My 1995 Ford Explorer XLT has disk brakes front and rear , so it takes brake pads 1991 to 1994 Ford Explorers had drum brakes on the rear , so they took brake shoes
DOT 3 brake fluid
Actually , the 1996 Ford Explorer has small emergency brake shoes inside the back of the disc brake rotors on the REAR brakes only
Brake shoes worn out. Replace them and have the drumns resurfaced.
Could be bad brakelight switch or blown fuse
On a 1995 Ford Explorer : No ( at least my 1995 Ford Explorer XLT doesn't )
I'm assuming your 1996 Sport is like my 1995 Explorer XLT and has disc brakes front and rear that take brake pads . On the inside of the rear brake rotors is a small set of emergency / parking brake shoes . I know this because I had an emergency brake shoe stick on and was causing a vibration and the wheel to get hot so I had the e-brake shoes changed on both sides and everything re-lubricated etc.
drum brakes on rear of 1996 ford not disk
On a 2008 Ford Explorer : ( disc brakes , front and rear ) Also , on the inside of the rear rotors is a small set of parking brake shoes
The brake light ABOVE the rear liftgate on a 1995 Ford Explorer is listed as the ( High Mount Stop Lamp ) in the fuse diagram in the owners manual
I'm not a mechanic / technician but if this is on a (1995 or newer) Ford Explorer that has rear disc brakes , one of the small emergency brake shoes could have failed to release . Do you also get a vibration at highway / freeway speeds
Disc brakes ( also have rear parking brake shoes )
Sorry no , the 1992 and 1995 both have front disc brakes but have different part numbers for brake pads , rotors The 1992 has rear drum brakes , the 1995 rear disc brakes