Ford Explorer Complaints (1998)

2,085 consumer complaints on file.

#859902April 7, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING AND STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL, ENGINE WILL NOT DECELERATE. IT FELT LIKE SOMEBODY WAS STILL PRESSING ON GAS PEDAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721070April 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CRANKCASE IS BROKEN-TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED PROPERLY BEFORE THIS--$6,000 REPAIR EST. BY FORD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859554March 31, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN VEHICLE WAS AT 25000 MILES DEALER HAD TO TURN ROTORS. BUT CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WHY THAT WORK WAS DONE SO EARLY. CURRENTLY HE IS WORRIED ABOUT WARRANTY EXPIRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720836March 31, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FORD PEOPLE SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE GASKETS KITS WILL COME IN, YET ITS BEEN 3 MONTHS NOW AND THE VEHICLE RUNS SLUGGISH, AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN TRAFFIC. WHERE ARE ALL THE PARTS AT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551582March 29, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
THE HORN FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9000193March 29, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT ON FREEWAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720442March 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858796March 20, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858415March 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING DOWN A TWO WAY STREET ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO PASS FROM BEHIND. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE STALLED AND WITHIN SECONDS IT ACCELERATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720025March 12, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
LEAKING BETWEEN CASE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858259March 9, 2000
SEAT BELTS
REAR SEATBELTS WILL NOT LOCK AT ALL. CONSUMER CAN USE THE RETRACTOR, BUT CANNOT USE THE SEAT BELT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719878March 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, ENGINE STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A SAFE STOP ON A BUSY/CURVY ROAD. ENGINE RESTARTED AND STALLED ONE ADDITIONAL TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719879March 9, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
INC #1 4--WHEEL DRIVE LIGHTS FLASHED 15 SECONDS, 4-WHEEL DRIVE MOTOR REPLACED. INC #2 - VEHICLE STALLED DURING LEFT TURNS AFTER TRAVLLING AT HWY SPEEDS. NEW PROCESSOR INSTALLED, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858182March 8, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RECALL 99V0620000/ CRUISE CONTROL. FORD INSISTED THAT RECALL REPAIRS HAD NOT BEEN DONE BECAUSE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED IN OKLAHOMA AT A FORD DEALER ONLY. OWNER HAD NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO ANY OTHER DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. FORD COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858206March 8, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WHILEDRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. CONSUMER HAD TO PLAY WITH THE SWITCH BEFORE HE COULD GET THEM BACK ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719794March 7, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING AT ABOUT 75 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND MY EXPLORER BECAME VERY HARD TO HANDLE ON THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD SAFELY. I WENT TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE AND FOUND THAT THE TREAD OF MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD COMPLETELY PEELED OFF. THIS CREATED DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF MY VEHICLE. I T WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING ACCIDENT, BUT IN READING OTHER STORIES, I FEEL EXTREMELY FORTUNATE.OOC. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857946March 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES' LACK OF LUBRICATION MAY GET THEM TO BECOME RUSTY AND FREEZE UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719701March 5, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT APPROX. 5-10MPH VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER IN STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEMS AND VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND KEPT TURNING LEFT INTO TREE. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#551191March 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS LIGHTS HAVE ILLUMINATED DUE TO SENSOR FAILURE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857782March 2, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
EA99001, WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE GOT STUCK AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE WHICH CAUSED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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