00.0%

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Structure:Body
00.0%

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31.1%
ODI 11339851

CHASSIS CORROSION PROBLEMS. DEALER TRADED THE UNIT FOR ANOTHER. NOTE SEVERAL WITH THE SAME CORROSION PROBLEM.

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53.9%
ODI 11389874 · 10 mi

BRAND NEW 2020 RANGER SUPERCAB (EXTENDED CAB) REAR DOOR AJAR LIGHTS STAY ON CONSTANTLY. KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS AND BODY STYLE, FORD SHOULD RECALL THEM AND REPLACE THE DOOR SENSORS. COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE.

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32.6%
ODI 11419157

Driver side rear door constantly shows as ajar and triggers alarm, even when firmly closed. Unsure if cause is improperly fit body work or electrical components but nothing fixes it and dealer doesn't have time to look at it. I am unable to lock the truck or the alarm WILL sound and drain my battery because of the left passenger door.

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67.1%
ODI 11617130

2024 Ford Ranger Trucks made in Michigan between January 4, 2024 to July 15, 2024 do not include the load box reinforcement bracket. Without this bracket installed, if the owner were to place more than 88lbs onto one or both bed side rails the bed could crack, warp, bend, or break. If operators of this vehicle are not aware and do load the bed side rails over 88lbs, this could pose a safety issue to the driver or other drivers on the road around the vehicle. Ford has not notified all owners of affected vehicles, and in my case I found out my…

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Power Train
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8832.8%
ODI 11193956 · 1,323 mi

TAKATA RECALL- I WAS RECENTLY IN A CAR ACCIDENT WITH MY 2019 FORD RANGER AND WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE THE WOULD NOT APPLY SO I CONTINUED TO PUMP THE BRAKE AND WOULD NOT APPLY AS I APPROACHED THE OTHER VEHICLE THE PRECOLLISON ASSIST TURNED ON AND STILL NOTHING AS I HELD THE BRAKES DOWN CAUSING AN ACCIDENT

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4736.7%
ODI 11395011

WHEN YOU MAKE THE CHANGES OR YOU'RE STOPPING, YOU HIT THE TRANSMISSION. TALK TO OTHER OWNERS. THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THE DEALER SAYS THAT EVERYTHING IS FINE

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5749.6%
ODI 11495419

There is gasoline in my oil. I had an oil analysis from a lab, and they confirmed there is too much gasoline in my oil.

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1745.9%
ODI 11461578

The lighting on the shift lever that shows what mode the transmission is being selected is missing. Apparently Ford stopped installing the lighting that lights the "Park, Reverse, Neutral, Drive" in the shifter beginning in 2021. This is a serious safety issue because at night, the driver cannot look down at determine what mode is being selected. The dealer stated to me the selected mode is in the driver console at night. I'm a 5'9" male and any time the wheel is turned or my hand in on the wheel, I cannot see the mode selected. I quickly reali…

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422.2%
ODI 11551677

It is automatic shut down. No power. No light. No door lock……I let it sit after few hours it starts working back. No idea what happen. There is very dangerous when traveling for long way in hot or cold weather.

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3339.3%
ODI 11644616

When stopped or turning from a stop I will lose acceleration for 3-4 seconds at such time I will almost over accelerate when it does catch which I almost will lose control especially in icy weather. I have no codes have taken to dealership for repairs 4 times they can't find any issues. The issues appeared day 1 asked them to look at it they said it was fine.

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1535.7%
ODI 11687823

This truck looses power whenever someone changes lanes in front of your car. This happens even if adaptive cruise control and emergency braking is off. When someone changes lanes in front of you, even if they are going the same speed or faster, your car loses all power for 2-3 seconds, even if you apply additional throttle input. If I am on a road trip with standard cruise control on, it will cut power dozes of times per hour. If I am in the right lane with a major exit comming up, my truck will cut power every time someone changes lanes in fro…

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233.3%
ODI 11749667

While making a right turn, vehicle suddenly lost all power and shut down for several seconds. This is a safety issue, stalling out in front of oncoming traffic, etc. No warnings lamps, messages appeared. No dealer inspection yet. Numerous other owners on message boards have reported the same issue occurring with their vehicle.

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Unknown Or Other
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3412.7%
ODI 11193771 · 1,250 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND TRYING TO STOP TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE SYSTEM INDICATED COLLISION DETECTION WAS ENGAGED; HOWEVER, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP AND THERE WAS A WRECK.

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1310.2%
ODI 11427712

On several occasions in the last three weeks, I've felt severe shaking--almost as if the truck was heaving at virtually any speed. This has occurred on surface streets and freeways. Over the weekend, it occurred so frequently that my wife and I abandoned an out of town trip for fear the transmission was about to fail completely.

