1986 FORD RANGER
50 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 12 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 7 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 6 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 1 |
| WHEELS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | 1 |
| STEERING | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 1 |
Recent Complaints
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, SAW FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, SAW FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK
IGNITION HAS SHORTED OUT 3 TIMES. DEFECT KEEPS REOCCURRING.* AK CONSUMER STATES HAS NOW HAPPENED 4 TIMES, IGNITION FAILED TO DISENGAGE STARTER SOLENOID AFTER RELEASING BATTERY, CAUSED OVER HEATING OF STARTER, SHORTED TEMP GUAGE, RADIO, AND PANEL, INDICATOR LIGHTS, BUT DID NOT BLOW FUSES AS IT DID JUNE 11,2000. IT CAUSED BOTH FUEL PUMPS TO SHORT OUT, THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP APPEARED TO HAVE WELDED MARKS ON OUTSIDE CASING OF PUMP, WHEN PURCHASED DEALER STATED NO DEFECTS BUT HAD JUST COME OUT OF F
IGNITION HAS SHORTED OUT 3 TIMES. DEFECT KEEPS REOCCURRING.* AK CONSUMER STATES HAS NOW HAPPENED 4 TIMES, IGNITION FAILED TO DISENGAGE STARTER SOLENOID AFTER RELEASING BATTERY, CAUSED OVER HEATING OF STARTER, SHORTED TEMP GUAGE, RADIO, AND PANEL, INDICATOR LIGHTS, BUT DID NOT BLOW FUSES AS IT DID JUNE 11,2000. IT CAUSED BOTH FUEL PUMPS TO SHORT OUT, THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP APPEARED TO HAVE WELDED MARKS ON OUTSIDE CASING OF PUMP, WHEN PURCHASED DEALER STATED NO DEFECTS BUT HAD JUST COME OUT OF F
IGNITION HAS SHORTED OUT 3 TIMES. DEFECT KEEPS REOCCURRING.* AK CONSUMER STATES HAS NOW HAPPENED 4 TIMES, IGNITION FAILED TO DISENGAGE STARTER SOLENOID AFTER RELEASING BATTERY, CAUSED OVER HEATING OF STARTER, SHORTED TEMP GUAGE, RADIO, AND PANEL, INDICATOR LIGHTS, BUT DID NOT BLOW FUSES AS IT DID JUNE 11,2000. IT CAUSED BOTH FUEL PUMPS TO SHORT OUT, THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP APPEARED TO HAVE WELDED MARKS ON OUTSIDE CASING OF PUMP, WHEN PURCHASED DEALER STATED NO DEFECTS BUT HAD JUST COME OUT OF F
IGNITION HAS SHORTED OUT 3 TIMES. DEFECT KEEPS REOCCURRING.* AK CONSUMER STATES HAS NOW HAPPENED 4 TIMES, IGNITION FAILED TO DISENGAGE STARTER SOLENOID AFTER RELEASING BATTERY, CAUSED OVER HEATING OF STARTER, SHORTED TEMP GUAGE, RADIO, AND PANEL, INDICATOR LIGHTS, BUT DID NOT BLOW FUSES AS IT DID JUNE 11,2000. IT CAUSED BOTH FUEL PUMPS TO SHORT OUT, THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP APPEARED TO HAVE WELDED MARKS ON OUTSIDE CASING OF PUMP, WHEN PURCHASED DEALER STATED NO DEFECTS BUT HAD JUST COME OUT OF F
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND SEAT BELTED, THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME UNLATCHED, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO BE THROWN OUT AND RAN OVER BY THE VEHICLE. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD
VEHICLE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, UPON STARTING, FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AREA DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
AFTER PARKING, SHORT WHILE LATER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, THEN FLAMES SHOT OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH WHILE PUSHING DOWN DRIVE WAY. *AK
AFTER PARKING, SHORT WHILE LATER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, THEN FLAMES SHOT OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH WHILE PUSHING DOWN DRIVE WAY. *AK
AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROX. 10 HOUR, FOUND VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES, FIRE DEPT WAS EXTINQUISHING, AND MADE NO DETERMINATION AS TO WHY IT STARTED. *AK
AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROX. 10 HOUR, FOUND VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES, FIRE DEPT WAS EXTINQUISHING, AND MADE NO DETERMINATION AS TO WHY IT STARTED. *AK
WHILE SITTING A WEEK OR SO, HORN STARTED BLOWING THEN SMOKED. BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED TO STOP FIRE FROM SPREADING FURTHER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
HORN STARTED BLOWING AND THE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN FIRE STARTED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK
ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
CONSUMER DROVE TRUCK PARKED IT AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.* AK THE FIRE CENTERED ON THE LEFT TOPOF THE ENGINE NEAR THE FUEL LINES, ALSO EXTENSICE DAMAGE TO THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE LEFT, FIRWALL OCCURED AT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED.*JB
CONSUMER DROVE TRUCK PARKED IT AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK