general problems of the 1998 Ford Ranger

Three problems related to service brakes have been reported for the 1998 Ford Ranger. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 01/05/2012

Parked out on the street in front of my house, caught on fire around 9 pm. Fire trucks came and put it out and knocked on the door around 9:25 pm.

2 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 05/17/2011

Rear brakes lockup every time it rains. This causes sliding on wet pavements. As of now I have not been in an accident because of this problem.

3 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 06/22/1999

While driving and applying the brakes ,the rear end of the vehicle shakes and skips across the road. Dealer was contacted and changed the drums but once driving through a puddle of water the problem comes back. Please provide any futher information.




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