2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac brakes problems

Filed Oct 30, 2019 · Brakes · 168,177 miles · GA

In the morning or whenever damp my front brakes lock up when driving, then stopping..

Filed Dec 17, 2012 · Brakes · 76,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford explorer sport trac. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the contact noticed that the brake pedal was pulsating, accompanied by an abnormal grinding noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician advised the contact that the front and rear brakes would have to be repaired. After the repair, the contact noticed that the brake pedal would feel spongy when depressed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The technician advised that two of the ABS sensors were faulty and were overriding the brakes. The mechanic disconnected the ABS sensors. The contact did not experience any failures after the sensors were disconnected. The approximate failure mileage was 76,000.

Filed Dec 16, 2011 · Brakes · 70,400 miles · NJ

While applying the brakes at approximate speed of 3 to 5 MPH, anti lock brakes activate. Ford dealership had the vehicle for 7 days, replaced the anti lock brake sensor and advised me that the vehicle was fixed. As soon as I left the dealership, I noticed the same problem. To date, ford has not fixed the problem, or refunded my money for the repair that was not necessary (anti lock brake sensor.)

Filed Oct 8, 2010 · Body, Brakes · 38,000 miles · AL · 1 injury

2002 ford sport trac 8 year old child broke door handle when trying to open door with child lock on. 5 year old child broke the other door handle the same way. Something needs to be done about this. These handles are not heavy dty enough for the weight that is forced on them when trying to open even with the child lock off. These automakers should be forced to stop using the public as guinea pigs to find out what problems they have and then never issue recalls. They just modify it on the next model and blow off prior owners. The handles actually cut my daughters hand when it broke. It is utterly ridiculous. Also the brakes on the same vehicle. I have had to replace the caliper on the pass side twice and they eat brake pads up like mad. It is not driving habits that caused this it is a design flaw. No wonder they went to 4 wheel disc brakes( another wait and modify routine) I'm sure this was their fix for that problem and they avoided another recall. We pay thousand of dollars for these vehicles they should pay the thousands of dollars to fix their engineering and qc departments lack of detail when testing these vehicles. Thank you for anyone caring.

Filed Sep 17, 2008 · Brakes · 5,500 miles · PA

Defective brake caliper 2002 ford explorer sport trac with less than 6000 miles at time of incidence approximately november 2002. A brake caliper was stuck on after putting on the brakes while in motion. The vehicle had to be towed to a garage. The caliper was replaced and the rotor was damaged but still usable. I also had problems with the ABS malfunctioning where the brakes would not stop the vehicle(summer, dry roads). The manual transmission slave and master cylinders were replaced (do have these parts). The ABS and transmission problems occurred between aug 2007 and december 2007. The vehicle had 38000-40000 miles and lightly driven. Currently the vehicle has less than 470000 miles and has been driven 6.5 years. The vehicle was never used for towing. It was used primarily for taking children to school, activities, and family vacations.

Filed Sep 17, 2008 · Brakes, Transmission · 39,800 miles · PA

Manual transmission and parking brake 2002 ford explorer sport trac 39800 slave and master cylinders replaced at 700.00 in january 2008. First incidence occurred december 24, 2007. I was actually pulling into grandma's drive on christmas eve and tried to back up into a space when the vehicle was stuck in place blocking everyone in. It did finally work. Then at a shopping center it would not move forward when stopping for pedestrians to cross and then going through an intersection when shifting it just stopped between 2nd and 3rd wouldn't move into any gear. It was stuck between gears and would not move. I was blocking an intersection when I now had a red light. Eventually, I did get it moving to my home, but had it towed to the mechanic since it just would not move at all once restarted. I wonder if the ABS failure in august 2007 caused this problem. The malfunction of the ABS would cause stress on the transmission with the ABS coming on randomly at any speed. Please see my brake failure complaint and also defective caliper complaint(caliper occurred at only a few thousand miles). The parking brake release is still a problem. You must put your foot under the foot pedal of the parking brake to get it to release completely. The light may go off but the emergency brake is still engaged.

Filed Sep 17, 2008 · Brakes · 38,000 miles · PA

Brake failure 2002 ford explorer sport trac only 38000 mi when this occurred in aug 07. I almost hit the back of a school bus when dropping my children off at school. The brakes would grind and not stop the vehicle and sometimes pulsation would occur at any speed. It was like the antilock braking system was coming on when it shouldn't(summer dry roads) and then getting stuck in the brake release state. So when trying to stop the vehicle with the foot pedal, the antilock braking system was working against your braking action. This causes a very scary feeling when you have your foot to the floor and the vehicle still remains in motion. The brake pads and rotors were replaced, but not the problem. The next incidence occurred in a busy intersection when we were almost hit by oncoming traffic because the vehicle wouldn't stop at a red light. When taking the vehicle to the mechanic I almost hit 2 pedestrians in a crosswalk at a stop sign. The vehicle just kept on going and I quickly beeped the horn for a near miss of a man and his little boy. The mechanic told me there is something wrong with the antilock braking system which causes the brakes to malfunction. He sent us to another mechanic and he said this is a defect in certain ford explorer models. The antilock braking sensors, along with the location of them is the problem. He said to fix this it would cost anywhere between 300-600 depending on what else was damaged, but he stressed driving the vehicle like this is an extreme safety hazard. I was upset because of the low miles on this vehicle. It was only over warranty miles by 2000 but 5 yrs old. I could not afford to fix this so I was instructed to pull the fuse on the ABS because it was unsafe to drive with the ABS. I have three children and this is my only transportation. With the ABS fuse pulled I do not have the problem, but lacking ABS. Ford needs to stand by there product and offer a recall on this completely unsafe malfunction of the antilock braking system.

Filed Sep 9, 2008 · Brakes, Locks · 50,000 miles · MI

When I would make a sharp left hand turn and use the brakes the brakes would pulsate and would not stop the truck right away. It would act like it had hit ice and its was the middle of summer. It would still move about a foot. I took it to a shop to have it looked at and was told he gets alot of ford's that do this and they don't have a recall on this. The shop replaced the part in the hub or wheel not sure and now its fine but it cost me over 500.00 and I only have 50,000 miles on it. I know that parts wear bout but this was a failure of a part that should not have gone bad. Also the electric door lock button in the truck stops working, the open section works but not the lock button.

Filed May 17, 2008 · Acceleration, Brakes · 103,000 miles · TX

The ford recall for cruise control switch is a joke. I just had the dealership perform the repair on my 2002 ford explorer sport trac and was surprised to find they only installed a fused jumper instead of replacing the failing switch. This is a safety issue not only because of the potential for fire but also the switch failure could cause a loss of brake fluid pressure. With the jumper installed a failure would blow the fuse and remove the switch from overheating but the switch could still leak brake fluid onto the hot exhaust manifold. I talked with the service rep and asked why ford doesn't replace the switch. He stated " good question, probably because the jumper is cheaper " . After spending $30,000.00 for a vehicle you would think replacement of the switch would be a minimal cost to the ford motor company. I was considering getting a new ford sport trac but will look to another manufacturer for my next vehicle. Fords safety awareness and responsibility sucks.

Filed Jun 16, 2007 · Brakes · 43,175 miles · IN

I purchased this vehicle used at 22,000 miles from local ford dealer. At 27,380 ford dealer furnished multi-point inspection, showed no brake issues. At 43,000 miles the brakes started grinding metal to metal. Up to this time there was no audible warning as I usual. To my suprise the rotors could not be turned and needed to be replaced . The brakes could have been replaced and rotors turned befor my purchase but sounded like stretch of the imagination, inferior products ??