2000 Ford Ranger complaints

THE VEHICLE TIE RODS MADE A NOISE WITH LESS THAN 4000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *BF *SC *JB

ON FREQUENT OCCASIONS THE INTERIOR OVERHEAD CABIN LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND WILL STAY ON FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME ALONG WITH THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT EVEN THOUGH THE DOORS ARE SECURELY CLOSED. IF LEFT UNATTENDED WITH THE BULBS IN PLACE THIS WILL RUN YOUR BATTERY DOWN AND CAUSE YOUR VEHICLE NOT TO START.*AK

I WAS DRIVING ON A SECONDARY ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 35 - 40 MPH AND AS I CAME TO THE CREST OF A DOWNHILL SECTION, I LIGHTLY TOUCHED THE BRAKES DUE TO SNOW ON THE ROAD. THE TRUCK VEERED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT AND WENT INTO A SKID. I CORRECTED AND AGAIN LIGHTLY TOUCHED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK AGAIN VEERED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT AND I WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT BEFORE THE TRUCK LEFT THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK A LARGE TREE STUMP. THE TRUCK IS AWAITING INSURANCE ADJUSTMENT DECISION ON REPAIR.*AK

XLT 4X4 4.0L WITH ONLY 38,500 SAT FOR 2 DAYS. WHEN HEADING TO WORK (1.7 MILES AWAY) NOTICED NO HEAT OUT OF BLOWER..NOTICED TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEAR TOP. FINSIHED DRIVING TO WORK AND TEMPERATURE HIT MAXIMUM, JUST BEFORE SHUTTING OFF.FOUND STEAM COMING OUT OF OIL FILLER CAP.DIPSTICK WAS FOAMY. AFTER TOW TO DEALERSHIP, FOUND OUT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAD BLOWN! THE NEXT DAY, DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I NEED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO COOLANT IN OIL CONTAMINATION. FORD/DEALERSHIP IS PAYING FOR 75% AND I HAVE TO PAY 25% ($1000) OUT OF MY POCKET. THIS IS BECAUSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (4 YEAR/60,000) RAN OUT IN JULY. ONLY 38,500 ON ODOMETER AND THIS NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED! I CANNOT AFFORD THIS! THE LOAN WAS FOR 5 YEARS ( JULY 2005). *AK

DRIVING ON A SEMI ROUGH ROAD, STOPPED AT A SIGNAL TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, LIGHT TURNED AND I WENT. I PUSHED ON THE GAS IT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE IDLE SPEED. THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS COMING FROM THE TRUCK. I STOPPED AND GOT OUT THERE WAS GAS POURING OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK. I DECIDED TO CHECK THE FUEL FILTER OUT AND THE HOSE ON THE TANK SIDE HAD POPPED OFF. I RECONNECTED IT AND IT BEEN FINE SINCE THEN. NOTHING WAS REPAIRED OR REPLACED. *AK

THE REAR TIRES WERE WORN. THIS WOULD CAUSE A VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. GOODYEAR#. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT REAR BRAKE WHEEL CYLINDER FROZE UP. ALSO, PADS BROKE, AND DAMAGED THE DRUM. *AK WITH ONLY 33800 MILES ON THE VEHICLE CONSUMER THOUGHT IT STRANGE FOR THE NOTED FAILURE. BRAKES GOING BAD SO THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP. *TC

