Was loading a washing machine in the bed of the truck, and heard a crack. I looked under the truck to see the left rear shock mount broken off the frame. Upon further inspection I found the frame had holes rusted through in numerous spots. The body is good shape. I wash the truck regularly, including the under side, so I don't know why it has rotted in spots. I am very unhappy about this, as I have older trucks that have not rusted, that see harsh use on our farm. This is my daily driver that is for personal use, and I loved this truck till I saw that.
2000 Ford Ranger body complaints
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The frame on my 2000 ford ranger has rusted through to the point I don't feel safe putting anything in the bed of my truck. It needs to be repaired before I will even feel safe putting it back on the road. I couldn't believe the poor overall condition of the frame but the worst part is at the rear leaf spring shackles, holes completely through. Haven't checked the rest of the frame thoroughly but will this week before I decide if it's even worth the cost of repairs. This was very disappointing to find on a truck that has been fairly well maintained over the years. I wish I would have gotten a full size truck. I guess I better do a little research before I buy something else. I found out that a lot of people are/were aware of the frame issues with these trucks many years ago. I wish I would have done a little homework before buying this ranger, at least I would have oil sprayed or something to prevent premature failure. Will have to see what else is out there next time I buy a truck. I was hoping to find frame recall info on this issue but I see there are a lot of upset ranger owners out there because there isn't one. My previous f150 was around for a lot longer than this one will be. Signed. Disappointed with my 2000 ranger xlt extended cab 3.0.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford ranger. The contact stated that upon inspection, it was found that the rear leaf springs had failed. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where the failure was confirmed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 124,000. Updated 07/01/14 ma the consumer also stated three brake lines failed, the tailgate failed and the rear bumper rusted out.
The frame is rusted through on the rear area of the truck and has become dangerous to drive.
I have a 2000 ford ranger 4x4. The frame is rotting away towards the back end of the truck. In 2011, the rear bumper was falling off. I had to remove it before it completely came off. I was afraid it would fall off while I was driving. In 2008 I towed a car a couple of hundred miles on the highway. I shudder to think how weak that bumper was and what could have happened if the car I towed was a bit heavier. Around the same time I had to remove the spare tire from its holder under the truck bed - the spare tire and bracketry was slowly sagging to the ground. Again, it was removed before it completely fell off. Most recently both rear leaf springs and their brackets completely rusted away from the frame. The whole rear end of the frame needs to be replaced. This truck has become unsafe to drive - it only has 135,000 or so miles on it. The rest of the truck is in excellent condition - no rust on the body. The engine runs fine. Just the rear 1/4 or so of the frame is disintegrating.
I have a 2000 ranger and was told by a repair shop that is not safe to drive due to the rear shackles and leaf spring hangers being completely rotted off the frame. The whole rear frame is rotted also and barely holding the rear bumper on. I researched this problem and found that almost every ranger like mine has this problem, both older and newer years. This issue is so bad that auto parts stores are keeping these parts in stock. These trucks are not safe and should be recalled especially in states which do not have annual inspections like mine, michigan.
Rear right frame rail rotted off of truck bumper sagging. Rust incursion into leaf spring shackle affecting leaf spring mount.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford ranger. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who stated that the entire frame was corroded from rust. The vehicle was damaged beyond repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 66,000.
Not really an incident, more of a complaint. We bought a 2000 ranger approximately a year ago. The spare tire was missing and we found out why. The spare tire winch assembly was a block of rust and the sheet metal that made up the holder that the carrier was attached to is so severely rotted that it could not possibly even hold a tire. The sheet metal mentioned is a structural part of the rear frame and it has major rot and should probably be replaced. My son needed a spare tire so since there was no holder he put it in the bed. When he put it in the bed in bounced to the right and put a large hole in the side of the bed just behind the cab. We started to check out the rest of the bed only to find out that it was so rusted that it was literally stating to crumble in spots. While checking it out we put several more holes in the floor of the bed and the sides just by poking around with a screwdriver. The bed is a stepside and there is no metal left under the steps at all, if you were to step on either side you would crack the fiberglass sides. We are now in the process of having to replace the bed. All of the bolts had to be cut out due to the rust. Once we got the bed off we were shocked to see that the frame was covered top to bottom with rust. I have restored older trucks in the past some from the 40's and I have never encountered rust like I have seen on this one, it almost looks like there was no paint on it from the factory at all. We are still in the process of wire brushing the frame so we can spray a rust converter and try to repaint the frame. I have read several other complaints regarding the rust on these trucks and firmly believe that ford should be held accountable just like toyota was when they had a similar situation involving rusted frames on their trucks. Trust me I am a die hard ford fan but I bought this for my son and I am very disappointed.
