Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford ranger. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the brakes made an abnormal noise and hesitated to stop the vehicle when the pedal was depressed. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 143,000.
2000 Ford Ranger: hesitation when accelerating
5 of the 670 complaints about the 2000 Ford Ranger describe hesitation when accelerating.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 52 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Hesitation when accelerating by model year
What owners say
The vehicle hesitated for 5-30 seconds before accelerating when the gas pedal was depressed. The vehicle has been taken numerous times to dealership for this problem, but the dealership was unable to determine the cause of the problem. Therefore, no solution was provided. *ak *sc
When leaving a stop sign or traffic light the vehicle hesitated and made a loud sound before the vehicle moved. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who determined that an updated driveshaft was needed.
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.
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 hesitation
Is hesitation when accelerating a common problem on the 2000 Ford Ranger?
5 of 670 owner complaints about the 2000 Ford Ranger (1%) mention hesitation when accelerating. The model year with the most reports is 2021.
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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