Ford RANGER brakes problems
950 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
7,355 owner complaints analyzed
101 distinct recall campaigns
72,350 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1979 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 2,633 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
950 of 7,355 complaints match this topic (12.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 984044 · 1996-05-03 (May 3, 1996)
FAILURE OF THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 984044 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 500238 · 1995-11-06 (November 6, 1995)
BRAKES LOCK UP OCCASIONALLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID OR HYDROPLANE ON WET ROADS. *DSH
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 500238 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 883288 · 2001-03-16 (March 16, 2001)
IGNITION HAS SHORTED OUT 3 TIMES. DEFECT KEEPS REOCCURRING.* AK CONSUMER STATES HAS NOW HAPPENED 4 TIMES, IGNITION FAILED TO DISENGAGE STARTER SOLENOID AFTER RELEASING BATTERY, CAUSED OVER HEATING OF STARTER, SHORTED TEMP GUAGE, RADIO, AND PANEL, INDICATOR LIGHTS, BUT DID NOT BLOW FUSES AS IT DID JUNE 11,2000. IT CAUSED BOTH FUEL PUMPS TO SHORT OUT, THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP APPEARED TO HAVE WELDED MARKS ON OUTSIDE CASING OF PUMP, WHEN PURCHASED DEALER STATED NO DEFECTS BUT HAD JUST COME OUT OF FORD'S SHOP, HOOD HAS MARK OF COMPULSION AND MELTED…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 883288 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 729708 · 2000-08-31 (August 31, 2000)
WHEN THE FTI MODUAL WENT OUT I WAS IN THE FAST LANE AND ALMOST WAS HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK TRYING TO PULL THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THERE WAS NO PWR STEERING OR BRAKES, THE EMERGENSY BRAKE WAS USED TO STOP THE TRUCK.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 729708 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10168047 · 2006-09-12 (September 12, 2006)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH IN DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED AROUND TRAFFIC AND COASTED TO A STOP ON A SIDE STREET. THE CONTACT CHANGED THE BRAKE LINES AND THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.
Owner-reported narrative. 127,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10168047 at NHTSA ↗