42 complaints reported

1996 Ford Ranger SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
42
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
3

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Oct 1997

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Aug 1997

DRIVING, STARTED APPLYING BRAKES, REAR BRAKES GRABBED AND LOCKED UP, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HAPPENS ONLY WHEN HUMIDITY IS HIGH OR WEATHER IS RAINY. WAITING FOR PARTS FROM DEALER SINCE JULY. NOT UNDER RECALL. *AK *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Apr 1997
Jul 1997

WHILE DRIVING IN WET ROAD CONDITIONS THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAS FRONT WHEEL LOCK-UP, A LOUD GROWLING NOISE IS HEARD WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *AK *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Jul 1997

VEHICLE'S ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAS FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP WHEN DRIVING IN WET/RAINING ROAD CONDITIONS. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Jun 1997

WHILE DRIVING AND APPLIED THE BRAKES IN THE RAIN AND THEY LOCKED UP, ALSO IF IT IS DAMP AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY WILL GRAB AND LOCK UP, AFTER THE PADS DRY UP THEY WILL FUNCTION NORMALLY, BUT WHEN THEY ARE DAMP THEY DO NOT PERFORM CORRECTLY. *AK CONSUMER STATED WHEN ON DAMP OR HUMID MORNINGS WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST DRIVEN THE BRAKES TEND TO GRAB UPON THE FIRST OR SECOND STOPPING ATTEMP, IF VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR 15 OR 20 MINUTES ON A RAINY DAY THE BRAKE TENS TO GRAB UNTIL DRUMS AND ROTORS ARE WARMED UP AND DRY FROM USE.*JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Dec 1996
May 1997 Injury

ANIT-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO FAILURE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Mar 1997
Mar 1997 Injury

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURIES.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Mar 1997

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED SUDDEN SEVERE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATION DUE TO CRACKED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Nov 1996
Feb 1997

UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FRONT BRAKES GRAB, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 1996
Nov 1996

ANTI LOCK BRAKES CONTINUALLY LOCK UP CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, VEHICLE WENT INTO DITCH ON ONE OCCASION, BRAKES CAN NOT BE REPAIRED TO THE LACK OF REPLACEMENT PARTS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Nov 1996
Oct 1996 Injury

ACCIDENT--BRAKES LOCKED UP AND DRIVER WAS INJURED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Oct 1996

LEFT REAR BRAKES BIND/DRAG. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Feb 1996
Oct 1996

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE BRAKE DIDN'T STOP TRUCK, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Aug 1996

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE BRAKING POWER. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Apr 1996

THE FRONT BRAKES PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THERE ARE POWER DISC BRAKES IN THE FRONT AND ABS IN THE REAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Apr 1996
Mar 1996

TRAVELING AT MODERATE SPEEDS ON ANY ROUGH SURFACE AND MAKING A PANIC STOP, THERE APPEARS TO BE LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS AND A RESPONSE FROM REAR ABS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Apr 1996
Feb 1996

BRAKING ABILITY IS REDUCED BY APPROXIMATELY 60% IN WET WEATHER. (1ST VEHICLE ON 601633)

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 FORD RANGER, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Feb 1996

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

Quick Summary

The 1996 Ford Ranger has 42 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC complaints on file. 2 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.