Brake Abs Warning Light Problems of Ford Explorer - part 1

On 5/13/24 brought to local shop on power steering leak. Week before, paid $50 for inspection. On 5/22/ 8am appointment was line and replaced. But tech said get pass brake line was rotted and was bad leak of brake fluid. On 5/28/24 my wife's Explorer was reinspected and rear driver side brake copper line also reported rotted after paying $539. 95 for power steering low pressure and brake line. Wife's eddie bauer 2004 v8 was reported to Ford motor CO. Case# cxh02187970 defective copper brake lines on SUV. No good will offered no warrantee fue to latent defective brake line copper tubing coming from abs modular. Abs light comes on at times.

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Abs light and advance tracking light and 4x4 light and car with tracking light all comes on and the braking jerk when stopping. Also low oil pressure light comes on even after oil change.

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The abs dash light comes on when you start the vehicle and stays on . The airbag light blinks 33 then stays on. There was a short in the trailer brake and alarm which caused the entire car to shut down would not start until battery cables were removed for a few minutes then vehical started but every time you close a door or any vibration the alarm goes off.

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Transmission failure with overdrive light blinking . No first gear,shifts hard , sometime it wont shift without letting off gas . With codespo731,po733,po734,po745 needs total rebuild this happened while driving down the road at 40 miles a hour , abs light is on . Codes show wrong line pressure. Engine knocking , timming chain issues.

Eddie bauer v8 2006 Explorer 107000 miles the abs and srv lights came off. The car was stuck to the ground and would not speed at all. Got a mechanic to check and many different codes showed up. In the past when the same lights came up I took the car to a Ford dealer and they found nothing. They recommended to change the front tires but they couldn't find any problems. For what I know it seems the Ford Explorer has a lot of problems and Ford refuses to do a recall to fix it.

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My husband was driving down a highway to get to work when the abs light, the traction control light and the wrench lit up on the dashboard. He immediately pulled over and shut off the truck. When he turned it back on, he was unable to get the truck to move.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 mph, a grinding and metal to metal noise sounded outside of the vehicle even though the brake pedal was not depressed. The wrench symbol illuminated. In addition, the 4-wheel drive, traction control and abs warning lights illuminated continuously. The brakes then seized independently. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road and after numerous attempts the brakes began to function. The vehicle was driven to the residence with caution. The vehicle had not ben diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure failure mileage was 150,000. Js.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving 30-55 mph the vehicle would brake independently. The 4x4 high light and the abs light illuminated after the failure. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic. The manufacture was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 76,884 and the current mileage was 77,459. Sr.

Brakes shuttered and make awful racket when trying to stop. Abs and esc light came on. Took it to Ford house and was told a rear "exciter ring" had broken and would need to be replaced at $380.

While driving, the cruise control stopped working and car stalled. At the same time the abs light comes off and on.

I started to drive my vehicle from the parked position my abs light came on and then my a grinding sound came from my front left and a jerking motion began happening to my vehicle. The grinding noise and jerking motioned happened for about 20 seconds. My abs light and traction light began flashing and stayed on permanently with a wrench light on the dash board.

When I was driving, 3 dashboard lights came the wrench, the abs light, and the low traction. When I turned left, the right rear wheel grabbed and made a grinding sound. There was also a higher pitched noise that sounded like metal striking metal. The mechanic has stated that the tone ring broke on the right rear drive axle, and this is a common Ford problem. When it broke, it damaged the brake unit on my right rear wheel as well. The repair isn't cheap - I wish I would have known this was a possibility when I bought the vehicle.

I have a 2002 Ford Explorer I bought about a year ago. Everything was working fine. . I have my abs light on. . When I try to stop the car my brake engage but when it come to the final stop it gives and the pressure on the truck is no longer there. . I feel like I am going to crash in to the car in front of me. . I brought the truck to the mechanic and checked everything and didn't find anything wrong with it. . No leaks or anything. . But didn't know what was causing it. . . I noticed that there are many of the same issues regarding the brakes not working properly. . Please address this issue before someone gets killed. . Thank you.

