While driving at any speed and applying brakes vehicle pulls to the left or right. Also, at slow speed applied on brakes and brake system will lock up.
2001 Ford Ranger brakes complaints
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When depressing brakes they would lock up and catch. Dealer has been contacted five times, and couldn't duplicate the problem. Please provide further information.
Date of purchase smelled rubber on the drivers front wheel. Truck bounces all over continues to do so, this causes poor steering control as well. Brakes alternates from grabbing or slow in working, PCM has been reprogrammed, yet the whinning in the engine or drive train continue. Suspension very weak, vehicle leans to the right on the curves and steering control is dangerous.
When vehicle is at a complete stop, and consumer steps on the brake pedal, it move forward all the way until it hits the floor, vehicle has been into dealer 5 times for this problem, and has replaced various parts in the brake system, but problem still occurs, the uneven front braking problem has been corrected. The problem with the pedal going to the floor has not. *jg
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This vehicle has been repaired twice for front brakes pulling hard to the left fixed twice and dropped of again for the third time on 12/08/01. I am very concerned with the safety of this vehicle and the faulty braking system: rotors, pads replaced twice , hoses all have been replaced prior to 12/08/01.
When appling brakes, pedal goes all the way down to the floor and causes vehicle to pulsate, brakes do not hold. Dealership is aware of problem.*ak the consumer applied brakes for emergency, but the vehicle went 20 ft before coming to a stop due to booster pump failur.
I have had this truck for only one year and have had many problems. First the transmission went beacause it would not go past 2nd gear and the overdrive light was flashing. It was found to be internal parts and external wiring of the transmission. That same day the alternator went and left me with a dead battery. I have taken it into the dealer about 3 times for rough idle and have been turned away saying the cannot feel anything and that not to worry because its still under warranty. Twice I have taken it in for the front suspension due to a vibration to the steering wheel and truck. All rotors were turned and the front was reallined. Also the truck seems to go through gas a bit too quickly, just about a bit over a quarter tank for every 10-15 miles.
Driving on an incline of about 30 degrees and stopping on the incline applyi the foot brakes, after releasing the foot brakes the car would roll backwards. While coming down on the same incline and stopping on the incline with the foot bakes and selecting rev and releasing the foot barkes the car would roll down the incline. Took the car to the dealer for a check of the problem. They ran some test and said that this was normal. I disagreed, the truck is still doing the same thing.
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.
Consumer states vehicle pulls to the left when brakes are applied, dealership has attempted to fix problem three times.
When consumer applied the brakes, the vehicle pulled to the left, consumer took vehicle back to dealership and was told they did not have time to fix vehicle that day, consumer then went back to dealership and after waiting for an hour and a half consumer was told they did not have the parts to fix the vehicle, on may 2,2001 dealership ordered the wrong parts, on may 3, 2001 consumer picked up vehicle and was told that the rotors and brake pads were replaced, on may 7, 2001 consumer was told that calipers were replaced even though consumer was still experiencing same problem, on may 11,2001 consumer left vehicle at dealership for nineteen days, vehicle was picked up on may 26,2001 and it worked fine for two days and the problem has reoccured.
On 4 different occasions while driving at 55 MPH and braking hard, pedal goes to a stop and ABS releases. But, does not continue to pulsate, causing a longer time to stop.*ak
Fuel gauge is very innacurate, poor mileage so far (600mi.) engine suddenly shut off while the vehicle was in motion (thank goodness I was coming to a stop at the time) brake line covering is being abraded by contact with the leaf springs (lr).
While driving 65 mp consumer had to apply brakes, and they locked up. Would not release until engine was shut off. Due to ABS locking up, vehicle spun and hit a guardrail.
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