Ford Explorer Complaints (1998)

2,085 consumer complaints on file.

#558196November 30, 2000
TIRES
CONSUMER WAS DENIED REFUND FOR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE PURCHASED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2000, THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY CAUSE POOR HANDLING IN THE VEHICLE, ONCE REPLACED THE VEHICLE HANDLED PERFECTLY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558213November 30, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER RECEIVED ONLY PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL 00T005 FOR THE REPLACEMENT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES (P235/75R15). *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558194November 30, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ALL FOUR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND TO HAVE VISIBLE CRACKS, THE TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL BUT THE CONSUME IS WAITING FOR CONSIDERATION. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557597November 28, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P235 70 R16) EXPERIENCED CRACKING AND SHOWED SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION, THE TIRES ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736979November 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE: TRUCK OVERHEATED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DIAGNOSED AS BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875617November 28, 2000
TIRES
ORIGINAL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES ON A FORD, EXPLORER, 1998, LEFT FRONT AND LEFT REAR TIRES BLEWOUT, AND TRUCK FLIPPED OVER.P2557016 109. *AK DOT# VNDU. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558160November 22, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE FIRESTONE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE HAD VISIBLE CRACKS AROUND THE TIRE WHERE THE TREAD SEPARATION WAS OCCURRING, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL THE TIRES AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557783November 20, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER HAD THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRES (P235/75R15) REPLACED DUE TO RECALL 00T005, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER HAS NOT YET RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557738November 20, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ALL FOUR FIRESTONE TIRE TREADS WERE BEGINNING TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRES (DOT SERIAL # VN), CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875238November 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKES FAILED WHILE IN PARKING LOT WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO FAILURE OF BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE IS SERVICED EVERY 3500 MILES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875171November 17, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH ON HIGHWAY AND CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET ON 75. MPH. WAS CLIMBING UP A HILL, AND CRUISE CONTROL CONTINUED TO SPEED UP.CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPEED UP. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557715November 15, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE WOILDERNESS AT TIRES CAUSED VIBRATION AND NOISE WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557508November 15, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL (00T-005), OWNER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875029November 15, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. VEHICLE STARTED TO FLIP OVER TWICE. DREIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, P23575/R15, A#DOT VDHLITY. THERE WERE SOME INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#557798November 14, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE CONSUMER HAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P235/75R15), THESE TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER ON 2 OCCASIONS THE TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS WHERE THE TREAD PEELED FROM THE TIRES, THE CONSUMER PURCHASED NEW TIRES AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557271November 14, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P235 75 R15) ARE EXPERIENCING CRACKING ON THE SIDEWALL BELOW THE TREAD SURFACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557679November 13, 2000
TIRES
CONSUMER HAD FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (DOT#W2HL) ON VEHICLE, THE TIRES MADE A THUMPING NOISE AND THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RIDE, THE TIRES WERE LOOKED AT BY A DEALER THAT STATED THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE BALANCED AND ROTATED, HOWEVER AFTER REPAIR THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED, CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES ON HER OWN AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRES AND FOR THE UNNECESSARY REPAIRS MADE DUE TO THE FAULTY TIRES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557517November 13, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
AFTER A BLOW-OUT, OWNER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES, OWNER SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT UNDER RECALL (00T-005). *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557449November 13, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES EXPERIENCED UNEVEN AND EXCESSIVE WEAR AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TREAD AND THERE IS AN UNBALANCED PULLING AT HIGHER SPEEDS (OVER 35 MPH).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557240November 13, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE (P235 75 R15) EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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