2004 Ford Explorer brakes problems

Filed May 28, 2024 · Brakes · NY

on [XXX] brought to local shop on power steering leak. Week before, Paid $50 for inspection. on [XXX] appointment was line and replaced. But tech said get pass brake line was rotted and was bad leak of brake fluid. On [XXX] my wife's Explorer was reinspected and rear driver side brake copper line also reported rotted after paying $539.95 for power steering low pressure and brake line. Wife's Eddie Bauer 2004 v8 was reported to FORD Motor Co. Case# [XXX] defective copper brake lines on suv. No good will offered no warrantee fue to latent defective brake line copper tubing coming from ABS modular. ABS LIGHT COMES ON AT TIMES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Oct 21, 2018 · Brakes · 100,000 miles · NJ

Brake failure, front wheel brake hose (burst/failed), 3x in one year including failure of new parts installed by ford. This resulted in total lack of brakes, in once case while traveling on i287 at high speed! This was in 20011/2012 before we traded car in. Ford insisted there was no problem with the part. The car had about 100,000 miles on it, was 6-7 years old. I have never experienced this type of failure on any other car I owned including many that were much older and had many more miles ... Let alone 3x on the same vehicle! This really must be a defective part!!! An the problem seems to be ongoing with newer models of the ford explorer as well?

Filed Nov 12, 2016 · Brakes, Engine · 170,000 miles · IN

Transmission failure with overdrive light blinking .no first gear,shifts hard , sometime it wont shift without letting off gas .with codespo731,po733,po734,po745 needs total rebuild this happened while driving down the road at 40 miles a hour , ABS light is on . Codes show wrong line pressure.engine knocking , timming chain issues.

Filed Nov 7, 2016 · Acceleration, Brakes · 100,000 miles · FL · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford explorer. While driving 55 MPH with the cruise control activated, the vehicle lost power steering and braking, which resulted in a crash. All the warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and then towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. A police report was filed. There was one injury that required medical attention. The contact was treated for second degree burns. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Filed Jul 20, 2016 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 172,472 miles · CO

When driving my 2004 ford explorer started making a grinding and humming noise on the left front of driver side tire area. Abs and 4x4 high lights came on instrument panel. Truck felt like it was going into 4x4 mode on its own and braking felt like ABS system failed. Took it to a ford dealership and I was told that both front wheel bearings needed to be replaced at a cost of $1053. Since this truck uses sensors and traction control the sensor on the left driver side had gone out causing this feature no longer to work. It is a good thing this did not result in an accident since the vehicle was going into 4x4 mode on it's own and the brakes ABS no longer functioned. Just a quick search online will result in many found issues regarding this that ford has not done a recall on yet. What is it going to take to get ford to stand behind the safety of trucks they sell?

Filed May 24, 2015 · Brakes, Engine · 140,000 miles · OH

Car starts but will go forward when shifted in reverse. Turned the car off then back on, but when I would put the car back in reverse or drive, it stalled out. Had it towed and then it was fine after that. Now its about 6 months later, now my orange wrench light pops up and cruise control shuts off at 65mph. Then it jerks a couple times. Have had it checked and came back with 14 codes mainly for transmission.

Filed Jan 20, 2015 · Brakes, Electrical · 140,817 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford explorer. The contact stated that the service engine and the battery warning lights illuminated. The contact also stated that the vehicle jerked and made a loud noise. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who replaced the front driver side hub and wheel bearing, the rear springs, the three passenger gear calipers, four rear driver side calipers, the battery, five rear brake pads, and six rear rotors plus an oil change. Three weeks after the repairs, the vehicle stalled without warning. In addition, the brake pedal hesitated to respond. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer, who diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,817.

Filed Jan 20, 2015 · Brakes · 110,000 miles · MA

The oem steel brake line that connects the left and right rear brakes was apparently rubbing against some components over the right frame rail which abraded the plastic coating resulting in corrosion of the brake line and failure of the braking system.

Filed Aug 25, 2014 · Body, Brakes · 17,000 miles · NY

Exact dates are various , vehicle has 39000 miles on it presently , have multiple vehicles , drive over the road truck driver ... Changed brakes and rotors twice , emergency brake not working , had fixed , had to have ekg replaced and some exhaust sensor , tires wore out at 29000 , exhaust system replaced , both ball joints replaced , pinion gear gasket leaking from rear end , both cv joints leaking , appears right cv joint needs replacing , gets 14 mpg ( 4.0 liter ) paint peeling from roof for quite awhile now , rusting around fuel tank door , as all are ...... Vehicle has been a nightmare , getting rid of this at 39000 miles , ford has a better idea , buy another one !

Filed Apr 17, 2014 · Brakes · 280,000 miles · TX · crash

Stopping at red light stepping on brake vehicle speed up instead of stopping. Causing me to side swipe four vehicles and go through an intersection