2001 FORD RANGER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 510 complaints · 8 recalls
Most-reported system: STRUCTURE (82 complaints · 16.1%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 63
  • Fires 9
  • Injuries 49
  • Deaths 4
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Component Problem Distribution

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

Component Problem Distribution STRUCTURE appears in 82 of 510 owner complaints (16.1%) in this vehicle snapshot. STRUCTURE: 82 complaints, 16.1% of reports STRUCTURE 82 · 16.1% SUSPENSION: 58 complaints, 11.4% of reports SUSPENSION 58 · 11.4% · 1 crash reports AIR BAGS: 56 complaints, 11.0% of reports AIR BAGS 56 · 11.0% · 43 crash reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 48 complaints, 9.4% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 48 · 9.4% · 3 crash reports 2 fire reports SERVICE BRAKES: 44 complaints, 8.6% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 44 · 8.6% · 6 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 43 complaints, 8.4% of reports POWER TRAIN 43 · 8.4% SEAT BELTS: 38 complaints, 7.5% of reports SEAT BELTS 38 · 7.5% · 3 crash reports ENGINE: 24 complaints, 4.7% of reports ENGINE 24 · 4.7% · 1 fire reports TIRES: 23 complaints, 4.5% of reports TIRES 23 · 4.5% · 4 crash reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 329 complaints, 64.5% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 329 · 64.5% · 47 crash reports 4 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)
STRUCTURE 82 16.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 58 11.4% 1 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 56 11.0% 43 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 48 9.4% 3 crashes · 2 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 44 8.6% 6 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 43 8.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 38 7.5% 3 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 24 4.7% 0 crashes · 1 fires
TIRES 23 4.5% 4 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 329 64.5% 47 crashes · 4 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 2000; the first recall shown was reported in Nov 2000. 2000-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2001-Q2: 21 owner reports 21 2001-Q3: 17 owner reports 17 2001-Q4: 13 owner reports 13 2002-Q1: 15 owner reports 15 2002-Q2: 16 owner reports 16 2002-Q3: 13 owner reports 13 2002-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2003-Q1: 11 owner reports 11 2003-Q2: 15 owner reports 15 2003-Q3: 13 owner reports 13 2003-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2004-Q1: 11 owner reports 11 2004-Q2: 13 owner reports 13 2004-Q3: 17 owner reports 17 2004-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2005-Q3: 10 owner reports 10 2005-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2006-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2007-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2007-Q4: 16 owner reports 16 2008-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 2008-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2008-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2008-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2009-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2009-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2010-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2010-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2010-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2011-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2011-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2011-Q4: 10 owner reports 10 2012-Q1: 13 owner reports 13 2012-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2012-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2013-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2013-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2013-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2014-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2014-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2014-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2015-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 2015-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2016-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2016-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2016-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2017-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2017-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2017-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2018-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2018-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2018-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2019-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2019-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2019-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2020-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2021-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2021-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2022-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2022-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2026-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2026-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Oct 2000 Apr 2026 Recall campaign 00V394000 ◆ Recall campaign 00V394000 Recall campaign 01V227001 ◆ Recall campaign 01V227001 Recall campaign 06E049000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E049000 Recall campaign 06E065000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E065000 Recall campaign 07V336000 ◆ Recall campaign 07V336000 Recall campaign 09E012000 ◆ Recall campaign 09E012000 Recall campaign 09E025000 ◆ Recall campaign 09E025000 Recall campaign 09V399000 ◆ Recall campaign 09V399000 Investigation RQ04011 ● Investigation RQ04011 Investigation RQ04011 ● Investigation RQ04011 Investigation EA05004 ● Investigation EA05004 Investigation EA05004 ● Investigation EA05004
