1993 Ford Explorer Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 244about this part
- Share
- 26%of 939 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 143,231miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 244 complaints about the brakes of the 1993 Ford Explorer, 26% of the 939 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 143,231 miles. 20 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“During normal operation left rear brake line cracked, lost all brake fluid, managed to stop vehicle on in median, had vehicle towed to repair shop, after left rear brake line was replaced mechanic was bleeding brake system, during the process the main brake line leading to the rear brake lines cracked and developed a leak, lost all brake fluid again!fortunately this time it happened at shop, had all brake lines replaced, advised shop to hold on to old (original) brake lines.”
NHTSA complaint #10163894, filed 2006-07, 143,231 miles“Intermitent - anti lock brakes failure. Pedal drops down and noise (growl) occurs, followed by vehical pulling to one side with long stopping distance. Recent incident required extreme braking and the brakes locked up and the vehicle slid out of control.”
NHTSA complaint #10080808, filed 2004-07, 180,300 miles“Dt: the contact had a problem with the parking brake staying in place. The parking brake goes to the floor and does not hold. This has been happening for a year. The vehicle has not been checked by a dealer. Updated 01/23/06.”
NHTSA complaint #10140830, filed 2005-10, 163,000 miles“Consumer noticed while traveling, the brakes were smoking due to over heating. Dealer had been contacted and the braking system was replaced. The brakes continued to wear out once a month, the brakes had been resurfaced, adjusted and replaced 5 times.”
NHTSA complaint #10041865, filed 2003-12, 135,000 miles“Front disc brake pads wear abnormally fast, I've replaced the pads 5 times in 100000 miles of operation. When driving this vehicle you can feel that most if not all of the breaking is done by the front breaks, I feel that the brake design for this vehicle is inadaquate it should have disc breaks installed in the rear taking up more of the braking load.”
NHTSA complaint #723793, filed 2000-06Related recalls
- 96V024001Feb 5, 1996The studs which attach the brake master cylinder to the power brake vacuum booster assembly can develop stress corrosion cracking after being operated for an…Covers: Ford Explorer 1991–1994, Ranger 1991–1994
- 94V169001Sep 7, 1994The parking brake control self-adjust pawl does not line up properly with the self-adjust rachet causing the pawl to slip over one or more teeth in the rachet.Covers: Ford Explorer 1993–1994, F-250 1992–1994, F-150 1992–1994 +3 more
Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 5% |
| 2025 | 19 | 18% |
| 2023 | 6 | 5% |
| 2022 | 13 | 5% |
| 2021 | 25 | 6% |
| 2020 | 88 | 7% |
| 2019 | 4 | 1% |
| 2018 | 11 | 2% |
| 2017 | 22 | 1% |
| 2016 | 19 | 1% |
| 2015 | 34 | 2% |
| 2014 | 27 | 2% |
| 2013 | 40 | 2% |
| 2012 | 21 | 3% |
| 2011 | 28 | 2% |
| 2010 | 15 | 13% |
| 2009 | 2 | 6% |
| 2008 | 8 | 5% |
| 2007 | 12 | 6% |
| 2006 | 41 | 7% |
| 2005 | 18 | 4% |
| 2004 | 53 | 4% |
| 2003 | 45 | 4% |
| 2002 | 132 | 4% |
| 2001 | 33 | 9% |
| 2000 | 64 | 7% |
| 1999 | 69 | 5% |
| 1998 | 94 | 5% |
| 1997 | 96 | 6% |
| 1996 | 132 | 9% |
| 1995 | 80 | 9% |
| 1994 | 261 | 22% |
| 1993 | 244 | 26% |
| 1992 | 99 | 16% |
| 1991 | 123 | 20% |
| 1990 | 2 | 17% |
Other parts of the 1993 Ford Explorer
243 complaintsBody and structure
86 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
72 complaintsSuspension
59 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
56 complaintsEngine cooling
55 complaintsElectrical system
45 complaintsVehicle speed control
38 complaintsSeats
30 complaintsEquipment
27 complaintsSteering
19 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
13 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1993 Ford Explorer
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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