SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
IN THE FIRST 25 DAYS I OWNED AND OPERATED MY EXPLORER, I EXPERIENCED 4 INCIDENTS OF BRAKE MALFUNCTION. IN ALL FOUR OF THE INCIDENTS, I WAS TRAVELING AT SLOW OR MODERATE SPEEDS. IN THE TWO INSTANCES WHERE THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING FORWARD, I WAS TRAVELING AT 15-25 MPH AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO SLOW AND NOT COME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. I DID NOT LOSE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND (DID NOT SLOW) TO MY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. IN THE TWO INSTANCES WHERE I ENCOUNTED BRAKE FAILURE IN REVERSE, I WAS TRAVELING AT 5 MPH AND EXPERIENCED NO LOSS OF BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. IN THE 4/24 INCIDENT, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARALLEL PARK. AS I BACKED INTO THE SPOT AND ATTEMPTED TO SLOW BEFORE STOPPING, I BRAKED, BUT THE EXPLORER DID NOT SLOW OR OBVIOUSLY STOP. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR HASTILLY IN "DRIVE" TO AVOID HITTING THE PARKED CAR BEHIND ME. AGAIN, I WAS ONLY TRYING TO PARK AT 5 MPH OR LESS, BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE LIKE THEY DO NORMALLY.