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1995 Ford Explorer brakes problems

The 1995 Ford Explorer has 94 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

94

Brakes complaints

9%

Share of year

16

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Explorer brakes complaints by model year310 complaints1986: 1 complaints1987: 1 complaints1988: 1 complaints1990: 2 complaints1991: 151 complaints1992: 142 complaints1993: 276 complaints1994: 310 complaints1995: 94 complaints1996: 149 complaints1997: 106 complaints1998: 102 complaints1999: 89 complaints2000: 72 complaints2001: 37 complaints2002: 136 complaints2003: 49 complaints2004: 54 complaints2005: 18 complaints2006: 41 complaints2007: 12 complaints2008: 8 complaints2009: 2 complaints2010: 15 complaints2011: 29 complaints2012: 20 complaints2013: 40 complaints2014: 27 complaints2015: 32 complaints2016: 19 complaints2017: 22 complaints2018: 10 complaints2019: 5 complaints2020: 83 complaints2021: 22 complaints2022: 14 complaints2023: 6 complaints2025: 13 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Explorer brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

95V052000BrakesMarch 15, 1995 · 8,100 units

Defect

IN SOME OF THE VEHICLES, BRAKE TUBES WERE MISROUTED BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT AND RESULTS IN EXCEEDING THE ALLOWABLE STOPPING DISTANCES AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS NO. 105, "HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS." IN ADDITION, SEALS WITHIN THE MASTER CYLINDER COULD BE ABRADED BY THIS CONDITION OVER TIME RESULTING IN AN INTERNAL LEAK AND A FURTHER REDUCTION IN BRAKE PERFORMANCE.

Consequence

CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: STOPPING DISTANCES COULD BE LONGER THAN INTENDED RESULTING IN INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REROUTE THE BRAKE TUBES.

What owners report

“BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH , ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS. USING BOTH FEET, PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO A STOP. TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE NEXT DAY DRIVING ON SAME HIGHWAY THE SAME THING OCCURRED, AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. *AK”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · October 16, 1997 · fire

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 1995 Ford Explorer have?

NHTSA has 94 complaints about the 1995 Ford Explorer brakes — 9% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 1995 Ford Explorer brakes?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the brakes: 95V052000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.