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1999 Ford Ranger EV 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 May 28, 2007
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.
0
Reports on file since Jan 3, 2003

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Ford Ranger EV. 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

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Driver assistance
Filed May 28, 2007
Fire reported

MY 1999, FORD RANGER HAD BEEN MAKING A SPARKING SOUND WHEN I STARTED IT UP FOR A FEW DAYS. THEN WE TOOK IT ON A DRIVE AROUND TOWN TO DO A COUPLE ERRANDS, MAYBE EIGHT MILES. CAME HOME, TOOK THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION AND WENT INSIDE. MY NEIGHBOR CAME TO MY DOOR 20 MINUTES LATER SAYING MY ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. WE OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THE SECONDARY CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH, LOCATED ON THE END OF THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER, ON FIRE. ANOTHER NEIGHBOR HAD GRABBED AN EXTINGUISHER AND PUT IT OUT. SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM I SEE NOW, BUT SOMEONE ISN'T OWNING UP TO IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE, LUCKILY IT DIDN'T MELT THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. *TR

NHTSA ID
10191864
Incident
May 28, 2007
Mileage
193,500 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 18, 2005

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A THROTTLE STICKING PROBLEM. THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE INTERFERED WITH THE SPEED CONTROL SERVO PULLEY AND DID NOT ALLOW THE THROTTLE TO RETURN TO IDLE WHEN DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL THEN THE RPMS WOULD REV UP TO 4K RPMS UNTIL THE GAS PEDAL IS APPLIED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. RECALL CAMPAIGN #99V062001. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID
10115523
Incident
Mar 15, 2005
Mileage
54,000 mi
Suspension
Filed Apr 4, 2003

THE SHOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ID
10015151
Mileage
26,000 mi
Filed Jan 3, 2003

1999 FORD RANGER. *PH *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***770814

NHTSA ID
10006808
Incident
Jun 25, 2001
Mileage
27,457 mi

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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