I WAS DRIVING ON HWY. 40 GOING 68 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE JUST POPPED OFF. I GOT CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE HWY. BECAUSE THERE WERE CARS ALL AROUND ME WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURED I COULD NOT GET OFF THE ROAD QUICKLY ENOUGH AND THUS SO CAUSING THE ENTIRE RIM TO BE DESTROYED. THE TIRE CAME OFF IN ONE BIG RING AND FLEW INTO THE HIGHWAY CAUSING TRAFFIC TO HAVE TO GO AROUND IT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I HAD TO DODGE TRAFFIC THAT WAS ALREADY HAVING TO GO AROUND TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I HAD TO BE ON TO GET THE TIRE OUT OF THE PATH OF ON COMMING CARS. I RETREIVED THE TIRE AND KEPT IT TO INVESTAGATE IF IT WAS A RECALL OR NOT. I HAD AN ACCIDENT ON 5-12-04 WHEN ONE OF THE OTHER TIRES JUST LIKE THAT ONE HAD BLOWN OUT AND CAUSED MY TRUCK TO ROLL AND SKID DOWN THE HWY. ENDING UPSIDE DOWN. I HAD TO GO TO THE EMEGENCY ROOM AND BE CHECKED OUT. I SUSTAINED SCRAPES AND BRUSIES AND BROKEN RIBS. I DIDNT THINK IT WOULD BE THE TIRES SINCE THESE WERE NOT THE TIRES THAT HAD THE RECALL ON THEM. BUT AFTER THE OTHER TIRE BLEW I FIGURED IT NEEDED LOOKING INTO.I HAD TO HAVE MY TRUCK REPAIRED THROUGH MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND PAY THE DEDUCTABLES FOR IT TO BE DONE. I PAID FOR TWO TIRES AND A RIM REPLACEMENT. THE INTERNET SAID THAT THERE WAS A VOLENTARY RECALL ON THE TIRES THAT I HAD AND GAVE ME A NUMBER TO CONTACT THEM ABOUT IT BUT WHEN I CALLED THE LADY SAID IT WAS NOT ONE THAT IS ONE THE LIST. I WANTED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT SO THAT IF THERE WERE OTHERS OUT THERE TH

12/16/02 (36,635 MILES) FIRST NOTIFIED DEALER THAT BRAKES SEEMED TO TAKE FARTHER DISTANCE FOR STOP AND THAT THERE WAS A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE WHOLE VEHICLE WHEN BRAKING. THEY DETERMINED THE FRONT ROTORS WERE FAULTY AND FIXED THEM. 5/5/03 (40,771 MILES) TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO DEALER FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BOTH FRONT ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND PADS WERE REPLACED. 9/13/04 (55,637 MILES) TRUCK WAS RETURNED AGAIN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOW THE REAR DRUMS BEING OUT OF ROUND AND THAT THEY WOULD FIX FOR 300 DOLLARS. CONSUMER PLANS TO GET A SECOND OPINION.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 40 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

DRIVESHAFT. DRIVESHAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND THE FUEL RESEVOIR HAS BEEN MOVED. DRIVE SHAFTS HAVE BEEN LUBRICATED 6 TIMES. ISSUE IS THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT SLIPS AND JERKS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP DURING LIGHT ACCELERATION FROM A STOP, AND OR WHEN THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP WITH LIGHT BRAKING. LUBRICATION OF DRIVE SHAFT WORKS FOR PERIODS OF 6000-8000 MILES BEFORE HAS TO BE REAPPLIED.*AK

DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY IN PHX AZ. LADY COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. SHE WAS SPUN AROUND IN A CIRCLE SENDING HER SIDEWAYS ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC IN REVERSE. ENDING UP IN MY LANE, ON THE FAR RIGHT, DRIVING AROUND 65 MPH I STEPPED ON MY BRAKES, SKIDDING INTO HER DRIVERS SIDE REAR CORNER HEAD ON DIRECTLY IN THE CENTER OF MY TRUCK. MY BUMPER WAS CREASED IN THE CENTER, PUSHING IT BACK INTO MY RADIATOR, FRONT GRILL WAS CRUSHED, HOOD WAS SMASHED UPWARD, WINDSHEILD WAS BROKEN, BOTH FRONT PARTS OF THE FRAME WERE BENT INWARD TOWARDS THE CENTER, STEERING WHEEL WAS BENT AT THE TOP FORWARD AND THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL WAS CRACKED TO THE POINT THAT I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE TRUCK AS THE STEERING WHEEL JUST SPUN AROUND WITHOUT TURNING THE FRONT WHEELS. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT AS WAS MY 5YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. I WAS THROWN AGIANST THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY KNEES HIT THE DASH BOARD UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. I FEEL THAT MY DRIVER AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF PREVENTING ME FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE DASH BOARD. THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AS OF YET, AS I AM WAITING ON THE OTHER DRIVERS INSURANCE COMPANY TO HAVE IT APPRAISED FOR DAMAGES. I HAVE BEEN SEEING A CHIROPRACTOR FOR MY BACK, SHOULDERS, ARMS, NECK. CONSTANT NUMBNESS IN MY ARMS AND HANDS, AS WELL AS PAIN IN MY BACK AROUND MY SHOULDERS. MY KNEES ARE CONSTANTLY SORE AND OCCAISIONALLY SWOLLEN. I AM UNABLE TO BEND DOWN AT MY KNEES BECAUSE OF THE PAIN WHEN STANDING BACK UP, AND FEAR OF DISLOCATING MY KNEES WHICH HAS HAPP

