Ford EXPLORER brakes problems
2,703 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
31,844 owner complaints analyzed
141 distinct recall campaigns
68,775 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1977 to 2027 model years. Data snapshot: . 16,152 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
2,703 of 31,844 complaints match this topic (8.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 982535 · 1996-04-09 (April 9, 1996)
VEHICLE'S FRONT DISC ROTORS WARP WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 982535 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 507612 · 1996-08-16 (August 16, 1996)
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP UPON ENGAGEMENT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID MOMENTARILY.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 507612 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 755187 · 2001-12-02 (December 2, 2001)
I WANTED TO KNOW IF THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE&I AM CONCERN ABOUT THE TIRE&THE BRAKE. *AK
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Owner report 877466 · 2001-01-04 (January 4, 2001)
PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY & APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL LOCKED IN ONE SPOT. VEHICLE WAS FREE ROLLING & HIT A GARAGE DOOR. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR BRAKES & FOUND NOTHING. PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN SINCE HAVING ENGINE WORK DONE. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. *AK
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Owner report 10049517 · 2003-12-10 (December 10, 2003)
I BOUGHT A 1991 FORD EXPLORER 1 1/2 YEARS AGO FROM A NEIGHBOR WHO SAID HE WAS TIRED OF PUTTING BRAKES ON IT. SINCE HE HAD JUST DONE IT AGAIN, I DIDN'T EXPECT ANY TROUBLE FOR A WHILE. 17,000 MILES LATER, ALL BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS ETC., NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. IT IS AVERAGING 20,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS MODEL WAS "BAD FOR PUSHING THE PADS OFF THE SHOES." WHILE PAYING MY BILL, I NOTICED ANOTHER SIMILAR VEHICLE ON THE RACK GETTING THE SAME THING DONE. IS THIS AN EPIDEMIC OR AM I JUST UNLUCKY? I HAVE CONTACTED FORD C…
Owner-reported narrative. 160,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10049517 at NHTSA ↗