2000 Ford Ranger

MY FORD RANGER HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WHEN I TURN ON MY TURNING SIGNAL SMOKE RISES FROM MY STEERING COLUMN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND SOMEDAYS IT WILL NOT (THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE). THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND I TURNED ON MY TURNING SIGNAL AND WHEN I DID MY ABS KICKED IN THE ABS LIGHT ON MY DASH TURNED ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY TRUCK TO CHUG UP TO THE GAS STATION OFF THE NEXT EXIT. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. MY HUSBAND HAS A 1999 FORD RANGER AND HE HAS EXPERIENCED SMOKE FROM HIS TURN SIGNAL ALSO, AS WELL AS HIS WINDSHEILD WIPERS TURNING ON SPONTANIOUSLY (OFTEN WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS USED).

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. THEY BASICALLY WASHED THEIR HANDS OF THE ISSUE STATING IT WAS NOT A FORD DESIGN PROBLEM AND THAT I COULD NOT ELEVATE THE PROBLEM TO ANY OTHER LEVEL WITHIN FORD. *JB

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, HOT WIRE MELTED OFF OF THE ALTERNATOR AND MELTED ONTO OTHER WIRING AND HOSES. THE PART WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM REOCCURED. THE DEALER STATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. MR THE CONSUMER TALKED TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND WAS TOLD THE WRONG SIZE ALTERNATOR WAS INSTALLED BY FORD WITH A 95 AMP AND THE VEHICLE REQUIRES A 130 AMP. THER WAS NO SIGN THAT THE MELTING HAD OCCURED UNTIL THE BATTERY WENT DEAD. SCC

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