CarFathom

Vehicle report

1985 FORD RANGER

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Reported problems

27 complaints · median 27000 miles
ComponentReports
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD2
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION2
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM1
POWER TRAIN1
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT1
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)1
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM1
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE1
SUSPENSION:REAR1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR1
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.