Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tires | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WHEN PUMPING GAS IN MY VAN AN ON LOOKER SAID ( SOMETHING IS DRIPPING RUNNING REALLY FROM UNDER YOUR VAN) SO NOW WHEN I PUT IN GAS I HAVE TO WATCH HALF THE TIME IT LEAKS WHEN PUMPING. AM A VERY LOYAL FORD FAMILY WHEN CALLED WHEN SEEN RECALL. GUY SAID I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. I THINK MAYBE MY FAMILY WILL HAVE TO RETHINK FORD SINCE THEY CANNOT FIX THIS. I SEE THERE ARE ALOT OF US. *TR
FORD EXPLORER 19'98 - DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK ONCE LOCKED. APPEARS THAT LOCK MECHANISM HAS SIMPLY MALFUNCTIONED. HAVE TO GET IN AND OUT OF VEHICLE THROUGH PASSENGER SIDE. TRIED ALL ATTEMPTS TO FIX, INCLUDING REMOVIND DOOR PANEL, DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK AT ALL. HELP. I HOPE I DONT NEED TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE QUICKLY IF SOMETHING HAPPENS.*AK
DRIVING ON THE 10 FREEWAY, MY FORD WHEEL CRACKED, CAUSING MY GOODYEAR TIRE TO EXPLODE. I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR OFF OF THE FREEWAY. I HAVE OBTAINED ESTIMATES FOR THE DAMAGE. I HAVE RETAINED THE WHEEL AND TIRE AND HAVE TAKEN PHOTOGRAPHS. THE WHEEL MAY BE DEFECTIVE.*AK
DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY HOME GOING APPROXIATELY 55 -60 MILES AN HOUR. CAR BEGAN TO FEEL ODD WHILE DRIVING . LEFT TIRE MALFUNCTIONED , DRIVER LOST THE ABILITY TO CONTOL CAR. FORD EXPLORER ROLLED OVER, CONTINUED TO SPEED ACROSS UNCOLTROLLABLE FOR ABOUT 100 FEET IN BUSY EXPRESSWAY. *AK
4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.