Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKING BRAKE | |||
| 07/08/2003 | 1 | ||
| While applying the parking brake the level will go down . but the brake level will not come up at all. *ak | |||
| PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL | |||
| There is a manufacturer'd design defect in emergency brake system. consumer needs to explain further. *ak | |||
| 12/23/1998 | 3 | 05/18/1998 | |
| After a snow or a rain parking brake will freeze. ford service message said that it was a common problem with these trucks. dealer told consumer that parking brake could not be used when snowing or raining. consumer feels this is a safety hazard. *ak *ml | |||
| PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL - MECHANICAL - LINKAGE AND CABLE | |||
| 08/03/2001 | 1 | 05/01/1998 | |
| Emergency brake cables are designed incorrectly-rub on each other and leaf spring cutting through jackets. cannot use brake without it locking rear brakes. noted a lot of rangers have same problem. people cannot use parking brake making the possibility of a run away vehicle. replacing the system as designed is not an option as it is designed to fail again. result is trucks out there without useful parking brakes. ford is ignoring the problem. we have extended warranty and ford will not cover saying it is rust when in reality it caused by the faulty design. *ak | |||
| 10/30/2000 | 0 | ||
| After taking vehicle for inspection found out that rear brakes were stuck together. never were repaired before. emergency brake cable was broken, like it was rubbing to a part of vehicle, and brake pads and shoes wore out.*ak | |||