Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 23000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford ranger. while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle began to shift sideways abnormally. in addition, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. after inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that the front passenger side wheel was emitting smoke and the wheel was partially detached from the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing where the mechanic stated to the contact that the wheel bearing was fractured and would have to be replaced. after the repair, the contact noticed a whining noise coming from the front of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken back to the mechanic where the mechanic stated hat the front wheel bearing and axle would have to be replaced. the contact was not aware if the failure occurred on the driver or passenger side. the vehicle was not further repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 23,000. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 03/22/2010 | 57411 | ||
| I am the owner of a 2006 ford ranger 4x4, 4.0 liter xlt club-cab. this truck has 57,000 miles on it, and will be 4 years old in may. as you already know, and as i have found out, the hub/wheel-bearing bearings fail at about 50,000 miles due to design flaws. after reading about the catastrophic accounts of failures from many other owners, i am astounded that there has not been a safety recall. additionally the current design has been problematic for sometime, and ford has admitted thee parts mexican and chinese origins (where counterfeit parts abound). i was lucky that i did not have an accident as the wheel bearing started to | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||
| 04/04/2008 | 19255 | 1 | 09/05/2006 |
| Front wheel bearing failure front wheel road noise after 1st oil change at dealer, at second oil change requested inspection of front end, dealer stated no problems that road noise was tires, one day before third oil change wheels shook while driving, upon inspection bearings were worn out, less than 19300 miles on 2006 ranger, vehicle is unsave to drive, and ford will not honor warranty. currently scheduled to replace bearings and possibly axles at non dealer certified location. what caused the bearings to fail? this is considered an extreme safety hazard. *tr | |||