1998 Ford Ranger electrical system problems
33 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 1998 Ford Ranger, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 33 4% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 7 fires.
What owners wrote
Consumer was traveling noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment when the vehicle caught on fire under the hood vehicle burned quickly, and was totaled. Cause of the fire was undetermined. Please provide any further details.
Upon activating turn signal on a dark morning, the headlights completely failed. Activating the dim/bright lever provided intermittent activation. Upon release of the dim/bright function the headlights would not remain on in either dim or bright mode. Other users of vehicle report complete headlight failure. They too have been able to restore headlight function intermittently after several frantic seconds operating the light switch or the dimming lever while traveling in the dark.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Ford Ranger
- Tires 146 complaints
- Cruise control 75 complaints
- Brakes 71 complaints
- Suspension 57 complaints
- Engine 53 complaints
- Body & structure 45 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 42 complaints
- Lighting 35 complaints