2001 Ford Ranger: brake failure

Filed Jul 2, 2013 · Brakes · 120,185 miles · NY

I hit the brakes and the pedal went to the floor. I was lucky that I was going relatively slow and there was no traffic. Brake line from ABS unit to rear brake hose had failed. I am surprised that this hasn't been a recall as I have two friends with ford rangers who have had the exact same failure. One resulted in as crash. I also informally ask other ranger owners and many have had the same failure. I have owned many other cars, for longer time periods and far more mileage without this kind of failure.

Filed Nov 29, 2011 · Acceleration, Brakes · CA · crash

Truck vehicle was shifting into reverse and a brake failure prompt the driver to switch into drive and suddenly the vehicle spun off out of control(burning tire) and it took off very fast without even touching the gas pedal. Driver tried to stop it but nothing worked.

Filed Oct 30, 2011 · Brakes, Electrical · CA · fire

I was driving 20 MPH when I press the brake and the pedal went to the floor, a fire started under the hood, I noticed one of the brake lines was burning. Put fire out and towed the pick up to the shop where it remains.

Filed Jan 31, 2011 · Brakes · 250 miles · WV

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford ranger. The contact stated that the brakes on the vehicle did not function properly when it was foggy, cold, rainy or damp. The brakes were replaced several times but the failure continued. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that the seals on the rear axle leaked fluid onto the brake pedal. The vehicle was involved in a crash in 2009 that the contact believed was due to brake failure. The failure mileage was 250 and the current mileage was 102,000.

Filed Oct 24, 2009 · Brakes · 56,860 miles · CT

Complete brake failure due to a leak over the rear driver side wheel. This occurred at low speed (10 MPH), and I was able to stop the truck with the emergency brake. I thought the braking systems in modern trucks have redundant lines so that if there is a leak, only half the brakes fail?

Filed Nov 9, 2008 · Engine · 108,000 miles · NC

I have a 2001 ford ranger edge. It has a 3.0l v6 engine, a 5-speed manual transmission. It has approximately 108,000 mile on it. I recently had a component fail in the internal engine. It was a cam syncroziner. It cost $467.08 to repair. I was told that this was an extremely common problem by my local ford dealership. I was also told that if this component is not fixed immediately, that it could cause the oil pump to the engine to fail, resulting in the engine losing power. This could cause the loss of brakes, and steering. I was told by several other ranger owners to recommend this to the federal safety agency. It should be recalled and all 3.0l ranger's should have there synchronizer repaired or replaced. This component failing could result in major engine damage, injury and death. Thank you!

Filed Sep 21, 2004 · Brakes · 20,000 miles · TX

The brakes failed due to insufficient vacuum pressure under certain normal driving conditions. There is no brake power if the accelerator is open enough for the engine speed to reach 2500 RPM, during cold idle (after start up), frequently after rapid acceleration in an emergency situation where the brakes are then applied. Dealer agreed that this was a dangerous situation and replaced the brake booster (twice), brake master cylinder, and finally the entire engine. Condition remains the same. Dealer and ford engineer now state that it is operating as designed - evidently designed to fail in critical situations.

Filed Jul 3, 2003 · Brakes · 29,800 miles · CA

Brake pedal went to the floor, while attempting to slow down to a stop. As I was approching stopped traffic, and put my foot on the brake pedal to attempt to slow down. The pedal went to the ground and the truck continued to move. After several attempts at the brake pedal, the rear wheels locked up but the front did not. Causing me to almost spin out on the freeway going about 65mph. The local ford sercive department says it was due to a panic stop that the brake fluid boiled and the pads over heated. But I did not attempt a panic stop. I was going 65 for about 10 minutes, when I attempted to slow down the brakes simply failed. They are charging me for new brake pads, seals and a complete brake fluid flush. Almost $350 dollars.

Filed Sep 18, 2002 · Airbags, Brakes · 20,000 miles · MS · crash

Consumer was braking for a speed bump when brake pedal went to the floor, when the vehicle wheels hit the speed bump both air bag deployed, as a result the driver lost control of the vehicle and ran into a ditch, and all airbags deployed. .*ak

Filed Sep 5, 2002 · Brakes · MS · crash

Consumer applied brake at 40 MPH, the pedal went to the floor, no braking action. Vehicle hit a ditch, no injuries, damage to vehicle unknown at this time.

Filed Jun 19, 2002 · Brakes · CA

Right rear brake line is rubbing against shock absorber and can result in loss of brakes while driving. Cause unknown. Dealer notified.

Filed Jul 7, 2001 · Brakes · CO

This is the most unusual failure I've ever heard of on a vehicle. Mechanics have never even heard of these parts failing. How do all four ABS brakes failed simultaneously? Pedal pumped wildly (3-4 inches 3x per second) and I don't know how I did not die.