Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / RANGER / 1996

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005032268 Incident Date: May, 23 2005
Consumer's City: FORT WALTON BEACH Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: RANGER Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:pedals and linkages
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTCR14A1TP Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 02 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1995
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact owned a 1996 ford ranger. the vehicle was involved in an accident due to brakes because the brake pedal mounting bracket broke. this occurred on may 24, 2005. the accident was reported to the police. the vehicle was towed to a mechanic and they saw the brake pedal hanging down. upon inspection, they noticed that the mounting bracket broke when brake pressure was applied. there was no problems with the brake pedal before this accident. the mounting this was made of pot metal, and it held the clutch pedal and the brake pedal together. the whole thing broke. the estimated speed was about 30-35 mph.*ak