  • Campaign 01V227001 was reported 98 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 09E025000 was reported 2,644 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2000-Q4 Owner reports 2
2001-Q1 Owner reports 5
2001-Q2 Owner reports 21
2001-Q3 Owner reports 17
2001-Q4 Owner reports 13
2002-Q1 Owner reports 15
2002-Q2 Owner reports 16
2002-Q3 Owner reports 13
2002-Q4 Owner reports 9
2003-Q1 Owner reports 11
2003-Q2 Owner reports 15
2003-Q3 Owner reports 13
2003-Q4 Owner reports 6
2004-Q1 Owner reports 11
2004-Q2 Owner reports 13
2004-Q3 Owner reports 17
2004-Q4 Owner reports 3
2005-Q1 Owner reports 3
2005-Q2 Owner reports 9
2005-Q3 Owner reports 10
2005-Q4 Owner reports 3
2006-Q1 Owner reports 8
2006-Q2 Owner reports 3
2006-Q3 Owner reports 1
2006-Q4 Owner reports 4
2007-Q1 Owner reports 3
2007-Q2 Owner reports 2
2007-Q3 Owner reports 9
2007-Q4 Owner reports 16
2008-Q1 Owner reports 12
2008-Q2 Owner reports 8
2008-Q3 Owner reports 6
2008-Q4 Owner reports 3
2009-Q1 Owner reports 4
2009-Q2 Owner reports 2
2009-Q3 Owner reports 1
2009-Q4 Owner reports 3
2010-Q1 Owner reports 4
2010-Q2 Owner reports 2
2010-Q3 Owner reports 8
2010-Q4 Owner reports 6
2011-Q1 Owner reports 8
2011-Q2 Owner reports 2
2011-Q3 Owner reports 6
2011-Q4 Owner reports 10
2012-Q1 Owner reports 13
2012-Q2 Owner reports 4
2012-Q3 Owner reports 2
2012-Q4 Owner reports 3
2013-Q1 Owner reports 4
2013-Q2 Owner reports 5
2013-Q3 Owner reports 2
2013-Q4 Owner reports 5
2014-Q1 Owner reports 2
2014-Q2 Owner reports 7
2014-Q3 Owner reports 6
2014-Q4 Owner reports 4
2015-Q1 Owner reports 12
2015-Q2 Owner reports 3
2015-Q3 Owner reports 3
2015-Q4 Owner reports 3
2016-Q1 Owner reports 2
2016-Q2 Owner reports 7
2016-Q3 Owner reports 4
2016-Q4 Owner reports 5
2017-Q1 Owner reports 2
2017-Q2 Owner reports 4
2017-Q3 Owner reports 3
2017-Q4 Owner reports 3
2018-Q1 Owner reports 7
2018-Q2 Owner reports 4
2018-Q3 Owner reports 1
2018-Q4 Owner reports 1
2019-Q1 Owner reports 3
2019-Q2 Owner reports 4
2019-Q3 Owner reports 5
2019-Q4 Owner reports 1
2020-Q2 Owner reports 3
2020-Q3 Owner reports 1
2020-Q4 Owner reports 1
2021-Q1 Owner reports 2
2021-Q3 Owner reports 2
2021-Q4 Owner reports 2
2022-Q1 Owner reports 1
2022-Q2 Owner reports 2
2022-Q4 Owner reports 1
2023-Q1 Owner reports 1
2025-Q1 Owner reports 1
2025-Q3 Owner reports 1
2026-Q1 Owner reports 1
2026-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 00V394000
Recall campaign 1 01V227001
Recall campaign 1 06E049000
Recall campaign 1 06E065000
Recall campaign 1 07V336000
Recall campaign 1 09E012000
Recall campaign 1 09E025000
Recall campaign 1 09V399000
Defect investigation 1 RQ04011
Defect investigation 1 RQ04011
Defect investigation 1 EA05004
Defect investigation 1 EA05004
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Safety Recalls (8)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V394000

    Report date
    Component:
    STRUCTURE
    Consequence:
    A HOOD FLY-UP WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED COULD RESULT IN REDUCED DRIVER VISIBILITY.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HOOD STRIKER.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 01V227001

    Report date
    Component:
    SEAT BELTS
    Consequence:
    IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM MAY NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE OCCUPANT PROTECTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRONT OUTBOARD SEAT BELT BUCKLES AND IF THE BUCKLE FAILS THE INSPECTION PROCESS, IT WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 25, 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 1-866-436-7332.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06E049000

    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:
    CK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.
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  4. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06E065000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    LACK OF AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS IN THE LAMPS WILL DECREASE LIGHTING VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS AND MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    AJ MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 31, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AJ MOTORSPORT AT 626-618-2026.
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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 09V399000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    A VEHICLE FIRE COULD OCCUR WITH OR WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING.
    Remedy:
    FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS THAT DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS IN LINE WITH THE SCDS. ON 1999-2003 WINDSTAR VEHICLES WITH A LEAKING SCDS, DEALERS WILL ALSO INSPECT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR AND REPAIR AS NECESSARY. REPAIRS WILL BE COMPLETED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 27, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-888-222-2751.
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Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
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