1994 FORD RANGER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 402 complaints · 10 recalls
Most-reported system: SERVICE BRAKES (63 complaints · 15.7%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 53
  • Fires 15
  • Injuries 25
  • Deaths 1
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution SERVICE BRAKES appears in 63 of 402 owner complaints (15.7%) in this vehicle snapshot. SERVICE BRAKES: 63 complaints, 15.7% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 63 · 15.7% · 12 crash reports FUEL SYSTEM: 58 complaints, 14.4% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 58 · 14.4% · 3 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 44 complaints, 10.9% of reports POWER TRAIN 44 · 10.9% · 5 crash reports PARKING BRAKE: 40 complaints, 9.9% of reports PARKING BRAKE 40 · 9.9% · 16 crash reports SUSPENSION: 24 complaints, 6.0% of reports SUSPENSION 24 · 6.0% · 1 crash reports TIRES: 22 complaints, 5.5% of reports TIRES 22 · 5.5% · 4 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 21 complaints, 5.2% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 21 · 5.2% · 1 crash reports 6 fire reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 21 complaints, 5.2% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 21 · 5.2% · 2 crash reports ENGINE: 19 complaints, 4.7% of reports ENGINE 19 · 4.7% · 2 fire reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 353 complaints, 87.8% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 353 · 87.8% · 50 crash reports 12 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
SERVICE BRAKES 63 15.7% 12 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 58 14.4% 0 crashes · 3 fires
POWER TRAIN 44 10.9% 5 crashes · 0 fires
PARKING BRAKE 40 9.9% 16 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 24 6.0% 1 crashes · 0 fires
TIRES 22 5.5% 4 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 21 5.2% 1 crashes · 6 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 21 5.2% 2 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 19 4.7% 0 crashes · 2 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 353 87.8% 50 crashes · 12 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Jun 1994. 1995-Q1: 35 owner reports 35 1995-Q2: 16 owner reports 16 1995-Q3: 15 owner reports 15 1995-Q4: 13 owner reports 13 1996-Q1: 13 owner reports 13 1996-Q2: 12 owner reports 12 1996-Q3: 13 owner reports 13 1996-Q4: 10 owner reports 10 1997-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 1997-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 1997-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 1997-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 1998-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 1998-Q2: 13 owner reports 13 1998-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 1998-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 1999-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 1999-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 1999-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 1999-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 2000-Q1: 9 owner reports 9 2000-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2000-Q3: 13 owner reports 13 2000-Q4: 15 owner reports 15 2001-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 2001-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2001-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2001-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2002-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2002-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2003-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2004-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2005-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2005-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2005-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2006-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2007-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2010-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jun 1994 Jul 2019 Recall campaign 94V111001 ◆ Recall campaign 94V111001 Recall campaign 94V169001 ◆ Recall campaign 94V169001 Recall campaign 95V231001 ◆ Recall campaign 95V231001 Recall campaign 96V024001 ◆ Recall campaign 96V024001 Recall campaign 98E010000 ◆ Recall campaign 98E010000 Recall campaign 00T005000 ◆ Recall campaign 00T005000 Recall campaign 06E026000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E026000 Recall campaign 08E050000 ◆ Recall campaign 08E050000 Recall campaign 09E012000 ◆ Recall campaign 09E012000 Recall campaign 09E025000 ◆ Recall campaign 09E025000 Investigation EA95018 ● Investigation EA95018
  • Campaign 96V024001 was reported 391 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 98E010000 was reported 1,184 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 00T005000 was reported 13 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 08E050000 was reported 4,943 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 09E025000 was reported 5,216 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q1 Owner reports 35
1995-Q2 Owner reports 16
1995-Q3 Owner reports 15
1995-Q4 Owner reports 13
1996-Q1 Owner reports 13
1996-Q2 Owner reports 12
1996-Q3 Owner reports 13
1996-Q4 Owner reports 10
1997-Q1 Owner reports 12
1997-Q2 Owner reports 7
1997-Q3 Owner reports 3
1997-Q4 Owner reports 6
1998-Q1 Owner reports 4
1998-Q2 Owner reports 13
1998-Q3 Owner reports 7
1998-Q4 Owner reports 8
1999-Q1 Owner reports 8
1999-Q2 Owner reports 8
1999-Q3 Owner reports 6
1999-Q4 Owner reports 8
2000-Q1 Owner reports 9
2000-Q2 Owner reports 9
2000-Q3 Owner reports 13
2000-Q4 Owner reports 15
2001-Q1 Owner reports 12
2001-Q2 Owner reports 6
2001-Q3 Owner reports 5
2001-Q4 Owner reports 5
2002-Q1 Owner reports 3
2002-Q2 Owner reports 7
2002-Q3 Owner reports 3
2002-Q4 Owner reports 5
2003-Q1 Owner reports 2
2003-Q2 Owner reports 2
2003-Q3 Owner reports 2
2003-Q4 Owner reports 5
2004-Q1 Owner reports 2
2004-Q2 Owner reports 4
2004-Q3 Owner reports 2
2004-Q4 Owner reports 5
2005-Q1 Owner reports 5
2005-Q2 Owner reports 2
2005-Q3 Owner reports 7
2005-Q4 Owner reports 1
2006-Q1 Owner reports 1
2006-Q2 Owner reports 2
2006-Q3 Owner reports 4
2006-Q4 Owner reports 3
2007-Q1 Owner reports 4
2007-Q3 Owner reports 2
2007-Q4 Owner reports 2
2008-Q2 Owner reports 2
2008-Q3 Owner reports 5
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 1
2009-Q4 Owner reports 1
2010-Q1 Owner reports 3
2010-Q3 Owner reports 2
2010-Q4 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 2
2011-Q2 Owner reports 1
2011-Q3 Owner reports 2
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2012-Q1 Owner reports 1
2012-Q2 Owner reports 1
2012-Q3 Owner reports 1
2013-Q3 Owner reports 1
2013-Q4 Owner reports 1
2014-Q1 Owner reports 1
2014-Q4 Owner reports 1
2015-Q1 Owner reports 1
2015-Q3 Owner reports 1
2016-Q1 Owner reports 1
2016-Q2 Owner reports 1
2016-Q3 Owner reports 1
2017-Q4 Owner reports 1
2019-Q3 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 94V111001
Recall campaign 1 94V169001
Recall campaign 1 95V231001
Recall campaign 1 96V024001
Recall campaign 1 98E010000
Recall campaign 1 00T005000
Recall campaign 1 06E026000
Recall campaign 1 08E050000
Recall campaign 1 09E012000
Recall campaign 1 09E025000
Defect investigation 1 EA95018
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Safety Recalls (10)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00T005000

