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1991 Ford Explorer complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1991 record →

Electrical System › IgnitionFire
Filed May 9, 1996CA

IGNITION FIRE. *SD

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed May 8, 1996AZ

ACCELERATOR PEDAL SPRING BROKE. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 6, 1996AZ

EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed May 6, 1996MA

WIRING HARNESS UNDER DASH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. *DSH

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed May 1, 1996IL

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE DASH. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE IGNITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Apr 29, 1996KS

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Apr 26, 1996OR

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSED BY IGNITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Apr 26, 1996GA

ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE WIRING HARNESS TO BURN, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE CONNECTOR.*JB

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Apr 26, 1996CA

WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING DEFROSTER VENTS; SHIFTED TO PARK, SHUT OFF IGNITION, SMOKE DID NOT STOP; FIRE UNDER DASH ON DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Apr 18, 1996NJ

VEHICLE PARKED ON DEALERSHIPS LOT AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, PROBLEM AREA IGNITON SWITCH. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Apr 18, 1996GA

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE IGNITION SWITCH STARTED TO SMOKEED, NO FIRE, TOOK TO DEALER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH BURNED OUT .PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Service Brakes, Air › Disc › Caliper
Filed Apr 11, 1996FL

THE FRONT CALIPERS LOCKED IN ON THE ON POSITION WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO BRAKE ON ITS OWN WITHOUT PRESSING THE PEDAL. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 10, 1996AZ

THE REAR ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT ACTIVATE AND ALSO DOES NOT HELP STOP THE CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Apr 8, 1996ID

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT RELEASE. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Apr 4, 1996CA

FUEL PUMP CUT OFF SWITCH IS LOCATED IN FRONT PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. PASSENGERS FEET MAKES IT SHUT OFF. *AK

Child Seat
Filed Mar 27, 1996TN

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR; FAILURE ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, RETRACTOR DOES NOT HOLD THE CSS DUE TO A BROKEN BUTTON. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Mar 26, 1996NC

ELECTRIC MOTOR ON TRANSFER CASE STICKS, CAUSING 4 WHEEL DRIVE TO FAIL. *DSH

Power Train › Axle Hubs
Filed Mar 25, 1996MI

AUTOMATIC LOCKING HUB FOR FOUR WHELL DRIVE MALFUNCTIONS. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK

Suspension › Front › Hub
Filed Mar 20, 1996PA

POOR DESIGN OF HUBS PREVENTED VEHICLE FROM SWITCHING TO 4-WHEEL DRIVE WHILE DRIVING UPHILL. *DH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 19, 1996NC

WHEN ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED HARD, BRAKES LOCKUP AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE GOES INTO A SPIN. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System
Filed Mar 19, 1996MI

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED.*SD

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan
Filed Mar 18, 1996CO

THE FAN OF THE COULING SYSTEM CRACKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Fuel System, GasolineFire
Filed Mar 18, 1996ND

FUEL LINE LEAKED, CAUSING FIRE. *SD

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 11, 1996FL

DEALER NEVER HAS PARTS. ON ALL RECALLS GULF FORD 115 MARKET ST., APALACHICOLA, FL 904 653-9600.

Suspension › Front
Filed Mar 6, 1996FL

VIBRATES ABOVE SPEED 55-60 MPH-NO INJURIES BUT AFRAID OF AUTO ON HIGHWAY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Mar 1, 1996CA

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED TWICE PRIOR TO RECALL. *SD

Electrical System › WiringFire
Filed Feb 26, 1996PA

IGNITION SWITCH: WHERE HARNESS PLUGS INTO STEERING HOSE TO ACTIVATE OR DEACTIVATE RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE. POSSIBLY ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Feb 21, 1996FL

THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD, THE OWNER THINKS THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAR WAS PARKED THE FIRE START FOR NO REASON. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Feb 16, 1996TN

STARTED VEHICLE SMELT SMOKE TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE STARTED IN IGNITION SWITCH. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 2, 1996MA

APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. WHILE SITTING FLAMES SHOT FROM HOOD W/CAUSE UNKNOWN. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED PREVIOUSLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash2 injured
Filed Jan 31, 1996WA

W/REAR ABS BRAKES; STOP/GO DOWN INCLINE APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL DESCENDED TO FLOOR BOARD W/NO ACTIVATION OF BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Jan 22, 1996NC

WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE, SWITCH WILL NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 19, 1996VA

TRANMISSION LOCKED UP IN 4TH GEAR, CAUSING SELF DESTRUCTION. *SD

Power Train › Manual Transmission › Shift Pattern Indicator
Filed Jan 19, 1996VA

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jan 16, 1996PA

THE ABS ANTI-LOCKS IN THE TRUCK LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING WITH NO REASON. AND THE BRAKES WITH NOT WORK SOMETIMES. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 21, 1995PA

LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE CAR DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. OWNER OF THE CAR WAS DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. TT

Steering › Linkages › Knuckle › Spindle › Arm
Filed Dec 13, 1995NM

WHEEL BROKE OFF AT SPINDLE WHILE DRIVING. TT

Steering › Linkages › Knuckle › Spindle › Arm
Filed Dec 13, 1995NM

WHEEL BROKE OFF AT SPINDLE WHILE DRIVING. TT

Suspension › Front
Filed Dec 1, 1995CA

FRONT END SHIMMIES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THERE IS A HARMONIC THAT DEVELOPS BETWEEN MOTOR MOUNTS AND TIRES, THERE IS A TECH SVC BULLETIN NO 95-22-16 REF TO PROBLEM.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Nov 28, 1995IN

FUEL TANK PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Nov 22, 1995CA

HAD TO REPLACE THE DISC CALIPER AND DISC ROTOR. TT

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Nov 20, 1995IN

MANUAL TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY. TT CONSUMER STATED THERE WOULD BE A CONTINOUS NOISE COMING FROM THE TRASMISSION, BUT WAS ADVISED BY DELAER THAT THIS IS NORMAL, AFTER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION 5TH GEAR WAS OVERHAULED.*JB

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut
Filed Nov 2, 1995FL

THE REAR HATCH FELL. TT WHEN HATCH WAS OPENING THE SPOT WELDS HOLDING THE UPPER LEFT GAS STRUT MOUNT TO THE HATCH BROKE. THIS ALLOWED THE HATCH TO FALL STRIKING ME ON THE SHOULDER. THE GAS STRUT ALSO EXTENDED SUDDENLY STRICKING AND SCRATCHING THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery
Filed Oct 26, 1995LA

FUEL LINE FAILURE, THE FUEL LINE IS LEAKING, MANUFACTURER NO LONG MAKES FUEL LINE BECAUSE OF BEING A FIRE HAZARD. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Oct 26, 1995MA

VEHICLES BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND HAD REPLACED.ITS OCCURING AGAIN WITH MUSHY PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. TT

Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack
Filed Oct 23, 1995NY

THE EQUIPMENT HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE BROKE. TT THE CABLE/ DRUM ASSEMBLY BROKE CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO DROP FROM ITS POSITION UNDER THE VEHICLE. *YH

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Oct 19, 1995TX

NOISY POWER STEERING. *TW

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Oct 19, 1995WA

WHILE DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY THE AUTO DIED LEAVING CONSUMER W/NO POWER IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Oct 17, 1995GA

AT 55MPH THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY DUE TO DEFECTIVE MOTOR MOUNTS.MFR IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS AND HAS RECIEVED HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. TT ACCORDING TO LOCAL DEALER, AND THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THE MOTOR MOUNTS THAT MUST BE REENGINEERED WERE TO HAVE BEEN IN THE SUMMER OF 95 THENWAS TOLD FALL OF 95 NOW CONSUMER HAS BEEN TOLD THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE UNTIL SPRING OF 1996.*JB

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 15, 1995NY

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LUMINATES CONSTANTLY. *SD

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