2004 Ford Ranger service brakes, hydraulic problems
19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2004 Ford Ranger — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Rear brakes rusted, holding springs rusted, support pins fell out and caused brakes to drag and become worn and overheated way before their time causing replacement about 30,000 miles before they should have been. Could have caused brakes to lock while driving. *tt”
filed Sep 28, 2011
“Recently I encountered a problem with my 2004 ford ranger. The harmonic balance pulley came apart. The website carcomplaints.com has at least 14 incidence of harmonic balance failure on other ford models. Can you investigate this issue and verify my findings? In my opinion, the problem has serious…”
filed Sep 22, 2010
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Ranger years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Ranger | 2 | 6% |
| 2022 Ranger | 1 | 3% |
| 2021 Ranger | 1 | 1% |
| 2009 Ranger | 3 | 2% |
| 2008 Ranger | 2 | 1% |
| 2007 Ranger | 1 | 0% |
| 2006 Ranger | 2 | 1% |
| 2005 Ranger | 3 | 1% |
| 2003 Ranger | 29 | 12% |
| 2002 Ranger | 20 | 6% |
| 2001 Ranger | 49 | 10% |
| 2000 Ranger | 65 | 10% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2004 Ford Ranger
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.