1995 Ford Ranger Body & structure Problems

THE REAR HALF OF THE TRUCK FRAME IS ROTTED TO PIECES. THE BRACKETS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO HOLD THE SHOCKS ARE RUSTED OFF AND MISSING..

NHTSA ID

11241619

Incident

Aug 4, 2019

Mileage

195,000 mi

CHASSIS FRAME IS RUSTING AWAY. ALL ENAMEL PAINT IS GONE AND CHUNKS OF RUSTED METAL IS FLAKING OFF

NHTSA ID

11171298

Incident

Dec 19, 2018

Mileage

52,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING AT WORK GOING FROM POINT A TO POINT B AND I HEARD THE REAR BRAKES GRINDING, METAL TO METAL SOUND, WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MPH, SLOW DOWN AND MADE IT TO POINT B, ABOUT 1 MILE, IN TOWN.... PARKED AND CHECKED UNDER THE TRUCK.... AND DISCOVERED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE WAS STRETCHED TIGHT... CRAWLED UNDER TRUCK AND DISCOVERED THAT FRAME WAS RUSTED IN HALF (BROKEN ALL THE WAY THRU) ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WAS ALMOST AS BAD.... ALSO A CROSS MEMBER WAS RUSTED AWAY... AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHOCK WAS HANGING DOWN (BRACKET RUSTED AWAY) TRUCK IS NOW PARKED AT HOME CAN'T FIX IT.... HAD TO BUY A USED VAN FROM MY BOSS SO I COULD GET TO WORK..... I WILL HAVE TO JUNK THE TITLE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.... TRUCK RUNS FINE BUT JUST CAN'T FIX A RUSTED OUT FRAME... NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE TO DRIVE... BY THE WAY THE END OF THE FRAME WHERE THE REAR BUMPER ATTACHES RUSTED ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO AND HAD TO PUT 1/2 INCH STEEL IN TO REATTACH IT.... THE FRAME WAS A LITTLE RUSTY AT THAT TIME BUT NO HOLES OR BREAKS.... I THINK FORD SHOULD COMPENSATE ALL RANGER OWNERS FOR RUSTED OUT FRAMES, I HAVE READ BLOGS AND THERE ARE A LOT OF THESE RANGER FRAMES RUSTED OUT... I HAVE PICTURES IF NEEDED... *TR

NHTSA ID

10712102

Incident

Apr 13, 2015

Mileage

193,278 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE REAR SPRINGS AND TIRES SEPARATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

NHTSA ID

10664312

Incident

Jan 1, 2013

Mileage

70,000 mi

MY 1995 FORD RANGER WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW, ORDERED TO MY SPECIFICATIONS, I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE TRUCK HAS 86K ORIGINAL MILES. THE BODY OF MY TRUCK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, AS I HAVE MAINTAINED MY TRUCK THE ENTIRE LIFE OF IT, THROUGH CONTINUOUS CLEANINGS TO KEEP THE SALT DEBRIS OFF DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN MY PRIDE AND JOY AS IT WAS MY VERY FIRST NEW VEHICLE. I AM NOW VERY DISGUSTED AS THE FRAME ON THE LEFT SIDE, BOTH FRONT AND REAR IS COMPLETELY ROTTING AWAY AND EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. EVEN THOUGH THE BODY OF MY TRUCK LOOKS EXCELLENT, MY TRUCK WILL NO LONGER PASS INSPECTION DUE TO ITS DEFECTIVE FRAME. TOYOTA HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH ITS TACOMA TRUCKS AND MADE GOOD ON THEM WITH A RECALL. I AM LOOKING FOR THE SAME SATISFACTION, AS I AM A 3 TIME OWNER OF FORD VEHICLES. I CURRENTLY OWN MY SECOND FORD E-250 CARGO VAN, THAT WITH ONLY 62K ORIGINAL MILES I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED FORD PRODUCTS AS I WAS ALWAYS TOLD FORD STANDS BY THEIR PRODUCTS, AND I AM HOPING THAT IS TRUE, BECAUSE NOW I OWN A $19K PIECE OF FORD JUNK THAT WITH OUT AN INSPECTION BECAUSE OF A ROTTED FRAME IS USELESS. I DID MY PART OVER THE YEARS TAKING EXCELLENT CARE OF MY FORD RANGER AND FOR WHAT? I AM A VERY DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER AND I FEEL THAT THE FRAME ON MY 1995 FORD RANGER IS DEFECTIVE, JUST LIKE THE TOYOTA WAS AND I AM HOPING THAT SINCE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A ROTTED FRAME ON THEIR FORD RANGER THAT FORD WILL BE MAKING GOOD ON THIS DEFECTIVE FRAME. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF CUSTOMERS THAT ALSO HAD A 1995 FORD RANGER WITH TWICE THE MILES THAT I HAVE AND THEIR FRAME WAS ALSO ROTTED AND DEFECTIVE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT THE NECESSARY STEPS ARE THAT I NEED TO TAKE TO HAVE MY DEFECTIVE FRAME LOOKED INTO FURTHER FOR A REPLACEMENT DUE TO A RECALL ON FORD'S DEFECTIVE RANGER FRAMES. *JS

