1998 Ford Explorer Complaint Log

ENGINE CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCES STALLING, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS/REPAIRS WITH NO CHANGE IN STALLING PROBLEMS. MJS

INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE STALLS , GIVING THE DRIVER NO INDICATION. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHENEVER COMING TO A STOP OR PULLING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN OR A LIGHT, VEHICLE WILL STALL AND CUT OFF. CONSUMER VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 8 TIMES AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS RUNNING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *ML

I STATED TO JOHNSON FORD ,SCRAPPING NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT FRONT WHEN YOU TURN. BURING SMELL, AND WORST ON LEFT TURNS.

POWER WINDOW SWITCH FAILED. YH

DRIVE BELT CONTINUALLY MAKES NOISE, REPLACEMENT NECESSARY TO STOP NOISE. MJS

REAR WINDOW HINGE FAILED.

STALLS WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE. NEAR COLLISION IN PARKING LOT. *AK

AFTER CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF FROM BRAKE PEDAL OR PUSHING THE OFF BUTTON ON STEERING COLUMN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOMES STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS IT SMOOTHLY. THIS HAPPENS UNTIL THE MOTOR IS TURNED OFF. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM, WHICH SEEMS VERY OBVIOUS TO ME, TO FREEHOLD FORD. THEIR TECHNICIAN CAN'T IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM.

VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHILE CONSUMERS FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WILL ACCELERATE WHEN GOING FORWARD AND WHEN GOING IN REVERSE WITH THE WHEEL TURNED, DEALER INSTALLED A THROTTLE PLATE, HOWEVER THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, THEY ALSO INSTALLED A BATTERY THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED RESULTING IN IT NOT DISENGAGING WHILE BRAKING CAUSING A VEHICLE COLLISION.

RUBBING NOISE WHEN MAKING NORMAL TURNS/DEALER REPLACED TWO SEPARATE POWER STEERING PARTS/PROBLEM PERSISTS/DEALER NOW SAYING NOISE IS CHARACTARISTIC OF 1998 EXPLORERS. *AK

WHILE DRIVER WAITED TO PULL INTO A GAS STATION WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK SURGED AND THE ACCELERATOR WENT ON FULL BLAST, CAUSING DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A BRICK WALL. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO FORD. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED BY A BODY SHOP. *AK

GEAR SHIFT FAILED, COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF PARK. *YC

FRONT SHOULDER BELT TIGHTENED UP SO MUCH THAT IT PINNED CONSUMER WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH SURFACES. CONSUMER LIVED WERE THERE WERE MAJORITY OF ROUGH ROADS. DEALER SAID THERE WERE NO PROBLEM WITH SEAT BELT, IT WAS DOING WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSE TO DO. *AK

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED. NM

VEHICLE SUSPENSION DOES NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE STABILITY. WHILE DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS, THE DRIVER LOSS CONTROL AT 45MPH AND STRUCK A GUARDRAIL.

THE POOR PERFORMANCE OF FIRESTONE TIRES ON WATER LED TO ACCIDENT ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, SUSPENSION MAKES VEHICLE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ROLL OVER, CONSUMER COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICEL ONCE IT BEGAN TO HYDROPLANED, VEHICLE VEERED TOWARDS THE RIGHT UNTIL IT HIT A GAURDRAIL. *ET

VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL DUE TO POOR TIRE(FIRESTONE WILDERNESS) TRACTION RESLTING IN AN ACCIDENT AND DUE TO POOR STABILITY OF THE DESIGN IT RESULTED IN VEHICLE ROLL OVER.

ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AFTER FAILURE AT 8324 MILES. *YC

FAIRLY NEW TIRE FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON WELL MAINTAINED ROADS. RECENT NEWS ARTICLES ABOUT THESE FAILURES INITIATED THIS REPORT. AT THE TIME OF FAILURE THE HERTZ AGENCY MENTIONED THEY HAD, HAD SEVERAL FAILURES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: UNKNOWN )

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE SIDE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHATTERED ONTO THE ROAD. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LARGE GLASS PANEL FLEW OFF THE VHEICLE, THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE WINDOW WAS NEVER BOLTED ON, IT WAS ONLY GLUED. *SLC

DEALER WAS CONTACTED ON JULY 28, AND THE BOLT WAS NOT IN. THEY WOULD CONTACT CONSUMER WHEN IT ARRIVED TO RESCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER ON AUGUST 13, AND BOLT WAS IN. SHE HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED CONCERNING RESCHEDULING OF APPOINTMENT. *AK

