Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||||
| 15692 | 03/01/2002 | 636326 | Some vehicles may exhibit a squeak, snap, rattle, or clunk in the front end when turning or going over bumps. *tt | 11/07/2002 | |
| 5249 | 12/01/1998 | 615366 | Information on vehicles exhibiting steering wheel shimmy, vibration or grunt on slow speed turns. *tt | 01/13/2001 | |
| 6326 | 05/01/1999 | 6091671 | Some vehicles may exhibit a sag in the rear end. *tt | 11/09/2000 | |
| 6727 | 08/01/1999 | 608447 | This online automotive service bulletin contains procedures for vehicles with a rear end sag. *tt | 11/03/2000 | |
| 13018 | 07/01/1999 | 610761 | Some vehicles may exhibit a rear end sag. *tt | 05/12/2000 | |
| 13426 | 10/01/1999 | 609691 | Exhibiting very light steering vibration / shimmy / nibble at engine idle or low speeds. *tt | 04/06/2000 | |
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||||
| 042419 | 12/13/2004 | 10014096 | Revised procedure for adjusting alignment on all suspensions - new right hand upper control arm design for torsion bar front suspensions. *tt | 04/28/2005 | |
| 985019 | 11/01/1998 | 613044 | Exhibiting a condition of pulls to the right. *tt | 06/16/2000 | |
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - UPPER ARM | |||||
| 12863 | 06/01/1999 | 6092021 | Some vehicles may exhibit a squeak noise in the front end at the left side, upper control arm. *tt | 11/17/2000 | |
| 6455 | 06/01/1999 | 606850 | Exhibiting a squeak noise at the left hand upper control arm. *tt | 09/03/1999 | |
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||||
| 15097 | 07/01/2001 | 621022 | Subject regarding rear alignment out of spec condition. *tt | 09/06/2001 | |
| 12749 | 05/01/1999 | 6091721 | Some vehicles may exhibit a sag in the rear end. *tt | 11/14/2000 | |
| 6285 | 05/01/1999 | 607049 | Some vehicles may exhibit concerns with a sag in the rear end. *tt | 11/03/2000 | |
| 13207 | 09/01/1999 | 6090577 | Information regarding rear end sag. *mjs | 03/21/2000 | |
| 7026 | 09/01/1999 | 6090410 | Information regarding rear end sag. *mjs | 03/20/2000 | |
| 99221 | 11/01/1999 | 6089679 | Some vehicles may appear to be low in the rear. *tt | 02/11/2000 | |
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SPRINGS - LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 17777 | 05/01/2004 | 10008552 | Rear leaf spring noise. *tt | 08/04/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 02/22/2013 | 126000 | ||
| Rear of truck is rotting away to nothing. had the rear of the frame plated a few years ago where the shackle brackets bolt on. now i noticed one of the fuel tank straps hanging. the crossmember that holds it is rotted away to nothing. took the truck to my mechanic. he called me after about an hour & told me the truck was junk. the whole frame & crossmembers from the cab back are rusted horribly. he told me not to even drive the truck because it wasn't safe. | |||
| 02/18/2013 | 126000 | ||
| The far rear right spring shackle and mount fell out of the truck. i felt the body fall and heard a bang and in the mirror saw something fall on the ground. after invetigating i found that those parts had rotted out and fell out. the spring was resting on the bottom of the truck bed. i'm a mechanic, so i got the parts to fix it, but found that as i took apart the frame parts, the frame had rusted through on both sides of the spring mount. the left side, though the shackle mount had not rotted off yet, was in bad shape. when i got the left side spring mount off, the frame was rotted through behind it and had rusted through on both sides of the spring mount. this isn't going to last long. infact i'm looking into my options for repair. ford should be made responsable for this. there is no way a truck frame should melt like this. to remove the rivots used from the factory to mount the frame parts, i used an air chiesel. the vibration caused massive amounts of rust flakes to fall off of other parts of the frame, some an eighth in thick and the size of a large tire patch. this makes me wonder if the rest of the frame is safe to use.! if you go to a junk yard you can find truck frames that are 40 years old that don't have this kind of rot!!! please press ford to do something about this...thank you. | |||
| 02/22/2013 | 126000 | ||
| Rear of truck is rotting away to nothing. had the rear of the frame plated a few years ago where the shackle brackets bolt on. now i noticed one of the fuel tank straps hanging. the crossmember that holds it is rotted away to nothing. took the truck to my mechanic. he called me after about an hour & told me the truck was junk. the whole frame & crossmembers from the cab back are rusted horribly. he told me not to even drive the truck because it wasn't safe. | |||
| 02/18/2013 | 126000 | ||