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1311.3%
ODI 11459399

When using the steering wheel button to go from AM/FM/USB/Bluetooth/Sirius, the display stops at the first Sirius station asking to either subscribe or close. This causes the driver to have to take his/her eyes off the road to close the screen. It happens three times in a row, once for each Sirius band, and has caused me to hard brake twice so far. Sirius says it's a Ford issue and Ford does not deny it but does not have a solution. Customer perception is that Ford cares more about the kickback they get from Sirius that they do about customer s…

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910.7%
ODI 11617035

I bought this ford ranger and got it last week and went to put a topper on it and you cant - the box rails only hold 80 pounds . You have to install new brackets Ford nose about this but makers buyer pay for it . please make ford do a recall on this before someone gets hurt . thank you

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614.3%
ODI 11697252

The head rest leans out so far at the top that my chin hits my chest. It doesn't matter if I try to lean the seat back of forth. Please evaluate the head rest as I believe it will cause serious injury as there is no back and forth adjustment. This can cause severe damage to the neck. You insisted on head rests for safety and I am very concerned about this. Also they are leaning the window so far back that with the sun out its impossible to see out with the reflections from the dash board showing in the window. The glare though the side driv…

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116.7%
ODI 11725352

There is a foot and brake pedal clearance that is a safety issue. The driver side lower heat vent impinges on the driver right foot when when hitting the brake. Looking on the internet this is a known issue that Ford refuses to fix. Customers are modifying or removing the heat vent for their safety. Here is a link of several complaints and customers solutions. [XXX] This is not limited to large footed individuals nor 2026 vehicles. Older models have the problems as well. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOI…

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Tires:Tread/Belt
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20.7%
ODI 11366997 · 14,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD RANGER EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TIRES, TIRE LINE: DESERT DUELER II, TIRE SIZE: 255/65/17, DOT NUMBER: (UNAVAILABLE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE TIRES, HE NOTICED THAT THE SIDEWALL AND TREAD WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED. MYERS FORD CO INC LOCATED AT 13959 SPOTSWOOD TRAIL, ELKTON, VA 22827, [phone removed]) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE …

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Suspension87,183–120,500 mi110,000 mi55
ODI 10020804 · 6,000 mi

AT 6K MI WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURNS AT SPEEDS 30 MPH AND LOWER, THERE WAS A DISTINCT VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. FORD REPLACED THE STEERING RACK. NOW AT 23K MI SAME EXACT PROBLEM IS BACK. *TT

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ODI 10137200 · 5,000 mi

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 DR…

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ODI 10389348 · 111,197 mi

I BROUGHT MY 2001 FORD RANGER IN FOR IT'S ANNUAL NEW YORK INSPECTION. THE INSPECTOR POINTED OUT THAT THE FRAME WAS DANGEROUSLY WEAK DUE TO RUST BY THE REAR SHACKLE BRACKETS WHICH THE LEAF SPRING IS ATTACHED TO. I HAD THESE BRACKETS REPLACED A FEW YEARS EARLY BECAUSE ONE RUSTED OUT AND BROKE. I WOULD HAT TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF MY FRAME FAILED WHILE ON A INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH. I AM 63 YEARS OLD AND NEVER DID I HAVE A FRAME RUST OUT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A SHOP WHICH WELDED NEW STEEL ON THE FRAME BOTH SIDES.

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Structure:Body83,750–135,000 mi111,000 mi38
ODI 10125587 · 90 mi

DT: THE BED IWAS TWISTED,FOUND OUT IT WAS DROPPED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AT THE FACTORY. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS PINCHED, FOUND OUT THAT AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE DOORS POPPED OPEN. TOOK TO BODY SHOP, THEY DID NOT TOUCH ANYTHING, THEY MEASURED AGAINST FORD SPEC'S. THIS IS IN COURT. *AK

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ODI 10265482 · 136,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 2001 FORD RANGER XLT TWO YEARS AGO AND WHEN I WENT TO GET A STICKER ON IT LAST YEAR I HAD TO PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO HAVING PART OF THE FRAME REPLACED DUE TO ROT. THIS YEAR I TOOK IT TO QUIRK FORD IN AUGUSTA TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD NEED BEFORE MY STICKER AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN IF I GET THE BASIC REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE TO GET A STICKER ($3K) IT WOULD NEVER GET A STICKER AGAIN DUE TO THE ROT IN THE ROCKER PANELS AND THE FRAME. I'VE CONTACTED FORD AS IT IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD AND SHOULDN'T BE IN THAT CONDITION. THEY WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT…

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ODI 10434860 · 95,000 mi

REAR LEAF SPRING HANGERS FAILED & SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME DUE TO CORROSION CAUSING THE LEAF SPRING TO DAMAGE THE BED OF THE TRUCK AS THE LEAF SPRING DROVE THROUGH THE SKIN OF THE TRUCK BED. *TR

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Vehicle Speed Control42,000–115,000 mi80,664 mi21
ODI 10017838 · 28,000 mi

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FOWARD AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB

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ODI 10022047 · 32,000 mi

THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE ACCELERATION. IT HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER ADDED, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED BEFORE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. *TT *JB

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ODI 10105196 · 45,000 mi

WHEN ENGAGING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. NO IMPACT REPORTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

