1999 Ford Ranger SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

LOSS OF BRAKES AT LOW SPEED ANTI-LOCK NO ERROR CODES. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 FORD RANGER AND THE ABS BRAKES SEEM TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. IT ONLY HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEED LIKE IN A PARKINGLOT OR TURNING A CORNER. MY ABS LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON BUT THE TRUCK WILL NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IT SEEMS TO COAST FORWARD ABOUT 5 - 7 FEET PAST WHERE I WANT TO STOP. MECHANIC CHECKED IT AND SAYS MAY BE A FAULTY ABS CONTROL MODULE AND HE PULLED THE ABS FUSE UNTIL REPAIRS CAN BE MADE. UPON SEARCHING WEB THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, ALSO KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS A 2000 RANGER AND HAS SAME ISSUE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE AND AI FEEL FORD SHOULD BE RECALLING THESE VEHICLES AND CORRECTING THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR MAYBE THEY ALREADY HAVE AND WE DON'T KNOW IT WAS CAUSED BY THE BRAKE SYSTEMS. *TR

I WAS STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL BEHIND ANOTHER CAR AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES QUIT WORKING. I HIT THE CAR CAUSING APPROX. $1500 DAMAGE AND BENDING MY FRONT BUMPER. I ALSO GOT A TICKET BECAUSE THE OFFICER SAID THE CRASH WAS DUE TO DRIVER FAILING TO STOP, HE DIDN'T EVEN CHECK THE BRAKES. I TOWED IT TO 2 DIFFERENT SHOPS BEFORE THEY DETERMINED IT WAS A BRAKE PROBLEM (THE FIRST SHOP CRASHED IT INTO A CAR JACK BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES NOT WORKING) AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALER. THE FORD MECHANIC TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THE BRAKES GAVE OUT AGAIN CAUSING HIM TO RUN SOMEONE OFF THE ROAD. IT IS STILL AT THE FORD DEALER AND EVEN THOUGH FORD DOESN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT THEY QUOTED $800 TO FIX IT. THEY THINK THE ABS MODULE IS MALFUNCTIONING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD MY MODEL TRUCK. I THINK THAT IT IS A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND THAT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED SO IT WON'T CAUSE ANYMORE ACCIDENTS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND I CAME TO A HILL AND AT THE BOTTOM WAS A STOP SIGN. I GOT ALLMOST STOPPED BEHIND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND MY BRAKES GAVE OUT CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE HEARD OF AT LEAST 25 DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME MODEL TRUCK THAT I HAVE THAT HAVE EITHER WRECKED OR ALMOST WRECKED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. *TR

FRONT BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT EVERY 3,000 MILES OR SO. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SO FAR. I HAVE REPLACED THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS TOO, THIS HAS NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 99 FORD RANGER XLT EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCK. IT HAS A 4.0L ENGINE WITH AC. I JUST WENT OVER 58,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES ON MY TRUCK 3 TIMES ALREADY. A COMMENT MADE BY MORE THAN ONE BRAKE TECHNICIAN WAS THAT THE BRAKES ON THIS TRUCK SEAM VERY UNDER CAPACITY FOR THIS SIZE VEHICLE. THEY ARE LIKE THOSE ON A SMALL COMPACT CAR. I AM A VERY CONSERVATIVE DRIVER. I DON'T RUN UP TO A STOP LIGHT AND SLAM ON THE BRAKES. WHEN I SEE A LIGHT THAT IS RED AHEAD OF ME I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND LET THE ENGINE SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN. I APPLY THE BRAKES ONLY WHEN I HAVE TO COME TO A FULL STOP. I HAD A PREVIOUS RANGER THAT THE 1ST TIME I HAD TO REPLACE THE BREAKS AT 70,000 MILES. I DON'T THINK BRAKES SHOULD BE WEARING OUT SO FAST. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 22 MPH IN THE RAIN THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL BRAKING. THE SEATBELTS WERE IN USE AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.