| The far rear right spring shackle and mount fell out of the truck. i felt the body fall and heard a bang and in the mirror saw something fall on the ground. after invetigating i found that those parts had rotted out and fell out. the spring was resting on the bottom of the truck bed. i'm a mechanic, so i got the parts to fix it, but found that as i took apart the frame parts, the frame had rusted through on both sides of the spring mount. the left side, though the shackle mount had not rotted off yet, was in bad shape. when i got the left side spring mount off, the frame was rotted through behind it and had rusted through on both sides of the spring mount. this isn't going to last long. infact i'm looking into my options for repair. ford should be made responsable for this. there is no way a truck frame should melt like this. to remove the rivots used from the factory to mount the frame parts, i used an air chiesel. the vibration caused massive amounts of rust flakes to fall off of other parts of the frame, some an eighth in thick and the size of a large tire patch. this makes me wonder if the rest of the frame is safe to use.! if you go to a junk yard you can find truck frames that are 40 years old that don't have this kind of rot!!! please press ford to do something about this...thank you. | |||
| 11/29/2012 | 189341 | 1 | |
| I was driving on the highway and noticed that the steering was pulling to the left. after a short while i could not manage the steering. when i pulled over in the brakedown lane i noticed that the right front tire was toed in. when the tow truck came we noticed that the frame was cracked and rotted at both wheel mounts and the the right front mount was the worse. we also noticed that the motor mounts were all rotted and the overall front section of the frame was rotted which prevented any repair. *tr | |||
| 11/29/2012 | 189341 | ||
| I was driving on the highway and noticed that the steering was pulling to the left. after a short while i could not manage the steering. when i pulled over in the brakedown lane i noticed that the right front tire was toed in. when the tow truck came we noticed that the frame was cracked and rotted at both wheel mounts and the the right front mount was the worse. we also noticed that the motor mounts were all rotted and the overall front section of the frame was rotted which prevented any repair. | |||
| 11/24/2012 | 102000 | 1 | |
| Structure, frame rusted, front bumper rusted from inside. rear spring suport rusted. gas filler door rusted. *tr | |||
| 11/24/2012 | 102000 | ||
| Structure, frame rusted, front bumper rusted from inside. rear spring suport rusted. gas filler door rusted. | |||
| 10/05/2012 | 84267 | 1 | |
| Shackles, frame ,frame brackets and bumpers rusted . shackle brackets and rear frame brackets broke into when raising truck on lift. *tr | |||
| 10/05/2012 | 84267 | ||
| Shackles, frame ,frame brackets and bumpers rusted . shackle brackets and rear frame brackets broke into when raising truck on lift. | |||
| 06/23/2011 | 167822 | ||
| 1999 ford ranger rear frame section rotted behind rear shackle mount. broke off and caused rear axle to become disconnected from the rear frame section. bumper fell to the ground. | |||
| 03/04/2009 | 69000 | ||
| Frame rusted through near spring hanger replaced spring hangers now frame has so many holes spring hangers may come loose. rear bumber is falling off. | |||
| 10/18/2011 | |||
| We have had numerous rangers and every one of them has had a rusted frame!! we currently have 2 a 1999 and a 1998 and both frames are rusted. why can ford not man up like toyota? talk about a shitty company who will not admit they screwed up on these frames. | |||
| 03/09/2012 | 80000 | ||
| You guys should make ford motors replace every single frame on ford ranger pick ups. i have one now that i am trying to fix and it is just incredible the amount of rust and holes that are in a truck that is barely ten years old. | |||
| 03/04/2009 | 69000 | ||
| Frame rusted through near spring hanger replaced spring hangers now frame has so many holes spring hangers may come loose. rear bumber is falling off. | |||
| 10/18/2011 | |||
| We have had numerous rangers and every one of them has had a rusted frame!! we currently have 2 a 1999 and a 1998 and both frames are rusted. why can ford not man up like toyota? talk about a shitty company who will not admit they screwed up on these frames. | |||
| 03/09/2012 | 80000 | ||
| You guys should make ford motors replace every single frame on ford ranger pick ups. i have one now that i am trying to fix and it is just incredible the amount of rust and holes that are in a truck that is barely ten years old. | |||
| 03/09/2012 | 115651 | ||
| It was revealed to me that my bumper appeared to be falling off. a closer inspection showed that the rear portion of the frame has rotted. the bumper mount has deteriorated and no longer supports the bumper. the shock mounts appear to be hazardous as well. the vehicle has been garage kept and has never been involved in a rear end collision. as i have researched this problem online, it seems to be a major problem with this years model of the ford ranger. | |||
