Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / RANGER / 1997

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002043862 Incident Date: Aug, 14 2002
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: RANGER Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Structure:body:roof and pillars
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTCR10A2VU Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 23 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Roof support/ vehicle has a tendency to bounce all over the road bad suspension! higher center gravity! more accessible to roll, not only to roll and lose control the roof support is nothing but thin cheap metal that can be easily smushed. i know i broke my neck and now i am disable....ford rangers shouldn't be on the road with a higher center of gravity...make them safer....wider or lower but not the way they are now truck is a hazard a life threatening hazard..more ways than one! *nm