Ford Explorer Complaints (1999)

1,441 consumer complaints on file.

#10017365April 22, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED, HIT A BARRIER AND FLIPPED OVER 3 TIMES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017142April 18, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLES CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014203April 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT
SERVICE BULLETIN OOM 12 FROM FORD WAS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CAMSHAFT TENSIONER IN MY 1999 EXPLORER. IT WAS REPLACED ON 11/27/01 AND NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE FORD SERVICE CENTER REFUSES TO SEE THE SAME COMPONET CONTINUES TO FAIL AGAIN AND AGAIN AS THEIR PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011788April 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE SHORTED OUT, THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS, FRONT AXLE SEALS, BRAKE CALIPER PADS, BRAKE LINE, POWER DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY AND MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH ASSEMBLY WERE ALL REPLACED. *TS THE TIMING CHAIN, TENSIONER, IDLE AIR CONTROL, VALVE INTAKE GASKETS AND THE SEATS WHICH RIPPED WERE ALSO REPLACED. * JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015047April 2, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
THE BUMPER COLLAPSED WHEN IT WAS HIT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014905April 1, 2003
POWER TRAIN
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, WITH THE GEAR IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010927March 24, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
PERSISTENT THROTTLE STICKING IN CLOSED POSITION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012308March 24, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE SLID ON BLACK ICE AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION AND SUBSEQUENT ROLLOVER. VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED, BUT THE NEITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012310March 24, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE VEHICLE SLID ON BLACK ICE AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWO TIMES. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT CAME UNBUCKLED AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BE THROWN FROM THE SEAT. NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010971March 24, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ELECTRICAL HARNESS WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AT THE PCM CONNECTOR RESULTING IN SPORADIC DYING AND FAILURE TO START PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS IN THE VEHICLE TO THIS DAY DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TIGHTEN THE INDIVIDUAL FEMALE PIN CONNECTORS WITHIN THE PCM CONNECTOR. EACH ATTEMPT CURES THE PROBLEM FROM WEEKS TO MONTHS, BUT IN THE END IT COMES BACK. AS A SIDE NOTE, THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT IS ASSUMED TO BE ALSO DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DYING CONDITION AND HAS RESULTED IN SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010024March 18, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE FORD MANUAL FOR THE 1999 FORD EXPEDITION STATED THE CONSUMER SHOULD STOP FUELING AFTER THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF OF THE SERVICE STATION PUMP STOP FUELING TWICE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A MECHANIC THAT OVER FILLING THE TANK COULD CAUSE A CARTRIDGE FILTER IN THE FILLER NECK TO MALFUNCTION. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011974March 18, 2003
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVER VIBRATION DUE TOT HE VEHICLES FAULTY TIRES (SIZE#P23575R15) PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT #. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010582March 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
WHILE DRIVING ON 2 LANE ROAD (PUDDLES OF WATER, A LITTLE HILLY) BOTH THE 4 WD LOW AND 4 WD HIGH INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASH TOGETHER THREE TIMES FOR A SECOND OR TWO AT TWO SEPARATE TIMES. SHORTLY AFTER, THE FRONT END DIPPED DOWN AND THE BACK END CAME FORWARD AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION AND TOOK A BIT OF MANEUVERING TO GET THE TRUCK STRAIGHT DUE TO THE WET AREAS OF THE ROAD. I CALLED FORD THAT NIGHT AND THEY AGREED THAT IF THE 4 WD "KICKED" IN IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE LOSS OF CONTROL. TOOK IT TO THE TOWSON FORD THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THEY DID A TEST DRIVE AND CHECK FOR CODES - NOTHING SHOWED UP. THIS HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE - BUT I AM STILL HESITANT BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NOW. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010641March 17, 2003
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
MY AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON AND UPON A FORD CERTIFIED DIAGNOSTIC I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. IN THIS CASE, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS CALLED A DEFECTIVE OVERLAY HARNESS THAT CONTROLS THE VOLTAGE OF THE SYSTEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011471March 12, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE THROTTLE CONTINUED TO STICK, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. *JB THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE LINKAGES MUST BE REPLACED. FORD WILL NOT COVER THE PART UNLESS THE PART IS BROKEN. THE THROTTLE WOULD STICK GOING FORWARD AND BACKWARD FROM THE STOPPED POSITION. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010282March 11, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR SHIFTING (IT IS A AUTOMATIC) BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 RPM'S. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING STUCK AND REVVING HARD. I WAS TOLD THE VALVE BODY GASKETS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 45, 000 MILES. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD HAS DISCOVERED THE FABRIC FILTER WASN'T WORKING AND THERE IS A NEW METAL SHIELD.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009438March 6, 2003
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
CONSUMER HIT AN ICY PATCH ON THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SKID, THE VEHICLE WAS OVER CORRECTED, HIT SIDE OF ROAD AND VEHICLE TURNED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10009870March 5, 2003
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. THE MOTOR STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN COMPLETELY FAILED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008251February 28, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE REAR LIFT GATE DOOR IS FALLING OFF OF THE HINGES.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004382February 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE ENGINE SURGED FOWARD.*DT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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