One problem related to ball joint has been reported for the 2001 Ford Ranger. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Ford Ranger based on all problems reported for the 2001 Ranger.
The caller said both front ball joints were defective. The vehicle was making noises in the front end. This was the only indication that something was wrong. The dealer told the consumer that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. An independent mechanic told the consumer that the ball joints were bad. The mechanic told him that the ball joints should not go bad at that mileage. The manufacturer offered no help. The consumer did not know if the problem was with the lower joints. (11/15/05) the noise was coming from the drivers side front tire. The consumer was informed that the noise was coming from both ball joints and the cv joint.