NHTSA ID

10592600

Incident

Apr 1, 2014

Mileage

86,000 mi

I WAS PULLING A SMALL TRAILER GOING ABOUT 15MPH OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND FELT THE TRAILER DROP OFF OF THE VEHICLE I STOPPED AND GOT OUT AND NOTICED THAT THE LAST 2 FEET OF THE REAR FRAME RAILS FELL OUT TAKING THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS AND BUMPER WITH IT. AFTER I REALIZED THAT THE REAR FRAME RUSTED OUT, I INSPECTED THE WHOLE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE RADIUS ARM BRACKET HAS HOLES IN IT, I HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE SHACKLES, THE DRIVER SIDE CAB MOUNT RUSTED OUT AND NOW HAS FALLEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE, I ALSO HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS A RATHER LARGE HOLE IN THE FRAME IN BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE BED OF THE TRUCK, MY GAS TANK STRAPS HAVE RUSTED OFF AND I NOW HAVE IT RATCHET STRAPPED IT IN BECAUSE THE MOUNT FOR THE STRAP RUSTED OUT OF THE FRAME. I BELIEVE THAT SINCE THE TRUCK IS STILL IN GOOD WORKING ORDER MINUS THE FRAME AND RUST ISSUES AND SINCE IT STILL HAS MODERATE TO LOW MILES I BELIEVE THAT THE FORD COMPANY SHOULD MAKE IT RIGHT WITH THEIR VALUED CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE VEHICLE OR AT LEAST REPAIR IT TO WHERE IT IS STREET WORTHY. RANGERS ARE GREAT TRUCKS BUT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY MANUFACTURED WRONG. *TR

NHTSA ID

10521302

Incident

May 20, 2012

Mileage

139,026 mi

RUSTED OUT GAS TANK STRAPS BOTH FRONT AND BACK STRAPS ARE RUSTED OUT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10512959

Incident

May 20, 2013

VEHICLE IS A 1995 FORD RANGER XL. AS OF JULY 2010, THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE REAR BUMPER HAD STARTED TO SAG BUT I DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT AS THE TRUCK STILL DROVE FINE AND THERE WERE NO ROT HOLES UPON VISUAL INSPECTION. 8 MONTHS LATER, I HIT A POT-HOLE AND THE BUMPER LET GO COMPLETELY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. IT WAS STILL HELD UP BY THE PASSANGER SIDE ALTHOUGH IT WAS BARELY ON THERE. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH MORE AND THE BACK PORTIONS OF THE FRAME WERE COMPETELY ROTTED AWAY (NON-EXISTANT). I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT AFTER DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH, IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER FORD RANGER OWNERS TOO. THIS IS ALSO VERY SCARY BECAUSE THE ROT GOES UP TO THE LEAF SPRING MOUNTS. IF THE A LEAF SPRING MOUNT LETS GO, THE TRUCK WILL SUDDENLY DROP TO ONE SIDE AND THERE IS AN EXTREMELY HIGH RISK OF A ROLL OVER OR MAJOR ACCIDENT AT A MINIMUM. (I READ STORIES ABOUT THIS ONLINE WHICH SCARE ME) I TOOK A PIECE OF METAL AND HAD IT WELDED ON TO HOLD THE BUMPER WHICH WORKED BUT IT IS NOT THAT STRONG AND WILL NOT ABSORB A REAR END COLLISION AS THE FRAME IS GONE. IT ALSO DOES NOT HELP THE LEAF SPRING MOUNTS WHICH ARE STILL VERY WEAK AND WILL BREAK OFF SOON. MY TRUCK FAILED THE STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THE ROT PROBLEM AND I HAVE BEEN WARNED NOT TO DRIVE IT. THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO CORRECT IT EXCEPT REPLACE THE FRAME. THE PROBLEM IS YOU CANT JUST GO BUY A NEW FRAME AND A REPAIR WILL BE VERY COSTLY. IF THIS HAPPENS, YOU MOST LIKELY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO GET A NEW VEHICLE. MY TRUCK HAS HAD AN EASY LIFE (NO TOWING OR EXCESSIVE LOADS) AND STILL HAS THIS PROBLEM. I DID NOT SEE THIS COMING AND DON'T MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO GET A NEW VEHICLE AND CANT SELL THIS ONE FOR MUCH SINCE THE FRAME IS GONE. ITS A CATCH-22. THIS DESERVES A RECALL AS IT CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND PEOPLE CAN BE SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED IF IT IS NOT CAUGHT IN TIME. I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10386619

