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1996 Ford Ranger visibility & wipers problems

The 1996 Ford Ranger has 54 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

54

Visibility & Wipers complaints

10%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Ranger visibility & wipers complaints by model year76 complaints1983: 1 complaints1984: 2 complaints1985: 4 complaints1986: 1 complaints1988: 5 complaints1989: 3 complaints1990: 16 complaints1991: 13 complaints1992: 22 complaints1993: 5 complaints1994: 14 complaints1995: 67 complaints1996: 54 complaints1997: 36 complaints1998: 18 complaints1999: 76 complaints2000: 5 complaints2001: 5 complaints2002: 7 complaints2003: 1 complaints2004: 9 complaints2005: 1 complaints2006: 5 complaints2007: 2 complaints2010: 1 complaints2011: 1 complaints2019: 24 complaints2020: 9 complaints2022: 3 complaints2023: 1 complaints2024: 4 complaints2025: 1 complaints
Ranger visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“AT LEAST 12 SETS OF BRAKES PUT ON VEHICLE"4 IN UDER 9000 MILES, RESULTING IN 2 ACCIDENTS" 3 TIMES AT TURNING ROTORS/ENGINE REBUILT AT 52000 MILES STILL WITH LOSS OF PORWER. 2 EGR VALVES/2 WIPER SWITCHES/SYNCRONIZERS/2 SLAVE CYLINDERS ON TRANSMISSION AND OIL LEAK. ALL PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. ENGINE…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · crash

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 1996 Ford Ranger have?

NHTSA has 54 complaints about the 1996 Ford Ranger visibility & wipers — 10% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.