NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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755 reports98,000 miles · Jun 8, 2016
Structure
MY COMPLAINT IS JUST HOW RUSTED AWAY THE FRAME IS ON MY 1999 RANGER, THE BODY OF THE TRUCK IS REAL NICE. BUT THE FRAME IS RUSTING AWAY, THE REAR BUMPER BROKE OFF ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, THE SPARE TIRE CAN NO LONGER BE MOUNTED UNDERNEATH WHERE IT BELONGS, DUE TO THE RUST. THE FRAME RAIL HAS A FOOT LONG RUST HOLE ON THE PASSENGER SID…
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MY COMPLAINT IS JUST HOW RUSTED AWAY THE FRAME IS ON MY 1999 RANGER, THE BODY OF THE TRUCK IS REAL NICE. BUT THE FRAME IS RUSTING AWAY, THE REAR BUMPER BROKE OFF ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, THE SPARE TIRE CAN NO LONGER BE MOUNTED UNDERNEATH WHERE IT BELONGS, DUE TO THE RUST. THE FRAME RAIL HAS A FOOT LONG RUST HOLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE DRIVERS SIDE RAIL IS CRACKED AND RUSTED ALMOST IN TWO PIECES. JUST SEEMS LIKE THE FRAME IS TOTALLY RUSTING AWAY, NEVER HAD A VEHICLE WITH THIS KIND OF RUST PROBLEM. I AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY.
NHTSA ODI #10873304
115,000 miles · May 31, 2016
Unknown Or Other
1999 FORD RANGER 3.0 V6 FRAME IS COMPLETELY ROTTED AND FALLING APART FRAME OF A TRUCK THAT HAS BEEN PARKED IN A GRADGE ITS ENTIRE LIFE AND ONLY DRIVEN IN SNOW AND RAIN BUT PARKED INDOORS AND VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND MY ENTIRE FRAME IS SHOT! SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE I'VE SEEN MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE A…
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1999 FORD RANGER 3.0 V6 FRAME IS COMPLETELY ROTTED AND FALLING APART FRAME OF A TRUCK THAT HAS BEEN PARKED IN A GRADGE ITS ENTIRE LIFE AND ONLY DRIVEN IN SNOW AND RAIN BUT PARKED INDOORS AND VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND MY ENTIRE FRAME IS SHOT! SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE I'VE SEEN MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND FORD SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT I CAN LITERALLY POKE IT WITH MY FINGER AND POKE A HOLE THOU THE FRAME...AND TO MAKE IT WORSE I'VE BEEN DRIVING IT WITHOUT KNOWING HOW BAD IT WAS TIL THE BACK BUMPER FELL OFF TODAY IN TRAFFIC AND HAD ANOTHER CAR SMASH IT !!!! NOT HAPPY WITH FORD! THEN WHEN I GOT HOME I CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND THAT THE FRAME IS ABOUT TO FOLD IN THE MIDDLE BEHIND THE CAB...NO REMIND YOU I'M A DETAILER AND CLEAN MY TRUCK RELIGIOUSLY EVERY SINGLE DAY AND PARK IN A GRADGE EVERY DAY AND EVERY NIGHT!
NHTSA ODI #10871711
Mileage unknown · May 30, 2016
Structure
FRAME AND FRAME SUPPORTS HAVE RUSTED QUICKLY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. MORE THAN I WOULD EXPECT.
NHTSA ODI #10871466
110,000 miles · Apr 15, 2016
SuspensionUnknown Or Other
SEVERE FRAME RUSTING, BED HAS SEVERE RUST, REAR LEAF SPRING SHACKLES RUSTED OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. VEHICLE IS NEARLY UNUSABLE AND UNSAFE AT 112,000 OR SO MILES.
NHTSA ODI #10859797
169,000 miles · Feb 5, 2016
Air BagsCrash
TAKATA RECALL. I HAD A ACCIDENT WHERE I HIT ANOTHER CAR WITH THE FRONT LEFT BUMPER OF MY TRUCK. THE LEFT QUARTER PANEL AND FRONT FENDER WERE DESTROYED, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY OR INFLATE.
NHTSA ODI #10824584
120,000 miles · Feb 2, 2016
Fuel/propulsion SystemStructure
MY FRAME IS RUSTING OUT! I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS FILLING MY GAS TANK SO I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE SHOP TO FIND THAT WHERE THE GAS TANK SUPPORTS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME HAD RUSTED OUT. MY GAS TANK WAS HANGING ON BY A THREAD. I HAD TO HAVE THE WHOLE THING REMOVED, REPAIRED, AND REPLACED.