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Air Bags:Frontal27,800–66,750 mi46,500 mi14
ODI 10026634 · 40,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT.*AK

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ODI 10045934 · 35,000 mi

TRAVELING APPROX 68 MPH I SWURVED TO AVOID GOING OFF ROAD.AS I JERKED THE STIRRING WHEEL TO MY RT THEN BACK TO MY LEFT I STEPPED ON MY BRAKES WITH A HARD AND CONSISTANT PRESSSURE,CAUSING MY FRONT BREAKS LOCKUP,WHICH RESULTED IN ME LOSING CONTROL OF MY TRUCK IT !!SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL I WENT ONLY TO COME TO REST AFTER A FRONTAL IMPACT OF APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 MRH AS WELL AS A REAR IMPACT SPEED AT THIS POINT UNKNOWN. BESIDES MY FRONT BREAKS LOCKING UP, NEITHER MY DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

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ODI 10048771 · 25,400 mi

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

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Air Bags33,050–99,500 mi78,000 mi10
ODI 10006086 · 18,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 48/52 MPH, VEHICLE WAS IN A SQUARE FRONT COLLISION, BUT NONE THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE POLICE INVESTIGATOR INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENOR WAS HIT DIRECTLY IN THE CENTER UPON IMPACT. TS

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ODI 10020273 · 279,000 mi

BOTH OF THE VEHICLES FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING OVER A RAILROAD TRACK. *NLM *CB *NLM

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ODI 10059706 · 48,200 mi

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

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Structure:Frame And Members:Underbody Shields84,851–115,750 mi103,000 mi23
ODI 10446803 · 109,000 mi

REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY (WHEELS, AXLE, LEAF-SPRINGS) BECAME DETACHED FROM FRAME DUE TO SEVERE AND PREMATURE FRAME AND LEAF-SPRING BRACKET CORROSION (FAILURE CAUSED ABRUPT PULL TO CENTER OF HIGHWAY AT SPEED, FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENT, SINCE I AM A PRETTY GOOD DRIVER). SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED EXTENSIVE CORROSION ASSOCIATED WITH VEHICLE FRAME AND CRITICAL SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. LEAF SPRING BRACKETS AND VARIOUS OTHER SUSPENSION COMPONENTS NOTED TO BE MANUFACTURED FROM ULTRA-LOW CARBON STEEL (KNOWN TO TURN TO DUST WHEN EXPOSED TO WEATHER). VEHICLE …

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ODI 10446897 · 110,500 mi

REAR OF FRAME HAS RUSTED AWAY. REAR BUMPER IS READY TO FALL OFF. LEFT SPRING UP AGAINST BED FLOOR. THIS TRUCK HAS THE ORIGINAL EXHAUST ON IT NO OTHER PROBLEMS EVER I USE FORD 5W20 SYN. BLEND OIL, CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES. GUESS I WASTED ALL THAT MONEY?? I GET 24 MILES TO THE GAL. HIGHWAY. NOW I CANT TAKE IT THERE. STILL LOOKS GOOD SETTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I AM 68 YRS.OLD, MY ONLY VEH. NO MONEY FOR ANOTHER VEC. NOW WHAT???? THANKS FOR LETTING ME RAMBLE.........[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.…

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ODI 10449998 · 130,000 mi

I OWN A FORD RANGER AND THE FRAME WHERE THE LEAF SPRINGS ATTACH HAS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT! IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO? *TR

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Unknown Or Other80,439–127,750 mi98,683 mi12
ODI 10069412 · 54,000 mi

THE PAINT ON THE HOOD IS CRACKING.

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ODI 10170924 · 63,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS, THE SPARE TIRE FELL FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 10/30/2006 - THE SPARE TIRE WAS A FULL SIZE SPARE, NOT A TEMPORARY SPARE. *NM

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ODI 10363348 · 66,756 mi

THE FRAME JUST IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRES ON BOTH SIDES IS GETTING THIN WITH SMALL HOLES IN IT. ALSO THE CROSSMEMBER BEHIND THE TRANSFER CASE THAT HOLDS THE FRONT GAS TANK SUPPORT IS ROTTED OUT PRETTY BAD AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE REAR LEAF SPRING SHACKLES ARE GETTING PRETTY THIN AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON.