Incident

Feb 19, 2011

Mileage

180,000 mi

1995 FORD RANGER, 150-ODD MILES. NO INDICATION THE FAILURE WAS COMING. THE GAS PEDALS BRACKET IS SPOT WELDED TO THE FLOOR, AND THE WELDS BROKE BETWEEN APPLYING A LITTLE GAS WHILE BACKING UP AND SWITCHING GEARS TO GO FORWARD - THE GAS PEDAL "DISAPPEARS" FROM UNDERFOOT AND ENDS UP LAYING FLAT ON THE FLOOR ON ITS SIDE, THE BRACKET DETACHED FROM THE FLOOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10277983

Incident

Jul 22, 2009

Mileage

150,000 mi

I AM AN OWNER OF TWO FORD RANGER PICK UPS AND HAD OWNED ANOTHER RANGER IN THE PAST. ALL T HERE VEHICLES HAVE HAD THE SAME ELECTRICAL PROBLEM DOOR CHIMES DINGING NON STOP, DOME LIGHT FAILURE, RADIO POWER FAILURE AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNING ON AND OFF ALL BY THEMSELVES WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION. I MADE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO FORD AND WAS TOLD TO STOP HARASSING THEM. MY DEALERSHIP SAID AND I QUOTE "YOU'RE JUST BEING A WOMAN." WELL THIS AFTER NOON THE PROBLEM TOOK A VERY SERIOUS TURN. RETURNING HOME FROM A VACATION MY 1995 FORD RANGER EX CAB XLT 2.3 LITER ENGINE. BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. IT STARTED WITH POWER LOSE TO THE RADIO THEN A POWER SURGE TO THE WIPERS, AND THROUGHOUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THOSE AREAS OF PERSISTENT CONCERNS. THEN THEY ALL STOPPED. I NOW HAVE A COMPLETE FAILURE OF BRAKE LIGHTS, SPEED CONTROL, ODOMETER (LET'S TRUST THAT READ OUT),INTERIOR LIGHTS, RADIO AND SEVERAL OTHER SYSTEMS. I ATTEMPTED TO FIND A FUSE OR RELAY TO REPAIRS THEM BUT ALL OF THOSE WERE INTACT AND REPLACEMENT MADE NO CHANGE. ESTIMATED DAMAGER AND REPAIR COST IS WELL ABOVE A GRAND. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE 1996 AND HAVE BEEN IGNORED BY FORD. *LA

NHTSA ID

10041679

Incident

Oct 12, 2003

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON BY THEMSELVES. *AK DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND CHIME SOUNDS FOR SEVERAL MINUTES DUE TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR SWITCH FAILURES. *YH

NHTSA ID

878421

WASHER FAILURE DUE TO WEAR/CORROSION CAUSES BUMPER TO SAG. CONCERN ABOUT POSSIBLE SAFTY HAZARDS. THIS "BUMPER SAG" HAS BEEN OBSERVED ON MANY OTHER RANGERS OF THE SAME DESIGN TYPE. PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A BETTER DESCRIPTION, AND/OR PICTURES.

NHTSA ID

736158

THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED. NLM

NHTSA ID

551563

DOOR CHIME INTERMITTANTLY RINGS, CONTINUOUSLY CAUSING EXTREME IRRITATION. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES WORK WHEN TURNED ON, BUT WHEN TURNED OFF THEY COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

717035

Incident

Nov 20, 1999

INTERIOR DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND DOOR AJAR CHIME STAYS ON. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM (SEE POSTINGS AT WWW.FORDRANGER.COM). OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND A SAFETY HAZARD (TRY HEARING ANYTHING GOING ON WITH THE BONG, BONG, BONG GOING ON CONTINUOUSLY). *AK

NHTSA ID

716733

Incident

Dec 1, 1999

DOME LIGHT AND DOOR CHIME STAY ON NEAR CONSTANTLY WITH DOOR CLOSED. CHIME DOES NOT ALWAYS HAVE SAME BEAT AS SONGS ON RADIO; DISTRACTING! *AK

NHTSA ID

716552

Incident

Oct 5, 1997

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE DOME LIGHT AND THE DOOR LIGHT TO STAY ON, AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON. DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR ON THE DOOR. PROBLEM IS STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

852639

Incident

Mar 1, 1999

THE DOOR CHIMES WOULD REMAIN ON EVEN AFTER THE DOOR IS CLOSED. DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON & OFF ON THEIR OWN. DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER, NO PROBLEMS SINCE. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

845243

Incident

Jan 16, 1999

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TO DEALERS NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO FAULTY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT CAUSE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT TO WORK. ALSO DOOR AJAR, CHIMES WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. DEALERS HAVE NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

821102

CHILD SEAT CANNOT NOT BE PROPERLY INSTALLED IN REAR SEAT OF EXTENDED CAB.

NHTSA ID

514627

Incident

Nov 24, 1996

SHINY REAR BUMPER, IMPAIRS VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON.*AK

NHTSA ID

481900

Incident

Feb 26, 1995