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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 22 of 189 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Electrical System. Review the 41 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Suspension. Review the 32 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Visibility. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
13 crash reports32 fire reports10 injury reports
What owners actually said
189 reports
Mileage unknown · Aug 31, 2000
Tires
I HAD 9 FLATS AND 2 SIDEWALL FAILURE WITHIN 3,000 MILES, I WHEN TO THE FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO GO TO FIRESTONE DEALER, I WANTED TO GET THE TIRES ADJUSTED, BECAUSE THE TIRES WAS TO PRONG TO PUNCHURE (TO SOFT). I GOT NO HELP FROM EITHER DEALER. I TALKED TO A FIRESTONE REP. WHAT A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME. I PURCHASED 4 NEW…
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I HAD 9 FLATS AND 2 SIDEWALL FAILURE WITHIN 3,000 MILES, I WHEN TO THE FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO GO TO FIRESTONE DEALER, I WANTED TO GET THE TIRES ADJUSTED, BECAUSE THE TIRES WAS TO PRONG TO PUNCHURE (TO SOFT). I GOT NO HELP FROM EITHER DEALER. I TALKED TO A FIRESTONE REP. WHAT A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME. I PURCHASED 4 NEW COOPER TIRES( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/75R15 )
NHTSA ODI #729755
Mileage unknown · Aug 31, 2000
Power Train
THE PROBLEM WITH GETTING THE TRUCK TO GO INTO GEAR HAPPENS OFF AND ON. IT IS GETTING WORSE. IGNITION IS TO A POINT THAT I MUST JUMP START IT. I AM DISABLE TO THE POINT OF PUSHING THE TRUCK IN ORDER TO START IT.
NHTSA ODI #729635
Mileage unknown · Aug 22, 2000
Tires
PE-00020, FIRESTONE FIREHAWK ATX TIRE SIZE 27X8-50R14. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON HIGHWAY, TREAD ON A 1992 FORD RANGER SEPARATED ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. ALSO, STATES TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. *AK *SLC
NHTSA ODI #868345
Mileage unknown · Aug 21, 2000
Suspension
RIGHT UPPER SPRING SUPPORT RUSTED THROUGH ALLOWING SPRING AND SHOCK TO SHIFT INWARD AND WADGE AGAINST FRAME AND INNER FENDER.
NHTSA ODI #553887
Mileage unknown · Aug 17, 2000
Tires
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING UP MT. LEMMON, NEAR TUCSON, AZ. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OVERLOADED. SHE PULLED OVER WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE THAT WAS APPARENTLY DUE TO THE SEPARATED TREAD SECTION (ABOUT 1/3 OF THE ENTIRE TREAD) HITTING THE INSIDE OF THE FENDER WELL. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED REGULARLY, INCLUDING THE MORNING OF THE FAILUR…
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MY WIFE WAS DRIVING UP MT. LEMMON, NEAR TUCSON, AZ. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OVERLOADED. SHE PULLED OVER WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE THAT WAS APPARENTLY DUE TO THE SEPARATED TREAD SECTION (ABOUT 1/3 OF THE ENTIRE TREAD) HITTING THE INSIDE OF THE FENDER WELL. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED REGULARLY, INCLUDING THE MORNING OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILED TIRE WAS PURCHASED ON 08/23/96, FAILED ON 06/28/98, HAD APPROX. 35,000 MILES ON IT, AND WAS IN OTHERWISE PERFECT CONDITION. I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DOT# FOR THE FAILED TIRE, BUT I CAN TELL BY MY RECEIPT THAT IT IS ON OF THE FOLLOWING: HYHYR3B485, 276, 246, OR 226. THE FAILED TIRE WAS REPLACED AT A PRO-RATED COST BASED UPON TREAD DEPTH BY THE PLACE OF PURCHASE; THE BASE EXCHANGE SERVICE STATION AT DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, TUCSON, AZ. THEY WERE PUZZLED BY THE DISINTEGRATION OF A RELATIVELY NEW TIRE. I WAS TOO...( DOT NUMBER: HYHYR3BXXX TIRE SIZE: P215/70R14 )
NHTSA ODI #728252
Mileage unknown · Aug 16, 2000
Suspension
FRONT SPRING UPPER SEAT RUSTED UNTIL FAILURE, NO OTHER RUST IN FRAME OR SUSPENSION PARTS. FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED DROPPING THE BODY NEARLY TO THE TIRE. LEFT SIDE IDENTICAL PARTS ARE FLAWLESS.
