drake437
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- wooster, ohio
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2001 XLT 4x4
HardTech said:They did a good write up. But like last years model, this year model still scares the crud outta me. It won’t stop. I wish ford would stop re-making cars and spend a year getting to know how brakes work.
And I found the v6 very lacking as well. It seemed to really lug when getting on the highway. This SUV while better than last years model by leaps and bounds (though not the interior), cant handle or stop like the Ascender we have can. And granted it handles better than my 95 explorer, i can still out stop it on stock brakes :/
I don’t mean to be evil to ford... its just that they put no thought into braking or handling. We have the first GM vehicle in the family since 1930, and everyone loves it. *sigh* Ill return to ford when they fix these issues among other things
But like I said before, good write up, everyone should give it a good look at at least.
cwescapexlt4x4 said:Not sure what you mean that it won't stop.
HardTech said:Hit the brakes hard, and it just keeps going. Even the sales guy creeped him self out coming around a corner.
Ford has always had issues with there brakes. Car seemed fine, I didn’t like how things where set out, or the location of certain items that Ford will never fix. But I don’t count that against the car, because thats more personal preference.
But my main issues where the V6 lacked power, and didn’t seem to want to stop. And while the V8 had power, it didn’t have enough for justify the price tag. Because a SUV we already own had better specs with a V6 to begin with. The only defense is towing ability. And again the v8 one had an even harder time stopping.
How do i test the brakes... Simple. Get the car/suv/truck to about 45 and slam on the brakes, all the way to the floor. It just seems to keep going more and more. I do in at the same place every time I test a car (ford, Isuzu, Honda, GM dealerships all within 3 blocks of each other). Compare to my own 2 SUV's it just doesn’t stop. If I where to buy one, they would have to pay me to get the brakes upgraded. Sadly they won’t do it
Other than that, the explorer seems to be improving with its age. Although I know a few people that are not happy with the route ford is going with them. But that’s mainly people who want to use them for rough trails
Ford has always had a brake problem, and I wish they would address it. The cars for the most part don’t seems to share the issues (expect thunderbirds... watch out for the master cylinder) but the trucks are creepy.
Garth said:I am still for confirmation on the 06 top speed. Read somewhere someone did 110mph but in the mags they says it governed at 98.
All 06 owners let me know if you got over the 98 limit
drake437 said:Edmonds rates the 2006 60-0 braking @130.89
http://www.edmunds.com/apps/vdpcontainers/do/vdp/articleId=107918/pageNumber=4
2004 Ascender 60-0 136.5 with a sinking brake pedal.
http://www.edmunds.com/apps/vdpcont...01556&tid=edmunds.e.roadtest.content...Isuzu*
Bigkondor said:I can confirm my 06 4.6 4x4 top speed is 98. Its not too bad when it cuts out, I had a car a couple years ago when it cut out it was like shutting the engine off then it would jerk back on, this is very smooth although could be faster...