Six problems related to electrical system have been reported for the 1996 Ford Ranger. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Nano and micro particulates/contaminants have been sprayed from an airliner and caused severe damage to my body and my vehicle; it includes flakes, tubules and highly reflective particles and metals. The vehicle has stalled and lost two gears as a result. It has a gas leaking issue caused by the technology. I have had to go to the emergency room. My vehicle has been contaminated, damaged and sabataged as well as my family members vehicles, persons and property. It's occuring on and off highway. It's happening to other vehicles as well. Oil and battery interior and exteriors as well as bodily harm, risk and injury. The tech and particulates are highly dangerous and destructive. Paula densie lewis 3271 normandy dr. Semmes, al 36575 is the offending party that caused it to happen with the federal agencies.
Upon entering the veh to go to work we found that one side of the steering column had melted and a burnt odor was detected in the veh. This occurred on the side of the steering column that the cruise feature is located. We talked with another owner of a Ranger and he advised us there had been a recall on the Ranger truck. We have not received any notification as to the recall and we bought the veh new in 1995. It is a 1996 model. This veh was in good condition before this happened and I would like to know if this can be fixed and what steps to take in order to take care of this problem.
The contact owns a 1996 Ford Ranger. While activating the right turn signal, the contact heard an electrical crackling sound in the dashboard. The failure has been occurring daily for the last nine months. The failure mileage was 130,000 and current mileage was 164,000. Updated 04/08/08. The right turn signals and emergency flashers did not work. The consumer also stated the cruise control was a problem as well. Updated.
On 7/8/05 after driving the vehicle for about 20 minutes , vehicle was parked when owner noticed the tire had blown out, and a boom was heard. The owner ran outside and vehicle was in flames. The flames were noticed under hood of truck. The flames went into cab. The fire lasted about 30 or 35 minutes before it was put out. The fire was put out by fire department. The fire department never gave indication of what caused fire. There was a police report filed. No indication from the police department as to what caused the fire. There is a recall on 1996 extended cab Ranger regarding the pressure break switch. But owner doesn't have the recall number. Work tools were inside the vehicle when it burned. There were no lights inside the vehicle or warnings of a problem prior to the fire. There were no other major problems with vehicle. The fire has not been reported to insurance company.
Electrical system malfunctioned, causing the dome light to come on unexpectedly, etc. Common problem. Please provide further information.
Consumer has been experiencing ongoing problem concerning vehicle shutting down while driving at random. Vehicle been in/out of dealer shop. Consumer feels that the dealer put more miles on vehicle then the consumer for test driving. But yet the condition cannot be corrected. All costs still go to the consumer.