I PURCHASED NEW, A 1999, FORD RANGER, 4-WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK ON NOVEMBER 16, 1998, [XXX]. TODAY, I ONLY HAVE APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE ALTHOUGH I WILL BE REPLACING THE REAR BRAKES A SECOND TIME IN NEARLY 3 YEARS. IN JANUARY OF 2003, IN RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC ON A SNOWY MORNING, I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I DIDN'T FEEL THE BRAKES CATCH AND HOLD THE WAY THEY SHOULD. CONSEQUENTLY, IT TOOK A LONGER DISTANCE FOR ME TO STOP. BRAKES ARE AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT COMPONENT TO MY SAFETY AS WELL AS THE SAFETY OF ALL OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO HANKS GARAGE, INC. (5928 ACKLEY ROAD, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44105, 216-883-0345). I WAS TOLD THAT MY REAR DRUM BRAKES HAD NOT BEEN WORKING AT ALL. IN FACT, THE REAR BRAKES HAD NOT BEEN WORKING AT ALL FOR SOME TIME AS WAS EVIDENT BY THEM BEING COMPLETELY FROZEN AND RUSTED THROUGH. ALSO, THE REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS WERE NOT WORKING. MY MECHANIC SHOWED ME HOW THE SPRINGS AND SHOES WERE RUSTED AND CRUMBLED, FELLING IN TO PIECES. THAT DISCOVERY WAS UNSETTLING TO SAY THE LEAST FOR A VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAD 29,611 MILES AT THAT TIME. I AM LUCKY THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNING REAR BRAKES ON THESE VEHICLES. AT THAT TIME THE TRUCKS ODOMETER READ ONLY 29,611 MILES. CLEARLY THERE IS A SAFETY DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLES REAR DRUM BRAKING SYSTEM. THAT DEFECT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. SAFETY FOR THE DRIVER, PASSENGER AND OTHERS ON THE ROADWAYS SHOULD BE A PRIORITY. FORD SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR DESIGNS AND SAFETY QUALITY. TODAY, AGAIN, I AM HAVING A TROUBLE WITH THE REAR BRAKES. IT SEEMS TO BE TAKING ME A LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP SAFELY. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT LED ME TO TAKE THE TRUCK INTO THE REPAIR SHOP IN 2003. I HAVE ONLY PUT SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 10,000 ADDITIONAL MILES ON MY TRUCK. MY CURRENT MILEAGE IS 39,973. IT IS LOW MILEAGE TO HAVE ALL THE COMPONENTS RUST AND DETERIORATE A SECOND TIME. *JB UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I HAVE TAKEN MY 1999 FORD RANGER TO BOTH MULLINAX FORD IN WICKLIFFE, OHIO AND CLASSIC FORD IN MENTOR, OHIO COMPLAINING ABOUT ABNORMAL ABS ACTIVITY, THE BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE AT SLOW SPEEDS AND BOTH DEALERS GAVE ME A PRINT OUT STATING THAT THAT IS NORMAL ABS ACTIVITY( THE TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY DURING THIS TIME) I RECENTLY TOOK THE TRUCK TO A NON DEALER SHOP AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS IN FACT BAD AND WAS READING 255 MPH AT SPEEDS BELOW 50 MPH, I TOOK THIS INFORMATION TO THE DEALER AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS THE PROBLEM WHEN THE TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ABS MODULES WITH FORD TRUCKS AS WELL AS CHEVYS AND SHOULD BE PART OF A SAFETY RECALL, IT WILL ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED AS A RESULT OF FORD NOT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE, I KNOW YOU HAVE OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH THIS ISSUE WHO HAVE RUN INTO FENCES OR GARAGE DOORS AS A RESULT OF THE ABS MODULE FAILING, IT WILL ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED AS A RESULT OF FORD'S NEGLIGENCE. *NM

WHILE BRAKING ANY SPEED THE BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH BOTH A 1999 AND 2001 RANGER, BOTH ON THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. THE RIGHT REAR BLEEDER SCREW ON BOTH VEHICLES WAS SEALED SHUT. THE WHEEL BRAKE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND THE AIR WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE LINES BUT THE BRAKES STILL PERFORMED POORLY. *BF *NM

