2000 Ford Ranger

MY 2000 FORD RANGER FRAME HAS DETERIORATED IN AN UNBELIEVABLE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IN THE LAST 3 YEAR ESPECIALLY THE FRAME HAS GOTTEN HOLES THROUGH IT AND SOMETHINGS HAVE BROKEN AND FALLEN OFF. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BROKEN OFF THE FRAME DURING DRIVING THE VEHICLE: SPRING SHACKLES,SHOCK MOUNTS,GAS TANK STRAP & BRAKE LINES.THIS VEHICLE WAS A VERY WELL KEPT & CAREFULLY SCRUTINIZED FOR EVERY DETAIL MECHANICAL & COSMETIC.THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW & ALTHOUGH 11 YEARS OLD IT SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED TO THIS EXTENT AT ALL. DANGEROUS TO SAY THE LEAST. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT SO MANY OWNERS OF THIS YEAR FORD RANGER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM UNTIL I DID SOME RESEARCH. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 FORD RANGER THAT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH SEVERE RUSTING OF THE CHASSIS SINCE I HAVE OWNED IN 2002; WHILE ON THE MASS TURNPIKE IN 2007 I LOST MY BRAKES BECAUSE THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH; I TOOK IT TO MONROE MUFFLER TO HAVE IT FIXED; I SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTOBODY SHOP AND PAID THEM $1100.00 TO COAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WITH A PRODUCT CALLED POR-15("PAINT ON RUST 15"); IT APPEARS THAT THE CORROSION HAD CONTINUED;IN DECEMBER 2010 THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK & I HAD TO TURN THE TRUCK OFF TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. *TR

VEHICLE: 2000 FORD RANGER 4WD. HAS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED AND GARAGE-KEPT SINCE PURCHASED NEW. HAVE NOTICED SIGNIFICANT RUST ON ALL PARTS OF FRAME. THIS YEAR, MECHANIC SAID REAR SPRING SHACKLES NEEDED REPLACED BECAUSE THEY HAD RUSTED THROUGH. WHEN TRYING TO REPLACE SHACKLES, MECHANIC NOTED COMPLETE RUST-THROUGH OF FRAME, INCLUDING SEVERAL LARGE HOLES. A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WAS FABRICATED AND BOLTED TO THE FRAME AND SHACKLE BOLTED THROUGH THE PLATE. MECHANIC SAID OTHER PARTS OF FRAME ARE RUSTING BADLY AND IT'S "ONLY A MATTER OF TIME" BEFORE THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE. BOTH THE MECHANIC AND THE OWNER OF THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON TO FORD RANGERS. IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED AND SPARE TIRE APPARATUS WAS REMOVED, BOTH DUE TO RUST-THROUGH. IF THIS PROBLEM IS "VERY COMMON" TO FORD RANGERS AND NOT TO OTHER VEHICLES, WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? MILEAGE AT TIME OF FRAME REPAIR: 91,071. *TR

I OWN A 2000 FORD RANGER 4X4. LAST YEAR, I NOTED A LOUD THUMPING FROM THE REAR ON A WASHBOARD ROAD AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH FOR THE CAUSE AND FOUND THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRING SHACKLES HAD COMPLETELY ROTTED OFF AND THE REAR OF THE LEAF SPRINGS WERE RESTING AGAINST THE TRUCKS BED. I TOOK IT TO A FRAME SHOP AND HAD THE SHACKLES REPLACED BUT THE TECHNICIAN MAKE NOTE TO ME THAT THE FRAME HAD A LOT OF SURFACE RUST BUILT UP AND MUCH OF THE METAL FUEL AND BRAKE TUBING WAS HEAVILY CORRODED AND RUSTING. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES AT THE TIME. IT NOW HAS 88,000. *TR

MY 2000 FORD RANGER SUPERCAB HAS A BADLY RUSTED FRAME. I RECENTLY WAS UNDER THE VEHICLE TO DO EXHAUST WORK WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH AT THE REAR LEAF SPRING SUPPORT SHACKLE. ALSO, THE FRAME SUPPORT FOR THE REAR BUMPER IS RUSTED AND THE FRAME IS SPLIT. I BROUGHT PHOTOS OF THE FRAME TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPROMISED BUT STATED THAT FORD DID NOT HAVE A RECALL OR ANY REMEDIATION PROGRAM FOR THIS PROBLEM. IN SHORT, THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 109,000 MILES ON IT AND IS NOW NOT SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD AND IS ONLY WORTH SCRAPE VALUE. I WOULD HOPE TO SEE FORD DIRECTED TO CHECK THE EXTENT OF THIS PROBLEM AND BE REQUIRE TO MAKE REPAIRS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS CRACKED NEAR THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH SEVERAL IDENTICAL FAILURES FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TALKED TO A FORD DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 64,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CONTACT OBSERVED AN UNUSUAL CLUNKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAMES WERE RUSTED AND COULD NOT BE REPLACED DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.