1999 FORD RANGER Visibilitywindshield Wiperwasher Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,005.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED ON THEIR OWN INTERMITTENTLY. THE WIPERS HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY BE SHUT OFF MANUALLY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,802. UPDATED 11/26/08 *CN UPDATED 12/01/08. *JB

WIPERS GO ON FOR NO REASON ON HUMID DAYS, HAS HAPPENDED MANY TIMES

PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON 1999 FORD RANGER.*MR THE VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD TURN ON AND OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR 3-4 TIMES A WEEK AND IS VERY DISTRACTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT EH PROBLEM COULD BE FIXED FOR $200-$300. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT SINCE THE PART DID NOT FAIL DUE TO WEAR THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. WHILE RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM THE CONSUMER FOUND TWO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS, TSB 00B40 AND TSB 0096. *NM

WIPERS DIDN'T OPERATE CORRECTLY - WAS RECALLED FIX AND WORKED OKAY FOR A WHILE NOW CURRENTLY COME ON ALL BY THEMSELVES OR WHEN YOU PUT HIGH BEAMS OR BLINKER ON. MY DOOR AJAR LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT A DOOR OPEN AND THE DOME LIGHTS CAME ON AND DRAINED DOWN MY BATTERY. FORD HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *LA

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE DOME LIGHT/AJAR LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND LOCKING THE DOORS. STEERING COLUMN SMOKED, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER OPERATED AT THEIR WHIM AND WHEN USING TURN THE SIGNAL. (MR. CHARLES LENNON AND MR. MOHAMED HASHI WAS ASSIGNED THE SAME ODI # 10062157) *PH THE WIPERS WOULD SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED HIS MONEY BACK FOR PRIOR REPAIR. *SC *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS PERIODICALLY FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES OR CAME ON WHEN THE SWITCH FOR THE HEADLIGHT OR TURN SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED ON THEIR OWN. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WINDSHIELD WHIPERS GO ON /OFF BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAS TO TURN SWITCH ON AND OFF TO STOP WIPERS. DEALER COULD NOT FIX. *TT *CB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INVOLUNTARILY 3-4 TIMES AND SWIPE 4-5 TIMES BEFORE CUTTING OFF. WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAUSE A BIG DISTRACTION TO DRIVER WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS INFORMED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE SWITCH WAS OFF. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK THIS DEFECT IS INTERMITTENT. THERE IS A RECALL REGARDING THE SAME CONDITIONS AS THIS VEHICLE BUT IS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE ISN'T EQUIPPED WITH POWER WINDOWS. *JG

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE HAD A SPORADIC FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE FIX PROVIDED 12/01 ONLY LASTED 3 MONTHS PAST THE 1 YEAR REPAIR WARRENTY. FORD RANGERS ARE NOT LISTED WITHE THE RECALL OF OTHER FORD WIPER FAILURES. I THINK THEY SHOULD BE.*AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE HAD A SPORADIC FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE FIX PROVIDED 12/01 ONLY LASTED 3 MONTHS PAST THE 1 YEAR REPAIR WARRENTY. FORD RANGERS ARE NOT LISTED WITHE THE RECALL OF OTHER FORD WIPER FAILURES. I THINK THEY SHOULD BE.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AUTOMATICALLY (WITHOUT DRIVER TURNING THEM ON), AND INTERIOR DOME LIGHT STAYS ON FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AFTER THE DOORS HAVE BEEN CLOSED

1999 FORD RANGER XLT, THE PROBLEM IS YOUR DRIVING ALONG AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS START WORKING COMPLETE ON THERE OWN, WORK ABOUT 3 TO 4 MINUTES THEN IT GOES OFF. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING THE TRUCK. IVE TRIED TO TURN THEM OFF BY THE CONTROL SWITCH BUT IT DOES NOTHING. THATS ALSO THE HANDLE THAT THE TURNING SINGLES LIGHTS ARE ON, HAVE SEEN TO BE WORKING OKAY AT THIS TIME. CALLED RUSS DEAN FORD ABOUT THE REPAIR, THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS A PROGRAM TO REPLACE THE SWITCH BUT NOT A RECALL ABOUT REPLACING THE SWITCH. HE SAID THAT I CAN PAY $150 TO $200 TO HAVE IT FIXED AND IF THERE WAS A RECALL FORD WOULD PAY ME BACK. BUT THAT DOESNT HELP WITH THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. RESEARCHED THE INTERNET UNDER FORD MOTOR CREDIT SERVICE BULLETINS FOR 1999 FORD TRUCK RANGER 4WD...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON WHEN TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATED OR BY THEMSELVES.*AK

I FEEL THAT MY FORD RANGER IS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. EVERYTHING STEMMING FROM HOLES IN THE FLOOR TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE AMONG FAULTY POWER WINDOWS AND ELECTRICAL ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION.. I JUST WONDER WHAT IS NEXT. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THIS VEHICLE ESPECIALLY WITH ITS PAST TRACK RECORD. PLEASE SEND ME ANY INFORMATION THAT MAY BE OF HELP TO GET FORD TO BUY MY VEHICLE BACK. MY EMAIL IS [email protected] OR [email protected].

