Ford Explorer Complaints (1999)

1,441 consumer complaints on file.

#557727November 15, 2000
SUSPENSION
THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY UNSTABLE WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT GRADUALLY. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874999November 15, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
COMING TO STOP , PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, AND ABOUT TO APPLY BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED/ SURGED FOWARD AT A HIGH RATE SPEED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OVER CONCRETE PORCH ,KNOCKED OVER 6*6 POLE, AND HIT WALL OF RESTAURANT. DURING ACCELERATION CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL 5-6 FEET LATER.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES CAUSED TRAUBLE TO THE CONSUMER AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BY BF GOOD RICH TIRES. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557287November 13, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMERS FIRESTONE TIRE FAILED 5 MONTHS PRIOR TO RECALL 00T-005 CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER 5-6 TIME, CONSUMER SUSTAINED SEPARATED SHOULDER AND LEFT HIP HEMATOMA. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#557472November 13, 2000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE IS NOT CLEAR, FIRESTONE RECOMMANDS 30 PSI, 26 PSI IS LISTED ON COMPLIANCE STICKER, WHO SHOULD CONSUMER BELIEVE? *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557192November 9, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P255 70 R16) EXPERIENCE ROAD NOISE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735898November 7, 2000
TIRES
TIRE IS THE IN SPARE POSITION, ALL OTHER FIRESTONES WERE REPLACED WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SPARE IS FULL OF CRACKS AND WAS NEVER ON THE ROAD. IT IS NOT PART OF THE CURRENT RECALL.( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557415November 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING DOWNHILL WITH NO ACCELERATION, ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO PROVIDE SOME BRAKING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THERE WAS NO BRAKING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT ONE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557074November 3, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, SUSPENSION
HAD TIRES REPLACED WITH MICHELIN BRAND BECAUSE OF FIRESTONE RECALL. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735665November 3, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
SEVERE HESITATION PROBLEMS WHEN ACCELERATOR PRESSED VEHICLE ALMOST STALLS OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874300November 2, 2000
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. THERE IS AN ELECTRIC SHORT THAT'S SHUTS AIRBAG MODULE. WHICH MEANS AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. DEALER HAS TRIED LOTS OF REMEDIES,BUT NOTHING WORKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557150November 1, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE AND CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRE AND THE DAMAGED WHEEL, FIRESTONE DENIED THE REQUEST SAYING THAT THE PURCHASE DATE WAS PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2000, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER SAYS THE PURCHASE DATE WASN'T UNTIL JULY 22, 2000. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874162October 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEED CONTROL CABLE WAS REPLACED FOR RECALL 99V062000/ MANUFACTURER'S 99S09. AFTER VEHICLE CAME FROM DEALER ABS LIGHT CAME ON & STAYED ON. ABS LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON UNTIL SPEED CONTROL CABLE WAS REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874178October 30, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
VEHICLE PARKED. BEEN CHECKING TIRES EVERYDAY. NOTICE SLITS ALL AROUND THE TIRES NEAR THE TREAD & THE CASING. TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874044October 27, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PEE00 020; VEHICLE WAS IN SHOP FOR REPAIRS. MECHANIC STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE SHOWING TREAD SEPARATION. LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS SHOWING MORE TREAD SEPARATION. ALSO, FIFTH TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. THERE WAS NO INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735282October 27, 2000
TIRES
I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE TIRES WERE NOT MADE AT THE DECAUTER PLANT,HOWERER, THE TIRES ARE SPLITTING AND SEPERATING AT THE LETTERS AND JUST ABOVE THE LETTERS THEY ARE CRACKING. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS THE ONE THAT BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTENTION. I TRIED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTOR BUT THE ADVISED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE THE TIRES ARE NOT ON THE RECALL. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS TRUCK 100 MILES ROUND TRIP DAILY TO WORK AND I AM CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY. PLEASE HELP US FOR WE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES AND FEEL THAT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. THANKS ROBERT EDWARDS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: E4 02 7477 TIRESIZE: P235-75R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735252October 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE FAILS TO START ON OCCASION; RUNS ROUGH ON OCCASION.. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556868October 26, 2000
TIRES
CONSUMER DEFECTIVE FIRESTONE TIRES CAUSED THE VEHICLES FRONT END TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735188October 26, 2000
TIRES
NO FAILURE YET BUT POOR HANDLING AND VISIBLE CRACKING. FIRESTONE DEALERS WILL NOT CERTIFY AS TO BEING SAFE, NOR WILL THEY REPLACE THE TIRES. I WILL REPLACE, BUT I WANT FIRESTONE TO PAY FOR MY NEW TIRES.*AK (TIRESIZE: 255/70/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70/16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735228October 26, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
WHILE USING MY TURN SIGNALS TURNING LEFT I NOTICED THE FLASHER ON THE DASH HAD FROZEN AND THAT SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE HAZARD FLASHER BUTTON AND ALSO OUT OF THE BASE OF THE TURN SIGNAL STEM. THIS CAN BE REPEATED ALMOST EVERY TIME I USE THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL. THE DEALSHIP WILL BE LOOKING AT IT ON 10/27/2000.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VDHL)
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873953October 26, 2000
WHEELS
WHILE REPLACING FIRESTONE TIRES RECALL INDEPENDENT TIRE CENTER NOTICED THREE OUT OF FOUR ALUMINUM WHEELS WERE OUT OF ROUND AND UNABLE TO BALANCE THE TIRES. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOTHING WOULD BE DONE. PLEASE FILL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *K
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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