1999 Ford Ranger: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1999 Ford Ranger. The newest campaign is 07V336000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Aug 2007. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. NHTSA has 638 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 07V336000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a fused wiring harness. Owners of the passenger cars included in this campaign will be instructed to return their vehicles to their dealers to have the speed control deactivation switch disconnected as an interim repair. As soon as repair parts are available (expected october 2007), owners will be instructed to return to the dealers for installation of a fused wiring harness. The recall began on august 13, 2007, and mailing completed by september 19, 2007. Owners may contact ford at 1-888-222-2751.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
4 campaigns, newest first. 4,499,395 units in total.
- 07V336000Vehicle Speed Control
- 99V204000Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- 99V062001Vehicle Speed Control
- 98V201000Fuel System, Gasoline / Fuel Injection System
07V336000Received . 3,600,000 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain pickup trucks, passenger vehicles, sport utility vehicles, and motor homes chassis, the speed control deactivation switch may, under certain conditions, leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could result in an underhood fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a fused wiring harness. Owners of the passenger cars included in this campaign will be instructed to return their vehicles to their dealers to have the speed control deactivation switch disconnected as an interim repair. As soon as repair parts are available (expected october 2007), owners will be instructed to return to the dealers for installation of a fused wiring harness. The recall began on august 13, 2007, and mailing completed by september 19, 2007. Owners may contact ford at 1-888-222-2751.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 05S28. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
99V204000Received . 326 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: electric vehicles. The transaxle may have been manufactured with the park detent spring misaligned. If the spring is misaligned, the park mechanism may not engage when the shift lever is placed in the park position.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the park mechanism does not engage and the vehicle operator has not applied the parking brake, the vehicle could roll free as if in neutral.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the transaxle and any with misaligned park detent springs will be replaced.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 99S20. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
99V062001Received . 898,739 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: certain 1997-1999 rhd explorer equipped with 4.0l ohv/sohc engines and cruise control built from may 29, 1996 through march 4, 1999; 1998-1999 explorer/mountaineers equipped with 4.0l ohv/sohc or 5.0l engines or 1998-1999 rangers equipped with 2.5l, 3.0l ffv/efi or 4.0l engines and cruise control built from january 5, 1998 through march 4, 1999; 1998-1999 mustangs equipped with 3.8l, 4.6l 2-valve or 4-valve engines and cruise control built from march 2, 1998 through march 4, 1999; 1999 f250/f350/f450/f550 (over 8,500 lbs.) trucks equipped with 5.4l or 6.8l engines and cruise control built from march 2, 1998 through march 4, 1999; and 1999 f-53 stripped chassis equipped with 5.4l or 6.8l engines and cruise control built from march 2, 1998 through march 4, 1999. A cruise control cable can interfere with the speed control servo pulley and not allow the throttle to return to idle when disengaging the cruise control.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the cruise control is used and this condition is present, a stuck throttle could result, which could potentially result in a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the cruise control cables. At the present time, the replacement cables are not available. Customers are being advised not to use the cruise control system until a replacement can be made.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 99S09.
98V201000Received . 330 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Fuel Injection System
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks with 3.0l engine. An 'o'-ring seal in the fuel injection pulse damper to fuel rail joint could be damaged allowing fuel leakage.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the presence of an ignition source, a fire can result from fuel leakage.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the pulse damper.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
638 complaints, 791 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1999 Ford Ranger
- All 1999 vehicles
| Component | 1999 Ranger | All 1999 vehicles | Ranger, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tires | 232.6 | 52 | 136.7 | 184 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 118.8 | 142.3 | 113.4 | 94 |
| Air Bags | 97.3 | 51.1 | 57.9 | 77 |
| Visibility | 93.6 | 47.3 | 57.6 | 74 |
| Power Train | 89.8 | 96.5 | 92.3 | 71 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 67 | 42.7 | 73.7 | 53 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 54.4 | 130.7 | 71.4 | 43 |
| Electrical System | 48 | 79.2 | 76 | 38 |
| Suspension | 36.7 | 89.9 | 50 | 29 |
| Structure | 27.8 | 44.4 | 32 | 22 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 22.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 92
- Complaints that report a fire
- 11
- Injuries in the complaints
- 59
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 2 Oct 2010
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 19780
- 19790
- 19835
- 19846
- 19851
- 19864
- 19874
- 19881
- 19891
- 19903
- 19912
- 19922
- 19933
- 19944
- 19951
- 19962
- 19971
- 19985
- 19994
- 20003
- 20014
- 20023
- 20031
- 200410
- 20059
- 200612
- 20075
- 20085
- 20097
- 20108
- 20115
- 201911
- 20207
- 20216
- 20225
- 20234
- 202413
- 202513
- 20268
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1999 Ford RangerThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1999 Ford Ranger: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/ranger/1999/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1999 Ford Ranger?
- 4,499,395 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Ford Ranger have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 102 recall campaigns for the Ford Ranger, model years 1978 to 2026. 4 of them name the 1999 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Ford Ranger name most often?
- Tires: 184 of 791 component mentions, or 232.6 per 1,000. For all 1999 vehicles the figure is 52 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Ford Ranger open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.