2000 FORD RANGER Complaints

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