2004 ford ranger-buyer beware

vibeman1 · Post by **vibeman1** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 2:38 pm

i had one, for about a month,then the driver seat started to come apart,ford response "nothing wrong with seat and refused to fix"one week before i traded it in the passenger seat started commingapart, ford response "nothing wrong,warrenty will not be allow to fix"my respose, GOOD BYE RANGER AND GOOD BY FORD.also problems with both rear doors, oil leak from filter,tailgate loosei could go on and on.but i won't,no more fords for me.

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 2:50 pm

And another consumer sees the light!WOOOO. J/K. Welcome to the world of Toyota dependability. I'm sure you'll be happy. Honestly, all the issues I've had with my car have either been my fault (curiosity killed the car ), or little things like rattles, most of which have been successfully repaired.

vibepa · Post by **vibepa** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 2:55 pm

I am really surprised that FORD is still in bussiness. I hear nothing but horror stories from that company. Since they bought VOLVO the quality of there cars are turning to crap. My little sister has a S60 and it is at the dealership every other week because something went wrong with it. The newest thing wrong with it that the windshield has a stress fracture in it and they are refusing to fix it.

vibepa · Post by **vibepa** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 3:31 pm

Your post doesn't mean **** to me. Just because 1 car out of 999,999,999 didn't have a problem doesn't make FORD a quality car manufacture. FORD is probably the worse car manufacturer out there this day and they really should stop selling lemons to hard working Americans

vibepa · Post by **vibepa** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 3:46 pm

SOrry but all I see from your post that you refered me to was you praising FORD just.

vibepa · Post by **vibepa** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 4:17 pm

They are still a FORD product and FORD=CRAP.

vibepa · Post by **vibepa** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 5:07 pm

well I do not know hoq Mitusbishi has anytthing to do with FORD but isn't Mitus problem with how they allow customers finance their cars. I am not sure about the quality since I never own one and don't know anyone that has one.I would of bought an EVO VIII :drool: if my current job wasn't contracted to end in 06 and I would of learned how to drive stick just for that car

vibepa · Post by **vibepa** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 5:10 pm

oh yes please go into I am sure that you will post links to back up claims also so that we all can read this information. You know something I got three hours to kill before work ends and I got crap to do so I will go and find some articles on the web about FORD so we all can see the how FORD=CRAP

vibepa · Post by **vibepa** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 5:29 pm

Ford Crown Victoriahttp://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/....htmlMustang/ ... 9.htmlFord F-150http://www.leakingfords.com/Hell just visit that site lol http://lists.contesting.com/ar....htmla switch might cause a fire interestinghttp://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/recall.htmESCAPES may stall at any speeds wow very dependablehttp://www.consumeraffairs.com....htmlnot major but it did caused a couple accidents lol air filter that may cost on fire lol does the F in ford mean FIRE?http://cbs2.com/trouble/recall....htmlwell that is all for now

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 5:30 pm

Last I checked Mitsubishi had some decent quality ratings...not outstanding, but not bad.

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 5:32 pm

good grief! ok ok ok! so you don't like ford.... but what's with the attitude?? BOTH of you guys. geeze. there's always lemons to every auto maker... some more than others LOLi myself am not a big ford fan nor a gm fan. i bot my vibe because i knew it was a toyota and i didn't like the looks of the trix. doesn't make me a gm hater. i've owned several and my folks have owned several... and some have had probs while others have not. my 98 GA was a pos! i've heard plenty of probs about ford vehicles, but not any more than chevy and certainly NOT more than dodge/chrystler/jeep. i like a lot of ford's styling and i like the mercury's. too bad they got rid of the cougar... again! if only they'd have come out w/ that svt model they said they'd come out with back in '99. kinda like the 5 spd s/c for the vibe! LOLand if you had as many issues as you state w/ ford products, i don't blame you for believing they are crap. but on the other hand, i know several people who have had nothing but success w/ them... so go figure. shrug. i am a toyo fan, but i've heard others have issues w/ theirs too. so it doesn't matter who makes the car, it's just the probability that there will be some duds out there is very high. just hopefully there are less duds than studs. let's all take a deep breath and relax. it's ok to vent, nothing wrong w/ that, but no need to take the defensive or offensive if someone simply disagrees. and no need to bombard someone w/ 50,000 posts... blah blah blah

vibepa · Post by **vibepa** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 5:35 pm

pfft stop ruining my fun please. This is a friendly argument between two people.Also jsut for clarification here is bot=bought or is it so kind of new slang you kids are using these days

