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10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.

1996 Ford Explorer brakes problems

brakes problem

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1996 Ford Explorer Owner Comments

problem #5

Oct 142000

Explorer 4WD

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Emergency brake "disintegrated" w/O indication other than rattle

- Watertown, MA, USA

problem #4

Apr 081994

Explorer

  • miles
Crossed intersection & applied brakes to slow down. Vehicle failed to slow down. Used emergency brakes & vehicle kept going. Finally shifted into park & vehicle stopped. Towed vehicle to home. Noticed thick hem of carpeting had moved over accelerator pedal.

- Toms River, NJ, USA

problem #3

Jul 251996

Explorer

  • miles
Parking brake jammed, causing vehicle to roll down hill.

- Lawerance , KS, USA

problem #2

Apr 101996

Explorer

  • miles
Parking brake failed to hold vehicle, causing accident.

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #1

Jan 061996

Explorer

  • miles
While vehicle was in neutral with emergency parking brake engaged it rolled into river.

- Rockdale, TX, USA

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