1998 Ford Expedition service brakes, hydraulic problems

“Bought replacement brake pads from RockAuto 07/08/2023 9:06PM order 244457897 that are supposed to be Bosch BSH BC702 ceramic. What arrived is unbranded, unnumbered tag torn off the box with no identifiers at all. All brake pads used should have numbers to identify street legal for use but these have NOTHING on them, the box, anything. Unsafe if cannot identify use. RockAuto wants me to pay for return for their mistake, but bigger problem is that unknown pads are being sent out by RockAuto. I still have unopened set if interested.”

“THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF ALL BRAKE LINES DUE TO RUST ON MY 1998 FORD EXPEDITION. ALL LINES HAVE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH FROM THE OUTSIDE IN ONLY 12 YEARS. THE FIRST LINE (FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS CONTROL) FAILED ABOUT A WEEK AGO, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES. FORTUNATELY I WAS ON A COUNTRY ROAD ABOUT 2 BLOCKS FROM HOME AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK HOME. AFTER REPLACING THAT LINE ($70 FOR THE PART) I TOOK IT OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE. THE SECOND TIME I HIT THE BRAKES THEY AGAIN FAILED! THIS TIME THE LINE GOING TO THE REAR FAILED. THE TRUCK IS PRESENTLY AT A FORD DEALER. THEY SAY ALL LINES ARE RUSTED THROUGH AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. COST: $3000! I FEEL THAT BRAKE LINES SHOULD NOT RUST OUT IN ONLY 12 YEARS ON A VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN GARAGED ALL IT'S LIFE. I BELIEVE THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS SOME LIABILITY IN THIS ISSUE. I CAN'T BE THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION IN THIS ISSUE. *TR”

“SUSPECTED FAILURE OF ABS CONTROL MODULE RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. DISABLING THE ABS BY REMOVING THE FUSE RESULTS IN RELIABLE BRAKING. FORD WANTS TO REPLACE THE MODULE, BUT IF THE MODULE FAILS AGAIN THEN THERE WILL BE A LOSS OF BRAKES. THE BRAKING IS MORE RELIABLE WITHOUT THE ABS ACTIVATED. *TR”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT RECEIVING ENOUGH PRESSURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HE REPLACED THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH IN JULY OF 2008 AND AGAIN IN JANUARY OF 2009. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WILL CALL THE MANUFACTURER AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE AROUND TO RETURN HOME AND THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE BRAKE COMPONENTS AND NOTICED SEVERAL FAILURES WITH THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINE. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND ASKED IF FORD WOULD COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIRS, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,295. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MATERIAL THAT WAS USED WAS DEFECTIVE. THE BRAKE LINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL OR OTHER CORROSION REISTANT MATERIAL. UPDATED 08/07/08. *JB”

“DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS THE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, WITH NO SPECIFIC PATTERN OR CONDITIONS. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS NORMAL PERFORMANCE FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK”