We were on vacation in august, 2001.odometer was approx.7,000mi. Coming down a steep, winding road in the sierras we put the transmission in low gear only to discover that there was no effect. It was as though the transmission were in neutral. The dealership has verified the problem and says it is a torn gasket. Ford has issued a tsb # 14405 acknowledging the defect but saying they don't have a permanent solution. The dealer will change the gasket but it may fail at any time. What use is a truck that we can't haul anything in without risking our lives?
2000 Ford Ranger transmission complaints
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The shift solenoid went on this vehicle at 55000 miles...which is outrageous...I can't see a vehicle that has not been used to it's fullest extent (no towing or plowing) and it's transmission is already failing..I don't know if there are any other's reported like this but I just wanted to notify you in case!
We took our ranger in on 11/28/01 because there was a squealing noise, service derpart. Could not hear it. Took it back on 01/07/02 because noise got worse. They found that there was no grease in the inner bearing on both side of the front wheels "see other complaint odi id: 734299 from someone else" it has feathering and cupping on the tires also they cant seem to fix. . They also found on 01/07/02 that the seal on the assembly transmission extension was leaking. It had a flange seal put on the differential at 2945 mile, the other side of the drive line. See my other complaint odi id: 754342. Transmission went out at 2945 miles. We feel this ranger is unsafe to drive.
While driving 60 MPH speedometer started to go from 60 to 0 constantly, ABS light came on, and vehicle had delays in shifting. Vehicle at dealer at this time.
Both front tires wearing, feathering and cupping. Aligned twice and had tires rotated twice and they are still wearing, cupping and feathering. These tires are going to be shredded before I hit 25,000 miles. We do not drive our truck except for short trips around town because we do not trust tires and wear on this vehicle. We were told by the ford service dept. That ford will never replace the tires under any circumstances. We feel this truck they way the tires are wearing makes it very unsafe to drive but we are put in a position and have to drive it so we can show the tires are wearing severely. We feel this puts our lives in danger. The transmission went out at 2945 miles. Elk grove ford where we bought the vehicle told us they put on a new transmission and discovered it was rebuilt. They refused to give us a receipt until we went through the better business bureau. They put on crossbar holding transmission mount crooked, they overfilled the transmission fluid. We took it back three times for leaky transmission pan gasket on rebuilt transmission.
Transmission has long shift delay between 1 and 2 gears and off on 2 and 3 gears. Sometimes delay is greater than other times, resulting in slow movement.
This is a red carpet contract. Bought the pickup in oct.99. Started having trouble with the clutch in jan.2000, sent it in to check the clutch and they said nothing wrong. Sent I back because engine light stayed on and the problem with clutch was still there. They changed a sensor and again said nothing wrong with clutch. I didn't get it out of the lot before the clutch went completely out. This time they replaced the clutch.they said it was a manufactor default in nov.2000 was hit broadsided on passenger side,behide door, and the whole backend was replaced. Put 2 new tiares on back and extensive work done on backend. Assumed tires were balanced and front and back aligned. I had it back again july 22,2001. The clutch is acting up again, the steering is all wrong and it keeps dying on me. The back of the truck feels like it is trying to pass the front end. The front end shakes relly bad at 60mph, and when I try to speed up the motor bogs down . I took it back for all this and once again nothing is wrong except my inagination, and the wheels need to be balanced and the faront end needs re-alignment. I was told that the reason it wouldn't speed up when given gas was because of the carpet under the gas peddal, so they removed it. The clutch is still not engaging correctly and they still say there is nothing wrong with it. My warrantuy is out at 36000 miles and I want this truck fixed now not next year. Because I am a woman they think that I am stupid but I have news for them. There is something wrong with the truck and if I'd have known that this would be happening I would never have accepted the truck after the accident. The assured me that everything was like brandnew, but they lied and now they won't correct anything. I do hope that you will check into this, as I have 2 small children who travel in this truck and if anything happens to them because of these problems, I will have no other option that to hire an attorney and go to court.
Problem with clutch, dies when trying to enter traffic, hard to steer when turning and strange noise coming from front of truck. Had it back numerous occations and its been blamed on carpet under gas peddal to my imagination.
When putting vehicle in 4 wheel drive at any speed there is a humming sound. When taking it out of 4 wheel drive vehicle will jerk. Dealer replaced transfer case on 1 june 2001.
There is some slippage problems with transmission that after about a few miles transmission slips. Problem is intermittent. Has not contacted dealer.
Took truck in at 5000 miles for engine problems-the said it was a carbon build up.took back in for engine a couple of months later for same problem -they replaced engine.that engine was bad took back in again and they replaced the engine again.then 1 1/2 months later took in for transmission problems-(not shifting into second gear) they fixed the tansmission.have hadtruck I 3 times for door ajar sensors going off.interior door handle falling off.tailgate doesn't operate propely.engine was making loud howling noise.many problems with this vehicle,totally undependable ford motor company says you bought it you're stuck with it.
While traveling 55mph or more steering wheel shakes and vibrates to point that driver's hands and arms go numb. Dealer has replaced the motor mounts and transmission mounts, and problem still occurs.
