Vent hose is on rear axle housing and rubbing on rear brake line.
1993 Ford Explorer brakes complaints
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While driving needs excessive effort to properly apply brakes. Consumer hears squeaking noise.
Intermittently when emergency brake is applied it slips, causing vehicle to roll forward slightly. A recall has been issued on vehicle's make and model. However, this vehicle was not included due to VIN.
Insufficient braking resulted in rear end collision. 2nd accident of same nature after ford service inspection. Independent brake shop replaced rear brakes and problem is ok. Ford argues that brakes and vehicle were ok.
Ongoing problem with brake caliper sticking and causing rotors to be cut and warped. Vehicle been to independent repair shop on four occasions, and problem still reoccurring. Please feel free to provide us with any further information concerning this matter.
When the emergency brake pedal is engaged it seems as though the teeth on the rachet mechanism do not engage and the emergency brake pedal ends up on the floor, the consumer believes this defect is the same as recall 94v‑169 but the vehicle is not included in recall due to VIN. Nlm
Parking brake control self adjusting pawl does not line up properly with self-adjusted rachet, causing pawl to slip over one or more teeth in rached. A recall has been issued on vehicle's make and model; however, this vehicle was not included due to VIN.
When depressing parking brake to floorboard consumer noticed brake skiping teeth.
The vehicles right and left rear wheel brake drum becomes extremely hot and consumer can smell an odor of hot oil emanating from the wheel once parked in garage. Nlm
While driving braking pedal linkage broke which caused no braking abiltiy at all, and resulted in a crash. Will be taking to dealer. Please provide further information.
Faulty suspension caused shimmy/vibration in vehicle while driving, consumer has balanced and rotated the tires 4 times, replaced radius arm bushing, alignment, replaced inner and outer bearings, replaced shocks and replaced the goodyear tires, the consumer later found out about tsb 960415a, the dealer refuses to fix the problem at their expense.
While driving and coming to stop would step on brake pedal but vehicle would not stop unless put into a lower gear. Then, vehicle will stop slowly.
Firestone atx tire experienced tread separation causing vehicle to go out of control and crash, both passenger and driver were injured in accident, previously 2 other tires experienced cracking and tread separation.
Pe00 020; consumer was traveling about 65mph on highway and heard a rubble and vibration, left front tire tread separated. Tires were firestone #atx, p23575r15. Consumer contacted the store where he purchased the tire from.*ak anti lock brake system logic does not allow/permit brakes to slow the vehcile after tire faiure. This is seriously dangerous situation.
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While driving and using brakes vehicle will wobble, and has a tendency to flip over. Consumer has been on two wheels and slammed back down to the ground.
Total failure of emergency parking brake - went to apply brake and the pedal went all the way to the floor without engaging brake; repeated attempts unsuccessful - the vehicle when stopped can only be kept from moving by the foot brake, or placing the vehicle in gear. This defect is the subject of prior recall (the federal safety agency campaign id 94v169000) covering the same failure. This recall work was completed on my vehicle in 1994. Both before and after the recall work was done, my vehicle experienced the intermittent failure of the parking brake to engage, but releasing the pedal and re-applying would always work. Now, there has been a complete failure of the pedal system and ford & the dealer indicate that this is not covered by the above-referenced recall since the work was already done. This failure is a safety hazard!
Parking brake does not engage, it won't work.
Sometimes while braking on a bumpy road the brakes release and the pedal goes to the floor. If re-applied quickly brakes will work, fortunately I was not following to close to another vehicle and was able to recover.
Front disc brake pads wear abnormally fast, I've replaced the pads 5 times in 100000 miles of operation. When driving this vehicle you can feel that most if not all of the breaking is done by the front breaks, I feel that the brake design for this vehicle is inadaquate it should have disc breaks installed in the rear taking up more of the braking load.
Master cylinder to brake booster stud sheared off probably due to stress corrosion crack as detailed in the federal safety agency recall # 96v024001. Braking service severely diminished as master cylinder deflects to one side when brakes applied. Ford refuses to assist in repair cost even though the problem is known to them.
We have had continuous problems w/ our 93 explorer. The transmission went out at 93000 miles and had to be replaced. The ABS light keeps flickering on and off and we are not sure which sensor is out. The dealership wants to charge an arm & leg just to tell us which sensor it is. My experience with the dealerships have not been positive. They charge too much for simple tasks and I have been lied to on numerous occasions about what is wrong with our vehicle. It idles rough and we have replaced all of the parts the dealership has said were bad and it still idles real rough. We have spent more on auto repairs than what the vehicle is worth. The air conditioner recently went out, the blower motor was replaced, now they are telling us it is the fan switch - somebody needs to give ford motor company a swift kick. I will never buy another ford vehicle as long as I live. It seems that foreign vehicles are worth the few extra bucks in the long run.
Brakes lock up on ice and water and while hitting a bump and applying normal brake pressure. Have taken truck to several repair shops; no one seems to be able to fix problem including dealership.
This vehicle seems to suffer from premature wearing out of front disc brakes and rotors. New pads and rotors resurfacing were needed at approx 15400 miles, and new pads and complete new rotors were required at approx 28608 miles. When ford service was asked about this frequent disc brake replacement, the response was "there is nothing we can do about the design of the vehicle. I have friends with explorers from this same model year who have reported even more frequent disc brake and rotor replacement.
When driving and applying brakes, there was a noise and total loss of braking power. Pedal went all the way to the floor. There were two recalls, but problem persisted. Need the federal safety agency help in this matter.
When driving andi applying brakes they made noise, and there was a loss of total braking power. Pedal went all the way to the floor. Consumer checked the braking fluids all the times and its always full the consumer had two recalls. The mileage for the first recall was 35000, and vehicle lost braking power at 50000 miles.
The brake calipers stick to the front rotor, causing the brke fluid to overheat, and this causes the brakes to not respond in long distance travel. Dealer has been contacted.
Abs brake system problem. Brake pedal locks in up position. Won't go to floor. No brakes. High pressure (perhaps 300 lb) will force pedal down and get brakes. Removal of ABS fuse prevents recurrance, but no ABS braking then.
The studs which attach the brake master cylinder to the power brake vacuum booster assembly has developed corrosion and cracked . Vehicle included in recall number 96v024001. Please give any further details.
While driving at 35 MPH, going around a corner and applying the brakes, they locked up, causing the vehicle to skid, and consumer hit a curb, vehicle flipped over landed on the top of the roof of the vehicle, and the pavement was wet.
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