NHTSA ODI #728197
Mileage unknown · Jun 26, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
MAIN BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO RUBBING ON PARKING BRAKE CABLE, CAUSING COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #724596
Mileage unknown · Jun 25, 2000
Suspension
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #724530
Mileage unknown · Jun 11, 2000
SeatsCrashInjury
DURING A FRONT IMPACT COLLISION, THE SEAT DETACHED FROM THE FRAME WHILE AN EIGHT (8) YEAR OLD CHILD WEIGHT 80-90 POUNDS WAS BELTED INTO THE SEAT. THIS SEAT FAILURE RESULTED IN MULTIPLE FACIAL INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. *AK
NHTSA ODI #723883
Mileage unknown · May 29, 2000
Service Brakes, HydraulicSuspension
RIGHT FRONT SAGGED.PULLED OVER SAW FLUID LEAKING LOOK IN FENDER WELL SAW SPRING HANGER RUSTED OUT AND SPRING PUSH UP INTO INNER FENDER AND BRAKE LINE BROKE
THE STUDS WHICH ATTACH THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE POWER BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER ASSEMBLY CAN DEVELOP STRESS CORROSION CRACKING AFTER BEING OPERATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOCATION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF A CRACK OCCURS, IT COULD RESULT IN ONE OR BOTH STUDS FRACTURING. THE MASTER CYLINDER COULD THEN SEPARATE FROM THE VACUUM BOOSTER, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, PREVENTING THE SERVICE BRAKES FROM ACTIVATING INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER ASSEMBLY.
WATER CAN ENTER THE DOOR LATCH RELEASE CABLE. IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES, THE WATER IN THE DOOR LATCH RELEASE CABLE CAN FREEZE AND CAUSE THE LATCH MECHANISM TO MALFUNCTION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE MALFUNCTION OF THE DOOR LATCH RELEASE CAN RESULT INTHREE DIFFERENT PROBLEMS: 1) THE DOOR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE RELATCHED, 2) THEINSIDE DOOR HANDLE CAN BECOME INOPERATIVE, AND 3) THE DOOR COULD APPEAR TO BELATCHED WHEN IT IS NOT, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY IF IT IS JARRED,AND INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE ADJACENT SEAT OCCUPANT.
Remedy: REVISED DOOR RELEASE CABLES AND WATER SHIELDS WILL BE INSTALLED.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1
EA95018 · Separation Of Master Cylinder
Opened Jun 19, 1995 · Closed Apr 2, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
FORD CONTINUES TO SUDY THE PROBLEM ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE WHY STUD FRACTURES ARE NOT FREQUENTLY OCCURRING IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.LIKEWISE, ODI CONTINUES GATHERING INFORMATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THE RECALL SCOPE SHOULD INCLUDE OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS.IF EVIDENCE INDICATES THE SCOPE SHOULD BE EXPANDED, ODI WILL REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
FORD CONTINUES TO SUDY THE PROBLEM ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE WHY STUD FRACTURES ARE NOT FREQUENTLY OCCURRING IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.LIKEWISE, ODI CONTINUES GATHERING INFORMATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THE RECALL SCOPE SHOULD INCLUDE OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS.IF EVIDENCE INDICATES THE SCOPE SHOULD BE EXPANDED, ODI WILL REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
FORD CONTINUES TO SUDY THE PROBLEM ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE WHY STUD FRACTURES ARE NOT FREQUENTLY OCCURRING IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.LIKEWISE, ODI CONTINUES GATHERING INFORMATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THE RECALL SCOPE SHOULD INCLUDE OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS.IF EVIDENCE INDICATES THE SCOPE SHOULD BE EXPANDED, ODI WILL REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED.
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