Ford Explorer Complaints (1995)

843 consumer complaints on file.

#6900031September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
V1 DRIVING BACK TO HOUSTON FROM LOUISIANA WHEN TREAD OF TIRE CAME OFF CAUSING VEH TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A TREE. VEHICLE BEING TOWED BACK TO HOUSTON TO JACK ROACH FORD. NI WANTS TO PURSUE A CLAIM AGAINST FIRESTONE. HIS TIRE CAME APART AND CAUSED HIM TO HIT A TREE. NI HAS COPY OF RECEIPTS WERE HE REPLACED HIS TIRES WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. HE HAS PHOTOS OF HIS VEHICLE AND THE TIRE APPEARS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLE. (CLAIM# 53-C438-456) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900064September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE: INSUREDS TIRE BLEW OUT, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEH, THE VEH FLIPPED OVER SHE HAS THE RECEIPT AT HOME. SHE WILL SEND IT TO US VIA FAX. SHE PURCHASED THE TIRE IN FLA. IT WAS A NEW TIRE AND NOW SHE IS TOLD THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A RECAPPED TIRE. INSD STILL HAS TIRE. SHE PURCHASED THE TIRES 2/99. (CLAIM# 11-3354-635) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900095September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE BLEW. FIRESTONE ATF WILDERNESS (RECALL FROM FORD & FIRESTONE) TIRE THAT BLEW WAS A FIRESTONE ATF WILDERNESS TIRE (RE:TIRE RECALL FROM FORD & FIRESTONE); LOOKS LIKE SALV. SOLD WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS UP IN MEMPHIS; AGT. INDICATES OUR INSD. (AN ENGINEER) HAS SEVERAL PHOTOS OF THE TREAD SEPARATION AND IS WILLING TO PROVIDE THESE TO US; KIM. (CLAIM# 53-P012-511) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#731142September 12, 2000
TIRES
THE FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 50-55 MPH. AS A RESULT I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR WHICH FLIPPED OVER THE GUARD RAIL AND ROLLED DOWN A 70 FOOT DITCH. I WAS IN THE CAR AND WAS SEVERELY INJURED, SUSTAINING PERMANENT EXTERNAL INJURY (I.E., SCARRING) AND INTERNAL (I.E, HEADACHES, BACKACHE).*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255 16 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#870303September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ABOUT TWO MONTH AGO CONSUMER HAD FOUND OUT THAT TIRES WERE CRACKING. TIRES WERE NOT LISTED ON THE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730920September 10, 2000
TIRES
NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#730940September 10, 2000
TIRES
THE TIRE SPLIT AND I TOOK IT TO A TIRE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730872September 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS WHEN LETTING OFF GAS IN TRAFFIC OR IDELING WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES ARE 90 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE ENGINE IS NOT REGISTERING IT BEING OVERHEATED NOR IS THERE A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL WATER IN THE RADIATOR. ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN CHECKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730718September 7, 2000
TIRES
TREAD SEPERATED FROM TIRE CAUSING BLOW OUT. GOOD YEAR DEALERSHIP WERE TIRES WERE REPLACED SAID ALL 4 TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF CRACKING( DOT NUMBER: VNCU1PL035 TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869938September 7, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON TIRES THAT HAD REPLACED BEFORE DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. REPLACED THEM WITH NEW TIRES. FIRESTONE P235/ 75 R15. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730531September 6, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WE DON'T HAVE THE RECALL TIRES OR A PROBLEM ON OUR VEHICLE. BUT, RATHER SUSPECT TREAD SEPARATION BEING CAUSED BY ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM AND DISK BREAKS ON ALL 4 WHEELS. THIS CAN CAUSE MORE BREAKING/SHEAR STRESS ON THE TREAD OVER TIME. RUNNING AT HIGH-SPEED DOESN'T SIMULATE BREAKING, PARTICULARLY IN HEAVY STOP-GO COMMUTING WHICH MANY VEHICLES ARE NOW BEING USED FOR. THEN WHEN THEY ARE TAKEN ON LONG HIGH-SPEED DRIVES, THE WEAKENED TREAD IS SUBJECT TO FAILURE. TESTING SHOULD INCLUDE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SURGING TESTS AND RADIAL BREAK-LOAD SIMULATION.( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730535September 6, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON - I THINK THIS WAS THE TFI PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869758September 6, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1995, EXLORER, P235/75R15 SIZE. SIDEWALL CRACKED ON TWO OF THE FIVE TIRES.*AK SIDEWALL FAILED BY CRACKING AND GOING FLAT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869712September 6, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