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 8:59 pm

Quote, originally posted by vibepa Â»pfft stop ruining my fun please. This is a friendly argument between two people.It didn't look all that friendly. People are allowed their opinions, but there's no need to swear at others who disagree.

joatmon · Post by **joatmon** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 9:32 pm

vibepa, sounds like you had some bad luck with the ranger, I can't say if your probs were typical or not. There have been a numberr of complaints posted here about the Vibe, and some stories of dealerships acting in a way that makes you question how important customer satisfaction is to them, but they seem to be a definite minority. I hope and expect that you will be happy with the quality of your Vibe, I like mine

ebslopp · Post by **ebslopp** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 10:39 pm

i have an '86 ranger with a V6 in it. over 150,000 miles and not a single problem. Except rust is beginning to show up now I also have a '98 ZX2 with 85,000 miles. It is a blast to drive. No major problems yet.My grandpa bought a 2001 Focus ZX3 and LOVES it! He has not had one single problem with it since he bought it brand new in 2001.So I guess if I were given a good price on a new Ranger, I'd probably buy it. Especially since there are TSBs on every prob that you'd had. It sounds to me like you just needed to bring it to a different dealership.

drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 10:57 pm

im not a ford fan myself. my taurus was nothing but probs. i changed power steering like i change underwear.

MJN2 · Post by **MJN2** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 11:07 pm

My Vibe is the first non-Ford product I've owned. Never had any serious issues with any of them, and they all got driven, a LOT. Cross-country trips, 100mi round-trip commutes to work, you name it.'99 Cougar - I put 85000 miles on it in 3 years and never any problems with the engine or anything else. Just routine maintenance items.'93 Thunderbird SC - Bought used with 55k on it. had trans rebuilt at 110k miles due to losing 4th gear - covered under used car warranty.'93 Escort GT - bought used - only thing that went wrong was the starter died. Cheap to fix. Totalled it in an accident.'93 Ranger 4x4 - Bought new - put 80k miles on it in 2 1/2 years - no problems.'91 Escort GT - no problems. Traded in '93 with 60k on it.

ZubenElGenubi · Post by **ZubenElGenubi** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 11:22 pm

Vibepa, I concur with joatman; it sounds more like a bad dealer problem than a bad car problem. Almost every car manufacturer has a lemon or two come off the line (I've even heard a couple of MB and BMW horror stories). It comes down to the service departments to rise the brand above the rest. Did you even try visiting another Ford dealership? When you traded the Ranger in, did you get your full value for it? If not, I don't sympathize...you could have gotten a full refund under most states' lemon laws since you only had it a month.BTW, I'm not a big Ford fan myself! Glad to hear you got a Vibe, too!

millster · Post by **millster** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 11:30 pm

Quote, originally posted by drunkenvibe Â»i changed power steering like i change underwear.Drunken, with all due respect, I'm not sure what this really proves.

drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 11:31 pm

Quote, originally posted by millster Â»Drunken, with all due respect, I'm not sure what this really proves. about every month or so!

JohnC · Post by **JohnC** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 11:48 pm

My wife has a 01 Ford Sport Trac, 36k miles and no problems yet. It has actually been better than the Vibe as far as being problem free. Mileage sucks though...18 mpg ave. Great 4x4, we use it off-road alot.

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Fri Jun 18, 2004 1:04 am

Quote, originally posted by vibepa Â»pfft stop ruining my fun please. This is a friendly argument between two people.Also jsut for clarification here is bot=bought or is it so kind of new slang you kids are using these daysand is jsut= just? it's called short hand... that way others understand what you are communicating without having to type everything out. but for you, if you prefer, i will start to type everything in it's entirety... in all 4300+ posts that i have. again, please try and keep the poor attitudes off here. if you want to let off steam that's fine, but don't start name calling or swearing. there's no need for it and it won't be tolerated.

kostby · Post by **kostby** » Fri Jun 18, 2004 2:58 pm

Quote, originally posted by silverawd26 Â»Come on, Ford is not that bad.Reynoma has a Merc Villager and from what I thought, he has not had many problems. That is a Ford Product.FYI: Mercury Villager (pre-2004, if the new design is still called Villager) was a joint venture with Nissan! The original Nissan Quest and the Mercury Villager were twins like the Matrix & Vibe.

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