Ford Ranger Complaints (2000)

677 consumer complaints on file.

#726439August 2, 2000
SUSPENSION
TIRE OVERHEATS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION, UNEVEN TREAD WEAR, DEALER STATES THAT IS NORMAL. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70RS )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726375August 1, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FLAT TIRE WHILE DRIVING-NO OBVIOUS CAUSE OF FAILURE-I CHECKED FOR NAILS, ETC. FOUND NONE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726245July 30, 2000
TIRES:BEAD
WHILE DRIVING ON HIWAY AT 60 MPH FRONT PASSANGER TIRE (OUTER BEAD CAM UNDONE FROM RIM, CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 275 65 16 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866244July 28, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAYAND HEARD A RATTLING NOISE. VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT . THERE WERE TWO INJURIES. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT 225/70/R15 *MW
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#865970July 25, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND STEERING: SPINDLE: KNUCKLE CAME OFF, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND SIDE SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. ONE INJURY WAS SUSTAINED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#865865July 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
AFTER PARKING AND EXITING VEHICLE JUMPED BACK INTO DRIVE, DRAGGING THE DRIVER A FEW HUNDRED FEET OR MORE BEFORE STOPPING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864496June 29, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. ONCE GOING UP A MOUNTAIN VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN TRYING TO SLOWDOWN. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. DEALER AWARE FO THE PROBLEM AND SAYS THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724398June 22, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
COMPUTER PARTS REGULATING THE TRANSMISSION, DRIVE TRAIN, AND ENGINE HAVE FAILED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS. THE LAST INCIDENT, JUNE 19, 2000, THE TRUCK SWITCHED FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ROUNDING A CORNER. THIS SUDDEN JOLT CAUSED THE TRUCK TO TIP ONTO TWO WHEELS AND THEN SLAM BACK DOWN. BOTH MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER WERE TOSSED AROUND THE TRUCK CAUSING HEAD, NECK, AND BACK INJURIES. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN IN FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS ATLEAST THREE TIMES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. MY TRUCK IS ONLY 40 DAYS OLD AND I AM ALREADY SCARED TO DRIVE IT DUE TO FEAR OF SERIOUS BODILY INJURY. I CAN'T POSSIBLY IMAGINE THAT I AM THE ONLY PERSON WHO IS EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE 2000 FORD RANGER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#863777June 19, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE GOT STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863635June 15, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 900 MILES TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SQUEAL AFTER IT GOT WARM. CURRENTLY, AT 3000 MILES, IT STARTED TO HUM. CONSUMER FELT IT GOT WORSE. TOOK TO VEHICLE TO DEALER 3 TIMES, AND MECHANIC SAID FORD ENGINEERING KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT HAVE A REMEDY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863321June 9, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSUMER NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH FRONT END SUSPENSION, THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. PROBLEM HAS CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT TIRES. ALSO, VIBRATION IN FRONT END WHEN DRIVING OVER 60 MPH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863120June 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A SUDDEN/EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. ALSO, PEDAL PULSATED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, AND BECAME WORSE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGHER SPEED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862942June 2, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGHT RATE OF SPEED. RPMS INCREASED FROM 1000 RPM TO 6000 IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, RESULTING IN A CRASH. VEHICLE WAS FORCED INTO A TREE, AND HIT A CAR. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862784May 31, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 MPH A DEER CAME OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, CONSUMER HIT BRAKES, SLID DOWN HIGHWAY A LITTLE, BUT DIDN'T HIT THE DEER OR ANYTHING ELSE. HOWEVER, BOTH PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER FELT THAT AIRBAGS SHOULDN'T HAVE DEPLOYED. IF IN TRAFFIC, IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY BAD CHAIN REACTION, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723252May 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES PULLING TO LEFT WHEN STOPPING, DEALER SAYS FORD WORKING ON IT. DEALER FAILS TO ATTEMPT REPAIR. ADVISES ME TO DRIVE UNTIL NOTIFIED IN FUTURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862216May 19, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10MPH SPINDLE BROKE & LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. HIGHWAY PATROLMAN INDICATED SPINDLE WAS DEFECTIVE. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722575May 12, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY APPEARS TO SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR AT A STOP AND ATTEMPS TO GO. AT TIMES VEHICLE WILL SPINS REAR WHEELS IN ATTEMPT TO PROCEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861588May 8, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH AND REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, THEN WAS ALSO REARENDED. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED & WOULD NOTIFY OTHERS OF THE INCIDENT. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#861247May 2, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING CAME TO A STOP SIGN, AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, VEHICLE UPSHIFTED AND ACCELERATED. KEPT FOOT ON BRAKES AND REAR WHEELS WERE SPINNING AND SCREECHING. WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND STOP. CONTACTED DEALER, VEHICLE IS THERE NOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722035April 28, 2000
TRAILER HITCHES
TRAILER HITCH ATTACHED BY ONLY 2 OF 6 BOLTS. UPON PLACING BOAT ON HITCH, THE HITCH WAS SO LOOSE IT SHIFTED. HAD I TOWED THE BOAT, THE HITCH WOULD EVENTIALLY FAILED, SENDING A 25 FT BOAT FLIPPING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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