Ford Explorer Complaints (1997)

1,773 consumer complaints on file.

#827786September 10, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
LEFT SIDE REAR DOOR IS INOPERATIVE, DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540562September 3, 1998
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ONGOING VIBRATION AT HIGH SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540901September 2, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUALLY LIGHTING FOR NO APPARENT REASONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539550September 1, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP THE MOTOR RACES WITH THE RPM'S GOING UP TO 6000, IDLE ARM SENSOR REPLACED, BUT STILL IDLING HIGH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539444August 31, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS, WHEELS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
RUSTING AND CORROSION OF THE BUMPERS AND WHEELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827377August 31, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
VEHICLE SUDDENDLY SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT MOVE. UPON CHECKING THE SUV, DRIVING NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD FALLEN OFF AND WAS HANGING ON BY A STRING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DEALER NOT WILLING TO CORRECT FREE OF CHARGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539371August 25, 1998
SUSPENSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827195August 25, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN OR A LIGHT, THE VEHICLE REVVED UP TO 6000RPM, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE IF THE VEHICLE BRAKES WEREN'T ACTIVATED. DEALER REPACED THE SENSOR. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539183August 24, 1998
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
SIDE VIEW MIRRORS VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY RESULTING IN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#539853August 14, 1998
TIRES
WHILE TRAVELING AT 55MPH THERE WAS A LOUD POP, THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826674August 13, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
REAR LAP BELTS DO NOT COME OUT ALL THE WAY. SOMETIMES THEY DON'T RETRACT, INCIDENT OCCURRED THREE TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826677August 13, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
SEAT LATCH METAL BROKE OFF FROM THE SEAT, AND THE SEAT IS UNUSUABLE. INCIDENT OCCURRED TWO TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826607August 12, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING A COLLISION. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#538918August 10, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
REAR DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO UNLOCK, TRAPPING REAR PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE, SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER CONTINUES TO FAIL. (QCAW)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826221August 4, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP WHEN THE ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED. ALSO,THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826226August 4, 1998
WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826098July 30, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL LINE BROKE WHICH IS LOCATED NEAR EXAUST SYSTEM MANIFOLD. CONSUMER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK THE FUEL LINE BRACKET BROKE AT THE BRACKET ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE ENGINE BY THE VALVE COVER, THIS WAS FOUND BE THE STRONG SMELL OF GAS WHILE THE A/C WAS ON. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825849July 24, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
GAS PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE, CAUSING MISAPPLICATION OF THE PEDAL WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825451July 15, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHENEVER ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED DOWN, IT WOULD STICK. WOULD HAVE TO PRESS HARD FOR IT TO CATCH. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. BEEN TO DEALER AT LEAST 4 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825111July 7, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
VEHICLE WAS PARKED. WAS CHECKING THE OIL & NOTICED FLUID LEAKED ONTO GARAGE FLOOR. CHECKED CLOSELY & LEAK WAS COMING FROM MASTER CYLINDER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE. PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING. NEEDED CABLE CHANGE (2/24/98). CONSUMER STATED ACCELERATOR CABLE HAS BEEN CHANGED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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