1998 Ford Ranger Fuel system Problems

GAS TANK STRAPS RUSTED THROUGH AND GAS TANK FELL OUT. I FIXED IT BY INSTALLING MY OWN STRAPS BOUGHT AT A HARDWARE STORE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TT

NHTSA ID

10417159

Incident

Jun 15, 2010

Mileage

117,000 mi

DISPITE PROPER MAINTENCE, I OBSERVED BODY RUST AND DECAY ON THE UNDERSIDE OF MY TRUCK FRAME. ALSO THE BRAKE LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO CORRUSION AND RUST INTO THE FRAME. SPARE TIRE BRACKETS HAVE RUSTED INTO AND THE TIRE FELL OFF. ALSO EVAP CANASTER BRACKET RUSTED INTO AND THE EVAP CANASTER FELL OFF.

NHTSA ID

10380366

Incident

Oct 28, 2010

Mileage

198,000 mi

HAZARD OF FIRE OR EXPLOSION FROM INFERIOR PARTS. HOSES AND PIPES FROM FILLER NECK TO GAS TANK ARE BEING REPLACED BY BENEFICIAL AUTOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE IN MOORE OKLAHOMA. TANK HAS TO BE FLUSHED AND FILTER REPLACED AGAIN DUE TO GAS FUMES AND LEAKING FUEL FROM THE DECOMPOSING FILLER NECK HOSES. I JUST HAD TO HAVE THIS DONE FOR THE SAME REASON ON MY '98 FORD E250. FORD DEALER PARTS SALESPERSON SAYS THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM(EVEN HE STATED HE ANTICIPATES THIS WITH HIS FORD TRUCK) AND THE REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE BEEN RE-ENGINEERED TO CORRECT THE RUBBER DECOMPOSITION WHICH ALSO CLOGGED THE FILTERS AND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM CAUSING CHRONIC STALLING AND ROUGH RUNNING ON BOTH VEHICLES. HAD TO HAVE FILTERS REPLACED AND INJECTION SYSTEM SYSTEM CLEANED NUMEROUS TIMES. FORD HAS REFUSED TO EVEN SUPPLY THE REPLACEMENT PARTS OR ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM. LEAKING GAS AND FUMES COULD LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATH IF THIS IS NOT HANDLED. THE RECENT REPAIR TO THE E250 WAS IN EXCESS OF $200 (PARTS WERE $100+ FROM DEALER. THE REENGINEERED PARTS FOR THE FORD RANGER ARE $250+ AND LABOR WILL MORE THAN DOUBLE THAT AS THEY HAVE TO REMOVE THE TRUCK BED AND TANK TO REPLACE THE PARTS AND FLUSH THE TANK. ADDITIONALLY MY DRIVEWAY IS DAMAGED FROM THE LEAKING FUEL. REFERRED TO YOU BY CONSUMER REPORTS MAGAZINE. LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE. SINCERELY, VINCE DENNIS. *NM

NHTSA ID

10177268

Incident

Dec 28, 2006

Mileage

170,000 mi

PURCHASED TRUCK USED IN MAY 1999 WITH 15,000 MILES ON IT. PROBLEM STARTED AFTER HAVING 25,000 ODOMETER MILES ON TRUCK. VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE UPON STOPPING OR SLOWING. HAD IDLE ADJUSTED NEXT SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE (30K). AS OF THIS DATE, AUGUST 19, 2005, VEHICLE STILL ACCELERATES ON VERY RARE OCCASIONS. AFTER A FEW MONTHS FROM THE 45K MAINTENANCE CHECK THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED TO STALL AT RANDOM WHEN STOPPING OR SLOWING. AT REGULAR MAINTENANCE CHECKS I WOULD TELL TECH ABOUT STALLING PROBLEMS. MOST OFTEN TECH COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM ON ROAD TEST. VEHICLE WOULD BE SERVICED, STALLING PROBLEM WOULD STOP FOR A VERY SHORT TIME, AND THEN PROBLEM WOULD COME BACK. JULY 12, 2005- I WENT ON ROAD WITH TECH ON ROAD TEST AND FOUND TECH WAS DOWN-SHIFTING AT STOPS. TOLD HIM NOT TO AND THEN VEHICLE DID STALL WHEN COMING TO STOP. DEALER: INSPECTED AND VERIFIED COMPLAINT, CHECKED AND FOUND IDLE AIR CONTROL FAULTY, REMOVED AND REPLACED IAC MOTOR AND CONCERN. TECH NOTES: STILL ACTING UP. FOUND IDLE SPEED ADJUSTED TOO HIGH. READJUSTED IDLE SCREW, ROAD TESTED AND RECHECKED OK. PROBLEM WAS SOLVED FOR A BRIEF THREE WEEKS AND RESURFACED. AS OF AUGUST 19, 2005- THE STALLING PROBLEM STILLS EXISTS. IS A VERY REAL SAFETY ISSUE, AS I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE ACCIDENT CALLS. EXAMPLES: 1) TURNING OFF A VERY BUSY STREET (45MPH) INTO PARKING LOT, HAVING VEHICLE STALL AND LOSING ALL POWER STEERING INTO TURN, HAVING TO AVOID HITTING TREES, BUILDINGS, PEOPLE, AND OTHERS CARS IN PROCESS. 2) COMING TO A RED STOPLIGHT, MY VEHICLE STALLS, STOPLIGHTS CHANGING TO GREEN AS APPROACHING, CARS BEHIND ME HAVING TO AVOID HITTING MY TRUCK AS I RESTART. 3) VEHICLE STALLING AT YIELD SIGN. NO CROSS TRAFFIC AND CARS BEHIND ME EXPECTING ME TO PASS THROUGH.

