2000 FORD RANGER Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY ABOUT 70MPH CONSUMER FELT A VIBRATION AND THUMPING NOISE. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THE TIRE IS A FIRESTONE HT. *AK

ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL, REOCCURRENCES HAVE CAUSED CONSUMER TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER 7 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, LAST REPAIR WAS 1 YEAR AGO, VEHICLE IS ACTING SLUGGISH, THE OIL PAN AND REAR MAIL OIL SEAL WAS THE CAUSE OF THE OIL LEAK.*AK. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR, THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE COMPRESSOR WAS LEAKING.*JB

WHILE DRIVING 45-50MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE, AND FRONT END ENDED UP BURIED IN A DITCH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER SIDE NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

WHILE APPLYING ACCELERATOR VEHICLE MAKES A RATTLING NOISE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER FELL INTO THE INSIDE OF THE DASH. THE DEALER TELLS ME THIS WAS THE RESULT OF AN "EXTERNAL DEVICE" BEING PLUGGED IN TO THE LIGHTER SOCKET INSTEAD OF THE AUXILIARY POWER OUTLET. IT IS MY DAUGHTER'S TRUCK AND SHE RARELY PLUGS HER CELL PHONE CHARGER IN TO THE LIGHTER. THE DEALER TELLS ME THIS CREATED ENOUGH HEAT TO MELT THE MOUNTING TABS ON THE INSIDE OF THE DASH ALLOWING THE LIGHTER TO FALL INSIDE. I ASK YOU: IF A CELL PHONE CHARGER CAN CREATE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WHY DOES THE LIGHTER SOCKET READLIY ACCEPT THE PLUG OF THE CHARGER? WHY ISN'T IT SIZED DIFFERENTLY TO PREVENT THIS? WHY DIDN'T A FUSE BLOW LONG BEFORE THIS MUCH HEAT WAS GENERATED? HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE RISKING THEIR LIVES PLUGGING THEIR CELL PHONE CHARGERS IN TO THE LIGHTER? I HAVE A NICE (1) PAGE LETTER WRITTEN ABOUT THIS SITUATION BUT THERE IS NO PROVISION TO ATTACH IT TO THIS FORM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE.*AK

TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT STAY ON FOR FULL TURN OR LANE CHANGE. DEALER SAYS ITS NOT A PROBLEM AND THERE ARE NO "FIXES". THIS IS UNSATISFACTORY TO ME. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND HELP US GET IT FIXED. *AK

THE SHIFT SOLENOID WENT ON THIS VEHICLE AT 55000 MILES...WHICH IS OUTRAGEOUS...I CAN'T SEE A VEHICLE THAT HAS NOT BEEN USED TO IT'S FULLEST EXTENT (NO TOWING OR PLOWING) AND IT'S TRANSMISSION IS ALREADY FAILING..I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER'S REPORTED LIKE THIS BUT I JUST WANTED TO NOTIFY YOU IN CASE!*AK

CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE BRAKE WILL LOCK UP, AND AT TIMES HAD TO REVERSE VEHICLE FAR ENOUGH SO THAT EMERGENCY BRAKE PAWL COULD RELEASE.*AK. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO DEALER TWICE, AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER THE SECOND RETURN, THE DEALER ORDERED A NEW CABLE FOR LEFT REAR BRAKE, THE NEW CABLE WAS NOT INSTALLED UNTIL AFTER THE VEHICLE ROLLED OUT OF THE YARD STRIKING A TREE.*JB

CONSUMER WAS PULLING VEHICLE INSIDE OF A DRIVEWAY AND FRONT TIRE HIT AGAINST THE CURB. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS STALLING, THE DEALER REPLACED A FUEL REGULATOR, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL.*YD