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission32,500–78,215 mi62,900 mi14
ODI 10016146 · 25,000 mi

THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT A FORD RANGER EDGE SUPERCAB 4X4. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK BARELY OVER 2 YEARS AND IT HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, THE "OVERDRIVE OFF" LIGHT FLASHING AND FUNNY SHIFTS FROM FIRST INTO SECOND AS WELL AS A HESITANT ACCELERATION FOLLOWED BY A SMALL JERK. I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT FIXED AND APPARENTLY IT WAS. ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER THE TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN IN THE SAME FASHION. I TOOK IT IN AND ONCE AGAIN THOUGHT IT WAS FIXED UNTIL A F…

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ODI 10022047 · 32,000 mi

THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE ACCELERATION. IT HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER ADDED, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED BEFORE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. *TT *JB

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ODI 10032382 · 9,000 mi

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PERFORMED ERRATICLY. TRANSMISSION HAD A TENDENCY TO NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE UPON COLD A START. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF OPERATION, THE TRANSMISSIONS PERFORMED NORMAL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *PH

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-102026-09

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-110None

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2024-120None

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2025-010None

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2025-021None
ODI 11642235 · 200,000 mi

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, it was discovered that the anti-theft system was inoperable and failed to function as designed. The anti-theft warning light was illuminated. The contact had to remove the key fob several times to start the vehicle. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

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2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

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2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-071None
ODI 11672940 · 109,999 mi

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2001 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle to the residence, it was discovered that the gauge on the odometer was not working. There was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private dealer sale. At the time of purchase, the mileage was 109,999 and at the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was unknown. The contact called the previous owner, who confirmed that the odometer gauge was inoperable, and was not repaired.

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2025-080None

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2025-090None

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2025-100None

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2025-110None

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2025-120None

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2026-010None

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2026-020None

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2026-031None
ODI 11726742 · 297,515 mi

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2001 Ford Ranger. It was later discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the mileage was 153,244; however, at the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 297,515.

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2026-041None
ODI 11729501 · 226,000 mi

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to stop. The contact stated that there was smoke coming from underneath the hood. The brakes and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact referenced an unknown recall with a similar failure; however, the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure …

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2026-050None

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2026-060None

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2026-070None

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2026-080None

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2026-09 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 225 reports

2022: 25 complaints · 2023: 15 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2022101825
2023101115
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20223700
20231701

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentSuspensionStructure:BodyVehicle Speed ControlAir Bags:FrontalAir BagsStructure:Frame And Members:Underbody ShieldsUnknown Or OtherPower Train:Automatic Transmission
Suspension—
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ODI 10434860 · 95,000 mi

REAR LEAF SPRING HANGERS FAILED & SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME DUE TO CORROSION CAUSING THE LEAF SPRING TO DAMAGE THE BED OF THE TRUCK AS THE LEAF SPRING DROVE THROUGH THE SKIN OF THE TRUCK BED. *TR

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ODI 10435101 · 100,000 mi

NOTICED MY TRUCK WAS SITTING CROOKED. TOOK IT TO REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE REPAIRED. ABOUT 2 HOURS AFTER I DROPPED IT OFF THE REPAIR SHOP CALLED MY PHONE AND ASKED ME TO COME TO THEIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE RUSTED SPRING SHACKLES AND RUSTED SPRING HANGERS AND THE RUSTED FRAME. THIS SHOP WOULD NOT PUT MY TRAILER HITCH BACK ON BECAUSE HE SAID MY RUSTY FRAME WOULD NOT HOLD IT UP. I TOOK MY TRUCK BACK TO A FORD DEALER FOR THEM TO LOOK AT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRUCK WAS PAID FOR, WARRANTY WAS OUT AND AS FAR AS THEY WERE CONCERNED THE PROBLEM WA…

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ODI 10440167 · 110,000 mi

REAR FRAME ON RANGER IS RUSTING. THE SLOT WHERE THE GAS TANK STRAP HOOKS ON TO THE FRAME HAS RUSTED AWAY THIS CAUSED THE GAS TANK TO DROP THE WHOLE BACK FRAME LOOKS BAD. *TR

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ODI 10446803 · 109,000 mi

REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY (WHEELS, AXLE, LEAF-SPRINGS) BECAME DETACHED FROM FRAME DUE TO SEVERE AND PREMATURE FRAME AND LEAF-SPRING BRACKET CORROSION (FAILURE CAUSED ABRUPT PULL TO CENTER OF HIGHWAY AT SPEED, FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENT, SINCE I AM A PRETTY GOOD DRIVER). SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED EXTENSIVE CORROSION ASSOCIATED WITH VEHICLE FRAME AND CRITICAL SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. LEAF SPRING BRACKETS AND VARIOUS OTHER SUSPENSION COMPONENTS NOTED TO BE MANUFACTURED FROM ULTRA-LOW CARBON STEEL (KNOWN TO TURN TO DUST WHEN EXPOSED TO WEATHER). VEHICLE …

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ODI 10446897 · 110,500 mi

REAR OF FRAME HAS RUSTED AWAY. REAR BUMPER IS READY TO FALL OFF. LEFT SPRING UP AGAINST BED FLOOR. THIS TRUCK HAS THE ORIGINAL EXHAUST ON IT NO OTHER PROBLEMS EVER I USE FORD 5W20 SYN. BLEND OIL, CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES. GUESS I WASTED ALL THAT MONEY?? I GET 24 MILES TO THE GAL. HIGHWAY. NOW I CANT TAKE IT THERE. STILL LOOKS GOOD SETTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I AM 68 YRS.OLD, MY ONLY VEH. NO MONEY FOR ANOTHER VEC. NOW WHAT???? THANKS FOR LETTING ME RAMBLE.........[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.…

