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.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V384000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Updated 11/07/16 updated 11/17/16.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of a manufacturer recall concerning the air bags. The dealer was contacted and informed that the parts were on national back order. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and confirmed that the parts were not available. The contact felt that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The VIN was not available. Parts distribution disconnect. Updated 10/18/16
According to your site, the recall was issued June 1, 2016 but as of August 26, 2016 I have received nothing from Ford. My local dealer acknowledged the recall but said "Ford has no replacement parts for it".
- La Honda, CA, USA
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Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 Ford Ranger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V384000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 Ford Ranger. While driving approximately 60 mph, the contact observed smoke coming from the air bag compartment and pulled the vehicle over to a complete stop. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where the cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 16V384000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.
The contact owns a 2011 Ford Ranger. While coming to a stop, the vehicle did not respond when the brake pedal was depressed. In addition, the vehicle accelerated without warning and crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and then taken to a dealer. The technician informed that the vehicle was operating as designed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 82,500. The VIN was not available.
My vehicle (1 )was involved in collision with another vehicle( 2) failing to yield at an intersection, the non-yielding vehicle(2) was sideswiped as I was not going to take him head on, the front end and side panels on the drivers side of vehicle (1) and the passenger side front and quarter panels received extensive damage from force of impact, driver, passenger, and side airbags failed to deploy upon impact causing injury to vehicle (1) occupants.
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- Bradenton, FL, USA