# 2016 FORD EXPLORER — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1329189` · 2016-10-26 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 2016
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 6,700
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
ON OCT. 18 WHILE OPERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 40 MPH ON HWY. 301 SOUTH IN WILSON NC  AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP FOR THE TRAFFIC STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AHEAD THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STEERING BOTH DID NOT FUNCTION, I WAS UNABLE TO STOP OR STEER THE VEHICLE CAUSING A REAR-END COLLISION TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MINE. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KENLY FORD LATER THAT DAY FROM THE ACCIDENT  SITE WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED, THEY RAN CHECKS AND FOUND NO CODES. ALL I KNOW IS THE BRAKES AND STEERING DID NOT WORK.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*