Complaint 1216759
1998 FORD EXPLORER • SERVICE BRAKES • incident Sep 2, 2013
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1216759
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 1998
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES
- Incident Date
- Sep 2, 2013
- Date Received
- Sep 8, 2015
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES
Owner Narrative
SO SINCE MY DAUGHTER BOUGHT THE FORD A BRAKE LINE THAT'S CONNECTED TO THE CALIPER GETS STRETCHED AND BENT AND IT BREAKS ABOUT EVERY 6 TO 7 MONTHS. I FEEL AS IF IT'S A DESIGN FLAW.I CAN'T AFFORD TO PUT A NEW BRAKE LINE ON EVERY TIME IT BREAKS. I CALLED A DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC THERE SAID ONCE EVERY 5 YEARS HE REPAIRS THE LINES, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT. THE TURNING OF THE TIRES STRETCHES THE LINE AND IT WEARS IT DOWN AND THEN THE LINE LEAKS AND CRACKS.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.