Ford Explorer Complaints (2001)

730 consumer complaints on file.

#887104April 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT, AND A SQUEALING NOISE OCCURS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744249April 19, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
COMPLETE FAILURE OF TAIL LIGHTS I.E. BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND RUNNING LIGHTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885931April 16, 2001
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
VEHICLE WAS PARKED. CONSUMER NOTICED BACK WINDOW HAD SHATTERED.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560784April 12, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE CONSUMER HAS HAD SEVERAL RECALLS FOR HIS VEHICLE, AS A RESULT OF THE RECALL THE CONSUMER HAD TO RENT AT VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885796April 12, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID, TIRES
POWER STEERING MOTOR PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END. ALSO TIRES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885589April 10, 2001
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, TIRES
WHEN DRIVING ON SLIGHT UPHILL ROADS AND MAKING TURNS LEFT OR RIGHT, LIKE ON RAMPS TO FREEWAY AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS, 5-10 MPH, VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL. GOES ALL OVER ROAD, BRAKING MAKES IT WORSE. DEALER REPLACED STEERING GEAR AND TIRES. DID NOT REMEDY. TO DEALER 9 DAYS ONE TIME, ANOTHER 14 DAYS.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES ENGINE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE RIGHT AFTER START-UP.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743612April 6, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
THE SEATS DO NOT HAVE A SEPERATE HEAD REST THAT IS ADJUSTABLE ACCORDING TO SIZE. ACCORDINGLY, A PERSON OF AVERAGE HEIGHT SITTING IN EITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SEAT IS TO FAR FROM THE TOP OF THE SEAT TO GET ADEQUATE PROTECTION IN AN ACCIDENT. GIVEN TODAY'S SAFETY STANDARDS, I EXPECT MORE FROM A 2001 LIMITED EDITION AUTOMOBILE. MY HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND THE MAJORITY OF HIS INJURIES COULD HAVE BEEN MITIGATED IF THESE SEATS WERE DESIGNED PROPERLY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#884821April 2, 2001
WHEELS:RIM
RIGHT FRONT WHEEL RIM CRACKED WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. TIRE HAD BLOWN. WHEN WRECKER CAME TO CHANGE TIRE, DRIVER DISCOVERED INSIDE OF WHEEL RIM WAS BROKEN OFF. CONSUMER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS HIT THAT WOULD CAUSE RIM TO BREAK.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743103March 26, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WIFE AND I GET SICK EVERY TIME WE USE VEHICLE, AND HARD TO STAY AWAKE WHILE DRIVING. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884186March 26, 2001
SEATS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHEN COMING TO A STOP PASSENGER'S SEAT SLIDES FORWARD, CAUSE UNKNOWN, ALSO REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT RELEASE FROM RETRACTING MECHANISM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883901March 22, 2001
WHEELS:RIM
WHILE RIDING DOWN HIGHWAY PART OF REAR LEFT RIM CAME OFF OF AUTOMOBILE. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883463March 20, 2001
SUSPENSION
WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO PULL TO LEFT WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED. VEHICLE WENT OFF ROAD, AND FLIPPED OVER. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE GOOD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883556March 20, 2001
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
REAR SEAT BELTS ON BOTTOM; WHEN SITTING DOWN BOTTOM PORTION COMES UP FORWARD, QUARTER AWAY. THIS VEHICLE HAS RWO DOORS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883078March 14, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
FRONT LEFT STEERING KNUCKLE BROKE, AXLE SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE, VEHICLE WENT LEFT AND CRASHED. FILED BY RICHARD RUMPLIK.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#882781March 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN APPYLING BRAKES VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO RIGHT. ALSO, A GRINDING NOISE OCCURS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK IN LESS THAN 15000 MILES, BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A FACTORY DEFECT AND BRAKES WERE APPLIED INCORRECTLY. TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, THERE WAS A LARGE DEFORMED AIR POCKET ON THE WHITE LETTER SIDE, CONSUMER DID NOT GIVE ANY TIRE INFORMATION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882498March 8, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A POPPYING NOISE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS AND NOTICED REAR RIGHT SIDE OF TIRE WAS COMPLETLY FLAT. FIRESTONE, P255/70R16 109S , DOT VNCU1R0090. FIRESTONE WILLBE NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742062March 7, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DEEP SCRATCHES HAVE APPERED ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT SIDE WINDOWS. ON THE PASSANGER SIDE THE SCRATCHES ARE SO BAD THAT IT INPAIRS THE VIEW OF THE SIDE MIRROR, IT IS SO BAD ON SUNNY DAYS THAT I CAN NOT RELY ON THE USE OF THAT MIRROR. THERE ARE ALSO DEEP SCRATCHES ON THE INSIDE OF THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BUT THEY ARE ON THE REAR OF THE WINDOW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882218March 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WENT INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDED FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560050March 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES A STRANGE NOISE IS MADE WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR, DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE FRONT AXLE AND THAT THERE WERE SCRAPS OF METAL BREAKING OFF THE AXLE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A NEW VEHICLE AND STATES THAT THE SCRAPS OF METAL COULD BE DAMAGING OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881914March 2, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35-40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH VEHICLE WENT UNDER A TRACTOR TRAILER, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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