Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||||
| 9747 | 02/17/1997 | 51689 | Frame- rivet replacement with bolts- service tips. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 09/06/2007 | 138433 | 2 | 06/08/1994 |
| Rear leaf spring rear brackets & supports rusted & detached from frame. frame very rusted. front-side rear leaf spring brackets appear in near-damage condition. 1994 ranger ext cab, xlt, 4l, 2wd. mfg in 1993, 138k miles. dealer refuses help. damaged discovered before an accident occurred d/t loss of rear end control. *jb. updated 01/11/08. *lj | |||
| 10/07/2003 | 100270 | 1 | |
| While driving at low speeds vehicle shook. consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle. consumer took the vehicle to a body shop for inspection. *ak it was determined that the upper and lower cab mounts were defective. *nm | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 12/31/2001 | 1 | 02/01/1999 | |
| Brackets that hold cab together have rusted and caused back of vehicle to become dislocated from body of truck. dealer has been contacted. *ak *yh | |||
| 08/13/1996 | 1 | 10/01/1994 | |
| Power steering failure occurs when going through water due to not having any splash guard protection between wheel well/engine. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - BUMPERS | |||
| 06/12/1998 | 1 | 04/01/1995 | |
| Firestone tire blew out (sidewall ruptured) 60 mph. plenty of treadwear left. rear bumper unusually weak, heavy damage under 2 mph collision, windshields abnormally weak, crack very easily. parking brake fails to operate correctly even after recall work is performed.( dot number: tire size: p22570r14 ) | |||
| 01/17/1996 | 7 | ||
| Excessive damage to front bumper in less than a 5 mph collision. *dsh | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 01/01/2000 | 2 | 09/01/1998 | |
| I've called ford garages & the mechanics says that they have been replacing alot of these lately with an adapter to put on manual lock-in/lock outs.*ak | |||
| A 2 year old child sitting in child seat was able to open the door by pulling on handle. please describe details. tt | |||
| 11/08/1994 | 1 | ||
| Driver's side outside door handle failed. *ak | |||
| 11/18/1994 | 1 | ||
| Left door leaks when it rains. | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 08/10/2011 | 160000 | ||
| 1994 ford ranger with frame rot hidden by front right coil spring mount , unsafe ! | |||
| 04/06/2010 | 140000 | ||
| I kept hearing a squeek in the rear end. when i looked under the truck i found that the frame is rusting out real bad. pieces are flaking off. had to replace all four hangers on leaf springs and shackles due to them being rusted through and broke. dealer said this is normal and i will also have problems with the brackets holding the front springs. my exhaust is the original and the truck has 147,000 miles on it. i would expect the exhaust to rust out before the frame but i guess i am wrong. i am starting to worry about the safety of me and my kids. i still have the pieces that were replaced. truck was also originally equipped with an undercoating on the frame. i guess this did not help. | |||
| 10/14/2008 | 80000 | 1 | |
| Rear leaf spring mounting brackets rusted and detached from frame, frame is very rusty. *tr | |||
| 09/27/2003 | 80000 | 1 | 09/27/2003 |
| Unsafe 1994 ford ranger cab to frame bushings and suport brackets rusted not there..80000 miles sold to me.reported to ford corppration . *ak | |||