Ford Explorer Complaints (1998)

2,085 consumer complaints on file.

#537950July 16, 1998
STEERING
STEERING PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH GRINDING, HESITATION AND VIBRATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825418July 15, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A STOP,DEFECT IN ENGINE CAUSES VEHICLE TO STALL OR HESITATE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538347July 15, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENT STALLING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825407July 14, 1998
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
RECALL NO. 97V215000 THEFT PROTECTION; MRS. SANCHEZ CONTACTED RICH FORD 2 WEEKS AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTICE AND SET AN APPOINTMENT. THE DAY OF THE APPOINTMENT THE PARTS WERE NOT THERE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825409July 14, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE PULLS RIGHT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 8 TIMES. VEHICLE'S ALIGNMENT IS FAULTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538288July 13, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UNSPECIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538290July 13, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED ON AN INCLINE AND FUEL TANK HAS LESS THAN 9 GALLONS OF FUEL, VEHICLE WILL NOT CRANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537556July 10, 1998
CHILD SEAT
BOLT THAT ATTACHES THE SEAT BELT FOR THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT CAME APART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538139July 10, 1998
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING WITH TRAILER CONNECTED TO VEHICLE, BOTH STARTED SWAYING, THEN LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. THEN TRAILER JACK-KNIFED, BRINGING BOTH VEHICLES TO A STOP, AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO EXPLORER. NO INJURIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825161July 8, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825166July 8, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT INDICATIONS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537825July 8, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
FIRE IN IGNITION SWITCH AREA. THIS IS THE SAME IGNITION SWITCH USED IN OTHER FORD VEHICLES WHICH HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR SIMILAR SHORTING PROBLEMS AND FIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824990July 6, 1998
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH HAD TO MAKE A FAST RIGHT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TIP OVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824943July 2, 1998
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING THE LUGS: NUTS STARTED TO COME OFF THE TIRE, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIMMY. DEALER HAS SEEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537687July 2, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN BRAKING TO STOP, ENGINE TENDS TO ACCELERATE. REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FORCE ON BRAKE TO ENSURE DECELERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780001July 1, 1998
SUSPENSION
DRIVER LOSS CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE TOWING A 23.5 FT TRAVEL TRAILER WHICH SWAYED AS HE DROVE AT 35MPH ON A DRY ROAD IN CALM WEATHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824222June 29, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
UPON ACCELERATION VEHICLE STALLS AND LOSES POWER FOR NO REASON. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824777June 29, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE INTERIOR LAMPS/ODOMETER/SPEEDOMETER, WIPERS, AND POWER WINDOWS WENT OUT. POSSIBLE CAUSE DEFECTIVE FUSE. DEALER'S ENGINEERS ARE LOOKING INTO PROBLEM. *AK DEALER REPAIRED WIRING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824618June 23, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN BRAKES FAILED AFTER PUMPING THEM 3 TIMES. FINALLY MANAGED TO STOP. THEN WIFE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. CONSUMER GOT OUT, PULLED UP HOOD, AND SAW A FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824246June 12, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 98V060000, FUEL LINES. HAD CALLED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE IN ON DUE DATE. AFTER ARRIVING WAS INFORMED HAD NO PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WORK. PARTS ON ORDER. WILL CALL WHEN THEY ARE IN. HAS NOT HEARD ANYTHING AS OF YET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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