Ford Explorer Complaints (1992)

633 consumer complaints on file.

#871441September 25, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRST, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. THEN, THE FRONT RIGHT OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED. SAW THE TIRE TREAD IN REAR VIEW MIRROR, BUT THE TIRE NEVER WENT FLAT AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871347September 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE JUST STALLED. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. REPLACED MODULE ASSEMBLY AND CRANK SENSOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732243September 22, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PAINT IS COMING OFF IN AREAS AND IT IS ONLY 8 Y/O, AND ALSO EVERY INSIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN OFF IN THE SAME MANNER ATLEAST A YEAR OR TWO AGO, SO SAYS THE PREVIOUS OWNER. BOTH PROBLEMS WERE OBVIOUS WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER TOOK VERY WELL CARE OF IT, I HONESTLY BELIEVE THE DOOR HANDLES WERE A BAD MAKE IN THE FIRST PLACE IT IS OBVIOUS THEY WOULD BREAK WITH TIME OR THE FIRST PULL OF THE HANDLE. THE PAINT SHOULD NOT BE DOING WHAT IT IS DOING AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU MAY GIVE. SUZANNE BRANTLEY, CEPA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732082September 21, 2000
TIRES
ON A TRIP HOME, I HAD A BLOWOUT ON ONE OF THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRES ON MY FORD EXPLORER. I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MPH, WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED AND SEND US ON A WILD RIDE ACROSS THE INTERSTATE. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SAFE STOP. I HAD THE TIRE REPLACE WITH THE SAME BRAND, SIZE, AND TYPE AFTER THE FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER ASSURED ME THAT THESE TIRES WERE SAFE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SEPARATION WAS DUE TO SPEED AND HIGHWAY HEAT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75/15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732148September 21, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
MY 16-YEAR-OLD SON, FROM THE HIGHWAY PATROL'S INVESTIGATION, WAS EITHER DISTRACTED OR FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL AND GENTLY EDGED OFF THE ROAD; HE DIDN'T SWERVE. TIRE TRACKS SHOW THAT AS HE CAME BACK ONTO THE ROAD, HE LOST CONTROL, THE CAR FLIPPED, AND HE WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE AND DIED AS A RESULT OF SEVERE HEAD INJURIES. HE WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT. WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT SUV'S TEND TO FLIP WHEN CONTROL IS LOST. I SAW THE REPORT ON STUDYING LATER MODELS FOR FRONT STABILIZER BAR LINKS AND THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK FURTHER BACK TO 1992.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#871205September 21, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WAS DRIVING 65MPH WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TAIL PIPE. WAS BARELY ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. TREAD HAD SEPARATED ON THE OUTSIDE & THEN WENT FLAT. HAD ALL 4 TIRES REPLACED DUE TO CRACKS IN THE TREAD. FIRESTONE ,LT235/75R15 WITH 53,000 MILES ON IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731967September 20, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY FIRESTONE ATX TIRES FOR 3-4 YEARS. MY EXPLORER WOULD STARTED VIBRATING AND I WOULD TAKE IT TO MY FIRESTONE DEALER IN HOUSTON. ONE THREE SEPARATE OCCAIONS OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS, THEY WOULD TELL ME THAT I HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH ATX TIRES ON EXPLORERS. HENCE, MY TIRE RECORDS AT FIRESTONE WILL SHOW THAT THEY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM SERVERAL YEARS AGO. EACH TIME THEY TOLD ME, THEY WOULD ONLY OFFER TO PRORATE ME A NEW TIRE. THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED, I MADE A BIG SEEN IN THE DEALER STORE, AND THEY DECIDED TO GIVE ME A NEW TIRE. THE POINT OF THIS REPORT IS SIMPLY THAT MY DEALER KNEW OF THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM MANY YEARS AGO. I DID NOT KNOW HOW SERIOUS IT WAS, SO I DID NOT REPORT IT TO THE NTSA, AT THAT TIME. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871055September 20, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING, WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND CONSUMER WENT IMMEDIATELY TO A PARKING SPACE. TOOK TO DEALER , AND DEALER SAID MODULE NEAR THE BATTERY HAD DIRT IN IT. CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO DUST IN CITY. DEALER PUT IN THE MODULE. CONSUMER SAID WHEN VEHICLE CUT OFF THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING/ BRAKES, EVERYTHING STOPPED. *AK THE OWNER IS SAYS THAT SUCH SENSITIVE PART SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PLACED NEXT TO THE BATTERY IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731908September 19, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THEY HAVE NOT GONE OUT YET BUT 3 HAVE BROKEN BELTS THAT HAVE BUBBLES IN THE TIRES AND FORD OR FIRESTONE SAY THAT THEY WERE NOT RECALLED. WHAT AM I TO DO?( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: 235/75 R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731740September 17, 2000
