Ford Explorer Complaints (1993)

944 consumer complaints on file.

#744561April 25, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS DERIVED FROM A MAZDA MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND IS WELL-KNOWN TO LEAK LUBRICANT RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION GEAR FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886247April 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS MOSTLY AFTER DRIVING FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES, MOSTLY AT SPEEDS OF 40-70 MPH. HAS STALLED AT LEAST 12 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743853April 11, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
WIRE UNDER POWER SEAT CAME LOOSE, SHORTED AGAINST SEAT TRACK, SEAT CUSHION CAUGHT FIRE. DRIVER BARELY ESCAPED WITHOUT SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ABOUT $2100.00. WIRING SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO NOT COME LOOSE AND SEATS SHOULD NOT BE COMBUSTIBLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743865April 11, 2001
TIRES
I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET REFUND FROM FIRESTONE FILED ON 09/01/00. WE HAVE CALLED 7 TIMES TO BE TOLD CALL BACK, YOU ARE NOT IN THE SYSTEM AS YET. I FINALLY ASKED FOR A FAX NUMBER SO THAT I COULD PLEAD MY CASE. THEY AT FIRST REFUSED AND CLAIMED THAT A FAX WOULD ONLY DELAY THINGS FURTHER. I DID OBTAIN THE NUMBER BUT THEY HAVE NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT WAS RECEIVED. THEY ARE LUCKY, WE HAD TO REPLACE TWO TIRES BEFORE THE RECALL BECAUSE WE FOUND TREAD SEPERATION WAS BEGINNING TO TAKE PLACE. IF YOU CAN PLEASE PROVIDE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR JOHN T. LAMPE AT FIRESTONE; I WILL FILE A SMALL CLAIMS ACTION AGAINST FIRESTONE FOR ALL 5 TIRES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743908April 11, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
AFTER 25 MINUTES, BOTH HI AND LOW BEAMS BEGIN TO FLASH STEADILY. YELLOW RUNNINGS LIGHTS DON'T FLASH. WHEN THE MULTI-FUNCTION HANDLE IS PULLED TOWARD DRIVER SO THAT BOTH HI AND LOW BEAMS ARE MANUALLY LIT, FLASHING CEASES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743669April 7, 2001
TIRES
I WAS NOTIFYED BY FIRESTONE AND FORD OF THE DEFECTED TIRES.I REPLACED THE TIRES BEFORE THE RECALL BUT HELD ON TO THE DEFECTIVE TIRES.MY CLAIM WAS REJECTED AVAE THOUGH I HAD PROOF OF REPLCEMENT COST AND RETURNED THE DEFECTIVE TIRES TO MY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER.I FEEL IT IS UNFAIR THAT I AM PENALIZED FOR PREVENTING SERIOUS INJURY TO MY FAMILY AND MYSELF.PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I HAVE ANY RECOURSE ON THIS MATTER.THANKS!!!! *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HL1M0083 TIRESIZE: 15 IN)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884585March 29, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED FLAMES FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, PULLED OVER, AND SAW FLAMES UNDERNEATH FENDERS. VEHICLE BURNED, TOTALLED. FIRE CHIEF THOUGHT THAT CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUSED FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743023March 25, 2001
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 65MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE LEFT REAR TIRE, WITHOUT ANY WARNING VIBRATION/NOISE, PEELED OFF THE ENTIRE TREAD SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGING THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL AND DECORATIVE MOLDING. THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. *AK (TIRESIZE: P23575R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560429March 20, 2001
PARKING BRAKE
WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL IS ENGAGED IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE TEETH ON THE RACHET MECHANISM DO NOT ENGAGE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL ENDS UP ON THE FLOOR, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS DEFECT IS THE SAME AS RECALL 94V-169 BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883421March 19, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE STEERING VEHICLE OFF DIVIDER STRIP, IT CAUSED A ROLLOVER CRASH, NO INJURY REPORTED. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883126March 15, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL
PARKING BRAKE CONTROL SELF ADJUSTING PAWL DOES NOT LINE UP PROPERLY WITH SELF-ADJUSTED RACHET, CAUSING PAWL TO SLIP OVER ONE OR MORE TEETH IN RACHED. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742413March 14, 2001
SEATS
DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. NO INJURY, BUT SEAT FOLDED BACK AND THERE WAS NO SUPPORT BEHIND ME. HAD TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO MAKE A SAFE STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883079March 14, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHEN VEHICLE GETS WARMED UP IT WILL STALL BECAUSE IGNITION MODULE WILL MALFUNCTION, AND VEHICLE WILL CUT OFFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883010March 14, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRRAVELING ON SNOW AND ICE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE,RAN INTO A TREE, AND HIT HEAD-ON STEERING WHEEL. AFTER A WHILE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882505March 8, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
UNDER THE HOOD FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKE. ; DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882173March 6, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
WHEN DEPRESSING PARKING BRAKE TO FLOORBOARD CONSUMER NOTICED BRAKE SKIPING TEETH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882235March 6, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN 4.5 HRS AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE BURNED TO GROUND, AND SET VEHICLE PARKED NEXT TO IT ON FIRE TOO. TOTAL LOSS TO CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741968March 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS IS ONE OF TWO EXPLORERS ON WHICH THE SAME COMPONENT FAILED. I HAD THE GUAGE REPLACED AT THE DATE AND MILEAGE NOTED, BUT IT FAILED LONG BEFORE THAT DATE. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE I WAS UNLUCKY ENOUGH TO GET TWO BAD TEMPERATURE GUAGES. ESPECIALLY SINCE A FRIEND TOLD HIM HE HAD TO REPLACE THE GUAGE ON HIS 1997 EXPLORER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559867February 22, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ON THREE OCCASIONS THE TREADS SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR QUARTER PANEL OF THE VEHICLE (FIRESTONE ATX TIRES). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559888February 22, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR 5 RECALLED FIRESTONE TIRES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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