2000 FORD RANGER Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING IN AN ICE STORM CONSUMER TRAVELED OVER AN ICE PATCH AND RAN HEAD-ON INTO A WALL. UPON IMACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLY WHILE TRAVELING 55-65 MPH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED AFTER 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. THEN, AGAIN AFTER 3 MONTHS DUE TO GRINDING NOISE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CURRENTLY, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOUND THIS WAS DUE TO CALIPERS BEING FAULTY, ROTORS AND PADS NEED REPLACED AGAIN AT THIS TIME.*AK CONSUMER STATED RIMS AND TIRES WERE ALSO REPLACED, SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION WAS NOT GIVEN. *SLC

BRAKES ARE DEFECTED, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

SINGLE TRUCK ROLLOVER. DRIVER EJECTED AND KILLED INSTANTLY. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD70 TIRESIZE: P255/70R15)

VEHICLE HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, CONSUMER KEPT FOOT ON BRAKE, VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD AND REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT, BRAKES HAD FAILED. TOWED TO DEALER, WHO FOUND BRAKE SYSTEM CONTAMINATED WITH MOTOR OIL. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR WARRANTY, STATED CONSUMER MUST HAVE PUT MOTOR OIL IN BRAKE LINE.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A CRASH. NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. FRONT FRAME BENT, AND THE OIL PAN CRACKED. DEALERSHIP WAS CURRENTLY IN POSSESSION OF VEHICLE, AND NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE FOR CAUSE OF DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

TOOK TRUCK IN AT 5000 MILES FOR ENGINE PROBLEMS-THE SAID IT WAS A CARBON BUILD UP.TOOK BACK IN FOR ENGINE A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER FOR SAME PROBLEM -THEY REPLACED ENGINE.THAT ENGINE WAS BAD TOOK BACK IN AGAIN AND THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE AGAIN.THEN 1 1/2 MONTHS LATER TOOK IN FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS-(NOT SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR) THEY FIXED THE TANSMISSION.HAVE HADTRUCK I 3 TIMES FOR DOOR AJAR SENSORS GOING OFF.INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FALLING OFF.TAILGATE DOESN'T OPERATE PROPELY.ENGINE WAS MAKING LOUD HOWLING NOISE.MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE,TOTALLY UNDEPENDABLE FORD MOTOR COMPANY SAYS YOU BOUGHT IT YOU'RE STUCK WITH IT.

PE 00 020/TREAD SEPARATION: LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH, WITH DRIVER ONLY IN A 2000, FORD, RANGER; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P225/70R15, DOT# HYUUIPO130. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TIRES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK *SLC

FIRESTONE WILL NOT HONOR RECALL ON TEMP USE ONLY SPARE TIRE. I FEEL A 15'' SPARE ON A TRUCK WITH 16'' OEM TIRES WOULD MAKE THE SPARE MORE PRONE TO BLOW OUT IN USE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANTOHER VEHICLE AND AT SPEED OF 20 MPH, AND BOTH PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP PRIOR TO COLLISION ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP. *AK