1995 Ford Ranger SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

DURING RAINY WEATHER, FRONT BRAKES GRAB ESPECIALLY WHEN FIRST APPLIED. DEALER REPLACED PADS AND TURNED ROTORS, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE. *TT

AFTER VEHICLE WAS WARMED-UP AND DRIVING HOME AFTER ABOUT 5 MILES OF STOP AND GO DRIVING, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR INDICATION OF PROBLEM. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD ABSOLUTELY NO PLAY OR "BRAKE FEEL". IT WAS AS IF A "BRICK" HAD BEEN PLACED BEHIND THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY. THE BRAKES WOULD ONLY "SLIGHTLY ENGAGE" (E.G. IT TOOK ABOUT 500 TO 600 FEET TO STOP FROM 15 MPH AFTER SEVERAL FRUITLESS ATTEMPTS TO "PUMP" THE BRAKES. ALMOST ALL FREE-PLAY WAS GONE FROM THE PEDALS, THE BRAKE "FEEL" WAS ALL GONE & I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES HAD WORKED FLAWLESSLY UP UNTIL THIS POINT. I CHECKED ALL WARNING LIGHTS, FLUID LEVELS AND HYDRAULIC LINES AND CONNECTIONS & UNDER THE DASH (NO OBSTRUCTIONS TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WERE FOUND). THE FLUID IN THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER WAS CORRECT AND NO LEAKS WERE DETECTED. AS MY DEALER IS OUT OF TOWN & THE CAR MUST BE TOWED (BRAKES REMAIN NON-FUNCTIONING) - I AM HAVING A LOCAL REPAIR SERVICE - VISALIA EXPERT TIRE & WHEEL & BRAKE (FIRESTONE DEALER) CHECK THE BRAKES TOMORROW MORNING. FOR THEIR DETERMINATIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME BY E-MAIL. THANKS!*AK

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BRAKE ROTORS HAVE PREMATURELY CRACKED. *AK *TT

IF YOU WERE TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE REPORTS ALREADY FILED ABOUT THE BRAKES ON THESE VEHICLES YOU WOULD SEE A PATTERN OF NON-WORKING BRAKES AND MANY CRASHES I WAS SMART ENOUGH TO DISABLE MY ABS AND HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS. *AK

REAR BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN THE HUMIDITY IS HIGH. WHEN YOU FRIST DRIVE AFTER THE HUMIDITY IS HIGH THE REAR BRAKES LOCK AND TEND TO CAUSE A SLIDE EVEN IF YOU APPLY THE BRAKES LIGHTLY. I HAVE SPOKE TO SEVERAL OTHER 1995 RANGER OWNERS AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT CAUSED ME TO HAVE A MINOR ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A FORD DEALER WHILE STILL IN WARRANTY AND THE REAR BRAKE SHOES WERE REPLACED BUT THAT DID NOTHING AS AFTER A SHORT TIME THE SAME PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. *AK

MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING. NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE OUT OFF A LOT IN POURING RAIN BRAKES WILL LOCK UP. IF CONSUMER DRIVE OVER SLICK SURFACE AND ATTEMPTS TO APPLY BRAKES ,THE BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY RELEASE AND DRIVER IS FORCED TO PUMP THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE PUMP THAT DISTRIBUTES THE BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND REFUSED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET CONDITIONS THEY GRAB AND BECOME HARD AND GRAB, AND OFTEN TIMES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR , RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING, ONCE CAUSING A MINOR COLLISION. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FRONT DISC PADS . MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN IT'S RAINING OUTSIDE OR IT'S FOGGY AND DAMP, REAR RIGHT BRAKES WILL LOCK UP WHEN APPLIED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

WHEN COLD OR WET, BRAKES LOCK UP AND FAIL TO "CATCH" PAVEMENT BRIEFLY BEFORE STOPPING. HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT IS RAINING OR VERY COLD OUTSIDE. NO ACCIDENTS YET, BECAUSE WE ARE AWARE IT MAY HAPPEN AND PREPARE FOR IT, BUT KNOW IT CAN INEVITABLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IN MORE ADVERSE CONDITIONS.

REAR BRAKES GRAB WHEN WET IN SNOW, CAUSING ANTILOCK TO RELEASE BRAKES, AT LOW SPEED CAUSES A "NO BRAKES" CONDITION. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS OVERHEATED AND CRACKED.

ABS WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. ALSO, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY GRIND AND MAKE A LOUD POPPING NOISE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BRAKES GRAB AND LOCK UP IN WET WEATHER.

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN IT WAS WET OUTSIDE THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK SLID. THE BRAKES DO NOT HOLD WHEN IT IS WET. THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON ICE/SNOW OR GRAVEL AND APPLIED THE ABS, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT KICK IN. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING.*AK

WHEN THERE IS ICE OR SNOW ON THE ROAD THE ABS WOULD NOT KICK IN, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE BRAKES AND STEERING,THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THERE IS ICE OR SNOW LOCATED ON THE ROAD. *AK *JB

THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.

BRAKE ROTORS: FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CRACKED AT 11798 MILES, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS, HAD 28686 ROTORS CRACKED AGAIN. FEELS THAT THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, COULD CAUSE SERIOUS BRAKE PROBLEM. *AK

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, IN COLD OR WET WEATHER THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND GRAB, AND VEHICLE COME TO COMPLETE STOP/JERKS VERY HARD. *AK

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN HUMID/DAMP OR WET WEATHER CONDITIONS , BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN THEY BECOME WET, HAS NO CONTROL, VEHICLE SKIDS AND SLIDES. *AK

WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO ABS BRAKES ON /OFF ROAD CONDITIONS BRAKE PEDAL DROPS TO FLOOR. *AK

CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES DRAGGING AND NOT RELEASING WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM PEDAL.