Two problems related to brake master cylinder have been reported for the 2004 Ford Explorer. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Ford Explorer based on all problems reported for the 2004 Explorer.
My 2004 Ford Explorer caught on fire today. The fire began under the hood. Per the fire department, the fire started around the cruise control and brake master cylinder area. Ford does not have a recall out for this year model, unlike the 2003 and older models, but this is definitely a manufacturer problem. The car was driven to several points, drop the kids of at school, one at daycare, and a stop for breakfast. Nothing was wrong with our car. After arriving to work, my wife got a call that her car was on fire. There were no signs, malfunctions that something was wrong with the vehicle. Regularly scheduled maintenance were always performed.
: the contact stated while driving 65 mph on a dry interstate, there was a loud pop that sounded like a balloon popped. When the brake pedal was applied, the pedal would not move. The vehicle spun around and ran into a ditch which resulted in an accident. There were minor injuries sustained and a police report was taken. The vehicle was towed to an independent body shop who determined the master cylinder had fractured apart.