Ford Explorer Complaints (1995)

843 consumer complaints on file.

#754043November 3, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
ORIGINAL FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILS TO LATCH. REPLACED WITH FORD PART NO. F57Z-7861203-C.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897627October 11, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 020; REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE ,WILDERNESS ARX, P235/75R15.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752920October 4, 2001
TIRES
LEFT REAR TIRE BLOW OUT ,NO TREAD SEPERATION ,VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245-16)
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#897350October 4, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA RECALL 00V402000. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER FOR REMEDY, BUT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE WORK COMPLETED FOR LACK OF PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562881September 4, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER HAS REPLACED FIRESTONE TIRES TWICE FOR A TOTAL OF EIGHT TIRES DUE TO RECALL 00T005, FIRESTONE HAS NOT YET RESPONDED BACK TO CONSUMERS REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT, TIRE SIZE IS P235/75R15. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895156August 24, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT GO INTO RETRACTOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895010August 23, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING IN WET CONDITIONS AT 45MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMTATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#894627August 17, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE LOSES POWER, CONSUMER STATES ITS LIKE SHE TAKES HER FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND BY THE TIME SHE PULLS OVER, THE VEHICLE RUNS LIKE NORMAL, NOONE CAN DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750407August 14, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MY CAR STALLS CONTINUOUSLY ON A STEADY BASIS - MAY BE GOING OK AND THEN JUST STALLS AND MAY TAKE UP TO 30 TIMES TO GET IT TO START AGAIN - WILL ONLY GO IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND I SLAM THE GAS PEDAL - ALSO ANTI LOCK BRAKES SKID ALL THE TIME AND I AM TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894213August 13, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ACROSS BRIDGE AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH WHEN SMOKE APPEARED FROM CONSOLE. THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY LANE TO PULL OVER. CONSUMER HAD TO KEEP GOING UNTIL OFF THE BRIDGE. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AT CONSOLE. KEY BURNED UP IN IGNITION. VEHICLE HAD POWER LOCKS WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER, AND 5 YEAR OLD CHILD TO HAVE TO CLIMB OUT OF WINDOW.CONSUMER HAD TO JERK SEVERAL TIMES ON SEAT TO GET THE CHILD OUT. FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED IT WAS CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY CONCERNED. BUT IF NO LIVES WERE TAKEN , IT WASN'T MUCH THAAT COULD BE DONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749974August 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS DURING HOT WX. ENGINE STALLED WHEN TRYING TO ENTER TRAFFIC. RESTARTS IF HOOD IS LIFTED TO ALLOW AIR TO CIRCULATE AND COOL COMPONENTS. NOV 16, 2000 DEALERSHIP REPLACED PCM, BRA PROCESSOR ASY-EEC, EVR, CONTROL ASY-EGR VACUUM REGULATOR, SENSOR ASY-EGR PRESSURE VALVE FOR ~$600. NOT FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749975August 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
SAFETY DEFECT. ENGINE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER STARTING IN HOT WEATHER. STALLED IN MOVING TRAFFIC. SAME PROBLEM PREVIOUS SUMMER. JUL 31, 2001 DEALERSHIP REPLACED VALVE ASSEMBLY-IDLE AIR CONTROL, VALUE ASY-THROTTLE AIR BY-PASS FOR $230. PREVIOUSLY PAID $590 FOR SAME SYMPTOM AND NOT FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893516August 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH,OVERDRIVE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER WHO REPLACED TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893279August 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH TRANSMISSION QUIT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562336August 1, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A TIRE TREAD SEPARATION (BLOWOUT) WHILED DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND ONE DAY BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED (DEC 31, 1999), THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2000 (FIRESTONE ATX). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749290July 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
O/D LIGHT STARTS FLASHING. VERY COMMEN ON 94-96 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSIONS. MUST REPLACE TRANSMISSION. SHOULD BE RECALLED. MINE HAPPED AT 55,000. HAD A NEW ONE INSTALLED BY FORD, HAPPENED AGAIN 20,000 MILES LATER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562180July 23, 2001
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WHEN CALLING MANUFACTURER,HE WAS INFORMED ABOUT RECALL 00V402 AND WAS TOLD THAT IF THE MISSING LINK HAD CAUSED VEHICLE TO CRASH COMPANY WOULD REPLACE, VEHICLE,HOWEVER CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT VEHICLE WAS TOO DAMAGED FOR INSPECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748574July 17, 2001
CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING
GRACO MODEL NUMBER 8480HG, DOM 2/17/01. I HAVE A 21 MONTH OLD BOY AND HE CAN EASILY UNDO THE HARNESS CLASP WHEN IN THE SEAT. I THINK THAT THE CLASP IS MADE OF A TOO FLEXIBLE MATERIAL. MANUFACTURER DOESN'T AGREE. COULD YOU CHECK INTO THIS?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892874July 16, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TWO GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES (SIZE: LT235/75R15, DOT#: T300863GRF-92W) ON 1995, FORD, EXPLORER HAVE EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL PROBLEMS. LEFT FRONT TIRE HAS A TWO SQUARE INCH SECTION THAT HAS STARTED TEARING OFF OF THE SIDEWALL WITH APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES ON THE TIRE. ALSO, LEFT REAR TIRES SIDEWALL IS BEGINNING TO SPLIT WITH 25 TO 30,000 MILES ON THE TIRE. THESE TIRES ARE NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR THIS VEHICLE.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561982July 11, 2001
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, INTERIOR LIGHTING, POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE DRIVE GEAR IN THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, 27K MILES LATER THE PROBLEM REOCCURED, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT AN INCORRECT COMPONENT WAS INSTALLED, THEREFORE CAUSING IT TO FAIL AGAIN, WHILE THIS WAS BEING REPAIRED THE DEALER TORE THE DOOR MOLDING AND THE DASH LIGHTS BECAME INOPERATIVE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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