Two problems related to structure have 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.
2001 Ford Ranger. Consumer writes in regards to defective tire mount. The consumer stated the full sized spare tire on the truck, was mounted under the cargo bed. It was being held in place by a stranded steel cable, one end of which was attached to a swaged steel fitting which went through the central hole of the spare, the other end to a winch which lowered and raised the spare. Recently while driving, the consumer heard a thump and saw the spare tire had fallen out of its storage place and was sitting in the roadway behind him. When he inspected the mechanism, he found the swaged joint between the steel fitting and the cable had corroded and failed. Fortunately, when the failure occurred he was driving at a slow speed through a parking lot and no damage was done.
2001 Ford Ranger with 86866k. In around sept 2010 I heard a thump and banging from the back. Upon home I looked under I saw that the shackle mount rotted and broke on the driver side. The passanger side did not break but not fair any better then the one that broke. I bought the shackle and the shackle mounts. After I removed the shackle mount on the passanger side I saw rot through the frame as well heavy flaking rust thro-out the entire frame. I called Ford and they said in a nut shell too bad.