brake drag vs transaxle problem

[scottriemer]

Hi everyone i just bought a 2019 limited and when you take off from a dead stop and are turning from takeoff there seems to be a drag on wheels like a sticking caliper or traction control fight back. goes away by 5 mph then everything is fine. Is this normal thanks

 

[peterk9]

Welcome to the Forum Scott.
Here are a couple of threads that may or may not help.

Ford Explorer: Are Your Rear Brakes Dragging... Most Likely Yes!

While this should be a non issue it is happening to allot of these, many with only 20k miles on them. What is happening is the rear caliper bracket is rusting so bad it wedges the pad and they never release and drag the whole time you are driving. If you have even low miles on your explorer I...

www.explorerforum.com

Solved - Rear Brake Dragging Fix

Below is how I fixed my rear calipers to prevent the parking brake from dragging, and also fixed a spongy low pedal in the process. This is on a 2017 Sport which has the heavy-duty brakes as standard, but I would imagine all trims and years from this generation would be the same or similar...

www.explorerforum.com

Please keep us updated. Thanks.

Peter