1993 Ford Explorer Complaint Log

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

LOW SPEED ROLLOVER: TURNED WHEELS TO RIGHT WHILE MOVING IN REVERSE ON INCLINE, WHEELS SPONTANEOUSLY MOVED TO RIGHT ON THEIR OWN, VEHICLE ROLLED OVER ON LEFT SIDE, THEN ON TOP, WITH AUTO REPAIR SHOP. *AK

MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AT MODERATE SPEED ON THE FREEWAY.

PE02000; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: BECAUSE OWNER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT STEERING WHEEL SHIMMYING WHILE DRIVING AT 65/70 MPH. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE DEALERSHIP. TIRE DEALERSHIP FOUND ALL FOUR TIRES WERE FOUND SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE ATX, ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. TIRES WERE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. TIRE SIZE P235/75R15 AND DOT #. VDHL. *AK THE CUSTOMER ALSO HAD A LEFT TIRE BLOW OUT TRAVELLING AT 45 MPH. *YH

RECALL RELATED HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDER FAILURE, 95V164-001, NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP; EXPIRED THE RECALL TIME FRAME, AND WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK

MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

DRIVER'S SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT REATRACTOR WILL NOT RELEASE, ONCE FASTENED, IT WILL NOT UNLOCK. TO GET OUT, NEED TO OPEN THE DOOR AND SLIDE UNDER THE SEAT BELT. *AK

THE MOUNTING RAIL THAT HOLDS THE SEAT AND TRACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS BROKEN JUST ABOVE THE FLANGE. PROBLEM NOT CORRECTED. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO SHORT IN CONTROL PANEL OF REMOTE FOR MIRROR AND DOOR. *AK

LEFT MIRROR CONTROL SWITCH SHORTED OUT , CAUSING ELECTRICAL FIRE IN DOOR TRIM PANEL.

FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PARK LEVER : CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE VEHICLE THEN JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO REVERSE, RESULTING IN VEHICLE IMPACTING UPON A LAMP POLE. *AK

REAR WINDSHIELD: PARKED VEHICLE IN GARAGE ON MAR.14, THE NEXT MORNING THE WINDSHIELD WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. WEATHER CONDITION NORMAL. CAUSE UNKNOWN, HAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR, WAITING FOR ESTIMATE FROM DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 55 MPH TO 65 MPH, IS AT ITS WORST AT 57 MPH. *AK

WHEN GETTING INTO VEHICLE AND STARTING IT UP EVERYTHING WILL GO OUT, SUCH AS THE HEADLIGHTS REMAINING ON, AND CONSUMER SMELLING SMOKE COMING FROM VEHICLE. CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING LOCKED, CAUSING SPINDLE, ROTOR AND HUB DAMAGE.

FAILED THIRD GEAR WELD CAUSING PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

WHEN SETTING THE PARKING BRAKE, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF LATCHING, PEDAL SPRUNG UP. ALSO, ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

NO SUMMARY

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION.

WHILE DRIVING THE BOLTS IN THE STEERING GEAR BOX BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE STEERING POWER. *AK

DRIVING VEHICLE AND GOING ABOUT 55 MPH, STARTED SLOWING DOWN; APPLIED (ABS) BRAKES, THEY HESITATED BEFORE CATCHING; HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE LEFT REAR SIDE; HAPPENED BEFORE, A MONTH LATER ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP AT 5 MPH. *AK

THE DRIVERS'S SIDE DOOR WELDING IS COMING APART FROM THE TRUCK AND THE DOOR NO LONGER CLOSES RIGHT AND MAY NOT BE LATCHING RIGHT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH LEFT FIRESTONE ATX TIRE BLEWOUT. *AK

OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE COMPUTER ENGAGED THE 4- WHEEL DRIVE WITHOUT ANY WARNING TO THE DRIVER, OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT VEHICLE WAS HARD TO CONTROL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55MPH, THE VEHICLE'S FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING SEIZED, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD EXPLORER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR SEVERAL HOURS WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL INSIDE HIS HOME. HE GOT HIS FAMILY OUT OF THE HOME AND THE HOME ALARM BEGAN TO SOUND. WHEN THEY EXITED THE HOUSE, THEY DISCOVERED THE GARAGE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, THE HOME WAS ALSO ENGULFED IN FLAMES. BOTH VEHICLES IN THE GARAGE AND THE HOUSE WERE DESTROYED. THE CONTACT AND HIS WIFE WERE CHARGED WITH ARSON; HOWEVER, THE DAY BEFORE THE TRIAL, THE CHARGES WERE DROPPED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVEN THOUGH THE CHARGES WERE DROPPED, THE FIRE IS STILL LISTED AS SUSPICIOUS. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 99V062001 AND 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WERE REFERENCED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THIS IS WHAT STARTED THE FIRE, BUT THERE IS NO VEHICLE LEFT TO EXAMINE. A FIRE AND POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VIN AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

DRIVING DOWN HWY, HOOD LATCH SUDDENLY CAME APART, HOOD FLEW UP AND AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD, OBSTRUCTED DRIVER'S VISION, DEALER SAID TO CONTACT INS. CO. FIRST, OWNER HAS VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK

LEFT FRONT ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, ENDED UP WITH NO BRAKES AND THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AFTER IT SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO FALL BACKWARDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ELECTRICAL PANEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEGINNING REPAIRS AFTER 42 DAYS. AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, A SMELL LIKE LEAVES BURNING AND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE DASH AND THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE HEATER SYSTEM. *AK

FRONT AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED TWICE.

ODI# 6141; WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS 1 SEVERE INJURY AND 1 MINOR INJURY. TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 45000 MILEAGE, AND SIZE WAS P235/75R15 . TIRE WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. VEHICLE WAS FORD TRUCK EXPLORER 1993. *AK FIRESTONE ATX P235/75/R15 *MW

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP.

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP.

BRAKE ROTORS/PADS CONSTANTLY REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR, MORE THAN NORMAL PULSATION IN BRAKES, DEALER ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND REAR BRAKE SHOES. *AK

HATCHBACK SUPPORT ROD FAILED, CAUSING INJURY.

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK DISCONNECTED. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAIL INFORMATION. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP IN INCLEMENT WEATHER.

VEHICLE WAS PULLING A CAR DOLLY WHEN THE RIGHT WHEEL ON THE CAR DOLLY CAME OFF, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

EA96-017 ACTIVE , ABS BRAKE FAILURE, ROTORS LOCK UP, CAUSING VIBRATION IN FRONT AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

ELECTRICAL DOOR PANEL SHORT CIRCUIT, CAUSING FLAMES TO IGNITE FROM PANEL. PLEASE DESCRIBE FUTHER DETAILS.*AK

WITH KEY OUT OF IGNITION AND PARKED, LEFT SIDE CONTROL PANEL ON DRIVER'S DOOR BURNT. LOCAL FIRE DEPT FOUND FUSE BLOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE GLASS SUN ROOF TOP JUST SHATTERED.

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE SUN ROOF GLASS TOP JUST SHATTERED.

ABS: WHEN BRAKING, GENERALLY WHEN TRAVELING DOWNHILL OR ON WET SURFACE WHEELS LOCK UP, WITHIN SECONDS FEELS AS IF WHEELS ARE TURNING AGAIN, WHEN RAINING DRIVER FEELS VERY APPREHENSIVE, COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED, CAUSING BRAKES TO VIBRATE; ALSO REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND REATTACHED REARVIEW MIRROR. *AK

FIRESTONE TIRES, SIZE P235/75R15M/S WERE INFLATED TO 35 POUNDS OF AIR PRESSURE AS INDICATED ON LABEL , CAUSING 2 FLAT TIRES/FIRESTONE INDICATES TIRES SHOULD ONLY BE INFLATED TO 26 POUNDS, LABELS ARE INCORRECT.

FUEL PUMP FAILED.