2000 Ford Ranger complaints

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HIT AT 40MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

CONSUMER STATES SHE HAD A FRONT END COLLISION DOING ABOUT 45-50 MPH, AND HER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE 2 PERSONS INJURIED INCLUDING THE DRIVER. CONSUMER STATES SHE RECEIVED CHEST AND BACK INJURIED. THE PERSON IN THE OTHER AUTO RECEIVED A BROKEN ARM. TS

THE ENGINE IS STARTING TO MAKE A "PINGING" SOUND, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE NOISE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE ENGINE WITH A COMPUTER FOR CALIBRATION. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL THE TRUCK IS SLUGGISH, NOT RESPONDING TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING PRESSED. THE DEALERSHIP IS NO LONGER PERFORMING ANY MAINTENANCE ON THE TRUCK. OWNER WOULD LIKE YOU TO REFERENCE HIS COMPLAINT TO A COMPLAINT FROM THE INTERNET 761703. *NLM *DT

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, HOT WIRE MELTED OFF OF THE ALTERNATOR AND MELTED ONTO OTHER WIRING AND HOSES. THE PART WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM REOCCURED. THE DEALER STATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. MR THE CONSUMER TALKED TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND WAS TOLD THE WRONG SIZE ALTERNATOR WAS INSTALLED BY FORD WITH A 95 AMP AND THE VEHICLE REQUIRES A 130 AMP. THER WAS NO SIGN THAT THE MELTING HAD OCCURED UNTIL THE BATTERY WENT DEAD. SCC

ABS LIGHT HAD BEEN TURNING ON AND OFF FOR WEEKS AND BRAKES HAD NOT BEEN FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THEN LIGHT WAS ON ALL THE TIME. AT INTERSECTIONS I WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES AND THEY WOULD BARELY STOP THE TRUCK. ONCE IT WAS STOPPED THE TRUCK WOULD THEN SUDDENLY ROLL FORWARD AGAIN EVEN WITH BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED TO FLOOR. FRONT AND BACK PADS WERE REPLACED BY MY MECHANIC. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING DOWN HILL. TOOK IT BACK TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE IT WAS NOT THE BRAKE PADS AND WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. RUDE SERVICE REP AT DEALERSHIP WENT WITH ME FOR A TEST DRIVE, SAID HE COULD NOT VERIFY MY COMPLAINT EVEN THOUGH THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON FOR THE WHOLE RIDE. HE CLAIMED MY MECHANIC HAD SCREWED SOMETHING UP, SAID THE INTERMITTANT BRAKE FAILURE WAS ALL IN MY IMAGINATION, ETC. BUT SINCE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE HE WOULD DO FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS. TWO AND A HALF WEEKS LATER AFTER BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE THE TRUCK'S "NON-EXISTANT" BRAKE PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE WATER COLLECTING UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT AND RUSTING OUT A SENSOR FOR THE ABS SYSTEM. ENTIRE ABS SYSTEM REPLACED. PROBLEMS SOLVED FOR NOW BUT WHAT ABOUT WHEN IT RUSTS OUT AGAIN? WHY HAD WATER COLLECTED THERE? I DO NOT DRIVE IN RIVERS OR LAKES. IT WOULD HAVE COST ME $2500 IN PARTS AND LABOR IF IT HAD NOT BEEN UNDER WARRANTY. DT

TAILGATE OFTEN VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN. ONE SIDE OF HANDLE PULLS UP MORE AND KEEPS THE LATCH FROM OPENING. OFTEN HAVE TO PUSH ON THE TAILGATE WITH SHOULDER WHILE PULLING LATCH TO GET IT OPEN. ALSO STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE AND STEERING IS NOT PRECISE VERY WOBBLY. HAVE NOT HAD IT LOOKED AT YET BUT MY MECHANIC SAYS IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2000 RANGERS AND THAT THE STEERING KNUCKLE CAN BE DEFECTIVE AND BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS IS.DT

THIS WAS A FRONT END COLLISION AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DT