While driving rear axle completely broke off which caused rear wheel to come off. Please give any further details.
Vehicle not registering beyond 25mph. Been to dealership in nc twice for problem. Was repaired once, but problem reappeared after 600 miles.also, would not shift out of 1st or 2nd gears after coming to a stop.
Consumer is having problems with clutch. Clutch pedal feels sluggish, and someitmes it slips. Other times, clutch won't come back all the way. Consumer took vehicle into dealership, and they did nothing for consumer. After a short time, consumer took vehicle into dealership for a second time, and dealer informed consumer that warranty expired.
Two weeks after I bought the truck the airconditioner broke twice, then the ABS light came on for no reason, the seatbelts were recalled and now the transmission is going out. I would like something done about this I.e. Them give me a new truck or my money back. Its getting ridiculous.
This truck has numerous problems with it including the ones that I have listed. I have owned the truck since june 9th, and it has been in the shop for over 55 consecutive days. Transmission failed twice/ instrument cluster failed, and speed control failed.the dealer and manufactor is laying blame on me for these problems. I do not feel safe driving this truck, the first time the transmission went I was in the middle of a very busy intersection and was almost hit. The second time which was a month after they had it in the shop I was going to important training for the u.s. Coast guard, and it failed. The first time they had the truck for 20 days and the second time they have had it for over 35 days now and I still don't have it. There are numerous problems, that they aren't even telling me about. The dealer isn't helping me with this at all. I want to get out of this vehicle since I have only had it since june and they will not help there blaming me for all the problems.
Transmission loses power and causes damage to motor. Dealer has seen vehicle twice, and couldn't fix it.
I just purchased the vehicle right before this happened. I was pulling out of my drive way with my infant daughter in the vehicle. We were going approximately 20 miles an hour max. The truck made a horrible winding noise than a crashing noise. It was so loud people came out of their houses thinking it was an accident. Right when it happened the truck just abruptly stopped without warning. I looked at the dash and the 4 wheel high light came on followed immediately by the 4 wheel low light and then no lights. It was towed. I am concerned because the dealership has given me conflicting stories on the safety of the vehicle. Before they knew the problem they told me if it was the transfer case it could cause an accident on the highway for me and my baby. Then once they found it was the transfer case that cracked when the truck supposidly shifted into four wheel low on it s own, they then decided the vehicle was safe if they fix the transfer case and that it wouldn't happen again. Well, it happened in the first place. I spoke with several other mechanics and they said the vehicle is unsafe. I do not know who to believe.
While coming to stop, downshifting or making a turn, vehicle stalled unexpectedly which may have caused a crash. Dealer could not determine the cause. Fuel line broke, causing a fuel leakage which may have caused a fire if there was a source of ignition. Please provide further information.
After parking and exiting vehicle jumped back into drive, dragging the driver a few hundred feet or more before stopping. Dealer has been contacted.
Computer parts regulating the transmission, drive train, and engine have failed on four different occassions. The last incident, june 19, 2000, the truck switched from 2 wheel drive into four wheel drive while the vehicle was in motion rounding a corner. This sudden jolt caused the truck to tip onto two wheels and then slam back down. Both myself and my passenger were tossed around the truck causing head, neck, and back injuries. The truck had been in for similar problems atleast three times prior to this incident. My truck is only 40 days old and I am already scared to drive it due to fear of serious bodily injury. I can't possibly imagine that I am the only person who is experiencing these problems with the 2000 ford ranger.
At 900 miles transmission started to squeal after it got warm. Currently, at 3000 miles, it started to hum. Consumer felt it got worse. Took to vehicle to dealer 3 times, and mechanic said ford engineering knew there was a problem, but did not have a remedy.
Vehicle occasionally appears to shift into a higher gear at a stop and attemps to go. At times vehicle will spins rear wheels in attempt to proceed.
Red sticker on transmission, u.s. Dealers only, 4r44e and 5r55e, exchange program prior to repair, see tsb 99-08, void after may 31, 2000. What the heck does this mean? Will we or could we have a failure in the future with the transmission. We now have a miss in the engine but have not had a dealer analyze the problem but please why put a red sticker on a piece of equipment if you do not expect it to fail?
While in any gear, when you accelerate drive shaft klunks,as if it wants to catch up to speed of engine. Same with deaccelerate. Very unconfortable driving-shifting. Thanks mark
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.
Rear transmission seal and bushing leaks.
I bought my truck on dec.10,1999.on dec.21,while driving the speedometer dropped rapidly down to10(there is no zero on the speedometer).it did it agin a few minutes later. Between that date and jan.3.it has hppened at least 10 more times. I brought it to the ford dealer. They could not fix it since it did not happen while the truck was in their possesion.on jan.3,2000,I was driing and agin it happened.but this time the needle did not go back up it stayed down. I lost power and cruised to a stop. I brought it back to ford on mondy and they still have not found the problem.I will not pick it up because I am too afraid to drive it. What if I should lose power and I get rear ended?/they promise to try and find it but I am not happy.this truck is brand new(not quite 4 weeks).I am paying big payments on something I won't drive. Please help!
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