Steering column broke while driving. Consumer applied the brakes, and the pedal went to the floor. Consumer lost control of the vehicle, and it crashed into a guard rail. Upon impact, both air bags failed to deploy. Driver sustained minor injuries, and went to the doctor on her own. Vehicle was towed, and totaled out by the insurance company.
2002 Ford Explorer brakes complaints
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The vehicle experienced strange sounds and delay when shifting the vehicle from park to reverse. *bf the ABS light was illuminated continuously.
The consumer is experiencing a problem with the emergency brakes. When the vehicle is parked for an extended period of time, the emergency brake creates condensation on the brake and the driver must increase the throttle before the emergency brake will release. The owner contacted the manufacturer and was told "that was the way it was desig ned to function and there is nothing they will do. *jb
This vehicle experienced multiple problems, and the dealer was aware of the problems. Consumer applied the brakes, and the pedal went to the floor. Vehicle swayed from left to right on its own. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle. Also, door rubber panel failed to stay attached to the door. Mechanic determined that the brake problem could not be duplicated,and vehicle was operating as designed. However, the rubber panel was adjusted properly by the mechanic. Consumer informed the mechanic this problem still occurred.
While driving at a slow speed the rear left axle started smoking and became red hot. The paint also peeled off. The vehicle was towed to the dealership who indicated that the rear left brake had locked up. The brake was replaced. The rear differential seal was leaking also. The seal and fluid was replaced. Since the brake failure there was a whining noise in the rear axle at speeds off 50-55 MPH.
There would be a thumping noise coming from the ABS when in use. Please provide more information.
Abs light was on. Also, back axle was replaced. Currently, the ABS light was on again. *ak the ABS light was on a total of 3 times.
On 7-26-04 rear brakes and rotors were changed on 2002 ford explorer with 8,742 miles. Dealer said this was due to corrosion caused by where I live. Rotors were badly scored.
Abs warning light had been coming on periodically, thus losing ABS. After a few weeks, the light was off, but my ABS kicked in on dry pavement, making it difficult to stop. This happened a couple of times. Car only had 38,000 miles. Brought it to dealer. They diagnosed it as a faulty sensor on one of the tires...since I was out of warranty and this was an item which takes "wear and tear" , ford would not assist in the payment at all. Dealer also stated that it was not a safety issue, however, if it was an emergency braking situation I do not feel that I could have stopped in time.
Front and rear brake rotors replaced at 23,000(front) and 37,000(rear) miles .
My ABS light came on. When serviced, they said a speed sensor needed to be replaced. Of course this occurered one week following the expiration of the warranty. Talking with others, this seems to be an often occurance, and seems to be a defect. Some poeple have had their's replaced several times within a year.
Abs sensor replaced.
Abs light illuminated. Speed sensor found defective. This occurred twice, first on 9oct03 @ 29607 miles, second on 3aug04@44202 miles.
Abs light comes on intermittently, the brakes seem to stick and smell like they are burning. I have had the vehicle in for service 3 times for the same problem but the problem happens intermittently, so 2 of the 3 dealerships said that there was no problem. My brake pads are now pre-maturely worn and the latest dealership has claimed to have replaced a sensor on the differential that will "fix" the problem. After being told that there wasn't a problem, next that the rear brakes were worn out, and then that the sensor was bad. My vehicle has 25,000 miles on it and about 30% left on the rear brakes and 40% on the front brake pads. I have made 4 round trips from chicago to new orleans, and 1 round trip from chicago to las angeles totaling about 13,000 of the 25,000 miles on the vehicle. I have never had a vehicle that needed brake pads replaced after 25,000 let alone a vehicle with over half of its miles from interstate driving. Ford refuses to take responsibility for the pre-mature wear of my brakes. After reading several of the similar complaints on this website, I doubt that ford dealers have a clue about what the actual problem is and how to fix it.
