2000 Ford Ranger SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES 3 MOS AFTER PURCHASE. AT 4230 (7/1/00) MILES THE SHOES & PADS WERE REPLACED & FRONT ROTORS MACHINED. AT 7989 MILES (9/16/00) THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED & FRONT ROTORS MACHINED AGAIN. AT 11085 MILES (12/11/00) THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED. AT 14672 MILES (2/22/01) FRONT ROTORS WERE CUT. AT 18224 MILES (5/2/01) RABS VALVE, MASTER CYLINDER, FRONT PADS ALL REPLACED & FRONT ROTORS REPLACED (AGAIN). AT 32457 MILES (1/14/02) FRONT PADS NEED REPLACED (AGAIN) & FRONT ROTOR NEEDS TO BE MACHINED (AGAIN), REAR DRUMS WERE MACHINED. ALL REPAIR ORDERS REFER TO THE ROTOR SURFACE AS BEING "UNEVEN" OR "OUT OF ROUND".*AK

WHEN ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED, DUE TO MASTER CYLINDER THEY FEEL SOFT AND SPONGY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHEN ABS BRAKE SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED, HEADLIGHTS/ HORN AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*SLC

BRAKES WOULD PULSATE WHEN APPLYING THEM. THUS, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER TOOK A LOOK AT BRAKE SYSTEM, AND NOTED THAT IT WAS CONSUMERS FAULT FOR BRAKES BEING DEFECTIVE.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES ARE DEFECTED, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, CONSUMER KEPT FOOT ON BRAKE, VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD AND REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT, BRAKES HAD FAILED. TOWED TO DEALER, WHO FOUND BRAKE SYSTEM CONTAMINATED WITH MOTOR OIL. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR WARRANTY, STATED CONSUMER MUST HAVE PUT MOTOR OIL IN BRAKE LINE.*AK

VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS DEALER DID ALIGMENT , DISASSEMBLED BRAKES, AND INSPECTED THEM, BUT DEFECT STILLS OCCURS. *AK THE MISALIGNMENT CAUSED WEAR ON LEFT FRONT TIRE. ALIGNMENT WAS DONE TWICE AND CONSUMER WAS TAKING BACK THE VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER ALIGNMENT. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND ONCE RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED BRAKES, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. DEALER CHANGED BRAKE BOOSTER. *AK

UNDER VISUAL INSPECTION CONSUMER NOTICED PROTECTIVE COATING ON BRAKE CABLE HAS BEEN RUBBED AWAY. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR. *AK

VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND MADE SOME REPAIRS. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE WAS STILL PULLING TO THE LEFT. DEALER NOTIFIED AGAIN, AND WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THEY DO NOT WEAR EVEN, AND DO NOT STAY BALANCED! UNSAFE DESIGN, HOW DO I GET THEM REPLACED? I FEAR FOR MY FAMILY!!!*AK (TIRESIZE: 245/65/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/65/16 )

THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AT ALL.

BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP WHEN FIRST APPLIED AFTER SITTING AT NIGHT DURING RAINY WEATHER. *AK

BRAKES FAILED CAUSING A CRASH, THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE TIRES WERE ALSO THE CAUSE (UNABLE TO VERIFY). *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH STEPPED ON BRAKES PEDAL AND VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN A LITTLE, BUT WON'T STOP WHEN GETTING CLOSE TO THE OBJECT IN FRONT. *AK

VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A SUDDEN/EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. ALSO, PEDAL PULSATED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, AND BECAME WORSE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGHER SPEED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK

BRAKES PULLING TO LEFT WHEN STOPPING, DEALER SAYS FORD WORKING ON IT. DEALER FAILS TO ATTEMPT REPAIR. ADVISES ME TO DRIVE UNTIL NOTIFIED IN FUTURE. *AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP TRUCK, I APPLIED THE BRAKES GENTALY, TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND PULLED TO THE LEFT, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK