Brakes: driving approximately 10mph and attempting to stop the vehicle and the ABS system locked up. Put foot on pedal and had it completely to the floor, and they brakes didi not work . This happened six times in one day. The vehice has been in the shop five times for this problem.
1997 Ford Expedition brakes complaints
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Brakes work intermittently, brake pedal shakes/makes grinding noise, vehicle rolls to stop/extended stopping distance. Dealer has not duplicated problem, passed diagnostics test.
At random, in slow speed stops the brakes fail to work without warning reacting as though they were in an anti-lock situation. There is a defective wheel sensor.
While attempting to pull into a parking lot driver stepped on brake and vehicle accelerated out of control, crashing into a bank. Driver's shoulder harness did not work, and air bag failed to deploy, resulting in an injury.
On five occasions while attempting to stop, the brakes failed to stop the vehicle.
Brake calipers rust, deteriorate and fail without warning.
Truck was parked in 4-wheel drive and when the emergeny brake was let up the truck would not move. Then the brakes got ripped off the rear axle, and the brake fluid went all over the ground.
The consumer happroached an intersection other vehicle ran a stop, applied ABS brakes and collided with other vehicle, the air bags didn't deploy.
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