Ford Explorer Complaints (1996)

1,450 consumer complaints on file.

#509333October 1, 1996
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, ALSO BRAKE CALIPER FAILED, VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT FROM LANE TO LANE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509297September 30, 1996
POWER TRAIN
ODOMETER FRAUD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509210September 25, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WAS NOT BOLTED IN DURING MANUFACTURING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509051September 24, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY, ABS BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT A SUDDEN STOP, BRAKES FAILED TO DISENGAGE, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#800590September 18, 1996
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR ASSEMBLY RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS (96V-070). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#508224September 4, 1996
SEATS
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEA RBOTTOMS HAVE MISSING SPRING/LUMBAR PUMPS LOCATED IN WRONG PLACE UNDER SEATS/INSUFFICIENT PADDING UNDER SEATS, COMBINATION RESULTS IN DISCONFORT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#801817September 4, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ONTO THE INTERSECTION, GOING DOWN MAIN STREET, CAME TO STOP SIGN, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT OF THE INTERSECTION, FORD HIT SIDE DOOR OF OTHER VEHICLE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND BRAKES (ABS) DID NOT HOLD.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#801636August 30, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES FADED/PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR; BRAKES GAVE OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL/OVERHEATED NOT GRABBING ROTORS, ONCE COOLED DOWN WORKED AS NORMAL; CAUSED ACCIDENT, REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE; NO WARNING; FORD SAYS BRAKES ARE OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#508055August 30, 1996
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
PARKING BRAKE JAMMED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN HILL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#801449August 28, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE BRAKING POWER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#801508August 28, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
UPON BRAKING EXPERIENCED MALFUNCTIONING OF ABS, WARNING LIGHT APPEARS, NOTICED GRINDING SOUND, THEN BRAKES GRIND, DLR CAN'T CORRECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#800726August 27, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
FRONT AXLE HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW THE AXLE TO VENT PROPERLY, THIS CAUSES OIL TO FOAM AND SPRAY OU OF THE VENT TUBE, OIL HAS GOTTEN ALL OVER THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE INCLUDING THE BRAKE SYSTEM, WHICH CAUSES FADED BRAKING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#507729August 20, 1996
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
DRIVE TRAIN HAS VIBRATION WHILE ACCELERATING BETWEEN 40/50 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#800980August 19, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
11:00 POSITION, WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS FLOPPED OUT WITH OUT ANY INFLATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#800806August 13, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY SERGED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#800738August 12, 1996
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WITH KEY IN IGNITION W/ENGINE RUNNING, TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS ACROSS HIGHWAY INTO SCHOOL YARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#800681August 9, 1996
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED. FORD IS AWARE AND HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, BUT REPAIRS WILL NOT START UNTIL POSSIBLY THREE MONTHS AWAY. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#507147August 6, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL TOO CLOSE TO BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING THEM TO BE DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY/ACCIDENT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#800492August 5, 1996
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE DEALERSHIP HASN'T HAD THE PARTS SINCE MAY.*AK RECALL 96S38. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#506772August 2, 1996
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
EXTENSIVE CORROSIN/RUST OF ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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