Gas pedal and the brake pedal are too close together and may result in pedal misapplication which could result in a crash.
1999 Ford Ranger brakes complaints
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While traveling within the posted speed limit and approaching a green light at an intersection, two vehicles traveling at a safe distance ahead of me decided to stop at the green light to allow a police car through the intersection traveling perpendicular to us. I braked to stop thinking I had plenty of time. The brakes did not function as I think they should. Everything locked up and I bumped into the car in front of me. It was not a hard hit as I almost stopped. The car was not damaged but my truck had the bumper ruined and other relatively minor damage. I feel the brakes did not work as designed and the gentelman at the body shop says he has heard similar complaints from numerous ford ranger owners. Is there a history of this reported?
Rear end is three quaters of an inch off line. When the brakes are applied vehicle pulls to the left. Dealers has repaired the vehicle several times. Also, transaxle seal is leaking. Manufacturer has been notified.
Rear right brake line is rubbing agains shock absorber middle part. Also the hydraulic hose is under , it rubs against the leaf spring. This is a potential safety hazard.
Caliper malfunction, shoes rubbing automatic transmission clunking when shifting from forward to reverse or vice versa
On several occasions I have experienced brake pulling problems and at leadt three occasions a complete braking failure. I have taken the 1999 ford ranger truck to the dealer with a complaint of brake pull at least three times before todays visit. The service department always writes "no problem found" on the repair order. I have notified ford motor co. Two times about the brake pull, brake fading, and numerous other complaints about the truck. I must always initate contact with the dealership even after ford told me that the dealer would call within three business days. On numerous occassions the steering wheel pulled out of my grip hard to the left while braking. On three different occassions I lost all braking ability completely. The last incident almost resulted in acrash with another vehicle. The brakes became very hard as if the brake linings were experiencing brake fade. The brakes were not hot and I had plenty of highway to stop before meeting the stopped traffic ahead. I held tight to the steering wheel, almost standing up on the brake pedal to stop the small truck before a crash. I had plenty of time to mental think "this truck is not stopping." I was not happy at the experience. Ford motor co. Was notified of my concerns during august1999. No one seems to take me seriously. If I have a crashn as a result of this faulty braking system, I wantto at least have it on record that it was reported several times to many different organizations. Respectfully submitted, adam cingel
No power brakes. Consumer contacted dealer and manufacturer.
Traffic in front of my vehicle came to a complete stop, I stepped on the brakes, (no I did not pump them), the pickup took a lot of distance to come to a complete stop. I had probably three car lengths infront of me and I hit the trailer hitch of the pickup infront of me. I contacted the dealer where I purchased the vehicle and they told me it didn't fail. That was it.
Truck pulls to the left under moderate/hard braking. Dealer has examined but problem continues.
When applying brakes moderately to hard vehcile pulls to the left. Dealer can't find cause of problem.
When brakes heat up they pull severly left...have had it checked 4 times...replaced pads 3 times...checked rotors calipers...no fix yet...also driveshaft clunk noise after changing gear and accelerating...replaced driveshaft once no fix...now they say there is currently no fix.
Vehicle rear end another vehicle at approx. 20 MPH; consumer informed that driver seat belt fail to lock properly, both air bags fail to deployed and ABS fail to operate. Dealer/mfr. Was not notified at this time. Can the federal safety agency provide addtional information or help in this matter.
Several attempts to repair ABS brakes have been made, none lasting more than 20 miles. I have requested a test drive with a ford factory or district representative but neithet the dealer nor ford will honor the request even after 15 phone calls to the dealer and ford customer service .
Dashboard fell out. Mjs
Master cylinder, calipers and wiper switch failed but consumer unable to have repairs made due to lack of parts.
When driving at 50 MPH and applying the brakes, they went straight to the floorboard, causing total brake failure, resultin gin a crash.
Automatic transmission malfunctioned, causing the vehicle to stall while trying to acclerate. But it just revved the engine and the ABS braking came on which almost caused an accident. Please provide further information.
First the braking system started to vibrate when brake applied, rotors were machined, then brakes continued to lock up and calipers were replaced and now vibration has returned. Second the engine has had a running problem since almost day one and now has loud knocking and rattling comming from engine. Third, two of the steel wheels became weak and began to warp and truck could no longer be driven. As of now, vehicle has been in the shop for 22 consecutive days and I have only owned it five & a half weeks. So far, no repairs have been made to make the vehicle drivable.
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