1993 Ford Explorer complaints

PE02000, TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH TREAD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. TWO OTHER PASSENGER'S WERE IN THE VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS HURT. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE, ATX. NOT SURE IF TIRE WAS ORGINAL EQUIPMENT BECAUSE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED. TIRE SIZE, P2357515. OWNER WILL BE CONTACTING FIRESTONE. PLEASE LIST DOT #. *AK

WAS DRIVING 75MPH WHEN DRIVER HEARD A NOISE. HAD LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE & WENT ALL OVER HIGHWAY AND LANDED IN GRASSY MEDIAN. GOT OUT & CHECKED TIRES & NOTICED LEFT REAR TIRE HAD AIR IN IT, BUT TREAD HAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY. CHANGED TIRE & WENT TO DEALERSHIP & THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. WAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATX WITH 100,000 MILES ON IT. DO NOT HAVE THE TIRE & COULD NOT GIVE TIRE SIZE. *AK

PE02000; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: BECAUSE OWNER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT STEERING WHEEL SHIMMYING WHILE DRIVING AT 65/70 MPH. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE DEALERSHIP. TIRE DEALERSHIP FOUND ALL FOUR TIRES WERE FOUND SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE ATX, ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. TIRES WERE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. TIRE SIZE P235/75R15 AND DOT #. VDHL. *AK THE CUSTOMER ALSO HAD A LEFT TIRE BLOW OUT TRAVELLING AT 45 MPH. *YH

ODI# 6141; WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS 1 SEVERE INJURY AND 1 MINOR INJURY. TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 45000 MILEAGE, AND SIZE WAS P235/75R15 . TIRE WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. VEHICLE WAS FORD TRUCK EXPLORER 1993. *AK FIRESTONE ATX P235/75/R15 *MW

TIRE TREAD BLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING ON STRAIGHT ROAD AT ABOUT 35MPH. SOME TREAD REMAINED HANGING OFF THE TIRE. TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. WAS ORIGINAL TIRES FOR THE VEHICLE. ROTATION OCCURRED AT ABOUT THE PROPER INTERVALS. DECIDED TO REPLACE BOTH REAR TIRES AT THE TIME. NEW TIRES PLACED ON FRONT OF VEHICLE. OLD FRONT TIRES (STILL FIRESTONE ATX) WERE MOVED TO THE REAR. MY PROBLEM SOUNDED EXACTLY LIKE THOSE BEING REPORTED ON THE NEWS, SO I THOUGHT THAT I BETTER REPORT IT. WHEN IT HAPPENED I JUST ATTRIBUTED IT TO OLD AGE AND DID NOT THINK IT MIGHT BE PART OF AN OVERALL PROBLEM. I SUSPECT THERE ARE MANY MORE CASES LIKE THIS OUT THERE. THANK YOU. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W1HL AT5 TIRE SIZE: P235 75R15 )

TIRE LITERALLY BLEW APART CAUSING VEHICLE TO VEER INTO MEDIAN, RUINING THE RIM. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235X15/75 )

COMPLETE SEPARATION OF TREAD, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO FENDER AREA. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TO BE DET. TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

TREAD CAME OFF OF TIRE CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. WAS HIT IN REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING THE EXPLORER TO ROLL OVER 3-4 TIMES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN PHOENIX AND FLAGSTAFF THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. INITIALLY THE TREAD DID NOT SEPARATE COMPLETELY AND CAUSED SUSBTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR OF THE FORD EXPLORER. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

