NHTSA Complaint #10785287 — 2012 FORD EXPLORER

2012 FORD EXPLORER REAR BRAKES - VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS A CPO. PART OF CERTIFYING THE VEHICLE WAS TO REPLACE THE REAR PADS AND CUT ROTORS AT 20K MILES. NOW AT 32K I HAD TO REPLACE REAR PADS AND ROTORS AGAIN DUE TO SEIZED CALIPERS THAT CAUSED THE PADS TO DRAG AND PREMATURELY WEAR THE PADS. THIS IS KNOWN ISSUE WITH FORD EXPLORERS WHERE PADS ARE SEIZING IN THE CALIPERS AND DRAGGING ON THE ROTORS CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR. FORD DENIES THAT THERE IS ANY ISSUE, YET THE INTERNET IS FULL OF STORIES OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. I FEEL THE NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS AS A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE FOR SOMEONE WHO MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND BE DRIVING AROUND WITH BRAKES THAT WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL THEM POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.