The ABS locks up and skids every morning when the vehicle is first started and every time it is driven in the rain. The dealer and mechanics have both verified that the brakes work fine. The problem is difficult to demonstrate. When the brakes warm up they operate fine.
1998 Ford Ranger brakes complaints
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While driving at 45 MPH throttle sticks open and vehicle unexpectedly accelerated and took off. Driver firmly held brake pedal to the floor and shift vehicle into netural to gain control. Feel free to provide any further infromation.
Abs light stays on while driving. Dealer notified.
Rear wheels would lock up intermittently when brakes are applied on wet road. Dealer notified. Feel free to provide any further information.
Emergency brake cables are designed incorrectly-rub on each other and leaf spring cutting through jackets. Cannot use brake without it locking rear brakes. Noted a lot of rangers have same problem. People cannot use parking brake making the possibility of a run away vehicle. Replacing the system as designed is not an option as it is designed to fail again. Result is trucks out there without useful parking brakes. Ford is ignoring the problem. We have extended warranty and ford will not cover saying it is rust when in reality it caused by the faulty design.
Brake pedal binds when vehicle is hot. Brakes ineffective when cold.
Rear brake line was rubbing on rear shock absorber which caused damage to shock absorber. Also, would cause brake line to chafe. Dealer notified, and would perform repairs under consumer's extended warranty.feel free to provide any further details on this matter .
Brake line needs to be replaced every 40 thousand miles due to shocks rubbing on line. Due to lost of break fluid. Please provide further information.
Need to replace brake line every 40,000. Rubs against rear shock causing a hole that leaks brake fluid.
There is a manufacturer'd design defect in emergency brake system. Consumer needs to explain further.
After taking vehicle for inspection found out that rear brakes were stuck together. Never were repaired before. Emergency brake cable was broken, like it was rubbing to a part of vehicle, and brake pads and shoes wore out.
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Consumer was involved in a 5 car pile up accident, consumer's car was the last car hit. When pressing on brakes body went forward and driver's side seat belt broke. Consumer feels this should not have happened, and is very unsafe.
While driving braking system malfunctioned, causing rear brakes to lock up, resulting in a crash. Dealer has not inspected the vehicle. Please provide further information.
Front brakes fail because they lock up upon stopping, and vehicle has only rear brakes to stop with.
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Self adjusting brake kite is not installed causing the rear brakes to worn out. Yh
While applying the brakes pedal would go to the floor. Failed to bounce back like ABS brakes were suppose too. Took to dealership & master cylinder/front brakes were replaced. Brake problem was not solved. Dealership informed owner brakes work with pedal to floor. Due to lack of braking power, vehicle was involved in a wreck.
Clutch slave cylinder bolts came out knocking hole through transmition case.transmission cross member had to be cut out after speed nuts broke loose.heater failed three times.thermostat replaced twice didn't help.bolts holding cooling fan on came out.switch for dome light failed, and brake rotors warped.
While making a slow stop steering wheel would shake. Brake rotors have been turned and replaced two times. Dealer will not replace them again. *ak
When traveling at 5-10 MPH and upon depressing brake pedal to make a normal stop, brake pedal went to the floorboard, causing extended stopping distance. Consumer has contacted the dealer. Please provide any further details.
After a snow or a rain parking brake will freeze. Ford service message said that it was a common problem with these trucks. Dealer told consumer that parking brake could not be used when snowing or raining. Consumer feels this is a safety hazard. *ak
Rotors severly rusted and worn required premature replacment.
When attempting to stop brake pedal gets hard and truck stopping distance is increased. Have had two very close calls with other vehicles nearly being hit. Problem started about 6 weeks after I purchased truck. Have had vehicle in 7 times to three different dealers. They stated there was no problem but I knew better. Have seen similar problems on this website and would like to contact those people. You have permission to publish my e-mail address.
While consumer is driving the vehicle suddenly looses power, consumer has taken the vehicle to dealer many times but the are unable to diagnose the problem and the computer says there is nothing wrong with the vehicle. Nlm
While driving and applying the brakes ,the rear end of the vehicle shakes and skips across the road. Dealer was contacted and changed the drums but once driving through a puddle of water the problem comes back. Please provide any futher information.
The anti-lock brake system locks up on wet pavement when the pedal is applied. The pedal is hard when applied it only goes half way down, vehicle will slide before coming to a stop. Dealer has been contacted and repaired vehicle, however vehicle still locks up occasionally.
Engine continually stalling, hesitation and surging, unable to rectify since purchase. Mjs
Rear end (?) whines at various speeds,transmission slips. Dealer rebuilt differential, problem persists, dealer now has vehicle installing a new transmission trying to fix problem. Brake pedal pulses (not ABS)and steerings wheel shudders (left/right) when brakes are applied at all speeds. (not reported to dealer, have since found out that this is a common problem with this vehicle). Oil filter- to remove filter it must be wedged past the solenoid/starter. It come in contact with the exposed wires/lugs? On the starter. There is nothing protecting this exposed area. My dealer has been extremely courteous and understanding in dealing with the transmission/differential problem. I have not received any information from ford regarding these problems.through research on the internet I have come to believe that the problems described here are not limited to my experiences. Thank you.
Left front ball joint fell off due to missing screw during manufacturing. Mjs
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