1997 Ford Ranger air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 22 complaints for the 1997 Ford Ranger, 4% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 22 4% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 19 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 22 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 19 crashes, 1 fire, 22 injuries.
What owners wrote
Vehicle was stopped and rearended by another vehicle, driver's seat went backwards, hit daughter, knocked her face into back window; passenger's seat broke &passenger was swung into back window; seats stuck in reclining position. Also, no deployment of driver's air bag.
Air bags.. Deflating, unserviceable, demand useless, only on passenger side, drivers side dislodged horn fuel/propulsion.. With fuel tank filled, first half(1/2) tank having excessive fuel consumed. Second (1/2) of fuel consumed at owners manual specifications of city and highway miles per gallon. Throttle pedal stiff, sticks, after normal daily warm up, extra foot pressure needed to dislodge pedal and cable, real sluggish as if not receiving enough fuel to injectors, even after regular maintenance completed..
Other problems reported for the 1997 Ford Ranger
- Fuel system 71 complaints
- Tires 63 complaints
- Brakes 53 complaints
- Lighting 50 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 36 complaints
- Transmission 30 complaints
- Electrical system 28 complaints
- Body & structure 25 complaints