1.9
hardly worth mentioning- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 84,257 miles
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Rear shake bracket rusted off
- Algonac, MI, USA
Truck failed nh safety inspection 4/10/2021 due to badly rusted frame.
- Londodnerry, NH, USA
The frame has completely rusted out. The spare tire rusted off while driving.
- West Lafayette, OH, USA
Front frame spring pockets are cracked.main frame near transmission mount bracket cracking, back rear frame spare tire mount gone..matel missing no back bummer.both main frame under cab are rusted starting to crumble.
- New York, NY, USA
Frame is rusting away. Front coil spring pockets cracking.frame near front control arms are rusted, and cracking.back frame spear tire bracket are gone.frame rusted back leaf spring shackels no matel frame for back bumper mount.
- New York, NY, USA
At the annual safety inspection it was determined that the rear frame has been perforated by rust. I was informed that this is a common problem due to how the frame is shaped where the spare tire attaches. An otherwise mechanically sound and solid vehicle is no longer driveable.
- Dover, NH, USA
Truck exhibited a 'clunk' noise from left rear when traversing a bump in the road. I took it to the dealership where I bought it new and have had all maintenance and repair work done. Service manager said no repair was possible'frame rust was so bad a new leaf spring, etc. Could not be attached and it was unsafe to drive. See attached invoice. I had the truck towed to my home and it has not been driven since. (date of occurrence is approximate. It became worse as time went on and occurs at any speed.)
- Groton, CT, USA
Rear spring hangers rotted and failed and both sides of frame rusted bad..spare tire holder rusted rotted and broke letting spare tire and rear bumper to drop down. I caught it before it made it to the road.we were on the road when the right hand side came down.left side happened a year before the right side[estimate].
- Starlight, PA, USA
Frame has extensive rot resulting in an unstable handling feel to the truck while driving. Also the leaf spring mounts are rusted through and about to fall apart, I feel the truck is no longer safe to drive.
- Union, CT, USA
Excessive rust underneath. Leaf spring hangers failed at 11 years/120K miles. Spare tire winch separated from truck at 14 years/155K miles.. an exhaust mount has rusted away leaving the exhaust system marginally supported - uncertain of when this happened. Logging this complaint due to the gas tank strap failure. One gas tank strap separated from underneath the truck bed approximately one month ago - age 14.5 years, ~160K miles. With the spare tire, I noticed it hanging low (3 of 4 fasteners had pulled away from their mounts), and with little effort, was able to have it fall off. Had the remaining fastener failed on the highway, obviously bad things could have happened. With the gas tank strap, luckily it separated from underneath the bed rather than from the frame, and I could hear it rubbing against the drive shaft. The other strap was able to carry the entire weight until I was able to secure the gas tank.
- Winchester, KY, USA
Door ajar light stays on after car is started and interior lights stay on for about ten minutes after vehicle is stopped before going out. Does not happen if very cold 20 degrees F, or less. Also drivers door will partially open occasionally when driving to the safety catch position. Door opening is normally at lower speeds, less than 30 mph and mostly when going around turns. Started almost a year ago.
- Hannibal, OH, USA
The contact owns a 2002 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while stationary during an oil change, the vehicle's frame bedding was discovered to be severely corroded. Underneath the vehicle, there was a noise coming from underneath the vehicle and the frame encountered the bedding causing the failure to progress. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 123,546.
- Topeka, KS, USA
The truck frame has multiple spots of severe rust that caused it to snap in 2 making the truck unsafe to drive. One of the areas is next to the gas tank (where it snapped) and the rust does not affect any other spot around the frame in this area. I was making a wide right hand turn on a highway on ramp and it snapped.
- Fort Belvoir, VA, USA
The contact owns a 2002 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that the vehicle had not passed inspection due to rusting on the axle and the subframe on the front driver side. The contact stated that the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the front frame was unable to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000. The VIN was not available.
- Evan Mills, NY, USA
I bought this truck from a dealership in Jan 2010. Truck was in good shape, had frame check out before I bought it and looked very good. Truck had only 48000 miles on it. In Jan of 2015 the truck bed sat a little crooked check frame and seen a crack on frame 3' long by front shackle. At that time truck only has 94000 miles on it. Took bed off and found more areas that would need adressing soon. I tried to keep truck under side clean during the winter, I guess the stuff the state uses on the road was to much for the truck.
- Plainfield, CT, USA
Rear leaf shackles replaced, rotted from frame, last Aug 2014 to pass inspection. This winter 2014-2015, the spare tire carrier frame rotted and fell from the vehicle, including the spare tire. Now, upon inspection of the bed appearing crooked, the drivers side frame in front of the drivers side front leaf spring mount is totally rotted. This has caused the gas tank mounts to the frame to break. It has also caused the bed to twist and the entire rear end of this vehicle is now only supported by the passenger side frame.
- Richmond, RI, USA
I recently check the underside of the vehicle and found out a missing sparetire and also a very loose rear bumper and the cause of it is rust, very bad rusting on the frame, mostly on the rear end.
- Nashua, NH, USA
The contact owns a 2002 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while approaching a stop light, he erroneously depressed both the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal and proceeded through the light. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 20,000. The VIN was not available.
- Lincoln, NE, USA
The contact owns a 2002 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the spare tire holder fractured, causing the tire to detach from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they stated that the spare tire bed was corroded. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000.
- Colrain, MA, USA
- Flemington, NJ, USA