WHILE DRIVING, A LOUD CLANKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND THE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE. GOODYEAR WRANGLER P245/75R16 RTS/#DOT MK70D5DR1502. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-50 MPH. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO TO HER BACK, LEFT SIDE, AND NECK. THE DRIVER'S NECK HAD A C4,C5 BULGING, AND IS CURRENTLY IN A COLLAR. *JB

TAILGATE CABLE RUSTED IN TWO, RIGHT AT THE BEND. *AK *SC

PROBLEMS WITH GAUGE READING ON 2000 FORD RANGER.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING THE GAUGE WOULD READ 20% ABOVE FULL. AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MILES THE GAUGE DROPPED TO THE TRUE READING 1/4 OF A TANK. THE FLOAT IN THE TANK SEEM TO STICK CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *NM

VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING 25 OR MORE MPH. VEHICLE WAS TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND HAD THE POWER STEERING PUM/ RACK AND PINION, AND GEAR BOX REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH MY FORD RANGER. THE TRUCK WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45-50 MPH. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. *LA

TRANSMISSION GEARS WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO LOW. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP, AND GAVE CONSUMER TRANSMISSION CODES, CIDE P0732, P1756E, AND OBD PLUG RATIO. SHIFT GEAR WAS NO LONGER OPERATIVE. ALSO, TOLD CONSUMER THAT SPACER PLATE WAS AN ISSUE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

I TOOK MY 2000 FORD RANGER INTO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND HAVE THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT CHECKED AS IT HAD A PULL TO THE LEFT. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS AND ANTI-SWAY BARS REPLACED BEFORE THEY COULD DO AN ALIGNMENT. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 42,043 MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME. I CONTACTED FORD HEADQUARTERS AND ASKED TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AT THEIR COST AND THEY REFUSED. I HAVE TALKED TO DIFFERENT MECHANICS WHO OWN OLDER FORDS RANGERS AND THEY SAID THAT THE BALL JOINTS SHOULD NOT BE FAILING AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. AT THIS POINT I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING READY TO REPLACE THE PARTS MYSELF, SO NO REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN DONE.*AK

I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND IT TURNED GREEN I STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL TO GO AND TRUCK SLAMMED FORWARD TOOK TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND THEY SHIPPED IT 60 MILES AWAY TO THIER FORD DEALER FOR 2 DAYS AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG TRUCK CONTINUES TO DO SAME THING. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE FRONT BRAKES ARE MAKING A GROWLING NOISE. TOOK THE FRONT WHEEL OFF THE TRUCK, CHECKED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE BACK SIDE OF THE ROTOR IS DETERIORATING AND IN RETURN IS EATING UP THE BRAKE PAD. TOOK TRUCK TO ROBERTS FORD IN WOOD RIVER, IL. IN MAY 2004 AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE DEFECT. THE SHOP MANAGER REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, TOLD ME THIS WAS GENERAL MAINTAINANCE. I REALIZE THAT BRAKE PADS ARE GENERAL MAINTAINANCE BUT WHEN THE BRAKE ROTOR IS EATING UP THE PADS THIS IS NOT GENERAL MAINTAINANCE THIS IS A DEFECT.*AK

AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON. DEALER STATED THAT AIRBAG DISCONNECTING SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING THE DUAL AIRBAGS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE LEFT SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT RAN A STOP SIGN. THERE WERE FIVE INJURIES BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES. THE POLICE CITED THE CONSUMER IN THE OTHER CAR FOR RUNNING THE STOP SIGN. CONSUMER WAS WEARING SEAT BELT. HOWEVER, UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

TAILGATE SUPPORT FOR FORD RANGER 2000 4X4. SUPPORT ON RIGHT SIDE BROKE WHEN PERSON SIT ON IT. ON INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THE CABLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND BEING HELD BYI THE HARD PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE CABLE.

