2001 Ford Ranger suspension problems
91 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 2001 Ford Ranger, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 91 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 105,000 miles 63 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When suspension problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 21 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 63 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 105,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
While traveling up hill and making turns consumer noticed steering wheel vibrating. Dealer has been contacted. Dealer encouraged consumer to put more miles on vehicle. Vehicle has rough idle when waiting for a light or a stop sign, it doesn't matter if it is in gear or not.
I have a 2001 ford ranger 4x that is mainly used for driving to work. It is only taken off the pavement to unload materials or remove wood, etc from the back of my property. I had new tires put on at 75,000 miles and was told that I needed wheel alignment. Since I questioned this, I took it to the dealer for the alignment. They told me that my ball joints needed replacement for $500, which I also doubted. I told them to do the alignment but not the ball joint replacement.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Ford Ranger
- Body & structure 114 complaints
- Air bags 64 complaints
- Brakes 63 complaints
- Cruise control 57 complaints
- Seat belts 46 complaints
- Tires 40 complaints
- Engine 35 complaints
- Transmission 34 complaints