NHTSA ID

10133597

Incident

Aug 19, 2005

Mileage

25,000 mi

ACCUMULATOR FAILED PREMATURELY BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING FLAW. THE ACCUMULATOR WAS FABRICATED WITH AN INSULATION ATTACHED TO IT WHICH IN TURN TRAPPED MOISTURE BETWEEN THE ACCUMULATOR AND THE INSULATION CAUSING THE ACCUMULATOR TO CORRODE PREMATURELY AND CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO LEAK AND BECOME DISABLED.*AK

NHTSA ID

761882

Incident

May 6, 2002

THE HOLDING CAP THAT KEEPS THE GAS IN THE GAS TANK HAD BEEN BORKEN FOR A LONG TIME. I USED TO SMELL GAS FOR A LONG TIME ALMOST FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR. ONE DAY WHEN I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE LOTS OF GAS RUSHED OUT OF MY CAR AND A FRIEND NEAR BY NOTICED THIS. TALKING TO MY TENNANT, SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER FORS TAURAS. *AK

NHTSA ID

761834

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THE INSIDE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT, THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF, WHEN THE KEYS ARE LEFT INSIDE THE IGNITION WITH THE DOOR CLOSED, THE CHIMER WILL KEEP DINGING UNTIL THE KEY IS REMOVED, THE DEALER CLAIMED THE PROBLEM WAS THE JEWEL MODULAR, HOWEVER THE BULBS INSIDE THE DASH KEEP BLOWING, WHEN THE BLINKERS ARE TURNED ON THERE IS A CRACKLING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE A WIRE SHORTING OUT, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACT ERRACTICALLY WHEN IN DELAY MODE, THE HAZARD LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CONSUMER HAS CONCERNS WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT, WHEN HE TURNS THE SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION, THE LIGHT GOES OFF AND WHEN CONSUMER TURNS THE SWITCH TO THE ON POSITION, THE LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE AIRBAG IS OFF.*JB

NHTSA ID

565698

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD CLICKING NOISE COMING FORM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THEN SUDDENLY VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER . CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE, AND WIITHIN SECONDS CAB BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. CONSUMER GOT OUT, AND WITHIN 15 SECONDS FLAMES WENT THROUGH THE HOOD, AND MELTED ALL ENGINE COM PARTMENT FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT, AND STATED AND CAUSE WAS POSSIBLY DUE TO FUEL PUMP OR FUEL LINES. *AK

NHTSA ID

871068

Incident

Sep 15, 2000

PLASTIC LOCKING STRAPS FOR FUEL TANK KEPT BREAKING. THIS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS, ON 04-07-00 & 05-17-00, AND CAUSED FUEL SPILLAGES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE NOT COVERED UNDER MANFACTURER'S. RECALLS, AND IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

NHTSA ID

862067

Incident

May 17, 2000

WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER PASSED OUT AND VEHICLE RAN OFF ROAD. ALSO, NOTICED FUMES INSIDE CAB. DRIVER BELIEVES THAT CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES WERE COMING INTO THE VEHICLE, CAUSING HIM TO PASS OUT. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

857317

Incident

Jul 26, 1999

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND A PIECE OF STONE GRAVEL HIT GAS TANK AND WENT STRAIGHT THOUGH THE TANK. GAS TANK STARTED LEAKING GASOLINE. *AK

NHTSA ID

856540

Incident

Aug 1, 1998

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS. THE FIRST INSTANCE OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH, WITH A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE AS THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FAILED (ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE DEPT. OF THE FORD DEALER). THE SECOND FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY, AGAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE SAME SERVICE DEPT. REPLACED THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP. THE THIRD INCIDENT OCCURRED TONIGHT, AGAIN ON THE ROAD WITH NO WARNING. THIS IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE -- TWICE I HAVE BEEN ABRUPTLY LEFT POWERLESS IN A FREEWAY WITH NO WAY TO MOVE THE TRUCK.

NHTSA ID

709144

Incident

Jul 25, 1999

VEHICLE STALLING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP/SENDER AND SENSOR, SENSOR REPLACED A SECOND TIME DUE TO FAILURE. MJS

NHTSA ID

547420

Incident

Nov 18, 1998

GAS GAUGE FAILED THREE TIMES.

NHTSA ID

544375

Incident

Jun 5, 1998

FAULTY GAS GAUGE. YH

NHTSA ID

608803

Incident

Aug 1, 1998

COMPLAINT#1: GAS TANK LEAKED AFTER VEHICLE WAS ONLY ONE WEEK OLD. DEALER REPLACED IT WITH A NEW TANK. COMPLAINT#2: POWER WINDOWS ARE 'JERKY' AND THEY CHATTER WHEN GOING DOWN. DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED IT YET. COMPLAINT#3: PASSENGER SEAT VIBRATES ANY TIME TRUCK DRIVES OVER ANY BUMPS, LARGE OR SMALL. DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED IT AT THIS TIME.

NHTSA ID

700768

Incident

Aug 17, 1998

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

827306

Incident

Jun 1, 1998

FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE/HESITATE DURING CRUISE.

NHTSA ID

534619