Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 Ford Pickup, most frequently naming the fuel system, brakes and tires & wheels categories.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1997 | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 1999 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 2000 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 2002 | 1 | 4 |
| Jan 2003 | 1 | 5 |
| Aug 2019 | 1 | 6 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD RANGER PICKUP EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE FR480, SIZE: 215/70/R14. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS INVALID.
THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT OPERATING EFFECTIVELY. IF PARKED ON AN INCLINE AND WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL ONCE THE GEAR IS SHIFTED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. TS SCC
THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS GOING OUT IT IS AN A4LD TRANMISSION. .IT COST ATLEAST 1000.00 EACH TIME I GET IT REBUILT ARE 1500.00 EACH TIME I HAVE TO BUY ONE.I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS OF THIS TYPE OF TRUCK WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND THEY ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THERES TO.ITS BAD WHEN YOU HAVE TO PUT 4 TRANSMISSIONS IN A TRUCK A YEAR.THERE HAS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION.IT BLOWS THE FRONT SEAL JUST GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MILES AN HOUR AND THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION WIELD TOGETHER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING FUEL WILL SPRAY OUT THE TANK TO OTHER VEHICLE THROUGH FILLER NECK.*AK
THE DUAL FUEL TANK WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY, CAUSING THE TANK TO OVERFLOW AND LEAK OUT GAS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, VEHICLE REPAIRED AT OWNER'S COST. *AK *ML
OWNER STATES THAT FUEL FEEDS INTO AUXILLIARY FUEL TANK WITHOUT WARNING AND FOR NO REASON, CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED, OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *SLC
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.