2.3

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
66,195 miles

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problem #1

Sep 172004

Explorer 4WD 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 66,195 miles
I was pulling out of a post office parking lot with my 1996 Ford Explorer and my brake pedal went all the way to the floor as I was driving home I tested my brakes and they still felt spongy. Just as I pulled into my driveway my brake light went on and I lost all my brake fluid on closer inspection it was determined that my rear brake line rusted through. I made a appointment to have it fixed and it cost me $368.69. I have had other vehicles and I never had to replace brake lines. This truck is only 8years old and I do not believe a brake line is part of normal maintenance.

- Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA

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