CONSUMER STATES HAS PLASTIC FUEL TANK W/A PLASTIC "SCREW-ON" CAP THAT HOLDS THE FUEL GAUGE METERING SYSTEM. THE CAP BROKE. WHILE CONSUMER WAS FUELING VEHICLE, GAS PUMP OVERFLOWED. NLM CONSUMER STATES THEY WASN'T AWARE OF THE FAILURE UNTIL THEY WERE FUELING THE VEHICLE AND FUEL SPILLED ON THE GROUNG. PH 09-DEC-2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE HAS A CABLE FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL. CONSUMER STATES THE BRACKET THE CABLE IS ATTACHED TO BROKE AND NOW WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE'S ACCELERATION IS RETARDED. NLM CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE TWO BOLTS THAT HOLDS THE BRACKET IN PLACE FADED, CAUSING BAD THROTTLE RESPONSE.PH 09-DEC-2002

CONSUMER WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT BEGAN IN OR UNDER THE BED OF THE PICKUP. CONSUMER STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE AND IT'S CONTENTS WERE ENGULFED IN THE FIRE. *JG

WHILE IN MOTION AND SLOWLY DECELERATING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE LIKE THE ACCELERATOR HAS BEEN PUSHED IN AND THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY LURCHES FORWARD. THIS ACCELERATION IS SO STRONG THAT APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD AND CONSUMER HAS TO RAM THE SHIFT LEVER INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *JG

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING FRONT AXLE BROKE CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE A COLLISON, ALSO THE UPPER KINGPEN, LOWER KINGPEN, TIE ROD END BROKE, DURING THE ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOYAND AS A RESULT THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT HIP, LOWER BACK AND LEFT KNEE. NLM *YH

P0WER STEERING MECHANISM IS MALFUNCTIONING, CAUSING STEERING PROBLEMS. CONSIDERED A ROAD HAZARD.*AK

FRONT BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT UNEVENLY, ONE SIDE MORE THAN THE OTHER.CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE.TS *JB

ENGINE WAS KNOCKING AT ANY SPEED, DEALER SAID THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE CHANGING OIL CONSUMER SAW BATTERY ACID ON GROUND, BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

THERE WAS VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER DETERMINED THAT FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER FOR ROTOR REPLACEMENT MECHANIC NOTICED CALIPERS WERE STUCK. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

TORIONS SHOULD OF BEEN PUT ON INSTEAD SPRING BRAKES WERE PUT ON

STEERING COLUMN SHAFT UPPER WAS REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE MAKING A LOUD METAL TO METAL NOISE, AND GETTING HARD TO STEER. ALSO, PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING. DEALER AWARE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

TAILGATE WILL SOMETIMES BE DIFFICULT TO UNLATCH, AND THERE ARE ALSO TIMES WHEN LATCH WILL COME OPEN WHEN HITTING A BUMP. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE AND CAN'T FIX TAILGATE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THERE WILL BE A WHINING NOISE PRESENT AND STEERING WHEEL WILL BECOME STIFF. STEERING HAS LOCKED UP BEFORE DUE TO MAIN DRIVE BELT BREAKING. DEALER HAS REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK FRONT BRAKES NEEDED REPLACING AND THE ROTORS WERE TURNED. THE TAILGATE WILL NOT UNLATCH PERIODICALLY AND THEN COMES OPEN BY ITSELF. THE FRONT RODS WERE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. *JG

WHEN DRIVING ON AN INCLINE, THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE BRAKES KICKED IN, AND MOMENTS LATER, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HE KEPT ASKING THE DEALER TO REMEDY THE STEERING-3 TIMES. THE CONSUMER HAD TO KEEP TAKING THE VEHICLE TO GET A FRONT END ALIGNMENT EVERY FEW DAYS. THE TAIL GATE LATCH DOES NOT OPERATE, THE WIND IS STILL LEAKING AROUND THE DOOR, THE POWER STEERING PUMP MAKE NOISE OVERHEAD/PERIODICALLY LOCKS UP AND THROWS OFF THE DRIVE BELT AND BECOMES HARD TO STEER, THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL/ROARING NOISE-ROTATED TIRES. *SCC

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD REV, THEN VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION. 6 WEEKS LATER , SAME THING HAPPENED. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AGAIN, TRANSMISSION LASTED LESS THAN ONE HOUR. CURRENTLY, TRANSMISSION IS BEING REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME.*AK

THE FUEL LINE CAME LOOSE AT THE FUEL FILTER ALLOWING THE GAS TO BE PUMPED OUT UNDER THE TRUCK. ALTHOUGH THEIR WAS NO FIRE IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPITIED, WITH THE FUEL BEING SPRAYED ALL OVER THE UNDERNEATH OF THE TRUCK, INCLUDING THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. I FELL THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE A RECALL SITUATION BEFOR SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIES FROM THIS DEFECT.*AK

THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING ON AIR CONDITIONER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED SOME PARTS, CURRENTLY, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS ON, AND AIR CONDITIONER WON'T COME ON.*AK

CONSUMER WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 25-30MPH ON A DIRT GRAVEL ROAD. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

THE TIRES SHOW NO OTHER UNUSUAL SIGNS OF WEAR BUT DO SHOW SIGNS OF SEPARATION BESIDE THE TREAD THE VEHICLE HAS 28000 MILES ON IT AND I THINK THAT IT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR THIS TO BE HAPPENING AT THIS MILEAGE. THANKFULLY I NOTICED THE PROBLEM BEFORE ANY UNFORTUNATE EVENT HAPPENED WHILST DRIVING.*AK

I NOTICED A FAIRLY LARGE PATCH OF OIL BENEATH MY TRUCK WHEN VEHICLE HAD BEEN IDLE FOR A DAY OR SO. I CRAWLED BENEATH VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT A LEAK OF SOME MAGNITUDE WAS OCCURRING SOMEWHERE ON THE ENGINE. NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP WHERE VEHICLE SERVICED, BUT NOT PURCHASED FROM. ALL SERVICE HAS BEEN CONDUCTED AT LISTED DEALERSHIP. THEY DETERMINED THAT I HAD BLOWN THE REAR MAIN SEAL OF THE ENGINE, AND WOULD REQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL REPAIR. DURING THE COURSE OF THAT REPAIR, IT WAS FURTHER DETEMINED THAT THE OIL PAN GASKET WAS ALSO IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THIS MORE THAN DOUBLED THE REPAIR COST TO THIS VEHICLE. I AM NOT PARTICLULARY MECHANICALLY INCLINED TOWARD CARS OR TRUCKS, BUT DO CONSISTANTLY MAINTAIN THOSE THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR, AND I HAVE THE DOCUMENTATION TO VERIFY THAT.. I DRIVE MY TRUCK HARD, BUT I DON'T ABUSE IT. I FEEL THAT THE AMOUNT OF REPAIR REQUIRED FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD IS WAY OUT OF LINE. THANK YOU.*AK

OIL IS LEAKING FROM GASKET WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN NOVEMBER 2001. HER HUSBAND FOUND TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER THE GARAGE. AFTER CHECKING CAREFULLY DISCOVERED THAT OIL PAN GASKET WAS LEAKING. CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT OIL GASKET KEPT POPPING OUT.*AK

VEHICLE IS BURNING FUEL TOO FAST. VEHICLE ONLY GETS 12 GALLONS IN CITY WHEN IT SHOULD BE 15 MILES PER GALLON. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE POOR FUEL MILEAGE. THIS VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH THE FIRESTONE TIRES WHICH WERE REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL. THE SPARE TIRE HOWEVER WAS NOT. THE SPARE IS A 15 INCH TIRE. IT WASN'T REPLACED BECAUSE IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *JG

RECEIVED THIS VEHICLE ON -1/16/2000 EVERY THING RAN GOOD FOR 6 MO. THE ENGINE STARTED A TO EXHIBIT A ENGINE SPARK KNOCK (PING NOISE). I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN NUMUS NUMEROUS TIMES. EACH TIME THAT I HAD IT IN THE DEALERSHIP THERE WAS A FAILURE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAD SEVERAL DIFFERENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES TELLING DIFFERENT THINGS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THEY CONCLUDED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO RUN THE VEHICLE WITH A MORE EXPENSIVE FUEL. WITHOUT ANY COMPENSATION. THIS IS IN CONTRADICTION IN OF SERVICE MANUAL WHICH STATES THESE VEHICLES CAN BE OPERATED ON A NORMAL OCTANE. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED NEW. THE PING IS MORE APPARENT IN WARM AND DRY CLIMATES. THE DEALERSHIP MAINTAINS THAT EVERYTHING IS IN SPECS. PING FROM AN ENGINE IS NOT A NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION. I HAVE WROTE LETTERS TO THE MAIN CUSTOMER SERVICE BUREAU FOR FORD MOTOR COMPANY. ALSO TO THE LEAD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE DEALERSHIP. STILL AFTER 2 1/2 YEARS THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. IN FACT EVEN WITH THE HIGHER OCTANE FUELS THE 2.5 ENGINE IS STILL PING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. NOW THEY ARE STATING TO ME, THAT THIS PROBLEM IS BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE WARRANTY?*AK