DOOR ADJAR LIGHT COMES ON WITH NO DOORS OPEN AND DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND HEATS UP CAUSING AND COULD CAUSE FIRE PLEASE RECALL AND FIXED IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF SUDDEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON. IN A RAINSTORM WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULDN'T GO ON HIGH SPEED. BUT WHEN PUTTING THE HIGH BEAM ON, THE WIPERS CAME ON. CONTACTED DEALER .*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO DRIVER. *AK

BOTH FRONT TIRES ARE IN TERRIBLE SHAPE. BOTH TIRES SEEM TO HAVE BELT SEPARATION. THE TRUCK STILL STEERS STRAIGHT, BUT THE TIRES DON'T HOLD THE ROAD WELL AND THEY RIDE EXTREMELY ROUGH. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE MAKES A SLAPPING SOUND AS IT ROLLS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/70SR15 )

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON REPEATEDLY WITHOUT ACTIVATION, CAUSING SEVERE DISTRACTION. DEALER REPORTED "A LOOSE CONNECTION". WIPERS CONTINUES TO COME ON. THIS IS ON TOP OF A MAJOR ELECTICAL FAILURE THE FIRST WEEK OFF THE LOT THAT LEFT US STRANDED FOR THREE HOURS WHICH WAS ALSO ATTRIBUTED TO "A LOOSE CONNECTION!" *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ERRATICALLY, THEY COME ON WHEN THEY ARE NOT NEEDED WITHOUT BEING ACTIVATED. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES AND TO CUT THEM OFF I HAD TO PUT THEM ON LEVEL 4 OF THE DELAY SWITCH. IT ALSO WILL NOT WORK WHEN I WANT IT TO OR I HAVE TO WIGGLE THE SWITCH TO GET IT TO WORK.

WIPERS COME ON WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED. WIPERS QUIT WORKING PERIODICALLY.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK WHEN THEY ARE IN USE. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY & HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR THE DRIVER. HAVE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ONLY ONCE SO FAR. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AUTOMATICALLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON RANDOMLY AT ANY SPEED OR WEATHER CONDITION, STAYING ON UP TO 10 SECONDS AT VARYING INTERVALS - CAUSING DISTRACTION ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. ALSO, THE FASTEST WIPER SETTING DOES NOT WORK RELIABLY (GENERALLY NEVER WORKS) AT HIGHER (40+) SPEEDS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD IN HARD RAINFALL.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. MJS

SEE E-MAIL EXPLAINING IN DETAIL ([email protected]) 32 FORD IS GIVING US NO SATISFACTION

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY FORD RANGER ACTIVATE WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON. WHEN THEY ARE TURNED ON, THE HIGH SPEED SELECTION DOES'NT WORK AND THEY HAVE SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAIN FALL.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT APPLICATION , IMPAIRING THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND ALSO THIS IS WEARING THE WIPERS OUT AND SCRATCHING THE WINDOW. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST DAILY. DEALER CAN'T A FIND SOLUTION. *AK

THE WIPERS WILL TURN ON WITHOUT TURNING ON SWITCH, AND WILL TURN OFF WHEN SWITCH IS SET TO "ON" JUST LIKE THEFORD EXPLORER PROBLEM YOU ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING

WIPER SWITCH FAIED IN RAIN STORM. WIPER CAN BE ACTIVATED BY HITTING SWITCH. THIS DOES NOT LAST LONG. ADVISED BY SERVICE DEPT THAT SWITCHES ARE DEFECTIVE. DEFROSTER FAILED TO HEAT UP. HEAT WILL FINALLY BLOW AFTER DRIVING TRUCK FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND HITTING DASHBOARD.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THEY COME ON AND GO OFF BY THEMSELVES. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AT ANY GIVEN TIME. CONTACTED FORD THEY STATE NO PROBLEM. DEALER STATED PROBLEM EXISTS BUT NO REPAIR. WHICH PART OF FORD DO YOU BELIEVE??? WIPERS STILL MALFUNCTIONING. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGE WITHOUT ANY CONTACT WITH WIPER SWITCH. HAPPENS CONSTANTLY, WITH NO PATTERN OR REASON. *AK