Ford Explorer Complaints (1995)

843 consumer complaints on file.

#541670September 24, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INLUDE DOORS UNLOCKING SPONTANEOUSLY, WINDOWS ROLLING UP AND DOWN WITHOUT PRESSING BUTTONS, GAS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN GAS TANK WAS JUST FILLED, OIL LIGHT COMING ON WHEN OIL IS FULL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541588September 22, 1998
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827830September 11, 1998
SEATS
BOLT ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE AND THE SEAT COLLAPSED AND WENT TO THE BACKSEAT OF THE CAR. DEALER CONTACTED AND HAS NOT RESPONDED TO THE CALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540761September 11, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY DETACHED FROM VEHICLE AT FULCRUM DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540826September 10, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL SPOT WELDS, WHICH ATTACH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE, CAME LOOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827584September 3, 1998
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR WINDOW IN THE SUV EXPLODED BECAUSE OF THE HEAT. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE WINDOW IS BEING REPLACED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540463September 1, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SAID TO BE OKAY BY THE DEALER DESPITE THE INTERIOR WARNING LIGHT. LATER, THE OWNERS WIFE EXPERIENCED AN EXTENDED DOWNSHIFT WITH THE RPMS REACHING CRITICAL LEVELS WITHOUT ANY ACCELERATION. VEHICLE WAS MANUEVERED OFF THE ROAD WHER IT WOULD NOT MOVE. DEALER TOWED VEHICLE AND INFORMED OWNER HE WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827320August 27, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CHILD PROOF LOCKS ON BOTH REAR PASSENGER DOORS HAVE BROKEN, CAUSING THE DOORS TO BECOME INOPERABLE FOR EXITING THE VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE CHILD LOCKS WERE NEVER USED, CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH REAR LOCKS FAILED WITHIN ONE WEEK OF EACH OTHER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605862August 20, 1998
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
RADIO FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827044August 20, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHLE DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY VEHICLE SUDDENL ACCELERATED AT APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH. DRIVER HAD FOOT ON THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. HAD TO GET TO ROAD SIDE AND CUT VEHICLE OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826388August 6, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
THE REAR HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC CYLINDER HAS COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826139July 31, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN WHICH BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825980July 29, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS AND DIES, GIVING THE OWNER NO INDICATION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825850July 24, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UPON ACCELERATING THE THROTTLE STICKS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO INCREASE IN SPEED. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538697July 23, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IMPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY COVERING THE DRIVER AND INTERIOR WITH GLASS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538677July 22, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR HANDLE, INTERNAL MECHANISM, BROKE AND FAILED TO OPEN DOOR. FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR HANDLE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825168July 8, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
WHILE DRIVING THE PINS THAT HOLD THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR BROKE, CAUSING POOR MANEUVERABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537823July 8, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. OWNER WAS ADVISED BY TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST THAT FAILURE WAS UNPREVENTABLE AND IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN FORD EXPLORERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780024July 1, 1998
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERBOROUGH PARKWAYIN QUEENS, NY AND GOING AROUND A TURN TO THE RIGHT, REAR END FISHTAILED TO THE LEFT. FELT AS IF VEHICLE LOST CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604686June 24, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE COTNROL FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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