1998 Ford Ranger

THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENS ARE SEVERELY CLOUDY, A LOT WORSE AS TIME TIME GOES ON....YEARS AGO, WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK THEY WERE CLEAR, NOW THEY ARE VERY - VERY OPAC, CLOUDY, SO BAD THAT YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE THE HEADLIGHT BULB ! THERE ARE MANY VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM! SO MANY, IN FACT THAT THE PART STORE AFTERMARKET INDUSTRIES HAVE COME OUT WITH A RESTORATION KIT . I AM SURE THAT THE CLOUDY, OPAC LENS DO SEVERELY LESSEN THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT EMITTED THROUGH THE LENS. MY OPINION ON THIS IS THAT THE TYPE OF PLASTIC SELECTED BY FORD SEEMED FINE BACK IN 1998 BUT OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS THE PLASTIC DETERIORATES. MY RECOMMENDATIONS IS TO HAVE THE MANUFACTURES REPLACE THEM. BY, I DID BUY THE KIT FROM A PARTS STORE AND IT IS CALLED HEADLIGHT RESTORER / DEFOGGER KIT. MYHEADLIGHT.COM . MY BROTHER AND I HAND BUFFED HIS 2001 JEEP HEADLIGHTS AND IT TOOK US ALMOST 2 HOURS ! IT DID HELP THE AMOUNT OF LIGHTING! P.S. SORRY, HAVEN'T GOT SPELL-CHECK.... *TR

RECALL 05S28 CRUISE CONTROL FORD RANGER 1998 RECEIVED A NOTICE AUG 2007. HAVE TRIED TO HAVE WORK PERFORMED THREE TIMES. THEY TELL ME THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE,MAYBE LATE APRIL. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE UP A SIMPLE LINE WITH A FUSE OR EVEN INSTALL A FUSE IN AN EXISTING LINE. SEEMS AN INORDINATE TIME LAG TO GET A REPAIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, BOB BUCCI *TR

SITTING IN FRIENDS DRIVEWAY, NOT RUNNING, NO KEYS. HAD BEEN THERE FOR 2 HOURS. NEIGHBOR WAS THE ONE WHO NOTICED THE FIRE AND NOTIFIED US. WE COULD HAVE LOST THE TRUCK SITTING NEXT TO IT ALONG WITH THE HOUSE. MY HUSBAND PUT OUT THE FIRE BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. THE FIREFIGHTERS TOLD US THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND THAT IT WAS DEFINITELY CAUSE BY THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS WHICH PUTS US WITHOUT A VEHICLE WHICH I HAD JUST PURCHASED FOUR MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND STILL HAVE HEARD NOTHING BACK FROM THEM. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE 7-10 DAYS BEFORE I HEAR FROM THEM. IN THE MEAN TIME I AM STRANDED AND NO WAY TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK OR SCHOOL. THIS HAS DEFINITELY PUT MAJOR STRESS ON MY WHOLE FAMILY. *TR

FORD SENT ME LETTER LAST FALL STATING MY FORD RANGER WAS SUBJECT TO A SAFETY RECALL. I STOPPED BY MY DEALER EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR MONTHS AND THEY SAID NOBODY HAS PARTS, BECAUSE THE SUPPLIER WON'T MAKE THESE PARTS 'TIL EVERYTHING IS READY. I'M TIRED OF WAITING... I WANT THE GOV'T TO PRESSURE FORD TO ACT. THE RECALL I LEARNED IS FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL WIRING THAT CAUSES FIRES... EVEN WHEN NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO RETURN IN DECEMBER OF 2007. WHEN THE CONTACT RETURNED IN DECEMBER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2008. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,950. UPDATED 04/03/08. *LJ

THE 1998 FORD RANGER WAS PART OF AN AUGUST 2007 RECALL BECAUSE OF A CRUISE CONTROL WIRING HARNESS ISSUE. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD SINCE THEN, THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, DON'T PARK VEHICLE NEAR A STRUCTURE, BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED, AND PARTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN JANUARY. WELL, IT'S NEARLY GROUND HOG'S DAY, AND GUESS WHAT? NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO SUPPLY PARTS. FORD NO DOUBT IS STILL BUILDING NEW VEHICLES AND PUTTING WIRING HARNESSES IN THEM, BUT THEY DON'T TAKE THE RECALL SERIOUSLY. NO WONDER THEY'RE NOT A VIABLE AUTOMOBILE ENTITY ANY MORE. BRING ON THE EUROPEANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

CARBON MONOXIDE LEAKAGE INTO CAB OF 1998 FORD RANGER CAUSED SEVERE SLEEPINESS WHILE DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK AND WHILE AT HOME. EACH DAY FOR ABOUT A MONTH I WAS EXPERIENCING DIZZINESS, SLEEPINESS AND NAUSEA. I HAD A SMALL ACCIDENT WHEN I FEEL ASLEEP WHILE STOPPING FOR A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT AND RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. I REPORTED MY DIZZINESS AND SLEEPINESS TO MY SUPERVISOR WHO NOTIFIED OUR MEDICAL DEPARTMENT AND THEY SENT ME HOME. I HAD A MEDICAL STRESS TEST PERFORMED; IT WAS OK', A SLEEP STUDY PERFORMED AND THE CARDIOLOGIST INCREASED MY DOSAGE OF A BETA BLOCKER. I WAS FINALLY RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK TWO MONTHS LATER. I HAD TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER SHORTLY AFTER I WAS SENT HOME AND THEY REPORTED THERE WAS NO CO LEAKING INTO MY CAB. I TRIED DISCUSSING MY PROBLEM WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT THEY SAID THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND THAT'S ALL THEY COULD DO FOR THE CARBON MONOXIDE WAS ENTERING INTO MY CAB FROM THE EXHAUST OF OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. I FINALLY FOUND AND BOUGHT A DIGITAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR WHICH WOULD READ ANY LEVEL OF CO DETECTED. THE FIRST DAY I DROVE TO WORK IT INDICATED 18 PPM CO POISON AND ANOTHER 16 PPM CO POISON ON THE DRIVE HOME AFTER WORK WHICH TOTALED AROUND 34 PPM PER DAY FOR OVER A MONTH. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO MY DOCTOR AND REQUESTED A BLOOD GAS TEST WHICH INDICATED A HIGH LEVEL OF CO IN MY BLOOD. IT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE PULMONARY DOCTOR THAT THE SLEEPINESS WAS CAUSED BY CO POISONING ENTERING THE CAB OF MY TRUCK. MY TRUCK IS NOW PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY AND HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR OVER THREE MONTHS. *TR