1. Ford Explorer
  2. Problems
  3. 2008
  4. Service Brakes, Hydraulic

2008 Ford Explorer Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

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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 3 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • January 20, 2009

    Air Bags · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl*the contact rented a 2008 ford explorer from an authorized dealer. While driving approximately 10 mph, the contact proceeded to park the vehicle in a hotel parking lot. The gear shifter was in the reverse position when there was an unexpected and drastic acceleration. Immediately, pressure was applied to the brake pedal, but the vehicle failed to slow down. The warning indicator was illuminated on the instrument…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10277524

  • March 31, 2008 · 10,800 miles

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic

    Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford explorer. The contact stated that the brakes failed on seven occasions. The brake pedal would make a clicking sound. The dealer inspected the vehicle twice however they were unable to diagnose the failure. There were no deaths, injuries or police report. The current mileage was 10,800 and failure mileage was 7,000.

    ODI 10228763

  • March 3, 2008

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Steering

    Front brakes has a rubbing, screaming sound, louder when turning or applying brakes, sometimes the steering wheel is hard to turn when this is happening, not for sure if the noise is coming from the front, middle or the back it is so loud, we have 4 years of the sound on tapes. Thought the tapping would help ford motor company at bluebonnet find the problem, instead we were laughed at and treated rudely.the gear…

    ODI 10449940

Catalog parts for this system

Catalog year/make/model rows for 2008 Ford Explorer.

Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.