1999 FORD RANGER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 653 complaints · 10 recalls
Most-reported system: AIR BAGS (72 complaints · 11.0%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 88
  • Fires 15
  • Injuries 59
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

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

Component Problem Distribution AIR BAGS appears in 72 of 653 owner complaints (11.0%) in this vehicle snapshot. AIR BAGS: 72 complaints, 11.0% of reports AIR BAGS 72 · 11.0% · 56 crash reports 1 fire reports TIRES: 71 complaints, 10.9% of reports TIRES 71 · 10.9% · 3 crash reports VISIBILITY: 64 complaints, 9.8% of reports VISIBILITY 64 · 9.8% SERVICE BRAKES: 63 complaints, 9.7% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 63 · 9.7% · 10 crash reports 1 fire reports STRUCTURE: 63 complaints, 9.7% of reports STRUCTURE 63 · 9.7% POWER TRAIN: 55 complaints, 8.4% of reports POWER TRAIN 55 · 8.4% · 6 crash reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 51 complaints, 7.8% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 51 · 7.8% · 1 crash reports 5 fire reports ENGINE: 42 complaints, 6.4% of reports ENGINE 42 · 6.4% · 2 fire reports SUSPENSION: 42 complaints, 6.4% of reports SUSPENSION 42 · 6.4% · 1 crash reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 438 complaints, 67.1% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 438 · 67.1% · 70 crash reports 7 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)
AIR BAGS 72 11.0% 56 crashes · 1 fires
TIRES 71 10.9% 3 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 64 9.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 63 9.7% 10 crashes · 1 fires
STRUCTURE 63 9.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 55 8.4% 6 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 51 7.8% 1 crashes · 5 fires
ENGINE 42 6.4% 0 crashes · 2 fires
SUSPENSION 42 6.4% 1 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 438 67.1% 70 crashes · 7 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 Oct 1998; the first recall shown was reported in Sep 1998. 1998-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 1999-Q1: 9 owner reports 9 1999-Q2: 23 owner reports 23 1999-Q3: 43 owner reports 43 1999-Q4: 32 owner reports 32 2000-Q1: 25 owner reports 25 2000-Q2: 22 owner reports 22 2000-Q3: 52 owner reports 52 2000-Q4: 18 owner reports 18 2001-Q1: 29 owner reports 29 2001-Q2: 19 owner reports 19 2001-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2001-Q4: 13 owner reports 13 2002-Q1: 13 owner reports 13 2002-Q2: 17 owner reports 17 2002-Q3: 13 owner reports 13 2002-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2003-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 2003-Q2: 12 owner reports 12 2003-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2003-Q4: 16 owner reports 16 2004-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2004-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2004-Q3: 17 owner reports 17 2004-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2005-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2005-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2005-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 2006-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2006-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2007-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2008-Q1: 11 owner reports 11 2008-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2009-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2009-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2009-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2010-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2010-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2010-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2010-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2011-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2011-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2011-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2011-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2012-Q1: 11 owner reports 11 2012-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2013-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2013-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2013-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2015-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2016-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2016-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2017-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2017-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2018-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2019-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2021-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Sep 1998 Oct 2021 Recall campaign 98V201000 ◆ Recall campaign 98V201000 Recall campaign 99V062001 ◆ Recall campaign 99V062001 Recall campaign 99V204000 ◆ Recall campaign 99V204000 Recall campaign 00T005000 ◆ Recall campaign 00T005000 Recall campaign 01V062000 ◆ Recall campaign 01V062000 Recall campaign 06E026000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E026000 Recall campaign 06E056000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E056000 Recall campaign 07V336000 ◆ Recall campaign 07V336000 Recall campaign 09E012000 ◆ Recall campaign 09E012000 Recall campaign 09E025000 ◆ Recall campaign 09E025000
  • Campaign 99V204000 was reported 195 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 00T005000 was reported 134 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 01V062000 was reported 774 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 09E025000 was reported 3,631 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1998-Q4 Owner reports 3
1999-Q1 Owner reports 9
1999-Q2 Owner reports 23
1999-Q3 Owner reports 43
1999-Q4 Owner reports 32
2000-Q1 Owner reports 25
2000-Q2 Owner reports 22
2000-Q3 Owner reports 52
2000-Q4 Owner reports 18
2001-Q1 Owner reports 29
2001-Q2 Owner reports 19
2001-Q3 Owner reports 9
2001-Q4 Owner reports 13
2002-Q1 Owner reports 13
2002-Q2 Owner reports 17
2002-Q3 Owner reports 13
2002-Q4 Owner reports 9
2003-Q1 Owner reports 12
2003-Q2 Owner reports 12
2003-Q3 Owner reports 11
2003-Q4 Owner reports 16
2004-Q1 Owner reports 8
2004-Q2 Owner reports 8
2004-Q3 Owner reports 17
2004-Q4 Owner reports 3
2005-Q1 Owner reports 6
2005-Q2 Owner reports 8
2005-Q3 Owner reports 4
2005-Q4 Owner reports 8
2006-Q1 Owner reports 6
2006-Q3 Owner reports 3
2006-Q4 Owner reports 2
2007-Q2 Owner reports 1
2007-Q3 Owner reports 11
2007-Q4 Owner reports 7
2008-Q1 Owner reports 11
2008-Q2 Owner reports 1
2008-Q3 Owner reports 3
2008-Q4 Owner reports 4
2009-Q1 Owner reports 5
2009-Q2 Owner reports 5
2009-Q4 Owner reports 5
2010-Q1 Owner reports 3
2010-Q2 Owner reports 4
2010-Q3 Owner reports 3
2010-Q4 Owner reports 3
2011-Q1 Owner reports 6
2011-Q2 Owner reports 4
2011-Q3 Owner reports 9
2011-Q4 Owner reports 4
2012-Q1 Owner reports 11
2012-Q2 Owner reports 1
2012-Q3 Owner reports 2
2012-Q4 Owner reports 4
2013-Q1 Owner reports 3
2013-Q2 Owner reports 6
2013-Q3 Owner reports 2
2014-Q1 Owner reports 3
2014-Q2 Owner reports 1
2014-Q3 Owner reports 2
2014-Q4 Owner reports 1
2015-Q1 Owner reports 1
2015-Q2 Owner reports 1
2015-Q3 Owner reports 5
2015-Q4 Owner reports 2
2016-Q1 Owner reports 2
2016-Q2 Owner reports 4
2016-Q3 Owner reports 7
2016-Q4 Owner reports 7
2017-Q1 Owner reports 3
2017-Q2 Owner reports 1
2017-Q3 Owner reports 1
2017-Q4 Owner reports 3
2018-Q1 Owner reports 2
2018-Q2 Owner reports 1
2018-Q3 Owner reports 2
2018-Q4 Owner reports 1
2019-Q1 Owner reports 3
2019-Q2 Owner reports 1
2019-Q3 Owner reports 1
2019-Q4 Owner reports 1
2020-Q4 Owner reports 1
2021-Q1 Owner reports 1
2021-Q2 Owner reports 2
2021-Q3 Owner reports 1
2021-Q4 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 98V201000
Recall campaign 1 99V062001
Recall campaign 1 99V204000
Recall campaign 1 00T005000
Recall campaign 1 01V062000
Recall campaign 1 06E026000
Recall campaign 1 06E056000
Recall campaign 1 07V336000
Recall campaign 1 09E012000
Recall campaign 1 09E025000
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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 01V062000

