NHTSA Complaint #10875755 — 2003 FORD EXPLORER

SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10875755
Vehicle	2003 FORD EXPLORER
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Date of Incident	May 12, 2016
Date Filed	June 22, 2016
Mileage	202,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WI

Consumer Description

2003 FORD EXPLORER, WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN FOR A GROUP OF KIDS WAITING TO USE A CROSS WALK WHEN THE EXPLORER SHUT DOWN & LOST ALL POWER TO CONTROL BRAKES AND STEERING ALMOST HITTING THE KIDS.. I HAVE TAKEN TO A SHOP & WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUES I HAVE BEEN HAVING FOR 5 YEARS. THE REASON I AM NOW REPORTING THIS IS BECAUSE THE CLOSE CALL I JUST HAD WITH THE CROSS WALK. THIS PROBLEM STARTS AFTER ABOUT 5 OR 10 MINUTES OF RUN TIME THEN CLEARS UP NOT RETURNING UNTIL NEXT RUN OR SOME TIME LATER...

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