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1993 Ford Ranger electrical system problems

18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1993 Ford Ranger8% of all complaints for this model year.

18
Electrical System complaints
8%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 5
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Vehicle keeps engaging trying to start itself without a key. Vehicle bounces forward until it hits something to stop it. Manufacturer, and dealer never heard of problem to find a remedy. Consumer added a toggle switch on wire that runs from solenoid relay to starter to keep it from starting…

    filed Jul 11, 2001

  • Vehicled had been parked for about 7 hours and engine caught on fire. Fire inspector said it may have been blower resistor. *ak

    filed Feb 15, 2001

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.