Ford Explorer Complaints (1999)

1,441 consumer complaints on file.

#882265March 6, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPHM LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT WITH NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, TIRE WAS REPLACED. THEN, WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH SAME PLACE WHERE OTHER TIRE WAS ALSO HAD A BLOWOUT, SIDE OF TIRE SEPARATED, DAMAGING VEHICLE.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE, P255/70R16, DOT VDCU19X. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882279March 6, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
INTERMITTENTLY REAR SHOULDER BELT WOULD GRADUALLY TIGHTEN DOWN ON OCCUPANT WHILE DRIVING. HAS TO UNLATCH BUCKLE TO UNTIGTHEN SHOULDER BELT. TAKEN TO DEALER SHOP, AND INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG OR DULICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS PROBELM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559931February 27, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00T005, HOWEVER THE LETTER WAS JUST RECEIVED DUE TO AN INCORRECT ADDRESS, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE FIRESTONE TIRE (NO SIZE) EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL, VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881517February 27, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE BODY IS STICKING ON CONTINUOUSLY. . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881300February 23, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER COULD HEAR A NOISE ON LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE P255/70R16, TECHNICIAN FOUND TREAD SEPARATION AND OFFERED 4 NEW TIRES AT 50% CHARGE, HOWEVER CONSUMER HAD THEM REPLACED ELSEWHERE WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND, DOT# W2CU1PX398. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559886February 22, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALLED FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED REFUND YET (235/75/15 DOTVDHL 428-027477). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881070February 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE VERY LOW VEHICLE WILL NOT START. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT PROBLEM IS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881175February 22, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER HEARD NOISE FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND MECHANIC FOUND TREAD SEPARATION, FIRESTONE OFFERED DISCOUNT, HOWEVER CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND, TIRE SIZE P255/70R16, DOT W2CU1PX398. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741226February 20, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
MOST PROBLEMS HAVE SIMPLY BEEN A NUISANCE, ESPECIALLY ON TOP OF THE SIX RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. INCLUDING 5 RECALLED TIRES WHICH TOOK TWO MONTHS TO REPLACE AND SHOWED SERIOUS SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. HOWEVER, FOUR DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE GAS PEDAL BECAME LODGED TO THE GROUND. I REACTED BY PUTTING MY FOOT UNDER THE PEDAL AND PULLING IT FORWARD. THE PEDAL THEN FELL OFF AND BECAME LODGED UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS LUCKY TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880838February 20, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880743February 16, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
WHILE SIGNALING FOR A LEFT LANE CHANGE SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK. BUT, CONSUMER CAN HEAR STATIC COMING FROM RADIO WHEN SIGNALING LEFT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880652February 15, 2001
TIRES
CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. HAD THEM REPLACED WITH GOODYEAR TIRES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID JUST TO BRING TIRES IN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559601February 12, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALLED TIRES BUT STILL HAS NOT RECIEVED REFUND (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740733February 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
REPORTS OF EARLY BRAKE REPALCEMENT (BETWEEN 15 & 25,000 MI) HAVE BEEN MADE TO ME, INCLUDING THOSE BY THE DEALER'S SERVICE CONSULTANT. DUE TO FORD'S POOR RECORD WITH THE TIRE RECALL NOTICE, I AM CONVINCE THAT INADEQUATE BRAKE PADS ARE INSTALLED DURING MANFUFACTURING TO SAVE MONEY. THUS PREMATURE WEAR & FAILURE RESULTS. I AM SENDING FORD A LETTER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR A NON-WARRANTEABLE ITEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880160February 8, 2001
TIRES
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES, P225/75R16 SIZE DOT#: VNHL. LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65MPH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE OFF ROAD. LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FLIP FOUR TIMES, RESULTING IN 2 PEOPLE RECEIVING MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#879804February 5, 2001
SUSPENSION
IT ADMITS NOISE FROM FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BETWEEN 0-30 MPH. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740439February 5, 2001
TIRES
TIRES BEGAN TO VIBRATE SUDDENLY AT 65 MPH ONE DAY. NO VISUAL PROBLEMS, BUT THE BALANCE MACHINE CHECKED OK. PROBLEMS PERSISTED. BOUGHT OTHER TIRES AND WANT PAYMENT FOR THE COST.*AK (DOT NUMBER: WZHL TIRESIZE: 235/75/R1R)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559379February 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE WHETHER THE CAR WAS WAITING FOR A LIGHT OR TRAVELING MAKING IT NECESSARY TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL FORCEFULLY TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM SURGING AHEAD, WHILE WAITING AT A LIGHT THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF BECAUSE IT WAS RACING SO FORCEFULLY THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE HIT CROSSING PEDESTRIANS, THE OVERDRIVE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHIFTING ERRATICALLY, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE IS RACING AGAIN, POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE LINKAGES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559373February 2, 2001
TIRES, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
THE DRIVELINE OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AT 60-70 MPH, CONSUMER PUT ON 15" WHEELS AND NEW TIRES WHICH STOPPED SOME OF THE VIBRATION, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES SOME OF THE VIBRATION WAS CAUSED BY THE TIRES AND SOME IS CAUSED BY THE DRIVELINE (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AP P-255-70R-16). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879441January 31, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED THAT FRONT WHEEL MADE LOUD NOISE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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