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4.5

definitely annoying

Typical Repair Cost:

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Average Mileage:

53,004 miles

Total Complaints:

4 complaints

Most common solutions:

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Ford Explorer brakes problems

brakes problem

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problem #4

2009Apr 18

Explorer XLT V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 86,000 miles

Why does the ABS light come on? I need to get the vehicle inspected, and I just bought it. Is this an inspection issue, will it not pass? Also the 4X4 high light comes on at the same time??

Thanks for any info ! Diane R

Diane R.

WhitneyPoint, NY, USA

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problem #3

2008Jul 06

Explorer V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 73,000 miles

We don't know why the ABS light is on...Sometimes the 4x4 light comes on at the same time. When we're driving sometimes the ABS light will turn off and I can hear the gripping of the brakes. I read the manual and it says when the brake warning light turns on, then you have to service your brakes. But why in the hell did the ABS light turn on anyway.!!! What does it mean? We took the car to the shop for the same problem. The guy warned us that it's all rusty. We had this car for 2 years...We didn't know the history of the car anyway. The guy at the shopped warned us that, we may have purchased a car that was in the Katrina flood that's why the bottom of the car is all rusty. We don't know and we just want to have a decent car that's all...

Leilani N.

Wahiawa, Hawaii, USA

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problem #2

2007Nov 08

Explorer XLT 4.0L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 18,520 miles

Everything seem to go out when the warranty expires no matter what vehicle you get even by getting the extended warranty it will not cover a lot of the repair parts or labor.
Or you can't afford the deductible . I have a 2004 ford explorer with only about 20,752 miles. My abs light comes on at times when I apply the brakes once and at times it won't come on for two days.

terryk78

Moore, OK, USA

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problem #1

2007Nov 15

Explorer XLT V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 34,498 miles

I bought a used 2004 Explorer with 21,000 miles on it in February 2007 and had it approximately 3 months and I would be going down the road and the truck would just shut off. Thankfully, I had taken extended warranty on the truck. Got that problem fixed and just a mere few months later, now the ABS light is staying on. What a pain in the butt to continuously have problem after problem. This is my second Ford Explorer to own and I can say I won't be owning another one after the continual problems with this one. Haven't even had the truck a year yet. And the truck hasn't hit the 35,000 mile mark. I shutter to think what will happen when it comes to 35,001 miles.

Brenda S.

Mc Kinney, TX, USA

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