    Report date
    Component:
    POWER TRAIN
    Consequence:
    IF THIS OCCURS, THE SHIFT LEVER COULD BE PUT INTO "PARK" AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL BE FREE TO ROLL AS IF IN "NEUTRAL," INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE MOUNTING BOLTS WITH LONGER BOLTS THAT INCLUDE A THREAD LOCK MATERIAL. WHEN INSTALLED, THE NEW BOLTS WILL BE TIGHTENED TO A HIGHER TORQUE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 8, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
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  3. 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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  4. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06E056000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    FAILURE OF THIS CONNECTION COULD LEAD TO FUEL SPILLAGE AND, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
    Remedy:
    UFI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 4, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT UFI FILTERS USA AT 800-230-5876.
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  5. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 07V336000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    THIS COULD RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. OWNERS OF THE PASSENGER CARS INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLES TO THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH DISCONNECTED AS AN INTERIM REPAIR. AS SOON AS REPAIR PARTS ARE AVAILABLE (EXPECTED OCTOBER 2007), OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN TO THE DEALERS FOR INSTALLATION OF A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 13, 2007, AND MAILING COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 19, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-888-222-2751.
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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 98V201000

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE CAN RESULT FROM FUEL LEAKAGE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PULSE DAMPER.
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  9. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 99V062001

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS USED AND THIS CONDITION IS PRESENT, A STUCK THROTTLE COULD RESULT, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLES. AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE REPLACEMENT CABLES ARE NOT AVAILABLE. CUSTOMERS ARE BEING ADVISED NOT TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM UNTIL A REPLACEMENT CAN BE MADE.
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  10. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 99V204000

    Report date
    Component:
    POWER TRAIN
    Consequence:
    IF THE PARK MECHANISM DOES NOT ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATOR HAS NOT APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL FREE AS IF IN NEUTRAL.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRANSAXLE AND ANY WITH MISALIGNED PARK DETENT SPRINGS WILL BE REPLACED.
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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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