so some of you no im driving my stepdads f350 tell i can fix the ranger (bad brakes is wat we are thinking)

so my problem is the parking brake light randomly comes on and i have no clue why. the brake is off fully. when it comes on i pull the lever to release it and then grab the peddle and pull up. it works some times.

any clue of how i can fix this??

96 f350 powerstroke diesel. mods: shift kit, 3" exhaust. not sure wat else is done to it saying its not mine. all i no is its built for towing.

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Muddin in the ranger, killin ricers in the f350

95 ford ranger 3.0 v6 side step 5 speed 4x4
mods: 6" bds sus lift, 33x12.5r15 bfg km2, expo OHC/expo power seats, full length expo console, 2 1/2" flowmaster super 44 cat back, 4 procomp 5" offroad lights, clear headlights and turn signals, 6k hid kit, 25% tint (fronts)

PNW CREW

The sensors do go bad on them after awhile, just ignore it and bomb it

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97 Ranger - 4.0 V6 auto, 4wd, 31x10.5x15s Wild Country XTX Sport All Terrains, Warn locking hubs, Pioneer deck with iPod attachment, Snugtop Topper, K&N filter, scan gauge II, Hella 500 Lights, More parts coming, waiting for the paycheck to get bigger!

Truck built in loving memory of Norm Howard
Outcast Racing
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Afterhours Clan!!

uhm.... no sir.


check the brake fluid level in the res. under the hood. probably just a low fluid level.

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2001 Ford Ranger Supercab (4dr), Oxford White, 4.0 Sohc, 4x4, Manual trans (hurst equipped), 4:10's, 3" body lift.

Your ebrake doesn't use your brake fluid....its mechanical not hydraulic

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97 Ranger - 4.0 V6 auto, 4wd, 31x10.5x15s Wild Country XTX Sport All Terrains, Warn locking hubs, Pioneer deck with iPod attachment, Snugtop Topper, K&N filter, scan gauge II, Hella 500 Lights, More parts coming, waiting for the paycheck to get bigger!

Truck built in loving memory of Norm Howard
Outcast Racing
PNW Crew!!!
Afterhours Clan!!

Yes....but alot of Ford's of that era and even of late, if the brake fluid is low in the reservore, it'll trigger a warning light. That warning light is the parking brake light. My ex's 2002 Focus did the same thing....

I'd check out the brake fluid tank...

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'01 XLT disguised as a '03 Fx4 Level II.

dude... i get what you're saying.. BUT that same light, believe it or not, serves more than one purpose. its also an indicator of trouble in the braking system.. not just an idiot light for ppl that cant remember to release the parking brake. in this instance, you are wrong.


when the "brake" light comes on and off its normally due to a low fluid level.

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2001 Ford Ranger Supercab (4dr), Oxford White, 4.0 Sohc, 4x4, Manual trans (hurst equipped), 4:10's, 3" body lift.

thank you.

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2001 Ford Ranger Supercab (4dr), Oxford White, 4.0 Sohc, 4x4, Manual trans (hurst equipped), 4:10's, 3" body lift.

Did not know that, I have an abs light for that in my other truck...my bad

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97 Ranger - 4.0 V6 auto, 4wd, 31x10.5x15s Wild Country XTX Sport All Terrains, Warn locking hubs, Pioneer deck with iPod attachment, Snugtop Topper, K&N filter, scan gauge II, Hella 500 Lights, More parts coming, waiting for the paycheck to get bigger!

Truck built in loving memory of Norm Howard
Outcast Racing
PNW Crew!!!
Afterhours Clan!!