1995 Ford Ranger Visibility Problems

Source: NHTSA · Updated Oct 23, 2020 · 63 complaints analyzed

Owners have filed 63 complaints with NHTSA about visibility problems on the 1995 Ford Ranger, 20% of all complaints for this model year. The words owners use most often: “windshield wipers” (56% of reports).

What owners describe

Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.

  • Windshield wipers: mentioned in 35 of 63 complaints (56%)
  • Door chimes: mentioned in 5 of 63 complaints (8%)
  • Come without: mentioned in 5 of 63 complaints (8%)
  • Dome stays: mentioned in 5 of 63 complaints (8%)

At what mileage do visibility problems happen?

How serious are the reports?

None of the 63 complaints report a crash, fire or injury.

Ford Ranger visibility complaints by model year

Peak: 1999, with 73 complaints
1995: 631995631996: 52521997: 361997361998: 16161999: 731999732000: 442001: 5200152002: 772003: 1200312004: 772005: 1200512006: 442007: 2200722010: 112019: 162019162020: 552022: 1202212023: 112024: 220242

n = 297 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Model yearVisibility complaintsShare of that yearMedian miles
2024 Ranger22%1,000
2023 Ranger16%10,000
2022 Ranger13%27,000
2020 Ranger54%86,000
2019 Ranger166%29,634
2010 Ranger11%54,000
2007 Ranger21%59,000
2006 Ranger41%11,500
2005 Ranger10%18,574
2004 Ranger72%25,000
2003 Ranger10%—
2002 Ranger72%32,540
2001 Ranger51%30,300
2000 Ranger41%57,500
1999 Ranger7310%59,802
1998 Ranger163%33,290
1997 Ranger369%101,000
1996 Ranger5213%99,300
1995 Ranger6320%—

When owners reported it

Peak: 1999, with 15 complaints
1995: 1199511996: 4199641997: 4199741998: 101998101999: 151999152000: 132000132001: 102001102002: 4200242003: 220032

n = 63 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Related recalls (0)

No safety recall lists visibility for the 1995 Ford Ranger. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.

What owners report

Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.

Sometimes they would not work at all, other times they would come on by them selves, now they don't work at all. On the number of failures i lost count.

Received Nov 12, 2003 · NHTSA complaint 10046747

I am an owner of two ford ranger pick ups and had owned another ranger in the past. All t here vehicles have had the same electrical problem door chimes dinging non stop, dome light failure, radio power failure and windshield wipers turning on and off all by themselves without the key being in the…

Received Oct 12, 2003 · NHTSA complaint 10041679

Issued as a advisory why never recalled numerous complaints. No safety defect listed. *ak

Received Sep 3, 2002 · NHTSA complaint 766645
Ford Ranger
Ford_Ranger_Raptor_(P703) in Böblingen. Representative photo; appearance varies by model year. Photo: Alexander-93, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Frequently asked questions

Do all 1995 Ford Rangers have visibility problems?

No. NHTSA has 63 owner complaints about visibility for the 1995 Ford Ranger (20% of the 321 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.

Was there a recall on the 1995 Ford Ranger visibility?

No recall currently lists visibility for this vehicle.

What do owners say about visibility problems on the 1995 Ford Ranger?

The most frequent phrase is “windshield wipers”, in 35 of 63 complaints, followed by “door chimes” (5).

Other 1995 Ford Ranger problems

See all 1995 Ford Ranger problems or visibility problems across all Ranger years.