10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 21 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 19 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 24,280 miles
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The contact owns a 2004 Ford Ranger. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 16V046000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair the manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Updated 05/04/17 updated 12/1/2017
- Springfield, MO, USA
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2004 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V322000 (air bags) and 16V036000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
- Highlandville, MO, USA
Takata recall. The contact owned a 2004 Ford Ranger. While driving 45 mph, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained a bulging disc to the neck and nerve damage to the left arm that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed and destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 93,000.
- Jacksonville, SC, USA
Takata recall. I received a recall notice that instructed me to contact my local Ford dealership so they could remove and replace the defective airbag. The dealer told me they did not have the part and did not have any estimated date for having that part.
- Ukiah, CA, USA
2004 Ford Ranger. Consumer writes in regards to replacement parts not available to repair driver side airbag inflator recall notice. Consumer requests airbag deactivation until parts become available.
- Hanover, PA, USA
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2004 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V322000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. The VIN was not available. Updated 10/06/16
- San Jose, CA, USA
I was at a traffic light stopped behind one car. He started off but realized that it was a green turn signal. So he backed out of the intersection and bumped my truck. There was no damage to either vehicle. He was going about 2mph when he impacted my truck. Both airbags in my truck deployed. There was no one in the passenger seat and the driver bag hit me in the face breaking my crown. Then it just deflated. I have talked to Ford about the recall. They say they are only replacing inflators. I don't need an inflator because mine already improperly inflated! because the inflator was defective, now I have no airbags! because I could not get the inflator replaced, I have to pay to have new airbags installed. I do not think that is right. If the inflator had worked properly, the airbags would have never deployed and hit me in the face!
- Rockledge, FL, USA
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V322000 (air bags) and 16V036000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
- Albuquerque, NM, USA
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2004 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V036000 (air bags); however, the remedy was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The VIN was unknown. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
- Colona, IL, USA
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2004 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V036000 (air bags); however, the part for the recall was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Updated 09/22/16 the consumer stated the passenger air bag was replaced. However, the part for the driver's side was not available. Updated 10/05/16.
- Royal Center, IN, USA
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Ranger. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 16V036000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
- Athens, AL, USA
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2004 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V036000 (air bags); however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was unknown. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Updated 08/05/16 the consumer stated the dealer fixed the vehicle. Updated 08/15/16.
- Douglasville, PA, USA
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Ranger. While driving 40 mph, the driver crashed into the rear of the preceding vehicle. The air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The driver sustained injuries that required medical attention. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 36,000.
- Glendale, AZ, USA
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 16V036000 (air bags) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The contact received the recall notification in February of 2016. The manufacturer stated that the parts were unavailable and was unsure when the parts would become available for repair. The contact believed that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
- Lancaster, OH, USA
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V286000 (air bags). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 145,000. Updated 07/12/16 updated 07/20/16
- Cheyenne, WY, USA
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Ranger. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V036000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
- Waynesville, NC, USA
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V322000 (air bags) and 16V036000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
- Mon Eagle, TN, USA
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2004 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V036000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
- Atlanta, GA, USA
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2004 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V036000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact was not experiencing a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
- Madison, MS, USA
- Beaumont, CA, USA