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Rusted and rotten out frame. The rest of the vehicle is in real good condition. Frame is cracked thru in a few places and close to were the spring is mounted to the frame.
2004 Ford Ranger edge has rusted rotten rear fame, shackels rusted, shocks rusted, bed rusted under bedliner bumper fell off. Beautiful truck with no body rust. The rear section of frame is rotten. Frame will certainly break down to make the truck not driveable shortly. It is impossible to find a used frame in the salvage yard, because they are already rusted through. Help!!!!
Incredible amounts of premature rust on frame and suspension parts, shackle brackets rusted away completely and had to be replaced. Frame is rusting at an unprecedented pace!?
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that while the vehicle was at solomon Ford, llc (502 national pike w, brownsville, pa 15417 (724) 785-5500), the technician informed the contact that the subframe was rusted and may detached from the vehicle soon. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 21,000.
- Brownsville, PA, USA
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Excessive frame rust. Rails and cross bed supports. 2 of the bed mounting bolts rusted off and also the rust ate through whatever was holding the spare tire on. Not sure where or when that fell off. I was reading many articles about the 04 Ford Ranger with the same frame rot issues.
The entirety of the frame and undercarriage is covered in rust and corrosion. The sides of the bed of the truck are rusting out. The front suspension is rusted through. This truck has never been flooded or exposed to excess water or moisture aside from rain.
Heavy rust on the frame. Today the spare tire fell off while going down the highway due to heavy rust. No injury to property or people from the incident.
Frame rusted out on passenger side behind front leaf sprinf mount. Also the cross member holding fuel tank where it connects to the frame is rusted out. Its only the back half of the truck rusting out this bad. Where the spare tire goes is also completly rusted out and fell off. This happened while driving on smoothly paved roads to and from work
Rear leaf spring bracket rusted off from frame, while loaded and on route home from tree nursery. Rear frame sections rotted and cracked on vehicle with only 72000 miles, found when trying to replace blown brake line in rear drivers side (rusted).
While driving, the spare tire started to fall off due to rusting away of the mounting apparatus. Luckily I noticed it when I stopped for gas (it was hanging by only a bit of still attached rusted metal below the truck) so I cut the cable with some bolt cutters to remove the spare and prevent an accident while driving. Driver's side cab mount separated due to excessive rust. Driver's side floor board fell out due to excessive rust - my foot went through the floor. Frame cracked near rear shackle due to excessive rust. Frame cracked near driver's side rear shock mount due to excessive rust - excessive play and noises caused be to discover this. Bed rusted completely out - above wheel wells on both sides, center of bed, front corners. It came off the truck in several pieces after I put my foot right through the center. The frame rust issues and spare tire falling off could be serious safety problems. I have driven a number of vehicles for many years and never experienced rust issues like on this truck. Way beyond what is reasonable and expected.
Rear end of frame completely rusted out. Leaf springs broken. Spring shackle broke off. Brought the truck in for service unaware there was so much irreparable damage. Damages occurred while driving on a city street. Pieces of the body were missing. Exact date damages occurred is unknown.
I purchased this 2004 Ford Ranger this past winter in hopes to pull my boat to the lake with it. Yesterday. I pulled my small bass boat to lake chickamauga and back which is about a 40 minute drive. It was a straight drive on a highway only going 50 mph. When I got back my hitch, bumper and all was hanging. The frame is so rusted it broke in half. Had I not installed an after market hitch on this truck my whole bumper would have come off along with the boat that was attached and probably would have killed whoever was behind me ot not myself. I cant imagine what wouod have happened of I was on the interstate at higher speeds.the only thing holding it all together was the front bolt on the hitch when I got home. This is absolutely unsafe and I know there are many others that have problems with this same vehichles frame that have not taken the time oit of their busy schedule to complain about.
Took truck for state inspection and garage called 2 days later, said they can't inspect it due to frame being cracked in 2 places and frame is rotted away. Truck only has 66930 miles on it and looks in very good shape. I was shocked when they pointed out the problems. I called Ford Motor Co and they won't do anything about it. Truck has been driven up to that point.
I was driving down the road while working one day last summer and the rear crossmember completely rotted away and fell off my truck taking the evap emissions canister with it when it went I was going 45 and luckily I saw it and heard it and no one was behind me but the frame in this vehicle has completely rotted away the crossmembers are all cracked or gone the frame rails are split and it will not pass inspection this year and I also lost the stair tire mount while driving the rear exhaust and the catalytic converter heat shield all while driving some on the highway I am disabled recently and can't afford a new vehicle or repairs and there's no reason this should have happened at all I need the vehicle to make my physical therapy and doctors appointment weekly please help if you can thank you
While driving along a secondary road near my home the left rear frame rail in front of the rear spring broke in half causing the truck to swerve into the other lane, no one was hurt just shaken up, the frame rail is really rusted. Also the right side frame rail is cracked and rusted..
The rear bumper frame has rusted out and detached from vehicle. Loading brush into truck bed, stepped on bumper, and it collapsed. Checking the rear frame, springs, and suspension shows extended rust, making the vehicle unsafe to drive.
The frame and underbody including bed and bed crossmembers are rusted so badly that the spare tire fell out! there are large holes in the frame and bed. This is a known issue and there are many discussions and photos about it online. Luckily the vehicle wasn't moving quickly when the tire fell out.
Extreme rust including frame, bed side panels, bed floor, tailgate. Noticed spare tire fell from underside due to rust of frame. Luckily found while vehicle was parked. Frame cross members almost rusted through. Inspection may not pass soon.
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- Montague, NJ, USA