10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 1
Average Mileage:
13,874 miles

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problem #51

Jun 012016

Ranger

  • 47,000 miles
Takata recall initial notice received in June of 2016, still awaiting further instruction on when and where the vehicle should be taken for recall services. Please contact us by phone or mail, not email.

- Tacoma, WA, USA

problem #50

Jul 012016

Ranger

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V384000 (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. An unknown Ford dealer was made aware of the recall and stated that the contact would receive a second letter once parts became available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Alexandria, VA, USA

problem #49

Jan 102017

Ranger 6-cyl

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V024000 (air bags). The part for the remedy was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was not notified. The manufacturer did not know when the parts would arrive and transferred the contact to NHTSA. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Florence, OR, USA

problem #48

Jul 152016

Ranger

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V384000 (air bags) however, the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called chapman dealer at (609) 646-2000 where it was confirmed that the vehicle was not able to be serviced until November of 2016. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms part not available.

- Egg Harbor Township, NJ, USA

problem #47

Jun 012016

Ranger 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V384000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The Ford manufacturer was contacted at 800-392-3673 and made aware of the issue, but could not confirm when the parts would be available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Updated 07/13/17

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

problem #46

Jul 112016

Ranger

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V384000 (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 not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was not available. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Fort Worth, TX, USA

problem #45

Jul 182016

Ranger

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V384000 (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 VIN was not available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

problem #44

May 222017

Ranger 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V384000 (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 dealer confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer did not know when the parts would arrive. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Updated 07/12/17 consumer stated vehicle was purchased from private individual. A week or two later consumer received a recall letter. Updated 9/28/18

- Virgina, IL, USA

problem #43

Jan 012017

Ranger 4WD 6-cyl

  • miles
2008 Ford Ranger. Consumer sends additional correspondence and requests a status update regarding complaint. The consumer stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time completing the recall repair.

- Pearland, TX, USA

problem #42

Jul 012016

Ranger

  • miles
July 2016 we received a recall notice about the passenger airbag inflator must be replaced. This is taking way too long to be fixed. We are a city dept. In chesapeake va that provides mosquito control.

- Chesapeake, VA, USA

problem #41

Apr 282017

Ranger

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V384000 (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 repairs. The dealer and manufacturer stated that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The contact was informed that a second notice would be sent once the parts become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA

problem #40

Apr 172017

Ranger

  • miles
Takata recall. No date for replacement of air bag is available. My wife is small, 5'1" tall, 120 lbs and 74 years old. I would like to request the air bag be disabled until a safe replacement is available.

- Portland, ME, USA

problem #39

Oct 252016

Ranger 4-cyl

  • miles
Ntsb:re:Ford Motor Company- safety bag recall and customer satisfaction program. The consumer stated had not been repaired in a reasonable amount of time. The consumer requested for the faulty airbags to be removed until the recall could be performed. Updated 01/17/2017

- Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

problem #38

Sep 012016

Ranger

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V384000 (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. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Palmdale, FL, USA

problem #37

Mar 272017

Ranger

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V384000 (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.

- Trenton, NJ, USA

problem #36

Jul 152016

Ranger

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V384000 (air bags); however, the part for the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Chula Vista, CA, USA

problem #35

Jul 012016

Ranger

  • miles
Takata recall. Got pre recall letter from Ford in July, 2016 but dealer refused to schedule for repair, said I had to wait for follow up recall letter. That was in July, I'm still waiting! why tell me about the problem if they won't repair it?

- Hebron, IN, USA

problem #34

Jul 112016

Ranger

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V384000(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 not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was not available. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Patoka, IN, USA

problem #33

Jul 252016

Ranger

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Ford Ranger. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 16V384000 (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.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #32

Mar 062017

Ranger

  • 76,000 miles
Takata recall today, I just received from Ford Motor Company "safety recall notice 17S01/NHTSA recall 17V-024", yet when I went to the website safercar.gov, it said "0 recalls". the other website found on the notice, owner.Ford.com/takata did acknowledge this recall. Why is this?

- Bellevue, WA, USA

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