| 03/04/2009 | 69000 | ||
| Frame rusted through near spring hanger replaced spring hangers now frame has so many holes spring hangers may come loose. rear bumber is falling off. | |||
| 10/18/2011 | |||
| We have had numerous rangers and every one of them has had a rusted frame!! we currently have 2 a 1999 and a 1998 and both frames are rusted. why can ford not man up like toyota? talk about a shitty company who will not admit they screwed up on these frames. | |||
| 03/09/2012 | 80000 | ||
| You guys should make ford motors replace every single frame on ford ranger pick ups. i have one now that i am trying to fix and it is just incredible the amount of rust and holes that are in a truck that is barely ten years old. | |||
| 03/09/2012 | 115651 | ||
| It was revealed to me that my bumper appeared to be falling off. a closer inspection showed that the rear portion of the frame has rotted. the bumper mount has deteriorated and no longer supports the bumper. the shock mounts appear to be hazardous as well. the vehicle has been garage kept and has never been involved in a rear end collision. as i have researched this problem online, it seems to be a major problem with this years model of the ford ranger. | |||
| 10/18/2011 | |||
| We have had numerous rangers and every one of them has had a rusted frame!! we currently have 2 a 1999 and a 1998 and both frames are rusted. why can ford not man up like toyota? talk about a shitty company who will not admit they screwed up on these frames. | |||
| 03/09/2012 | 80000 | ||
| You guys should make ford motors replace every single frame on ford ranger pick ups. i have one now that i am trying to fix and it is just incredible the amount of rust and holes that are in a truck that is barely ten years old. | |||
| 03/09/2012 | 115651 | ||
| It was revealed to me that my bumper appeared to be falling off. a closer inspection showed that the rear portion of the frame has rotted. the bumper mount has deteriorated and no longer supports the bumper. the shock mounts appear to be hazardous as well. the vehicle has been garage kept and has never been involved in a rear end collision. as i have researched this problem online, it seems to be a major problem with this years model of the ford ranger. | |||
| 03/09/2012 | 80000 | ||
| You guys should make ford motors replace every single frame on ford ranger pick ups. i have one now that i am trying to fix and it is just incredible the amount of rust and holes that are in a truck that is barely ten years old. | |||
| 03/09/2012 | 115651 | ||
| It was revealed to me that my bumper appeared to be falling off. a closer inspection showed that the rear portion of the frame has rotted. the bumper mount has deteriorated and no longer supports the bumper. the shock mounts appear to be hazardous as well. the vehicle has been garage kept and has never been involved in a rear end collision. as i have researched this problem online, it seems to be a major problem with this years model of the ford ranger. | |||
| 03/03/2009 | 30000 | ||
| Excessive under carriage/frame rust. spare tire mount rusted completely through and fell off at 30,000 miles. ladder frame cross members completely rusted through and fell off after 35000, front part of ladder frame where engine mounts is rusted 80% through by 41,000 miles. most of frame is heavily damaged by excessive rust. upper body looks fine, no rust on main body, only under carriage and frame. vehicle is about to collapse. | |||
| 10/15/2011 | 98500 | ||
| Rear leaf spring supports completely rusted away. before replacement support brackets could be mounted, steel plates had to be welded to the frame for support because part of the frame had rusted away also. | |||
| 10/01/2009 | 80000 | ||
| My grandfather bought this truck new and replaced the rear spring hangers in10/2009. i have the truck now. after pressure washing the frame i noticed the frame cross member has a hole in it at the muffler. front spring hangers are extremely rusty as is the shock mounts. the frame from the cab to rear is extremely rusty and thin looking. the spare tire holding area has a hole in it. this truck has never been off road or in the mud. very little time on the road in the winter. the body is in excellent shape as is the frame from cab to front. truck has only 98,000 miles on it now. could this be a frame issue as it was with toyota? same manufacture maybe? just a thought because they are plenty of the same complaints in the same area. | |||
| 07/06/2011 | 153000 | ||
