Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 03203 | 10/13/2003 | 0398 | 10004886 | Malfunction indicator lamp illuminated with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0442, p0455, p0456, p0457 or p1442 or a check fuel cap lamp illuminated with dtc p0457 for the evaporative emission system. *tt | 01/14/2004 |
| 03181 | 09/15/2003 | 10004027 | Remote keyless entry (rke) - service tips. *tt | 11/14/2003 | |
| 01109 | 05/28/2001 | 620165 | Some electric vehicle (ev) rangers may exhibit a no-charge condition. there are several possible causes why the battery control module (bcm) might not allow charging (as indicated by the op_states). a charging system fault (c1838) does | 07/19/2001 | |
| 00225 | 10/30/2000 | 618562 | Some electric vehicles may exhibit a low speed shudder on light acceleration. *jb | 04/16/2001 | |
| 99B17 | 09/01/1999 | 6089633 | Owner notification program regarding ranger electric-vehicle component upgrades. *tt | 02/09/2000 | |
| 98246 | 12/07/1998 | 604059 | Ford motor company has released a new electrical grease ( f8az - 19g208-aa ) to reduce the possibility of moisture corrosion at the terminals. *yc | 03/16/1999 | |
| 982453 | 04/01/1998 | 603525 | Some vehicles may exhibit erroneous dtcs b1398 & b1302 when diag. *yc | 02/24/1999 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||||
| 0245 | 03/04/2002 | 636065 | Information regarding discharged battery charging service tips and guidelines. *tt | 11/05/2002 | |
| 99M05 | 11/01/1999 | 6090038 | Some vehicles may experience premature traction battery wear-out. ford is providing full battery coverage. *tt | 03/03/2000 | |
| 99167 | 08/09/1999 | 607661 | Information on possible battery overcharge while using ngs tester. *tt | 10/04/1999 | |
| 99163 | 08/09/1999 | 607671 | This bulletin mentions clarification on how to obtain ranger electric vehicle (ev) traction battery modules. *tt | 10/04/1999 | |
| 99164 | 08/09/1999 | 607672 | Information on jump start procedures for ranger electric vehicle (ev) auxiliary battery. *tt | 10/04/1999 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER | |||||
| 12154 | 11/01/1998 | 613173 | Some vehicles equipped with pats (securilock) except certain models now have availability of fleet keys through rotunda. *mjs | 06/19/2000 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||||
| 01193 | 10/01/2001 | 627683 | On some electric and electric postal vehicles, diagnostic trouble code b2785 traction inverter module (tim) may be set and the vehicle will enter a power limited mode of operation. *tt | 02/13/2002 | |
| 5705 | 03/01/1999 | 605194 | Vehicle exhibiting multiple generic electronic module (gem) related symptoms. *tt | 06/03/1999 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||||
| 012113 | 10/29/2001 | 627774 | Some ignition switch lock cylinder assemblies may exhibit rougness and / or excess effort in turning, key does not fully return from start, a malfunction indicator lamp may illuminate with p0500, p1502 and u1039 stored in powertrian control | 02/22/2002 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| 99222 | 10/18/1999 | 6089681 | Subject on a wire harness terminal repair kit available for repairing electrical wiring harnesses. *tt | 02/11/2000 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||||
| 982526 | 04/01/1998 | 603550 | Some vehicles may experience various concerns such as intermittent windshield wiper operation without command, dome lights remaining on, and/or the door chimes remaing on. *yc | 02/24/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 01/15/2007 | 50000 | 1 | |
| Turn signals failure at times, does not happen all the time. *tr | |||
| 01/15/2007 | 50000 | ||
| Turn signals failure at times, does not happen all the time | |||
| 01/05/2012 | |||
| Parked out on the street in front of my house, caught on fire around 9 pm. fire trucks came and put it out and knocked on the door around 9:25 pm. | |||
| 04/05/2011 | 215708 | ||
| Truck was parked at the veterinarian and i had gone inside with my two dogs. after about 15 or 20 minutes someone outside was blowing there car horn. the receptionist looked out and then told me my truck was on fire. i ran outside and smoke and flames were coming out from under the hood. we used fire extinguishers but that did very little. the fire truck got there and got the fire put out. they cut the hood open to make sure the fire was out. | |||
| 04/03/1999 | 29000 | 3 | |
| I have had 3 door switches replaced on my ranger due to the door ajar light coming on. i have also talked to other people w/fords and they have had the same problem. my dome light will stay on, as does the door ajar light and sometimes the horn starts blowing. *jb | |||
| 12/22/2004 | 0 | ||
| Door ajar switch malfunctions; causes dome light to stay illuminated; had to replace switch inside door assembly. *nm | |||
| 06/29/2004 | 31300 | 3 | 03/01/1998 |
| While driving with headlights on at night, the headlights suddenly went out. the consumer had to turn the headlight switch several times to get the headlights to operate again. *ak the lights went out again and the consumer had to move the switch on the steering column back and forth to get the lights back on. the consumer was aware of other owners who have experienced this same problem. *sc *jb | |||
| 01/02/2003 | 30000 | 5 | |
| While driving with headlights on at night the headlights go out intermittently. the consumer must turn the headlight switch several times to get the headlights to operate again. *ak when the consumer placed the high beams on, they would fail to go back to dim. the switch on the dash sometimes failed to bring the lights on, would take several minutes before going off. the switches in the doors were faulty and casued the lights to fail to turn off. *sc | |||
| 09/08/2003 | 1 | 12/23/1999 | |
| When trying to start the vehicle anti theft device would activate, causing the vehicle not to start. driver contacted dealership. *ak a technician disabled the relay. *ts *nlm | |||
| The power the cord that that goes to the cigarette lighter caught fire and melted some of the wires located behind speedometer. cause is unknown. please provide any further information. ts | |||
| 1 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 1 | 08/03/1998 | ||
| Electrical failure causing door adjar and interior light malfunction. mjs | |||
| 08/04/1999 | 6 | 05/20/1998 | |
| While consumer is driving the vehicle suddenly looses power, consumer has taken the vehicle to dealer many times but the are unable to diagnose the problem and the computer says there is nothing wrong with the vehicle. nlm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 11/15/1998 | 1 | 01/17/1998 | |
| Alternater failed. yh | |||
| 08/19/1998 | 1 | ||
| Electrical alternator caught fire. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 6 | 05/20/1998 | ||
| Batteries fail intermittently causing the consumer to have to get his vehicle jump started or towed on several occasions. nlm | |||
| 6 | 05/20/1998 | ||
| Batteries fails intermittently causing the consumer to have to get his vehicle jump started or towed on several occasions. nlm | |||
| 6 | 05/20/1998 | ||
| Batteries fail intermittently causing the consumer to have to get his vehicle jump started or towed on several occasions. nlm | |||
| 08/25/1998 | |||
| While driving the vehicle will stall unexpectedly (all power will go out) which almost could result in an accident. cause unknown. dealer replaced battery, fuses etc. dealer cannot determine problem. please further details and vin #. 8ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 08/25/1998 | |||
| While driving the vehicle will stall unexpectedly (all power will go out) which almost could result in an accident. cause unknown. dealer replaced battery, fuses etc. dealer cannot determine problem. please further details and vin #. 8ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 2 | |||
| Coil pack keeps failing due to faulty sensors, causing vehicle to quit running. consumer has replaced pack at least twice. *ak | |||
| 10/28/1998 | 21 | 07/01/1998 | |
| The vehicle stalls at random intervals. this problem has been brought to fords attention. the vehicle has been the shop many times and ford has duplicated the malfunction. however they have not been able to isolate the problem or come up with any fix. the truck has been in the shop for over 4 month during the last year. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| 03/03/1999 | 2 | 06/15/1998 | |
| Vehicle continually experiencing sudden acceleration, repaired throttle valve assembly, reprogrammed computer and replaced idle air control valve. mjs | |||
| 02/01/1999 | 4 | ||
| Computer system is possibly defective. vehicle does not idle down from speed upon release of pressure on gas pedal. dealer contacted, and cannot remedy the problem. problem still exists. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 07/31/2006 | 48000 | 1 | 09/10/2000 |
| My 1998 ford ranger caught fire on july 31, 2006. the truck had been parked in front of our house and the engine had been turned off. minutes later, the vehicle unexpectedly caught fire under the hood and a watchful neighbor called the fire department. now, the vehicle's engine is completely charred, property on the house is damaged, and the vehicle is a total loss. i have contacted my insurance company and i will have a fire inspector determine the cause of the fire. further investigation on the internet has led me to believe the fire may have been caused by a faulty speed control switch present on many ford vehicles. the nhtsa is currently conducting an investigation on this matter, as it has already received over 550 complaints from similar incidents. please make a report of this complaint and contact me for further information. thank you. *nm | |||
| 12/28/2001 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle was sitting still idling and smoke started comiing from beneath the hood. there was no warning before vehicle caught on fire. dealer and manufacturer were not notified. vehicle was totaled. *ak | |||
| 03/22/2002 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle was sitting/idling and smoke started coming from beneath the hood. there was no warning before vehicle caught on fire, dealer and manufacturer were not notified. vehicle was totaled. *ak *jb | |||
| 05/12/1998 | |||
| Consumer was traveling noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment when the vehicle caught on fire under the hood vehicle burned quickly, and was totaled. cause of the fire was undetermined. please provide any further details. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 08/01/2007 | 1 | 07/22/1998 | |
| The 1998 ford ranger was part of an august 2007 recall because of a cruise control wiring harness issue. we have been told since then, that no parts were available, don't park vehicle near a structure, bring the vehicle in to have cruise control disconnected, and parts should be available in january. well, it's nearly ground hog's day, and guess what? nothing has been done to supply parts. ford no doubt is still building new vehicles and putting wiring harnesses in them, but they don't take the recall seriously. no wonder they're not a viable automobile entity any more. bring on the europeans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *tr | |||
| 07/21/1998 | 100 | 07/01/1998 | |
| The dash smells like it is burning, door ajar alarm all ways stay on and dome light never goes out for hours at a time dash gets hot, last time took it into be fix check engine light stays on all the time and will not go out at all any more was told to drive it until engine blous up, speed doarmere light and fuel light on dash has went out will not come back on at all. the dash is all ways hot and smells like it is burning. i have reported it to ford and the dealer and no one will do any thing about it and when i have they all ways say to many miles and when there was not to many miles on it they will not evern fix it and i have took it back so many times i got sick of it. my truck has never been fix from the day i have bought it from aj motors or ford. when i called for they word hang up on me or give me a run around even to this day. ( no help at all from ford and still my truck is not fixed) *ak | |||