1993 Ford Ranger problems
NHTSA has received 272 complaints about the 1993 Ford Ranger, and 25% of them involve brakes. After that come tires (13%) and cruise control (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 272 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 40 and 16
- Injuries and deaths
- 31 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 93,000 miles 45 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 16 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 45 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 93,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 40 complaints mention a crash; 16 complaints mention a fire; 31 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 90% 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 1993 ranks 17th most-complained-about out of 28 model years of the Ford Ranger with enough data (119 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
Frontal collision with another vehicle, impact was below 45 MPH. Seat belt failed to hold, and driver sustained severe injuries. Both the driver and passenger seat belts failed and the driver and the passenger suffered sever injuries .the driver of v1 was injured and reportedly died about 2 hours later.
Windshield wipers do not work, especially in heavy rain; motor makes loud noise; also, exhaust system failed, catalytic converter caught fire;ABS totally failed
Vehicled had been parked for about 7 hours and engine caught on fire. Fire inspector said it may have been blower resistor.
Tl* the contact owns a 1993 ford ranger with firestone tires, size: p225/70/r14. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the rear driver side tire tread separated from the tire, causing the contact to crash into a highway divider. The contact stated that the vehicle was destroyed and the contact sustained injuries. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 93,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Deterioration of cab mounts and all leaf spring mounts. All had to be replaced. One rear hanger of the right leaf spring had totally rusted through and the spring was resting on the pickup bed. All parts fell apart when being removed and are not available. Replacement had to be done immediately after it was found as it affected the handling ability of the truck.