Consumer left front tire blewout and shredded causing consumer to replace tire with spare. *ts the tire blewout prior to the consumer receiving the recall notice. The air bag light and door ajar light illuminated. Left side wheel bearing shot and the right side was going bad. Rear brakes shot.
2000 Ford Explorer brakes complaints
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2000 ford explorer ABS system engaging while stopping causing hard braking. *kb the vehicle ABS activates while braking at low speeds.
Update to odi id number 10080842 - same owner; brake pedal master cylinder just started leaking again; has been replaced twice already; year 2000 vehicle has less than 42,000 miles on it; very costly repair to have to do every 2 years!
2000 ford explorer does not completely stop when brakes are applied. *ts ***no answer required***
Dt:the consumer owns a 2000 ford explorer. The consumer had a brake job done by the dealer and they did not adjust the cables correctly for the emergency brakes. It caused the brakes to become damaged. The dealership insisted that consumer needed to pay all over again. *ak the dealer disconnected the cable a year earlier while performing brake repairs and forgot to reconnect them.
Hello, while recently replacing the disc brake pads on the rear of our 2000 ford explorer 4dr xlt 4wd (aprox 50k miles), I noticed severe chaffing in multiple spots of the emergency brake cables just aft of where they split from one cable into two armored cables (left rear wheel well area). They cross over each other and due to obvious vertical suspension travel they were chaffing against each other and it appeared one was also chaffing against the frame somewhat (the latter I'm guessing occurs only when carrying a heavy load). The chaffing was so bad that it had rubbed all the way through to the actual left cable (aprox 50% of the cable diameter)allowing water etc... Kicked up by the wheel to penetrate and severely corrode the cable. Soon after I had removed the wheel, the cable snapped in two due to the suspension being unloaded and the severe corrosion of the cable. I am curious if there is already a recall on this or if you have had other reports of the same problem on other explorers. Unless my vehicle is missing clamps etc... This appears to be a bad design to have the two cables touching the way they do. I have taken multiple digital pictures with the suspension unloaded and with the vehicle back on the ground and would be happy to send them to you. This is very concerning to me because if the e-brake were to be used at a decent rate of speed, one wheel braking action could obviuosly cause a loss of control of the vehicle, not to mention the vehicle rolling down the driveway due to loss of parking brake action. The parts (cables) are availaibe as they are still installed on the vehicle at this time. Please contact me with any info you have. Thanks,
The consumer stated the cruise control became stuck. *jb consumer was driving on the freeway and set the cruise control at 75 MPH. However, the vehicle kept accelerating although consumer had applied the brakes and the emergency brakes. Vehicle would not slow down. Had to circle the gas station 3 times before the vehicle would stop. Significant damage was done to the braking system. The consumer was injured. The mechanic told the consumer that the brakes caught fire but the fire went out soon after.
Consumer was driving on the freeway and set the cruise control at 75 MPH. However, the vehicle kept accelerating, although consumer had applied the brakes and the emergency brakes. Vehicle would not slow down. Had to circle the gas station 3 times before the vehicle would stop. *ak the consumer stated that she ran 3 red lights before she could get the vehicle to come to a stop. The consumer slammed the vehicle into park going 50mph. Significant damage was done to the braking system. The consumer was injured. The mechanic told the consumer that the brakes caught fire and she was lucky the fire put itself out.
Master cylinder on 2000 ford explorer has been replaced three times.
While replacing the tires consumer noticed that brake line wore out. As result, the chassis of the vehicle also wore out. Dealership was notified.
In early 2002 I noticed the brake pedal was feeling soft and practically went all the way to the floor with normal braking and the pedal made a hissing/vacuum noise at times. For hard braking it felt like the SUV wouldn't stop. I took the car for service on 6/8/02 at a ford dealership which bled the brake system. This did not correct the problem. Took the SUV back on 11/9/02 and was told it was a vacuum leak from the power booster and the master cylinder was replaced. Pedal and braking was normal after this until recently, the brake pedal is failing again as before. I have not yet taken it to the dealer.
Both front rotors had severe rust/corrosion on the inner surface. Vehicle has 56,000 miles on it and was due for the first pad replacement. Rotors required replacement due to the depth of rust damage. Rust was not visible on the outside surface. I was not aware of the situation or the change in braking distances until the new rotors were installed. The new braking conditions is noticably improved. I have possession of both rotors and pads that were replaced. Repair was performed at a local ford dealership. This vehicle has been continually driven and the rust/corrosion is not typical buildup from a lack of operation of the vehicle.
The right front brake disc corroded and cracked causing my front brakes to lock up. I had to replace both front brake dics rotors and brake pads and overhaul the right front brake caliper.