TREAD SEPARATION BLOWOUT - EMPTY TRUCK BED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING,RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, P-225/70R15/. *AK *YH

BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT 15 MPH, STARTLING DRIVER, AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 3000.00. *AK *MJ

WHILE DRIVING 60MPH CABLE THAT GOES TO ACCELERATOR DISENGAGES, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER CONTROL FEATURES.*AK *YH

WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH, SIDEWALL ON LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR A FORD, RANGER, 2000 TIRE SIZE P225/70R15 DOT# W2UUIP01900. *AKTHE RIM/WHEEL WAS ALSO DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE TIRE FAILURE, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT. *JG

RIGHT SIDE FRONT AND BACK TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION WITHIN MINTUES OF EACH OTHER. THIS HAPPENED WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 75 MPH. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 16K MILES, MOUNTED ON A FORD, RANGER 2000.*AK *YH

TRUCK WAS PARKED IN AIRPORT PARKING LOT. WHEN PICKED UP AND ENGINE TURNED ON, FUEL SPEWED OUT FROM AN APPARENT FAILURE IN THE CONNECTION OF FUEL LINE. NO INJURIES RESULTED; CLAMP ON LINE HAS EITHER BEEN BROKEN/DISCONNECTED/FAILED. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. INCIDENT HAD NO IMMEDIATE ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES, BUT SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL DISASTER. DEALER OFFERED NO EXPLANATION FOR FAILURE EXCEPT "THESE THINGS HAPPEN."*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 45 MPH OR SLOWING DOWN VEHICLE VIBRATES AND SHAKES, BRAKE PEDAL TOO. DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT ROTORS 3 TIMES.*AK

WE WERE ON VACATION IN AUGUST, 2001.ODOMETER WAS APPROX.7,000MI. COMING DOWN A STEEP, WINDING ROAD IN THE SIERRAS WE PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN LOW GEAR ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THERE WAS NO EFFECT. IT WAS AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION WERE IN NEUTRAL. THE DEALERSHIP HAS VERIFIED THE PROBLEM AND SAYS IT IS A TORN GASKET. FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB # 14405 ACKNOWLEDGING THE DEFECT BUT SAYING THEY DON'T HAVE A PERMANENT SOLUTION. THE DEALER WILL CHANGE THE GASKET BUT IT MAY FAIL AT ANY TIME. WHAT USE IS A TRUCK THAT WE CAN'T HAUL ANYTHING IN WITHOUT RISKING OUR LIVES?*AK

SEVERE CRACKS IN SIDEWALLS OF TIRES FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P225?70R15 100S MTS

THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK, BUT WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN LIKE A U TURN THE SIGNAL COMES ON, THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. NLM BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIGNALS FAIL WHEN MAKING A SLIGHT TURN TO LEFT OR RIGHT. THE DRIVER WINDOW CHATTERS WHEN LOWERING WINDOWS. THE DEALER CLEANED THE WINDOW GUIDE. RIGHT FRONT SEAT WOULD NOT LATCH. THE DEALER TIGHTENED BOLTS ON SEAT. THERE WAS A SQUEAK IN SUSPENSION WHEN STOPPING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT LUBED SUSPENSION. THERE WAS A SQUEAK SOUND FROM REAR WHEEL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD. ALSO THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY ABOUT 70MPH CONSUMER FELT A VIBRATION AND THUMPING NOISE. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THE TIRE IS A FIRESTONE HT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45-50MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE, AND FRONT END ENDED UP BURIED IN A DITCH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER SIDE NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL, REOCCURRENCES HAVE CAUSED CONSUMER TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER 7 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, LAST REPAIR WAS 1 YEAR AGO, VEHICLE IS ACTING SLUGGISH, THE OIL PAN AND REAR MAIL OIL SEAL WAS THE CAUSE OF THE OIL LEAK.*AK. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR, THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE COMPRESSOR WAS LEAKING.*JB

WHILE DRIVING OVER A DITCH OR A DROP OFF A LOUD POPPING NOISE IS HEARD. *AK

WHILE APPLYING ACCELERATOR VEHICLE MAKES A RATTLING NOISE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK