2002 Ford Expedition Brakes Problems

“Brake line ruptured in rear of vehicle when pulling into service station hauling my travel trailer. Was told the line was completely rusted through and this is a common problem on these model year vehicles. I find totally crazy to find brake lines rusting on a vehicle of this age. I was also told the rear control arms need to be replaced because of the rust. I know this was an issue on the windstars and it was recalled Ford need to take care of this. Thank god it happened at the station and not hauling my kids to the campground. …”

“About two weeks before my car wouldn't go into drive I had it towed to the dealers. They fixed the problem it was a brake switch and solenoid. That needed replacing $300.00 later its fixed. During the weekend my cruise control light kept flashing. My mother, daughter and I were waiting for my son who was at track practice on monday 4-25-2011. We were waiting in the car and listening to the radio. I started my car to make sure it was going to start. As I started it was full of smoke so I open the hood and there was a little spark fire. …”

“Brake pedal felt rough upon stepping on pedal (I have a little more than 30k miles on the vehicle) I do work on my own vehicles and I am very knowlegable when it come to basic repairs I inspected both roters on the front of the vehicle and found the driver side inner pad completely worn to the metal the outer pad still has approximately 1/4 inch before it hits the indicator obviously my caliper is sticking I have an appointment tomorrow im curious what tey will say.”

“2002 Ford Expedition: right front brake(s) making grinding noise when driving and is exaggerated when braking. Called dealer to schedule service. Asked service advisor why wear indicator(s) did not work. Service advisor informed me that Ford has not installed brakes with wear indicators for years. I told the service advisor that it is unbelievable that a $30k vehicle would not have bps with wear indicators especially since my 1992 vw jetta has brake pads with wear indicators. …”

“Vehicle was parked and it caught on fire. Owner was notified by nephew that the vehicle was on fire. The fire department was notified, and extinguished the blaze. A report was taken, and the cause was determine dto be the ABS sensor and or the cruise control where the fire originated.”