NHTSA Complaint #718269 — 1995 FORD RANGER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	718269
Vehicle	1995 FORD RANGER
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	April 8, 1997
Date Filed	February 3, 2000
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	WA

Consumer Description

DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT AND/OR WARNING CHIME COMES ON RANDOMLY. ALSO, DOME LIGHT DOES NOT SHUT OFF AFTER SHUTDOWN, EXITING AND LOCKING VEHICLE. AS REPAIR, DEALER REPLACED DOOR SWITCHES ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT LAST. RECENT REPAIR BY ANOTHER DEALER CAME UP WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AS FAULTY. THIS WAS REPLACED BUT THIS REPAIR DID NOT EVN LAST 24 HOURS. I SUSPECT THE ELECTRONIC MODULE (GEM), BUT THE DEALERS SEEM RELUCTANT TO TRY REMOVE & REPLACE OF IT. DO I JUST HAVE A LEMON, OR HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS AND.OR TSBS. I FOUND SOME IN THE DATA BASE; NHTSA ITEMS SB051878, SB051590 AND SB 051449; ALONG WITH ODI'S 852639,983634.*AK

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