2000 Ford Expedition Brakes Problems

“Brake line above fuel line completely rusted through. Luckily I was stopped for fuel and lost brake pressure. Upon inspection at my local garage, all brake lines were rusted to the point all were replaced. Upon closer inspection, the rear suspension parts are rusting underneath the coating that covered the suspension parts. I realize the vehicle is 14 years old, but I have much older vehicles that have zero rust. Just for the record, we have years that we have no snow, so my exposure to salt roads is very limited. …”

“I own a 2000 my Ford Expedition xlt. On july 4, 2010, I was leaving my house and driving down the street towards an intersection when I applied the brakes. Upon placement of my foot on the brake pedal, virtually all braking power was lost forcing me to quickly apply the emergency brake to avoid crossing an intersection. I then turned the vehicle around and drove back to my house and parked it until it could be towed. On july 6, 2010, the vehicle was towed to the local Ford dealership. …”

“Anti-lock brake system activated while driving on interstate with cruise control set at 65 MPH, causing uncontrolled stop in moving traffic without warning. Never had any previous problems with ABS system. The ABS warning light was not on (and is still not on). Ford's customer relations center suggested I take my vehicle to a Ford dealership for to determine the cause of this problem. They also said there are no warranties, recalls or programs that would provide coverage for this critical safety issue with the ABS system. Before I do anything else to my vehicle I wanted to notify NHTSA first.”

“Purchased truck on 02/15/2008, and the brakes went on the truck on 02/21/2008, which almost cause me to go headon with a semi-truck. Told dealer about brakes going out but didn't care about it. Told him about me taking the truck to the transmission shop and the indicated that it was the motor that have the 5 cylinder missing in the engine and the engine had a lot of defects with the engine. Took the reports to the dealer and he said he would take care of it but he indicated to me that he would not fix the problem with the truck. He told me to fix it myself and pay him the car note.”

“I have now replaced the front brakes and rotors 3 times since buying this 2000 Ford Expedition in late 2000. I was informed by a former service manager from Ford that this defect is known and wide spread. What he explained to me that they received a large lot of front right brake lines that were to small or concluded enough so as not to let the caliper completely release the pads from the rotor causing failure of both in as little as 15000 miles. There is a cover up and people are probably having accidents due to this defect. I will never buy another Ford. …”