1995 Ford Ranger Complaints

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 OF THE 4 SHACKLES IN MY RANGER DUE TO THEM RUSTING OFF AND BREAKING. THE FOURTH SHACKLE IS WELL ON ITS WAY TO BEING RUSTED OFF. THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK SEEMS TO BE GETTING WEAK IN THE SPOTS AROUND THE SHACKLES AS WELL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT WORK GOING FROM POINT A TO POINT B AND I HEARD THE REAR BRAKES GRINDING, METAL TO METAL SOUND, WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MPH, SLOW DOWN AND MADE IT TO POINT B, ABOUT 1 MILE, IN TOWN.... PARKED AND CHECKED UNDER THE TRUCK.... AND DISCOVERED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE WAS STRETCHED TIGHT... CRAWLED UNDER TRUCK AND DISCOVERED THAT FRAME WAS RUSTED IN HALF (BROKEN ALL THE WAY THRU) ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WAS ALMOST AS BAD.... ALSO A CROSS MEMBER WAS RUSTED AWAY... AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHOCK WAS HANGING DOWN (BRACKET RUSTED AWAY) TRUCK IS NOW PARKED AT HOME CAN'T FIX IT.... HAD TO BUY A USED VAN FROM MY BOSS SO I COULD GET TO WORK..... I WILL HAVE TO JUNK THE TITLE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.... TRUCK RUNS FINE BUT JUST CAN'T FIX A RUSTED OUT FRAME... NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE TO DRIVE... BY THE WAY THE END OF THE FRAME WHERE THE REAR BUMPER ATTACHES RUSTED ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO AND HAD TO PUT 1/2 INCH STEEL IN TO REATTACH IT.... THE FRAME WAS A LITTLE RUSTY AT THAT TIME BUT NO HO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE REAR SPRINGS AND TIRES SEPARATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

MY 1995 FORD RANGER WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW, ORDERED TO MY SPECIFICATIONS, I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE TRUCK HAS 86K ORIGINAL MILES. THE BODY OF MY TRUCK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, AS I HAVE MAINTAINED MY TRUCK THE ENTIRE LIFE OF IT, THROUGH CONTINUOUS CLEANINGS TO KEEP THE SALT DEBRIS OFF DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN MY PRIDE AND JOY AS IT WAS MY VERY FIRST NEW VEHICLE. I AM NOW VERY DISGUSTED AS THE FRAME ON THE LEFT SIDE, BOTH FRONT AND REAR IS COMPLETELY ROTTING AWAY AND EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. EVEN THOUGH THE BODY OF MY TRUCK LOOKS EXCELLENT, MY TRUCK WILL NO LONGER PASS INSPECTION DUE TO ITS DEFECTIVE FRAME. TOYOTA HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH ITS TACOMA TRUCKS AND MADE GOOD ON THEM WITH A RECALL. I AM LOOKING FOR THE SAME SATISFACTION, AS I AM A 3 TIME OWNER OF FORD VEHICLES. I CURRENTLY OWN MY SECOND FORD E-250 CARGO VAN, THAT WITH ONLY 62K ORIGINAL MILES I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED FORD PRODUCTS AS I WAS ALWAYS TOLD FORD STANDS BY...

PURCHASED BILSTEIN SHOCKS FOR FORD RANGER 95 XLT 2WD 6CYL 4.0 3 YEARS AGO FRONT SHOCKS WENT SOFT AFTER 5K MILES. PERSEVERED AND PURCHASED NEW FRONT SHOCKS [BILSTEIN] A FEW MONTHS AGO. FRONT SHOCKS SUBSTANDARD. CONTACTED BILSTEIN. SENT ALL 6 SHOCKS IN. RECEIVED 6 REPLACEMENT SHOCKS. FRONT SHOCKS ARE SUBSTANDARD. TOOK VEHICLE TO REPUTABLE MECHANIC IN AUSTIN. CONCERNS WERE VERIFIED. CONTACTED BILSTEIN WITH INFORMATION. MY PATIENCE HAS RUN OUT. THIS IS A STANDARD PICKUP. STANDARD SUSPENSION HIGHWAY USE ONLY. 10K MILES PER YEAR. NUMBERS ON SHOCK ABSORBER BOX ARE: 24-022361 AND F4-B46-2236-H1 I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. BRAKING AND HANDLING OF MY VEHICLE ARE COMPROMISED. ARE THERE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE SHOCKS? I AM IN POSSESSION OF THE BRAND NEW UNUSED PAIR OF FRONT SHOCKS SUPPLIED BY BILSTEIN I COULD SUBMIT FOR INDEPENDENT TESTING. I WOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO ANY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO VERIFY THIS PROBLEM. *TR