2000 FORD RANGER Structurebody Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 153,000.

FRAME HAS RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

BOTH THE BACK SEAT SMALL DOORS WERE LOCKED AND UNOPERABLE SINCE 2015 (THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR WITHOUT PAYING FOR SERVICE- THEY SAID WILL COST $1,000.00 FOR EACH DOOR AND JUST TO EXAM COST. THAT WAS NOT THE REPAIR COST YET) 2020 IN AUGUST, PERHAPS, THE BACK GATE DOOR FOR THE TRUNK SUDDENLY COLLAPSED, FELLED OUT FROM THE ROLLER. THAT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE BACK GATE TO THE BED OF THE TRUCK I HAD TO PUT BACK TO THE ROLLER. AND, IT IS NOT SURE THAT THE GATE IS STABLE CONDITION. UNDER THE DASHBOARD, THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER JUST TOUCHED AND COLLAPSED-BROKEN INSIDE UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND COULD NOT PULL IT OUT. SO, IT IS STILL INSIDE UNDER THE DASHBOARD (NOTICE: THAT FEATURE-THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER NOBODY USED SINCE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE- NON SMOKER OWNER). THE UNDER BODY VEHICLE COST A LOT TO REPAIR THROUGH THE YEARS. THE VEHICLE HAS...

FRAME IS ROTTED WITH ONLY 75,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. SEEMS AS TRUCK WILL BREAK IN HALF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING, A THUMPING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER PARKING, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BED OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND MISALIGNED. ALSO, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRAME BEHIND THE CAB WAS FRACTURED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. TODD JUDY FORD (7891 MACCORKLE AVE, CHARLESTON, WV) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 260,000. *TT*JB Broken frame

MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF RUST ON FRAME, FRONT AND REAR BUMPER, LEAF SPRING SHACKLE BRACKETS, BRACKET HOLDING BODY TO FRAME., AND RADIATOR SUPPORT.

RUST ON FRAME, RADIATOR SUPPORT AND UNDER CARRIAGE.

TAMARA RECALL MY PAINT IS BUBBLING AND CHIPPING

THE FRAME IS ROTTING AWAY.THE BED IS ABOUT TO FLY OFF,AND I FEAR THE REAR BUMPER,AND SPARE IS ALSO.THE TRUCK IS STILL RUNNING GOOD,BUT I AM VERY HESITENT ABOUT USING IT.

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK DOWN A MAIN ROAD AND THERE WAS A SMALL POTHOLE.IT WAS ONLY ABOUT AN INCH DEEP BY ABOUT A FOOT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK STARTED MAKING VERY LOUD NOISES GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALMOST SEEMING LIKE THE TRUCK DIDN'T WANT TO GO STRAIGHT. I PULLED OVER BECAUSE I WANTED TO CHECK IT AND HERE WAS A MASSIVE CRACK IN THE FRAME BEHIND THE SHACKLE MOUNT IN THE FRONT OF THE WHEEL WELL. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE GAS TANK MOUNT THAT THE STRAP CONNECTS DO HOLDING DIRT AND MOISTURE BEHIND IT AND ROTTED OUT A HOLE IN THE FRAME. ALSO THE GAS TANK MOUNT ROTTED COMPLEATLY OUT AND IS NO LONGER THERE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THE SAME PLACE THAT THE FRAME ROTTED OUT. THIS IS A BIG DEFECT BY FORD AS THERE IS NO WAY TO CLEAN IT OUT AND...

FRAME AND CROSSMEMBERS HAVE SEVERE FLAKING RUST AND FRAME ROT ON REAR SECTION OF FRAME BEHIND THE CAB. LEAF SPRING BRACKETS BROKE AND RIPPED OUT OF FRAME THIS SECTION HAS BEEN REPLACED APX 2 YEARS AGO. BACK SPARE TIRE REAR CROSSMEMBER HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPLACED. BED SUPPORT CROSSMEMBERS ALL RUSTED ALMOST COMPLETELY OUT LEAVING BED WEAK. THIS IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPLACED. GAS TANK CROSS MEMBER HAS RUSTED OUT AROUND BOTTOM OF MOUNT AND ALSO UP THE INSIDE OF THE FRAME RAILS. GAS TANK HOLDING STRAPS ARE IN PROCESS OF RUSTING OUT AND BREAKING. THESE ARE BEING REPLACED.

