2005 Ford Ranger body problems

Filed Aug 5, 2020 · Body · 105,000 miles · IL

The rear portion of the frame is rusting away and the leaf spring shackle fell off while driving on a city street causing the bed of the truck to fall onto the busted shackle. The spare tire mount is rusted so bad that we removed the spare tire to avoid loosing the spare while driving. The rear bumper seems unstable as the frame is rusted and falling apart from the rear shackle mount on back. The front portion of the frame seems to be holding up ok.

Filed Jul 22, 2020 · Body · 55,000 miles · KS

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford ranger. The contact stated while doing a routine check under the vehicle, the contact noticed that the subframe under the vehicle was severely rusted. The vehicle was not taken to be inspected by an authorized dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

Filed May 15, 2020 · Body, Suspension · 57,000 miles · MA

The leaf spring bushings pushed threw the rotted frame and poked holes in the bed of the truck .the spare tire was hanging on the ground when I got home one day. Now my inspection station wont put a inspection sticker on it because they say its to dangerous.toyota had this problem and ether repaired the vehicle or replaced it.

Filed May 14, 2020 · Body · 123,650 miles · MA

Truck is in good shape w/123,600 miles. Frame rotted through at rear axle. Spare tire and holder dropped right out of it and was hanging by a thread. I was able to get it to shop and cut spare tire and holder completely off.

Filed Jul 9, 2019 · Body · 105,000 miles · NJ

The frame is badly rusted, especially in the rear. The driver side rear leaf spring shackle fell off about 12 months ago. Withing the last week , the rear bumper became detached on the driver side. The passenger side is not far behind either. The leaf spring shackle probably happened while driving, but did not significantly affect vehicle performance. The rear bumper fell off while the vehicle was stationary.

Filed May 14, 2019 · Body · 1 miles · PA

Well just bought my 2005 ranger only has 111,230 miles and has been taken care of body looks great no rust at all well the frame is total junk rotted beyond repair even worse them my sequoia I had super dangerous so I started doing research and seems like a lot of people have same issues I run a repair shop and I see 1/2 rangers a month that are junk not just spring shackles or hangers compete frames I don't under stand how a truck that the body is super clean never painted looks flawless but frame broke from rot ford should have to repair these junk frames I have vehicle in my back lot I may talk to a lawyer only reason I found issues it was due for inspection super mad drove it with my son and could have been seriously hurt because junk metal

Filed May 10, 2019 · Body · 233,000 miles · VA

Both left and right shackle bracket rusted away , along with right side frame where shackle bracket attaches

Filed Apr 21, 2019 · Body, Suspension · 117,000 miles · NY

The passenger side rear shackle rusted completely off and the leaf spring almost went through the bed of the truck. The truck was not drivable until the passenger side rear shackle was replaced. This was discovered after driving over a bump in the road, hearing a loud bang and experiencing a jolt. Once parked the truck was completely looked over, which lead to more discoveries. A giant rust hole has formed in the frame behind the shackle on the driver's side rear area of the truck. This truck has been well maintained throughout the years and was professionally under coated a couple years ago with no holes in the frame or visible rust at that time. The frame has deteriorated rapidly. Luckily I did not try to tow anything with this truck because the rear part of the frame likely would have been ripped off, losing what was being towed and potentially causing an accident. There is also a large hole forming in the bed of the truck.

Filed Mar 6, 2019 · Body · 130,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford ranger. While driving 50 MPH, the rear tire mount frame that held the spare tire detached from the vehicle and fell onto the road. The contact pulled the vehicle over to retrieve the item. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 130,000.

Filed Aug 1, 2018 · Body, Suspension · 160,000 miles · MA

Frame rotted away in the back side, rear leaf springs fell off, spare tire ready to fall off.