Ford Explorer Complaints (1995)

843 consumer complaints on file.

#866092July 26, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HE HEARD A NOISE . HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED A CHUNK OF THE PASSENGER REAR SIDE TIRES CAME OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866093July 26, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEY HEARD A LOUD THUMPING NOISE, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND CHANGED THE TIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865667July 19, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING, REAR FIRESTONE ATX TIRES THAT WERE PURCHASED AFTER MARKET, HAD A TREAD SEPARATING WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SPIN, RESULTING IN BODY DAMAGE.*AK THE TREAD SEPARATION ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725503July 16, 2000
AIR BAGS
NO SUMMARY FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#784742July 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS AFTER DRIVING IN WARM WEATHER, CONSUMER BELIEVES IT MIGHT BE A VAPOR LOCK PROBLEM. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865209July 11, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OVERDRIVE LIGHT WILL START TO BLINK, AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, IT WILL KEEP SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR, EVENTUALLY RESULTING IN FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITH THE SAME LIGHT DUTY DESIGN TRANSMISSION, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552951July 10, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
THE RIGHT STABILIZER LINK BROKE ON THE VEHICLE, WHEN ORDERING THE REPLACEMENT PART, OWNER DISCOVERED THAT THE PART HAD BEEN MODIFIED DUE TO PROBLEMS THAT WERE BEING EXPERIENCED WITH THIS PARTICULAR PART (STABILIZER LINK BOLT). *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865137July 10, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
RECALL 99V310001/HYDRAULIC LEFT CYLINDERS: VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED CONCERNING THIS RECALL. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM EXCEPT AT THE TOP OF THE WELD. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK BECAUSE OF THE RECALL BOTTOM TWO BRACKETS WERE FIXED AND TWO TOPS WERE NOT FIXED THEREFORE, TOP RIGHT BRACKET WELD BROKE OFF. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725168July 9, 2000
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
PARKING BRAKE HAS FAILED AGAIN-3HRS AFTER ORIG REPLACEMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864886July 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR AFTER DRIVING FOR A DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724656June 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864241June 26, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER HAD A REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED . BUT ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM AS EXISTED BEFORE. THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE, OVERDRIVE LIGHT STAYED ON . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864161June 23, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN GAS PEDAL STUCK ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND DIDN'T RELEASE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864063June 22, 2000
TIRES
WHEN DRIVING AT 55 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. CONSUMER UNSURE OF TIRE BRAND. HOWEVER, TIRES WERE ORIGINAL ONES. ALSO, THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863530June 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE WHILE DRIVING. WOULD HAVE NO WARNING. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO JERK. PROBLEM WAS NOT INTERMITTENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552598June 12, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
LEFT SIDE SWAY BAR BROKE CAUSING STEERING PROBLEMS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722856May 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
A KNOWN TRANSMISSION SOLENOID PROBLEM DUE TO EXHAUST PIPE TEMPERATURE *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861339May 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP IN & OUT OF OVERDRIVE WHILE DRIVING. WOULD JERK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. VEHICLE WAS CONTROLLABLE, SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. NOT AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS REQUIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552026May 1, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
PRIOR TO RECALL THE LIFT GATE FAILED (99V-310). YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860894April 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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