Three problems related to ignition have been reported for the 1998 Ford Ranger. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The vehicle stalls at random intervals. This problem has been brought to Fords attention. The vehicle has been the shop many times and Ford has duplicated the malfunction. However they have not been able to isolate the problem or come up with any fix. The truck has been in the shop for over 4 month during the last year.
Consumer states vehicle is experiencing several electrical problems, the inside light will not go off when the door is shut, the door ajar light never goes off, when the keys are left inside the ignition with the door closed, the chimer will keep dinging until the key is removed, the dealer claimed the problem was the jewel modular, however the bulbs inside the dash keep blowing, when the blinkers are turned on there is a crackling noise that sounds like a wire shorting out, the windshield wipers act erractically when in delay mode, the hazard lights work intermittently, consumer has concerns with the airbag light, when he turns the switch to the off position, the light goes off and when consumer turns the switch to the on position, the light indicates that the airbag is off.
Coil pack keeps failing due to faulty sensors, causing vehicle to quit running. Consumer has replaced pack at least twice.