I WAS DRIVING FROM HOUSTON TO AUSTIN ON INTERSTATE 10. I WAS DRIVING 75 MPH WHEN MY REAR LEFT TIRE TREAD CAME OFF, AND THEN MY FRONT LEFT TIRE TREAD FOLLOWED SUIT. I CAREENED INTO THE LEFT GUARD RAIL, HIT ANOTHER CAR, AND SPUN AROUND TO THE FAR OPPOSITE END OF THE FREEWAY. I CAME OUT WITH A FEW SCRATCHES AND A TOTALLED CAR. I AM THANKFUL THAT I'M ALL RIGHT...BUT I FEEL LIKE THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. I HAD JUST HAD MY TIRES CHECKED OUT AT A FORD DEALERSHIP WITHIN THE WEEK THAT I LEFT TO GO TO AUSTIN. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 ON NOVEMBER 25, 1999, WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-81 ONE MILE NORTH OF THE WVA/VA STATE LINE THE TREAD ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE SUDDENLY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE BODY. AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE. THE TREAD SEPERATION WAS ABRUPT, BUT THE CORDS MAINTAINED INTEGRITY LONG ENOUGH TO SAFELY SLOW THE VEHICLE AND GET TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. ON OR ABOUT 11/03/99 THE RIGHT REAR TIRE FAILED WHILE IN A MALL PARKING LOT. THE TIRE FAILED THROUGH LOSS OF AIR AND A BLISTERING EFFECT ON THE TREAD AND BODY. THE VEHICLE MECHANIC WHO LOOKED AT THIS TIRE REFUSED TO LET THE DRIVE LEAVE THEIR ESTABLISHMENT WITH THE TIRE ON THE GROUND. THEY WOULD PUT THE SPARE ON FOR FREE, INDICATING THEIR CONCERN, NOT JUST AN EFFORT TO SELL A NEW TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ONCE BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER. IT BLEW AGAIN, AND WAS LUCKILY, STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE FACT THAT 2 TRANSMISSIONS WERE REPLACED IS VERY TROUBLING. WE NOW CALL OUR EXPLORER, THE EXPLODER! I RECENTLY READ OF THE STUDY UNDERWAY INTO THE FIRESTONE TIRES PEELING OFF THEIR CASINGS. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO US. THANK GOODNESS, NO ONE WAS HURT, JUST MAJOR VEHICLE DAMAGE. HAD IT BEEN THE FRONT TIRE, I DON'T THINK I WOULD BE ALIVE TO WRITE THIS. PLEASE GET THESE TIRES OFF THE MARKET, BEFORE OTHERS ARE KILLED! *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2HL1MOO15 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX LEFT REAR TIRE P235/75R15 DOT W2HL1M0023 BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO REAR. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *SLC

PE00 020; WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY SHE HEARD A BANGING NOISE FIRESTONE ATX TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM WHEEL. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON A NARROW BRIDGE, I DECIDED TO PASS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME THAT WAS TRAVELING ON THE RIGHT LANE, I MOVED TO THE LEFT AND ACCELERATED TO OVERCOME THE OTHER VEHICLE, AND WHEN I WAS DRING TO THE RIGHT LANE THE LEFT FRONT TIRE OF THE FORD EXPLORER BLEW OUT. I HIT BOTH SIDES OF THE BRIDGE RAIL WHILE TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNHL1MO333 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

EVERY TIRE ON VEHICLE PLUS SPARE HAD TO BE REPLACED EITHER FAILED OR COULD NOT BE BALANCED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE PASSING A TRUCK AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH AT 8 AM NEAR DEMING, NM. WE WERE ABLE TO STOP SAFELY, HOWEVER IF THE TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT WE LIKELY WOULD HAVE ENDED UP UNDER THE TRUCK!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235-75R15 )

EA0012; SPARE TIRE WINCH CABLE: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE EXPLORER, WHICH CAUSED A CRASH. DEALERSHIP AND FORD WERE CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. CABLE THE HOLDS THE TIRE SNAPPED/ BROKE. REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PE00-00; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, WAS ON THE TOP OF STEEP BRIDGE AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE FROM LEFT DRIVER REAR TIRE. TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO FISHTAIL. VEHICLE WAS TURNED THE OPPOSITE WAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK

PE00.020; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND THERE WAS A NOISE DUE TO RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATING FROM WHEEL. CONSUMER MAINTAINED CONTROL OF VEHICLE. PULLED OVER AND CHANGED THE FIRESTONE #ATX THE ORIGINAL FACTORY BOUGHT TIRES. *AK

