2001 Ford Ranger Brakes Problems

“I was parked in my driveway, when I reached to release the parking brake. As I pulled the release handle, the bracket and release handle fell onto the parking brake pedal; upon inspection, I noticed that the bolts for the bracket had fallen out without my knowledge. I attempted to put the bolts back in, but only one of them would go back into place, and that one only lasted for a short time.”

“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?”

“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.”

“I was driving on a residential road, coming up to a third speed bump. I stepped on the brakes to slow down a little bit and my engine revved and started going faster. I hit the brakes and my truck spun out, off the road and stopped. The seat belt harness did not lock up; the shoulder strap stayed loose, and my head was being hit against the steering wheel. Then, somehow I fell out of the truck. This has never happened before. 05/17/13 I took my truck in to get the recall fixed, and get everything checked out.”

“I was advised by the Ford dealer where I bought a used Ranger that the rear brakes had been replaced. Upon my own inspection this proved not to be true. Do I have a legitimate complaint and who do I contact for follow up?”