I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND ONLY NOTICED HOW SEVERE THE RUST WAS AFTER THE PURCHASE. MY VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY RUSTED ON THE BOTTOM AND HAS SEVERAL RUST HOLES ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. KNOWING THAT AT ANY MOMENT ONE BUMP COULD FINISH THE JOB AND BLOW THE FRAME OFF IS NOT GREAT. A RECALL FOR THE EXTREME RUST DAMAGE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED SINCE I HAVE NO OTHER WAY TO FIX THIS.

CAR CHASSIS IS ROTTING VERY BAD EVEN WITH NO SALT AROUND AND NEVER USED TO BEACH. HAVE A HOLE THROUGHT THE CHASSIS NEAR REAR DRIVER SIDE.

FRAME RUSTED OUT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A POTHOLE AND THE SUBFRAME TWISTED SIDEWAYS. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF SEVERAL ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE REAR, DRIVER, AND PASSENGER SIDES OF THE SUBFRAME, INCLUDING SEVERE CORROSION TO THE SPARE TIRE SUPPORT AND THE FUEL TANK STRAP WAS FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000. UPDATED 10/24/17*LJ *AS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD RANGER. DURING AN OIL CHANGE, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NOTICED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD RANGER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A RATTLING TYPE NOISE WAS PRESENT UNDER THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEAF SPRING SHACKLE CONNECTED TO THE SUBFRAME FAILED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

GOING OVER A BUMP ON CITY STREET LEAF SPRING BROKE. FRAME AROUND RADIATOR IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY. UNDER BODY FRAME RUSTED AS WELL.

LOWER CONTROL ARM BODY FRAME MOUNTS RUST ON BOTH SIDES .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

REAR FRAME RUSTED BADLY. WAS REPAIRED WAS COSTLY AS WELL AS REAR BUMPER.

THE FRAME AND BODY IS AT LEAST 50% RUSTED.

FRAME COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH DISCOVERED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE SHOCKS. NO NEED FOR THAT UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

FRAME RUSTED THROUGH.

I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF THIS TRUCK. FIRST OWNER KEPT TRUCK PRISTINE, WASHED EVERY WEEKEND REGARDLESS OF WEATHER.IT WAS SPOTLESS EXCEPT FOR ROTTEN FRONT BUMPER. TEN MONTHS LATER A FOOT AND HALF OF FRAME BADLY ROTTEN. I WIRED UP REAR BUMPER AND KEPT IT THAT WAY UNTIL I HAD THE MONEY FOR A FRAME WELD. BOUGHT STEEL TO DO THIS. IT WAS LIKE THIS FOR A LONG WHILE AND ROT DID NOT SPREAD. LAST DECEMBER TRUCK WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS NOT THERE. A FRIEND WAS DRIVING. SHE WAS AT A FULL STOP WAITING AT A LIGHT AND WAS REAR-ENDED. I LATER LOOKED AT THE TRUCK AND IT SEEMED EASILY REPAIRABLE TO ME. ONLY PASSENGER FENDER WRINKLED. I WOULD MAKE A WOODEN BED. WHEN I FINALLY GOT THROUGH THE INSURANCE HASSLES AND MY MECHANIC RECEIVED MY TRUCK IN 2/ 2015. I HAD TO WAIT TO DO ANYTHING WITH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD RANGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS, THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE MAINFRAME BEHIND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, NO SOLUTION WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,858.

