Hey Guys,
I recently purchased a 2011 Expedition with about 15000 miles. The brakes are horrible, especially after it has been sitting over night. My wife was backing out of the driveway (which is slightly sloped towards the road). She realized a car was coming and pushed the brake pedal to the floor. The Expedition slowly rolled to a stop and almost hit the car. She told me about the issue so I drove the vehicle to test it for myself. Come to find out that the brakes are really weak in forward and in reverse(much worse in reverse). The pedal hits the stop and the tires don't lock up nor does the ABS kick in as you would expect. The pad thickness front and rear looks fine(1/4in of material left). Rotors seem like they are in good shape too(its only a year old). The braking does seem to get better as the expedition warms up. I have no idea what it could be but clearly something is very wrong. I have an appointment with the dealer on Friday, but I was hoping it might be an easy fix. Thanks!
AB
I recently purchased a 2011 Expedition with about 15000 miles. The brakes are horrible, especially after it has been sitting over night. My wife was backing out of the driveway (which is slightly sloped towards the road). She realized a car was coming and pushed the brake pedal to the floor. The Expedition slowly rolled to a stop and almost hit the car. She told me about the issue so I drove the vehicle to test it for myself. Come to find out that the brakes are really weak in forward and in reverse(much worse in reverse). The pedal hits the stop and the tires don't lock up nor does the ABS kick in as you would expect. The pad thickness front and rear looks fine(1/4in of material left). Rotors seem like they are in good shape too(its only a year old). The braking does seem to get better as the expedition warms up. I have no idea what it could be but clearly something is very wrong. I have an appointment with the dealer on Friday, but I was hoping it might be an easy fix. Thanks!
AB