IllustrationTHROTTLE STUCK AT HIGH RPMS AND GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR HAD TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION BEFORE IT BLEW UP MY TRUCK. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED IN JANUARY BY FORD IN VENTURA AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SO MANY RANGERS AND ONE OF US OWNERS OF WILL WIND UP KILLED. FIX THIS PLEASE
1993 Ford Ranger
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1993 Ford Ranger do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 144.
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Owner complaints by model year
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 36 of 232 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 41 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Tires. Review the 32 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
31 crash reports14 fire reports18 injury reports
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
23 reportsTHE GOVERNOR FOR THE 90 MPH GOVERNOR WAS RECALLED BY THE CONSUMER AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR RECALLS. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT IT WAS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. I CALLED UPON FORD SEVERAL TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS, AS WELL AS WENT BY THE FORD SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT PERTAINING TO MY 1993 FORD RANGER. NOT UNTIL AFTER THE …
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THE GOVERNOR FOR THE 90 MPH GOVERNOR WAS RECALLED BY THE CONSUMER AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR RECALLS. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT IT WAS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. I CALLED UPON FORD SEVERAL TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS, AS WELL AS WENT BY THE FORD SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT PERTAINING TO MY 1993 FORD RANGER. NOT UNTIL AFTER THE TRUCK BROKE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT DID FORD PRETEND TO FIX THE PROBLEM AS A RECALL, BUT, ALSO CHARGED 1000 DOLLARS. THE TRUCK DID NOT FILL LIKE IT WAS FIXED PROPERLY I APPROACHED THE LANDERS FORD COLLIERVILLE OF COLLIERVILLE TENNESSEE AND HE STATED IT WAS FIXED. THEY THEN TRIED TO SELL ME ANOTHER TRUCK. ANY WAY THE TRUCK DID NOT GO ANOTHER 500 MILES BEFORE BREAKING AND GETTING REAR ACCIDENT BY A HIT AND RUN DRIVER. FORD TOOK MY 1000 DOLLARS AND DID NOT FIX MY TRUCK AND ARE STILL IGNORANT TO THE DAY ABOUT MY TRUCK AND RECALL. I AM A COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVER AND IN THE PERIOD OF 11 YEARS HAVE NOT PUT BUT 57000 MILES AND DO NOT NEED A NEW TRUCK FROM FORD THEN OR NOW OR EVER WITH SUCH BUSINESS TACTICS. *TR
GAS PEDAL BROKE FREE FROM FIRE WALL ON INTERSTATE, LOST THROTTLE CONTROL. *AK
ACCELLERATOR PEDAL BRACKET BROKE LOOSE FROM FIREWALL ON INTERSTATE, LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL, DEALER HAD NO PRIOR REPORTS
BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BROKE FOR THE SECOND TIME AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN BRAKE ENGAGED. *YH
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES TO DISINGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN BACK TO THE SPEED THAT WAS SET ON THE CRUISE CONTROL. *AK
ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS THE ACCELERATOR STUCK - MID 1998 - ONE ON A FREEWAY ON RAMP AND THE OTHER WHILE ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE WHEN STOPPED - IT WAS FINE UPON BEING RESTARTED. I TOOK IT INTO A SHOP BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING APP…
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ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS THE ACCELERATOR STUCK - MID 1998 - ONE ON A FREEWAY ON RAMP AND THE OTHER WHILE ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE WHEN STOPPED - IT WAS FINE UPON BEING RESTARTED. I TOOK IT INTO A SHOP BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING APPARENTLY WRONG. ON JULY 19,1999, WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, I BRIEFLY ACCELERATED. THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN STUCK. I TAPPED ON THE BRAKE TO CHECK IF THAT WOULD HELP. (I WAS NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL AND SELDOM USE IT.) THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I THEN PUT THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL - IT WAS AN AUTOMATIC. THE WHEELS THEN FROZE/LOCKED WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SKID AND THEN ROLLOVER 1 1/2 TIMES. I DID NOT APPLY THE BRAKES HOWEVER THERE WERE SKID MARKS ON THE ROADWAY. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND OTHER THAN THIS PROBLEM FREE.
