1992 Ford Explorer SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD FEEL SPONGY WHEN DEPRESSED AND WOULD INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V024001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: POWER ASSIST: HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A MISSING STUD AND NUT FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 220,000.

DEFECTIVE BRAKE FLUID TUBING TO REAR BRAKES RUSTING IN EXACT SAME PLACE ON BOTH HIS 1992 & 1996 FORD EXPLORERS. *BF *NM

WHILE REVERSING VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

I BELIEVE THAT A VERY SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW EXIST IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE FORD EXPLORER. THE LIGHT ON MY ABS BRAKES WOULD COME ON ONCE IN A WHILE THEN GO OUT. I THINK THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD NOT EVEN NOTICE. IT HAPPENED TO ME TWICE THAT I AM AWARE OF, THE FIRST TIME I WAS BRAKING MODERATELY HARD FOR A RED LIGHT MY VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SPUN HARD TO THE LEFT I WAS ABLE TO CORRECT IT AND REGAIN CONTROL I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH. THE SECOND TIME IT OCCURRED I WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH UNDER THE EXACT SAME CONDITIONS BUT THIS TIME I SPUN OUT AND HIT A CURB DAMAGING MY LEFT REAR RIM AND BREAKING THE SUPPORT CABLE FOR MY SPARE TIRE. THIS TIME I TRACED THE PROBLEM TO THE SWITCH ON THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. ON A VEHICLE THAT SPINS OUT SO EASY I DONT THINK THAT IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO DISABLE THE ABS BRAKES WITH A LOW FLUID SENSOR. I HAD PLENTY OF FLUID IN MY RESERVOIR THE SWITCH JUST FAILED, IF THE FAULTY SWITCH HAD BEEN SET UP TO JUST INDICATE LOW FLUID THE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THAT HAPPENED WOULD NOT OCCURRE. THIS IS A COPY OF THE LETTER I SENT TO FORD. I THINK THAT A LOT OF THE ROLL OVER ACCIDENTS ARE CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM.*AK

BRAKE STUDS THAT ATTACHED MASTER CYLINDER TO POWER BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER ASSEMBLY BROKE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO FLOOR,AND DIDNOT STOP VEHICLE. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE.*AK

FRONT BRAKES FELL APART. ON A HILL VEHICLE WILL SLIDE RIGHT THOUGH A STOP SIGN. CONSUMER STATED TGHAT AT 20,000 MILES BRAKES SHOULD NOT FALL APART. CONSUMER HAS ALMOST REAR ENDED ANOTHER DRIVER. *AK

CONSUMER FEELS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS INFERIOR TO STANDARD BRAKES ESPECIALLY WHILE ON SNOW, ICE, WET OR SLICK PAVEMENT, OR IF A VEHICLE RUNS OFF THE ROAD ONTO GRASS OR DIRT SURFACES, THE CONSUMER HAS DONE MANY SELF TESTS WHICH RESULTED IN THE USE OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE HAVING A BETTER STOPPING DISTANCE IN SNOW CONDITIONS COMPARED TO THE USE OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES NOT IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE, CONSUMER ALSO HAD DRUMS TURNED AT 71837 MILES AND A COMPLETE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE JOB. *SLC

RECALL 96V024000; WHEN DRIVING AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A GRAUDAL STOP, BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT AIR BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY WAS BAD AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD POWER BRAKE ASSEMBLY REPLACED IN MARCH 1966 DUE TO RECALL ON THIS PART. SO, THE CURRENT FAILURE IS DUE TO THE IMPROPER FIXING BY THE DEALER AT RECALL FIXING. *YH

BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER BOOSTER SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE S BACK WHEELS LOCKED UP. OWNER HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED IN ORDER TO GET IT OFF THE FREEWAY. DEALER HAS VEHICLE NOW. *AK

SLOWING DOWN , COSNUMER TAPPED BRAKES AND ABS LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN, AND RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE SLOWING FOR A 15MPH CURVE AND THE EXPLORER TRACKED STRAIGHT AHEAD. ANY AND ALL BRAKING SEEMED USELESS DURING THE ATTEMPTED DECELARATION PROCESS. I'M TARDY IN REPORTING THIS EVENT,BUT A SIMILAR ACCIDENT BY FRIENDS OF OURS IN A 1993 EXPLORER MADE ME THINK THEV WHOLE ACCIDENT OVER. I FIRMLY BELIEVE FORD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR EARLIER EXPLORERS IN REGARDS TO ABS/DISC BRAKES/AND SLOWING IN GENERAL. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS AN ISOLATED EVENT OR WHETHER THIS IS SOMEWHAT COMMOM IN THE EARLIER PRODUCTION EXPLORERS.

CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE FOR SERVICE ON THE MASTER CILINDER WICH THEY HAD RECALLED AND REPAIRED BEFORE. *AK

BRAKE CALIPERS STICK CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROTORS AND PADS.

THE BRAKE ROTORS KEEP CRACKING, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 6 TO 7 TIMES. *AK

FRONT DISC BRAKES:FRONT DISC BRAKE SHOES ARE BREAKING APART AND DESTROYING THE ROTORS. HAS BEEN DOING THIS EVERY 5000 MILES AFTER THE FIRST 15000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. DEALERS SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *AK

BRAKE LINE RUSTED, CAUSING THE BRAKES NOT TO WORK, A CRASH ALMOST TOOK PLACE BECAUSE CONSUMER COULDNT STOP VEHICLE. *AK

ABS PROBLEMS, ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT GRAB AT ALL. VEHICLE JUST KEPT GOING AND CRASHED THROUGH GARAGE DOOR. *AK REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. *AK

BRAKES CALIPER: WHLE DRIVING DOESN'T MATTER AT WHAT SPEED, UPON BRAKING THERE'S A GRINDING NOISE, VEHICLE SHIMMERS. HAS TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. *AK *ML

WARNNG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING MALFUNCTION OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. DEALER REPLACED REAR ABS VALVE. PLEASE GIVE FUTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE BRAKES AND EXHAUST SYSTEM IN THE TAILPIPE WERE HOT, EXHAUST ON THE METAL CLAD BRAKE LINE IN WHICH THE INSIDE IS PLASTIC AND CAUSE IT TO MELT, RESULTING IN BRAKE LOSS AND LOCK UP. *AK

BRAKE SYSTEM: THE BRAKES GRAB FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME, DEALER STATES BRAKE SHOES NEED REPLACING. REPLACED THE BRAKE SHOES BUT THE PROBLEM WOULD REOCCURS. *AK

POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE PEDAL WAS SOFT, AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. PARTIAL BRAKE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED. THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD A LEAK. *AK

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE/ LOCKUP AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WITH PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR, REPLACEMENT OF ROTORS AND CALIPERS AND DRUMS AND PADS IN FRONT AND REAR. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.