Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1988 Ford Ranger

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
89
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
28
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

89 filed
5
Crashes
23
Fires
8
Injuries reported
1
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    11
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE Assembly
    6
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    6
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT Underhood
    5
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING
    5
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    5
  • VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
    3
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
    3

Recalls

2 campaigns
98E010000·SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR1998-04-08

EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: AFTERMARKET BRAKE ROTORS FOR USE ON CERTAIN FORD AND MAZDA TRUCKS. CRACKED CASTINGS CAUSED CRACKS TO APPEAR ON THE OUTER DIAMETER OF THE ROTOR HAT OR AROUND THE STUD HOLE.

RiskLOSS OF BRAKING CAN RESULT.

FixAIMCO 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.

87V141000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS1987-09-04

TRUCKS WERE BUILT WITH INCORRECT REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLIES. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: A TENDENCY FOR REAR BRAKE LOCKUP WOULD EXIST PARTICULARLY DURING HEAVY BRAKE APPLICAION WITH A LIGHTLY LOADED TRUCK. ALSO, INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WOULD BE REQUIRED IF THE BRAKE MODULATION (PUMPING THE BRAKES) IS USED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE DURING A HARD BRAKE STOP.

FixREPLACE REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLIES.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
PE92029·SUSPENSION1992-03-16 → 1992-08-31

WHL SEPARATION/TORQUE LOSS

EA90042·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1990-08-31 → 1991-12-31

THROTTLE STICKING

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