VEHICLE WENT TO FULL THROTTLE WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE GEAR. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT TURNED ON AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. FORD FACTORY SERVICE AND THE DEALER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. DEALER HAS NO INFORMATION ON THIS FAILURE, BUT WILL TRY TO FIND OUT. DEALER HAS TEMPORARILY DISCONNECTED CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FROM THROTTLE FOR SA…
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VEHICLE WENT TO FULL THROTTLE WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE GEAR. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT TURNED ON AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. FORD FACTORY SERVICE AND THE DEALER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. DEALER HAS NO INFORMATION ON THIS FAILURE, BUT WILL TRY TO FIND OUT. DEALER HAS TEMPORARILY DISCONNECTED CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FROM THROTTLE FOR SAFETY PURPOSES UNTIL THE PROBLEM CAN BE RESOLVED. FORD HAS NOT RESPONDED TO MY COMPLAINT OTHER THAN TELL ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I EXPECT THIS TO BE RESOLVED ASAP BY FORD THROUGH THEIR DEALER OR CONTACT ME DIRECTLY WITH RESOLUTION TO THIS SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING DEFECT. *AK
CONSUMER CANNOT DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL EVEN AFTER HE APPLIES BRAKES. THE AUTO RESUMES BACK UP TO 75 MPH AND OVER. *AK
WHEN STARTED UP AND PUT IN GEAR VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Official recalls
396V024001 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:power Assist:hydraulic
Feb 5, 1996
THE STUDS WHICH ATTACH THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE POWER BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER ASSEMBLY CAN DEVELOP STRESS CORROSION CRACKING AFTER BEING OPERATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOCATION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF A CRACK OCCURS, IT COULD RESULT IN ONE OR BOTH STUDS FRACTURING. THE MASTER CYLINDER COULD THEN SEPARATE FROM THE VACUUM BOOSTER, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, PREVENTING THE SERVICE BRAKES FROM ACTIVATING INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER ASSEMBLY.
95V231001 · Vehicle Speed Control
Dec 5, 1995
DURING EXTREME COLD, NORTHERN CLIMATE WINTER CONDITIONS, ICE CAN FORM IN THE THROTTLE BODY OF THE ENGINE CAUSING THE THROTTLE PLATE TO REMAIN IN THE HIGHWAY CRUISING POSITION AFTER THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED OR THE SPEED CONTROL IS DEACTIVATED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCES CAN BE INCREASED POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR INTAKE DUCT AND VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH REVISED UNITS.
94V169001 · Parking Brake:conventional
Sep 7, 1994
THE PARKING BRAKE CONTROL SELF-ADJUST PAWL DOES NOT LINE UP PROPERLY WITH THE SELF-ADJUST RACHET CAUSING THE PAWL TO SLIP OVER ONE OR MORE TEETH IN THE RACHET.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: WHEN THE ABOVE OCCURS, IT CAN RESULT IN PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM INEFFECTIVENESS. THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY, IF THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT LEFT IN GEAR.
Remedy: A WEDGE WILL BE INSTALLED WHICH WILL SERVE TO LOCK THE PARKING BRAKE SELF-ADJUST MECHANISM PAWL INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE RACHET. ALSO, OWNERS WILL BE ADVISED TO RELEASE AND REAPPLY THE PARKING BRAKE WHENEVER TOOTH SKIP OCCURS AND WILL BE REMINDED TO ALWAYS TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN GEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
2EA95018 · Separation Of Master Cylinder
Opened Jun 19, 1995 · Closed Apr 2, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
FORD CONTINUES TO SUDY THE PROBLEM ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE WHY STUD FRACTURES ARE NOT FREQUENTLY OCCURRING IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.LIKEWISE, ODI CONTINUES GATHERING INFORMATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THE RECALL SCOPE SHOULD INCLUDE OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS.IF EVIDENCE INDICATES THE SCOPE SHOULD BE EXPANDED, ODI WILL REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
FORD CONTINUES TO SUDY THE PROBLEM ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE WHY STUD FRACTURES ARE NOT FREQUENTLY OCCURRING IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.LIKEWISE, ODI CONTINUES GATHERING INFORMATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THE RECALL SCOPE SHOULD INCLUDE OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS.IF EVIDENCE INDICATES THE SCOPE SHOULD BE EXPANDED, ODI WILL REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
FORD CONTINUES TO SUDY THE PROBLEM ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE WHY STUD FRACTURES ARE NOT FREQUENTLY OCCURRING IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.LIKEWISE, ODI CONTINUES GATHERING INFORMATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THE RECALL SCOPE SHOULD INCLUDE OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS.IF EVIDENCE INDICATES THE SCOPE SHOULD BE EXPANDED, ODI WILL REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED.
PE93045 · Steering Gear Bolt Broken
Opened May 7, 1993 · Closed Aug 31, 1993
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering
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