| First failure was where leaf springs attach to frame (rear shackles) failed due to rust and put hole in truck bed. replaced parts. second failure is when filling tank with fuel; gas has started to run out on the ground at the gas station. just received filler neck today to replace current rusted one. while under vehicle noticed tank strap is hanging loose not attached due to connection point rusted off (similar failure to nhtsa recall campaign #11v385000 fuel tank strap failure). also noticed severe rust like little or no rust inhibitor was applied to frame and components. shield above muffler is almost non-existent, frame cross member is flaking away due to rust. i am not qualified to provide full details of problems or cause but rust is becoming a safety issue with this vehicle. contacted ford and they say vehicle is not part of recall. | |||
| 2 | |||
| While driving, vehicle swerves or pulls to the left over road. more speed the worse it gets. *ak vehicle originally brought in dealer for dog tracking, dealer replaced rear springs and bushings, but consumer states dog tracking still exists, dealer could not find anything further and states that vehicle is well within specs. *tt | |||
| 06/01/2001 | |||
| While driving on highway and when making a certain stop or turing there is a clucking noise coming from underneath of vehicle. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Vehicle wanders all over the road, also can feel a constant vibration. *jg | |||
| 02/15/1999 | 100 | 01/01/1999 | |
| Pulls to left at times. can cause lane change at freeway speed. dealer can't fix. *ak | |||
| 10/01/1999 | |||
| Vehicle very unstable(bounces around all over the road when driving on rough road). vehicle also lunges at slow idle speeds in 1st & 2nd gear. *ak | |||
| 07/01/1999 | |||
| While driving at 60 mph vehicle vibrates vigorously which may result a loss of vehicle control. dealer replaced rear end of vehicle, but problem still occurring. dealer cannot determine the caus eof the problem. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 08/16/1999 | |||
| When driving over 50 mph vehicle starts to shake and consumer loses control of vehicle. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Suspension out of alignment. mjs | |||
| 10/31/1998 | |||
| Consumer says when making left and right turns the power steering sticks and makes it hard to retract the wheel. continued problems with suspension, unusual noises and bumpy ride. *ak.et. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 10/02/2002 | 34300 | 3 | |
| Front end knocks at idle speed. took to dealer 3 times they say it is characteristic for this make & model. called ford, took truck back to dealer again that is when they called it characteristic. but told dealer & ford just started doing this. both said they were going to do nothing, noise still there. all i want is it fixed, i feel it is not normal for any car/truck to have front end knock at idle speed. *****dims 11 ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis******769320. *ak *jb | |||
| 01/17/2003 | 8000 | 0 | 01/01/2000 |
| I own a 99 ford ranger that has a problem of excessive outerwear on the right front tire. i've replaced the tire twice and tried to have the vehicle aligned by big o tire in vallejo, ca. i was told that every other ford requires an after market camber kit installation in order to perform a front-end alignment. i visited wilson-cornelius ford in vallejo, who confirmed that it is a common problem. i called ford's customer service who was no help, because the three year manufacturer warrantee has expired. additional, ford refuses to look at the vehicle at their own expense. i content that this is a manufacturer defect and should be repaired at ford's expense. on the positive side, i was able to purchase a camber kit (part # fmc f5tz3b236a), which are merely two identical specially designed bolts that cost $41.98/each. this just does not seem right, nor should one expect to incur costs to make a vehicle adhere to a manufacturer specification. please help. thank you. | |||
| While driving 45-50 vehicle vibrates very hard which may cause loss of control. dealer replaced part of transmission/tires, but won't replace wheel which may be causing the problem. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 10/01/1999 | 0 | ||
| While driving hit a bump and lost control, took to dealer, and they could not duplicate the problem. one month later, problem occurred again. took to dealer again they said wheels were pulling to the left. dealer told consumer to take some weight out the truck. consumer said if going over a speed bump entire car shakes uncontrollably. *ak | |||
| 07/06/1999 | 2 | 07/01/1999 | |
| Suspension alignment--dealer has made two attempts to correct constant wandering of vehicle toward low side of road. unable to correct, vehicle drifts unless constantly corrected. brake system--first reported to dealer as severe grabbing/pulling to right (vehicle will almost change lanes). rotors machined, then pulled left. dealer tried same remedy again, returned to pulling right. last attempt, tried to correct suspension/front-end alignment problems to alleviate braking problems. head lights--failed without warning at interstate speed. running lights continued to operate. spontaneously turned on again after about three minutes. dealer unable to diagnose/correct failure. *ak | |||
| 6 | |||
| When applying brakes vehicle would pull to left or to right. when driving at highway speeds consumer would hear loud/weired rubbing noise. consumer took vehicle to dealer. dealer felt noise was coming from driveline and front end alignment, but could not correct defect. *ak | |||
| 2 | 04/01/1999 | ||
| Shocks were wore out at 12000 miles causing tires to chat as you drove down the road, dealer replaced shocks and rotated tires shocks went out again at 15000 miles now waiting to have them replaced again one shock is leaking oil. | |||
| 04/01/1999 | |||
| While driving over bumps the vehicle jumps to the left side severly which may result a crash. also front tires are having abnormal wear and tear. dealer is aware of the problem, but cannot determine the cause or have a solution for the problem. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER BALL JOINT | |||
| 12/09/2004 | 32234 | 1 | 04/29/2002 |
| The upper and lower ball joints wore out prematurely. consumer noticed that there was no grease fittings in them. *ak.....*ak | |||
| 40000 | 1 | ||
| The vehicle made a squeaking noise due to the lower ball joint had wore out prematurely. *jb | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - UPPER ARM | |||
| 49000 | 1 | 06/03/2003 | |
| Consumer complained about front end noise. took vehicle to dealer, and dealer replaced upper control arm. also, a bulletin was issued on this problem. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - UPPER BALL JOINT | |||
| 12/09/2004 | 32234 | 1 | 04/29/2002 |
| The upper and lower ball joints wore out prematurely. consumer noticed that there was no grease fittings in them. *ak.....*ak | |||
| 11/14/2002 | 37500 | 2 | 12/12/1998 |
| On or about november of 2002 it was found that my front calipers had become severely warped, large portions of steel were gouged out and rotor was replaced by the dealer under warranty. this defect led to consequental damage by wearing out the upper ball joints prematurely. the vehicle only has 45,000 miles and at the time of the repair had just over 37,500 miles. *ak | |||
| 04/30/2000 | |||
| Front left driver's side wheel collapsed inward while pulling into driveway. dealer / manufacturer were contacted. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - STABILIZER BAR | |||
| 06/15/2005 | 85750 | 1 | 09/09/2002 |
| While driving on highway noticed something bouncing down the road in mirror that appeared to have come off of my vehicle. upon later inspection noticed that left front sway bar link had failed. steering arm was still attached to link, but portion of link attached to sway bar was completely missing. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||
| 03/22/2005 | 56000 | 1 | |
| 1999 ford ranger experiencing problems with wheel bearing failure.***no answer required***. *mr the consumer experienced a front end vibration after the bearing failed. *jb | |||
| 1 | |||
| While driving right front wheel came completely off the vehicle at 40 mph due to a defective wheel bearing. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - MULTIPLE AXLE | |||
| 1 | 06/05/1999 | ||
| Brakes and bearings work completed. *slc | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 01/28/2011 | 124279 | ||
| The shackle on the left rear spring totally broke off of vehicle. the shackle on the right side is almost totally detached. there is no way to attach new shackles because the truck frame is totally rotted away. also much to my amazement the spare tire which was suspended underneath the pickup bed is gone. where it was attached is all rotted away so at some point it just fell off when we were driving, don't know where or when. today i talked to the service dept of the ford dealer where the truck was purchased and ford is not doing anything about this. they said we have this problem with shackles all the time. they rust out. my mechanic, who discovered the problem said he see this a lot on all models of fords pickups. my brother in law has a toyota tacoma pickup which just failed a safety inspection because of a rotted frame. toyota is replacing his frame free of charge. i feel that is what ford should be forced to do. i thank god the other shackle didn't give way while my wife was driving it on the highway and have a serious accident. | |||
| 11/25/2010 | 90000 | ||
| Rear spring shackles and rear spring hangers rusted out allowing rear of spring to become disconnected from the vehicle. loss of rear suspention stability loss of control. | |||
| 06/15/2002 | 1 | ||
| Contacted ford and they will not look at truck since it is out of warranty 3/36month.no safety defect listed. *ak | |||
| 08/18/1999 | |||
| Rear end is three quaters of an inch off line. when the brakes are applied vehicle pulls to the left. dealers has repaired the vehicle several times. also, transaxle seal is leaking. manufacturer has been notified. *ak | |||