NHTSA Complaint #709733 — 1993 FORD ESCORT

BRAKE PEDAL SOMETIMES GOES TO FLOOR WHILE PROVIDING ONLY ABOUT 75% BRAKING POWER. PEDAL ALWAYS GOES ALMOST TO FLOOR ("NORMAL" FOR THIS CAR). BOTTOMS OUT WITHOUT FULL BRAKING TYPICALLY LEAVING A GAS STATION AND STOPPING JUST SHORT OF STREET BEFORE ENTERING TRAFFIC - REALLY GETS YOUR ATTENTION WHEN NOSE GOES OUT A COUPLE OF FEET FURTHER THAN YOU EXPECTED DUE TO NOT GETTING FULL BRAKING POWER. BLED MASTER CYLINDER, BOTH FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS AND REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT OR CHANGE IN PEDAL HEIGHT. TOOK TO DEALER WHO CHECKED IT BUT FOUND NO DEFECTS, NOTHING TO ADJUST, AND WHO MADE NO EXPLANATION OF PROBLEM AND WHO OFFERED NO SUGGESTIONS FOR REPAIR. REPORTED TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE, WHICH IS A WORTHLESS EXERCISE.