2000 FORD RANGER Complaints

CHROME COVER THAT IS MOUNTED AT A 40 DEGREE ANGLE WHICH PROTECTS ENGINE EQUIPMENT CAUSES VEHICLE TO LIFT WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, AND RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CONSUMER TOOK COVER OFF AND WAS RELEIVED OF PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

WOULD BE DRIVING AND HAD VIBRATION IN LEFT REAR. IT BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WOULD FEEL LIKE A FLAT TIRE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF VIBRATION.*AK CONSUMER FEELS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING OF THE LEFT REAR SUSPENSION, ALSO STATING IF THIS WERE A TIRE PROBLEM, THE LEFT REAR TIRE WOULD NOT BE THE ONLY ONE BEING AFFECTED, COULD BE A TIRE PROBLEM THOUGH, CONSUMER HAS FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, DOT 8XHLIP4. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM DASHBOARD ON RIGHT HAND SIDE. SMOKE STARTED TO OBSTRUCT DRIVER'S VISION, CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, AND WHEN EXITING VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE UN VEHICLE. CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

I HAVE COMPLAINED OF CONSTANTLY RECEIVING MASSIVE ELECTRICAL SHOCKS FROM THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL. THERE IS NOTHING NORMAL ABOUT THE SHOCKS ME AND MY PASSENGERS RECIEVE UPON LEAVING THE VEHICLE. IT BECAME INCREASINGLY WORSE THE MORE I HAVE DRIVEN IT. I REPORTED TO FORT CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE LINE THAT I BEGAN RECIVING MULTIPE SHOCKS EVEN WHEN I WAS GETTING GAS . THE SHOCK WAS SO SEVERE I DROPPED THE GAS NOZZEL ON THE GROUND. NO ACTIONS WERE TAKEN OTER THAN ATTACH A LITTLE NOTE TO THE REPAIR ORDER WITH FORD STATING STATIC SHOCK WAS NORMAL.THESE ARE STATIC SHOCKS ON STEROIDS, THEY WILL JUMP A HALF INCH TO GET YOU ,AND GO THROUGH A LEATHER COAT AND A HEAVY SHIRT. ON SUNDAY MARCH 25TH AT 8:30 AM I HAD JUST FINISHED FILLING MY TANK WITH GASS THE NOZZEL CLICKED OFF I REACHED FOR IT TO REMOVE IT AND RECIEVED A SPARK WHICH CAUSED A FLASH OFF AND BURNED THE HAIR OFF MY HAND. MY GIRLFRIEND LINDA MERRILL WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND WITNESSED THE EVENT.. IAM VERY AFRAID OF THIS VEHICLE AND CANNOT AFFORD TO SELL IT . PLEASE ASSIST ME ON REPAIRING IT OR GETTING IT BOUGHT BACK. *AK

THE FIRESTONE TIRE (WILDERNESS AT P 215/75R15) TIRE ON THE FRONT FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND VEHICLE COLLISION, THE AIR BAGS EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT, TWO INJURIES TO CONSUMERS DUE TO FAILURES. *MJS

VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS DEALER DID ALIGMENT , DISASSEMBLED BRAKES, AND INSPECTED THEM, BUT DEFECT STILLS OCCURS. *AK THE MISALIGNMENT CAUSED WEAR ON LEFT FRONT TIRE. ALIGNMENT WAS DONE TWICE AND CONSUMER WAS TAKING BACK THE VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER ALIGNMENT. *YH

AT 30 MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE STOPPED AND CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK. WHEN WE LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK WE SAW GASOLINE POURING FROM THE AREA AROUND THE GAS TANK AND ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.

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

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 )

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