2000 Ford Ranger problems
NHTSA has received 849 complaints about the 2000 Ford Ranger, and 18% of them involve tires. After that come body & structure (13%) and brakes (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 849 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Tires 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 109 and 13
- Injuries and deaths
- 104 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 85,000 miles 367 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 13 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 50 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 43 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 65 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 49 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 35 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 52 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 27 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 15 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 8 |
| 200k+ miles | 10 |
What the data shows
Among the 367 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 85,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 109 complaints mention a crash; 13 complaints mention a fire; 104 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 81% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 28 model years of the Ford Ranger with enough data (479 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While driving at 35 MPH consumer's vehicle collided with the left side of another vehicle that ran a stop sign. There were five injuries between the two vehicles. The police cited the consumer in the other car for running the stop sign. Consumer was wearing seat belt. However, upon impact, air bags failed to deploy.
While driving at 40 MPH two front wilderness/at p245/75r16 tires completely separated from rim, coming off the truck, and causing rollover. Ford and firestone have been contacted. Firestone wilderness at p245/75/r16
Consumer was traveling on highway and saw smoke in rearview mirror. He pulled over to the shoulders ,and he jumped out of vehicle. Vehicle was on fire. Vehicle was totaled. Fire department was notifiied, and stated that fire was caused by a mechanical malfunction of the fuel injection system.
While driving there was unwanted acceleration. The consumer states it becomes very violent upon coming to a stop. When the consumer stopped using the auto speed control the surging did not occur until early 2005. There was a banging noise coming from the rear when braking due to the rear speed sensor and the brake pump, it made the vehicle feel as if it were being hit in the back.
Tl* -the contact owns a 2000 ford ranger. The vehicle was taken to an inspection station. The technician observed that the frame exhibited massive holes. In addition, the frame was fractured in two. The rear vehicle bumper was not fastened correctly which contributed to the failure. There were no prior warnings. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 103,000. The current mileage was 103, 733.