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ODI 10449998 · 130,000 mi

I OWN A FORD RANGER AND THE FRAME WHERE THE LEAF SPRINGS ATTACH HAS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT! IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO? *TR

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ODI 10567309 · 108,000 mi

FAILED COMPONENT 2: FRAME AHEAD OF LEAF SPRING SHACKLES ON BOTH SIDES. LEFT WAS COMPLETELY FRACTURED AND RIGHT WAS 1/2 FRACTURED. RIGHT SHOCK STRUT MOUNT BROKEN. DRIVING AROUND TOWN HIT SEVERAL BUMPS IN ROAD DUE TO ROAD CONSTRUCTION. WHEN I PARKED THE TRUCK I NOTICED THE TRUCK BED WAS LEANING TO THE RIGHT. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACKED FRAME. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE. THEY REMOVED THE BED AND NOTICED EXTREME RUST AND A 'PAPER THIN' FRAME.. SAID IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO FIND GOOD METAL TO WELD TO. …

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ODI 10691907 · 85,000 mi

THE GAS TANK SUPPORT WHICH WAS A PART OF THE FRAME RUSTED OFF. *TR

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ODI 10759863 · 89,365 mi

WHILE INSPECTING MY VEHICLE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR THE BRACKET ON THE EXHAUST WHEN I NOTICED LARGE CHIPS OF RUST AND DECAY ON THE ENTIRE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WHILE THE BODY AND ENGINE BAY ARE COMPLETELY UN DAMAGED, THE RUST ON MY VEHICLE IS FAR WORSE THEN SHOULD BE ON MY VEHICLE WITH LESS THEN 100,000 MILES.

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ODI 10434860 · 95,000 mi

REAR LEAF SPRING HANGERS FAILED & SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME DUE TO CORROSION CAUSING THE LEAF SPRING TO DAMAGE THE BED OF THE TRUCK AS THE LEAF SPRING DROVE THROUGH THE SKIN OF THE TRUCK BED. *TR

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ODI 10435101 · 100,000 mi

NOTICED MY TRUCK WAS SITTING CROOKED. TOOK IT TO REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE REPAIRED. ABOUT 2 HOURS AFTER I DROPPED IT OFF THE REPAIR SHOP CALLED MY PHONE AND ASKED ME TO COME TO THEIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE RUSTED SPRING SHACKLES AND RUSTED SPRING HANGERS AND THE RUSTED FRAME. THIS SHOP WOULD NOT PUT MY TRAILER HITCH BACK ON BECAUSE HE SAID MY RUSTY FRAME WOULD NOT HOLD IT UP. I TOOK MY TRUCK BACK TO A FORD DEALER FOR THEM TO LOOK AT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRUCK WAS PAID FOR, WARRANTY WAS OUT AND AS FAR AS THEY WERE CONCERNED THE PROBLEM WA…

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ODI 10440167 · 110,000 mi

REAR FRAME ON RANGER IS RUSTING. THE SLOT WHERE THE GAS TANK STRAP HOOKS ON TO THE FRAME HAS RUSTED AWAY THIS CAUSED THE GAS TANK TO DROP THE WHOLE BACK FRAME LOOKS BAD. *TR

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ODI 10795282

TO BEGIN WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD NEVER GO OFF WHEN EVER I TURNED THEM ON AND OFF. WHICH MADE ME WONDER WEATHER THEY WERE EVER REALLY OFF AND CONSIDERING YOU CAN'T FIT A CAR SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT I HAD TO PUT IT IN THE FRONT SEAT. THEN WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE TRUCK WHILE SHE WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. HERE RECENTLY SHE WAS DRIVING AND SOME ONE STOPPED HER TO TELL HER THAT SOMETHING FELL OFF THE TRUCK ABOUT 2 FOOT LONG. SHE CALLED ME AND SAID THE TRUCK WAS STILL RUNNING SO I TOLD HER TO JUST TRY AND…

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ODI 10702918 · 190,389 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER SERVICING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,389. UPDATED 6/8/15*CN

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ODI 10795282

TO BEGIN WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD NEVER GO OFF WHEN EVER I TURNED THEM ON AND OFF. WHICH MADE ME WONDER WEATHER THEY WERE EVER REALLY OFF AND CONSIDERING YOU CAN'T FIT A CAR SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT I HAD TO PUT IT IN THE FRONT SEAT. THEN WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE TRUCK WHILE SHE WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. HERE RECENTLY SHE WAS DRIVING AND SOME ONE STOPPED HER TO TELL HER THAT SOMETHING FELL OFF THE TRUCK ABOUT 2 FOOT LONG. SHE CALLED ME AND SAID THE TRUCK WAS STILL RUNNING SO I TOLD HER TO JUST TRY AND…

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ODI 10910913

RUSTY FRAME,

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ODI 11141713

2001 FORD RANGER FRAME IS RUSTED OUT BAD. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR MAKING A VEHICLE THAT THE FRAME ONLY LASTS 15 TO 17 YEARS!