Well the frame looks very cheap now and is really flaking badly almost to the point where I don't know if I should even drive the vehicle. There is a huge hole in the frame that went unnoticed until now.
Approx 10 minutes after I had gotten home I heard a noise and looked outside.. It was 1:20 a.m; I called the fire department because the whole front end of the truck had caught on fire. An explosion completely blew off the hood. The temperature of the fire was hot enough that the alternator had melted off of the truck itself. No injuries occurred from the fire. Fire is still under investigation.
Bought truck for my son for 3,500 a month later frame rusted thru. Stopped him from driving it death trap ett auto sales gave me 1000 dollars back burned me for 2500 . Springs were coming off .frame other side cracked. Sparetire rusting off.this vehicle should be crushed.
Vehicle has severe frame rust. Recently rear bumper fell off due to frame deterioration. Bumper brackets had nothing to secure to. More recently, one of the straps holding the gas tank broke away from the frame due to severe deterioration of the frame. I had to improvise a restraint strap since a replacement would do no good since the frame connection area was rotted thru. Leaf spring brackets are on the verge of separation from the frame, again due to severe frame deterioration. The exterior body and interior are in good condition. For a 2000 vehicle to have this serious of a frame problem has to be the result for poor material and/or material rust proofing. Found numerous complaints by other 2000 ranger owners for similar issues.
Two-thousand ford ranger with the frame rotted out on rails and cross member. This truck has only 51,000 miles and will no longer pass inspection. The engine, body and interior is perfect. These trucks should be under a mandatory recall just like toyota trucks.
I have a 2000 ford ranger and the frame is broken at the rear right wheel. I was told that it wont pass inspection. The truck has only 160k miles. And to repair it it will cost over $1000.
Component structure: frame and members:underbody shields . Vehicle will not pass inspection due to broken frame. Auto mechanic told me the engine is about to fall out due to frame.
The frame on the truck is cracked badly behind the cab on the passenger side. There is not excessive rust to justify the cracked frame. The truck was in a minor accident over a year ago and was repaired completely. There was a complete inspection of the whole truck at that time and there was no frame damage. The truck is making a rattling sound behind the cab and we need to make a repair to fix this before continuing to drive it. Wondering if there is a recall on the 2000 ford ranger like the toyota.
I took the truck to have muffler replaced and behind both front wheels the frame is rotten to the point it is no longer safe to drive. 3 years ago I had the tie rod end fall out in the driveway. The truck runs great, body is still shiny and in good shape but the frame is totally rotten. When the truck was about 4 years old the oil pan rotted out and to replace it the motor has to be pulled. I maintained the truck well only to find out it is junk at 78,000 miles and only worth junk price. Seem I am not the only one with this happening. I have always bought ford trucks but not anymore.
Rear bumper broke away from the frame. When investigating found the frame where the rear bumper attaches to as well as the spare tire is completely rotted away. Exterior body is in excellent shape but the frame is badly rusted from front to back. I am scare to continue driving the vehicle or fear of a catastrophic failure of the frame. Can not repair to reattach the bumper because there is literally no sound metal left on the frame to weld to.
Left rear spring shackle snapped from frame. Excessive frame rot in many areas. Vehicle most likely will not pass next state inspection.
