Ford Explorer Complaints (2001)

730 consumer complaints on file.

#8003508February 4, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003510February 4, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER WAS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR THOUGH THE VENTS, AND THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757511January 29, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I REARENDED THE IN FRONT OF ME THE IMPACT WAS SO MINOR THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE EXCEPT THAT BOTH OF MY AIR BAGS BLEW. I HAVE AN ACCIDENT REPORT AND A ESTIMATE THAT CLEARLY STATE NO DAMAGE. ON THE WEB I FOUND WWW.MARKETDRIVE.COM/SERVICE/TSBS.ASP THAT TELLS OF 2001 EXPLORER PROBLEMS #01110 PASSIVE RESTRAINT: AIR BAG IMPACT SENSOR. I HAVE ASKED A FEW DEALERS OF THE IMFORMATION AND THEY HAVE NO CLUE ON WHAT THIS IS. WHY DID THE BAGS BLOW AT SUCH A MINOR HIT, WILL THEY GO OFF IF I BUMP A CURB? I WAS BY MY SELF AND HAPPY THAT MY WIFE WAS NOT IN THE OTHER SEAT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002546January 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE WHILE AT A SLIGHT INCLINE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK UNTIL APPLYING BRAKE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002237January 15, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH SEAT BACK LATCH MECHANISM FOR SECOND ROW OF SEATS FAILED, ALLOWING SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756734January 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PINGING NOISE AT 2500-3000 RPMS WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. THE NOISE GOES AWAY WHEN THE ENGINE WARMS UP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756736January 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PINGING NOISE WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. WHEN THE ENGINE GETS WARMER THE NOISE STARTS TO GO AWAY. COMPUTER # JXV2. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756430January 5, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT-TRAC ALMOST FLIPPED OVER TWICE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WAS ABLE TO SOMEHOW RE-GAIN CONTROL. WE ARE MORE THAN LUCKY TO BE ALIVE RIGHT NOW... CONSUMERS NEED TO KNOW THE TRUTH. WE DID NOT!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001478January 3, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE SKIDDED ON ICE, WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT THROUGH A CHAINLINK FENCE, AND ROLLED 3 TIMES. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, NO INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001336January 2, 2002
STRUCTURE
CONSUMER IS CALLING TO REPORT A DEFECT ON THE RUNNING BOARDS. CONSUMER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED HAND FROM FALLING OFF OF SLIPPERY RUNNING BOARDS. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8000991December 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HESITATES AND SEEMS NOT TO GET GAS. THEN, COMPLETELY SHUTSDOWN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900677December 10, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, HIT A DEER AND AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT INFLATE. VEHICLE HAD FRONTAL IMPACT. *AK CONSUMERS HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE ACCIDENT. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#899781December 3, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND NOTICED STEERING WAS TILTED TO LEFT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL LEFT. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT PROBLEM WAS THE TIRES. TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM OF PULLING LEFT STILL EXISTS. STEERING NOW TILTS RIGHT, BUT STILL PULLS LEFT. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899506November 27, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT SHUT OFF AFTER USE BY SWITCH NOR BY TAPING ON BRAKES. WHEN TAPPED ON BRAKES TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN ENGINE STARTS TO REV UP. TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN VEHICLE HAD TO CUT ENGINE OFF/ SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, AND DRIFT TO SIDE OF ROAD. CONTACTED DEALER, AND CONSUMER WAS TAKING VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754358November 10, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, TIRES:VALVE
I AM NOT THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, NOR THE DRIVER. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW WAS A PASSENGER IN THE FORD EXPLORER AND WAS KILLED AT THE SCENE. THERE IS A QUESTION OF WHETHER HE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AND IF IT FAILED DURING THE ROLLOVER OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS ALSO A QUESTION OF FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURE. BOTH OF THE REAR TIRES WERE MISSING THE VALVE STEMS. WE DO NOT KNOW IF THIS OCCURRED DURING THE ACCIDENT OR IF THEY BLEW OUT PREVIOUSLY AND THAT IS WHAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER WAS SPEEDING, PERFORMED AN UNSAFE LANE CHANGE, THEN OVERCORRECTED, LOST CONTROL, CROSSED THE MEDIAN STRIP INTO THE OPPOSITE ROADWAY, ROLLED OVER AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WHERE ANOTHER PERSON WAS KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS COLLISION. THE DRIVER WAS FOUND "NOT GUILTY" IN HIS MANSLAUGHTER TRIAL. SO IT SEEMS THIS ACCIDENT WAS ATTRIBUTED MORE TO VEHICLE FAILURE, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS DRIVER ERROR ALSO.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
2
#898216October 25, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND KEEPING STEERING WHEEL STEADY VEHICLE WANDERED TO LEFT LANE ON ITS OWN. DEALER REPLACED STEERING MECHANISM, BUT VEHICLE STILL PULLS TO LEFT. *AK CUSTOMER STATES VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE LEFT WHEN TURNED STEERING WHEEL AND WILL NOT TURN COMETIMES TO THE RIGHT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753429October 19, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
MAJOR SIDE TO SIDE ROCKING AT HIGH-SPEED EMERGENCY AVOIDANCE MANEUVER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897757October 15, 2001
SUSPENSION
WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 50 MPH, AND MAKING A TURN, VEHICLE WILL GO UP IN AIR/ SLAM DOWN TO GROUND, AND SHAKE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. CONSUMER WAS AFRAID THAT VEHICLE WILL ROLL OVER WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752950October 5, 2001
TIRES
VEHICLE ROLLOVER ACCIDENT MARCH 25, 2001 IN TOLEDO OHIO. APPROXIMATE SPEED 25 MPH. EXPLORER ROLLED OVER 6 TIMES WITH ME AS THE PASSENGER BEING EJECTED DURING THE 3RD ROLL. DRIVER AND REAR SEATED PASSENGER WERE HELP IN THE VEHICLE AND RECEIVED LACERATIONS A BROKEN FINGER AND CHEST INJURIES. FRONT PASSENGER ( ME ) WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAME TO REST AGAINST THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. VEHICLE AT REST ON TIRES. RECEIVED 4 BROKEN RIBS, 5 BROKEN , DISLOCATED TRANSVERSE PROCESS AND MULTIPLE STITCHES FOR CUTS AND ABRASIONS IN ARMS AND HEAD. REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND WAS THE ONLY TIRE DAMAGED. PICTURES OF THE ACCIDENT ARE AVAILABLE ALONG WITH ANY OTHER INFORMATION.*AK (TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#752933October 4, 2001
TIRES
I HAVE KEPT THE TIRES IN QUESTION IN THE EVENT OF ANY LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. I BELIEVE THAT MY TIRES OR SOME INTERNAL MALFUNCTION TO THE VEHICLE CAUSED IT TO LOSE CONTROL AND CAUSE THIS ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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