1992 Ford Explorer complaints

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE SUN ROOF BLEW OFF THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION TO OCCUR, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

OIL LEAKES ON VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER SAID THAT FORD HAS BEEN HAVING THIS SORT OF PROBLEM ON OTHER FORD CARS. THE FORD DEALER ADVISED THE OWNER TO PUT A PAN UNDER THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE OIL LEAK 3 TIMES. *AK

4-WHEEL DRIVE NOT WORKING, FRONT HUBS FAILED.

THE CONSUMER TOOK HIS VEHICLE INTO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. WHEN THIS CONSUMER PICKED UP HIS VEHICLE THE WORK HAD NOT BEEN DONE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

FRONT DISC BRAKES:FRONT DISC BRAKE SHOES ARE BREAKING APART AND DESTROYING THE ROTORS. HAS BEEN DOING THIS EVERY 5000 MILES AFTER THE FIRST 15000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. DEALERS SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *AK

IGNITION FAILURE.

BRAKES CALIPER: WHLE DRIVING DOESN'T MATTER AT WHAT SPEED, UPON BRAKING THERE'S A GRINDING NOISE, VEHICLE SHIMMERS. HAS TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. *AK *ML

ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE POSSIBLY DUE TO IGNITION. UNABLE TO DETERMINE EXACT CAUSE. *AK

EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE LOSS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE. THE HOSE WAS CONTACTING A NUT WHICH BOLTS THE LOWER SWAY BAR TO THE CHASSIS. THE SWAY BAR BOLTS, WHICH WERE INSTALLED DURING ASSEMBLY, ARE ORIENTED WITH THE HEAD OF THE BOLT FACING OUTBOARD. *AK

SWITCH UNDER THE HOOD THAT IS CONNECTED TO LIGHT STARTED HOOD FIRE. *AK

BRAKE LINE RUSTED, CAUSING THE BRAKES NOT TO WORK, A CRASH ALMOST TOOK PLACE BECAUSE CONSUMER COULDNT STOP VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE ABOVE (55) MPH THERE IS EXTREME VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. VEHCLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

WARNNG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING MALFUNCTION OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. DEALER REPLACED REAR ABS VALVE. PLEASE GIVE FUTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE BRAKES AND EXHAUST SYSTEM IN THE TAILPIPE WERE HOT, EXHAUST ON THE METAL CLAD BRAKE LINE IN WHICH THE INSIDE IS PLASTIC AND CAUSE IT TO MELT, RESULTING IN BRAKE LOSS AND LOCK UP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, LOST COMPLETE STEERING POWER DUE TO THE FACT THAT T STEERING FLUID LEAKED OUT OF VEHICLE AS IT WAS BEING DRIVEN OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. STEERING GEAR BOX HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH PARKING LOT AT APPROX. 3MPH, SPARE TIRE CABLE WHICH SUSPENDS TIRE FROM UNDERNEATH REAR END BROKE DUE TO CORROSION, CAUSING TIRE TO FALL OFF VEHICLE. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT HER FRONT BUSHING RADIUS ARM IS DEFFECTIVE, SHE NOTES THAT DEALERS CORRECTED PROBLEM ONCE BUT IT RETURNED, OWNER IS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY. *AK

TRANSMISSION SHAFT DISCONNECTED, CAUSING SMOKE.

DUE TO A CORRODED POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE, POWER WENT OUT, CD CHANGER FAILED AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE BURSTED.

HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING UNIT CAUGHT ON FIRE ONCE , FOUR SETS OF TIRES ,TWO SETS OF SHOCK AND FOUR SETS OF ABS BRAKES WERE REPLACED. HAVING OTHER PROBLEM S, INCLUDING FOUR TRANSMISSIONS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CRACKED.

DRIVING 35MPH ON NORTH SIDE, HEARD A LOUD NOISE , SLOWED DOWN AND VEHICLE STARTED SKIDDING. APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLIDE.BEARING ON SPINDLE DISENGAGED AND CHEWED UP END OF SPINDLE. *AK

RADIUS ARM BUSHINGS REPLACED.

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.

RESISTOR FAILED IN HEATER WHICH CAUGHT FIRE FROM LEAVES, LEAVES FALL UNDER THE HOOD AND ONTO THE HEATING SYSTEM AND CATCH FIRE.

PULLING OFF A ROAD TO GET ONTO AN INTERSTATE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK, HAD TO PUT GEAR IN PARK POSITION IN ORDER TO STOP AND EVERYTHING WAS BURNING. *AK

ENGINE FLY WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED/REPLACED. *AK

BRAKE SYSTEM: THE BRAKES GRAB FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME, DEALER STATES BRAKE SHOES NEED REPLACING. REPLACED THE BRAKE SHOES BUT THE PROBLEM WOULD REOCCURS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35MPH THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROAD . *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING , CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ITS EXHAUST SYSTEM, *AK

SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, ENGINE ACCELERATED, LURCHED BACKWARD, HIT A POLE, ENGINE KEPT RACING, WHEELS KEPT SPINNING, VEHICLE BOUNCED OFF POLE REPEATEDLY, SHIFTED TO DRIVE, VEHICLE TOOK OFF, HIT A BUILDING, THEN STOPPED, NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK

ENGINE OIL LEAK DUE TO ENGINE OIL PAN DESIGN. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED, AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, TO STOP VEHICLE PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, PULLED AWAY AND KEPT APPLYING BRAKES , VEHICLE WAS IN A HIGH IDLE POSITION. *AK *SLC

A THIN NEOPHRANE TOWER SEAL DRIED OUT, CAUSING A SUDEN LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID, RESULTIN GIN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

WHEN DRIVNG ON HIGHWAY CAN'T SHIFT GEAR, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT GEARS ARE STRIPPED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PLUGGED INTO AN ENGINE BLOCK HEATER WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK *JB

GEARSHIFT RAIL PLUGS CRACKED, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK OUT. *AK

POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE PEDAL WAS SOFT, AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. PARTIAL BRAKE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED. THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD A LEAK. *AK

RNGINE MOUNTS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. *AK

CAR SEAT NOT COMPATIBLE WITH CENTURY CHILD SEAT, ALLOWING SEAT TO MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE.

EXPERIENCED MALFUNCTIONING OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELTS, WHEN STOPS SHORT AND WON'T FULLY EXTEND ENOUGH TO GO AROUND AND BUCKLE. *AK

TIRES HAVE NO TRACTION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID IN INCLEMENT WEATHER.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT SPEEDS OF 5 TO 60 MPH.

TIE ROD REPLACED.

LUG NUT STEMS BROKE, CAUSING TIRE/RIM TO FALL OFF.

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. *AK

CRANKSHAFT OIL SEAL FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD 45 MPH, SUNROOF BLEW OFF, SEPARATING FROM ROOF UP IN THE AIR AND HITTING THE GROUND*AK CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE CLOSED SUN ROOF SUDDENLY DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE, AND FLEW UP INTO THE AIR AND SLAMMED ONTO THE GROUND.*JB

RADIUS ARM BUSHINGS DRIED OUT DUE TO HEAT.