Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKING BRAKE | |||
| 06/07/2007 | 69304 | 1 | 11/11/1999 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1997 ford explorer. while driving 40 mph, the contact lifted the emergency brake and the handle failed. no warning lights illuminated. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that release it would cost $280 to repair the handle. the current mileage was 83,000 and failure mileage was 69,304. updated 02-01-08. *kb updated 02/01/08 *tr | |||
| 12/31/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer stated while driving, the emergency brake engaged without warning which caused the back tires to lock up and skid. consumer had a collision as a result.*jb | |||
| 10/31/1997 | 2 | 08/11/1997 | |
| Parking lever assembly. throttle valve assembly. | |||
| PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL | |||
| Emergency parking brake doesn't engage when pushing all the way to the floor. the brakes are hard, but will slip out. dealership has been notified. *ak | |||
| 12/12/1997 | |||
| While driving at 45 mph, applied brakes, and they went straight to the floorboard. also, emergency brake didn't work at all, and consumer is having problems with the drive train. *ak | |||
| PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL - MECHANICAL - LINKAGE AND CABLE | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer states the routing of the parking brake cable on this particular model of explorer's is no more than 1/16 of an inch from the tire and in some cases the cable rubs against the tire and causes a blowout. *slc consumer feels this problem develops when the left brake cable is installed, the cable has to loop over very close to the tire, if the cable sags a little, it will touch the tire, when it touches the tire, the downward notation at the point of contact it will pull the cable further downward increasing the contact, consumer also states tire pressure of 26 psi or less would contribute to the problem. *slc | |||
| 05/23/2001 | 1 | 06/01/1997 | |
| The parking cable had flipped over against the left rear tire causing wear and a cut all the way around the tire. nlm | |||