1998 Ford Ranger body & structure problems
45 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 1998 Ford Ranger, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 45 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 123,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 30 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 123,000 miles, and 13% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires.
What owners wrote
I was driving on the freeway and the truck started smoking and caught on fire, I pulled off the freeway and the whole front of the truck burst into flames.
The rear frame completely rusted off between the rear spring shackles and rear bumper, the spare tire mount if almost completely rusted away, and the gas tank cross member is also nearly rusted away,1/2 is missing on the passenger side. The rear springs detached when the shackled rusted away. The vehicle was stationary
Other problems reported for the 1998 Ford Ranger
- Tires 146 complaints
- Cruise control 75 complaints
- Brakes 71 complaints
- Suspension 57 complaints
- Engine 53 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 42 complaints
- Lighting 35 complaints
- Air bags 34 complaints