Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Ford Ranger submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 22 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TRUCK WAS WARMING UP WITH ME IN IT AROUND JANUARY. I WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, THEIR WAS NO RESPONSE AND WAS STUCK IN TRUCK. EVENTUALLY, I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE REAR SLIDING WINDOW. I WAS AND AM NEVER ABLE TO USE MY PASSENGER DOOR AGAIN, FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. *TR
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, EXTERIOR MIRRORS WILL FOLD IN, CONSUMER WOULD BE UNABLE TO VIEW OR USE THE MIRRORS.*AK *SLC
WINDSHIELD LEAKS & FRAME RUSTING. SUSPENSION BOWED MAIN STRUCTOR ARMS. ENGINE PASSING OIL FROM DAY ONE OF OWNERSHIP. INTERIOR DOOR PLASTIC FRAME CRACKING. DIMMER AND TURN SIGNAL SWITCH SHORTS.
MIRRORS FLOP OVER DUE TO WIND / SLIPSTREAM; BAD DESIGN; MANY CLOSE CALLS CHANGING LANES ON FREEWAY; CANNOT FIND A BETTER SUBSTITUTE THAT WILL FIT THIS MODEL. *AK
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, AND TRIED TO CHANGE LANES SHE HAS TO ROLL DOWN HER WINDOW TO HOLD THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR IN PLACE, BECAUSE THE MIRRORS WOULD BLOW AGAINST THE WINDOWS CAUSING HER TO NOT BE ABLE TO SEE, ALL THE CONSUMER CAN SEE IS THE PAVEMENT OUTSIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, CONSUMER HAS TRIED TO FIND SOME TYPE OF SCREWS TO TIGHTEN THE MIRRORS BUT THERE ARE NO TYPE OF SCREWS ON THE BALL AND SOCKET MIRRORS, PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR ARE EXTREMLY LOOSE AND CONSUMER HAS BEEN FORCED TO ORDER ANOTHER SET OF MIRRORS FROM MANUFACTURER. *JB
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SIDE EXTERIOR MIRRORS FOLD IN. OWNER BOUGHT REPLACEMENT MIRRORS, BUT THESE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
TRANSMISSION MANUAL FAILED OUTPUT SHAFT AT 20 MPH REPLACED INTERNAL GEARS GAVE OUT AT 65 MPH.//ABS BRAKES BECAME SPONGY & LOCK IN REAR PULL TO RIGHT IN FRONT .//HEADLIGHTS BEGAN BLINKING OFF &ON AFTER 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING.//TRANSFER CASE SPLIT WHILE IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE AT 35 MPH.//FRONT SUSPENSION GIVING OUT CAN'T ALIGN FRONT END ,ERATIC STEERING & WORN TIRES.//REAR SPRINGS SLIPPED OUT ON LEFT SIDE AXLE SLID FORWARD TO BODY.//HEATER BEGAN RATTLIING ,MORE AS YOU TURN FAN UP.
OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR WILL NOT HOLD ITS POSITION, KEEPS MOVING, AND CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK
THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE SIDE MIRRORS OF THE '92 RANGER. THEY LOSE THEIR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN POSITION AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS OF USE. I'VE GONE THROUGH TWO SETS OF MIRRORS (BOTH SIDES). MY SIDE MIRRORS "COLLAPSE" WHEN I DRIVE OVER 45 MPH RESULTING IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION-I HAVE NO REAR VISIBILITY TO THE SIDES. I HAVE DIFFICULTY CHANGING LANES. I'VE SPOKEN TO THE LOCAL FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND MY BEST OPTION WOULD BE TO BUY AFTERMARKET MIRRORS (NOT FORD/MOTORCRAFT), UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND COMPATIBLE AFTERMARKET MIRRORS. THIS HAS BEEN A NAGGING PROBLEM FOR ME AS IT APPEARS IT HAS BEEN FOR OTHERS. *AK
EXTERIOR MIRRORS ARE FOLDING AGAINST THE VEHICLE ,AND THERE IS NO WAY TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM BESIDES REPLACING THE MIRRORS. *AK
REAR VIEW MIRRORS CONTINUALLY FALL DOWN IN ADJUSTMENT WHILE DRIVING, CAN NOT BE TIGHTENED PROPERLY, VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. MJS
READ BRAKE DRUMS HAVE WARPED 3 OR 4 TIMES EACH SIDE, MAKES BRAKE PEDAL PULSATE. TURNED BY DEALER ONCE AND POSSIBLY REPLACED ONCE, CONSTANT PROBLEM. HAVE SMELLED MELTING WIRE INSULATION SEVERAL TIMES. OUTSIDE MIRRORS FOLD BACK OVER 55 MPH. REPLACED ONCE, STILL PROBLEM. GAS TANK DRIPS GAS, PLASTIC TANK IN CONTACT WITH METAL CROSSBAR. APPEARS TO BE ORIGINAL INSTALLATION PROBLEM. NEED WARRANTY FIX ON THIS.
WHILE GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WOULD NOT BE A ABLE TO SEE A LARGE VEHICLE COMING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION. DUE TO BOTH SIDE VIEW MIRRORS FLAPPING INWARD. *AK
REAR VIEW MIRRORS BLOW IN TOWARDS WINDOWS.
REAR VIEW MIRRORS FLAP INTO WINDOWS WHEN GOING OVER 50 MPH OR OVER, NO VISIBILITY, REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES.
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH THE REARVIEW MIRRORS FLOPPED DOWN BECAUSE OF THE WIND. PROBLEM NOT CORRECTED. *AK
RIGHT HAND EXTERIOR MIRROR MOVES OUT OF POSITION.
AT 55 MPH AND ABOVE OUTSIDE DOOR MIRROR FOLDS IN TOWARDS THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE DUE TO THE INSTALLMENT OF THE BUG/HOOD DEFLECTOR/PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR OUTSIDE MIRROR WAS NOT AFFECTED. *AK
LEFT SIDE VIEW MIRROR COLLAPSES WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER 50 MPH DUE TO HIGH WINDS.
CONSUMERS DASH AREA BURNED DOWN OVERNIGHT. THE STEREO AND HEATER COMPARTMENT AREA ALSO MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IN THE OFF POSITION.*AK
EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRRORS LOOSE/FLOP IN THE WIND, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SD
DRIVER AND PASSENGER EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRRORS FLOPS LOOSE AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH; NO WAY TO ADJUST; DIFFICULT FOR DRIVER TO CHECK ONCOMING REAR/SIDE TRAFFIC.
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