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.
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WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
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
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
VEHICLE'S ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAS FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP WHEN DRIVING IN WET/RAINING ROAD CONDITIONS. *AK
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
ANIT-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO FAILURE.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURIES.
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED SUDDEN SEVERE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATION DUE TO CRACKED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *AK
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
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.
ACCIDENT--BRAKES LOCKED UP AND DRIVER WAS INJURED.
LEFT REAR BRAKES BIND/DRAG. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE BRAKE DIDN'T STOP TRUCK, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE BRAKING POWER. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK
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
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.
BRAKING ABILITY IS REDUCED BY APPROXIMATELY 60% IN WET WEATHER. (1ST VEHICLE ON 601633)
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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.