The ABS activated while on a dry pavement andthe vehicle lost braking power. The consumer took the vehicle back to the dealer, who kept insisting there was nothing wrong. However, the consumer felt differently about the dealers evaluation. *ak the consumers brother verified that something was wrong, but could not take it apart to check it out because of warranty issues and the engine experienced a miss. The master cylinder was found bad. *sc
My car was serviced in jan'03 including front/rear brakes. I noticed the same day of the service a noise whenver you would apply the brakes. I took the truck back to the dealership several times only to have the gestimate the problem to having them take car rides w/me to hear the noise only to date not being able to identify or diagnose the problem. It is now almost a year and a half later and my truck is still making the same noise.
2002 ford explorer 1. Abs sensor light came on in march 2003. Took car to ford dealership and they replaced it. Abs light went out for a short time. Then, aug, 2003, ABS light came on again. Took into a dealership, they replaced the sensor. Abs light went out. But it came back on again soon afterward. In the meantime, my warranty expires. 2. Failure to adequately diagnose this problem in the first place has lead to a bad rear hub assembly. Now I have a repair outside my warranty that should have been taken care of in the first place. 3. Ford refuses to acknowledge responsibility for their faulty problem. They require that I pay for a diagnosis to find out what the problem is. Being that this is related to something that they have a history on during my warranty period, they should be responsible for the repairs and costs.
The ABS engaged which caused the vehicle to jerk, as a result, the vehicle was rear ended. No injuries reported. *ak this would occur even though the brakes were not touched. *sc
Problems with the transmission, rear axle and seatbelts. (nar) *mr transmission problem was found out to be a problem in the rear differential. Vehicle was serviced also for parking brake not locking in position. Also, consumer encountered a problem with right rear hatch guide for door pin coming apart, and trim on driver's seat bottom was coming loose. In addition, air bag light on dash kept coming on and stayed on. *la
Over the past six months the ABS indicator light has appeared on the dashboard and the anti-lock system has stopped functioning. *ph (nar)
The roof rack (which was factory equipment) separated from the roof of the vehicle. The consumer felt that the rack was liable to come off and cause damage to motorist driving behind his vehicle. Also the ABS light illuminated intermittently and stayed on. The consumer had the ABS problem repaired several times already. The manufacturers was aware of the problem.
The roof rack (which was factory equipment) separated from the roof of the vehicle. The consumer felt that the rack was liable to come off and cause damage to motorist driving behind his vehicle. Also the ABS light illuminated on intermittently and stayed on. The consumer had the ABS problem repaired several times already. The manufacturers was aware of the problem.
Went to apply brakes and the vehicle started to accelarate. I thought I had hit the gas pedal with the side of my foot, but after getting the vehicle stopped I tried to put my foot on the brake pedal and the gas pedal at the same time since that upset me. I could not do it because they are too far apart for that to happen. This could have been very bad because I could have gone into the store in front of the parking space.
Abs warning light came on/off, and the ABS brakes engaged prematurely. Also, there was vibration in the front end when braking. Vehicle had been serviced 3 times. Dealer replaced the rotors once, and ABS rear sensor twice. The ABS warning light came on again.
While parked vehicle rolled backwards without warning.
While driving the truck, the ABS light would appear intermittently. The consumer has made contact with the dealership on six separate occasions and the problem still occurs. Please add any additional information. *ph vehicle has experinced seven occurences where ABS light has illuminated on dashboard after slightly engaging brake equipment. Abs light has also illuminated while driving with the cruise control engaged.
The anti lock brakes malfunctioned. As a result the ABS sensor light continued to stay on.
While having front brake pads replaced mechanic noticed that the rotors rusted and cracked. Also, the rear rotors are starting to rust . The front rotors were replaced. The cause of the rust was undetermined.
Abs light on. It has been repaired 3 times under warranty and now is on again. The light came on at 43,000 miles.
Anti-lock brake system failure, inability of ford to repair. The ABS warning light comes on, second time it has been to dealer for repair. Dealer tells me they have no fix, I called to ford customer service, they say they are aware of the problem but don't have a fix. Vehicle is drivable but I don't have the anti-lock brakes, light is still on. A check with a troubleshooting web site: http://www.ford-auto-and-parts.com/troubleshooting/answers/id-1224.html indicates that this is a common problem with the explorers. Nhsta needs to look into this and force a repair or recall.
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