Parking Brake Related Problems of the 2006 Ford Explorer

Table 1 shows two common parking brake related problems of the 2006 Ford Explorer.

Table 1. Parking Brake related problems of Ford Explorer

Problem Category Number of Problems
Mechanical Parking Brake problems
1
Parking Brake problems
1

Mechanical Parking Brake problem #1

Upon releasing the emergency brake the car rolled down the hill and over my legs.

Parking Brake problem #2

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Explorer. While attempting to release the emergency brake, it fractured. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the emergency brake assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 66,000.


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