1995 Ford Explorer Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED, AND WHILE HE WAS IN HIS HOUSE HE HEARD A NOISE AND WITHIN SECONDS THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE FIRE REPORT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V399000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILES WERE 187,000.

PEP BOY PART FAILURE.*MR WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, CONSUMER LOSS COMPLETE POWER. THE TENSION PULLEY HAD DISINTEGRATED. THIS WAS THE SAME TENSION PULLEY WHICH WAS INSTALLED BY PEP BOYS 7 MONTHS PRIOR TO FAILURE. *TT

1995 FORD EXPLORER STALLS WITHOUT WARING AT ANY GIVEN TIME,WHETHER AT IDLE OR DURING ACCELERATION. HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT BY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE NO PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN FOUND.*AK

VEHICLE STALLED AT 35 MPH WHILE SLOWING DOWN. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

I RETAINED THE OLD PART FOR YOUR INSPECTION. I ALSO HAVE PHOTOS OF THE PART I EMAIL YOU. WHEN THIS NON-SERVICABLE PART BROKE, RAW EXHAUST BLEW THROUGH THE FIREWALL AND GASSED US OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THERE IS A POTENTIAL CARBON MONOXIDE HAZARD. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE LOSES POWER, CONSUMER STATES ITS LIKE SHE TAKES HER FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND BY THE TIME SHE PULLS OVER, THE VEHICLE RUNS LIKE NORMAL, NOONE CAN DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *SLC

SAFETY DEFECT. ENGINE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER STARTING IN HOT WEATHER. STALLED IN MOVING TRAFFIC. SAME PROBLEM PREVIOUS SUMMER. JUL 31, 2001 DEALERSHIP REPLACED VALVE ASSEMBLY-IDLE AIR CONTROL, VALUE ASY-THROTTLE AIR BY-PASS FOR $230. PREVIOUSLY PAID $590 FOR SAME SYMPTOM AND NOT FIXED. *AK

WHENEVER WEATHER STARTS TO GET REAL HOT ENIGNE STALLS. *AK

THE VEHICLE ENGINE FAILED WHILED DRIVING, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINS PISTONS FAILED, THE HEAD GASKET CRACKED AND BLUE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A REBUILT ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP FROM THE DEALER AND WHILE DRIVING FROM THE DEALER THE ENGINE FAILED AGAIN. NLM

ENGINE IDLES ROUGH, STALLS. DEALER NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE.

ENGINE STALLS DURING HOT WX. ENGINE STALLED WHEN TRYING TO ENTER TRAFFIC. RESTARTS IF HOOD IS LIFTED TO ALLOW AIR TO CIRCULATE AND COOL COMPONENTS. NOV 16, 2000 DEALERSHIP REPLACED PCM, BRA PROCESSOR ASY-EEC, EVR, CONTROL ASY-EGR VACUUM REGULATOR, SENSOR ASY-EGR PRESSURE VALVE FOR ~$600. NOT FIXED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED ON A HOT DAY VEHICLE COULD STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS/ STOP SIGNS AND IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. *AK

ENGINE STALLS AFTER DRIVING IN WARM WEATHER, CONSUMER BELIEVES IT MIGHT BE A VAPOR LOCK PROBLEM. *ET

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH A POP WAS HEARD, LIKE A GUN. HEARD SOMETHING HITTING UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. WAS MAKING A DING, DING NOISE. WAS IN MODERATE SPEED LANE, STEERING, WHEN LEFT FRONT CORNER NOSE DIVED. WAS NOT HANDLING RIGHT. MANAGED TO DRIVE TO FRIEND'S PARKING LOT & CHECKED VEHICLE. NOTICED CONNECTOR BOLT HAD SNAPPED, BUT NOT SEPARATED. 2ND TIME WHILE VEHICLE WAS JACKED UP AFTER THE 1ST REPAIR CONNECTOR SNAPPED AGAIN. WAS IN A PLASTIC CASING. TOOK TO FORD & BOTH BOLTS WERE REPLACED. HAVE THE ORIGINIAL PARTS.*AK

THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE STOPPED WORKING 12/98. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ASKED TO LOOK AT IT SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT...PROBABLY SOMETHING IN THE WIRING OF THE GUAGE, AND IT MAY BE EXPENSIVE TO FIND IT. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT. THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN WORKING. WE COULD HAVE ENCOUNTERED A NUMBER OF SERIOUS PROBLEMS (SUCH AS OVERHEATING IN TEXAS IN THE SUMMER), BUT THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T CATCH IT. THEN, OUR LOCK ACTUATOR WENT OUT. BECAUSE IT WAS A REAR DOOR, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER IT. WE PAID $188.16 TO FIX IT IN ADDITION TO THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. IF THE DEALER'S WARRANTY COVERS THE FRONT DOORS, IT SHOULD COVER THE REAR DOORS. THIS MAKES NO SENSE AND COST US A LOT OF MONEY OUT OF OUR POCKETS! WE ONLY HAVE 65,000 MILES ON OUR CAR.

VEHICLE STALLS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS(12TIMES SO FAR). TWO DEALERS DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.

O/D LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON, PULLED OVER AND PARKED VEHICLE, IT WOULDN'T GO INTO PARK OR REVERSE, TURNED OFF ENGINE, TRIED TO TURN ENGINE BACK ON AND COULDN'T ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, HAD TO LEAVE KEY IN IGNITION, THIS HAPPENED ON SAT. WILL CONTACT DEALER ON MONDAY, APRIL L2, L999

THE TRANSMISSION IS CURRENTLY BEING REBUILT. A DEFECTIVE PART ALLOWED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE RADIATOR, AND RADIATOR FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE RADIATOR MUST BE REPLACED, AND THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. I ONLY HAVE LESS THAN 72,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I DID NOT PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE AT A COST OF OVER $22,000, I DID NOT THINK ANYTHING SHOULD GO WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE FORD TO PAY FOR MY AUTO REPAIRS, AND A RECALL TO GO INTO EFFECT SO THAT OTHERS WITH THIS CAR DO NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE SAME EXPERIENCE. 100,000 MILES IS NOT UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT A CAR'S MAJOR COMPONENTS TO LAST. *AK