Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | |||
| 07/18/2012 | 85000 | ||
| As a passenger entered my truck, their foot hit the inertia switch killing the fuel system. this has now happened approximately 15 times, 3 of which no passenger was even in the truck. this switch is placed in a commonly kicked area and once tripped the first time it becomes extremely sensitive to vibration. one time it cut off while i was idling in line at a drive-thru. it should be recalled and relocated. | |||
| 04/23/2005 | 50 | 1 | |
| Vehicle engines shuts off while at highway speed. has happened between 20 to 30 times over the life if the vehicle. has had 4 inertia switches installed. ford has claimed intermittent problems are not our problem. multiple ford dealerships have also said that it doesn't throw a code and is therefore not in need if being fixed just a quirky vehicle. i've also been told the only way to permanently fix the problem is to buy a new truck. *tr | |||
| 04/23/2005 | 50 | ||
| Vehicle engines shuts off while at highway speed. has happened between 20 to 30 times over the life if the vehicle. has had 4 inertia switches installed. ford has claimed intermittent problems are not our problem. multiple ford dealerships have also said that it doesn't throw a code and is therefore not in need if being fixed just a quirky vehicle. i've also been told the only way to permanently fix the problem is to buy a new truck. | |||
| 06/06/2010 | 87000 | 1 | |
| Multiple shut offs from the inertia switch has been going on for 2+ years after driving for 30-40 mins truck will just shut down while driving has happened on the interstate, driving around town or sitting at stop light. ended up melting the connection. have replaced. *tr | |||
| 06/06/2010 | 87000 | ||
| Multiple shut offs from the inertia switch has been going on for 2+ years after driving for 30-40 mins truck will just shut down while driving has happend on the interstate, driving around town or sitting at stop light. ended up melting the connection. have replaced | |||
| 08/10/2012 | 51000 | 1 | |
| While turning a corner the truck just shut off and died. had to push it over two lanes and into a parking lot only to find out the fuel pump inertia switch was popped. reset it and the truck started for a few minutes but when i went to drive off it died again. rechecked the inertia switch and this time it was not popped. pulled the connector off of the switch and jumped the connector and the truck ran fine all the way home. this is not the first time this switch has given me trouble. about six months ago it did the same thing but thought it was the fuel pump and replaced a $400.00 fuel pump only to find out later that the fuel pump inertia switch had popped. this switch seems to pop in some odd and bad locations with no apparent reason. no bumps in the road, no hard braking, or hard acceleration etc. this time when i pulled the switch i found the connector slightly melted and realized that there was a loose connection in the switch itself. had to order a switch kit which relocates it into the fuse panel kick plate of the truck. ford should recall this as it is a good way to cause and accident if the truck was going high speed and all the sudden stalls and you loose all power steering and brakes etc. could get someone killed. thankfully i caught mine because i am a mechanic and know a lot about fords. *tr | |||
| 08/10/2012 | 51000 | ||
| While turning a corner the truck just shut off and died. had to push it over two lanes and into a parking lot only to find out the fuel pump inertia switch was popped. reset it and the truck started for a few minutes but when i went to drive off it died again. rechecked the inertia switch and this time it was not popped. pulled the connector off of the switch and jumped the connector and the truck ran fine all the way home. this is not the first time this switch has given me trouble. about six months ago it did the same thing but thought it was the fuel pump and replaced a $400.00 fuel pump only to find out later that the fuel pump inertia switch had popped. this switch seems to pop in some odd and bad locations with no apparent reason. no bumps in the road, no hard braking, or hard acceleration etc. this time when i pulled the switch i found the connector slightly melted and realized that there was a loose connection in the switch itself. had to order a switch kit which relocates it into the fuse panel kick plate of the truck. ford should recall this as it is a good way to cause and accident if the truck was going high speed and all the sudden stalls and you loose all power steering and brakes etc. could get someone killed. thankfully i caught mine because i am a mechanic and know a lot about fords. | |||
| 12/01/2008 | 13000 | ||
| Driving on i75 when engine stopped. i lost all power. was able to coast off the road and onto the shoulder. after 5 minutes, truck started and drove home without any further problem. continued to have same problem, didn't matter what speed i was driving or if i was stopped at a light, and it would stop repeatedly in one week or go for months without a problem. truck would stop and would eventually restart within a couple minutes or up to 30 minutes after it had stopped. i repeatedly had to coast or push this truck from the roadway without any power steering. in early 2011, the truck stopped 3 times in one day. the third time it stopped in front of friendly ford, monroe, mi. they kept it for 2 weeks but it only stopped running for them one time and it repaired itself before they could find the problem.in may of 2012 it began stopping multiple times in one day. it stopped and would not restart and i had it towed to crest ford in flat rock, mi. they discovered the fuel shutoff inertia switch had failed and replaced it and the pig tail wiring harness.. it apparently had overheated for some time and had melted the wiring harness into the switch. i paid $367.94 for these repairs. at this time the truck only had 28,370 miles on it. the truck was used very little and was always kept inside my garage. the dealer told me to contact ford for possible reimbursement. ford told me they did not have a recall for this problem at this time but to keep my receipt in case of a future recall. i feel this is a safety problem. this switch is designed to shut off the fuel pump during a crash so as not to feed a fire. i googled for ford ranger defective inertia switch, and found thousands of similar complaints where their ranger would suddenly stop and eventually would require the inertia switch to be replaced and in some instances, it was replaced as many as 3 times during ownership. | |||