Major Problems with 2006 Ford Ranger Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2006 Ford Ranger

2006 Ford Ranger VALVE Victims: 2

2006 Ford Ranger SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Victims: 1 Mileage: 44000 miles

2006 Ford Ranger FRONTAL Victims: 1

Browse 2006 Ford Ranger complaints by category

Problems with AIR BAGS, BODY and SUSPENSION are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Ford Ranger owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford ranger xlt. while driving between 35-40 mph down a two-lane dry mountain road the...	167 ~ 10416 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE the door ajar light came on and warning buzzer sounded and dome light came on too. after days of replacing...	16 ~ 69906 miles
SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford ranger. while driving approximately 65 mph the vehicle began to shift sideways abnormally....	15 ~ 87931 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford ranger. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph the engine misfired causing...	12 ~ 75167 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER shirt & coat sleeve buttons catch in steering wheel. between horn & steering wheel. *jb...	9 ~ 72528 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE i was in stop and go traffic in my 2006 ford ranger with approximately 3500 miles on it when engine...	7 ~ 36355 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM inertia switch in 2006 ford ranger causes truck to stall randomly. switch is located on passenger-side in compartment by the...	6 ~ 36202 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM the first incident i was dropping my granddaughter off at school went over a speed bump and the truck stalled...	5 ~ 86900 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i was pulling into sherry's mini mart in doe run mo when i realized that my truck was not slowing...	5 ~ 67120 miles
UNDERBODY SHIELDS > FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE of the two rear cross members that support the gas tank one side has completely rotted two inches of metal...	3 ~ 114605 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING no event leading up to failure. engine just quit. no warning of any kind. engine would quit and operator would...	3 ~ 26543 miles
STEERING shirt & coat sleeve buttons catch in steering wheel. between horn & steering wheel. *jb...	3 ~ 90000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES purchased this vehicle in 2007 with 8k miles and had some rust on the frame. now 2013 i have 24k...	2 ~ 35500 miles
WHEELS front wheel bearings fialed while driving. i was able to safetly stop the vehicle. *tr...	2 ~ 69000 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING vehicle stalled in middle of an intersection at 46 00 miles and was found to have lean codes p0171 and...	2 ~ 34720 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford ranger xlt. while driving between 35-40 mph down a two-lane dry mountain road the...	2 ~ 22000 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford ranger. the contact stated that the engine stalled intermittently and the check engine light...	2 ~ 61000 miles
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE no event leading up to failure. engine just quit. no warning of any kind. engine would quit and operator would...	2 ~ 28110 miles
WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY i was driving to work the day after a snowstorm in our area. suddenly the windshield wipers stopped functioning. i...	2 ~ 11500 miles
INTERIOR/UNDER DASH > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM no. ...	2 ~ 1750 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS on june 13 2006 approx. 3:00 pm my father was critically injured in a rollover accident just outside of moses...	2
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i bought my truck brand new last month on april 18th i have just over 1000 miles on it and...	2 ~ 200 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER takata recall. my vehicle was damaged in the replacement of an airbag part where the airbag goes in the dash...	1 ~ 162399 miles
VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford ranger. the contact stated that the driver side window failed to manually open...	1 ~ 50000 miles
SEAT BELTS takata recall i took my 06 ford ranger to jim burke to have my recall fixed on may 31 2016...	1 ~ 7625 miles
POWER TRAIN awful banging sound while driving inspected truck found rear bumper hanging half off. rear portion of both frame rails had...	1 ~ 17000 miles
TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE > TIRES i was driving down the road and i hit a bump and my spare tire fell down and out of...	1 ~ 17882 miles
LABELS > OTHER > EQUIPMENT own 2006 ford ranger sport 4x4. today 06-11-11 i lost the rear brakes for the second time. the first time...	1
FRONT > SUSPENSION i am the owner of a 2006 ford ranger 4x4 4.0 liter xlt club-cab. this truck has 57 000 miles...	1 ~ 57411 miles
TIRES i bought a new 2006 ford ranger sports truck from akins ford in april 2006. the truck had goodyear wrangler...	1
VALVE > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford ranger. the contact stated the rear passengers tire blew. the contact was unable...	1
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN replaced seals in drive train due to leakage which caused need to replace pinion bearing. repairs cost $936.13. *tr...	1 ~ 22719 miles
SEATS drivers side seat belt through normal operation appears to wear a hole in the seatback exposing seat material. the metal...	1 ~ 49000 miles
WHEEL BEARING > FRONT > SUSPENSION front wheel bearing failure front wheel road noise after 1st oil change at dealer at second oil change requested inspection...	1 ~ 19255 miles
MOTOR > WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY i purchased a 2006 ford ranger brand new in may of 2006. soon after at probably 5000 or so miles...	1 ~ 5000 miles
OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL > OTHER > EQUIPMENT no event leading up to failure. engine just quit. no warning of any kind. engine would quit and operator would...	1 ~ 21219 miles
SWITCH > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*- the contact stated that while attempting to drive the 2006 ford ranger the passenger kicked the emergency shut off...	1 ~ 25000 miles
STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR > STEERING tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford ranger. the contact stated that the cap on the steering wheel has a gap...	1 ~ 1000 miles
GASOLINE > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i bought my truck brand new last month on april 18th i have just over 1000 miles on it and...	1 ~ 300 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i bought my truck brand new last month on april 18th i have just over 1000 miles on it and...	1 ~ 300 miles

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