Ford Explorer Complaints (1999)

1,441 consumer complaints on file.

#10040533September 24, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, MAKING IT HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE DURING RAINY WEATHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039279September 22, 2003
BLINKER LIGHT BECOMES STUCK WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS USED TO INDICATE A LEFT TURN, ALSO, SMOKE WILL COME OUT FROM THE HAZARD LIGHT AREA. I BELIEVE THIS COULD EITHER BECOME A WIRING ISSUE OR POSSIBLEY A FIRE SAFETY HAZZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039154September 18, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN I ATTEMPT TO USE MY TURN SIGNAL, SMOKE BEGINS TO COME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN AT THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH. I THEN HAVE TO BLOW IT OUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040020September 16, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH BRAKES LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ROTORS AND THE CALIPERS. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040025September 16, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT. DEALERS NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040050September 16, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
4- WHEEL DRIVE STICKS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE MALFUNCTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040059September 16, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE REACHED HIGH TEMPERATURES DUE TO INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE. COOLANT WENT INSIDE THE ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040114September 12, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, INTERIOR LIGHTING
PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BRAKE LIGHTS, SEAT HANDLES, INTERIOR LIGHTS AND DOOR LOCKS.*MR REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK. BOTH SEAT HANDLES BROKE OFF. INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON, BRAKE LIGHTS ARE REPLACED TWICE A WEEK. DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK PROPERLY.*TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039724September 11, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE PASSENGER WAS GETTING INSIDE OF VEHICLE BY PULLING ON THE UPPER HANDLE GRIP THE HANDLE SNAPPED, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO FALL TO THE GROUND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038736September 11, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
DASHBOARD GEAR POSITION INDICATOR HAS MISALIGNED. SHOULD BE: P,R,N,D,2,1 IS: R(PARK),N(REVERSE),D(NEUTRAL),2(DRIVE),1(LOW),----(LOW).*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038369September 8, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FRONT RIGHT REPLACEMENT TIRE FOR THE FIRESTONE RECALL 01 X 001 000, EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT 56 MPH, WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE IMPACTED THE MEDIUM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037466September 8, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVERS SEAT HAS STARTED TO RECLINE. THE LATEST RECALL REPLACES A COUPLE OF BOLTS BUT THE DEALER SAYS THAT WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SEAT LEANS EXTREMELY BACK MAKING IT HARD TO DRIVE. I HAVE TO HANG ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP MYSELF UPRIGHT. THIS HAS CAUSED MY WRIST TO BECOME EXTREMELY PAINFUL NOW. I CAN BARELY HOLD MORE THAN 2 POUNDS BEFORE THE HAND LETS GO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038452September 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH A SPARK BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING SOUND FROM WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND THE VEHICLE LOST CONSIDERABLE POWER AT THAT TIME. THE WINDOWS HAD TO BE OPENED DUE TO THE GAS FUMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038344September 5, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT FELL ALL THE WAY BACK AND INJURED THE DRIVERS' BACK. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 03V28100 FOR THIS PROBLEM AFTER THE INCIDENT. BUT DEALER REFUSED T0 HONOR RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10038071September 3, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHEN RECLINING FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEATBACK RECLINING BOLT DISCONNECTED FROM THE SEAT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037119September 3, 2003
STRUCTURE
ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, AFTER PARKING MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER (VIN [XXX], PURCHASED FROM HALL FORD, NEWPORT NEWS, VA ON DECEMBER 16, 1998), I ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED THE KEYS BETWEEN THE DRIVERS SEAT AND CENTER CONSOLE. THERE IS ADEQUATE ROOM TO SLIP ONES HAND BETWEEN THE TWO, SO I DID SO IN ORDER TO RETRIEVE THE KEYS. AS I WAS PULLING MY HAND BACK UP, I FOUND THAT THE HORIZONTAL PIECE OF PLASTIC ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CONSOLE WAS RAZOR-SHARP, AND HAD CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF INJURY TO MY RIGHT HAND (PHOTO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST). IN ADDITION TO THE PHYSICAL DISFIGUREMENT, I WAS IN PAIN FOR SEVERAL DAYS, AND HAD TO USE ANTIBIOTICS TO BEAT BACK A RESULTING SECONDARY INFECTION FROM THE WOUND.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10037897August 28, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD CONTINUE ILLUMINATING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE TWICE BUT HAD NO SOLUTION, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034588August 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING, A GRINDING NOISE CAN BE HEARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO DEPRESSED ALMOST DOWN TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE BRAKES SIX TIMES; CAUSE OF PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037633August 26, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE HIT A DEER HEAD ON, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034397August 22, 2003
SEATS
03-V-281-000:THE UPPER BOLT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HIGH BACK SEAT, THAT ATTACHES THE SEAT RECLINER MECHANISM TO THE SEAT BACK FRAME, COULD FRACTURE. IF THE BOLT FRACTURES AND DOES NOT JAM IN THE SEAT BACK FRAME, THE SEAT BACK MAY RECLINE UNTIL IT MAKES CONTACT WITH AN OBJECT BEHIND THE SEAT, SUCH AS THE SECOND ROW SEAT CUSHION. CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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