Abs light appeared , followed by anti skid light , now with wrench flashing , on a 2006 Ford Explorer , causes it to drive terrible on gravel , all this after the transmission and throttle body had to be replaced in the last six months, my car has 80,000 miles and drives like its 20 years old and about that reliable. Light has been on over a week.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Explorer. While braking from speeds of 25 mph, the abs warning light illuminated on the dashboard. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where the contact was informed that the brake sensor would need to be replaced. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 92,505.

I have a 2004 Explorer limited and just turned 14,000 miles and my abs light comes on every time I start the car and accelerate. Also the cruise stopped working. From what I have read it sounds like the abs module which Ford has apparently been aware off. Not happy!! I would not expect this sort of problem with only 14,000 miles.

My 2004 Ford Explorer has several issues since 38,000 miles, the recent complaint at 57,000 miles is the abs module and the cruise control. The abs light came on and at the same time the cruise control stop working. Took it to the dealership I purchased it at. They tried to reset the computer. Advised me I would need a new acs module for the abs. I contacted Ford motor company to try and get the module replaced under warranty. The best Ford would do is to split the cost of the module with me, but I would have to pay for labor to install. When asked how much the module cost. Was told 1160. 00. This would not guarantee that I would not have this problem again. The dealership told me they would try to find a used module. I called back after several days and was informed they could not find one. The next day I got on the phone and within 20 mins had found a module at a local salvage yard. Asked the dealership if they would purchase the used module with the money Ford was going to provide with the new module to fix it. They said no. Ford motor company is aware that many of the 2004 Explorers have abs and powertrain issues, yet they fail to acknowledge. Now I can tell a difference in my braking. Sometimes now when I have to use the brakes, I can feel something is not right. I am worried that when I will need the abs to work I will not have the ability to stop. I am disappointed that the cruise control has stopped working as well with this amount of mileage. The dealership has been unable to tell me if the cruise control is related to the abs module. They never check the cruise control problem and was not aware of it till I had called them back on the used abs module. Ford needs to step up and take care of these major issues with these Explorers. . . . Poor parts installed at time of manufacturing. Ford should be liable.

I own a 2002 Ford Explorer XLT, I have had problems with my abs light coming on and my brakes not working correctly, they pulsate as if they are trying to engage even when it is 90 degrees outside and completely dry. Nothing upsets me more than having to put on my brakes and having the feeling they are not going to work. This puts me in danger as well as those who own this model. I am scared to drive it anymore. I am asking for help here before I kill myself, my family or some random person because of faulty brakes. I don't think I should have to pay out of pocket for faulty abs problem that Ford has screwed up on. Below it asks for an incident date, let me tell you there have been several times in which they kick on and it feels like I'm not going to stop!!!! why does there have to be a death before these companies finally recall and fix the problem??.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Explorer ltd. The abs light continued to illuminate. The failure mileage was 58800. The dealer informed the contact that they didn't have the part to repair the vehicle. Also, the dealer stated that they were unable to diagnose what was causing the abs light to stay on continuously. The dealer called Ford , and they were researching the cause of the failure. The current mileage was 60000.

: the contact stated during heavy braking, the abs light illuminated and the brakes vibrated. The dealership replaced the abs sensor 7 times, but the problem persisted.

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2002 Ford Explorer. Abs light came on intermittently beginning in 2005 only after extended trips (about 60+ miles), then came on and stayed on in 4-2006. The abs sensor and brake switch had to be replaced. My mechanic said Ford had a recall. But when I contacted the dealer, they said it was only on a certain truck.

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Ford Explorer. The contact stated when the brakes were depressed. The abs warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 21,000 and the current mileage was 105,000. Rds.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Explorer. The abs warning light was illuminated on the instrument control panel. The rear brakes also failed during brake application on gravel roads. The vehicle was taken to the dealer at least five times, and was repaired according to the extended warranty. The failure mileage was 5,000. The current mileage was 62,000.

Abs light has been activated twice. I have taken my vehicle to the dealership. The dealership has replaced both rear abs sensors on the vehicle.

Abs warning light had been coming on periodically, thus losing abs. After a few weeks, the light was off, but my abs kicked in on dry pavement, making it difficult to stop. This happened a couple of times. Car only had 38,000 miles. Brought it to dealer. They diagnosed it as a faulty sensor on one of the tires. . . Since I was out of warranty and this was an item which takes "wear and tear" , Ford would not assist in the payment at all. Dealer also stated that it was not a safety issue, however, if it was an emergency braking situation I do not feel that I could have stopped in time.

My brakes failed at a low rate of speed. I was driving my infant to day care at about 45 miles an hour. A car in front of me made a stop so I hit my brakes to slow down and nothing happened. The Explorer would not slow down. No abs light, ,no loss of pedal,no vibration,nothing. I pumped the brake pedal and still nothing. I had to go into oncoming traffic and make a very sharp turn onto a side rd to avoid hitting the car in front of me. Because of this I almost hit an on coming car. After a few minutes the brake seemed fine again. I have heard of people having this problem before and to my knowledge, no cause has yet been found. Please look into this.

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Over the past six months the abs indicator light has appeared on the dashboard and the anti-lock system has stopped functioning. (nar).

While driving abs warning light appeared on the dashboard intermittently.

The anti lock brakes malfunctioned. As a result the abs sensor light continued to stay on.

Anti-lock brake system failure, inability of Ford to repair. The abs warning light comes on, second time it has been to dealer for repair. Dealer tells me they have no fix, I called to Ford customer service, they say they are aware of the problem but don't have a fix. Vehicle is drivable but I don't have the anti-lock brakes, light is still on. . Read more...

Abs sensor light stayed on. Dealer stated oil leaked onto the sensor. There was no solution, and abs system disengaged.

While driving the truck, the abs light would appear intermittently. The consumer has made contact with the dealership on six separate occasions and the problem still occurs. Please add any additional information. Vehicle has experinced seven occurences where abs light has illuminated on dashboard after slightly engaging brake equipment. Abs light has also illuminated while driving with the cruise control engaged.

Abs system is defective on 2002 Explorers. Abs light came on many many times within a 1 year span since I bought the vehicle new. Took the vehicle to the dealer 3 times and they stated the fault was from the rear speed sensor assembly and replaced it every time. Other problems encounter include hose disconnect on rear washer (repaired by dearler), cracked third brake light (replaced by dealer), defective rear view mirror (3 incidents, eventually replaced it myself with an aftermarket part), rear seat belt would not stay buckled (assembly replaced by dealer), climate control leak to lower even if set to upper vent (design flaw, dealer stated this was normal), stereo will intermittently not turn on (cannot get dealer to verify), brake petal location relative to accelarator petal causes undue strain on leg, floor vent expells hot air directly at calf, fit and finish is horrible on a $30k+ vehicle! I have no confidence in Ford's product or there service network. I can safely say this will be the last Ford I will ever buy.

Antilock brake warning light comes on and goes off. When light comes on the brake pedal will go to the floor and will still stop, but pedal pulsates vigorously. This occurs under normal braking. Also when the light is on, under a heavy stop, all four wheels will lock up. The truck has been at the dealer (gwinnett place Ford, duluth, GA) for five weeks now. They say that they have four other Explorers with the same problem. Ford currently does not have any way to fix the problem at this point. There has been a revised antilick brake control module that was supposed to be released last Friday. As of this morning, Ford has stopped the release with "quality issue - all parts are bad and cannot be sold" so now I am back at the starting point and still driving a smaller rental vehicle instead of the $34,000 truck my company bought for me to drive to do my job.

Abs light comes on intermittently, the brakes seem to stick and smell like they are burning. I have had the vehicle in for service 3 times for the same problem but the problem happens intermittently, so 2 of the 3 dealerships said that there was no problem. My brake pads are now pre-maturely worn and the latest dealership has claimed to have replaced a sensor on the differential that will "fix" the problem. After being told that there wasn't a problem, next that the rear brakes were worn out, and then that the sensor was bad. My vehicle has 25,000 miles on it and about 30% left on the rear brakes and 40% on the front brake pads. I have made 4 round trips from chicago to new orleans, and 1 round trip from chicago to las angeles totaling about 13,000 of the 25,000 miles on the vehicle. I have never had a vehicle that needed brake pads replaced after 25,000 let alone a vehicle with over half of its miles from interstate driving. Ford refuses to take responsibility for the pre-mature wear of my brakes. After reading several of the similar complaints on this website, I doubt that Ford dealers have a clue about what the actual problem is and how to fix it.