1999 Ford Ranger

REAR OF TRUCK IS ROTTING AWAY TO NOTHING. HAD THE REAR OF THE FRAME PLATED A FEW YEARS AGO WHERE THE SHACKLE BRACKETS BOLT ON. NOW I NOTICED ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS HANGING. THE CROSSMEMBER THAT HOLDS IT IS ROTTED AWAY TO NOTHING. TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC. HE CALLED ME AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR & TOLD ME THE TRUCK WAS JUNK. THE WHOLE FRAME & CROSSMEMBERS FROM THE CAB BACK ARE RUSTED HORRIBLY. HE TOLD ME NOT TO EVEN DRIVE THE TRUCK BECAUSE IT WASN'T SAFE. *TR

THE FAR REAR RIGHT SPRING SHACKLE AND MOUNT FELL OUT OF THE TRUCK. I FELT THE BODY FALL AND HEARD A BANG AND IN THE MIRROR SAW SOMETHING FALL ON THE GROUND. AFTER INVESTIGATING I FOUND THAT THOSE PARTS HAD ROTTED OUT AND FELL OUT. THE SPRING WAS RESTING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK BED. I'M A MECHANIC, SO I GOT THE PARTS TO FIX IT, BUT FOUND THAT AS I TOOK APART THE FRAME PARTS, THE FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SPRING MOUNT. THE LEFT SIDE, THOUGH THE SHACKLE MOUNT HAD NOT ROTTED OFF YET, WAS IN BAD SHAPE. WHEN I GOT THE LEFT SIDE SPRING MOUNT OFF, THE FRAME WAS ROTTED THROUGH BEHIND IT AND HAD RUSTED THROUGH ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SPRING MOUNT. THIS ISN'T GOING TO LAST LONG. INFACT I'M LOOKING INTO MY OPTIONS FOR REPAIR. FORD SHOULD BE MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. THERE IS NO WAY A TRUCK FRAME SHOULD MELT LIKE THIS. TO REMOVE THE RIVOTS USED FROM THE FACTORY TO MOUNT THE FRAME PARTS, I USED AN AIR CHISEL. THE VIBRATION CAUSED MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF RUST FLAKES TO FALL OFF OF OTHER PARTS OF THE FRAME, SOME AN EIGHTH IN THICK AND THE SIZE OF A LARGE TIRE PATCH. THIS MAKES ME WONDER IF THE REST OF THE FRAME IS SAFE TO USE.! IF YOU GO TO A JUNK YARD YOU CAN FIND TRUCK FRAMES THAT ARE 40 YEARS OLD THAT DON'T HAVE THIS KIND OF ROT!!! PLEASE PRESS FORD TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS...THANK YOU. *TR

FRAME HAS ROTTED OUT BEHIND THE REAR SHACKLE MOUNT AND AROUND THE GAS TANK STRAP THE WHOLE REAR SECTION OF FRAME IS VERY THIN AND RUSTED AND SHOWING SIGNS OF DETERIORATION ALL WITHIN 75K MILES TRUCK IS ONLY A 99 AND HAS SPENT MOST OF ITS LIFE GARAGED BY PREVIOUS OWNER AM SURPRISED AS TO THE AMOUNT OF ROT IN THE FRAME ON SUCH A LOW MILES TRUCK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT. AFTER A SHORT WHILE I COULD NOT MANAGE THE STEERING. WHEN I PULLED OVER IN THE BRAKEDOWN LANE I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS TOED IN. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK CAME WE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS CRACKED AND ROTTED AT BOTH WHEEL MOUNTS AND THE THE RIGHT FRONT MOUNT WAS THE WORSE. WE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE ALL ROTTED AND THE OVERALL FRONT SECTION OF THE FRAME WAS ROTTED WHICH PREVENTED ANY REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER WITH DEFINITY DAKOTA H/T TIRES, SIZE P225/70/R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A CENTER HIGHWAY MEDIAN. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHIN AND ARM DUE TO THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE TREAD ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS SEPARATED. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES OF THE VEHICLE WERE APPROXIMATELY 175,000. UPDATED 01/29/13*LJ UPDATED 1/30/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, THE TECHNICIAN FOUND RUST ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158,000. UPDATED 11/13/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRAME ON THE REAR SHACKLE RUSTED AWAY; THE REAR BUMER ON THE LEFT SIDE FELL OFF FRON THE RUST ON THE FRAME. THERE IS NOTHING TO WELD ON THE METAL IS THAT BAD. UPDATED 11/28/2012 *JS

I WAS DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY I-275 NB NOF HOWARD AVENUE TAMPA FLORIDA I HEARD A NOISE TO THE FRONT OF SMALL TRUCK, AFTER THAT I SAW BLACK SMOKE FROM FRONT OF TRUCK I PUT TO CAR A SAFETY PLACE OF THE FREEWAY OF TRUCK IS TURN OFF ITSELF. I HAVE NOT TIME TAKE OFF OF KEYS FROM OF TRUCK OF ONLY TIME IS TOOK MY BAGS ,OPEN THE DOOR AND GET OUT THE TRUCK AND ALL CONTENTS WERE BURNED IN THE FIRE. ADDITIONAL I HAVE THE TRUCK FOR 4 MONTHS AGO ONLY AND I NEED TO HELP, BECAUSE I HAVE INSURANCE BUT ONLY LIABILITY COVERAGE AND NO FULL COVER, IN WHICH I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PAY TO THE DEALER $6,000 DOLLARS FROM MY POCKET. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION FOR MY CASE. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MY GOD A STILL WITH LIVE AND MY BOYFRIEND. THANK YOU AGAIN. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR