Six problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2002 Ford Ranger. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Ford Ranger based on all problems reported for the 2002 Ranger.
The contact owns a 2002 Ford Ranger. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the air bag warning light was illuminated. Neither the dealer nor the independent mechanic was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.
My son was driving his Ford Ranger xl 2002 when due to a pedestrian, the car in front of him slammed on their brakes causing my son to rear end them. Snowy weather was a factor. The brakes didn't catch as they should have. His airbags blew up, not deploy- blew up and caught fire! the steering wheel blew up! extensive damage occurred to the steering column steering wheel and dashboard components. The starter went out and the truck would not start. Insurance deemed the truck totaled. Obviously the airbags were defective!! was there a recall concerning any of these components that we were never informed of? what compensation is available to us for this obvious manufacturers defect?.
I was going home from work at about 15:45 on colorado highway. 66. I was traveling east bound at 65 mph when the airbags went off in my 2002 Ford Ranger. Because of this I ended up crossing the opposing lane of traffic and into the ditch. This caused the front end suspension to be damaged. I contacted Ford about this and was basically given a run around for 9 weeks. On April 13, 2006 Ford contacted me and said that their engineers had determined that the airbags went off because I went into the ditch not before. So they are not going to do anything about this. Fortunately there were no fatalities or accidents.
Truck hydroplained and hit the median wall at 50 mph. Neither airbag deployed.
Off roading in a 2002 Ford Ranger 4x4 equiped with the off-road package. Was going over terrain and the airbags deployed. The approx. Speed at the time time was less than 20/mph. I was in 4x4 low so high speeds were not possible. Upon entering the terrain the airbags deployed. There was no front end damage or any collison. Redlands Ford the dealer, ordered and inspection from Ford. To date neither redlands Ford or corporate Ford had provided written documentation of the inspection or any results from the inspection. Only saying that the airbags operated within parameters.
I am afraid to drive the truck now because if the airbag goes off, it will hurt me.