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1993 Ford Ranger Interior & seats Problems

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

Data refreshed

Interior & seats 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.
16
Latest Aug 13, 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.
7%
of 232 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.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
7

What this page shows

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Ford Ranger submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 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 interior

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

Interior & seats
Filed Aug 13, 2004

WHILE DRIVING HOOD BLEW OPEN DUE TO HOOD LATCH BEING DEFECTIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID
10087906
Incident
Jul 8, 2004
Mileage
50,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 7, 2004

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, BACK OF SEAT COLLAPSED WHEN A BOLT BROKE AND I TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN AFTERWARDS, AND HAD TO BE TOWED. FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO REPAIR UNLESS I PAY FOR IT.*AK

NHTSA ID
10080530
Incident
Jul 7, 2004
Mileage
94,808 mi
Interior & seats
Filed May 2, 2000

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEATBACK BOLT BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. COMMON PROBLEM. *AK BOLT WHICH HOLDS DRIVER'S SEAT UP RIGHT SHRADED OFF. THE SEAT BACK FELL HORIZONTALLY WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TRYING TO REACH FOR SEAT BELT OVER HIS SHOULDER. *YH

NHTSA ID
861258
Incident
Apr 21, 2000
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 11, 2000
1 injury reported

DRIVERS SEAT BROKE WHEN HIT FROM REAR, CAUSING HEAD DAMAGE. *ET

NHTSA ID
784421
Incident
Jan 5, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 7, 2000

VEHICLE CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCES ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSING LIGHT FLICKERING, ON TWO OCCASIONS THE DASHBOARD HARNESS SHOWED SIGNS OF MELTING AND BURNING DUE TO FAILURE. *MJS

NHTSA ID
550297
Incident
Oct 27, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed May 24, 1999
Fire reported

HAD PARKED & LEFT VEHICLE. WINDOWS WERE ROLLED UP. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE OVER NIGHT & WAS TOTALED. DASHBOARD WAS BURNED BADLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
838357
Incident
Mar 24, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 8, 1999
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, NO INTERIOR LIGHTS OR RADIO. LATER DISCOVERED NO STOP LIGHTS OR RUNNING LIGHTS. REPLACED HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND UNDERDASH FUSES. HEADLIGHT SWITCH BURNED AND BROKEN, VEHICLE HEADLIGHT WIRE HARNESS MELTED NEAR ONE CONNECTOR. FORD SERVICE SHOP HAD TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TWICE BECAUSE OF FIRST REPLACEMENT DIMMER RHEOSTAT FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
702033
Incident
Jan 4, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 23, 1998
2 injuries reported

WHILE STOPPING AT STOP LIGHT VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM REAR BY DRUNK DRIVER AND FRONT SEATBACKS FAILED UPON IMPACT, CAUSING DRIVER'S/FRONT PASSENGER'S HEADS TO THRUST THROUGH REAR WINDOW. THEY SUFFERED WHIPLASH INJURIES AND FACIAL CUTS. *AK

NHTSA ID
533175
Incident
Dec 13, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 24, 1996

SHORT IN STEERING COLUMN WIRING CAUSES TURN SIGNALS TO OPERATE ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. *AW

NHTSA ID
506564
Interior & seats
Filed May 13, 1996

SMOKE ODOR FROM WIRING HARNESS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FILL WITH SMOKE/POOR VISIBILITY. *SD

NHTSA ID
504723
Incident
May 13, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 24, 1996
Crash reported2 injuries reported

FAILURE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT DID NOT LOCK, CAUSING INJURES TO THE PASSENGER. *AK

NHTSA ID
983420
Incident
Dec 17, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 13, 1996

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, W/CAUSE UNKNOW HOOD LATCH FAILED, ALLOWING HOOD TO FLY UP, BLOCKING DRIVERS VISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
980658
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 5, 1996

PASSENGER AND DRIVER DOOR WILL STAY LOCKED, WHEN LOCKED DOORS WILL COME OPEN. TT

NHTSA ID
978662
Incident
Jan 1, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 6, 1995

DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING CAUSED BY BROKEN BOLT ON SEAT. TT

NHTSA ID
976164
Incident
Dec 5, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 10, 1995
Crash reported2 injuries reported

BOTH FRONT SPLIT BENCH SEAT REST COLLAPSED DURING REAREND COLLISION; SEAT REST WAS LAYING FLAT WITH OCCUPANTS; VEHICLE WAS STOPPED; CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT THERE WERE TWO INJURIES IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

NHTSA ID
973187
Incident
Sep 23, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 30, 1995

WHILE DRIVING AND APPROACHING HIGHWAY SPEED, DRIVERS SEATBACK COLLAPSED WITHOUT WARNING. TT

NHTSA ID
959399
Incident
Jan 30, 1995

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Brakes61Tires & wheels32Driver assistance23Fuel system21Suspension16Engine13Transmission13Electrical13Body & structure8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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