Ford Explorer Complaints (1999)

1,441 consumer complaints on file.

#860851April 24, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAD BEEN REPLACED BEFORE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860412April 17, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVER TAKES HIS FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND DIES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721497April 15, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY ACTIVATE WHEN SWITCH IS IN OFF POSITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721290April 10, 2000
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
CAR CRASHED STEERING DISABLED, IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO FLAMES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711118April 7, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE HDROPLANED & ROLLED NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711127April 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DIAGNOSED AS TRANSMISSION SLIP; AT 15 MPH, SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL THEN BACK INTO DRIVE; RE-DESIGN OF VALVE BOX DUE TO BRACKET FAILURE, VEHICLE IS NOW WAITING AT DEALER FOR NEWLY DESIGNED PART
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711178April 7, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DEALER CLAIMS NOT TO KNOW HOW TO FIX PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711286April 7, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
PART HAS BEEN ON ORDER TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. DEALER SAYS FORD HAS NOT SHIPPED THEM. WITH THE RAINY WEATHER COMING I NEED WINDSHIELD WIPERS THAT WILL WORK WHEN NEEDED. AT THIS TIME THEY DO NOT WORK CONSISTANTLY. THEY TURN ON WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP, WHEN SIGNALING TO CHANGE LANES, AND ON 9/8/99 I NEEDED THE FAST SPEED AND THE FAST SPEED DID NOT WORK. A "MODULE" IS NEEDED ON THIS CAR AND 20 OTHERS ACCORDING TO THE DEALER AND FORD HAS NOT YET SHIPPED THEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859672April 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, WHILE SITTING STILL OR TURNING CORNERS IT WILL CUT OFF. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER & PROBLEM KEEPS REOCCURRING. VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP ON 27-MAR-2000 & 28-MAR-2000, AND TAKEN BACK TO DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720885April 2, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, STEERING:LINKAGES
AFTER STARTING FORWARDADVANCING ABOUT 50FT, VEHICLE LURCHED TO RIGHT, STRIKING BRIDGE RAIL. INSPECTION REVEALED BROKEN TIE-ROD SPINDLE ON RF WHEEL. INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH NO IMPACT TO CAUSE FAILURE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859424March 30, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHEN TRAVELING UNDER ANY NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS, CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. ALSO, DOORS LOCKED WITHOUT OPERATING THE DOOR LOCKS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551585March 27, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED COLD,WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE STARTS MOVING WHILE THE BRAKE IS STILL DEPRESSED, AND WILL NOT STOP. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720548March 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS REPLACED ONCE. ALSO, TWO DIFFERENT DESCRIPTIONS OF ENGINE NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720562March 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE CUTS OFF WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I LOSE BRAKES AND STEERING. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR MORE THAN 3 TIMES BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO STALL OUT. DEALERSHIP INDICATES FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS NOT ABLE TO PRESENTLY REPAIR. VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS WHEN ENGINE QUITS WHILE IN MOTION. VEHICLE IS NOT PROVIDING RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. ALSO, THERE IS AN ENGINE RATTLE WHICH IS WORSTENING BUT DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS "NORMAL." I AM INTERESTED IN DETERMINING IF THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND IF SO, HOW MANY AND WHAT HAS FORD DONE ABOUT THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859084March 23, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN IT CHANGED OVER THERE WOULD BE A REAL BAD JERK. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER . DEALER SAID IT WOULD TAKE 60 DAYS TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720409March 21, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
WINSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES GO ON WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS USED. THIS IS DISTRACTING AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551416March 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO DISCONNECTED HOSE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858325March 10, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
ANYTIME WHEN DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO TURN BLINKERS ON, AND THEN TURN THEM OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858120March 8, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, SUSPENSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT STAY ON WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. LIGHTS COME ON, BUT GO BACK OUT WHILE BRAKES ARE STILL BEING APPLIED. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND SAID THAT IT IS NORMAL. *AK BRAKE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES AND POWER BOOSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH NO REMEDIES, BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN RELEASED. MESSAGE CENTER, MILES PER GALLON, IS INACCURATE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATES IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. REAR SUSPENSION SQUEAKS AND GROANS OVER BUMPS, CONSUMER STATES THERE IS TOO MUCH ROLL STIFFNESS BUILT INTO SUSPENSION, ALIGNMENT CHECKED AND TOE SET DUE TO VEHICLE WANDERING. WATER LEAKS INSIDE DOOR FRAMES. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS RELUCTANT TO DOWNSHIFT UNLESS THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED FLAT TO THE FLOOR. INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROW MOUNTED TOO LOW. CONSUMER STATES SQUEAKS AND RATTLES SHOW UP ALL THE TIME IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, RATTLES IN DASH, DRIVERS DOOR AREA, AND B PILLAR. CD CHANGER JAMMED TWICE. LIMITED EMBLEM REPLACED TWICE. SPEEDOMETER READS TOO FAST. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9000325February 28, 2000
TIRES
BRAND NEW VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BLOW OUT (WILDERNESS FIRESTONE P235/75R15 1055 M/S). *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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