dprice578
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- 1999 Ford Range
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- Automatic
I've owned my Ranger for nine years and love it. BUT...
The front ABS sensors developed corrosion / rust that caused the sensors to not detect a slow moving wheel. The system would "think" the wheel was locked and no brake pressure would be applied to rotors at slow speeds. My truck would sail through stop signs directly into cross traffic with me standing on good pedal!
The symptoms were:
At slow speeds, coming to a stop-
good pedal, but the vehicle does not slow down
usually occurs within 1-5 minutes after start up
usually occurs within the third to fifth stop
I initially had misidentified this as brake fade. My (good) local service station did not initially recognize this problem. Ford claims "it is not currently listed as a consumer complaint".
I could have been killed by this problem. If you are experiencing the symptoms above, take urgent action!
Happy Rangering!
The front ABS sensors developed corrosion / rust that caused the sensors to not detect a slow moving wheel. The system would "think" the wheel was locked and no brake pressure would be applied to rotors at slow speeds. My truck would sail through stop signs directly into cross traffic with me standing on good pedal!
The symptoms were:
At slow speeds, coming to a stop-
good pedal, but the vehicle does not slow down
usually occurs within 1-5 minutes after start up
usually occurs within the third to fifth stop
I initially had misidentified this as brake fade. My (good) local service station did not initially recognize this problem. Ford claims "it is not currently listed as a consumer complaint".
I could have been killed by this problem. If you are experiencing the symptoms above, take urgent action!
Happy Rangering!