NHTSA Complaint #10096984 — 1999 FORD RANGER

WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM. CONSUME RBOUGHT A 1999, FORD RANGER WITH 76931 MILE SON IT. SELLER WAS TO FIX TRANSMISSION BEFORE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE HOME. ON 10/14/2003 TOOK VEHICLE TO SCOTT FORD FOR INSPECTION, THEY CLAIME DIT WA SOKAY. ON 07/09/2004 CONSUME TOOK VEHICLE TO RAINBOW TIRE TO HAVE TIRE ROTATION AN DBALANCE. THEY CLAIMED BALL JOINT WAS DEFECTIVE. ON 07/12/2004, CONSUMER HAD BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT AND AN ALIGNMENT. ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2004 VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO UPHILL. CONSUME RPULLED OFF THE ROAD AND WALKED HOME. SOME FRIENS PICKED CONSUMER AND PASSENGERS UP. BROTHER-IN LAW JOHNNY DROVE VEHICLE HOME . JOHNNY TOLD CONSUMER HE HAD TO DRIVE IT HOME IN LONGER ALL THE WAY HOME. *AK