Ford Ranger Complaints (2000)

677 consumer complaints on file.

#897025September 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES WOULD PULSATE WHEN APPLYING THEM. THUS, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER TOOK A LOOK AT BRAKE SYSTEM, AND NOTED THAT IT WAS CONSUMERS FAULT FOR BRAKES BEING DEFECTIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896993September 27, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 020 ; DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRES TREAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. ALSO TIRES DIDN'T HOLD AIR. P225/70R15, DOT W2UUVV. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896471September 18, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD WAS SEPARATING ON THE TIRES. FIRESTONE WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751711September 5, 2001
TIRES
16" TIRES ON VEHICLE---15" SPARE TIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004385August 31, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS LONG SHIFT DELAY BETWEEN 1 AND 2 GEARS AND OFF ON 2 AND 3 GEARS. SOMETIMES DELAY IS GREATER THAN OTHER TIMES, RESULTING IN SLOW MOVEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751215August 27, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF
A PIECE OF THE BROKEN LEAF SPRING ABOUT 15 INCHES LONG BROKE LOOSE AND FLEW OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK WHILE IN MOTION. THIS OCCURED IN THE OVERNITE HOURS WITH NO NEARBY TRAFFIC. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILY OF INJURY AND DAMAGE TO VECHICLES IF THIS HAPPENS TO OTHER DRIVERS DURING PEAK TRAFFIC HOURS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562827August 25, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
PURCHASED APC MODEL 40.4132.TLR "EURO-TAIL" TAIL LAMPS FROM FREITAS CUSTOMS BEGINNING OF JUNE 2001. THEY WERE ADVERTISED AS BEING 100% STREET LEGAL. MARKINGS SAY AIRST 98 DOT. RECEIVED A CITATION FOR ILLEGAL LIGHTING. (IT APPEARS TO BE MISSING SIDE REFLEX REFLECTOR AND SIDE MARKER LAMP) HE GOES TO COURT ON 8/29/01. HE CONTACTED MANUFACTURER BY E-MAIL IN MID AUGUST 2001.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894731August 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ENGINE WAS MAKING A PINGING NOISE, IT WAS A SPARK PLUG KNOCK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THIS WAS A FORD PROBLEM.CONTACTED FORD, AND FORD DON'T HAVE PART TO FIX PROBLEM. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750787August 20, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562482August 13, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER WONT LOCK WHEN TURNING, THE DEALER STATED THAT IT IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750382August 13, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
VEHICLE LOST STABILITY ON HIGHWAY AT POSTED SPEED ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT CAUSING THE TRUCK TO FISHTAIL--VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893450August 6, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH RIGHT FRONT IMPACT. CONSUMER SUFFERED SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES, HIT HEAD ON WINDSHIELD. UPON IMPACT, DRIVEDR'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK DOWN AT ALL. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#893453August 6, 2001
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH RIGHT FRONT IMPACT. SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK UP, HE HIT HIS HEAD ON WINDSHIELD.ALSO, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUFFERED SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#749752August 3, 2001
TIRES
ON INTERSTATE THE TIRE BLEW.THE TIRE WAS NOT PUNCTURED BUT IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE TOOK A KNIFE AND CUT THE TREAD OFF THE SIDEWALL. IT WAS THE OUTSIDE RIM OF TIRE. IT LOOKS LIKE THE PICTURES YOU SEE ON TV OF THE RECALLED TIRES.I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY AGREE IT IS NOT A NORMAL FAILURE AND IS A TIRE FAILURE. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE TIRES AND SAY IT IS A FIRESTONE PROBLEM. I FEEL THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE TIRES ANYMORE AND FEEL THEY ARE DANGROUS TO DRIVE ON. I FEEL LUCKY THAT IT WAS A REAR TIRE AND NOT A FRONT TIRE. I KNOW I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE EARLIER THIS WEEK AND IT WAS GOOD.I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU MIKE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W244 TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749313July 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS IS A RED CARPET CONTRACT. BOUGHT THE PICKUP IN OCT.99. STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE CLUTCH IN JAN.2000, SENT IT IN TO CHECK THE CLUTCH AND THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG. SENT I BACK BECAUSE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE PROBLEM WITH CLUTCH WAS STILL THERE. THEY CHANGED A SENSOR AND AGAIN SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH CLUTCH. I DIDN'T GET IT OUT OF THE LOT BEFORE THE CLUTCH WENT COMPLETELY OUT. