Rear Suspension Problems of Ford Ranger

1997 Ford Ranger driver side rear spring hanger rusted away & broke causing weight of vehicle to be carried by truck bed floor.

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Frame rotting on 2000 Ford Ranger.

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Rear leaf spring brackets rusting and breaking.

Found drivers side rear spring support (front) that attaches to the frame rail was broken from rusting apart. While replacing it, also found the rear spring supports (rear) on both sides broken from rusting apart. This appears to be a poor design or under engineered part. The truck is 1997 Ford Ranger pickup with only 73k miles on it and has never been used to carry anything heavy. This seems to be highly unusual that three brackets are broken on one truck from rusting apart.

Contact stated there is vibration in the rear end of vehicle while going approximately 50 mph. The service dealer can't find the problem. They did replace the tires on the vehicle, but this did not resolve the problem.

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Dear sirs; I am a night shift autoworker at Ford Ranger plant in st paul. My job is to build and mount a swaybar on the rear axle. For over a year I have expressed my concerns to management about the proper angle to mount the swaybar brackets. I feel like I have been stonewalled, told things like "it doesen't matter". It does matter to our customers. They want that swaybar to be perfect. It might make all the difference if there has to be a hard swerve to avoid a deer or child in the road. There needs to be some numerical point of reference on record in the manufacturing process guidelines. The operator either needs a tongue and groove system on the axle and swaybar bracket and/or some type of fixture that would act as a guide to insure the correct angle is achieved for every build process. There also needs to be an instrument that capable of checking each one for correct angle.

While driving at 35 - 40 mph right rear end completely separated and fell off the truck. When this occurred driver lost control of the truck, but didn't have an accident. Dealership indicated that a pin inside the rear axle assembly sheared off. Please provide details.

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The rear end of the vehicle swayed, when the vehicle hit a bump in the road.

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The consumer states that while driving the vehicle, the rear axle fell off causing damage to the vehicle. Dealer was notified. The consumer's father, a mecahnic, stated that at the arrow, the pin broke, allowing the spider gear shaft to turn about 1/4 rd and allowing the axle to move in and the keeper to fall off, which caused the wheel and 3 ft. Axel to come out .

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Contacted Ford and they will not look at truck since it is out of warranty 3/36month. No safety defect listed.

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Vehicle lost stability on highway at posted speed on uneven pavement causing the truck to fishtail--very concerned about safety of vehicle.

The rear axle of the vehicle fell apart while the consumer was traveling, resulting in loss of control.

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Lost control of vehicle (most recent incident) when I hit a washboarded section on a dirt road (koehn rd. Between capac rd. At knoll rd. , mussey twp. , st. Clair county). Ranger repeatedly loses control when it hits bumps or washboards, often causing lane changes or severe skids. Dealer dismissed complaints, said it was "normal" for truck suspension. Our other trucks ('74 chevy c-10, '85 astro, '85 s-10 blazer, '88 s-10 blazer, '94 caravan, '95 sonoma) have never done this. We were able to alleviate a little of the problem by reducing the air pressure in the tires to 30 psi, but we still lose control frequently, on bumpy paved roads as well as dirt roads.

Whenever driving over a bump, such as repaired pothole or before a bridge, rear suspension jumps jumps to the side and gets out of control.

Rear end swings after hitting potholes.