1991 Ford Explorer SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. VEHICLE HAS TO BE PUT IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE IN ORDER TO DRIVE SAFELY. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKE VALVE FAILED.
REAR ABS BRAKES LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING IN WET WEATHER. *AK
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED.
A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON VEHICLE. REPAIR OF THE DEFECT WAS DONE. OWNER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
VEHICLES BRAKES DO NOT WORK BECAUSE THE VACUUM VALVE DOES NOT WORK AND RAW GAS IS GOING THROUGH THE ENGINE TO THE BRAKE LINES. *AK
SOMETIMES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP, TOOK TO DEALER CHANGED SPEED SENSOR , CALIPERS AND MASTER CYLINDER WERE ALSO REPLACED. *AK
APPLIED BRAKES EXTREMELY HARD, ANTI-LOCK AND REGULAR BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON, REMAINED ON, ACCORDING TO DEALER, COULD CAUSE REAR WHEEL LOCK UP. *AK
BRAKE FAILURE, IN FOR REPAIR, REPLACED CALIPERS ON THE FRONT AND PADS/ROTORS, THE PADS ARE COMING UNATTCHED FROM THE CALIPERS, CAUSING THEM TO COME OUT OF ROUND AND BE DAMAGED. *AK
WHILE RIDING ON THE FREEWAY IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC, OWNER STATES WHEN ABS BRAKES WERE USED DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT. CAME TO STOP SIGN AND WHEEL STARTED SHAKING AND FRONT LEFT BRAKE LOCKED UP.*AK
THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED ABOUT FOUR TIMES, PLEASE DESCRIBE .
THE REAR ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT ACTIVATE AND ALSO DOES NOT HELP STOP THE CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE JERKED TO THE RIGHT AND VEHICLE WENT DOWN THE ROAD SIDEWAYS, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE TRUCK HAS ABS. THE TRUCK THEN FLIPPED OVER AND SKIDDED 150 FT.*AK
BRAKE SHOES ON THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BROKE OFF THE DRUM, LODGED IN THE WHEEL, CAUSING IT TO LOCK/ACCIDENT.
BRAKES PULLED FROM THE LEFT TO RIGHT EVENTUALLY CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO LOCK UP. *AK
ABS, REAR WHEEL BRAKE LOCKUP, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VERY FORCEFULLY EXPERICENCED LOCKUP.
EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK
FAILURE OF THE BRAKES, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED THE CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP HE EXPERIENCED A BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
WHEN ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED HARD, BRAKES LOCKUP AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE GOES INTO A SPIN. *AK
APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. WHILE SITTING FLAMES SHOT FROM HOOD W/CAUSE UNKNOWN. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED PREVIOUSLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
W/REAR ABS BRAKES; STOP/GO DOWN INCLINE APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL DESCENDED TO FLOOR BOARD W/NO ACTIVATION OF BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
THE ABS ANTI-LOCKS IN THE TRUCK LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING WITH NO REASON. AND THE BRAKES WITH NOT WORK SOMETIMES. TT
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED TWICE PRIOR TO RECALL. *SD
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The 1991 Ford Explorer has 103 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC complaints on file. 14 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.