I OWN A 2000 FORD RANGER WITH A BADLY RUSTED FRAME PROBLEM,FORD DENIES THE PROBLEM,IT STARTED WHEN I WENT TO GET MY FIRST INSPECTION AFTER I BOUGHT IT USED IN 2012,I NEVER NOTICED THAT IT HAD A BAD FRAME AS THE TRUCK WAS IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION,I WENT TO SEARS FOR MY INSPECTION AND THEY FOUND A RUSTED FRAME PART WHICH I HAD TO HAVE WELDED BUT NOW AFTER GOIN INTO THE 4TH ROTTED FRAME PROBLEM (GAS TANK STRAPS) AND A REAR TIRE HOLDER RUSTED THROUGH I AM TOTALLY DISGUSTED,THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AS I HAVE OWNED VEHICLES ALL MY LIFE AND NEVER RAN INTO A PROBLEM LIKE THIS,THAT GAS TANK COULD OF FALLEN OUT AND CAUSED MY LIFE AS WELL AS OTHERS.I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS FORD PROBLEM,THERE ARE MANY MANY FORD OWNERS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM.TOYOTA RECALLED THERE FRAME PROBLEMS BUT WHO IS PAYIN OFF FORD...

THE FRAME AND ONLY THE FRAME IS RUSTED OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE REAR BUMPER THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE FRAME SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 218,000.

VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED SEVERE FRAME AND UNDERBODY RUST FOR SEVERAL YEARS; DURING LAST INSPECTION MECHANIC CAUTIONED THAT VEHICLE WAS BADLY RUSTED BUT STILL ABLE TO PASS INSPECTION. I VISUALLY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THIS EVENING AND FOUND SEVERE DELAMINATION TO FRAME MEMBERS AND SEVERE RUSTING OF BED UNDERFRAME. CROSSMEMBER SUPPORTING BED IS RUSTED THROUGH OR NON-EXISTENT IN APPROXIMATELY 40% OF SURFACE AREA. SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNTS, LEAF SPRING MOUNTS, FUEL TANK SUPPORTS, AND FUEL LINES SIGNIFICANTLY RUSTED. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO REAR BRAKE LINES FAILED AT LOW SPEED AND VEHICLE NEARLY COLLIDED WITH PARKED CARS AND ADJANCENT STONE WALL. MECHANIC ATTRIBUTED BRAKE FAILURE TO RUST THROUGH OF REAR BRAKE SYSTEM. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND IS STILL OWNED BY ORIGINAL OWNER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED SINCE NEW AND PROPERLY CARED FOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR FRAME AND THE SPARE TIRE FRAME WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR FRAME, SPARE TIRE, SPARE FRAMING, THE FRAME RAILING AND SHACKLE MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

I HAVE A 2000 FORD RANGER 4X4. THE FRAME IS ROTTING AWAY TOWARDS THE BACK END OF THE TRUCK. IN 2011, THE REAR BUMPER WAS FALLING OFF. I HAD TO REMOVE IT BEFORE IT COMPLETELY CAME OFF. I WAS AFRAID IT WOULD FALL OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IN 2008 I TOWED A CAR A COUPLE OF HUNDRED MILES ON THE HIGHWAY. I SHUDDER TO THINK HOW WEAK THAT BUMPER WAS AND WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE CAR I TOWED WAS A BIT HEAVIER. AROUND THE SAME TIME I HAD TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE FROM ITS HOLDER UNDER THE TRUCK BED - THE SPARE TIRE AND BRACKETRY WAS SLOWLY SAGGING TO THE GROUND. AGAIN, IT WAS REMOVED BEFORE IT COMPLETELY FELL OFF. MOST RECENTLY BOTH REAR LEAF SPRINGS AND THEIR BRACKETS COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY FROM THE FRAME. THE WHOLE REAR END OF THE FRAME NEEDS TO BE REPLACED....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS CORRODED FROM RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

NOT REALLY AN INCIDENT, MORE OF A COMPLAINT. WE BOUGHT A 2000 RANGER APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO. THE SPARE TIRE WAS MISSING AND WE FOUND OUT WHY. THE SPARE TIRE WINCH ASSEMBLY WAS A BLOCK OF RUST AND THE SHEET METAL THAT MADE UP THE HOLDER THAT THE CARRIER WAS ATTACHED TO IS SO SEVERELY ROTTED THAT IT COULD NOT POSSIBLY EVEN HOLD A TIRE. THE SHEET METAL MENTIONED IS A STRUCTURAL PART OF THE REAR FRAME AND IT HAS MAJOR ROT AND SHOULD PROBABLY BE REPLACED. MY SON NEEDED A SPARE TIRE SO SINCE THERE WAS NO HOLDER HE PUT IT IN THE BED. WHEN HE PUT IT IN THE BED IN BOUNCED TO THE RIGHT AND PUT A LARGE HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE BED JUST BEHIND THE CAB. WE STARTED TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE BED ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS SO...

