Ford Ranger Complaints (2000)

677 consumer complaints on file.

#882924March 13, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
FRAME OF VEHICLE IS BENT AND HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS WHICH HAS PREVENTED BED FROM POSITIONING CLOSELY TO FRAME. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT WHICH HAS CAUSED VEHICLE TO BECOME UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS LIKE THIS WHEN IT WAS BOUGHT NEW, HOWEVER DEALER STATED IT WOULD BE FIXED AND EVERYTIME THEY TRIED TO CONTACT DEALER THEY WOULD TURN THEIR BACKS ON THE CONSUMER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741928March 5, 2001
TIRES
I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY WHEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN CHANGE IN THE HANDLING. I PULLED OFF TO FIND THE FRONT TIRE DEFLATING. FIRESTONE TOLD ME THAT I DID NOT PICK UP ANYTHING, BUT I BLEW THE INNER WALL FROM DRIVING ON IT WHILE IT WAS FLAT. THE TIRE WAS STILL PARTIALLY INFLATED UNTIL AFTER IT SAT PARKED FOR A FEW MOMENTS.*AK (TIRESIZE: 225/R17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/R17 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560016March 1, 2001
TIRES
THE CONSUMER RENTED THIS VEHICLE AND WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TEMPORARILY LOOSE CONTROL, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRES 225/70R15). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881602February 27, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:UNIT
VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING AT HWY SPEED OF 55 MPH. TOWED TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A BATTERY FAILURE. *AK ALSO, THE HAZARD LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881539February 27, 2001
TIRES
RIGHT FRONT TIRE, FIRESTONE P22570R14 DOT: VNFC1PR506, BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. BEFORE BLOWOUT, CONSUMER NOTICED A 'FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION, AND INSPECTION AFTERWARDS REVEALED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A LUMP IN TREAD OF TIRE. THIS WAS SECOND TIRE THAT CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS NO BLOWOUT, AND TREAD SEPARATED AT LOCATION OF LUMP, ALSO THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURED IN OCTOBER 2000 WAS A SLIPPED BELT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785281February 17, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE BRAKING AND TURNING, VEHICLE SURGES, CONSUMER STATES THAT ON ONE OCCASION THE SURGE WAS BAD ENOUGH, IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN ICE, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE BEEN LOST. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880271February 9, 2001
SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING 55MPH OR MORE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND VIBRATES TO POINT THAT DRIVER'S HANDS AND ARMS GO NUMB. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740533February 6, 2001
TIRES
SIDEWALL BLEW WHILE PARKED. FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND ANY APPARENT REASON FOR BLOW OUT. REPLACED FAULTY TIRE AT NO CHARGE, BUT WILL NOT CONSDER RELACEMENT FOR REMAINING 4 TIRES. *AK (TIRESIZE: 22570R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 22570R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879690February 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING REAR AXLE COMPLETELY BROKE OFF WHICH CAUSED REAR WHEEL TO COME OFF. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879549February 1, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED ON TWO OCCASIONS IN A 15 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879448January 31, 2001
TIRES
ORIGINAL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRES, P225/70R15, DOT W2UUITO170. THERE IS A HOWLING SOUND COMING FROM TIRES. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559198January 26, 2001
TIRES
CONSUMERS HAD TROUBLE WITH THE TRUCK WEAVING AND MAKING NOISE ON CURVES, THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES BECAUSE HE FELT THE TIRES WERE UNSAFE (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15 OWL A/T DOT W2HL 1PLY, SPARE P235/75X15 DOT VDHL FIRSETONE ATX MAX SPEED 50 MPH). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739993January 26, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739818January 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ABS BRAKES LOCK UP. DEALER DECLARES BRAKES SAFE, BRAKES LOCK UP AND ARE NOT PUMPED OR "SLAMMED" ,,, STANDARD PRESSURE CAUSES BRAKES TO LOCK UP - OCCASSIONALLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878800January 23, 2001
TIRES
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, RANGER P245/75R16 SIZE, DOT# VD701RF120. TIRES ARE CRACKING INSIDE GROVE, AND TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM THAT CASING. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK FIRESTONE CLAIMS THE 16 INCH TIRES HAVE NO PROBLEM, BUT THE CONSUMER POINTS OUT TO THE CONTRARY. FURTHERMORE, THE CONSUMER SAYS THESE TIRES WERE DANGEROUS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559128January 22, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
A REMOTE START WAS INSTALLED ON VEHICLE, HOWEVER WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, THE BATTERY WAS DEAD, THE CONSUMER JUMP STARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS DRIVING IN ICY CONDITIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM, CARTOYS WAS THE COMPANY THAT DID THE INSTALLATION, THEY REFUNDED THE CONSUMER FOR THE PRICE OF THE REMOTE STARTER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878675January 22, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
CONSUMER HAS A 2000, FORD RANGER. SIDEWALL ON DRIVER'S REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH. SIDEWALL PEELED AWAY. METAL TREADS WERE SHEARED. CONSUMER WAS GOING DIRECTLY TO FORD DEALER, CALLING ON CELL PHONE. ORIGINAL TIRES, SIZE P225/70R15, DOT#W2UUIP0529, APROXIMATE MILEAGE UNDER 36,000.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878686January 22, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE TIME TO APPLY BRAKES, AND HAD A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK, CAUSING CONSUMER TO SLIDE FOWARD, HITTING STEERING WHEEL, AND KNEES HIT DASHBOARD. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#878498January 18, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HAD LOST CONTROL WHILE DRIVING 45MPH. WENT INTO A DITCH & HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. AFTER HITTING A TREE, SMASHED FRONT END. DRIVER SUFFERED STIFF MUSCLE PAIN & BRUISES. NO HOSPITAL TREATMENT. VEHICLE DECLARED TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#739536January 17, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
I HAD A1999 RANGER THAT WAS GREAT, THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN A PIECE OF TRUCK SINCE DAY 1. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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