Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / RANGER / 1996

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003196101 Incident Date: Jan, 14 2003
Consumer's City: PORT ARTHUR Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: RANGER Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 15 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1996 ford ranger, 4.0, standard cab, standard shift, 2whl drive. the accelerator pedal mounting bracket, which is spot welded to the firewall, broke the welds. this left the vehical without the ability to increase speed above idle. although the bracket had potential fastener holes that lined up with holes in the firewall, the bracket does not bolt on. refer to ford cpd 2000 version 15.04--january 2003, p-29097 item 9a762 for a "blow up" of the item. no accident occured and since i am a mechanic, i drove the vehical home and repaired it myself.