Ford Explorer Complaints (1995)

843 consumer complaints on file.

#873492October 20, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
WHILE DRIVING COULD FEEL A STRONG MOVEMENT SIDE TO SIDE. FOUND OUT THAT FRONT SWAY BAR WAS BROKEN, AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556686October 19, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATION FROM THE FIRESTONE ATXII TIRE WAS THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF A VEHICLE ROLLOVER, THERE WAS ONE FATALITY AND ONE INJURY DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#556661October 19, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00T005, HOWEVER THE FIRESTONE TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO THE TREAD ON THE OUTER EDGES OF THE TIRE WERE WEARING AND PULLING AWAY, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734733October 19, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE TREAD PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT LEFT TIRE AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. IT DID NOT BLOW AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOW AND GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. IF IT HAD BLOWN I FEEL CERTAIN THAT WE WOULD HAVE ROLLED IN THAT TRUCK. (DOT NUMBER: W2UU TIRESIZE: 225/70 R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556172October 18, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P255 70 R16) WENT FLAT AND EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REPLACEMENT TIRES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873278October 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN ABS BRAKE SYSTEM PREMATURELY ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEEDS ALSO VIBRATION OCCURS WITHIN THE BRAKE PEDAL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873290October 18, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
PE 00 039/FRONT SUSPENSION STABILIZER BAR LINK: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SLUMP WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN OUT OF SERVICE STATION. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED BOTH FRONT STABILIZER BAR DUE TO A RUSTED/BROKEN BOLT. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556225October 17, 2000
TIRES, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE DEFECTIVE FIRESTONE ATX TIRES FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER WHILE DRIVING, AS A RESULT THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE DRIVER CAUSING INJURY TO HER BACK BY BREAKING 8 VERTEBRAE (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#873196October 17, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 020; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. WENT HOME AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. NEXT DAY NOTICED THAT HALF OF THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE, IT WAS THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. FIRESTONE #ATX P23575R15#DOT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556114October 16, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE OWNER IS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY WITH FIRESTONE TO REPLACE HIS FOUR DEFECTIVE FIRESTONE TIRES, PRIOR TO THIS RECALL THE OWNER EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734450October 16, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
SWAY BAR LOSS CAUSED UNEVEN TREADWEAR ON TWO FRONT TIRES - HAD TO REPLACE THEM (TIRESIZE: 235 PF15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235 PF15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734209October 13, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
FIRESTONE 7515 GARNERS FERRY RD, COLA SC 29209 DID FOLLOWING REPAIRS:05/22/00 ALTERNATOR, 05/01/00 BOTH REAR CALIPERS & DRUMS, 02/15/00 EET/EEC SENSORS, INCLUDING TEMP SENDING UNIT, EGR VALVE, COOLANT TEMP SENSOR08/07/99 FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM, BALL JT, ALTERNATOR AND HORN . I PURCHASED NEW TIRES 09/15/00. I REMOVED GOODYEAR TIRES PULLIAM PUT ON MY TRUCK 08/27/98.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9001584October 12, 2000
TIRES
VEHICLE FELT AS IF SOMEONE/SOMETHING PICK UP THE REAR END AND STARTED GUIDING IT TOWARD THE RIGHT HAND LANE. AFTER AN UNCONTROLLABLE RIDE, THE VEHICLE ENDED UP IN THE LEFT LANE AND THE SUV ROLLED OVER AND SLID 50 TO 60 FEET UP SIDE DOWN, VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP UP SID DOWN. I ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVER WINDOW TO GET OUT, THE PASSENAGER WINDOW BLEW OUT. DUE TO A TIRE BLOWOUT AND PEELED LIKE A BANANA, SUV TOTALLED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#872885October 12, 2000
TIRES
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1995, EXPLORER, P255/70R16 SIZE. ALL FOURFIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES ARE CRACKING ON THE TREAD AND SIDEWALLS. FORD AND FIRESTONE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK DOT # VNCU1PL145
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872888October 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ORIGINAL FIRESTONE ATX TIRES, P23575R15 VNHLIPM225. ALL 4 BELTS WERE SLIPPING, CAUSING CAR TO GO TO RIGHT OR LEFT. CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. FIRESTONE DENIED CONSUMER REFUND BECAUSE HE PURCHASED THE TIRE PRIOR TO AUGUST 8, 2000. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872699October 11, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
RECALL 00T005000/TREAD SEPARATION: TIRE REPLACEMENT FOR FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P235/75R15, DOT# HXHL. REPLACED ON 15-SEP-2O00 AT 74,028 MILES, AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES WERE CAUSING VIBRATION DUE TO TIRE HOP. FIRESTONE WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK THE FIRESTONE DEALER REPLACED ALL 5 TIRES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733881October 10, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733775October 9, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE THIS BLOWOUT DID NOT CAUSE INJURY, DEATH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE IT IS OF NOTE THAT THE EXPLORER SPUN VIOLENTLY LEFT AND RIGHT. THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE LOW SPEED AND WET ROADS PREVENTED GREATER DAMAGES. THE MAINTAINED TIRE PRESSURE WAS A CONSTANT 30 PSI OR 4 PSI ABOVE FORD SPECIFICATIONS. (TIRESIZE: P235-16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235-16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733822October 9, 2000
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING ON THE ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY, THE RT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. IT WAS NOT A TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT, BUT WAS THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THE INCIDENT IS REPORTED NOW BECAUSE OF RECENT NEWS OF QUESTIONS REGARDING EXPLORERS EQUIPED WITH GOODYEAR TIRES. I NO LONGER OWN THIS CAR. (DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRESIZE: 225R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733763October 9, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THIS FAILURE CAUSES A "SERIOUS" DUTCH ROLL (LATERIAL ROLL) PROBLEM AT CRUISE WHEN A BUMP IS ENCOUNTERED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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