Over the course of about two days, I noticed a scraping noise coming from the right front wheel. On the second day, I noticed upon approaching the truck that the right front fender was almost touching the tire. Removing the wheel, I discovered that the upper spring seat had deteriorated to the point that the coil spring was thirty degrees from its original position. The sheet metal in the seat crumbled in my hand when I took hold of it, and the housing was torn 75% of the way through from front to back. At high speed, this vehicle would have been a death trap. I note 15 similar complaints in your database. Left side spring seat is perfect and intact.
1992 Ford Ranger: broken coil spring
7 of the 189 complaints about the 1992 Ford Ranger describe broken coil spring.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Broken coil spring by model year
- 20202
- 20194
- 20042
- 20021
- 20004
- 19991
- 19982
- 19971
- 19964
- 19952
- 19942
- 19927
- 19912
What owners say
My wife was driving to work when she heard a loud noise in the right front of the truck. The right side of the truck dropped down. On her way home, the brake and ABS lights came on. By that time she was home and told me what happened. I checked the master cylinder and it was empty. Looked under the truck and saw the bracket holding the right coil spring had rusted away. The bracket on the left side was ok. Had the vehicle towed to a repair shop. The vehicle is still in the repair shop.
Suspension failure. Right front spring seat on my 1992 ford ranger has completely corroded. Coil spring and shock absorber have broken through failed spring seat causing vehicle to sag considerably on the right and pull to the right when driving. Additionally, the frame arm where the spring seat is riveted has also corroded to the point where ford refuses to attempt a repair due to fear of liability. Ford dealer confirms that the left spring seat is not corroded and appears normal in appearance and function.
While driving consumer heard a noise from the front end of the vehicle shortly after the noise the brakes failed. Consumer had vehicle serviced. The cause of the brake failure was as a result of the front coil spring upper mount rusting and breaking off which cause the brake line to brake also. Please provide more details. Ts
Front coil springs bracket broke after consumer parked the vehicle. Contacted dealer, and the dealer wasaware of problem, but had not remedy.
Housing for shock and coil spring broken on front passenger side.
The carriage that holds the spring broke causing frame to lean / tilt. Dealer said the carriage has to be rivited back onto the frame.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
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Questions about the 1992 Ford Ranger coil spring
Is broken coil spring a common problem on the 1992 Ford Ranger?
7 of 189 owner complaints about the 1992 Ford Ranger (4%) mention broken coil spring. The model year with the most reports is 1992.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1992 Ford Ranger?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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