1994 FORD RANGER Parking Brakeconventional Problems

THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION PUBLISHED A RECALL LIST FOR 1994 FORD RANGERS FOR THE PARKING BRAKE. FORD SAYS MY VIN DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS, BUT MY TRUCK HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER WORKED AND NOW THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT. *JB

VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF DRIVEWAY AND VEHICLE WASN'T RUNNING. LEFT VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. HE WAS A THE MAIL LOOKED UP, AND SAW VEHICLE COMING DOWN THE HILL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BECAUSE IT RAN INTO A TREE AND WAS SMASHED FROM BOTTOM TO TOP.*AK

WHEN APPLING EMERGENCY BRAKE IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKE HAS CAUGHT, BUT IT DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. WHEN APPLIED ON AN INCLINE IT CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN HILL INTO A HOUSE. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHCILE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

EMERGENCY BRAKES WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. ONCE THEY FAILED, AND VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD AND CRASHED INTO A POST. *AK

THE TWO PROBLEMS ARE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND HASN'T FOR SOME TIME, AT SPEEDS OVER 55 THE NEEDLE EITHER GOES TO 85 AND STAY'S THERE OR BOUNCES AROUND BETWEEN 50 AND 85, BOTH DEALERS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM HAVE SAID W/O EVEN SEEING TRUCK IT NEEDS NEW SPEEDO B/C THE ORIGINAL BATCH USED FROM THE FACTORY WERE DEFECTIVE. PROBLEM 2 IS THE PARKING BRAKE, WAS FIXED UNDER RECALL BUT HAS NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY AND DEALER HAS SAID THEY WON'T FIX AGAIN.

PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTIONED SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 94V169000. *AK

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTIONED. THERE IS A RECALL 94V077 CONCERNING EMEGENCY BRAKE FAILURE. BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM DUE TO VIN. BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD, IT CLICKS OR "RACHETS" DOWN AS IF FUNCTIONING BUT THEN VEHICLE BEGINS TO ROLL. *AK

FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT (SIDEWALL RUPTURED) 60 MPH. PLENTY OF TREADWEAR LEFT. REAR BUMPER UNUSUALLY WEAK, HEAVY DAMAGE UNDER 2 MPH COLLISION, WINDSHIELDS ABNORMALLY WEAK, CRACK VERY EASILY. PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO OPERATE CORRECTLY EVEN AFTER RECALL WORK IS PERFORMED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P22570R14 )

FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT (SIDEWALL RUPTURED) 60 MPH. PLENTY OF TREADWEAR LEFT. REAR BUMPER UNUSUALLY WEAK, HEAVY DAMAGE UNDER 2 MPH COLLISION, WINDSHIELDS ABNORMALLY WEAK, CRACK VERY EASILY. PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO OPERATE CORRECTLY EVEN AFTER RECALL WORK IS PERFORMED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P22570R14 )

FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT (SIDEWALL RUPTURED) 60 MPH. PLENTY OF TREADWEAR LEFT. REAR BUMPER UNUSUALLY WEAK, HEAVY DAMAGE UNDER 2 MPH COLLISION, WINDSHIELDS ABNORMALLY WEAK, CRACK VERY EASILY. PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO OPERATE CORRECTLY EVEN AFTER RECALL WORK IS PERFORMED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P22570R14 )

FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT (SIDEWALL RUPTURED) 60 MPH. PLENTY OF TREADWEAR LEFT. REAR BUMPER UNUSUALLY WEAK, HEAVY DAMAGE UNDER 2 MPH COLLISION, WINDSHIELDS ABNORMALLY WEAK, CRACK VERY EASILY. PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO OPERATE CORRECTLY EVEN AFTER RECALL WORK IS PERFORMED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P22570R14 )

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 94V169001. DEALER REPLACED PARTS ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. THESE PARTS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE WITH THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY. THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A NEAR ACCIDENT. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#94V169001), EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE. TOOK VEHICLE IN. SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED. FEW MONTHS LATER INFORMED PART NOT THERE. MUST HAVE FELL OUT OR NEVER INSTALLED. TOOK TO DIFFERENT DEALER & HAD IT REPLACED. THE PART FELL OUT ON THE FLOOR, AGAIN. INFORMATION FURNISHED BY OWNER'S ATTORNEY - PETER COWLES. *AK

PARKING BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

PARKING BRAKE WAS ON AND THE TRUCK STILL ROLLED OVER THE OWNER. *AK

PARKING BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DH

PARKING BRAKE POPPED LOOSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS/ACCIDENT.

EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS/ACCIDENT.

PARKING BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

PARKING BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

PARKING BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD WELL, ESPECIALLY ON HILLS. *DSH

RECALL RELATED, 94V169000, BRAKING EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE, IN FOR REPAIR THE PLASTIC INSERT KEPT FALLING OFF, 6 TIMES REPAIR. TT

PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD, RESULTING IN VEHICLE ROLLING DOWNHILL, ACCIDENT, PRIOR TO RECALL. (94S91) *TW

TRUCK PARK ON HILL PUT INTO NEUTRAL WITH EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ON TRUCK BACK AND HIT ANOTHER CAR CONSUMER RECEIVE RECALL TO DAY ON THE SAME PROBLEM #94V169.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN, PLACED IN GEAR AND EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD DOWN HILL, HITTING A TREE. *AK

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. TT

OWNER IS UNSATISFIED THAT RECALL FOR EMERGENCY BRAKES IS NOW BEING ISSUED. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO MANUFACTURE/DEALERS ATTENTION A YEAR AGO. RECALL #94S91. TT

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. TT

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE, BACK UP AND DAMAGE TRUCK. TT

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE FOUR TIMES, DEALER HAS FAILED TO FIX IT FOUR TIMES. TT

WHILE PARKED ON STEEP INCLINE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED, BRAKE DISENGAGED ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN HILL HITTING A TREE, RECEIVED NOTICE NEXT DAY, 94V169

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON HILL W/EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, BRAKE FAILED AND TRUCK CRASHED. TT

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILED. *SKD