2003 Ford Explorer Parking Brake Problems
- 4
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 4 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- emergency brake · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Parking Brake · Power Train
I have a 2003 ford explorer. I have had several incidents of it not easily changing from park to reverse, and reverse to park. Last night, i was unloading some items from the explorer. The car was in park, and the emergency brake was engaged. I was standing in the right side passenger doorway. I reached over to turn off the ignition. Upon turning it off, the explorer immediately began to roll into reverse. My mother…
2 injuries
ODI 10340699
Electronic Stability Control · Equipment · Parking Brake · Power Train · Tailgate · Traction Control System
I keep reading about 2 complaints that people need to know about and ford should take action on; the first being the back tail gate... Ford do the right thing. The second has to do with the transmission, overdrive light, the parking brake and the cruise control. I use the cruise control when driving long distances and while on a few trips the overdrive light would come on for no reason, at least i thought, i then…
ODI 10349808
Equipment · Parking Brake · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Brake pads completely disintegrated when inspecting pads, front edge of rotors have completely rusted. Pads were in good shape thickness wise in some areas and rotted in other areas. Pads and rotors were replaced now 5 months later it's starting again. Parking brake pads delaminated again. Abs light came on during trip for no reason? *tr
ODI 10234338
Parking Brake
Emergency brake would not engage in november, 2003. Dealer "oiled" the pedal. On july 28, 2005, loud squealing sound coming from rear, and emergency brake would not engage at all. Dealer had to replace rear drums, rear shoes, and pads at a cost of $390. Emergency brake is considered a "maintenance item" and was not covered under warranty. If brakes were to fail, emergency brake would not have worked either. *nm
ODI 10130460
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2003 Ford Explorer.
Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.