APPROX 10 MINUTES AFTER I HAD GOTTEN HOME I HEARD A NOISE AND LOOKED OUTSIDE.. IT WAS 1:20 A.M; I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. AN EXPLOSION COMPLETELY BLEW OFF THE HOOD. THE TEMPERATURE OF THE FIRE WAS HOT ENOUGH THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD MELTED OFF OF THE TRUCK ITSELF. NO INJURIES OCCURRED FROM THE FIRE. FIRE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. *TR

VEHICLE HAS SEVERE FRAME RUST. RECENTLY REAR BUMPER FELL OFF DUE TO FRAME DETERIORATION. BUMPER BRACKETS HAD NOTHING TO SECURE TO. MORE RECENTLY, ONE OF THE STRAPS HOLDING THE GAS TANK BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME DUE TO SEVERE DETERIORATION OF THE FRAME. I HAD TO IMPROVISE A RESTRAINT STRAP SINCE A REPLACEMENT WOULD DO NO GOOD SINCE THE FRAME CONNECTION AREA WAS ROTTED THRU. LEAF SPRING BRACKETS ARE ON THE VERGE OF SEPARATION FROM THE FRAME, AGAIN DUE TO SEVERE FRAME DETERIORATION. THE EXTERIOR BODY AND INTERIOR ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. FOR A 2000 VEHICLE TO HAVE THIS SERIOUS OF A FRAME PROBLEM HAS TO BE THE RESULT FOR POOR MATERIAL AND/OR MATERIAL RUST PROOFING. FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BY OTHER 2000 RANGER OWNERS FOR SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 FORD RANGER AND THE FRAME IS BROKEN AT THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WONT PASS INSPECTION. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 160K MILES. AND TO REPAIR IT IT WILL COST OVER $1000. *TR

COMPONENT STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS . VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO BROKEN FRAME. AUTO MECHANIC TOLD ME THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO FALL OUT DUE TO FRAME. *TR

REAR BUMPER BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME. WHEN INVESTIGATING FOUND THE FRAME WHERE THE REAR BUMPER ATTACHES TO AS WELL AS THE SPARE TIRE IS COMPLETELY ROTTED AWAY. EXTERIOR BODY IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE BUT THE FRAME IS BADLY RUSTED FROM FRONT TO BACK. I AM SCARE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE OR FEAR OF A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE FRAME. CAN NOT REPAIR TO REATTACH THE BUMPER BECAUSE THERE IS LITERALLY NO SOUND METAL LEFT ON THE FRAME TO WELD TO. *TR

LEFT REAR SPRING SHACKLE SNAPPED FROM FRAME. EXCESSIVE FRAME ROT IN MANY AREAS. VEHICLE MOST LIKELY WILL NOT PASS NEXT STATE INSPECTION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE I LOOKED TO SEE THE FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH IN AT LEAST TWO PLACES, THE SHOCK ABSORBER UPPER MOUNT HAD RUSTED OFF. THE GAS TANK STRAPS MOUNTS WERE ABOUT TO FAIL. I HAD REPLACED THE GAS TANK FEEDER TUBE THAT HAD CORRODED OFF THE YEAR BEFORE. THE TRUCK BODY IS STILL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION BUT THE FRAME APPEARS TO BE GONE. THE TRUCK HAS SEEN VERY LIGHT DUTY AND HAS NEVER BEEN USED OFF ROAD. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE FOUND MANY OF THE SAME OCCURRENCES ON THE INTERNET.