    Report date
    Component:
    TIRES
    Consequence:
    IF THE TREAD SEPARATES FROM THE TIRE, THE DRIVER CAN LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH.
    Remedy:
    THE REPLACEMENT/REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR THIS CAMPAIGN EXPIRED ON AUGUST 29, 2001. HOWEVER, CUSTOMERS SHOULD CONTACT FIRESTONE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-465-1904 FOR POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06E026000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
    Remedy:
    PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 08E050000

    Report date
    Component:
    EXTERIOR LIGHTING
    Consequence:
    WITHOUT THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTORS, THE LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY BE AFFECTED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    K2 MOTOR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMEBER 17, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT K2 MOTOR AT 1-909-839-2992.
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  4. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 09E012000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.
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  5. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 09E025000

    Report date
    Component:
    EXTERIOR LIGHTING
    Consequence:
    DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.
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  6. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 94V111001

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    LEAKING FUEL CAN RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE FRONT FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY.
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  7. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 94V169001

    Report date
    Component:
    PARKING BRAKE
    Consequence:
    WHEN THE ABOVE OCCURS, IT CAN RESULT IN PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM INEFFECTIVENESS. THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY, IF THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT LEFT IN GEAR.
    Remedy:
    A WEDGE WILL BE INSTALLED WHICH WILL SERVE TO LOCK THE PARKING BRAKE SELF-ADJUST MECHANISM PAWL INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE RACHET. ALSO, OWNERS WILL BE ADVISED TO RELEASE AND REAPPLY THE PARKING BRAKE WHENEVER TOOTH SKIP OCCURS AND WILL BE REMINDED TO ALWAYS TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN GEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.
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  8. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 95V231001

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    THE VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCES CAN BE INCREASED POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR INTAKE DUCT AND VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH REVISED UNITS.
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  9. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 96V024001

    Report date
    Component:
    SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
    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.
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  10. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 98E010000

    Report date
    Component:
    SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
    Consequence:
    LOSS OF BRAKING CAN RESULT.
    Remedy:
    AIMCO WILL REIMBURSE CONSUMERS/INSTALLERS FOR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT ROTORS AND INSTALLATION. CONSUMERS ARE REQUESTED TO RETURN TO THE LOCATION WHERE THE ROTORS WERE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED/INSTALLED FOR REPLACEMENT.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

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Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

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