10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
21 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
19 / 0
Average Mileage:
24,280 miles

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problem #3

Oct 032004

Ranger 4WD 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 0 miles
2004 Ranger XLT pickup truck had frontal collision with a stump at 35 mph on Oct 3 2004 doing $10,400 damage including bending the frame. Neither driver's or passenger's air bag deployed. Driver has head, neck, facial, shoulder and abdominal injuries. Defective air bags.

- Verona, PA, USA

problem #2

Jul 082004

Ranger 8-cyl

  • miles
While driving 45 mph vehicle suddenly accelerated. Consumer applied both feet to the brake pedal and vehicle continued to accelerate, causing the vehicle to hit an embankment and roll over more than twice. Driver and passenger sustained neck and back injuries and were transported by ambulance to the hospital. Vehicle was totaled out by the insurance company. Upon impact, the air bags did not deploy.

- San Bernadino, CA, USA

problem #1

Jan 072004

Ranger 6-cyl

  • miles
While driving 45 mph driver applied the brakes and pedal went to the floor. This caused the driver to hit a tree. Upon impact, both air bags did not deploy. Driver sustained back and neck injuries and was transported by ambulance to the hospital. Vehicle was totaled. Consumer was driving 45 mph, when he rounded a curve, hit an ice, vehicle fish tailed, hit an ice and went over an embankment and collided head on with a tree. Upon collision with the tree, the airbags failed to deploy. Consumer suffered severe bruising of the chest. Ford tested the vehicle and said that the vehicle was fine.

- Brockway, PA, USA