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ODI 10022047 · 32,000 mi

THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE ACCELERATION. IT HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER ADDED, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED BEFORE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. *TT *JB

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ODI 10201989 · 65,800 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD RANGER. AFTER THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE SPEED CONTROL RECALL, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE REVS. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHENEVER THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THEY STATED THAT HE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, …

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ODI 10316276 · 150,365 mi

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I WAS DRIVING MY FORD RANGER, (2001 XLT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) IN AN ATTEMPT TO WARM UP THE TRUCK AS THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN ACTING UP AS IT WAS NOT SHIFTING AS WELL AS IT SHOULD INTO HIGHER GEARS. THE TRUCK WAS HAVING TROUBLE GOING PAST 10-15 MPH BEFORE SHIFTING GEARS AND WAS GOING MUCH SLOWER THAN NORMAL. AS I DROVE AROUND THE PARKING LOT WHERE I WORK TO WARM UP THE TRUCK, IT WAS NOT GOING AS FAST AS NORMAL AND IT WARMED UP IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES. I …

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ODI 10795282

TO BEGIN WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD NEVER GO OFF WHEN EVER I TURNED THEM ON AND OFF. WHICH MADE ME WONDER WEATHER THEY WERE EVER REALLY OFF AND CONSIDERING YOU CAN'T FIT A CAR SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT I HAD TO PUT IT IN THE FRONT SEAT. THEN WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE TRUCK WHILE SHE WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. HERE RECENTLY SHE WAS DRIVING AND SOME ONE STOPPED HER TO TELL HER THAT SOMETHING FELL OFF THE TRUCK ABOUT 2 FOOT LONG. SHE CALLED ME AND SAID THE TRUCK WAS STILL RUNNING SO I TOLD HER TO JUST TRY AND…

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ODI 10795282

TO BEGIN WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD NEVER GO OFF WHEN EVER I TURNED THEM ON AND OFF. WHICH MADE ME WONDER WEATHER THEY WERE EVER REALLY OFF AND CONSIDERING YOU CAN'T FIT A CAR SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT I HAD TO PUT IT IN THE FRONT SEAT. THEN WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE TRUCK WHILE SHE WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. HERE RECENTLY SHE WAS DRIVING AND SOME ONE STOPPED HER TO TELL HER THAT SOMETHING FELL OFF THE TRUCK ABOUT 2 FOOT LONG. SHE CALLED ME AND SAID THE TRUCK WAS STILL RUNNING SO I TOLD HER TO JUST TRY AND…

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ODI 10446803 · 109,000 mi

REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY (WHEELS, AXLE, LEAF-SPRINGS) BECAME DETACHED FROM FRAME DUE TO SEVERE AND PREMATURE FRAME AND LEAF-SPRING BRACKET CORROSION (FAILURE CAUSED ABRUPT PULL TO CENTER OF HIGHWAY AT SPEED, FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENT, SINCE I AM A PRETTY GOOD DRIVER). SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED EXTENSIVE CORROSION ASSOCIATED WITH VEHICLE FRAME AND CRITICAL SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. LEAF SPRING BRACKETS AND VARIOUS OTHER SUSPENSION COMPONENTS NOTED TO BE MANUFACTURED FROM ULTRA-LOW CARBON STEEL (KNOWN TO TURN TO DUST WHEN EXPOSED TO WEATHER). VEHICLE …

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ODI 10446897 · 110,500 mi

REAR OF FRAME HAS RUSTED AWAY. REAR BUMPER IS READY TO FALL OFF. LEFT SPRING UP AGAINST BED FLOOR. THIS TRUCK HAS THE ORIGINAL EXHAUST ON IT NO OTHER PROBLEMS EVER I USE FORD 5W20 SYN. BLEND OIL, CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES. GUESS I WASTED ALL THAT MONEY?? I GET 24 MILES TO THE GAL. HIGHWAY. NOW I CANT TAKE IT THERE. STILL LOOKS GOOD SETTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I AM 68 YRS.OLD, MY ONLY VEH. NO MONEY FOR ANOTHER VEC. NOW WHAT???? THANKS FOR LETTING ME RAMBLE.........[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.…

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ODI 10449998 · 130,000 mi

I OWN A FORD RANGER AND THE FRAME WHERE THE LEAF SPRINGS ATTACH HAS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT! IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO? *TR

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ODI 10702918 · 190,389 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER SERVICING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,389. UPDATED 6/8/15*CN