TIRES
I WAS DRIVING ON I-95 NORTH TO NC WHEN I HEARD MY RIGHT REAR TIRE BLOW OUT. I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER TO RIGHT SHOULDER WHEN SUDDENLY MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE ALSO BLEW OUT. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, IT SPINNED THREE TIMES, AND FLIPPED OVER 1 1/2 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE AGENCY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/7515 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731631September 16, 2000
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
PART # F77Z-1A480-AB / LFT & GR ASY-S. THE SPARE TIRE IS UNDER THE CAR IN THE REAR. THE TIRE IS ATTACHED TO A CABLE WIRE AND CRANKED UP UNDER THE CAR. THE CABLE BROKE, AND THE TIRE FELL OFF THE CAR, WHEN I DROVE OVER A RAILROAD CROSSING. THERE WAS A MODERATE BUMP. I WAS DRIVING APPROX 35 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731427September 14, 2000
TIRES
A SECTION OF THE TIRE PEALED OFF AND TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH SPARE OF SAME TYPE. I STILL OWN THE SPARE BUT HAVE REPLACED ALL OTHER TIRES. NOTE THE TIRE IN QUESTION IS NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR RECALL BUT SHOULD BE! *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 22575R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900277September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE TIRE TREAD DISINTREGRATED AND PIECES HIT VEH AND DID DAMAGE TO VEH SHE MAY BE ABLE TO GET SUB FR FIRESTONE. (CLAIM# 03-3150-538) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900253September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE FR440 235 70R15 TIRE 5% WEAR ON TIRE WITH TREAD SEPARATION. (CLAIM# 53-C583-345) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900009September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE ATX P235/75/R15 VNHV 1MO ESTIMATOR ADVISED CR THAT THE LEFT REAR IS FLAT BUT HAS NO SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION OR BLOW OUT. (CLAIM 38-J397-225) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#6900011September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CAR#1 GOIGN AROUDN A TURN AND LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM AND INSURED LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND VEHICLE TURNED OVER. (CLAIM 38-J515-998) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900012September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
INSURED HE WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON HWY 35 NEAR KAPLAN. HE STATED HIS LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO LEFT REAR OF VEHICLE. THE TIRE INVOLVED WAS A FIRESTONE ATX. HE REPORTED TO FIRESTONE IN LAFAYETTE TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT HE HAD A FIRESTONE TIRE AND THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TIRE FOR HIM. THEY TOOK HIS NAME & ADDRESS AND SAID THEY WOULD GET BACK TO HIM, THEY NEVER DID AFTER LOSS HE WENT FIRESTONE & THEY CLAIM FORM TO REPLACE TIRE & PH#F/DAMAGE. (CLAIM 18-0414-564) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900037September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT...MODEL ATX SIZE P235/75/R15. AGE OF THE TIRE ARE NOT KNOWN, BUT INSD. STATES THAT THERE WERE IN GOOD SHAPE. (CLAIM# 35-W485-829) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731174September 12, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL ON FOUR LANE HIGHWAY COULD NOT STEER IT, FRONT WINDSHIELD BLEW OUT REAR WINDOW BLEW OUT THREE RAIDERARIORS HAVE BLOWN OUT ,HAVE REPORTED ALL THE THINGS TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870230September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 80 MPH HEARD NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT REAR TIRE, THEN STOPPED AND FOUND OUT THAT TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. FIRESTONE, RADIAL ATX, 235/75 R15 DOT VNHL1M0202. *AK FIRESTONE CLAIMS THAT IT WAS THE DRIVER'S FAULT BUT THE FACT WAS THAT THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ACCORDING TO THE CUSTOMER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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