Ford Explorer Service Brakes, Electric Problems
- 6
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 3
- Years with records
- 2002–2006
- Stored years
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 6 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Complaints by year
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Service Brakes, Electric
Abs light appeared , followed by anti skid light , now with wrench flashing , on a 2006 ford explorer , causes it to drive terrible on gravel , all this after the transmission and throttle body had to be replaced in the last six months, my car has 80,000 miles and drives like its 20 years old and about that reliable. Light has been on over a week. *tr
ODI 10346911
Service Brakes, Electric
On two occasions (may 2009 and now june 2010) a tone ring in my 2006 ford explorer's abs/traction control system broke. It caused the traction control and brakes to go haywire. They began to grab and lock my brakes when i was moving causing erratic driving. When i went to stop, my brakes did not work properly. I have read on ford forums that this is an ongoing issue with numerous ford explorer owners. *tr
ODI 10334660
Service Brakes, Electric · Vehicle Speed Control
My cars cruise control failed to disengage when i applied the footbrake, pushed the off switch, the gear shift would not move and the key would not turn off. The car was checked by police and when it was tested they were unable to find a fault in the failsafes however they are still suspicious of the vehicle. I had to call police and was in a runaway car on the freeway for 30mins. When i hit a median strip i lost…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10298780
Service Brakes, Electric · Vehicle Speed Control
I have a 2004 explorer limited and just turned 14,000 miles and my abs light comes on every time i start the car and accelerate. Also the cruise stopped working. From what i have read it sounds like the abs module which ford has apparently been aware off. Not happy!! I would not expect this sort of problem with only 14,000 miles. *tr
ODI 10245737
Automatic Transmission · Latches/Locks/Linkages · Service Brakes, Electric
2002 ford explorer, o/d light is blinking, check engine soon light stays on continuously. Rear end makes noise, abs light stays on. Truck shifts hard from reverse to forward. Shifts hard and makes cluncking sound from 2nd to 3rd gear and will not go in to over-drive at all. *tr
ODI 10232288
Air Conditioner · Frontal · Service Brakes, Electric · Structure
Paint is blistering and chipping on the hood and fender of my 2002 explorer. Abs light comes on and airbag light stays on. *tr
ODI 10233248