Ford Ranger Complaints (2000)

677 consumer complaints on file.

#10089405October 6, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091359September 20, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
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 THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM MAYBE THEY WILL RECALL THESE ALSO BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT REAL BAD OR LOSSES A LIFE. THERE TIRES SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ON THE ROADS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10091022September 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092052September 14, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 40 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10090707September 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090653September 8, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
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 HAPPEN ALREADY. I AM UNABLE TO COME UP WITH FUNDS TO SEE A KNEE SPECIALIST. I WAS LAID OFF FROM MY WORK SINCE I COULDNT CLIMB A LADDER AND INSTALL SIGNS, OR WORK IN THE SHOP DOING SIGN MANUFACTURING, UNABLE TO STAND FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. UNABLE TO ACTIVILY SEARCH FOR WORK IN FLAGSTAFF, BECAUSE I HAD TO MOVE IN WITH RELATIVES WHO LIVE IN MUNDS PARK, AZ. WHICH IS 28 MILES AWAY FROM CITY LIMITS. NOTHING BUT FORESTRY BETWEEN TOWNS. LOSS OF WORK AND TRANSPORTATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10091486September 7, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089277August 19, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10081500July 30, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
TAILGATE CABLE RUSTED IN TWO, RIGHT AT THE BEND. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083804July 29, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082146July 16, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081000July 13, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10080122June 29, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075201June 11, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075046June 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074966June 8, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073911May 19, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON. DEALER STATED THAT AIRBAG DISCONNECTING SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING THE DUAL AIRBAGS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073666May 14, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#10072489May 12, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072517May 12, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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