1992 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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ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN DAMP WEATHER, THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
EA95-018 ACTIVE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PULLS TO RIGHT VERY HARD ALSO EXPERIENCES LOCKUP. *AK
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE WHEN MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE BOOSTER SEPARATED, RESULTING IN PEDAL GOING TO FLOOR DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKE. LINE PRESSURE. *AK *JB
RUBBER PORTION OF BRAKE LINE RUBBED AGAINST EXPOPSED SUSPENSION BOLT, CREATING HOLE IN LINE/LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. *DH
REPLACED FRONT BRAKES FIVE TIMES, ROTOR TWICE, RADIOUS ARM BUSHING ONCE, BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR. *AK
CAME TO STOP, DRIVING AT SPEED 35 MPH, APPLIED BRAKE, LOSS OF ALL EFFECTIVENESS, IMPACT 1:00 POSITION, (ABS) *AK AFTER THE ACCIDENT CONSUMER TOOL VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE BRAKE BOOSTER.MASTER CYLINDER FIXED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE UNDER HER EXTENEDED WARRANTY.*JB
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE VEHICLE BRAKES LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
BRAKES FAILED. *DSH
PURCHASE TRUCK NEW THE BRAKE LINE BROKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
ABS BRAKES ON FLOOR ARE LOCKING UP. TT
AT 30,000 THE PADS,ROTOR AND CALIPER REPLACED. TT
REPLACED BRAKE BOOSTER. *AK
RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED W/RIGHT DISC PADS WEARING TWICE AS LEFT. OWNER AWARE OF SERVICE BULLETIN ON CORROSION OF CALIPERS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
BRAKES GRIND/PULL. *SD
ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED 2 TIMES. *SD
LEFT FRONT BRAKE FAILURE, THE OVERHEATED ROTOR CAUGHT FIRE. TT
MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER BLOW WHILE COMING OFF THE FREEWAY, RESULTING IN NO BRAKING ABILITY, HIT EMERCENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK
THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAS BEEN REPLACE ABOUT THREE ,TWO ROTOR AND ONE CALIPER . TT
THE BRAKE GO TO THE FLOOR AND WEARING OUT FAST. TT
ABS: REAR ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCKS UP; VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD; ABS LIGHTS COMES ON; BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR CAUSING ACCIDENT; REARENDED ANOTHER; 3 CAR COLLISION.
FRONT BRAKES GRAB WHEN WEATHER IS WET, MAKING IT HARD TO KEEP STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT. *DSH
ABS: LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE BROKE WHERE MOUNTED TO FRAME. TT THE POINT WHERE STEER BRAKE LINE CINVERTS TO FLEX RUBBER TO WHEEL BACK PLATE, FRONT SUSPENSION COMES UP DIRECTLY TO RUB AGAINST RUBBER HOSE WHEN WHEEL HITS A BUMP IN ROAD OR CURB, THE HOSE CAN BE REPLACED BUT LOCATION IS STILL THE SAME WITH RESPECT TO LOWER SUSPENSION.*JB
IN COLD RAIN AND SNOW WEATHER BRAKES LOCKS UP . *AK
ABS: BOTH ROTORS ARE CRACKED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT BEING PLACED ON SURFACE; PEDAL PULSATES/VIBRATES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. TT
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING CAUSING VEHICLE ACCIDENT. TT
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Quick Summary
The 1992 Ford Explorer has 79 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC complaints on file. 13 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.