Warnings Problems of Ford Ranger

Ford Ranger owners have reported 9 problems related to warnings (under the forward collision avoidance category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Ford Ranger based on all problems reported for the Ranger.

1 Warnings problem of the 2020 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 05/04/2026

1. Transmission is going out dealership never said a word about the 6 recalls on it one being transmission 2. Front seat belts are in backwards and the child safety hook in back seat has a recall on it that the 3 of the 6 I know of Ford had told alm to replace the entire transmission before they ever sold it they did not do that they didn't take care of any of the recalls.

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2 Warnings problem of the 2025 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 08/08/2025

VIN: [xxx] recall data refreshed on Aug 09,2025 0 unrepaired recalls associated with this VIN please amber alert the following for national broadcast NHTSA 2025 Ranger safety recalls* inspect seat bolt presence and torque - recall is unable to be performed at this time. Please check the fsa landing page for more details. Recall incomplete front upper control arm to knuckle ball joint loose or missing fastener recall incomplete instrument panel cluster configuration recall incomplete information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

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3 Warnings problem of the 2019 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 01/25/2025

Once the "maintenace required" message is displayed on the "multi-information display" (shortly prior to standard maintenance intervals), it is permanently displayed . Once the message is displayed, "meter control switches" no longer function (until reset by dealer maintenance). Enabling any adas feature (if not enabled) is impossible as this requires using the "meter control switches. " while stopped (or not), resetting the "message indicating maintenance" procedure in the user manual does not work (page 447 in [xxx] ) as it requires functional "meter control switches": ?resetting the message indicating maintenance is required after the required maintenance is performed according to the maintenance schedule, please reset the reminder light or message. To reset the reminder light or message, follow the procedure described below: 1 press or of the meter control switches and select on the multi-information display. 2 press or of the meter control switches and select “vehicle settings”. Then press and hold . 3 press or of the meter control switches and select “scheduled maintenance”. Then press . 4 select “yes” and press . Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

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4 Warnings problem of the 2021 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 05/15/2023

On Monday 15th of may the Ford Ranger was involved in a front end collision. The air bags did not deploy and the engine compartment caught fire. I was un able to open door and other doors would not unlock from inside switch. Finally able to kick door open will the truck filled with smoke and people put out fire.

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5 Warnings problem of the 2020 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 04/13/2023

It’s been about 4 months on the forward collision alarm and 4 1/2 weeks on the jerking going when taking off the transmission seems to jerk and when driving down a highway when nothing what so ever is on front of me all the sudden my front collision alarm goes off with a sudden breaks being applied by themselves. I spoke to dealer about it and all they told me it was probably from a shadow of trees or a sign which is bull crap.

6 Warnings problem of the 2020 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 05/10/2022

On two separate instances the truck accelerated on it own and the brakes were used but didn't stop the vehicle had to turn the key off and the second of these two incidences the truck hit a wall and kept accelerating digging the ground up.

7 Warnings problem of the 2019 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 02/18/2022

This is not the first time, but I will randomly get a collision warning while I am driving my car. The last incident happened on a 2 lane road with no traffic within visible distance in front of me. It was early in the morning with the sun ahead of the vehicle (approx 7am) and the collision warning indicator came on for no reason. This has happened before. Another incident occurred when I was turning right onto an on ramp and there was a car traveling next to me (who would continue straight) and the warning was going off for no reason. These incidents are extremely dangerous as the flashing and chiming from the alert system is very distracting and causes someone to react to this as opposed to focusing on driving the vehicle. For some people this could lead to a crash by itself as there is no training on what your vehicle will do in one of these situations (ie, like a push to test in an aircraft to know what is making the noise).

8 Warnings problem of the 2020 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 12/08/2020

I get an ''imminent collision warning" display and aural sound at random times, approximately 1x week, while driving straight, moderate speeds, dry weather.

9 Warnings problem of the 2020 Ford Ranger

Failure Date: 11/19/2020

Our new 2020 Ford Ranger XLT listed a feature call pre-collision assist w/aeb. The truck did not give a warning nor did it apply the brakes automatically. Nothing occurred before we ran into the rear end of the car in-front of us. The car ahead was stopped at a traffic light and we ran into the rear end at about 20 mph.


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