1993 Ford Explorer complaints

REMOTE POWER MIRROR CONTROL SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE.

THE VEHICLE FLOOR AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY AT 55-65 MPH. ASSUMED TO BE "AFTERSHAKE" ADDRESSED IN TSB #94-2-20 (NHTSA#SB035605).

REAR LIFTGATE LATCH COLLAPSED ON OWNER'S HEAD WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK *SLC

TRANSMISSION FAILED

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO START OR STALLS DURING OPERATION.

BRAKES/ROTORS: EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR. BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY YEAR. BRAKES ALSO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. *AK

THE CABLE THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE CRACKED & BROKE, FALLING FROM UNDER VEHICLE INTO THE HIGHWAY CROSSING ONTO UNCOMING TRAFFIC. MANUFACTURER SAID THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE 20 MPH THE ABS DID NOT RESPOND WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL; THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE SHOP MANY TIMES, THE MECHANIC DID REPLACED THE TOTAL BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK ALSO THE LEFT SPEAKER WAS INOPERABLE, AND DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT COVER GASKET DUE TO AN ANTIFREEZE LEAK. *JB

THE DRIVERS'S SIDE DOOR WELDING IS COMING APART FROM THE TRUCK AND THE DOOR NO LONGER CLOSES RIGHT AND MAY NOT BE LATCHING RIGHT. *AK

PLAIN CHEVROLET 97S70/97V083. DEALER REFUSES TO COMPLY WITH RECALL, REASON: TOO MUCH MILEAGE. *AK

GAS PEDAL FELL OFF DUE TO BOLT THAT HOLDS THE PEDAL FALLING OFF. WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN THE PEDAL FELL OFF. *AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE PROPERLY/CAUSE WHEEL TO LOCK UP.

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED.

AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY INCREASED ITS SPEED AND WOULD NOT DECREASE SPEED. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 60 MPH THE REAR SEATBACK BROKE. THIS IS THE SIXTH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. *AK DRIVERS SEAT BACK HAS JUST COLLAPSE THREE TIMES AND REPLACED. BRACKETS AT BASE OF SEAT WAS LOOSE AND CRACKED AT THE SAME SPOT MANY TIMES CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. *YH

CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S NOTICE IN THE FALL OF 96, HE CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE; WHEN HE WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED, AND IF HE HAD THE REPAIRS DONE HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. *AK

RECALL # 97V083000, DEALER HAS NO INSTRUCTIONS FROM MANUFACTURER ON HOW TO PERFORM RECALL WORK. *AK

THE HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDER CAME DETACHED. REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE TOP CYLINDER, NOW BOTTOM CYLINDER IS DETACHED. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BURNED TOTALLY WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE, ALSO BURNING THE GARAGE, CAUSING $6,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO GARAGE ALONE. *AK

VEHICLE'S DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OF THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR. *AK *SLC

RECALL RELATED HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDER FAILURE, 95V164-001, NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP; EXPIRED THE RECALL TIME FRAME, AND WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO SHORT IN CONTROL PANEL OF REMOTE FOR MIRROR AND DOOR. *AK

LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING LOCKED, CAUSING SPINDLE, ROTOR AND HUB DAMAGE.

LOW SPEED ROLLOVER: TURNED WHEELS TO RIGHT WHILE MOVING IN REVERSE ON INCLINE, WHEELS SPONTANEOUSLY MOVED TO RIGHT ON THEIR OWN, VEHICLE ROLLED OVER ON LEFT SIDE, THEN ON TOP, WITH AUTO REPAIR SHOP. *AK

REAR WINDSHIELD: PARKED VEHICLE IN GARAGE ON MAR.14, THE NEXT MORNING THE WINDSHIELD WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. WEATHER CONDITION NORMAL. CAUSE UNKNOWN, HAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR, WAITING FOR ESTIMATE FROM DEALER. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT REATRACTOR WILL NOT RELEASE, ONCE FASTENED, IT WILL NOT UNLOCK. TO GET OUT, NEED TO OPEN THE DOOR AND SLIDE UNDER THE SEAT BELT. *AK

THE MOUNTING RAIL THAT HOLDS THE SEAT AND TRACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS BROKEN JUST ABOVE THE FLANGE. PROBLEM NOT CORRECTED. *AK

TRANSMISSION STICKS IN FIRST GEAR.

DRIVING VEHICLE AND GOING ABOUT 55 MPH, STARTED SLOWING DOWN; APPLIED (ABS) BRAKES, THEY HESITATED BEFORE CATCHING; HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE LEFT REAR SIDE; HAPPENED BEFORE, A MONTH LATER ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP AT 5 MPH. *AK

DEALER'S INSTRUCTIONS FROM MANUFACTURER INDICATES ONLY TO INSPECT FOR FRACTURE OF STUDS, AND TO REPLACE ONLY WHEN CRACKED, OUR INFORMATION INDICATES THE STUDS SHOULD BE REPLACED REGARDLESS. WHEN CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, OWNER GOT NO ASSISTANCE. DEALER REFUSED TO DO RECALL, 96V024-001, MFR CAMPAIGN 96S35. *AK

FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PARK LEVER : CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE VEHICLE THEN JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO REVERSE, RESULTING IN VEHICLE IMPACTING UPON A LAMP POLE. *AK

THE INPUT SHAFT BROKE, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AND THE SLAVE CYLINDER TO MELT.

PROCESSOR FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING THE BOLTS IN THE STEERING GEAR BOX BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE STEERING POWER. *AK

WAS DRIVING AND VEHICLE WASN'T SHIFTING RIGHT, LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK THERE WAS A LEAK, TOOK TO DEALER HESAID THE SEAL WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

FOOT BRAKE FAILED.

WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE GEAR . *AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE ELECTRIC MIRROR ADJUSTER ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR , DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

VEHICLE INTERMITANTLY HAS NO BRAKES. DEALETR SAID TO PUMP ABS BRAKES TO WORK

OWNER STATES THAT HIS ABS BRAKES GO OUT COMPLETELY AT TIMES, HE ALSO NOTES THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED, AND IN THE OFF POSITION PRIOR TO RECALL. POLICE REPORT INDICATED THAT IT WAS IGNITION-RELATED. (96V-071). *AK *SLC

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ELECTRICAL PANEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEGINNING REPAIRS AFTER 42 DAYS. AK

WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION ON THE IGNITION SWITCH SPINS HALF WAY AROUND AND SOMETIMES WHEN PUTTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH TO TURN IT ON , THIS WOULD TURN IT OFF AND VICE VERSA. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

LEFT FRONT ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, ENDED UP WITH NO BRAKES AND THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AFTER IT SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

#EA96-017, WAS DRIVING IN DRY WEATHER AND ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ROLLOVER . *AK

LIFTGATE BRACKET FAILED, RECALL COMPONENT HOWEVER CONSUMER IS HAVING TROUBLE RECEIVING REPAIR WORK, NO NOTICE RECEIVED BY CONSUMER OF THE RECALL MALFUNCTION.

BRAKE ROTORS/PADS CONSTANTLY REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR, MORE THAN NORMAL PULSATION IN BRAKES, DEALER ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND REAR BRAKE SHOES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55MPH, THE VEHICLE'S FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING SEIZED, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP. *AK

OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE COMPUTER ENGAGED THE 4- WHEEL DRIVE WITHOUT ANY WARNING TO THE DRIVER, OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT VEHICLE WAS HARD TO CONTROL. *AK