# 1999 FORD RANGER — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `185263` · 1999-11-24 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** RANGER
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
WHILE TRAVELING WITHIN THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT AND APPROACHING A GREEN LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION, TWO VEHICLES TRAVELING AT A SAFE DISTANCE AHEAD OF ME DECIDED TO STOP AT THE GREEN LIGHT TO ALLOW A POLICE CAR THROUGH THE INTERSECTION TRAVELING PERPENDICULAR TO US.  I BRAKED TO STOP THINKING I HAD PLENTY OF TIME.  THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION AS I THINK THEY SHOULD.  EVERYTHING LOCKED UP AND I BUMPED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.  IT WAS NOT A HARD HIT AS I ALMOST STOPPED.  THE CAR WAS NOT DAMAGED BUT MY TRUCK HAD THE BUMPER RUINED AND OTHER RELATIVELY MINOR DAMAGE.  I FEEL THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK AS DESIGNED AND THE GENTELMAN AT THE BODY SHOP SAYS HE HAS HEARD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM NUMEROUS FORD RANGER OWNERS.  IS THERE A HISTORY OF THIS REPORTED?
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