Ford Explorer Complaints (1994)

1,207 consumer complaints on file.

#541831July 29, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD IN REFERENCE TO A POTENTIAL FAILURE OF THE BRACKET THAT RETAINS THE REAR LEFT GATE PISTON MECHANISM. FORD INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS BEYOND THE MILEAGE LIMIT FOR THIS REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538094July 23, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
UPPER BRACKET THAT SUPPORTS THE REAR LILFTGATE STRUT BROKE OFF, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO VIN. (QCAW)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538665July 21, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
RIGHT STRUT ASSEMBLY FAILED ALLOWING THE REAR DOOR TO FALL ONTO MY BACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#825574July 20, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
4-WHEEL DRIVE OPERATES IN 2-WHEEL DRIVE. GOING AROUND CORNER IN 2-WHEEL DRIVE, AUTOMATIC HUB ENGAGES & STARTS TO DRAG. ACTS LIKE BRAKE LOCKUP. NEARLY CAUSED VEHICLE TO BE OUT OF CONTROL. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED PROBLEM IS KNOWN.*AK CONSUMER STATES WITHOUT WARNING, EITHER AUTOMATIC FRONT HUB WILL START TO ENGAGE WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537877July 14, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
OXYGEN SENSORS FAILED. (QCAW)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537895July 14, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE LINES FAILED FROM RUST AND CORROSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825288July 13, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE THROTTLE STUCK AND WOULD NOT DECREASE SPEED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538147July 10, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
REAR LIFTGATE HINGE TORE OFF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE DOOR TO FALL ON AN ADULT'S BACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825130July 8, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE AND THE REAR LEFT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT UNLATCH, CAUSING THE SEATBELT TO BE INOPERATIVE IN WHICH IT WONT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824178July 1, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE HUSBAND, WIFE AND CHILD WERE SITTING IN THE BACK OF THE EXPLORER WITH THE LIFTGATE UP, THE LIFTGATE CAME CRUSHING DOWN. HUSBAND AND WIFE WERE ABLE TO CATCH THE LIFTGATE BEFORE ANYONE WAS INJURED. THE LIFTGATE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823965June 30, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
APPLIED THE BRAKES AT THE SPEED OF 35 MPH TO AVOID A RUT ON THE ROAD, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND SKIDDED UP THE ROAD. ENDED UP UPSIDE DOWN IN A DITCH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824819June 30, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
HYDRAULIC HATCHBACK FAILED, CAUSING TRUNK LID TO STRIKE CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824553June 23, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
OPENED THE HATCHBACK OF THE TRUCK AND THE SHOCK ABSORBER BROKE AND THE HATCHBACK FELL DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536911June 17, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
NOISE HEARD IN FRONT END DUE TO FAILURE OF THE U-JOINTS AND BALL JOINTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536896June 17, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BRAKE SWITCH ON THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824320June 15, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
LIFTGATE CYLINDER SEPARATED. WELDS THAT HOLD THE DOOR OPEN FAILED/BROKE. NO INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824223June 12, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO DETERMINE A CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *A
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536749June 9, 1998
SUSPENSION
THE RADIUS ARM BUSINGS DO NOT LAST DUE TO THEIR COMPOSITION AND THE POSITIONING NEAR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536640June 4, 1998
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823918June 3, 1998
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
97V083000. WHILE WIFE WASA DRIVING CAR, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE MIRROR. THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR BURST INTO FLAMES. A STATE TROOPER CAME TO HELP THE DRIVER. APPARENTLY HE HAD THE SAME VEHICLE, AND WAS AWARE OF A RECALL. FORD WAS CONTACTED. SINCE THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD LOOKED AT THE CAR AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT TOUCH THE CAR. STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE AFTER SOMEONE ELSE HAD LOOKED AT THE CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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