Ownership Cost for 1993 Ford Ranger (Splash Reg. Cab 2WD)
Estimated: $35427 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$984
$472
$413
$374
$335
$2578
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1733
$1785
$1848
$1922
$2008
$9296
Maintenance
$2763
$2311
$997
$568
$2291
$8930
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$259
$259
$259
$259
$259
$383
Total Ownership Costs
$8167
$7238
$6148
$5913
$7960
$35427
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Cab Type: Regular
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 2982.445648, 3000.0
Displacement CI: 183.07123228419, 182
Displacement L: 3.0, 2.982445648
Drive Type: 4x2
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 135
Engine H P_to: 147.00
Engine KW: 100.6695
Engine Manufacturer: Ford
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA
Manufacturer Id: 976
Model: Ranger
Model Year: 1993
Other Engine Info: Fuel Injection Type: Electronic Fuel Injection
Plant City: Twin Cities, St. Paul
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Minnesota
Seat Belts All: Manual
Trim: XL
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2006
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS DROPPING MY GRANDDAUGHTER OFF AT SCHOOL WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP AND THE TRUCK STALLED OUT HAD IT TOWED HOME AND IT STARTED ONCE OFF THE TOW TRUCK.THIE SECOND INCIDENT I WAS GOING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AND WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP AND THE TRUCK STALLED OUT, HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE NEXT INCIDENT I WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON A FEEDER ROAD AND IT STALLED WAS NEXT TO THE SERVICE STATION WHERE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY FIXED AND AFTER APOLICEMAN STOPPED TRAFFIC AND HAD ME PUSHED TO THE SERVICE STATION WAS TOLD BY A SENIOR TECHNICIAN THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THE RANGER AND TO PUSH THIS BUTTON WHENEVER IT HAPPENED. I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS A LOT SINCE THIS TIME AND HAVE HAD SOME VERY CLOSE CALLS DUE TO THE STALLING, WITH THE LATEST ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT DUE TO OCCURRING A HIGH SPEED AFTER HITTING A ROAD BUMP. THE INERTIA SWITCH ON FORD RANGER?S 2003 THROUGH 2006 ARE DEFECTIVE IN THREE MANNERS ONE THE CONNECTORS BURN DUE TO A HIGH CURRENT DRAW, THE SWITCH ACTIVATES WITHOUT WARNING, AND DUE TO NO KICKPLATE PASSENGERS CAN ACTIVATE THE SWITCH. THIS SWITCH IS USED TO CUT THE FUEL OFF DURING A ROLL OVER CRASH SCENARIO. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET IN REGARD TO THE FIRE AND SAFETY ISSUES THIS DEFECTIVE PART HAS CAUSED. TO DATE FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL, OR NOTIFIED THE CONSUMER BASE OF THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS SURROUNDING THIS ISSUE, BUT HAS ISSUED A REDESIGNED SWITCH THAT NOW COMES WITH A COVER AND UPDATED CONNECTOR FOR PURCHASE WHEN REPLACING THE OLD SWITCH. PLEASE INVESTIGATE SINCE PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE BEING IMPACTED DUE TO THE MULTIPLE SAFETY ISSUES AND ALSO DUE TO THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH DIAGNOSING THIS ISSUE. MY COST TO DATE IS IN EXCESS OF $1300.00, AND I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING IT MYSELF DUE TO MY CONCERNS. *TR
1993
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I WAS TRAVELLING AT 50 MPH AND PULLING A 14 FT ALUMINUM BOAT TO OUR CAMP. I HAD JUST WENT TO THE SERVICE STATION AND HAD MY OIL & FILER CHANGED AS WELL AS CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE ON ALL 4 TIRES & THE SPARE. APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR LATER I WAS TRAVELING AT 50 MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW. IT JUST DID NOT GO FLAT, BUT BLEW. I RECALL THAT THERE WERE NO OBJECTS ON THE HIGHWAY THAT CAUSED THIS. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED AND I OBSERVED THAT THE TIRE LOOKED DEFECTIVE. THERE WERE NO EXTRERNAL MARKINGS OR PUNCTURES TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. I BROUGHT THIS TIRE TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER IN LAFAYETTE,LA ON JOHNSTON STREET AND HE SAID I RAN OVER SOMETHING, WHICH I KNEW I DID NOT. HE THOUGHT I HIT A CURB, WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE THERE ARE NONE ON STATE HWY 82. HE THEN TELLS ME IT WAS PROBABLY LOW PRESSURE, WHICH I THEN INFORMED HIM IT WAS JUST CHECKED PRIOR TO STARTING MY TRIP. HE SAID HE WAS ALL OUT OF SUGGESTIONS. I SAID HOW ABOUT DEFECTIVE? TO WHICH HE REPLIED, PROBABLY NOT, THE TIRE IS LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD. HE AND I OBSERVED THE TIRE WHICH SHOWS THE SIDEWALL PHYSICALLY TORE / SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD WITHOUT ANY PUNCTURES OR MARKINGS. HE REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRE UNDER WARRANTY. I NO LONGER BUY FIRESTONE TIRES AND I AM NOW CONVINCED THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE TIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265R15 )