1991 Ford Ranger problems
NHTSA has received 145 complaints about the 1991 Ford Ranger, and 16% of them involve electrical system. After that come suspension (12%) and brakes (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 145 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 25
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 25 complaints mention a fire; 15 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 93% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1991 ranks 24th most-complained-about out of 28 model years of the Ford Ranger with enough data (39 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While driving 30 MPH, had a frontal collision with a truck in which the driver's and passenger's 3-point seat belts did not retract and hold the occupants back, causing injuries to the neck and shoulders.
While parked, the vehicle caught fire due to a failed ignition switch, manufacturer informed consumer that the failed part was not worthy of any type of assistance to compensate for a vehicle destroyed by fire. Ph. Consumer was injured while trying to put the fire out.
Consumer was involved in a rear end collision. Pushed into the leading vehicle, and both driver's and passenger's side seats collapsed to the reclining position, causing injuries to the occupant on the driver's side.
Tl* the contact owned a 1991 ford ranger. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked when it caught on fire. The fire department was notified and no injuries were reported at the scene. The vehicle was destroyed. The dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure and current mileages were 150,000. Updated 8/23/12
Right front spring bracket rusted through allowing body to drop onto front tire, and I noticed there are a lot of complaints on this issue and was wanting to know is ford going to fix this problem or are we the public going to get stuck with this problem ?