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN A HEAVY RAIN AND WINDSHIELD WIPER DID NOT WORK. WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALREADY THREE TIMES. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

THROTTLE PEDAL CONTINUALLY STICKS WHEN INITIALLY ENGAGED IN EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE. CAUSES LUNGE IN DIRECTION OF TRAVEL IF DRIVER UNAWARE OF DEFECT. SUBMITTED TO DEALER TWICE, STILL NOT REPAIRED. POOR SEATBELT DESIGN HAS DRIVER'S SEATBELT CONTINUALLY STUCK IN DRIVERS DOOR UPON EXIT FROM VEHICLE. REAR PASSENGER WINDOW SCRAPES AND MAKES NOISE DURING OPERATION. DEALER DID NOT FIX WHEN INITIALLY BROUGHT UP AFTER INITIAL PURCHASE. ABS LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY APPEARS DURING DRIVING. DEALER NOTED CODE OF 1924 BUT HAD NO RESPONSE FOR PROBLEM. NOT RESOLVED. DISSAPOINTED WITH QUALITY OF VEHICLE FOR $$ PAID.

WHEN TRAVELING OVER 70 MPH THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHED OFF AND ON . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE TIRE RIM WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING A SLOW LEAK REQUIRING AIR EVERY 2-3 DAYS.

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. *YC

CATALITIC CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONED. *YC

4.0L SOHC ENGINE, ENGINE WILL SEVERELY LAG OR STALL UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION FROM SLOW SPEEDS OR FROM DEAD STOP. *AK

VIBRATION.

NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: )

ALL 4 TIRES DEVELOPED HAIRLINE CRACKS ALONG THE TREAD, CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15 SERIAL DOT W2HL). NLM

PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE TRAVELING IN A 1998 FORD EXPLORER, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRES SIZE P235/75R15, AND DOT# UNAVAILBLE. RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT INSIDE THE SIDEWALL AT 35 MPH OR LESS. ON NOVEMBER 5, 1998 PROBLEM REOCCURRE,D HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE REPLACEMENT TIRE. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P235/75/R15 *MW

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CONSUMER LOOKED OUT OF THE WINDOW AND SAW THE VEHICLE UP IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE, AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL WIRE. *AK

CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER AND FRIEND HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE TRUCK STALLED OUT. CONSUMER THINKS IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM . TRUCK HAS BEEN IN SHOP 8 TIMES. *AK

LEFT AND RIGHT REAR WINDOWS HINGES THREADS WORE OUT, SCREW AND WINDOW FELL OFF ON THE DRIVER HAND AND DAMAGED LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR. YH

ENGINE STALLING ON A CONTINUAL BASIS, UNABLE TO RECTIFY AFTER THREE REPAIR ATTEMPTS. MJS

WHILE DRIVING THE GAS LINE EXPLODED. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE AND THE ENGINE IS WORKING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. HAD TO PULL OVER AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK *JB

4- WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD FLASH CONTINUALLY, INDICATING THA T 4- WHEEL DRIVE WAS INOPERATIVE. ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER'S SHOP FOR REPAIRS, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT GEM MODULE PART REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER, AND WAS WAITING TO RECEIVE THE PARTS. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED TAILGATE WINDOW BLEWOUT. DEALER REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. ON 30.JAN.2002. WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED TAILGATE WINDOW BLEWOUT AGAIN. *AK

TRAVELING 65MPH & HEARD A NOISE. TIRE WENT FLAT. EXCHANGED IT WITH THE SPARE. TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE P235/75R15. *SLC

RIMS ARE NOT ROUND THEY ARE OVAL SHAPED,PREMATURE OF WEARING TIRES ,CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATION CONTACTED DEALER BUT NOT WANTING TO REPLACE THEM!!!!!!( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: P23575/R15 )

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILURE. WHENEVER CONSUMER ENGAGES TURN SIGNAL THE SWITCH DISENGAGES BY ITSELF BEFORE TURN IS MADE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPLACED THE PARTS. CONDITION STILL UNRESOLVED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

HEAD LIGHT INSPECTION PLASTIC FLAP CRACKED. YH

TIRE TREAD SEPERATED FROM SIDEWALL RIGHT REAR TIRE

WHEN BRAKING TO STOP, ENGINE TENDS TO ACCELERATE. REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FORCE ON BRAKE TO ENSURE DECELERATION.

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH HAD TO MAKE A FAST RIGHT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TIP OVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK