Ford Explorer Complaints (1995)

843 consumer complaints on file.

#857845March 2, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BOTH REAR DOORS HANDLES BROKE OFF FROM INSIDE. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS FROM INSIDE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR ULESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857599February 28, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MILES ON INTERSTATE SUDDENLY COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR, IT SPINNED AROUND TO THE RIGHT BACKWARDS, WENT OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A DITCH BACKWARDS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857589February 25, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 50 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL BROKE COMPLETELY OFF FROM WELD, AND LEFT VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WERE MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719224February 24, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE MERGING INTO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE THROTTLE STUCK AT 3000 RPM. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, IT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO SLOW THE CAR. AFTER 1 MILE, THE ACCELERATOR WAS FINALLY FREED WHICH ALLOWED ME TO FINALLY REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. FORD SAYS THIS ITEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY EXISTING RECALLS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719117February 23, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE (FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX) SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE OPERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT PULLED SEVERLY TO THE RIGHT. ATTEMPTS TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN A ROLL-OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#857011February 16, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE APX TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. RUBBER ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO WHEEL WELL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856852February 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRANSMISSION CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE IT GOES INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGINE REVS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856857February 14, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE APX TIRES ON REAR DRIVER SIDE BLEW OUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING A LOSS O VEHICLE CONTROL. RUBBER FROM TIRE ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO WHEEL WELL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856872February 14, 2000
SUSPENSION
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE VIBRATING WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH ON UP. FIRESTONE REPLACED TIRES, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THREE OF THE WHEELS, AND BALANCED THE TIRES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856696February 10, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE, CAR TOOK OFF BACKWARDS WHEN CONSUMER TOOK FOOT OFF THE BRAKES WITHOUT PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR. CONSUMER HIT A TREE, THEN PUT CAR IN DRIVE WITH FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE, AND TIRES STARTED SPINNING. FURTHERMORE, GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK LIKE IT WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL, AND CAR TOOK OFF INTO A 3 FOOT RETAINER WALL AND WENT OVER IT. CONSUMR WAS WEARING A SAFETY BELT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856427February 7, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK AT ALL TIMES. WHEN HITTING A BUMP THEY EASILY LOOSEN. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855963February 1, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 12 MILES AND HE WENT TO DOWNSHIFT, HEARD EXPLOSIVE NOISE THE AIRBAG WENT OFF . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855500January 24, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH HOOD UNLATCHING WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 7O MPH, ALMOST CAUSING A VEHICLE COLLISION. OCCURED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD UNDERGONE REPAIRS, MOST LIKELY LATCHES WERE NOT FULLY ENGAGED. DEALER /MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717270January 12, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THIS SEAT BELT LATCH WAS MADE BY TRW AND HAS FAILED TO UN LATCH ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. MY CONTACT AT FULTON FORD IN CANAL FULTON, OH 44614 SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO I WOULD HAVE TO BY A NEW PART. I FEEL THIS IS WRONG THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO DRIVE WITHOUT A SEAT BELT. BEING THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FORD/TRW SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM! HOW MANY TIMES SHOULD YOU HAVE TO CRAWL OUT OF THE SEAT BELT BECAUSE IT WANT COME UN DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717158January 10, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AS I DRIVE THE EXPLORER ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT ANY SPEEDS FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME(200+ MILES), ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE HORSEPOWER IS AFFECTED. GAS MILEAGE DECREASES TO ABOUT 8 MPG, AND THIS LASTS FOR AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, AND I HAVE CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS, THE SPARK PLUG WIRES, THE MASS AIR-FLOW SENSOR, THE FUEL FILTERS AND THE ALTERNATOR. THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING THOUGH. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED SO AS TO FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558811January 8, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX II TIRES (P235/75R15) EXPERIENCED AN AIR LEAK BETWEEN THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL, THE DEALER RECOMMENDED ALL TIRES BE REPLACED, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE 2 FAULTY TIRES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854654January 3, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH INTO A CURVE AND HEARD A CLUNK SOUND. CONTINUED TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO WORK AND PARKED IT. DROVE VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK COUPLE OF HOURS LATER AND PARKED IT. WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED, VEHICLE SWAYED FROM SIDE TO SIDE AT AROUND 40-45MPH. SLOWED DOWN TO 30MPH TO KEEP VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND THEY DETERMINED IT TO BE A BROKE TIE ROD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716814January 3, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853634December 30, 1999
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
THERE IS POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK COMING FROM RACK AND PINION ON RIGHTSIDE. DEALER DETERMINED CAUSE OF LEAK, AND REPLACED STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853962December 10, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE BECAUSE INNER TIE RODS BROKE, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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