1994 Ford Ranger

SECOND FAILURE OF THE FULL TANK INLET HOSE ON MY 94 RANGER. BOTH HOSES FAILED AT THE SAME POINT AND HAVE CAUSED LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL TO LEAK FROM TANK. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A COMPETENT SOLUTION. AS WITH ALL COMPLAINTS TO FORD, I ASSUME THIS ONE WILL BE IGNORED AS WELL.(SECOND COMPLAINT, SAME SUBJECT). *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL FILLER TUBE CRACKED WHICH CAUSED STRONG ODOR OF GAS FUMES IN THE CAB AND SURROUNDING THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM CAUSED POOR MILEAGE AND FUEL SPILLAGE WHEN REFUELED DUE TO LOSS OF VACUUM IN THE FILLER TUBE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FILLER TUBE. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED.

I BOUGHT MY 1994 RANGER USED. I NOTICED THE GAS GAUGE DID NOT WORK. REPAIRS REQUIRE THE REMOVAL OF THE GAS TANK, AND/OR TRUCK BED. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I DISCOVERED THAT IS A PERVASIVE ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND THAT THE PROBLEM IS CREATED BY PIN HOLES DEVELOPING IN THE FLOAT, CAUSING IT TO FILL WITH FUEL AND SINK, THEREBY GIVING A FALSE EMPTY SIGNAL. THIS REQUIRES ONE TO CALCULATE A ROUGH ESTIMATE OF REMAINING FUEL BASED ON FUEL EFFICIENCY, WHICH IS NOT A CONSTANT FACTOR. THE DANGER IS THAT ONE MIGHT RUN OUT OF FUEL WITHOUT ADEQUATE WARNING, CAUSING AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER TO THE BRAKE AND STEERING SYSTEMS. *JB

FUEL FILLER HOSE ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED TWICE ON 1994 FORD RANGER PICKUP. FIRST HOSE ASSEMBLY FAILED AT 73,000 MILES ON MAY 5, 2001 CAUSING LARGE AMOUNTS OF FUEL TO SPILL WHEN FILLING THE TANK AND WHEN DRIVING. THE REPLACEMENT HOSE ASSEMBLY FAILED AGAIN AFTER 55,000 MILES ON IT ON MARCH 3, 2006. THIS FAILURE WAS AT THE EXACT SAME PLACE ON THE HOSE AND ALSO CAUSED LARGE AMOUNTS OF FUEL TO SPILL WHEN FILLING TANK AND WHEN DRIVING. FIRST HOSE WAS REPLACED BY A FORD DEALERSHIP AT A COST TO ME OF $650 AND THE 2ND HOSE REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AT A COST OF $480. BOTH TIMES, I PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENTS. THE REPLACEMENT HOSES WERE ALL GENUINE FORD PRODUCTS. THESE HOSE APPEAR TO BE DEFECTIVE IN MANUFACTURE SINCE BOTH FAILURES ARE IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE ON THEM. FORD REFUSES TO DISCUSS THE MATTER OF DEFECTIVE HOSES AND THE EXTREME FIRE DANGER THEY POSE. I HAVE THE MOST RECENTLY REPLACED CRACKED HOSE. *NM

DT: 1994 FORD RANGER- THE TRUCK HAS BEEN HAVING PARKING BRAKE PROBLEMS. WHEN PARKING AND PUTTING THE PARKING BRAKE ON THE TRUCK WILL ROLL BACK, THE BRAKE DOES NOT CATCH. THE TRUCK WILL DO THIS EVERY TIME, NO MATTER IF IT IS ON AN INCLINE OR ON FLAT SURFACE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE TRUCK, TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES , AND THEY HAD NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. THE CONSUMER OWNED THE TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW. NEVER HAD ANY ACCIDENTS . CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON VEHICLE. *AK THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A GAS LEAK. UPDATED 08/14/06. *JB