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH.THEY SAID IT WAS A MANUFACTOR DEFAULT IN NOV.2000 WAS HIT BROADSIDED ON PASSENGER SIDE,BEHIDE DOOR, AND THE WHOLE BACKEND WAS REPLACED. PUT 2 NEW TIARES ON BACK AND EXTENSIVE WORK DONE ON BACKEND. ASSUMED TIRES WERE BALANCED AND FRONT AND BACK ALIGNED. I HAD IT BACK AGAIN JULY 22,2001. THE CLUTCH IS ACTING UP AGAIN, THE STEERING IS ALL WRONG AND IT KEEPS DYING ON ME. THE BACK OF THE TRUCK FEELS LIKE IT IS TRYING TO PASS THE FRONT END. THE FRONT END SHAKES RELLY BAD AT 60MPH, AND WHEN I TRY TO SPEED UP THE MOTOR BOGS DOWN . I TOOK IT BACK FOR ALL THIS AND ONCE AGAIN NOTHING IS WRONG EXCEPT MY INAGINATION, AND THE WHEELS NEED TO BE BALANCED AND THE FARONT END NEEDS RE-ALIGNMENT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE REASON IT WOULDN'T SPEED UP WHEN GIVEN GAS WAS BECAUSE OF THE CARPET UNDER THE GAS PEDDAL, SO THEY REMOVED IT. THE CLUTCH IS STILL NOT ENGAGING CORRECTLY AND THEY STILL SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. MY WARRANTUY IS OUT AT 36000 MILES AND I WANT THIS TRUCK FIXED NOW NOT NEXT YEAR. BECAUSE I AM A WOMAN THEY THINK THAT I AM STUPID BUT I HAVE NEWS FOR THEM. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK AND IF I'D HAVE KNOWN THAT THIS WOULD BE HAPPENING I WOULD NEVER HAVE ACCEPTED THE TRUCK AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE ASSURED ME THAT EVERYTHING WAS LIKE BRANDNEW, BUT THEY LIED AND NOW THEY WON'T CORRECT ANYTHING. I DO HOPE THAT YOU WILL CHECK INTO THIS, AS I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN WHO TRAVEL IN THIS TRUCK AND IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO THEM BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS, I WILL HAVE NO OTHER OPTION THAT TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY AND GO TO COURT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749143July 25, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WE WERE ON THE KANSAS TURNPIKE HEADING HOME TO DALLAS, THE TRUCK WHEN WE ENTERED THE TURNPIKE HAD 2/3 OF A TANK OF GAS BY THE TIME I GLANCED DOWN AGAIN IT WAS AT EMPTY THIS OCCURRED WITHIN A FEW MILES, WE WHERE ABLE TO PULL INTO A SERVICE STATION WHERE THE LEAK WAS SEEN, THE TRUCK WAS TOWED INTO THE NEXT TOWN WHERE IN THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE "WHITE CLIP" HAD COME LOOSE FROM THE FUEL FILTER TO THE LINE. WE FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE ONLY LOST GASOLINE, AND THAT NO FIRE OR EXPLOSION OCCURRED. WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING INTO THIS AS THE NEXT PERSON MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748890July 21, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
PROBLEM WITH CLUTCH, DIES WHEN TRYING TO ENTER TRAFFIC, HARD TO STEER WHEN TURNING AND STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF TRUCK. HAD IT BACK NUMEROUS OCCATIONS AND ITS BEEN BLAMED ON CARPET UNDER GAS PEDDAL TO MY IMAGINATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748693July 18, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ENGINE SPORATICALLY WILL NOT START - NO SET CYCLE OR REASON - LATER STARTS OKAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892427July 11, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
THERE IS A LOUD PINGING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE AT ALL TIMES, AT ANY SPEED. DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER MODULE, AND PINGING NOISE WAS STILL THERE, JUST NOT AS LOUD AS BEFORE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THIS PROBLEM WOULD RUIN PISTONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892440July 11, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
GOING 70MPH WHEN REAR LEFT SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. VEHICLE HAD STARTED TO FISHTAIL BEFORE BLOWOUT, NEARLY FLIPPED OVER. HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTING CONTROL. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE HELPED CHANGE TIRE. LOOKED AT TIRE AND NOTICED OUTSIDE WALLAND CHUNKS OF TREAD WAS MISSING. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. WILDERNESS, HT TIRES, P225/70R15 WITH 16,000 MILES.*AK FORD DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE BOTH TIRES AND RIMS, HOWEVE WOULDNOT LET CONSUMER KEEP TIRE, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT, CONSUMER STATES TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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