Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford ranger. While inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that the rear passenger side brake line was rubbing against the shocks and the metal bracket that held the rear passenger side brake line separate was missing. The contact spoke with the dealer who advised him that no such part existed; the contact, however, found the part on the manufacturers website. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 92,000.
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Abs light (orange) always on, 2000 ford ranger. Also received recall for cruise but not ABS.
I have a 2000 ford ranger xlt 3.0 liter at 39,000 miles my antilock brakes went out. They stop working and made my stops during bad weather more dangerous. My speedometer and odometer stop working at around 64,000 miles and was not able to afford the repair. I have been calculating the speed over the past 7 years and the mileage.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford ranger. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stopped accelerating. The transmission shifted into neutral and the ABS indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. If the contact immediately activates the hazard lights, the failure will correct itself. The failure has occurred more than 30 times within one month. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current mileage was 86,000 and failure mileage was 85,000. Updated 11/12/08 *cn updated 11/18/08.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford ranger. While driving 10 MPH after accelerating from a stop, the contact made an abrupt stop and the brakes failed. She drove home at a low speed and, once there, she noticed brake fluid pumping out of the brake lines. The vehicle was towed to a local muffler shop the following day. The contact was informed that the brake lines had corroded through the passenger side rear brake lines. No repairs have been made because the parts have not yet arrived. The failure and current mileages were 50,170.
2000 ford ranger brake line failure -- the right-rear brake line ruptured. This is the second brake line rupture in a little over 1 year. The first rupture was with the left-rear brake line in march 2007. The cost of the repair was $295.00. The second rupture occurred on july 2, 2008. This repair has not been performed as yet. Both ruptures occurred without warning and during an attempt to apply the brakes. Upon applying the brakes, the pedal went spongy, and both the brake warning light and ABS warning light came on. The vehicle did eventually stop. Fortunately, there where no other vehicles or pedestrians in front of me. Upon initial inspection, the brake line was leaking fluid and the master brake cylinder reservoir was below half full. A closer inspection revealed that the brake line had rusted through near the fittings. This vehicle has approximately 34,000 miles and is driven infrequently.
Abs brake light on. Speedometer not working engine light on. Changed ABS sensor. Engine light went out. Speedometer working but will bounce around when directional is put on or when foot is applied to brake. Abs sensor light is still on. Called ford and told them I noticed a recall on some of these rangers for the ABS sensor they are telling me this vehicle is not on the list. Well it should be.
Emergency brake cables that run together by the rear end, have rubbed together to the point of warring through the sheathing. This has started to cause the rear emergency brakes to stick when the emergency brake is released after being set. I think this could be come a big safety concern down the road, by either failing to work, or release. It's a poor design on fords part and could be a serious accident waiting to happen thanks for your time. Also what's up with the engine pan gasket ford used on this truck mine is leaking badly and I've heard most of them do. Are there any recalls? Thanks again stev anderson.
On april 8th 2006 the front parking brake cable on my 2000 ford ranger broke due to wear from a metal clip used to hold the cable sleeve in place. When I tried to replace the cable I discovered that the parking brake assy. Was manufactured so that the parking brake/e-brake pedal assy also has to be replaced, because there is no way to remove the broken cable from the pedal assy. The cost of the part is $85.00 for the pedal assy. And $35.00 for the cable assy. Parts are only available through the dealer on special order only. My concern is that if people have to pay that much for something they shouldn't have to replace, then they wont replace the broken cable and potentially cause an accident or worse, death to someone.
Dt*: the contact stated ABS engaged intermittently while stopping. The brake pedal was depressed several times before the vehicle began to slow down. No repairs have been made.
Occasional loss of all braking power. 2000 ford ranger 4x4 pick-up. This vehicle on several occasions in the past two months without any notice has had complete or drastic braking power loss. There are no indicator warning lights of any type to indicate there is a problem. On two occasions I almost hit other vehicles in the rear due to brake failure and my wife failed to stop at a stop sign and went out into the path of an on coming vehicle. (no accident).
Dt: the contact owns a 2000 ford ranger. Brake shoes on the rear, has a safety defect. The spring on the bottom of the brake shoes have a self adjuster the spring at the bottom rubbed the self adjuster. It did not rub brake shoes . It started making a noise in the wheel. The contact took it off and found the broken spring . While driving on highway it made a rattling noise on july, 15 2005. No crash involved. No police report taken. No injuries reported. *ak the bottom brake shoe retaining spring was installed on the outside of the self adjuster, which eventually rubbed the spring and broke. About 2 months later the other side started making a noise an it had also broke. After installing the new brake shoe the consumer found that the spring should have been installed behind the self adjuster. The consumer has one of the springs in his possession.
