2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Brakes Problems

“2008 Ford sport trac when pulling onto highway traction light came on and brakes locked up would not go or able to stop brake pedal felt like a jack hammer when applying the brakes the only way to get the light off was to shut the truck down in the middle of the road Ford has done nothing to fix the problem they know it is a sensor but it has 4 of them and they will not change all 4 to fix the problem. They would rather risk my life and anyone that maybe following me.”

“Parked vehicle. Turned off ignition. Key would not release from the ignition. Cycled the auto shift lever to make sure in park. At this point noted that I could shift out of park without my foot being on the brake. Very dangerous. I was able to remove the key by pulling the ignition fuse. I pulled the fuse and removed the key. Reinstalled the fuse. Was still able to shift out of park without my foot on the brake. I left the car sitting for a while and noted that the battery had completely drained down. I was able to jump the car off to start it. …”

“Brake or transmission is malfunctioning, truck was parked on a flat surface in the driveway and not running, in park, locked and after a bout an hour the truck began rolling, an was stopped my a piece of wrought iron fence, damaging the front bumper. It could have been worse had the fence not been there.”

“The contact owns a 2008 Ford explorer. While driving various speeds and attempting to stop, the brake pedal was depressed and traveled to the floorboard. The brakes eventually stopped the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the brake pedal failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.”