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1998 Ford Ranger interior lighting problems

19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the interior lighting on the 1998 Ford Ranger3% of all complaints for this model year.

19
Interior Lighting complaints
3%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact stated while driving his 1998 ford ranger the interior doom light came on and off frequently. The vehicle was repaired on several occasions, but the problem recurred. *ak

    filed Jan 24, 2007

  • I had to replace all four door jam switches due to switches getting gummed up and failing. Also latches on the bottom of the rear doors where the switch is mounted had alot of corosion on them. *ak

    filed May 1, 2004

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

Interior Lighting problems in other Ranger years

YearReportsShare
2002 Ranger31%
2001 Ranger20%
2000 Ranger20%
1999 Ranger132%
1997 Ranger348%
1996 Ranger133%
1995 Ranger299%
Ranger interior lighting problems by year →

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.