49 complaints reported

2001 Ford Ranger Air Bags

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
49
Crashes
36
Fires
0
Injuries
20

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Aug 2003 Crash

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, ROLLED OVER AND CRASHED. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Aug 2003
Aug 2003 Crash

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Aug 2003
Aug 2003 Crash Injury

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER HITTING A POLE AT 45 TO 50 MPH. *TT *NLM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Nov 2002
Jul 2003 Crash

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Jun 2003

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Dec 2003
Feb 2003

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR.*JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Feb 2003
Jan 2003 Crash

WHILE DRIVING AT 48/52 MPH, VEHICLE WAS IN A SQUARE FRONT COLLISION, BUT NONE THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE POLICE INVESTIGATOR INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENOR WAS HIT DIRECTLY IN THE CENTER UPON IMPACT. TS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2003
Jan 2003 Crash

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WHICH RESULTED IN A HEAD INJURY TO THE DRIVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Nov 2002 Crash

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 TO 50 MPH. THE CONSUMER STATES' HE LOST CONTROL AND HIT A METAL POLE. NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Nov 2002
Oct 2002

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED ON A COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED AT THE IMPACT. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. MR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Jul 2002 Crash

VEHICLE TOTALED IN 35MPH HEAD-ON CRASH, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Apr 2002
Jun 2002 Crash Injury

I WAS HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK WHO RAD A RED LIGHT ON A TWO WAY HWY THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS TURNED OFF. HE HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THERE WAS HARDLY ANYTHING LEFT OF THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND HE WAS GOING OVER 55 MPH AND MY AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF. I NOTIFIED FORD BY EMAIL AND THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED SAID THERE WASNOTHING WAS.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: May 2002
Jun 2002

AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 20-30 MINTUES BEFORE GOING OUT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PREOBLEM.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Feb 2002
Jun 2002 Crash

CONSUMER FELL ASLEEP AT WHEEL AND HIT A TREE. SPEED UNKNOWN. VEHICLE STRUCK TREE DIRECTLY IN CENTER OF HOOD. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. UNKNOWN IF AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER IMPACT. FORD DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2002
May 2002 Crash

VEHICLE WAS GOING 65MPH SET ON CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE STRUCK A HORSE WHICH TOTALED VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. FORNTHE WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Nov 2001
May 2002 Crash

VEHICLE HIT A DITCH AT 40 MPH, THE DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, THEN IMMEDIATLY BURST OPEN. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN, NO INJURIES.*JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Mar 2002
Apr 2002 Crash Injury

WHILE IN MOTION CONSUME WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES(WHIPLASH, BACK AND LEG). THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. CONSUMER FEELS SOME COMPENSATION SHOULD BE AWARDED TO HIM. *JG

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Apr 2002
Mar 2002 Crash Injury

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Jan 2002 Crash Injury

NO SUMMARY. DT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Sep 2002
Sep 2001 Crash

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A TOYOTA CAMRY. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Apr 2001
Jul 2001 Crash

DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2001
Jun 2001 Crash

CONSUMER WAS PARKING VEHICLE AND SLOWLY ROLLED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND BROKE CONSUMER'S GLASSES. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE AIRBAGS UNDER WARRANTY. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: May 2001
Feb 2001 Crash Injury

WAS HIT HEAD ON AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2001
Jan 2001 Crash Injury

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED*AK. *SLC

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Apr 2001

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Quick Summary

The 2001 Ford Ranger has 49 Air Bags complaints on file. 36 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.