Ford Explorer Complaints (1992)

633 consumer complaints on file.

• #515010February 20, 1997
  STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

  INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CRACKED.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #514940February 19, 1997
  SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

  RADIUS ARM BUSHINGS REPLACED.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #809072February 19, 1997
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM

  DRIVING 35MPH ON NORTH SIDE, HEARD A LOUD NOISE , SLOWED DOWN AND VEHICLE STARTED SKIDDING. APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLIDE.BEARING ON SPINDLE DISENGAGED AND CHEWED UP END OF SPINDLE. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #602866February 4, 1997
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #514312January 29, 1997
  STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, TIRES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

  RESISTOR FAILED IN HEATER WHICH CAUGHT FIRE FROM LEAVES, LEAVES FALL UNDER THE HOOD AND ONTO THE HEATING SYSTEM AND CATCH FIRE.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #806776January 28, 1997
  VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

  PULLING OFF A ROAD TO GET ONTO AN INTERSTATE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK, HAD TO PUT GEAR IN PARK POSITION IN ORDER TO STOP AND EVERYTHING WAS BURNING. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #513655January 22, 1997
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

  ENGINE FLY WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED/REPLACED. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #807537January 13, 1997
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS

  BRAKE SYSTEM: THE BRAKES GRAB FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME, DEALER STATES BRAKE SHOES NEED REPLACING. REPLACED THE BRAKE SHOES BUT THE PROBLEM WOULD REOCCURS. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #806521December 18, 1996
  TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE

  WHILE DRIVING 35MPH THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROAD . *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #512977December 17, 1996
  POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

  TRANSMISSION FAILED.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #806271December 12, 1996
  EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK

  SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING , CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ITS EXHAUST SYSTEM, *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #805918December 5, 1996
  VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, ENGINE ACCELERATED, LURCHED BACKWARD, HIT A POLE, ENGINE KEPT RACING, WHEELS KEPT SPINNING, VEHICLE BOUNCED OFF POLE REPEATEDLY, SHIFTED TO DRIVE, VEHICLE TOOK OFF, HIT A BUILDING, THEN STOPPED, NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #511724December 3, 1996
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

  ENGINE OIL LEAK DUE TO ENGINE OIL PAN DESIGN. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #805729November 29, 1996
  VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED, AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, TO STOP VEHICLE PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, PULLED AWAY AND KEPT APPLYING BRAKES , VEHICLE WAS IN A HIGH IDLE POSITION. *AK *SLC

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #511692November 26, 1996
  POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

  A THIN NEOPHRANE TOWER SEAL DRIED OUT, CAUSING A SUDEN LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID, RESULTIN GIN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #804310November 22, 1996
  POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

  WHEN DRIVNG ON HIGHWAY CAN'T SHIFT GEAR, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT GEARS ARE STRIPPED. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #804989November 14, 1996
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

  VEHICLE WAS PLUGGED INTO AN ENGINE BLOCK HEATER WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK *JB

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #804906November 13, 1996
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

  GEARSHIFT RAIL PLUGS CRACKED, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK OUT. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #804949November 13, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

  POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE PEDAL WAS SOFT, AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. PARTIAL BRAKE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED. THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD A LEAK. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #511172November 12, 1996
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

  RNGINE MOUNTS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0