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1991 Ford Ranger Visibility Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA

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Visibility reportsComplaints 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.
13
Latest Oct 6, 2004
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
10%
of 132 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Ford Ranger submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming visibility

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Visibility
Filed Oct 6, 2004

BOTH MIRRORS FOLDED UP AGAINST THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING. DRIVER'S SIDE WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TWICE. HOWEVER, DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. *AK TRUCK IS IN GARAGE FROM 11-1 TOMAY 1. AND I STIKK ONLY GET1 YEAR TO 18 MONTHS PER MIRROR. I REALIZE THE VEHICLE IS 13 YEARS OLD AND REDESIGNING THE MIRROR IS NOT ANOPTION. HOWEVER, FORD MOTOR CORP SURELY COULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE PRICE! RETAIL IS CLOSRE TO $7500 PER PIECE. I KNOW REDESIGNING IS OUT OF QUESTION, BUT FOR THOSE OF US THAT INTEND ON KEEPING OUR VEHICLES, THE COMPANY COULD REDUCE THE PRICE. *AK

NHTSA ID
10095230
Incident
Sep 7, 2004
Visibility
Filed Sep 13, 2002

BOTH MIRRORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN ONE TIME BECAUSE THEY DO NOT STAY POSITIONED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NLM CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE MIRRORS DO NOT STAY IN POSITIONED DRIVERS HAVE NO VIEW OF REAR LANES, THE MIRRORS FOLD BACK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *YH

NHTSA ID
8018649
Incident
Aug 28, 2002
Visibility
Filed Feb 14, 2001

BOTH OUTSIDE MIRRORS FAILED FOR 3RD TIME. THEY FOLD IN WHILE DRIVING, AND CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO SEE TRAFFIC. *AK

NHTSA ID
880566
Incident
Jul 1, 1993
Visibility
Filed Aug 29, 2000

OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRRORS ON BOTH SIDE DO NOT HOLD ITS POSITION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING POOR TO NO VISIBILITY. FORD IS NOT ABLE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT.*AK

NHTSA ID
869020
Heating & air conditioningVisibility
Filed May 11, 2000

THE EXTERIOR MIRRORS FAILED. NLM

NHTSA ID
784624
Visibility
Filed Apr 18, 2000

BOTH SIDE-VIEW MIRRORS ARE USELESS, THEY FLOP AGAINST THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF 55MPH AND SOMETIMES EVEN LESS, THEY WILL NOT STAY ADJUSTED AND THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE FROM THE DEALER.

NHTSA ID
721630
Visibility
Filed Apr 7, 2000

THE SIDE MIRRORS ON THE TRUCK WILL FOLD IN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM STARTED AFTER I HAD THE TRUCK A YEAR OR SO AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL OWNERS OF RANGERS WITH THIS STYLE OF MIRROR, AND THEY ALL REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED FORD FOR A REPLACEMENT MIRROR AND THEY COULD ONLY OFFER THE SAME TYPE MIRROR. I SEE THIS AS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, AS THE MIRRORS WILL NOT STAY IN ADJUSTMENT. I THINK THE MIRROR STYLE CHANGED IN 1992, BUT WAS USED FOR SEVERAL YEARS PRIOR. *AK

NHTSA ID
711120
Visibility
Filed Mar 25, 1998

SINCE ABOUT OCTOBER OF 1993, THE OUTSIDE MIRROR ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE CONTINUE TO FALL DOWN. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
821592
Incident
Oct 10, 1993
Visibility
Filed Jan 22, 1998

SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ARE USELESS, CAN'T BE ADJUSTED.

NHTSA ID
528682
Incident
Jan 1, 1995
Visibility
Filed Dec 4, 1996

WHEN DRIVING 55 MPH OR ABOVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE OUTSIDE MIRROR FOLDS IN TOWARDS INSIDE, MAKING IT UNABLE TO VIEW TRAFFIC ON DRIVER'S SIDE OR APPROACHING FROM THE REAR. *AK

NHTSA ID
511752
Visibility
Filed Jun 5, 1996

EXTERIOR MIRRORS PUSHED FORWARD BY WIND WHEN TRAVELING AT 60 MPH OR MORE, REDUCING VISIBILITY. *DH

NHTSA ID
506097
Incident
Jun 1, 1996
Visibility
Filed Oct 25, 1995

REAR VIEW MIRROR ON THE OUTSIDE CONTINUES TO FALL OFF. TT *SLC

NHTSA ID
973898
Incident
Oct 1, 1995
Visibility
Filed Oct 3, 1995

THE WINDSHEILD IS PITTED ENTIRELY AND WHEN THE LIGHT HITS IT YOU CANNOT SEE OUT OF IT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
972820
Incident
Oct 3, 1994

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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