Ford Explorer Complaints (1991)

609 consumer complaints on file.

#10044955October 29, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS INSIDE THE DASHBOARD IGNITED, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044439October 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
WHEN DRIVING 4-WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSED STEERING WHEEL TO PULL EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. HAD TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. DRIVER SHIFTED INTO REVERSE TO DISENGAGE 4-WHEEL DRIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043260October 20, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITION (A/C) WORKS OFF AND ON. IT WILL RUN FOR A WHILE THEN IT STARTS BLOWING HOT AIR, PUSH THE A/C BUTTON AND GO TO VENT AND 5-10 MIN. LATER YOU CAN TURN A/C BACK ON AGAIN FOR AWHILE UNTIL YOU HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN. THIS WAS HAPPENING BEFORE I HAD IT SWITCHED OVER FROM FREON AND IT IS STILL DOING IT. IT HAS BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT SHOPS AND BOTH SAY THE "FREON" LEVEL IS FINE AND THAT THEY CANT FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042162October 2, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
GENERATOR FAILED PREMATURELY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042170October 2, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE'S SEAT RECLINED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040417September 23, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, BLACK SMOKE AND FLAMES CAME UNDER THE HOOD. THE DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039708September 10, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
THE HOOD FLEW UP WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. SAFETY HOOD LATCH DID NOT CONNECT. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037273September 5, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS & DASH LIGHTS BLINK. THEY WILL BE FINE FOR A WHILE BUT THEN JUST START BLINKING. TURNING THEM OFF, THEN ON AGAIN, MAKES THEM STAY ON FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL THEY START BLINKING AGAIN. SOMETIMES THEY DON'T BLINK. SOMETIMES THEY WON'T GO ON AT ALL AND I HAVE TO HOLD THE BRIGHTS SWITCH BACK IF I WANT TO HAVE LIGHT. MY SISTER HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM ON HER 1993 FORD THUNDERBIRD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033059August 18, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT, SEATS, STRUCTURE:BODY, STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER, SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
MVA, DAMAGE TO REAREND & DRIVETRAIN; DRIVERSEAT & SEATBELT POSS. COMPROMISED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10026465July 2, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE BLOW OUT OCCURRED. NAR 07/02/2003. *MR FORD INITIATED A PROGRAM TO GIVE AWAY TIRES TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. WHEN THE CUSTOMERS WANTED TO RECEIVE THE TIRES, THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THEM AVAILABLE. NOW THAT THE PROGRAM HAS EXPIRED THEY HAVE NOT GIVEN OUT ANY OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRES TO THE CONSUMERS WHO WERE ON A LIST TO RECEIVE THEM. IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE PREVIOUS TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE OR THEY WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN GIVING OUT NEW ONES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND FOUND OUT WHETHER FORD WILL GIVE REPLACEMENT TIRES. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013976June 26, 2003
SEATS
WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP THE CONSUMER WAS ADJUSTING SEAT, AND WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE SEAT BROKE. *AK *TT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020823May 31, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL CAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016702April 29, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
AIR CONDITIONER CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE STARTED INSIDE THE AIR CONDITIONER PROBABLY THE FAN SPEED RESISTORS. MELTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HOUSING WHERE THE RESISTORS AND FAN ARE HOUSED LETTING SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE CAR. IN FEELING AROUND INSIDE THE BLOWER HOLE YOU CAN REACH UP AND FEEL THE SHEET METAL WHERE THE WIPER ARMS ARE AND I THINK PROBABLY LEAVES GOT IN AND WERE BLOWN ON TO THE RESISTORS WHEN THEY WERE HOT STARTING THE FIRE. DAMAGE INCLUDED AIR CONDITIONER HOUSING, BLOWER AND MOTOR, BLOWER RESISTORS, EVAPORATOR, SHEET METAL ABOVE THE AIR CONDITIONER HOUSING AND ALSO MELTED THE INNER FENDER WELL. NOT TO MENTION THE SMOKE AND FUMES THAT WERE BLOWN INTO THE CAR. TO ME THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FAULT AND IT SURPRISING THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS REPORTED IT. LUCKILY I WAS SITTING STILL WHEN IT HAPPENED OR IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH DUE TO THE SMOKE AND FUMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014376April 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 1991 FORD EXPLORER AND AT 91026.8 MILES IT BLEW THE HEAD GASKETS . I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS TRUCK IS BAD FOR DOING THIS . IT HAS A 4.0 - V6I DON'T KNOW WHY FORD IS NOT HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS . *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014297April 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRUCK LEAKING ANTIFREEZE AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF HEAD GASKET AND MANIFOLD GASKET. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012376April 7, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ERRORS WERE MADE IN THE INSTALLATION OF THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. MR. *AK. THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010411March 13, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008467March 5, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS GOING HOME AND I NOTICED THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING. FROM 10 MPH TO 45, 50, 60 AND I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE THE ONLY THING THAT I COULD DO AT THE TIME WAS TO PLACE THE GEAR ON NEUTRAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008921February 20, 2003
WHEELS
THE FRONT WHEEL BROKE OFF, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008750February 19, 2003
WHEELS
THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BROKE OFF THE AXLE, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE SLIGHT CONTROL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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