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD BOTH REAR WHEELS AND AXLES COME OFF MY 2000 FORD RANGER CAUSING ME TO GO BROAD SIDE DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 50FT. THE STATE PATROL MAN INFORMED THE TOWING COMPANY TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE GARAGE AND TEAR IT APART TO FIND THE CAUSE, HE FELT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THIS TRUCK, WE COME TO FIND OUT THAT THE KING PIN IN THE REAR END BROKE CAUSING THE REAR END WHEELS AND AXLES ATTACHED TO COME OFF

I BELIEVE THAT THE DRIVE BELT IN MOST FORD RANGERS ARE PUSHED TO FAR INN. WHEN WATER GETS ON THE BELT IT WILL SQUEL FOR THE LONGEST TIME. I TOOK MY RANGER TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE PULLED ONE OF THE DRIVE PULLYS FORWARD3/4 OF AN INCH AND I HAVENT HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE. I HAVE NEIGHBORS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND I HAVE HEARD QUITE A FEW RANGERS DRIVE BY THAT SOUND LIKE THIS./

IN NOVEMBER 2003 (OR THEREABOUTS) MY FORD 2000 RANGER STARTED MAKING SQUEALING SOUNDS. THE FORD DEALER FROM WHOM WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK (EAST BAY FORD IN OAKLAND) INDICATED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND DID SO. THE BELT FAILED AGAIN IN DECEMBER AND WE HAD IT REPLACED. JUST TWO DAYS AFTER REPLACING IT THE SECOND TIME IT FAILED. AT THAT TIME THE TRUCK HAD BEEN DRIVEN TO WASHINGTON STATE. THE BELT STILL SQUEALS. I AM TOLD BY EAST BAY FORD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THAT THE PART IS DEFECTIVE. THEY PROMISED TO SEND ME INFORMATION ON THE PART, BUT HAVE FAILED TO DO SO. DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM? EAST BAY FORD TELLS ME THERE ARE NO RISKS TO HAVING A DEFECTIVE SERPENTINE BELT, BUT I AM VERY NERVOUS DRIVING AROUND WITH A DEFECTIVE PART IN MY VEHICLE -- PLUS IS SOUNDS AWFUL!!*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, TURNING 180 DEGREES. *AK

I HAD A BATTERY THAT WENT OUT IN 7/2003 COULD HAVE BEEN A 50/50 CHANCE OF WEATHER RELATED. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2003 COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. PLEASE NOTE MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD APPX 26,000 MILES. IN DECEMBER, I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BEARINGS TO THE ALTERNATOR WERE WORN OUT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 29,500 ON IT. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT IT IS VERY, VERY UNUSUAL FOR THIS TOO OCCUR. MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WHO KNOWS WHEN THIS COULD HAVE ACTUALLY STARTED. NOTICED THERE WERE A FEW OTHER ISSUES ABOUT ALTERNATERS. DEALERSHIP VERY HELPFUL. FORD JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE AND BRUSHES IT OFF THAT IT ISN'T THEIR PROBLEM. THINK THAT MOST OF THE TIME FORD SEEMS TO RELATE THIS ISSUE TO WEAR & TEAR. I BELIEVE THERE IS MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE. MOST PEOPLE AREN'T AWARE THEY CAN FILE A CLAIM W/YOU. PLEASE PROVIDE ME ANY ASSISTANCE. IT WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED. ONE LAST NOTE, WHEN I SPOKE W/FORD REP THEY TOLD ME IF I PURCHASED A FEW MORE HIGH END VEHICLES, PERHAPS THEY WOULD WARRANTY THIS. FORD SHOULD BE HAPPY THAT THIS PERSON DOESN'T WORK IN THEIR MARKETING DEPT. ;)...THANKS FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

AFTER DRIVING FROM A LONG ROAD TRIP CONSUMER HEARD A FUNNY NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER PUT VEHICLE UP ON A LIFT, AND TWO OF THE WHEELS LUGS, NUTS FELL TO THE FLOOR FROM THE FRONT WHEEL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND SHIFTING GEARS, TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT HARD AND JERK THE VEHICLE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT RANDOMLY CAME ON AS WELL AS THE BUZZER. AT ONE TIME, THE DOME LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AND THE BATTERY WENT DEAD! *NM