My brakes failed at a low rate of speed. I was driving my infant to day care at about 45 miles an hour. A car in front of me made a stop so I hit my brakes to slow down and nothing happened. The explorer would not slow down. No ABS light, ,no loss of pedal,no vibration,nothing. I pumped the brake pedal and still nothing. I had to go into oncoming traffic and make a very sharp turn onto a side rd to avoid hitting the car in front of me. Because of this I almost hit an on coming car. After a few minutes the brake seemed fine again. I have heard of people having this problem before and to my knowledge, no cause has yet been found. Please look into this.
While driving ABS warning light appeared on the dashboard intermittently.
The tachometer cable failed at 40,378 miles. *ak consumer stated that the vehicle cruise control failed at 40,578 miles and the ABS failed at 47,900 miles. In addition, the company where the vehicle was bought is already out of business. *la
While driving, the consumer heard a noise and later discovered, the caliper was improperly adjusted. Dealer had been notified. Mr the consumer heard a noise while driving . When he had come to a complete stop, the vehicle was placed into reverse and the left front wheel immediately locked up and the tire rapidly deflated. When the wheel was removed, two bolts in the brake caliper was gone. The caliper assembly was wedged into the rim and tore a hole 1-2 inches in the rim of the wheel. *scc
Emergency brake cable broke without warning.
Consumer states that brake rotors are wearing, and when applying the brakes, vehicle will vibrate, and extended stopping distance.
While driving at any speed front end made noise . Dealer replaced the upper ball joints,and an independent shop replaced the rotors. But the noise was still occurring.
Abs system disengages intermittently.
When the brakes were applied, the left caliper returned the brake pad, which caused the pad to wear, and a squeaking noise was heard from the wheel. The consumer replaced the rear brake pad and left rear rotor. Dealer notified. *ak *cb
The consumer stated the brake pedal faded before the vehicle responded to the pedal. The dealer diagnosed master cylinder failure. *ak when tested on gravel, only the back brakes worked which was only after the pedal was almost to the floor. Complete failure could have resulted. *scc
Vehicle has always had a pulsating in the brake pedal since about 7000 miles. This time the brake master cylinder failed. Upon inspection by the dealer he stated that I needed to replace brakes, rotors, ( both of which have been replaced at least twice before ) master cylinder, serpentine belt and tensioner and have complete brake system flush. All in the span of 3 years. This vehicle has also had the ball joints replaced and control arms as well. Multiple occurences of the same symptoms.
The firestone tires were replaced with goodyear tires due to humming noises and recall#00t005000. The engine made noise, vibrated, overheated and would not respond upon acceleration. The vehicles faulty shocks caused noise when driving over bumps in the road, vibration and noise in the front end. The ABS warning light illuminated. The drivers side window was off track, would not go up all the way and went up unevenly. The starter became stuck made scraping sounds. The consumer requested a full refund of the purchase price in accordance to the lemon law. *mr *scc
The car while the day before ran fine,began by slipping while in reverse. Would not work in reverse so I immediately returned the car to drive where it would not go smoothly into that gear either. The car will drive in second but with not much power. This is one of many incidents with this vehicle in less than 3 years having also replacing the brakes three times in as many years, twice had to replace the rotors.
Repeated failure of brake pads and rotors, front and rear, left and right, after normal replacement of original brakes at 35k (front) and 43k (rear) miles. Rotors are warping every 3-8000k miles, resulting in extreme vibration and extended stopping distance during braking. This with discs wearing excessively, resulting in blackened rims after less than 1000 miles of driving. Since december 2001 (20k miles), brakes and rotors have been replaced 5 times. My driving habits have not changed during this period. Problems only began after replacment of original brakes. Dealer is now insisting I pay for all repairs. Which would mean a complete brake job every 2 months other complaints of this nature exist. (ie, odi #'s 766490, 722010, 753303, 8012462, 764972)
Two of three explorers I test drove had this same problem. This one which the dealer repared and a 1999 model which I reported to the dealer. I also had 2 identical failures on a 1992 mercury sable which ford credited against the 1995 windstar I currently have in the shop for this same problem. No safety defect listed.
Premature failure of brake pads and rotors. This is the second time rotors have been replaced on this vehicle. This vehicle seems to eat pads.
This is the second ford explorer I have owned. I never had a brake job performed on the first explorer. On the 2000 explorer (my second explorer), this is the third time my vehicle has had its brakes repaired. My driving habits have not changed during the ownership of the vehicle. The first repair was at 21801miles. The second repair was at 22490 miles. The third repair was at 33575 miles.
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