Illustration2000 FORD RANGER WITH A RECALL FOR THE SPEED CONTROL. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE CALLED TO FIND OUT WHY THEY NEVER CALLED AND THEY TOLD HER THE PARTS WOULD BE IN AT THE END OF NOVEMBER AND WOULD CALL. SHE HAS YET TO HEAR FROM THEM. *KB
2000 Ford Ranger
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Ranger years
Owner complaints for the 2000 Ford Ranger are substantially higher than the model-year median of 144.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
180–25K
4725–50K
6250–75K
5175–100K
71100–150K
33150K+
282 reports with mileage · 388 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Tires. Review the 139 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 105 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 72 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
86 crash reports12 fire reports64 injury reports
What owners actually said
670 reportsFORD RECALLED MY FORD RANGER FOR A REPAIR IN AUGUST TO REPLACE THE SCDS SPEED CONTROL SWITCH, I HAVE CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER, WHERE I BOUGHT VEHICLE, EACH MONTH AND HAVE BEEN TOLD NO PARTS, NOT SURE WHEN. SINCE THEN THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS QUIT AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT A FAILURE, WHICH IS REPORTED TO BE FIRE. *TR
TL* CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD RANGER. CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 01/17/08 *BF UPDATED 01/17/08 *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD RANGER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190,000. UPDATED 03/13/08. *LJ
I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR (2007) CONCERNING A POSSIBLE FIRE RISK WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2000 FORD RANGER. HOWEVER, AFTER MANY TRIPS TO THE DEALER OVER THE PAST FOUR MONTHS THE RECALL "FIX" HAS NOT YET BEEN IMPLEMENTED BECAUSE THE DEALER CONTENDS THAT FORD IS NOT SUPPLYING THE REQUIRED PART(S). A…
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I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR (2007) CONCERNING A POSSIBLE FIRE RISK WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2000 FORD RANGER. HOWEVER, AFTER MANY TRIPS TO THE DEALER OVER THE PAST FOUR MONTHS THE RECALL "FIX" HAS NOT YET BEEN IMPLEMENTED BECAUSE THE DEALER CONTENDS THAT FORD IS NOT SUPPLYING THE REQUIRED PART(S). AS OF THE 11TH OF DECEMBER THE DEALERS RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE PARTS AVAILABLE SOMETIME AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. HOW CAN FORD ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL AND NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR FOUR OR MORE MONTHS? *TR
CRUISE 'CONTROL DEVICES ON NUMEROUS FORD VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED. FORD IS DISENGAGING THE DEVICES AND DOES NOT HAVE ADEQUATE PARTS TO REPAIR THEM, CONSUMERS ARE NOT ADVISED OF THIS UNTIL THE DEVICE HAS BEEN DISENGAGED. AT WHICH POINT - IN MY CASE WITH A 2000 FORD RANGER I WAS ADVISED THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE TILL D…
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CRUISE 'CONTROL DEVICES ON NUMEROUS FORD VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED. FORD IS DISENGAGING THE DEVICES AND DOES NOT HAVE ADEQUATE PARTS TO REPAIR THEM, CONSUMERS ARE NOT ADVISED OF THIS UNTIL THE DEVICE HAS BEEN DISENGAGED. AT WHICH POINT - IN MY CASE WITH A 2000 FORD RANGER I WAS ADVISED THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE TILL DECEMBER - I HAVE NOW BEEN ADVISED THAT THE PARTS WILL NOW "POSSIBLY" BE AVAILABLE MID-MARCH. FORD IS OBVIOUSLY ILL PREPARED TO DEAL WITH THIS RECALL AND AS WORD GETS OUT THAT YOUR CRUISE CONTROL WILL BE DISABLED - MANY CONSUMERS WILL CHOOSE NOT TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE UNTIL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THIS IS NOT ONLY A DANGEROUS SITUATION IT IS ABUSIVE TO THE CONSUMER. *TR
ABS BRAKE LIGHT ON. SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING ENGINE LIGHT ON. CHANGED ABS SENSOR. ENGINE LIGHT WENT OUT. SPEEDOMETER WORKING BUT WILL BOUNCE AROUND WHEN DIRECTIONAL IS PUT ON OR WHEN FOOT IS APPLIED TO BRAKE. ABS SENSOR LIGHT IS STILL ON. CALLED FORD AND TOLD THEM I NOTICED A RECALL ON SOME OF THESE RANGERS FOR THE ABS SENSOR THE…
