Frame And Members problems of the 1999 Ford Ranger

The contact owns a 1999 Ford Ranger. The contact inspected underneath the vehicle and detected that the rear portion of the frame was completely rusted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who stated the rear passenger and driver side shackles and brackets were fractured and would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. Most recently, the rear bumper partially detached from the vehicle and was temporarily secured with rope. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 59,329. The VIN was unavailable.

1999 Ford Ranger. Was kept up on maintenance and washed during winter months,had to replace crossmember where gas tank bolts to due to rusted through crossmember. Had to remove spare tire due to spare tire crossmember rotting away. My evap canister fell off and had to replace it and clamp it to the bottom of the box. I just found another crack by the gas tank area and will have repaired.

The shackle on the left rear spring totally broke off of vehicle. The shackle on the right side is almost totally detached. There is no way to attach new shackles because the truck frame is totally rotted away. Also much to my amazement the spare tire which was suspended underneath the pickup bed is gone. Where it was attached is all rotted away so at some point it just fell off when we were driving, don't know where or when. Today I talked to the service dept of the Ford dealer where the truck was purchased and Ford is not doing anything about this. They said we have this problem with shackles all the time. They rust out. My mechanic, who discovered the problem said he see this a lot on all models of Fords pickups. My brother in law has a Toyota tacoma pickup which just failed a safety inspection because of a rotted frame. Toyota is replacing his frame free of charge. I feel that is what Ford should be forced to do. I thank god the other shackle didn't give way while my wife was driving it on the highway and have a serious accident.

The contact owns a 1999 Ford Ranger. While parked, the contact noticed that the fuel tank had partially detached from the vehicle and was hanging down below the frame. The vehicle was taken an independent mechanic, who stated that the cross member, which held the mounting system for the fuel tank, was rusted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and suggested the vehicle be taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostics. In addition, the cross member was not available for purchase and the rear frame would have had to have been replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

Rear spring shackles and rear spring hangers rusted out allowing rear of spring to become disconnected from the vehicle. Loss of rear suspension stability loss of control.

1999 Ford Ranger 95,000 miles would not pass PA. State inspection because severe frame rot at rear spring hangers and frame crossmember rot above rear of gas tank and crossmember rot at rear of frame. Crossmember above tank as replaced with a used one because Ford does not sell new ones. The rest of the frame rot was plated and welded. The truck will need more frame rot repair for next state inspection. Ford should buy these trucks back like Toyota did.

I have a 1999 Ford Ranger 4 wheel drive. The frame broke while driving down the road. I had the frame repaired by a garage locally, and then it broke again in a different place 2 more times. The rest of the the truck is in good shape but the frame is rotting out and I cannot sell the truck in the condition its in.

1. Normal driving. The rear of the frame from before the rear shackle to the bumper is rotted. 2. The frame is rotted and now is unsafe to drive due to the suspension components being compromised. 3. I have had the frame repaired at a shop, the rest of the body has no rust on it at all, the engine runs great, interior has held up nice, but the frame rotted out.

The contact owns a 1999 Ford Ranger. The contact noticed the rear bumper began hanging halfway off the vehicle. Upon examining the vehicle, he noticed the frame underneath the vehicle was severely rusted. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed he would have to pay for the repairs and that the rusting was most likely due to the salting of the roads during the winter. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure and current mileages were approximately 68,800.

Frame rot. Had to put new spring shackles in. Found the frame rotted out at and around spare tire. This is potentially dangerous and not knowing this prior to buying it could have saved me alot of money and grief.

We have a 99 Ford Ranger bought brand new. It is in mint condition and has only approx. 80,000 miles on it. We just noticed that the frame was cracked and ready to split in half. We contacted Ford motor CO. , they said there was nothing they could do about it that the warranty was over. They wouldn't even look at the vehicle. This vehicle has a defective frame and if, it was not noticed, we could have been killed. This is a safety issue and there may be more vehicles out there that could have the same problem. There was no accident, but there could have been if it wasn't noticed.

When vehicle was purchased the bed was installed cocked, we noticed a serios water leak a week after leaving the dealer, have returned the truck 6 times with no repairs that worked. First repaip attempt was to apply a sealer, no good, second was sealer again, no good, third,fourth, and fifth try was silicone no good,last try was expandable foam, still no good, im tired of have a piece of junk.