1998 Ford Ranger Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 18about this part
- Share
- 3%of 576 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 143,500miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 18 complaints about the fuel system of the 1998 Ford Ranger, 3% of the 576 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 143,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 2 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Dispite proper maintence, I observed body rust and decay on the underside of my truck frame. Also the brake lines have been replaced due to corrusion and rust into the frame. Spare tire brackets have rusted into and the tire fell off. Also evap canaster bracket rusted into and the evap canaster fell off.”
NHTSA complaint #10380366, filed 2011-01, 198,000 miles“Hazard of fire or explosion from inferior parts. Hoses and pipes from filler neck to gas tank are being replaced by beneficial automotive maintenance in moore oklahoma. Tank has to be flushed and filter replaced again due to gas fumes and leaking fuel from the decomposing filler neck hoses. I just had to have this done for the same reason on my '98 Ford e250. …”
NHTSA complaint #10177268, filed 2006-12, 170,000 miles“Gas tank straps rusted through and gas tank fell out. I fixed it by installing my own straps bought at a hardware store. This is a very dangerous problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10417159, filed 2011-08, 117,000 miles“Purchased truck used in may 1999 with 15,000 miles on it. Problem started after having 25,000 odometer miles on truck. Vehicle would accelerate upon stopping or slowing. Had idle adjusted next scheduled maintenance (30k). As of this date, august 19, 2005, vehicle still accelerates on very rare occasions. After a few months from the 45k maintenance check the vehicle then started to stall at random when stopping or slowing. At regular maintenance checks I would tell tech about stalling problems. Most often tech could not duplicate problem on road test. …”
NHTSA complaint #10133597, filed 2005-08, 25,000 miles“The holding cap that keeps the gas in the gas tank had been borken for a long time. I used to smell gas for a long time almost from the day I bought the car. One day when I pushed on the brake lots of gas rushed out of my car and a friend near by noticed this. Talking to my tennant, she told me that she had the same problem with her fors tauras.”
NHTSA complaint #761834, filed 2002-05Related recalls
- 97V186001Oct 28, 1997Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks equipped with 4.0l engines. The flexible section of the chassis mounted fuel line that connects to the engine…Covers: Ford Ranger 1998
Fuel system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 4% |
| 2024 | 8 | 8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 6% |
| 2022 | 2 | 5% |
| 2021 | 8 | 7% |
| 2020 | 2 | 2% |
| 2019 | 9 | 3% |
| 2011 | 6 | 3% |
| 2010 | 3 | 2% |
| 2009 | 2 | 1% |
| 2008 | 2 | 1% |
| 2007 | 1 | 0% |
| 2006 | 16 | 6% |
| 2005 | 50 | 17% |
| 2004 | 21 | 5% |
| 2003 | 18 | 7% |
| 2002 | 17 | 5% |
| 2001 | 31 | 6% |
| 2000 | 26 | 4% |
| 1999 | 18 | 2% |
| 1998 | 18 | 3% |
| 1997 | 67 | 16% |
| 1996 | 35 | 8% |
| 1995 | 23 | 7% |
| 1994 | 63 | 14% |
| 1993 | 21 | 9% |
| 1992 | 10 | 5% |
| 1991 | 4 | 3% |
| 1990 | 11 | 10% |
| 1989 | 10 | 14% |
| 1988 | 6 | 7% |
| 1987 | 7 | 14% |
| 1986 | 4 | 11% |
| 1985 | 2 | 7% |
| 1984 | 1 | 8% |
| 1983 | 1 | 9% |
Other parts of the 1998 Ford Ranger
136 complaintsVehicle speed control
71 complaintsBrakes
60 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
60 complaintsSuspension
52 complaintsEngine cooling
51 complaintsBody and structure
45 complaintsAir bags
32 complaintsElectrical system
29 complaintsInterior lighting
19 complaintsOther or unknown
19 complaintsSteering
19 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Ford Ranger
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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