1997 Ford Ranger

I OWN A 1997 FORD RANGER XLT 4X4 4.0LTR.MANY SHOPS HAVE WORK ON THE FRONT AXEL WHEEL BEARINGS AND SEALS AND RETAINER NUT THIS NUT TAKES A SOCKET 2.3/8 R-6 MOST SHOPS DON'T HAVE IT SO THEY USE WHAT EVER THEY HAVE,CHISELL,LOCKING PLYERS ECT...CREATING FRONT END DAMAGE TO WHEEL BEARINGS,SEALS, BRAKES,CALIPERS,BRAKE DRUMS, MOST OF AL THE TIRES..I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT USE THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE JOB ALSO DID NOT REMOVE LCKING PIN FROM SPINDEL. *TR

A FEW THINGS HERE, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF AT RANDOM. HAD IT CHECKED A FEW TIMES. NO PROBLEMS FOUND. DOME LIGHT/DOOR CHIME WILL NOT GO OFF WHEN DOOR IS SHUT AND/OR CAR IS TURNED ON. LEFT HAND BLINKER WENT NUTS A FEW TIME, BASICLY IT WAS BLINKING AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. A FEW SECOND 'POWER LOSS' HAPPEND A FEW TIMES WHILE DRIVING, LOST POWER TO RAIDO, AND LIGHTS. THE REAR END BOUNCES WAY TOO MUCH WHEN I HIT A BUMP, CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK

THE LOCATION AND CONNECTION OF THE FACTORY ALARM SYSTEM CAUSED THE RELAY SWITCH UNDER THE DASH TO OVERHEAT AND THE BATTERY DRAINED EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF.*JB ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON 1997 FORD RANGER IS MALFUNCTIONING. ABS SYSTEM LIGHTS ILLUMINATES WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ENGAGED. THE FUEL GAUGE IS INOPERATIVE, RELAYS UNDER THE DASHBOARD STARTED HEATING UP. CONSUMER CONCERED THAT AIR BAGS MAY FAIL IF VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.*MR

FILED COMPLAINT BEFORE, YOU ALL SAID IT WASN'T SAFTY RELATED.IT SURE IS WHEN FORD MAKES PARTS OUT OF THIN PLASTIC/OR PUT IN WRONG PLEUM CHAMBER.THE BLEND DOOR WON'T OPERATE AND BREAKS ON SO MANY EXPLORER/RANGER.YOU CAN'T EVEN DEFROST YOUR WINDOWS IN THE RAIN OR IN THE MORNING.DO THEY HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO GET HURT/KILLED FOR SOMEONE TO CARE.

HAD A RIGHT FRONT TIRE GO FLAT. WITH THE TIRE FLAT, THE VEHICLE JACK WOULD NOT FIT UNDER THE SHOCK ABSORBER AS THE OWNERS MANUAL DESCRIBES PROPER JACKING OF THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO SAID TO JUST MOVE THE JACK TO A NEARBY LOCATION. I DID THIS BUT WAS VERY UNEASY DOING SO AS IT DIDN'T SEEM ESPECIALLY SECURE AND I WAS WORRIED THE CAR COULD SLIP OFF THE JACK. ODD THAT WITH A FLAT TIRE, THE JACK IS TOO TALL TO PLACE IT WHERE THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS.*AK

POWER STEERING HAD TO BE REPLACED, WAS MAKING A NOISE LIKE PUMP WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AIR CONDITIONER PUMP REPLACED. RIGHT WINDOW IS LOOSE WHILE GOING DOWN. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OCCASIONALLY WHILE TAKING OFF. THERE ARE LOOSE BOLTS UNDERNEATH SEATS. FOG LIGHT FAILED. CONSUMER STATES OIL FROM MASTER CYLINDER DAMAGED HOOD. DOOR LOCK INSIDE DRIVER'S DOOR NEVER WORKED AND WAS REPLACED. *AK *SLC

THE TIRE-JACK (BOTTLE-JACK) PROVIDED WITH THIS VEHICLE, WHEN PURCHASED NEW, WILL NOT FIT UNDER THE APPROVED FRONT-END JACKING POINT OF MY FORD RANGER PICK-UP TRUCK UNDER FULL FLAT CONDITIONS! THERE APPEARS TO BE NO SAFE ALTERNATIVE JACKING POSITION TO BE USED WITH THE SUPPLIED BOTTLE-JACK! THIS RECENTLY CAUSED ME TO BE IN DANGER FAR LONGER THAN WOULD HAVE BEEN OTHERWISE NECESSARY HAD MY VEHICLE BEEN PROVIDED WITH AN ADEQUATE JACK! I DISCOVERED THIS FACT ON THE NARROW PAVED SHOULDER OF A BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DURING CONTINUOUS HEAVY RAIN AND LOWERED VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. I WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AT CHANGING MY TIRE (EMBARASSING TO A COMMERCIAL SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK DRIVER) AND HAD TO CALL AND WAIT FOR ASSISTANCE, THIS AFTER ALREADY GETTING SOAKED ON A COLD DAY IN A FUTILE ATTEMPT TO CHANGE MY TIRE WITH INADEQUATE NEW-VEHICLE EQUIPMENT! FROM TALKING TO OTHERS, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT INADEQUATE JACKS ARE QUITE OFTEN PROVIDED WITH OTHER PICK-UP TRUCKS, AND THAT THIS TYPE JACK PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE TO THE FORD RANGE PICK-UP!*AK