1996 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

ABS BRAKES FADED/PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR; BRAKES GAVE OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL/OVERHEATED NOT GRABBING ROTORS, ONCE COOLED DOWN WORKED AS NORMAL; CAUSED ACCIDENT, REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE; NO WARNING; FORD SAYS BRAKES ARE OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *AK

UPON BRAKING EXPERIENCED MALFUNCTIONING OF ABS, WARNING LIGHT APPEARS, NOTICED GRINDING SOUND, THEN BRAKES GRIND, DLR CAN'T CORRECT.*AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE BRAKING POWER.*AK

FRONT AXLE HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW THE AXLE TO VENT PROPERLY, THIS CAUSES OIL TO FOAM AND SPRAY OU OF THE VENT TUBE, OIL HAS GOTTEN ALL OVER THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE INCLUDING THE BRAKE SYSTEM, WHICH CAUSES FADED BRAKING. *SLC

11:00 POSITION, WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS FLOPPED OUT WITH OUT ANY INFLATION.*AK

WITH KEY IN IGNITION W/ENGINE RUNNING, TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS ACROSS HIGHWAY INTO SCHOOL YARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED. FORD IS AWARE AND HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, BUT REPAIRS WILL NOT START UNTIL POSSIBLY THREE MONTHS AWAY. *AK *SLC

GAS PEDAL TOO CLOSE TO BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING THEM TO BE DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY/ACCIDENT.

ORDER RECALL PART FROM DEALER. STILL HAS NOT CAME IN, HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MORE THAN A MONTH. RECALL 96V007000. *AK

DRIVESHAFT CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *AK WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 15-20 MPH THE DRIVESHAFT BECAME DISCONNECTED WHICH FORCED CONSUMER TO GLIDE OF TO THE SHOULDER .*JB