10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #3

Jan 142001

Ranger

  • miles
While driving and without prior warning windshield wipers come on without operator turning on wiper switch. Noticed that windshield wipers stay on for 15 seconds, and then turn off, causing driver distraction. Consumer has contacted dealer, dealer replaced parts within switch.

- Highland, IN, USA

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problem #2

Jul 201998

Ranger

  • miles
Door switches and windshieldwiper switch repeatedly failed. Same in father's 1997 F150.

- Moriarty, NM, USA

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problem #1

Apr 211998

Ranger

  • miles
Windshield wiper come on all by itself. Sometimes it will not turn off, comes on a high speed, sometimes washer comes on also, incidents occur when the consumer is driving. Process developed where the tilt steering cannot be adjusted or moved except when the engine is turned completely off, consumer states that the vehicle has had a N electrical short. Dealer has not yet been contacted to evaluate the problem.

- Sierra Vista, AR, USA

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