1994 Ford Ranger PARKING BRAKE
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
Complaint Timeline
Chronological view of owner reports
TRUCK PARK ON HILL PUT INTO NEUTRAL WITH EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ON TRUCK BACK AND HIT ANOTHER CAR CONSUMER RECEIVE RECALL TO DAY ON THE SAME PROBLEM #94V169.
RECALL RELATED, 94V169000, BRAKING EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE, IN FOR REPAIR THE PLASTIC INSERT KEPT FALLING OFF, 6 TIMES REPAIR. TT
PARKING BRAKE CABLE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN HILL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT PRIOR TO RECALL (94V-169). (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). *AK
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. TT
OWNER IS UNSATISFIED THAT RECALL FOR EMERGENCY BRAKES IS NOW BEING ISSUED. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO MANUFACTURE/DEALERS ATTENTION A YEAR AGO. RECALL #94S91. TT
EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARD/ACCIDENT PRIOR TO RECALL (94V-169). *SKD
PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD, RESULTING IN VEHICLE ROLLING DOWNHILL, ACCIDENT, PRIOR TO RECALL. (94S91) *TW
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE, BACK UP AND DAMAGE TRUCK. TT
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. TT
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE FOUR TIMES, DEALER HAS FAILED TO FIX IT FOUR TIMES. TT
DRIVER JUST GOT OUT AND EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE DISENGAGE WHILE PASSENGER SITTING IN THE VEHICLE, PASSENGER SAW THIS, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT
WHILE PARKED ON STEEP INCLINE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED, BRAKE DISENGAGED ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN HILL HITTING A TREE, RECEIVED NOTICE NEXT DAY, 94V169
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN, PLACED IN GEAR AND EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD DOWN HILL, HITTING A TREE. *AK
SLIP IN PARKING BRAKE PAWL MECHANISM PREVENTING BRAKE FROM ENGAGING PRIOR TO RECALL, REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO TRANSMISSION TYPE. (94V-169) *SKD
EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILED. *SKD
PARKING BRAKE FAILED 3 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD UNLESS PUSHED VERY HARD. *SKD
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Quick Summary
The 1994 Ford Ranger has 42 PARKING BRAKE complaints on file. 17 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.