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ODI 10567309 · 108,000 mi

FAILED COMPONENT 2: FRAME AHEAD OF LEAF SPRING SHACKLES ON BOTH SIDES. LEFT WAS COMPLETELY FRACTURED AND RIGHT WAS 1/2 FRACTURED. RIGHT SHOCK STRUT MOUNT BROKEN. DRIVING AROUND TOWN HIT SEVERAL BUMPS IN ROAD DUE TO ROAD CONSTRUCTION. WHEN I PARKED THE TRUCK I NOTICED THE TRUCK BED WAS LEANING TO THE RIGHT. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACKED FRAME. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE. THEY REMOVED THE BED AND NOTICED EXTREME RUST AND A 'PAPER THIN' FRAME.. SAID IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO FIND GOOD METAL TO WELD TO. …

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ODI 10691907 · 85,000 mi

THE GAS TANK SUPPORT WHICH WAS A PART OF THE FRAME RUSTED OFF. *TR

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ODI 10759863 · 89,365 mi

WHILE INSPECTING MY VEHICLE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR THE BRACKET ON THE EXHAUST WHEN I NOTICED LARGE CHIPS OF RUST AND DECAY ON THE ENTIRE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WHILE THE BODY AND ENGINE BAY ARE COMPLETELY UN DAMAGED, THE RUST ON MY VEHICLE IS FAR WORSE THEN SHOULD BE ON MY VEHICLE WITH LESS THEN 100,000 MILES.

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ODI 10795282

TO BEGIN WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD NEVER GO OFF WHEN EVER I TURNED THEM ON AND OFF. WHICH MADE ME WONDER WEATHER THEY WERE EVER REALLY OFF AND CONSIDERING YOU CAN'T FIT A CAR SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT I HAD TO PUT IT IN THE FRONT SEAT. THEN WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE TRUCK WHILE SHE WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. HERE RECENTLY SHE WAS DRIVING AND SOME ONE STOPPED HER TO TELL HER THAT SOMETHING FELL OFF THE TRUCK ABOUT 2 FOOT LONG. SHE CALLED ME AND SAID THE TRUCK WAS STILL RUNNING SO I TOLD HER TO JUST TRY AND…

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ODI 10910913

RUSTY FRAME,

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ODI 11141713

2001 FORD RANGER FRAME IS RUSTED OUT BAD. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR MAKING A VEHICLE THAT THE FRAME ONLY LASTS 15 TO 17 YEARS!

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ODI 10795282

TO BEGIN WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD NEVER GO OFF WHEN EVER I TURNED THEM ON AND OFF. WHICH MADE ME WONDER WEATHER THEY WERE EVER REALLY OFF AND CONSIDERING YOU CAN'T FIT A CAR SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT I HAD TO PUT IT IN THE FRONT SEAT. THEN WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE TRUCK WHILE SHE WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. HERE RECENTLY SHE WAS DRIVING AND SOME ONE STOPPED HER TO TELL HER THAT SOMETHING FELL OFF THE TRUCK ABOUT 2 FOOT LONG. SHE CALLED ME AND SAID THE TRUCK WAS STILL RUNNING SO I TOLD HER TO JUST TRY AND…

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ODI 10022047 · 32,000 mi

THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE ACCELERATION. IT HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER ADDED, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED BEFORE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. *TT *JB

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ODI 10201989 · 65,800 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD RANGER. AFTER THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE SPEED CONTROL RECALL, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE REVS. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHENEVER THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THEY STATED THAT HE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, …

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ODI 10316276 · 150,365 mi

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I WAS DRIVING MY FORD RANGER, (2001 XLT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) IN AN ATTEMPT TO WARM UP THE TRUCK AS THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN ACTING UP AS IT WAS NOT SHIFTING AS WELL AS IT SHOULD INTO HIGHER GEARS. THE TRUCK WAS HAVING TROUBLE GOING PAST 10-15 MPH BEFORE SHIFTING GEARS AND WAS GOING MUCH SLOWER THAN NORMAL. AS I DROVE AROUND THE PARKING LOT WHERE I WORK TO WARM UP THE TRUCK, IT WAS NOT GOING AS FAST AS NORMAL AND IT WARMED UP IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES. I …

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

7 patterns with matching reports.

Brake response concerns

18 mentions · 3.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 40,000 mi (13 usable records).

ODI 10025372 · 29,800 mi

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN TO A STOP. AS I WAS APPROCHING STOPPED TRAFFIC, AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE GROUND AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO MOVE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP BUT THE FRONT DID NOT. CAUSING ME TO ALMOST SPIN OUT ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 65MPH. THE LOCAL FORD SERCIVE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT WAS DUE TO A PANIC STOP THAT THE BRAKE FLUID BOILED AND THE PADS OVER HEATED. BUT I DID NOT ATTEMPT A PANIC STOP. I WAS G…

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ODI 10086439

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

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ODI 10092970 · 20,000 mi

THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT VACUUM PRESSURE UNDER CERTAIN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THERE IS NO BRAKE POWER IF THE ACCELERATOR IS OPEN ENOUGH FOR THE ENGINE SPEED TO REACH 2500 RPM, DURING COLD IDLE (AFTER START UP), FREQUENTLY AFTER RAPID ACCELERATION IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHERE THE BRAKES ARE THEN APPLIED. DEALER AGREED THAT THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER (TWICE), BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, AND FINALLY THE ENTIRE ENGINE. CONDITION REMAINS THE SAME. DEALER AND FORD ENGINEER NOW STATE THAT IT IS OPERAT…

