Frame Rust problems of the 2005 Ford Ranger

The rear portion of the frame is rusting away and the leaf spring shackle fell off while driving on a city street causing the bed of the truck to fall onto the busted shackle. The spare tire mount is rusted so bad that we removed the spare tire to avoid loosing the spare while driving. The rear bumper seems unstable as the frame is rusted and falling apart from the rear shackle mount on back. The front portion of the frame seems to be holding up ok.

The frame is badly rusted, especially in the rear. The driver side rear leaf spring shackle fell off about 12 months ago. Withing the last week , the rear bumper became detached on the driver side. The passenger side is not far behind either. The leaf spring shackle probably happened while driving, but did not significantly affect vehicle performance. The rear bumper fell off while the vehicle was stationary.

The passenger side rear shackle rusted completely off and the leaf spring almost went through the bed of the truck. The truck was not drivable until the passenger side rear shackle was replaced. This was discovered after driving over a bump in the road, hearing a loud bang and experiencing a jolt. Once parked the truck was completely looked over, which lead to more discoveries. A giant rust hole has formed in the frame behind the shackle on the driver's side rear area of the truck. This truck has been well maintained throughout the years and was professionally under coated a couple years ago with no holes in the frame or visible rust at that time. The frame has deteriorated rapidly. Luckily I did not try to tow anything with this truck because the rear part of the frame likely would have been ripped off, losing what was being towed and potentially causing an accident. There is also a large hole forming in the bed of the truck.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that the frame was severely rusted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the trailer hitch, tire holder, and frame were chipping away. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 79,000.

Front portion of rack broke leaving the tire hanging below the truck. Ford dealer said the frame was rusted out and could not be fixed.

Took my truck for its nys inspection to my Ford dealer-- tech stated he could not pass the truck because of excessive rust on a part of the frame. This vehicle has under 39k miles on it and is well- maintained. The rest of the truck is perfect and the rest of the frame has an expectable amount of rust for this climate. I have had four other Ford trucks used and stored under same conditions and none has had a problem with frame rust. The offending part is a front cross member though which some bolts pass. The holes around the bolts are "rotten".

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Ranger. Upon inspection the contact noticed rust on the rear frame of the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was informed that it was covered with rust but it was covered under a ten year rust warranty. The vehicle was not been repaired nor was the defect diagnosed. The rust on the vehicle continued to spread throughout the frame. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 3000.