I LOST AIR PRESSURE IN AIR SHOCKS I HAD INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR BRAKE FLUID LINES HAD RUBBED A HOLE IN THE BLADDER ON THE AIR SHOCKS. THE BRAKE LINE WAS ALSO DAMAGED, AND HAD WORN ALMOST THROUGH, WITH ABOUT 75 PERCENT OF THE THICKNESS GONE. I THEN INSPECTED ALL REAR BRAKE LINES, AND DISCOVERED THAT BOTH REAR BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED FROM RUBBING ON THE SHOCK ABSORBERS, AND IN ONE SPOT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE LINE PASSES THROUGH A HOLE IN THE FRAME, THE LINE WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY CUT THROUGH. I PULLED THE AFFECTED LINES AWAY FROM THE SHOCK ABSORBERS, AND SECURED THEM WITH PLASTIC HARNESSES. I ALSO PUT A 2 INCH LONG PIECE OF ONE HALF INCH I.D. PVC PIPE ON THE LINE THAT PASSED THROUGH THE FRAME. I HAVE SEEN OTHER TRUCKS LIKE MINE, AND ALL OF THE TRUCKS I HAVE SEEN HAVE THIS PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY, IF UN- REPAIRED, THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, AND BRAKE FAILURE. ALSO THE DAMAGE TO THE SHOCK ABSORBERS WAS SEVERE, AND THEY NEED REPLACEMENT

THE FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS WERE CORRODED AND OVERHEATED. DEALERSHIPS WOULD NOT REPAIR, BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED WITH RECALL 98V005000. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THERE WAS COMPLETE BRAKING FAILURE. CONSUMER STATED HAD A PLENTY OF TIME TO MENTAL THINK HOW TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER DROVE THE PASSENGER SIDE IN A NARROW ALLEY, SCRAPE AGAINST THE WALL OF BRICK HOUSE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DEALER COULD NO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FIRE STARTED IN THE FRONT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FORD CORPORATION WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *TC

BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEMS....BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED FRONT AND REAR 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 2 YRS...BLOWN WHEEL CYLINDER DRIVERS REAR 2 X....SPRINGS RUSTED DRIVERS REAR 4 TIMES.... ROTORS AND DRUMS REPLACED TWICE, PAD AND/OR SHOES REPLACED 4 TIMES. *AK

ON SLIPPERY HARD PACKED SNOW AND/OR ICE ON DRIVING SURFACES, MY 1999 FORD RANGER BRAKES FAIL TO WORK AT ALL. I HAVE 4 WHEEL ABS. JUST THE IDLE OF THE ENGINE WILL MOVE VEHICLE ALONG, EVEN THOUGH I HAD 2 FEET ON THE BRAKE. *CB

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A HALT, AND CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ALL THE BRAKE HARDWARE IN THE REAR WHEELS RUSTED OUT, CAUSING THE REAR CYLINDER TO BLOWOUT. *AK

THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD NOISE WHEN THEY WERE DEPRESSED. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS WERE PITTED. THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A POSSIBLE DEFECT IN THE ROTORS MATERIAL. *NLM THERE WAS 50 PERCENT OF THE BRAKE PAD LIFE THAT REMAINED. FORD STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WILL NOT REPAIR THE ROTORS. (THE VEHICLE WAS PAST WARRANTY) *SCC

THE CONSUMER FELT THE BRAKES LOCK UP, AND THE PARKING BRAKE LOCKED UP ALSO. CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR CABLE, SHOES, AND DRUMS. *JB

CONSUMER ADVISED THAT DUE TO DESIGN OF BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WILL INADVERTENTLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND VICE-VERSA. CONSUMER FEELS THAT PEDALS WERE DESIGNED TO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. TS

WHILE DRIVING WHEEL CYLINDERS WERE LEAKING, RIGHT REAR CYLINDER BURSTED. DEALER REPLACED THE CYLINDERS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45MPH BRAKES SHIMMIED REAL HARD.*AK

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE TRUCK, I NOTICED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD, THE DISTANCE NEEDED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WAS GREATLY INCREASED THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES I APPLIED THE BRAKES. WHEN COLD, EVEN WHEN A GREAT DEAL OF PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, I CAN NOT BRING THE TRUCK TO AN ABRUPT STOP. IT IS ESPECIALLY NOTICABLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP GOING DOWNHILL. I HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO 3 LOCAL FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. NONE HAVE OFFERED ANY SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM OR THEY DENY THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. MOST RECENTLY, I HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AT PHIL LONG FORD OF DENVER LLC. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO THEM THAT THE BRAKES STILL TOOK A LONGER TIME TO STOP THE TRUCK WHEN COLD, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BRAKES ON THE FORD RANGER BUT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE UNTIL THE BRAKES WARM UP.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ABS BRAKING LIGHT COMES ON DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK