Service Brakes Related Problems of the 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac

Table 1 shows two common service brakes related problems of the 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac.

Table 1. Service Brakes related problems of Ford Explorer Sport Trac

Problem Category Number of Problems
Brake Sensor problems
1
Service Brakes problems
1

Brake Sensor problem #1

2008 Ford sport trac when pulling onto highway traction light came on and brakes locked up would not go or able to stop brake pedal felt like a jack hammer when applying the brakes the only way to get the light off was to shut the truck down in the middle of the road Ford has done nothing to fix the problem they know it is a sensor but it has 4 of them and they will not change all 4 to fix the problem. They would rather risk my life and anyone that maybe following me.

Service Brakes problem #2

Parked vehicle. Turned off ignition. Key would not release from the ignition. Cycled the auto shift lever to make sure in park. At this point noted that I could shift out of park without my foot being on the brake. Very dangerous. I was able to remove the key by pulling the ignition fuse. I pulled the fuse and removed the key. Reinstalled the fuse. Was still able to shift out of park without my foot on the brake. I left the car sitting for a while and noted that the battery had completely drained down. I was able to jump the car off to start it. If I leave the ignition fuse in, the battery will completely drain down again.


Service Brakes related problems in other Ford Explorer Sport Trac model year vehicles:



Explorer Sport Trac Service Bulletins
Explorer Sport Trac Defect Investigations