This is the second time this truck has failed n h state inspection for frame problems,first time was for a rusted through cross member which I had to have welded,11/17/2009. Now I go back for another inspection on 11/30/2012 and was told I had to replace rear shackles which I say ok,the repair shop calls me and tells me the frame is rotted through and they can not put in the, frame has to be replaced from back to about 4 feet to the front and at another cost of 350$ the last cost was the same 350$.I take very good care of this truck and the body looks like new.the welding shop guy told me he had to do several of these repairs to even 2002 ford trucks,I can not see the reason for this,this is the first of any cars or trucks I have ever owned that had frame problems,can you help recoup some or all of my money on this,I am disabled and on a fixed income and can not afford to throw money out the window,thanks for your help. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
While driving I heard a clunking noise in the rear of the vehicle I looked to see the frame had rusted through in at least two places, the shock absorber upper mount had rusted off. The gas tank straps mounts were about to fail. I had replaced the gas tank feeder tube that had corroded off the year before. The truck body is still in very good condition but the frame appears to be gone. The truck has seen very light duty and has never been used off road. Since that time I have found many of the same occurrences on the internet.
I have a 13 year old ford ranger that has frame rust. My mechanic states I have to condemn the vehicle, because it will break and cause a dangerous incident. It seems to me this should not be happening at such a young age of a vehicle. Also I do not reside or take the truck near where heavy applications of road salt is used. I have done some research via google and have found numerous incidences of this type of wear. I don't know if you have had any reported malfunctions, but let's add this to the list. No failures have occured with my truck yet.
The whole frame is rusted with holes.the back bumper fell off on one side and was dragging behind me while driving. There is holes in the floorboard and the back brackets that hold tension bar rusted off.
While pulling into my driveway the rear bumper fell off. After getting under the vehicle I found the frame to be rusted from the furthest point back to the axle area.looking into it more I found the cross member to be rusted to the point that it is ready to fall off. The gas tank holding straps are rusted from the frame, not sure what's holding the gas tank in place. The spare tire holder is rusted and ready to come off. I removed the spare a placed it in the bed for now. The bed and its mounts are shot, the bed can be picked up a good two inches off the frame. Basically the truck is nothing but rust from the cab back. I was lucky when the bumper fell off 1/2 hour earlier I was traveling on a state highway at speeds of 60-65 MPH. I have looked at other rangers the same year and found some worse and some with no rust what so ever. Whats up? And is ford aware of the problem and are they going to do anything about it. Who would have gotten sued if my bumper had fallen and killed someone?
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford ranger. The contact stated that one side of the frame appeared to be higher than the other side. Upon further investigation, the contact discovered that the frame was fractured. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 89,000 and the current mileage was 90,000.
Cracked frame on passenger side by shock mount, both rear shock mounts rusted off. Also rear leaf spring shackles rotted off. As well as the spare tire crossmember completely rotted off causing my spare tire to fall off while driving!. Thank god no one was behind me. Truck only have 124k on it and it is imaculent shape other than the frame..very disappointed also I clean and maintain my trucks very well.. I wash it at least one a week and I wash the underneath then I drive around till its dry and still its in poor shape.. None of my other trucks do this so its not how I maintain them.
There is a lot of frame rust on my truck. Especially where the frame connects to the bed. I had to replace both the rear spring shackle brackets, both broke off because of rust. Twice there was a hole in the brake line, luckily I saw this when the car was parked and now while I was driving which could have been very dangerous. The rear bumpers paint has peeled off and the now is very rusty and it could fall off at anytime.
My ford ranger is a 2000 its a good truck but the frame is rotted completly out. Other than the frame the only other rust on the truck is the bumpers. I paid $3000 for the truck 8 months ago if I loose that money cause ford does not fix it I will be a very mad person. I may not be has mad but this truck is unsafe to drive because of the frame.
Frame rotted. I feel as though it is a problem with many many rangers with the year around 2000. I had a cracked frame about 2 feet forward of where from suspension for rear tires meet frame. Cracked frame completely and when bed was removed cause truck to collapse and be immoveable until frame was simply patched to be moved. Had to junk truck due to condition and repair costs were more than truck was worth. Very upset with 2000 ford ranger I purchased. Spent alot of money and didnt even get a year out of truck. Never used to tow or as work truck. Never more than 200 pounds in bed and still had frame problems. Some thing is very wrong with ford ranger frames. When will something be done . I may never purchase another ford vehicle due to this unfortunate but all too common frame failure.
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