2000 Ford Ranger electrical system problems
38 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2000 Ford Ranger, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 38 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 71,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 20 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles, and 45% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 5 fires, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
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.
The positive wire connected to the alternator of a 2000 ford ranger with 39000 miles burned causing a fire. According to ford, something in the alternator system failed causing the alternator to continuously charge the battery until the wiring overheated, shorted out, sparking a fire. There was no notification of a problem prior to the engine compartment fire. After contacting ford's consumer complaint system, ford declined to resolve the problem to my satisfaction.
Other problems reported for the 2000 Ford Ranger
- Tires 150 complaints
- Body & structure 110 complaints
- Brakes 88 complaints
- Suspension 77 complaints
- Air bags 67 complaints
- Cruise control 55 complaints
- Transmission 43 complaints
- Engine 42 complaints