Ford Explorer Complaints (1999)

1,441 consumer complaints on file.

#8006647March 29, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE SWITCH IS STILL OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006523March 27, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES AND BELIEVES THE INJURIES WERE AS A RESULT OF THE SEATBELT NOT LOCKING. *NLM *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8006440March 26, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WHEN DRIVING, ALTERNATOR WOULD STEADILY DECREASE THE POWER OF VEHICLE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO EVENTUALLY SHUT DOWN, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND HAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED EACH TIME. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006444March 26, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE PADS WERE WORN & NEEDED REPLACING, IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE PADS AND TURN THE ROTORS THE MECHANIC HAD TO BREAK THE ROTOR. *NLM *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759818March 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN IDLING IN PARK OR DRIVE THE EHICLE MAKES NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE MARBLES RATTLING IN A CAN THEN THE VEHICLE ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL OUT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006357March 25, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT LATCH WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006129March 21, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INVOLUNTARILY COME ON. WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE A DISTRACTION TO DRIVER WHEN THEY COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005990March 20, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE AT A RED LIGHT AND AT A COMPLETE STOP, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759583March 20, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TRUCK WOULD START, BUT WOULD NOT IDLE. TOWED TO DEALER. IDLE AIR CONTROLLER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005933March 19, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), STRUCTURE:BODY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE HAS MAJOR VIBRATION THROUGHOUT BODY WHEN IT IS IDLING. RPMS FLUCTUATE UP AND DOWN BETWEEN 1600 AND 2300. DEALER ADDED AN EXTRA BRACKET TO EXHAUST SYSTEM TO HELP STOP VIBRATION. VEHICLE WOULD ONLY REV HARD WHEN IT WAS FIRST STARTED UP. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00V395000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00546, BUT IT WAS UPGRADED ACCORDINGLY TO HELP CORRECT THE PROBLEM BEFORE IT GOT WORSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564655March 15, 2002
TIRES
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM WAS HARD TO DETECT. AFTER MANY DEDUCTIONS(FUEL JET CLEANING, FUEL SYSTEM MODULE REPLACED, AND THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CHAIN GUIDES) THE CLUTCH MECHANISM WAS FROZEN TOGETHER BECAUSE OF THE MANY DIFFERENT BRANDS OF TIRES ON THE FRONT VERSUS THE REAR. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005683March 14, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON WITHOUT SWITCHING WIPERS ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005624March 13, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
NOISE IS COMING FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. THE UNIT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED SO EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE AND AFTER BEING USED ONLY SPARINGLY. THE NOISE STILL CAN BE HEARD EVEN AFTER THE REPAIRS. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004808February 28, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AREA. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758589February 25, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING THE SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL MOMENTARILY. I AM NOT A LARGE PERSON I AM 6'3" AND 220 LBS. I AM SURE THAT IF THERE HAD BEEN MORE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD THER WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WOULD INTO THIS BECAUSE I THINK THAT IT WOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT FOR SOMEONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758603February 25, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY THROTTLE BODY LINKAGE DOES EXACTLY WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN RECALL #00V422000, BUT MY YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004371February 21, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION ENGINE STALLED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758446February 21, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004304February 20, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING 15MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING FRONT TIRE COLLAPSED. MECHANIC STATED THAT UPPER BALL JOINT WAS MISSING A NUT WHICH CAUSED BRAND NEW TIRE TO COLLAPSE.*AK DEALER REPLACED BROKEN RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT, BRAKE HOSE, WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND RACK/PINION UNIT. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004041February 14, 2002
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER IS NOT MAKING CONTACT WITH WINDSHIELD. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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