2009 Ford Ranger problems
NHTSA has received 179 complaints about the 2009 Ford Ranger, and 80% of them involve air bags. After that come brakes (3%) and engine (3%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 179 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 80% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 36,000 miles 46 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 | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 15 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 46 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 36,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 60,000 miles (18 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 6 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2009 ranks 28th most-complained-about out of 28 model years of the Ford Ranger with enough data (28 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 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.
My father was killed in downtown meade kansas less than 20 miles per hour hit by 2 semis on highway 54. I have no idea whether airbags were involved in his death but I thought drivers side had been replaced they hadn't got drivers side last week! He was turning left have traffic report but in some part officer lied on report, I tried to grt 3 attornies to take to court but none wanted to cause of immunity.
Traveling home from a trip out of town, we experienced a slight pull to the right, which only happened once at the beginning of our trip. We were thinking it may be time for an alignment. As we were traveling home, we stopped for gas and upon returning to the expressway and gaining speed, something in the front right of the truck snapped. There was a loud noise and then the truck veered severely to the right. As we attempted to regain control of the truck it slammed into the concrete wall dividing the highways.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 ford ranger. While driving various speeds, the vehicle vibrates excessively. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that it was a normal characteristic of the vehicle. The failure has not been remedied. He called the manufacturer, but has not received a response. The failure mileage was 12 and current mileage was 4,140. Updated 06/09/09 the consumer stated the truck ran at 850 RPM and needs to be at 950 RPM.
"takata recall" I have been trying to get an appointment to have this air bag replaced. This is safety recall notice19s01 / NHTSA recall 19v-010. It is on a 2009 ford ranger pickup. It has been 3 months sense I went in to schedule an appointment, been back in 2 more times t see what the hold up is & I get the run around. I just called ford motors and they suggested that I go to a dealer 30 miles away. My local dealer where I bought the truck new is less than 1 mile away. My phone number is [xxx].