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Stalling or loss of power

15 mentions · 2.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 119,000 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10071420 · 10,000 mi

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULDN'T RESTART. DEALERSHIP HAS SERVICED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

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ODI 10172564 · 36,300 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. UPDATED 11/30/06. *JB

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ODI 10302334 · 130,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD RANGER. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE VIOLENTLY AND ACT AS IF IT WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EXTREME FORCE IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING FORWARD. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE REASON BEHIND THE FAILURE. SEVERAL REPAIRS, UNKNOWN TO THE CONTACT WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, TO DATE, THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 02/23/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATE…

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

12 mentions · 2.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 94,600 mi (8 usable records).

ODI 10024594

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

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ODI 10135449 · 79,200 mi

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING HARD, OVERDRIVE OFF WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED FLASHING. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAID TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 79000 MILES ON IT. SHOWED THEM MAINT. RECORDS, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. $2800 REPAIR BILL FOR NEW TRANSMISSION. *NM

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ODI 10150694 · 57,587 mi

WE PURCHASED A 2001 FORD RANGER IN OCTOBER OF 2000. IN 2004 THE PINION SEAL BEGAN LEAKING AND THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT CLICKING/SQUEAK IN THE DRIVERS FRONT SIDE. THE PINION SEAL WAS REPLACED AND FLUID WAS TOPPED OFF. AS WELL THE EXCLUDER SEALS WERE REPLACED AND LUBED TO REPAIR THE CLICKING SQUEAK. THIS WAS ALL DONE UNDER THE WARRANTY. ON 05/24/05 THE TRUCKS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO CRATER LAKE FORD AND THIS EMISSIONS ISSUE WAS FIXED AND WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY 203.39. AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION REGARDING…

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

9 mentions · 1.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 80,600 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 10016146 · 25,000 mi

THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT A FORD RANGER EDGE SUPERCAB 4X4. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK BARELY OVER 2 YEARS AND IT HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, THE "OVERDRIVE OFF" LIGHT FLASHING AND FUNNY SHIFTS FROM FIRST INTO SECOND AS WELL AS A HESITANT ACCELERATION FOLLOWED BY A SMALL JERK. I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT FIXED AND APPARENTLY IT WAS. ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER THE TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN IN THE SAME FASHION. I TOOK IT IN AND ONCE AGAIN THOUGHT IT WAS FIXED UNTIL A F…

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ODI 10045934 · 35,000 mi

TRAVELING APPROX 68 MPH I SWURVED TO AVOID GOING OFF ROAD.AS I JERKED THE STIRRING WHEEL TO MY RT THEN BACK TO MY LEFT I STEPPED ON MY BRAKES WITH A HARD AND CONSISTANT PRESSSURE,CAUSING MY FRONT BREAKS LOCKUP,WHICH RESULTED IN ME LOSING CONTROL OF MY TRUCK IT !!SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL I WENT ONLY TO COME TO REST AFTER A FRONTAL IMPACT OF APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 MRH AS WELL AS A REAR IMPACT SPEED AT THIS POINT UNKNOWN. BESIDES MY FRONT BREAKS LOCKING UP, NEITHER MY DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

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ODI 10079512

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

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

2 mentions · 0.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 46,163 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10049322 · 46,163 mi

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

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ODI 10090494

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

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Matching rule\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Steering assistance concerns

2 mentions · 0.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 33,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10087384 · 33,000 mi

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 T…

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ODI 753576

PROBLEM 1- VEHICLE REGULARLY STALLS OR IDLES SO LOW POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ARE LOST. PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN SLOWING FOR AND ENTERING CORNERS AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP. LOCAL DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THIS IS NORMAL AND TO NOT WORRY ABOUT IT. PROBLEM 2- CLUTCH DOES NOT ENGAGE WHEN PEDAL IS RELEASED. AFTER A MOMENT IT RELEASES ON ITS OWN ACCORD AND TRUCK JERKS FORWARD VIOLENTLY. CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE. *AK

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

1 mentions · 0.2% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 753375

I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR ONLY ONE YEAR AND HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS. FIRST THE TRANSMISSION WENT BEACAUSE IT WOULD NOT GO PAST 2ND GEAR AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT WAS FLASHING. IT WAS FOUND TO BE INTERNAL PARTS AND EXTERNAL WIRING OF THE TRANSMISSION. THAT SAME DAY THE ALTERNATOR WENT AND LEFT ME WITH A DEAD BATTERY. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER ABOUT 3 TIMES FOR ROUGH IDLE AND HAVE BEEN TURNED AWAY SAYING THE CANNOT FEEL ANYTHING AND THAT NOT TO WORRY BECAUSE ITS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. TWICE I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR THE FRONT SUSPENSION DUE TO A V…

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b