1992 Ford Ranger electrical system problems
41 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1992 Ford Ranger — 22% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While driving home from my coast guard duty my truck started to fill with smoke. I pulled over and looked in my dash against the steering column and saw flames coming out. It was a total loss engulfing my truck in flames. *tr”
filed Jan 26, 2009
“Dt*: the contact stated while driving 5 mph through an alleyway, a fire erupted from underneath the left front driver side dash panel area without warning. The fire department was alerted, and extinguished the fire. The vehicle sustained moderate fire damage; an insurance adjustor deemed the…”
filed Nov 21, 2006
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Electrical System problems in other Ranger years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Ranger | 5 | 16% |
| 2024 Ranger | 16 | 25% |
| 2022 Ranger | 8 | 22% |
| 2021 Ranger | 8 | 7% |
| 2020 Ranger | 11 | 9% |
| 2019 Ranger | 39 | 15% |
| 2011 Ranger | 5 | 2% |
| 2010 Ranger | 2 | 1% |
| 2009 Ranger | 2 | 1% |
| 2008 Ranger | 7 | 2% |
| 2007 Ranger | 5 | 2% |
| 2006 Ranger | 11 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1992 Ford Ranger
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.