2000 Ford Ranger

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK DOWN A MAIN ROAD AND THERE WAS A SMALL POTHOLE.IT WAS ONLY ABOUT AN INCH DEEP BY ABOUT A FOOT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK STARTED MAKING VERY LOUD NOISES GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALMOST SEEMING LIKE THE TRUCK DIDN'T WANT TO GO STRAIGHT. I PULLED OVER BECAUSE I WANTED TO CHECK IT AND HERE WAS A MASSIVE CRACK IN THE FRAME BEHIND THE SHACKLE MOUNT IN THE FRONT OF THE WHEEL WELL. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE GAS TANK MOUNT THAT THE STRAP CONNECTS DO HOLDING DIRT AND MOISTURE BEHIND IT AND ROTTED OUT A HOLE IN THE FRAME. ALSO THE GAS TANK MOUNT ROTTED COMPLEATLY OUT AND IS NO LONGER THERE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THE SAME PLACE THAT THE FRAME ROTTED OUT. THIS IS A BIG DEFECT BY FORD AS THERE IS NO WAY TO CLEAN IT OUT AND THE FRAME WILL JUST ROT EVEN THOUGH THE BODY OF THE TRUCK IS SPOTLESS AND RUST FREE BECAUSE I WASH THE UNDERCARRIAGE EVERY WEEK AS WELL AS THE WHOLE TRUCK. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE BECAUSE THE MOISTURE AND DIRT CONSISTAINTLY EAT AWAY AT THE FRAME. ALSO IT IS BAD ENOUGH THAT I POSSIBLY NEED TO TAKE THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD EVEN THOUGH THE REST OF THE TRUCK IS PERFECT. IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I CAN'T BELIEVE FORD COULD HAVE OVER LOOKED THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SHOCK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS ROTTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.

FRAME AND CROSSMEMBERS HAVE SEVERE FLAKING RUST AND FRAME ROT ON REAR SECTION OF FRAME BEHIND THE CAB. LEAF SPRING BRACKETS BROKE AND RIPPED OUT OF FRAME THIS SECTION HAS BEEN REPLACED APX 2 YEARS AGO. BACK SPARE TIRE REAR CROSSMEMBER HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPLACED. BED SUPPORT CROSSMEMBERS ALL RUSTED ALMOST COMPLETELY OUT LEAVING BED WEAK. THIS IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPLACED. GAS TANK CROSS MEMBER HAS RUSTED OUT AROUND BOTTOM OF MOUNT AND ALSO UP THE INSIDE OF THE FRAME RAILS. GAS TANK HOLDING STRAPS ARE IN PROCESS OF RUSTING OUT AND BREAKING. THESE ARE BEING REPLACED.

I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND ONLY NOTICED HOW SEVERE THE RUST WAS AFTER THE PURCHASE. MY VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY RUSTED ON THE BOTTOM AND HAS SEVERAL RUST HOLES ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. KNOWING THAT AT ANY MOMENT ONE BUMP COULD FINISH THE JOB AND BLOW THE FRAME OFF IS NOT GREAT. A RECALL FOR THE EXTREME RUST DAMAGE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED SINCE I HAVE NO OTHER WAY TO FIX THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A POTHOLE AND THE SUBFRAME TWISTED SIDEWAYS. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF SEVERAL ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE REAR, DRIVER, AND PASSENGER SIDES OF THE SUBFRAME, INCLUDING SEVERE CORROSION TO THE SPARE TIRE SUPPORT AND THE FUEL TANK STRAP WAS FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000. UPDATED 10/24/17*LJ *AS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD RANGER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A RATTLING TYPE NOISE WAS PRESENT UNDER THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEAF SPRING SHACKLE CONNECTED TO THE SUBFRAME FAILED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.