THE WHOLE FRAME IS RUSTED WITH HOLES.THE BACK BUMPER FELL OFF ON ONE SIDE AND WAS DRAGGING BEHIND ME WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS HOLES IN THE FLOORBOARD AND THE BACK BRACKETS THAT HOLD TENSION BAR RUSTED OFF. *TR

WHILE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE REAR BUMPER FELL OFF. AFTER GETTING UNDER THE VEHICLE I FOUND THE FRAME TO BE RUSTED FROM THE FURTHEST POINT BACK TO THE AXLE AREA.LOOKING INTO IT MORE I FOUND THE CROSS MEMBER TO BE RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT IT IS READY TO FALL OFF. THE GAS TANK HOLDING STRAPS ARE RUSTED FROM THE FRAME, NOT SURE WHAT'S HOLDING THE GAS TANK IN PLACE. THE SPARE TIRE HOLDER IS RUSTED AND READY TO COME OFF. I REMOVED THE SPARE A PLACED IT IN THE BED FOR NOW. THE BED AND ITS MOUNTS ARE SHOT, THE BED CAN BE PICKED UP A GOOD TWO INCHES OFF THE FRAME. BASICALLY THE TRUCK IS NOTHING BUT RUST FROM THE CAB BACK. I WAS LUCKY WHEN THE BUMPER FELL OFF 1/2 HOUR EARLIER I WAS TRAVELING ON A STATE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 60-65 MPH. I HAVE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE SIDE OF THE FRAME APPEARED TO BE HIGHER THAN THE OTHER SIDE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

THERE IS A LOT OF FRAME RUST ON MY TRUCK. ESPECIALLY WHERE THE FRAME CONNECTS TO THE BED. I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH THE REAR SPRING SHACKLE BRACKETS, BOTH BROKE OFF BECAUSE OF RUST. TWICE THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE, LUCKILY I SAW THIS WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED AND NOW WHILE I WAS DRIVING WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. THE REAR BUMPERS PAINT HAS PEELED OFF AND THE NOW IS VERY RUSTY AND IT COULD FALL OFF AT ANYTIME. *TR

MY FORD RANGER IS A 2000 ITS A GOOD TRUCK BUT THE FRAME IS ROTTED COMPLETLY OUT. OTHER THAN THE FRAME THE ONLY OTHER RUST ON THE TRUCK IS THE BUMPERS. I PAID $3000 FOR THE TRUCK 8 MONTHS AGO IF I LOOSE THAT MONEY CAUSE FORD DOES NOT FIX IT I WILL BE A VERY MAD PERSON. I MAY NOT BE HAS MAD BUT THIS TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE FRAME. *TR

FRAME ROTTED. I FEEL AS THOUGH IT IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY MANY RANGERS WITH THE YEAR AROUND 2000. I HAD A CRACKED FRAME ABOUT 2 FEET FORWARD OF WHERE FROM SUSPENSION FOR REAR TIRES MEET FRAME. CRACKED FRAME COMPLETELY AND WHEN BED WAS REMOVED CAUSE TRUCK TO COLLAPSE AND BE IMMOVEABLE UNTIL FRAME WAS SIMPLY PATCHED TO BE MOVED. HAD TO JUNK TRUCK DUE TO CONDITION AND REPAIR COSTS WERE MORE THAN TRUCK WAS WORTH. VERY UPSET WITH 2000 FORD RANGER I PURCHASED. SPENT ALOT OF MONEY AND DIDNT EVEN GET A YEAR OUT OF TRUCK. NEVER USED TO TOW OR AS WORK TRUCK. NEVER MORE THAN 200 POUNDS IN BED AND STILL HAD FRAME PROBLEMS. SOME THING IS VERY WRONG WITH FORD RANGER FRAMES. WHEN WILL SOMETHING BE DONE . I MAY NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE DUE TO THIS UNFORTUNATE BUT ALL TOO COMMON FRAME FAILURE. *TR

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

BOTH FRONT SHOCKS HAVE LEAKED OIL OUT, UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, CRACKS INSIDE BUMPER, HEADLINER AND OTHER BODY JOINTS SHIFTING POSITION, LEFT RADIATOR MOUNT COMPRESSED BADLY. THIS IS THE SECOND RANGER I HAVE SEEN THIS ON TODAY.*AK