2000 Ford Ranger steering problems
28 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2000 Ford Ranger, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 56,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 56,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 10 crashes, 6 injuries.
What owners wrote
Consumer was traveling about 70MPH on the highway and steering: spindle: knuckle came off, lost control of vehicle, and side swiped another vehicle. Upon impact, dual airbags did deploy. One injury was sustained.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford ranger. While driving 55 MPH she heard a loud clicking noise coming from the steering column. The dealer stated that the steering rack needed to be replaced. The dealer made the repair and there have been no other occurrences. They recommended that the contact drive the vehicle twenty miles then return for a follow-up. The failure mileage was 22,310 and the current mileage was 22,331.
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