While driving there was unwanted acceleration. The consumer states it becomes very violent upon coming to a stop. *ak when the consumer stopped using the auto speed control the surging did not occur until early 2005. There was a banging noise coming from the rear when braking due to the rear speed sensor and the brake pump, it made the vehicle feel as if it were being hit in the back. *sc
Dt: consumer states the ABS brakes don't work. Took vehicle to the ford service department and they didn't know what the cause of the problem was. . Consumer had both the back and front brakes replaced. When driving down a hill the vehicle won't stop.
Consumer stated: the serpentine belt went out twice and the pulley system had been replaced before the alternator went out, the ABS light was on, then a warning light came on there were no brakes left, however, the car was still running. Ford said it was normal for the brake to go out when alternator went out.
Vehicle experienced problems with the brakes. There was moisture building up on the brakes, causing the vehicle to make a loud" boom when trying to move forward. Owner contacted the dealer, and the manufacturer who is telling the owner that there was nothing to be concerned about. *ak when the consumer released the parking brake and engaged the clutch he had to accelerate as much as 3500 RPM's to make the vehicle move forward or backwards. *bf
I was driving on a secondary road at approximately 35 - 40 MPH and as I came to the crest of a downhill section, I lightly touched the brakes due to snow on the road. The truck veered violently to the left and went into a skid. I corrected and again lightly touched the brakes and the truck again veered violently to the left and I was unable to correct before the truck left the roadway and struck a large tree stump. The truck is awaiting insurance adjustment decision on repair.
While driving 30 MPH consumer applied the brakes and they failed. Vehicle was taken to dealership, and mechanic determined that rear brake wheel cylinder froze up. Also, pads broke, and damaged the drum. *ak with only 33800 miles on the vehicle consumer thought it strange for the noted failure. Brakes going bad so the consumer took the vehicle to the shop.
12/16/02 (36,635 miles) first notified dealer that brakes seemed to take farther distance for stop and that there was a severe vibration in the whole vehicle when braking. They determined the front rotors were faulty and fixed them. 5/5/03 (40,771 miles) truck was returned to dealer for the same issue, both front rotors, calipers, and pads were replaced. 9/13/04 (55,637 miles) truck was returned again to the dealer for the same problem and was told by dealer that the issue was now the rear drums being out of round and that they would fix for 300 dollars. Consumer plans to get a second opinion.
When applying the brakes the front brakes are making a growling noise. Took the front wheel off the truck, checked the brake pads and rotors. The back side of the rotor is deteriorating and in return is eating up the brake pad. Took truck to roberts ford in wood river, il. In may 2004 and notified the dealer of the defect. The shop manager refused to fix the problem, told me this was general maintainance. I realize that brake pads are general maintainance but when the brake rotor is eating up the pads this is not general maintainance this is a defect.
When pressing on the brake to make a quick stop on dry pavement, the brake pedal bent approximately 15 degrees preventing me from stopping in time to avoid hitting the car in front of me. The truck did not skid nor did the the anti-lock brake systems activate.
Problems with vehicle's brake rotors.*mr there was a scrapping noise in the left front wheel.
Two minor accidents and several near accidents due to antilock brake failure, requested dealer look into problem, they said pads are the problem, pads were replaced two months ago. Independent mechanic confirmed that antilock was non functional.
Rotors replaced twice in june 2002 jim doyle dealer said rotors were damaged by bad calipers, 10000 miles.. In august 2003 (west ford couldn't wait until the following wee,k rotors were replaced again with 5000 miles . Brake pads in very good shape. Pads were not replaced !st replacement under warranty 2nd $300.00..
Consumer applied the brakes and brake pedal fell to the floor. Took vehicle to dealer, dealer removed hub cap, and noticed the brake adjuster spring was broken. Cause is unknown.
The vehicle did not accelerate, because the brakes locked up. The dealership indicated the problem was caused by the brake drums rusting.
The rotors experienced premature wear, when the brakes were applied, the vehicle experienced extended stopping distance and vibrated.
Abs light had been turning on and off for weeks and brakes had not been functioning properly. Then light was on all the time. At intersections I would apply the brakes and they would barely stop the truck. Once it was stopped the truck would then suddenly roll forward again even with brake pedal pressed to floor. Front and back pads were replaced by my mechanic. Problem still occurred, especially when going down hill. Took it back to my mechanic and was advised to take it to the dealership since it was not the brake pads and was still under warranty. Rude service rep at dealership went with me for a test drive, said he could not verify my complaint even though the ABS light was on for the whole ride. He claimed my mechanic had screwed something up, said the intermittant brake failure was all in my imagination, etc. But since it was a safety issue he would do further diagnostics. Two and a half weeks later after bad customer service the truck's "non-existant" brake problem turned out to be water collecting under the driver's side seat and rusting out a sensor for the ABS system. Entire ABS system replaced. Problems solved for now but what about when it rusts out again? Why had water collected there? I do not drive in rivers or lakes. It would have cost me $2500 in parts and labor if it had not been under warranty. Dt
Front brakes are wearing out unevenly, one side more than the other.contacted dealer.
While vehicle was at dealer for rotor replacement mechanic noticed calipers were stuck. Please provide additional information.
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