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1993 Ford Pickup Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 7, 2019
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Aug 26, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 Ford Pickup. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–6 of 6

Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 7, 2019

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.

NHTSA ID
11242246
Incident
Aug 6, 2019
Brakes
Filed Jan 2, 2003

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

NHTSA ID
10001834
Incident
Jan 1, 2003
Mileage
40,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Sep 21, 2002

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

NHTSA ID
767534
Incident
Jun 15, 2001
Fuel system
Filed Mar 10, 2000

WHILE DRIVING FUEL WILL SPRAY OUT THE TANK TO OTHER VEHICLE THROUGH FILLER NECK.*AK

NHTSA ID
858329
Incident
Mar 8, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Aug 31, 1999

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

NHTSA ID
846211
Fuel system
Filed Aug 26, 1997

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

NHTSA ID
815694

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.

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