2021 Ford RANGER SUPER CREW - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"it is quite easy to depress the brake pedal in such a way that one's foot also engages the accelerator pedal. this has happened to me several times, causing the truck to lurch forward rather than stopping dead as is my intention. looking online, i see this has also happened to many others on ford trucks. i have been driving for over 50 years and this has never happened on any other vehicle."

"the contact owns a 2021 ford ranger. the contact stated while driving in the morning at an undisclosed speed and depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal would depress below the gas pedal. the contact stated that the brake pedal was soft while attempting to slow down and stop the vehicle. the contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. the contact was able to continue driving to his destination. the contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, but the mechanic found the brakes tested within ford recommended specifications(mechanics can only test per ford prescribed method). the contact continued to experience failure. the contact took the vehicle to another local dealer: varsity ford (3480 jackson ave, ann arbor, mi 48103: (734) 996-2300) but the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. the contact continued to experience a failure. the manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. the failure mileage was 19,408."

"the contact owns a 2021 ford ranger. the contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brakes made an abnormal sound. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, where the brakes were inspected. the dealer informed the contact that the brakes were in good condition; however, the failure recurred. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 30,000."

"the brake pedal is mushy when applied. when you have to press the brake pedal hard, then the brake pedal is about 0.75 inches below the accelerator pedal. i took it to the ford dealer and he said it is working fine."

"the brake pedal is very soft. it needs 1 or 2 pumps to get it to where my former vehicles were."

"brake pedal travel is excessive, similar to a much older vehicle. brakes to not slow the vehicle until you press past the gas pedal, which introduces significant risk as the driver often simultaneously presses the gas pedal when making emergency or even normal stops and because this requires you to sit closer to the steering wheel than normal so you can reach the very long travel of the brake pedal, even if you are tall like me. braking with even a moderate weight trailer requires very heavy depressing of the brake pedal to the point where you expend all travel and still don't feel as if you're slowing down as quickly as a modern vehicle should. my 2002 chevy tahoe with 210k miles had better brake performance than this 2021 truck. brake pedal has heavy resistance during initial travel but no stopping power until 1/2 way through full travel range and there is almost no fidelity for slow, controlled braking after that. worst of all, the brake pedal, which is electronically connected to trail management features, has a tendency to want to sink to the floor when you've stopped and/or there's a feeling that something is vibrating or trying to control the pedal when you are stopped. additionally, even slight movement of the brake pedal causes the engine to start even though there's no reason for doing so as the vehicle is still stationary. this brake pedal is not something you get used to. i feel unsafe and have almost rear ended vehicles numerous times... eventually it will happen! this needs to be addressed in a recall immediately!!!"

"tl* the contact owns a 2021 ford ranger. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, excessive effort was needed while depressing the brake pedal. there was no warning light illuminated. the contact took the vehicle to west herr ford of hamburg (5025 camp rd, hamburg, ny 14075) where a service manager acknowledged the brake failure and stated that he would alert the manufacturer of the failure. the contact attempted to reach the manufacturer himself however, he was unsuccessful. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 50.*dt consumer says that when depressing the brake pedal it takes at least 2 inches before the brakes apply. this causes the brake pedal to go below the gas pedal. also, consumer states that vehicle can be shifted out of park without the brake pedal being applied. this causes the vehicle to lunge forward."