NHTSA ODI #10823731
116,000 miles · Nov 11, 2015
Unknown Or Other
THE FRAME IS ROTTING AWAY AND I AM AFRAID OF IT NOW. IT IS ABOUT TO BREAK.
NHTSA ODI #10789851
237,000 miles · Nov 9, 2015
Suspension
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR SPRING SUSPENSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR SPRING SUSPENSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 237,000.
NHTSA ODI #10789376
130,000 miles · Sep 14, 2015
Air BagsCrashInjury
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOST CAUSING A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A SPEED BUMP. IN ADDITION, THE SPEED BUMP CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME AIRBORNE AND CRASH INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOST CAUSING A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A SPEED BUMP. IN ADDITION, THE SPEED BUMP CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME AIRBORNE AND CRASH INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SIX CRACKED RIBS, A PUNCTURED LUNG, A COLLAPSED LUNG, A FRACTURED NECK, AND SEVERAL BRUISES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
NHTSA ODI #10763499
116,503 miles · Aug 12, 2015
StructureSuspensionUnknown Or Other
MY 1999 FORD RANGER FRAME IS RUSTING IN SEVERAL LOCATION WHICH WILL MAKE IT VERY UNSAFE THE BODY LOOKS BRAND NEW BUT THE FRONT FRAME AND REAR FRAME ARE RUSTING AWAY. THE SHOCKS ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE ARE ABOUT THE BREAK THROUGH THE SUPPORT AND THE UPPER CONTROL ARM IS ABOUT THE BREAK OFF.
NHTSA ODI #10748050
Official recalls
4Aug 3, 2007
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, PASSENGER VEHICLES, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MOTOR HOMES CHASSIS, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. OWNERS OF THE PASSENGER CARS INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLES TO THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH DISCONNECTED AS AN INTERIM REPAIR. AS SOON AS REPAIR PARTS ARE AVAILABLE (EXPECTED OCTOBER 2007), OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN TO THE DEALERS FOR INSTALLATION OF A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 13, 2007, AND MAILING COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 19, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-888-222-2751.
Jul 28, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ELECTRIC VEHICLES. THE TRANSAXLE MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH THE PARK DETENT SPRING MISALIGNED. IF THE SPRING IS MISALIGNED, THE PARK MECHANISM MAY NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE SHIFT LEVER IS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE PARK MECHANISM DOES NOT ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATOR HAS NOT APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL FREE AS IF IN NEUTRAL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRANSAXLE AND ANY WITH MISALIGNED PARK DETENT SPRINGS WILL BE REPLACED.
Mar 30, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 1997-1999 RHD EXPLORER EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L OHV/SOHC ENGINES AND CRUISE CONTROL BUILT FROM MAY 29, 1996 THROUGH MARCH 4, 1999; 1998-1999 EXPLORER/MOUNTAINEERS EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L OHV/SOHC OR 5.0L ENGINES OR 1998-1999 RANGERS EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L, 3.0L FFV/EFI OR 4.0L ENGINES AND CRUISE CONTROL BUILT FROM JANUARY 5, 1998 THROUGH MARCH 4, 1999; 1998-1999 MUSTANGS EQUIPPED WITH 3.8L, 4.6L 2-VALVE OR 4-VALVE ENGINES AND CRUISE CONTROL BUILT FROM MARCH 2, 1998 THROUGH MARCH 4, 1999; 1999 F250/F350/F450/F550 (OVER 8,500 LBS.) TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 5.4L OR 6.8L ENGINES AND CRUISE CONTROL BUILT FROM MARCH 2, 1998 THROUGH MARCH 4, 1999; AND 1999 F-53 STRIPPED CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH 5.4L OR 6.8L ENGINES AND CRUISE CONTROL BUILT FROM MARCH 2, 1998 THROUGH MARCH 4, 1999. A CRUISE CONTROL CABLE CAN INTERFERE WITH THE SPEED CONTROL SERVO PULLEY AND NOT ALLOW THE THROTTLE TO RETURN TO IDLE WHEN DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS USED AND THIS CONDITION IS PRESENT, A STUCK THROTTLE COULD RESULT, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLES. AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE REPLACEMENT CABLES ARE NOT AVAILABLE. CUSTOMERS ARE BEING ADVISED NOT TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM UNTIL A REPLACEMENT CAN BE MADE.
Sep 1, 1998
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS WITH 3.0L ENGINE. AN 'O'-RING SEAL IN THE FUEL INJECTION PULSE DAMPER TO FUEL RAIL JOINT COULD BE DAMAGED ALLOWING FUEL LEAKAGE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE CAN RESULT FROM FUEL LEAKAGE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PULSE DAMPER.
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