1993 Ford Ranger PARKING BRAKE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1993 FORD RANGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT TRIED TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE AND IT WOULD LOCK IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTIFICATION ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E026000. THE WEDGE ALLUDED TO IN NHTSA RECALL WAS INSTALLED ON THE TRUCK AND DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD STILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE, AND NOW DID NOT WORK AT ALL. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF AN EMERGENCY BRAKE PROBLEM. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 94V169001 CONCERNING EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE: MECHANICAL. CONSUMER WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THE RECALL. WHEN CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT DROPPED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, IF HE REPEATED THIS IT WOULD EVENTUALLY CATCH. *AK PARKING BRAKE PEDAL OCCASIONALLY DOES NOT ENGAGE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS FREQUENTLY. *TC

DT: A RECALL WA SISSUED BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. WHEN APPLYING EMERGENCY BRAKE IT DIDN'T WORK AND IT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY. THIS WAS FOR A MANUEL TRANSMISSION WHEN PARKING ON A HILL. HAD TO LEAVE THE GEAR AND TURN THE WHEELS DEPENDING ON WHICH WAY PARKED. AND HOPE OF COURSE IT WOULDN'T ROLL INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS RECENTLY HAPPENED ON JULY 25, 2005. *AK

WHILE APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IT FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A WEDGE NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. *AK

ON 1-20-04, I STARTED MY VEHICLE TO WARM UP. I HAD THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. HOWEVER, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, INTO MY NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY, AND HIT THEIR TRAILER AND GARAGE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THEIR PROPERTY AND MY VEHICLE. AFTER INVESTIGATING, I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKES, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THAT CAUSED MY VEHICLE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM TO FAIL. HOWEVER I HAD NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL. IN FACT, AS OF THE DATE I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT, I CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP IN OWENSBORO, KY AND WAS TOLD BY AN EMPLOYEE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THERE WERE NOT ANY RECALLS ON FORD RANGERS THAT THEY WERE AWARE. *AK

THE REAR BRAKE CABLE GOES THOUGH A OBLONG HOLE IN THE FRAME. IN MY 1993 FORD RANGER THE OBLONG HOLE EDGE IS NOW RAZOR SHARPE. THIS CAN CAUSE A FATIQUE CRACK LEADING TO FRAME FAILURE. I USED RTV TO TRY TO KEEP THE CABLE AWAY FROM THE EDGE OF THE HOLE. THE FRAME HOLE IS NOW TOO SHARP FOR ME TO MESS WITH. I DO NOT WANT TO GET CUT. ABOUT 1995 I CALLED FORD AND ASK ABOUT A NEW CABLE. I WAS TOLD NO DEAL.*AK

THE PARKING BRAKE HAS CONTINUALLY FAILED TO ENGAGE AND SLIPS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE FOOT PEDAL. IT WAS WORKED ON PREVIOUSLY WHEN THE TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NOTICING THE NHTSA SITE THIS APPARENTLY IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL RANGERS. I BELIEVE A WEDGE WAS PUT IN MY TRUCK AT GATEWAY LINCOLN-MERCURY, BUT THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM.

EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. VEHICLE WAS ON ABOUT A 30-DEGREE HILL FACING UPHILL, MANUAL TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL WITH PARKING BRAKE SET. VEHICLE DRIVER WAS NOT IN VEHICLE WHEN A LOUD POP WAS HEARD AND VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING DOWNHILL. PREVIOUS RECALL OF INSTALLING A WEDGE WAS PERFORMED. WEDGE STILL IN PLACE. SYSTEM IS UNRELIABLE. *AK

RECALL 94V169000/1. EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT RELEASE AT THE WHEELS WHEN APPLIED. DEALER CONTACTED AND VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY TO RECALL. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TRUCK ROLLED AWAY TWICE WHEN PARKED DUE TO EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

PARKING WEDGE WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. *AK

TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD,RESULTING IN ACCIDENT, PRIOR TO RECALL. (94V169) *TW

94S91 RECALL FOR EMERGENCY BRAKE PARTS UNAVAILABLE SINCE MARCH. TT

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILED PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (94V-169). *AK

VEHICLE ROLLED WITH PARKING BRAKE ON, DOOR HIT WALL AND BASHED IT IN, RECALL THAT RELATES. TT

EMERGENCY BRAKE RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS (94V-169). *AK

APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, HITTING WIRE TO SERVICE POLE. TT