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ABS BRAKE LIGHT ON. SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING ENGINE LIGHT ON. CHANGED ABS SENSOR. ENGINE LIGHT WENT OUT. SPEEDOMETER WORKING BUT WILL BOUNCE AROUND WHEN DIRECTIONAL IS PUT ON OR WHEN FOOT IS APPLIED TO BRAKE. ABS SENSOR LIGHT IS STILL ON. CALLED FORD AND TOLD THEM I NOTICED A RECALL ON SOME OF THESE RANGERS FOR THE ABS SENSOR THEY ARE TELLING ME THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE LIST. WELL IT SHOULD BE. *TR
I HAVE A 2000 RANGER XLT, WITH A RECALL FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE AUGUST 2007 FOR THIS TO BE REPAIRED. I WAS TOLD THAT NOW I CAN'T GET IT REPAIRED UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF JAN. 2008. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY, IF THIS IS AN OFFICIAL RECALL, THAT THIS HAS TO WAIT THIS LONG AND I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH NO CRUISE CON…
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I HAVE A 2000 RANGER XLT, WITH A RECALL FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE AUGUST 2007 FOR THIS TO BE REPAIRED. I WAS TOLD THAT NOW I CAN'T GET IT REPAIRED UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF JAN. 2008. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY, IF THIS IS AN OFFICIAL RECALL, THAT THIS HAS TO WAIT THIS LONG AND I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH NO CRUISE CONTROL. THIS DOES NOT MAKE ME ANXIOUS TO PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT. *TR
THE SPEED CONTROL RECALL CAN NOT BE COMPLETED PROPERLY BECAUSE THEY DID NOT MANUFACTURE ENOUGH PARTS. THE LETTER DID NOT STATE THEY WOULD MERELY DISABLE THE CONTROL. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE NOTICE STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL NOVEMBER OF 2007. IN FEBRUARY OF 2007, HE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE NOTICE STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL NOVEMBER OF 2007. IN FEBRUARY OF 2007, HE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85,000. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED *JB
Official recalls
307V336000 · Vehicle Speed Control
Aug 3, 2007
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, PASSENGER VEHICLES, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MOTOR HOMES CHASSIS, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. OWNERS OF THE PASSENGER CARS INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLES TO THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH DISCONNECTED AS AN INTERIM REPAIR. AS SOON AS REPAIR PARTS ARE AVAILABLE (EXPECTED OCTOBER 2007), OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN TO THE DEALERS FOR INSTALLATION OF A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 13, 2007, AND MAILING COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 19, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-888-222-2751.
00V228001 · Seat Belts
Aug 18, 2000
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES, LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES. THE BUCKLE BASE OF THESE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND THEREFORE DO NOT PASS THE LOAD BEARING REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DATE CODE ON CERTAIN SEAT BELT BUCKLES OF YOUR VEHICLE AND REPLACE ALL SEAT BELT BUCKLES THAT FALL WITHIN THE SUSPECT DATE CODE RANGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 26, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
00V094000 · Engine And Engine Cooling:cooling System
Mar 28, 2000
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L OHC ENGINES. ENGINE COOLANT CIRCULATION THROUGH THE HEATER CIRCUIT IS PREVENTED BECAUSE OF A PLUGGED HEATER RETURN TUBE (WATER PUMP INLET TUBE) AT THE WATER PUMP. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE INTENT OF FMVSS NO. 103, "WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING SYSTEMS."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: AS A RESULT OF NO HEAT IN THE HEATER CIRCUIT, DEFROST PERFORMANCE IS COMPROMISED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PLUGGED HEATER WATER RETURN TUBES.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.