This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Dashlights are not working. Consumer sees soot on the dash sometimes and smells something burning. Dealer determined amps on factory installed fuses are too high. Cannot remedy the problem. Consumer states that the fuses should have been a 30 amp.
Intermittent problem with the courtesy lights and trunk cargo lights staying on while driving or parking. Blower motor would come on and go off while the switch are in the off mode or in the on mode. Dealer and manufactrer were not notified at this time. The ABS brakes lock up on wet pavement.
Repeated problems with dome light on always whether the vehicle is on or off, key in ignition or not; door chime always on if key is in ignition, vehicle on or off; both cannot be corrected unless fuse is removed, resulting in loss of speedometer/odometer. This is a common problem with Ford and needs to be recalled or at minimum, fixed free each time.
Interior light stays on while driving. If driving at night it may cause a reflection on the windshield and visual difficulty which could result in a crash. Common problem. Dealer says that this is a design flaw that needs to be corrected..et.
The dome lights and door ajar buzzer come off and on. The windshield wipers come on by themselves. If the sun is shinning in the window it my cause an accident as I can't see. I also had to pull the fuse on the dome light as it was on so much it was res hot and running my battery down.
Dome stays on creating a fire hazard. I believe this to be connected with a failed door ajar sensor. I know of at least two other owners of this type of vehicle who are exprerinceing the same problem and it seems there problems started occuring with the same mileage and age as mine. Since I have discovered two other Ranger pickup owners with the same exact issue there appears to be a problem. I was also wondering if it could be a design problem to get owners into their repair shop to increase profits.
Experiencing problem with intermittent windshield wipers stop working during operation or are not operating at all. Also, dome lights would intermittently come on while driving with switch in the off mode. Dealer notified.
Windshield wipers come on at high speed without ever being turned on by the switch. Sometimes wipers fail to come on when switch is turned on. Dome light comes on without being turned on by the switch.
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- Supply, NC, USA