Ford Ranger Electrical Problems
1,716 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 13 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2008. Best year: 2020.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
Takata Recall. The contact was a Florida Highway Patrolman who was filing a complaint on behalf of the deceased owner of a 2006 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that the driver of the vehicle was involved in a minor traffic collision; how...
MY FATHER WAS KILLED IN DOWNTOWN MEADE KANSAS LESS THAN 20 MILES PER HOUR HIT BY 2 SEMIS ON HIGHWAY 54. I HAVE NO IDEA WHETHER AIRBAGS WERE INVOLVED IN HIS DEATH BUT I THOUGHT DRIVERS SIDE HAD BEEN REPLACED THEY HADN'T GOT DRIVERS SIDE L...
AIRBAG RUPTURED DURING A FRONTAL CRASH KILLING THE DRIVER
MY UNCLE WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN HE SWERVED & LOSS CONTROL OF HIS FORD RANGER. HE CROSSED OVER THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE GOING OFF THE ROAD HITTING A SIGN, THEN HIT AN EMBANKMENT, THEN FLIPPED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPL...
TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE BEEN RETAINED TO REPRESENT THE FAMILY OF A GENTLEMAN WHO DIED ON DECEMBER 22, 2015 DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DRIVER SIDE TAKATA AIRBAG IN A 2006 FORD RANGER. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN LANCASTER COUNTY, SC. METAL FROM THE...
TL*THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OWNED A 2008 FORD RANGER. WHILE MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE AT 35 MPH ON A WET ROAD HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND CRASH INTO SOME ROCKS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER ONTO THE...
THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THEY WERE AT A DEAD STOP WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED.
ON FEBRUARY 11, 2005 MY FATHER WAS DRIVING HIS 2001 FORD RANGER WHEN HE SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK. AS A RESULT OF THE HEART ATTACK MY DAD HIT A TREE HEAD ON WITH THE FORD RANGER. THE TRUCK SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC FRONTAL DAMAGE WHICH ULTIM...
Airbags: passenger rear and front side airbags did not deploy after being struck on the passenger side by another vehicle. Seatbelts: were ineffective Vehicle was sold due to system failures and equipment issues. Safety: Head and body ...
Hit a tree head-on going 30+mph. Impact point on the vehicle was next to the airbag sensor. Air bags did not deploy
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while driving on the highway in rainy weather at 60 MPH, she lost control of the vehicle and drove off the road. The contact stated that she could not recount what happened mom...
The contact owned a 2006 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while at a stop light, a crash occurred involving two other vehicles. During the crash, one of the other vehicles crashed into the contact’s vehicle, causing severe damages ...