Ford Explorer Complaints (1999)

1,441 consumer complaints on file.

#706870May 26, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY ACTIVATE, CYCLE ONCE, THEN RETURN TO PARKED POSITION. THIS COULD EASILY DISTRACT A DRIVER AND THIS LAPSE OF ATTENTION COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706844May 25, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THE 1999 FORD EXPLORERS DO NOT HAVE A SHIELD PROTECTING THE GAS TANK. THE 1997 AND 1998 HAVE A SHIELD. IF I DID NOT HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS I COULD HAVE BURNED TO DEATH. SOMETHING FLEW UP FROM THE ROAD AND STRUCK MY GAS TANK. I WAS SICK FOR 4 HOURS FROM THE GAS FUMES. PLEASE SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. IT GIVES ME A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY KNOWING THAT MY FUEL TANK IS EXPOSED THE WAY IT IS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706783May 23, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
BRAKE LIGHTS ARE UNRELIABLE AND COULD LEAD TO A COLLISION. IN PARTICULAR, THE BRAKE LIGHTS MAY NOT WORK DURING GENTLE BRAKING OR WHEN STOPPED WITH FOOT STILL ON BRAKE PEDAL. FREE PEDAL HEIGHT IS 4.75 INCHES, BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AT 4.625 INCHES, GO OFF WHEN ANY PRESSURE IS RELEASED ABOVE 4 INCHES. AS YOU CAN SEE, ANYTIME THE BRAKE PEDAL COMES UP BETWEEN 4 AND 4.625 INCHES, SUCH AS WHEN LETTING UP SLIGHTLY TO MAKE A SMOOTH STOP, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OFF. I OFTEN FIND MYSELF SITTING AT STOPS WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND NO BRAKE LIGHTS, A VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITION. DEALER HAS REPLACED SWITCH TWICE, ALL THREE SWITCHES EXHIBIT SAME BEHAVIOR. ON LAST REPLACEMENT, DEALER SAID THEY CHECKED SEVERAL OTHER EXPLORERS, THEY ALL DO THE SAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545701May 19, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING UNKNOWN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES SEVERAL COMPONENTS TO FAIL. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706657May 19, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS IS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE WHICH HAS ALREADY EXPERIENCED 3 SIGNIFICANT DEFECTS. IT HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE 3 OUT OF 10 DAYS. NO DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545391May 6, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
PASSENGER SIDE WINSHIELD ARM BROKEN. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837586May 6, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WOULD START TO SLIP WHEN TRAVELING JUST 10MPH. THE RPMS WOULD BE OVER 3 THOUSAND. HAD VEHICLE CHECKED AT DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK & THAT IT'S A FACTORY DEFECT, ALMOST BLEW UP. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT KEEP ACCURATE SPEEDS. IF SPEED IS INCREASED,IT WOULD FAIL TO WORK. THIS WAS REFERRED TO MECHANIC BY MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706253May 5, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS BEGIN RUNNING WITHOUT THE CONTROLS BEING ACTIVATED. THIS WILL HAPPEN 2-3 TIMES IN A 30 MINUTE DRIVING PERIOD AND CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH USING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, BUT ALSO OCCURING AT RANDOM INTERVALS. IT HAS BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE I ATTEMPTED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND IT IS WAITING FOR PARTS. THIS CAUSES QUITE A DISTRACTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706238May 4, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
IN THE FIRST 25 DAYS I OWNED AND OPERATED MY EXPLORER, I EXPERIENCED 4 INCIDENTS OF BRAKE MALFUNCTION. IN ALL FOUR OF THE INCIDENTS, I WAS TRAVELING AT SLOW OR MODERATE SPEEDS. IN THE TWO INSTANCES WHERE THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING FORWARD, I WAS TRAVELING AT 15-25 MPH AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO SLOW AND NOT COME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. I DID NOT LOSE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND (DID NOT SLOW) TO MY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. IN THE TWO INSTANCES WHERE I ENCOUNTED BRAKE FAILURE IN REVERSE, I WAS TRAVELING AT 5 MPH AND EXPERIENCED NO LOSS OF BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. IN THE 4/24 INCIDENT, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARALLEL PARK. AS I BACKED INTO THE SPOT AND ATTEMPTED TO SLOW BEFORE STOPPING, I BRAKED, BUT THE EXPLORER DID NOT SLOW OR OBVIOUSLY STOP. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR HASTILLY IN "DRIVE" TO AVOID HITTING THE PARKED CAR BEHIND ME. AGAIN, I WAS ONLY TRYING TO PARK AT 5 MPH OR LESS, BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE LIKE THEY DO NORMALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837049April 26, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING HEAVY VIBRATIONS FROM ENGINE AREA WHEN SITTING STILL VEHICLE IS IDLING VERY HIGH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544907April 12, 1999
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
UNABLE TO HAVE AIR BAG ON/OFF SWITCH INSTALLED, PART NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835729April 12, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITH WEIGHT IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE, REAR END IS LOWER THAN THE REST OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH BLINDS DRIVER WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT NIGHT. CAN CAUSE A HANDLING PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836633April 9, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR STICKS. ALSO, WENT OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL AND VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN, JUST KEPT GOING. THROTTLE REPLACED TWO TIMES. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544818April 6, 1999
SEATS
FRONT SEAT HINGE MADE OF 3 STEEL SLOTTED PLATES, THE MIDDLE PLATE SLIDES W/MOVEMENT OF SEAT. WITH SEATBACK IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION ALL THREE SLOTS LINE UP, ALLOWING CHILD TO EASILY INSERT FINGER THROUGH HOLE. UPON MOVING SEATBACK FORWARD, MIDDLE PLATE SLID, AMPUTATING CHILDS INDEX FINGER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#836408April 2, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING EVERYTHING THAT WAS ELECTRICAL STOPPED WORKING, INCLUDING STEERING/LIGHTS/WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS, ALSO, ENGINE SHUTDOWN, ALMOST CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836507April 2, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#836354March 31, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP OR REDUCE SPEED, THE VEHICLE STARTS VIBRATING FROM THE FRONT TO STEERING WHEEL. DEALER HAS NOT FOUND THE PROBLEM THAT CAUSED IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704717March 21, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE LOCATION OF THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IS TOO HIGH, AND DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME VISUAL IMPACT AS A MORE EYE LEVEL LOCATION WOULD HAVE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704543March 17, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DURING DECELARATION AT AN INTERSECTION, THE REAR WINDSHIELD EXPLODED. UPON INSPECTION DRIVER FOUND GLASS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AREA. WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER WAS NOT ENGAGED AT THE TIME. OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE @70 DEGREES. SOME BURN MARKS FOUND ON SURROUNDING FRAME AREA AFTER ARRIVAL AT DEALERSHIP. NO FLYING OBJECTS OBSERVED HITTING THE WINDSHIELD BY DRIVER FOLLOWING AFFECTED VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704395March 13, 1999
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES 2 TIMES THEN 9 TIMES FOR FIVE SEQUENCES AND THEN REMAINS ON. THIS USUALLY OCCURS ON FIRST START IN THE MORNING BUT MAY NOT OCCUR ON SUBEQUENT STARTS. DEALER SERVICE RESET COMPUTER AND WHEN THAT DIDN'T WORK REPLACED THE AIRBAG MODULE. IT HELPED FOR ALMOST A DAY BUT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK . I DON'T KNOW IF THE AIRBAG WILL WORK IF NEEDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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