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2004 Ford Explorer brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 54 complaints for the 2004 Ford Explorer, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
54 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
76,000 miles 48 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
6 and 2
Injuries and deaths
5 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2004 Ford Explorer Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 76,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 12 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 9 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 76,000 miles
Based on 48 complaints that include mileage. 46% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles12
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles9
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 48 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 46% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 crashes, 2 fires, 5 injuries.

What owners wrote

While driving vehicle suddenly started accelerating uncontrollably. Driver applied the brakes and the pedal went to the floor. Vehicle continued to accelerate excessively. While making a right turn driver hit the curb and flipped four times landing upside down in a ditch. Driver and passenger sustained injuries, and were transported by an ambulance to a hospital. Vehicle was towed and totaled by the insurance company.

March 2005 CrashFireInjury

I backed SUV out of garage and put in park, got out of vehicle while still running (to close garage door), closed the SUV door, turned around and saw that SUV was moving forward into my garage. I opened the SUV door while it was moving and jumped in the drivers seat, pushed on the brake and SUV did not stop, I was looking down at the floor to see why SUV did not stop, pulled up my foot and placed it back down on the brake. SUV still did not stop.

Reported at 91,031 miles, November 2010 CrashInjury

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