Ford Explorer Complaints (1998)

2,085 consumer complaints on file.

#824037June 8, 1998
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
STARTED TO EJECT CD. THE CD HAD OVERHEATED & MELTED CD. A DESIGN FLAW. CALLED MANUFACTURER. & DEALER. MECHANIC HEARD OF OVERHEATED CD PLAYER. CHECKED OUT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM & COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823619May 26, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ENGINE ACCELERATES. THE PEDAL HAS TO BE HELD EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE THE VEHICLE STOP. DEALER INSTALLED AN INFLIGHT RECORDER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781657May 23, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FORD DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NOT TO BE AWARE OF RECALL PERTAINING TO 4.0L SOHC ENGINES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780940May 23, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FORD DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NOT TO BE AWARE OF RECALL PERTAINING TO 4.0L SOHC ENGINES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823180May 11, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE MAKING A LEFT AT 10 MPH VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 50 MPH, CAUSING BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBACKS TO RECLINE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#535425May 11, 1998
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
WHILE DRIVING ON DRY STRAIGHT ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH VEHICLE JERKED SUDDENLY TO THE LEFT. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT STEERING, VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT, THE SPUN BACK TO THE LEFT. TURNED AROUND ON THE ROAD BACKWARDS AND FLIPPED ON PASSENGERS'S SIDE AND SLID INTO MEDIAN. ALSO, ABS BRAKES/SUSPENSION AND TRANSFER CASE FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535369May 9, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE PROPERLY IN EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535166May 4, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE; TRANSMISSION IS SLOW TO ENGAGE AND THEN WILL JERK ONCE IT DOES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535052May 1, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY FAILS WHILE IN REVERSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534832April 28, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
IGNITION KEY ANTI THEFT DESIGN (GLASS VILE INSIDE THE KEY) BROKE, NOT PERMITTING VEHICLE TO START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534855April 28, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE BODY FAILURE CAUSING THROTTLE TO STICK IN IDLE POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534501April 22, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE STRUCK IN REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED. DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED, AND REAR PORTION OF THE SEAT COLLAPSED. THE BACK OF THE SEAT LANDED IN REAR SEAT, CAUSING MAJOR INJURY TO DRIVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#822585April 20, 1998
SEATS
DURING REAR IMPACT AT 20 TO 25 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE BACKWARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822517April 16, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER AND ELECTRICITY. TOOK THE TRUCK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY FIXED AN ALTERNATOR WIRE LOOM FOR EXCESS, AND REPLACED A PART OF THE POWER DISTRIBUTOR BOX. THE NUT TO THE ALTERNATOR WIRE LOOM WAS LEFT LOOSE WHICH COULD CAUSE THE TRUCK TO MELT FROM THE MOUNTED PLATE THAT THEY COULD NOT TIGHTEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822417April 15, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
BECAUSE OF MINOR DAMAGE TO THE COMPUTER CHIP IN THE IGNITION KEY, THE EXPLORER WILL NOT START. MANUFACTURER OR DEALER NOT WILLING TO REMOVE FEATURE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533522April 2, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
FRONT BUMPER VERY FLIMSY, PLASTIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532615March 13, 1998
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
WINDOWS HAVE BLOWN OUT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531476February 26, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTED IN ACCIDENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#531117February 24, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVE TRAIN VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530780February 12, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 8 GALLONS OF FUEL AND IS PARKED ON AN DECLINE, IT WILL NOT START UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS ROLLED TO A LEVEL GRADE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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