This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Owner had to hit brakes due to a vehicle in front of him coming to a dead stop while driving 50 mph. Truck went into a skid, and struck vehicle in front. Upon impact, neither air bag deployed. Numerous amout of front damage from hood to coolant system, etc.
The brake rotors and rear barke drums are very prone to rust. Rotors rust very badly on the colling vanes and a lot of rust builds up out side of the wear surfaces on both the rotors and drums. Resulting in brakes freezing up during cold temperature. The material in these rotore are poor quality.
Vehicle is drifting both forward and backward when put into gear, and when vehicle is turned off. Also, braking system fails to engage under wet conditions, resulting in extended stopping distance. Then, brake system would not disengage after start up of vehicle, resulting in a noise that comes from rear end of vehicle. Dealer states drifting does not occur when parking brake is used, for a manual vehicle dealer states this is normal. Brakes have locked up and have failed to release, on one occasion the consumer heard a loud dull clunk sound in the rear axle area and vehicle moved after that. Consumer states vehicle moved back quickly in fast short spurts and then gave way rolling quickly backward, after that is stalled and was difficult to restart.
On several occasions I have experienced brake pulling problems and at leadt three occasions a complete braking failure. I have taken the 1999 Ford Ranger truck to the dealer with a complaint of brake pull at least three times before todays visit. The service department always writes "no problem found" on the repair order. I have notified Ford Motor Co. Two times about the brake pull, brake fading, and numerous other complaints about the truck. I must always initate contact with the dealership even after Ford told me that the dealer would call within three business days. On numerous occassions the steering wheel pulled out of my grip hard to the left while braking. On three different occassions I lost all braking ability completely. The last incident almost resulted in acrash with another vehicle. The brakes became very hard as if the brake linings were experiencing brake fade. The brakes were not hot and I had plenty of highway to stop before meeting the stopped traffic ahead. I held tight to the steering wheel, almost standing up on the brake pedal to stop the small truck before a crash. I had plenty of time to mental think "this truck is not stopping." I was not happy at the experience. Ford Motor Co. Was notified of my concerns during august1999. No one seems to take me seriously. If I have a crashn as a result of this faulty braking system, I wantto at least have it on record that it was reported several times to many different organizations. Respectfully submitted, adam cingel
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- Glendale, AZ, USA