VEHICLE SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

PASSENGER REAR HELPER LEAF SPRING SNAPPED IN TWO AT AXLE. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN USED FOR HEAVY HAULING OF ANY KIND AND IS NOT DRIVEN HARD AT ANY TIME. FOR THE HELPER LEAF SPRING TO BREAK LIKE THAT IN SUCH A NEW TRUCK HAS TO BE EXPLAINED AS A DEFECT. *JB

CONSUMER NOTICED THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD THE PASSENGERS IN THEIR SEATS. THE SEAT BELTS SHOULD BE REPLACED FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *JB

DURING A FRONTAL COLLISION AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES. *AK

SPEEDOMETER IS IRRATIC,ODOMETER ALSO NOT WORKING CORRECTLY,REAR ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE RELEASING ON DRY ROADS(VERY DANGEROUS). *AK

MY 2000 RANGER HAS JUST 50K MILES, WHICH EXCEEDS THE WARRANTY, AND ALREADY HAS MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WHICH HAS COST ME $3000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. ACCORDING TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP WHOM REPAIRED MY TRANSMISSION, SAID "THE DAMAGE DID NOT HAPPEN OVER NIGHT; IT WAS DUE TO POOR QUALITY PARTS USED BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE DAMAGE BEGAN SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES PRIOR TO, THEN RESULTED IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE." BEING THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AS I HAVE, AND THAT IT IS OBVIOUS THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THESE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WHICH EXPLAINS THEIR SAD WARRANTIES, AND CONTINUES TO USE THEM IN THEIR NEW VEHICLES, WHICH WILL LEAD TO MORE ROBBING OF INNOCENT CONSUMERS, FORD NEEDS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEMS AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER, AND OR STOP USING SUCH POOR QUALITY PARTS IN THEIR PRODUCTS. SINCE THESE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BEGAN AT THE MFG. LEVEL, I BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE THE COST TO REPAIR MY TRANSMISSION. *CB

WATER INTRUSION ISSUE ON CONNECTORS 309 AND 304 UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT. THESE CONNECTORS PROVIDE VEHICLE SPEED INFORMATION TO THE 4WABS MODULE 4 WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MODULE THE DSS PROVIDES VEHICLE SPEED TO THE 4WABS. THIS INFORMATION IS USED FOR OTHER MODULES SUCH AS PCM FOR TRANSMISSION SHIFTING WATER IN THIS CONNECTOR CAN CAUSE ERRONEOUS CODES AND DRIVABILITY ISSUES. *LA

AT LESS THAN 36,000 MILES, AND AT JUST 4 YRS OLD, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT AND A CELANOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE AT LEAST 2 SENSORS. FORD SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AT THIS TIME AND WILL NOT RELEASE ANY DATA AS TO HOW MANY FORD RANGERS HAVE REQUIRED THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. IN ADDITION, FORD WILL NOT COMMENT AS TO WHETHER THE ISSUE IS EVEN BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE ENGINEERS. I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT FORD IS AWARE OF BUT IS NOT WILLING TO CORRECT AT THIS TIME BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BY LAW.*AK

WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE TO MAKE A QUICK STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE BRAKE PEDAL BENT APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES PREVENTING ME FROM STOPPING IN TIME TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE TRUCK DID NOT SKID NOR DID THE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS ACTIVATE.

WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A POPPING NOISE. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

SEAT BELT IN MY 2000 FORD RANGER DIDN'T WORK IN MY CRASH AND AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

WHEN LEAVING A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND MADE A LOUD SOUND BEFORE THE VEHICLE MOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT AN UPDATED DRIVESHAFT WAS NEEDED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER RECEIVED WHIPLASH.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE THE NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. THE SIZE OF THE TIRE DOT# IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE ADD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING A TIRE BLOWOUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO CHANGE THE TIRE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH WENT OVER SPEED BUMP, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER STATED "NO WAY SIR" YOUR SPEED WAS PROBABLY MORE THAN 10 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM