1993 FORD RANGER Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

ON MY 1993 FORD RANGER,MY BRAKE & CLUTCH MOUNTING BRACKET FAILED DUE TO STRESS FRACTURE OF WELDS. THIS CAUSED LOSE OF BRAKES AND USE OF CLUTCH. FORD HAS A RECALL ON FAILURE OF STUDS ON THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER THAT IS MOUNTED ON THIS BRACKET, BUT NOTHING ON THE FAILURE OF THE BRACKET. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 1993 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH AND THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAME CRASHING DOWN AND SEVERED THE BRAKE LINE, THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING CORRODED REAR SHACKLES. THE FRONT AND REAR SHACKLES WERE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE BRAKES. *AK UPDATED 2/27/2007 -*NM

Mileage: 115,000

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM IT HAS BEEN 4 YRS. LEFT REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WILL LOCK UP.*AK

REAR BRAKE LINES RUB ON SHOCK ABSORBERS, NOT AVOIDABLE. EXTREME WEAR EVIDENT. ALSO, HEADLIGHTS FLASH UNCONTROLABLY, SUSPECTED HEADLIGHT SWITCH REPLACEMENT.

REAR BRAKES LOCKING DURING WET WEATHER DUE TO FAULTY BRAKE SHOES. NLM

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES LEFT REAR BRAKES KEEP LOCKING UP IN COLD WEATHER. *AK

A PLASTIC CLIP THAT HOLDS THE WIRE FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL SENSOR TO THE ABS SYSTEM TO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE ON THE LEFT REAR OF VEHICLE RUBS THE METAL BRAKE LINE AT THE FRAME AND WORE A HOLE IN THE LINE CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. NO ACCIDENT RESULTED BUT TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED.

ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS THE ACCELERATOR STUCK - MID 1998 - ONE ON A FREEWAY ON RAMP AND THE OTHER WHILE ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE WHEN STOPPED - IT WAS FINE UPON BEING RESTARTED. I TOOK IT INTO A SHOP BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING APPARENTLY WRONG. ON JULY 19,1999, WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, I BRIEFLY ACCELERATED. THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN STUCK. I TAPPED ON THE BRAKE TO CHECK IF THAT WOULD HELP. (I WAS NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL AND SELDOM USE IT.) THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I THEN PUT THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL - IT WAS AN AUTOMATIC. THE WHEELS THEN FROZE/LOCKED WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SKID AND THEN ROLLOVER 1 1/2 TIMES. I DID NOT APPLY THE BRAKES HOWEVER THERE WERE SKID MARKS ON THE ROADWAY. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND OTHER THAN THIS PROBLEM FREE.

THE DEFECTIVE REAR RIGHT SHOCK ABSORBER RUBS AGAINST THE BRAKE CABLE, CAUSING MORE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE CABLE , WHICH MAY LEAD TO BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO BE INOPERATIVE. *AK

RIGHT REAR BRAKE CABLE RUBS ON RIGHT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER AND HAS WORN THROUGH THE CABLE COVERING SO THAT METAL INSIDE CABLE IS EXPOSED.

BRAKES AND ROTORS CONTINUALLY FAIL.

BRAKES AND ROTORS CONTINUALLY FAIL.

VEHICLE COLLISION DUE TO ANTI LOCK BRAKE FAILURE.

REAR BRAKES LOCK GENERALLY IN COLD, SNOWY AND RAINY WEATHER. LININGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS.

IN WET CONDITIONS THE DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKES MALFUNCTION, CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.. DEALER REPLACED 2 BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

IN WET CONDITIONS THE DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKES MALFUNCTION, CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.. DEALER REPLACED 2 BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL ON WET PAVEMENT OR ROADS WHICH HAVE GRAVEL THE FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID TO A STOP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD. *AK

A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE TRUCK, THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THERE ARE NO BRAKES; TOOK TO DEALER, COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM, TOOK IT BACK FOUND THAT THE ROTORS AND DRUMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE TRUCK, THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THERE ARE NO BRAKES; TOOK TO DEALER, COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM, TOOK IT BACK FOUND THAT THE ROTORS AND DRUMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE TRUCK, THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THERE ARE NO BRAKES; TOOK TO DEALER, COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM, TOOK IT BACK FOUND THAT THE ROTORS AND DRUMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

BRAKING REDUCED BY 60 PERCENT WHENEVER VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ON WET ROADS. (2ND VEHICLE ON 509400)

FAILURE OF THE BRAKE POWER ASSIST, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A ACCIDENT.*AK

RECALL REPAIR WORK ON THE BRAKE BOOSTER CAN NOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

BRAKE BOOSTER INSTALLING MECHANIC DID NOT REFILL MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR. *AK CONSUMER WENT TO DEALER FOR RECALLS 94S91 AND 96S35, REGARDING PARKING BRAKE AND CRUISE CONTROL, CONSUMER STATES ON THE WAY HOME AFTER REPAIRS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TURN IT OFF BY PULLING THE BRAKE RELEASE KNOB, WITHIN A MILE IT CAME BACK ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF WITHOUT PULLING UP ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL, TO KEEP THE LIGHT OFF IT WAS NECESSARY TO DRIVE WITH ONE FOOT UNDER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL, LATER THAT EVENING CONSUMER APPLIED TO EMERGENCY BRAKE AND IT WOULD NOT RELEASE, CONSUMER FOUND A PLASTIC WEDGE CROSSWISE IN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE MECHANISM, NEXT MORNING CONSUMER FOUND THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS OUT OF FLUID AND THE THROTTLE AND CRUISE CONTROL CABLES WERE OUT OF THEIR GUIDES, LATER CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO SET CRUISE CONTROL AND IT WOULD NOT WORK, ALL THESE FAILURES OCCURRED ONLY AFTER 20 MILES AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. *SLC

ABS, RIGHT FRONT DISC PAD CAME OFF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. *AK

THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE SINCE 2-29-96. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. *SD

THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS WHEN HE WAS TOLD TO COME IN (96V0024.001). *AK

DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR RECALL NO 96V024000, FOR PRIMARY BOOSTER. DEALER HAS SAID IT WOULD TAKE UP TO 2 WEEKS TO GET PARTS. *AK *JB

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

UPON MAKING A QUICK STOP VEHICLE VIBRATES AND BRAKES PULSATE. DUE TO WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. NO RESPONSE FROM ANTI LOCK BRAKES. TT

REAR BRAKE LINING REPLACED DUE TO REAR BRAKES LOCKING UP. *SD

HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE, THERE IS SOMETHING THAT IS LEAKING ON THE FRONT WHEEL . TT

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK, ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY RAIN; MOTOR MAKES LOUD NOISE; ALSO, EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILED, CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUGHT FIRE;ABS TOTALLY FAILED

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPLY THE BRAKE WENT TO THE FLOOR HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT

WHEN TRUCK IS COLD OR RAIN THE BRAKE LOCKS UP . TT

ABS BRAKES FAILED 8 TIMES, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

POSSIBLE EQUIPPED WITH ABS SYSTEM, WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, NOTICED VIBRATION AND PULSATION IN BRAKE PEDAL. TT

ABS LOCKED UP, HAD AN ACCIDENT. (PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS). TT

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. TT

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/SKIDDING. *SKD

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO ONE SIDE. *SKD

REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP 4 TIMES, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND 1 ACCIDENT. *SKD

BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE, VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHEN BRAKING, EQUIPPED WITH ABS BRAKES. TT