some observations and my take on this...

1. rsc6288 only posted here with regards to his Ford Explorer problems.

2. rsc6288 & howieyb2001 are using the same IP address. To note, howieyb2001 only posts here in the Ford Explorer Problems thread.

3. With regards to the links to the Mazda6, Ford Windstar & Lincoln LS that have the same problem - the units that showed that kind of problem already have a lot of miles in them (48K miles, 77K miles, etc.). They only exhibited a creaking sound without any degradation to brake performance or brake pedal feel.

4. This is the internet, you can't expect everyone else around here to agree with you. If you can criticize Ford then the same thing can also be done to you.

5. Rattles & a squeaking brake? Come on... my Japan-built CBU SUV has had more defects than that. :lol: Some were fixed by Toyota, some were not.

6. Fireblade offered to mediate so that the Explorer's brake system can be scrutinized again for the new owner (since it was "sold" already) but the offer was flatly refused.

Closing this thread... as said by the others... this is going nowhere.