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.
2000 Ford Ranger: harsh or hard shifting
7 of the 670 complaints about the 2000 Ford Ranger describe harsh or hard shifting.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 52 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Harsh or hard shifting by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford ranger. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle jerked violently and emitted a loud clunking noise. The contact also stated that the boots that were attached to the drive shaft failed and the drive shaft detached. The vehicle was towed to the contact's home and was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 114,000.
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.
This is the same complaint as I found on your site under ref: 718274, filed feb 3, 2002. Transmission issues include clunking into gear, hesitation. I just purchased this used, had brakes, belts (4x in repair!!) and rear drive shaft replaced. Dealer refuses to listen to issue. Filed complaint with ford to no avail. Asked for $ back, refused. Still in dispute, vehicle not fixed.
Vehicle is exhibiting intermittent power loss and / or no throttle response from the position of one half thru full throttle at a ground speed of 28 to 70 MPH. Vehicle is also exhibiting intermittent problems of drive line clunking upon coast down of 30 to 5 MPH as well as vibration felt thru the drivers seat and dashboard at 2000 RPM. *tt
A clunking sound would appear when making a turn. Vehicle was taken to dealer shop ,and informed of a rack and pinion failure which could not be repaired. Feel free to provide any further information concerning this matter.
This 2000 ranger is having transmission problems. This is a replacement vehical for a 1999 ranger I had which had the same exact problems. Now my new truck is doing the following: transmission shutters between gears shaking vehical, clunks into gear, hesitates. Truck has been in shop once now, dealer found no problem and said "I don't want to see this truck in our shop again". This was the same dealer which had my 1999 truck for 42 days before the buy back from ford.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Front axle leaks fluid from vent tube - vehicles equipped with 4X4 or AWD
- General (PCM) power train control module programming procedures
- Driveshaft thump clunk on light acceleration from stop or when braking and coming to a stop
- General power train control module (PCM) programming procedures
- Low line pressure reading at wide open throttle (WOT), slipping shifts and / or delayed engagements with...
- New transmission cooler flusher - service tips
- Fluid may leak out of the front axle vent tube
- Thump type noise/vibration heard on light acceleration from a stop or when braking and coming to a stop
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2000 Ford Ranger harsh shifting
Is harsh or hard shifting a common problem on the 2000 Ford Ranger?
7 of 670 owner complaints about the 2000 Ford Ranger (1%) mention harsh or hard shifting. The model year with the most reports is 2019.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2000 Ford Ranger?
There are 0 recalls and 52 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2000 Ford Ranger
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