NOT THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON FORD EXPLORER 1995. FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRES HAVE SLOW LEAKS, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THEY MAY BECOME FLAT OR BLOWOUT.*AK TWO TIRES HAVE SLOW LEAKS AND THE TIRES ARE ON RECALL BUT CUSTOMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR 2 1/2 MONTHS TO GET IT FIXED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554358September 5, 2000
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WINCH
WHILE LOWERING SPARE TIRE THE WINCH FAILED TO ALLOW THE CABLE TO ROLL BACK UP INTO THE HOUSING, THE JACK HANDLE/WINCH CRANK ALSO JAMMED IN THE MECHANISM, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE WINCH WAS USED, CLERK AT DEALER SAID THE PART WAS POORLY DESIGNED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730334September 5, 2000
TIRES
WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 59 SOUTH IN TEXAS, HEADING TOWARDS HOUSTON WHEN I WAS EXISTING OFF A RAMP INTO A 360 DEGREE CURVE WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND BLEW OUT. MY FORD EXPLORER VEHICLE THEN SPUNNED SEVERAL TIMES IN A COMPLETE CIRCLES, HOWEVER, DUE TO A RAINY CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A SLIDING CIRCULAR MOITION RATHER THAN FLIPPING THE VEHICLE DUE TO LOSS OF TRACTION. MY WIFE, DAUGHTER, SON, AND MOTHER WERE THE OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS INCIDENT HAPPEND. MY MOTHER WAS JARRED AND SUSTAIN A LACERATION TO HER LOWER LIP AND BRUSING OF HER FACE DUE TO THE SUDDEN IMPACT WITH THE SHOULDER OF ROADWAY AND A DRAINAGE DITCH. ON THE SECOND BLOWOUT OF THE SAME BRAND OF TIRE, I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 55 IN MISSISSIPPI WHEN I INCURRED ANOTHER TREAD SEPARATION AND BLOW OUT OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WHICH WAS ALSO MADE BY FIRESTONE.. BOTH TIRE WERE PURCHASED IN JULY OF 1998, CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE AT TIME OF PURCHASE WAS 72,635 MILES. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THESE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND I REPLACED ALL OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES WITH THE BRIDGESTONE DUELLER APT II TIRES. STILL HAVE RESERVATION REGARDING THESE TIRES ALSO BEING THAT THEY WERE MANUFACTURED BY THE PARENT COMPANY OF FIRESTONE.( DOT NUMBER: VNCULPX208 TIRE SIZE: 255/70/S16 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869625September 5, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR OF ROTORS AND PADS WHICH ARE CAUSING ERRATIC NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869623September 5, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE WHICH CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGED TO VEHICLE. THE TIRE IS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT. TIRE SIZE P235/75R15. TIRES WERE PURCHASED AS REPLACEMENTS. APPROXIMATE 20000-25000 MILEAGE. *AK THE TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730131September 4, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
IN JUNE I REPLACED TWO TIRES. APPEARED BELT SEPARATED - RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE WEAR IN SPOTS. CURRENT TIRES HAVE FINE CRACKS ALL AROUND TIRES NEAR RIM.( DOT NUMBER: VNHL TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730155September 4, 2000
TIRES
I PURCHASED THESE TIRES AT VEHICLE MILEAGE 111655, AND THE TIRES HAVE A 50,000-MILE WARRANTY. I HAD TO REPLACE THEM AT 150984 MILES BECAUSE OF TREAD SEPARATION ON THE BACK TWO TIRES. MECHANIC'S NOTES ARE "TWO REAR TIRES SEPARATED. TREAD DEPTH 2 AT 12 & 2 AT 10." DESCRIPTION OF TIRES -- WILDERNESS AT P255 70R 16 109S M/S (27951URBMO61755) MADE IN CANADA. I WAS HOPING THAT THESE TIRES WOULD MAKE IT TO THE RECALL, SO I HAVE NOT SUBMITTED THEM FOR WARRANTY REPLACEMENT YET. I HAVE THE TIRES. I HOPE REGISTRATION OF THIS COMPLAINT IS HELPFUL TO THE MISSION OF YOUR ORGANIZATION.( DOT NUMBER: VNCU1P7079 TIRE SIZE: P25570R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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