Four problems related to brake disc pads have been reported for the 1997 Ford Explorer. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 1997 Ford Explorer. While driving 25 mph she heard grinding and clicking noise when she applied the brakes. Her mechanic replaced the brake pads and stated that they were worn. The failure mileage was 13,500 and the current mileage was 137,002.
Consumer has taken vehicle back to dealer 4-5 times, and no one could find out why there was a roaring noise in driver's side and passenger's side wheels. After taking vehicle to goodyear, she was told that vehicle needed new brake pads and shoes. This would be the second set of brake pads and shoes put on this automobile.
Front and rear brake pads and shoes are prematurely wearing, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
The brakes system failed to stop the truck going at only 30 mph as I approched a stop sign. I went right through the stop sign. Immediatly after pulling over I applied the brakes again to check them and they worked fine. The dealer could not find anything wrong with the brake system. ,other than to have the pads and shoes replaced because they were getting worn low . However I dont believe the problem of not being able to stop the vehicle was due to the brake pads or shoes but possible with the abs system or its components because the brakes all of a sudden didn't work and then worked again immediatly thereafter. The brake pedal did not go all the way to the floor as if fluid was lost and there was no grinding from the pads or shoes because they were not that low. The brakes just failed temporarily and luckly I was not in an accident but am afraid that if happens again I may not be so luck next time.