1995 Ford Ranger Electrical system Problems

“I was pulling a small trailer going about 15mph out of my driveway and felt the trailer drop off of the vehicle I stopped and got out and noticed that the last 2 feet of the rear frame rails fell out taking the license plate lights and bumper with it. …”

“Purchased Ranger splash in 2001 with 74,000 miles. It started dinging as if the door was open with the key in the ignition non-stop while I was driving with the door shut. This is a loud, piercing ding. I had the switch replaced and 75,000 miles later it started happening again. The dome light will not go off unless the fuse is removed. The speedometer intermittently stops working. The wipers occasionally come on at full speed and sometimes will not shut off. The lights occasionally stop working then start working again on their own. The paint peeled off the hood. …”

“Fuel shut off switch wiring or improper location. When a passenger is in my vehicle the switch activates and shuts off fuel. It has happened to my wife,son, brother, and myself. On very busy highways, parking lot entrance, and intersections. Had part replaced once at quite an expense still have problem. This does not happen when alone even off road when I would expect an occurrence. Wife and friend almost got rearended at busy intersection when this happened created a serious traffic problem. My son was in area shopping and went to assist mother held down red top of inertia switch. …”

“My Ford Ranger has some major electrical problems, the interior light just comes on sometimes, and the door buzzer just dings all of the time, sometimes the parking lights will stay on after I turn the lights and ignition off, and sometimes I will be driving down the road and my windshield wipers will just come on by themselves and then stop. I have another friend that has a Ford Ranger too, and hers has the same problems. Coincidence??? I dont think so!!!”

“My problem is with an electronic component that controls the door chime, windshield wipers, and interior dome light. These three items will turn on intermitently. Windshield wipers will for no apparent reason begin to operate. The interior dome light may or may not turn off when entering or leaving the vehicle, and sometimes it stays on for hours draining my battery after I have left the vehicle or while driving at night. The door chime is the worst; it refuses to stop ringing (especially on hot days). …”