Recall 00 v 349 000/parking brake pawl: dealer dick milham, eastern, pa, phone# 610/253-9191took from 16 aug 01 to above incident date to complete recall repairs. *ak consumer states that after parking brake control assembly was installed, the parking brakes failed. Vehicle pulls right and weaves from side to side, there is a vibration felt underneath the driver seat at all speeds, on one occasion while driving in the rain, consumer loss control of the vehicle, dealer rebalanced all ires and realigned front, steering wheel was off center.
1994 Ford Mustang: brake failure
7 of the 356 complaints about the 1994 Ford Mustang describe brake failure.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 20 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Brake failure by model year
What owners say
Parking brake failure caused the vehicle to roll resulting in accident. Yh
I have experienced two separate problems with my ford mustang gt. Both problems have been "repaired" while the vehilce was under warranty, however, I feel that the actions taken were only sufficient to carry the vehicle through the warranty period. The largest problem that I have experienced has been with my antilock brakes. On six different occasions I have had my vehicle in the shop at ford dealers for repairs to my antilock brakes. The typical prognosis was that a sensor needed to be changed. Ironically, once the vehcile was out of warranty, due to age, the antilock brake failure required a new module costing approximately $1,200. I pleaded my case with ford on this expense and they agreed to pick up the cost of the repair. No later than 4 months had passed and the problems continued. I procrastinated some four to five months prior to having the vehicle returned to the same dealership for repairs to the antilock brakes. This time the problem was different and would cost $1,100. Again I pleaded
Vehicle was parked on a slight incline in residential neighborhood, parking brake engaged, 5-speed transmission in gear. Vehicle remained stationary for at least 5 minutes. Sometime later (within period of one hour or so) parking brake failed and vehicle rolled down lengthy hill, crossing residential street and crashing front into a large tree. Car was declared a total loss.
Upon crossing a bump in the roadway, brake line severed, causing brake failure.
While driving, started to slow down, weather rainy, rearended another vehicle, the brakes failed to catch, traveling at 45 MPH, air bag did not deploy.
Brakes failed 4 times.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Subject regarding parking brake control assembly modification
- ABS diagnostic trouble codes(dtcs) CAN only be retrieved using super starii tester or the flash out...
- Information for servicing and diagnosing brake vibration, brake inspection, and brake friction material...
- Hub-mount brake rotor machining equipment from rotunda is now approved for warranty and service use
- Some vehicles may have a rubbing noise coming from underneath the vehicle-parking brake cable conduit...
- On cobra vehicles only, a rattling noise may be heard from the front wheels when going over bumps and / or...
- Experiencing a squeaking noise coming from the rear brakes on some vehicles
- Service tip information regarding elimination of sanding rotors and drums
Related recalls
Parking brake: conventional
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with manual transmissions. If a vehicle is parked with the parking brake not fully applied and not in first gear, as directed in the owner guide, and the self adjustment pawl subsequently skips one or two teeth, the vehicle could move on some grades.
- Risk
- This could result in unintended vehicle movement and a vehicle crash without prior warning.
- Remedy
- Dealers will modify the parking brake control and install a plate or over-bracket to the control to lock the self adjust mechanism in position following adjustment.
Recall number 00V349000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1994 Ford Mustang brake failure
Is brake failure a common problem on the 1994 Ford Mustang?
7 of 356 owner complaints about the 1994 Ford Mustang (2%) mention brake failure. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1994 Ford Mustang?
There is 1 recall and 20 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1994 Ford Mustang
Overheating 30Engine failure 19Fire or smoke 17Airbag light 12Stalling 10Seat belt 8No deployment 7Slipping 6Knocking 5
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