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2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac service brakes, hydraulic problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac10% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
10%
share of all complaints
38,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • While applying the brakes at approximate speed of 3 to 5 mph, anti lock brakes activate. Ford dealership had the vehicle for 7 days, replaced the anti lock brake sensor and advised me that the vehicle was fixed. As soon as I left the dealership, I noticed the same problem. To date, ford has not…

    filed Dec 16, 2011

  • 2002 ford sport trac 8 year old child broke door handle when trying to open door with child lock on. 5 year old child broke the other door handle the same way. Something needs to be done about this. These handles are not heavy dty enough for the weight that is forced on them when trying to open…

    filed Oct 8, 2010

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.