5.0
fairly significantTypical Repair Cost:
$160.00
Average Mileage:
56,950 miles
Total Complaints:
6 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (4 reports)
- replace faulty ABS sensor (2 reports)
brakes problem
Helpful Websites About 2003 Ford Explorer ABS light is on
2007Nov 20
Explorer EB 4.0L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 61,000 miles
Could not get a Maine State Inspection sticker with ABS Light on. Forced to get dealer to fix on the spot.
2007Jun 05
(reported on)Explorer XLT 4.0 V6
- Automatic transmission
- 42,000 miles
I bought my '03 Explorer 3 months ago and it had 38,000 miles on it. It now has 42,000 miles on the odometer. My ABS light came on for the first time during a long 5 hour drive and remained on for the rest of the trip. Since then, it has come back on several times. Sometimes it stays on, other times it will go away on its own. I got a 5 year 100,000 full warranty when I bought it. Should a problem such as this be covered under the warranty?
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2006Oct 24
(reported on)Explorer XLT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 48,000 miles
ABS Light stays on because Ford used a poor quality sensor for the ABS system. The ABS Light still on. My car have 51,700 miles now and the brakes still good. But it will be fixed one day!!!!!!!!!
2006Sep 27
(reported on)Explorer NBX
- 37,500 miles
The ABS light keeps coming on. Ford says "We are aware of the problem. Try erasing the computer and resetting the code." Thanx for pretty much nothing!
2005Apr 12
(reported on)Explorer XLT
- 68,200 miles
This is the second time it happened. First was when mileage is at 34,000 and still under warranty. Now I don't know how much it will cost me?
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2007Jul 01
Explorer XLT 4.0L V6
At first the ABS light would come on every once in a while accompanied with a little jerking of the breaks when the light was on. The light would go off, and there would not be a problem with the breaking. I had the problem checked out at Midas and was informed that the sensors needed to be replaced (cost approx. $300). I decided to wait and see what happens after I made sure that everything else on the breaks was working properly; after about a month the ABS light remained on permanently and ever since I have not had any problems with the breaks that now work without ABS. With the faulty sensors that Ford put into the Explorer, they should have installed a switch to turn the warning light off.
Calm E.
Lawton, OK, USA
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