THE TIRE BLEW WITH VERY LITTLE WARNING. THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. I HAD ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD THAT I HAD NOT SEEN. SINCE THE RECENT REPORTS I DO NOT THINK SO. IT LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE SOME OF THE PICTURES I SAW ON THE NEWS. IN OVER 40 YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER SEEN A SIDEWALL SEPERATE LIKE THAT. I DID NOT PAY THAT MUCH ATTENTION TO THE TREAD. THE TIRE HAD 20K+ MILES ON IT BUT WAS NOT IN BAD SHAPE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235X15 )

A FIRESTONE ATX BLEW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON OUR 1993 EXPLORER. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND CAUSED OVER $600 DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WE HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES AND NOW WE HAVE A NEW SET OF FIRESTONE ATX TIRES WHICH WE REALLY DO NOT WANT IF THERE IS A KNOWN SAFETY HAZARD. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75/15 )

THIS IS SECOND SET OF THESE TIRES. FIRST SET HAD SAME PROBLEMS. PURCHASED 2ND SET IN SEPT 1997..TOOK BACK IMMED, WAS TOLD THEY FORGOT TO BALANCE.. PROBLEM OF SHIMMY AT 55 TO 65 MPH REMAINED, RETURNED TO FIRESTONE ON 2/16/98 FOR SAME...RETURNED AGAIN ON 2/17/98...ON 5/6/98 TOOK TO DOWNTOWN FORD AND IN 1999 TOOK TO TIRE AMERICA...HAVE TOLD ALL WE FEEL IT IS A TIRE SEPERATION AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WAS BALANCING, TRAIT OF EXPLORERS AND WILL ALWAYS BE THERE. HAVE PAPER WORK TO BACK UP ALL THE TIMES WE HAVE TAKEN THESE TWO SETS OF TIRES IN TO BE CHECKED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

PE00-00; CONSUMER REPLACED FIRESTONE ATX TIRES BECAUSE THE TREAD SEPARATED. THERE WERE KNOTS AND BUMPS ON THE TIRES. TIRE SIZE WAS P23575R15. *AK

MY FORD EXPLORER HAS ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL SEVERAL TIMES. THE LAST TIME, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS BEING USED AND AFTERWORDS, IT STOPPED WORKING. IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND THEN SLOWS DOWN. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AT FULL ENGINE RPM FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE IT SLOWED DOWN. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD BUT THE DEALER SAID HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF IT. HAVE YOU HAD REPORTS OF THIS, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OR WHAT REPAIR IS NECESSARY. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS, IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. WHAT CAN I DO, I THINK FORD SHOULD FIX IT FREE BUT THEY DON'T EVEN ADMIT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IS IT? *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH LEFT FIRESTONE ATX TIRE BLEWOUT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 60-65MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW & THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE FOR A WHILE. HIT SIDE OF ROAD. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES. HAPPENED 3 YRS AGO & HAD 60,000 MILES. REPLACED THE ORIGINAL TIRE WITH SAME TYPE OF FIRESTONE ATX. THE 2ND TIME WAS THE LEFT REAR TIRE AT SAME SPEED & 100,000 MILES. ALSO REPLACED TIRE 1 1/2 YRS AGO WITH SAME TYPE OF FIRESTONE ATX. HAVE NO PROBLEM, YET, WITH THIRD SET OF FIRESTONE. THE FIRESTONE ATX LT22575R15 WERE THE SIZE. DID NOT REPORT TO DEALER, TIRE CO. OR INSURANCE COMPANY. DO NOT HAVE THE TIRE OR DOT NUMBER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND USING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL WOBBLE, AND HAS A TENDENCY TO FLIP OVER. CONSUMER HAS BEEN ON TWO WHEELS AND SLAMMED BACK DOWN TO THE GROUND.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BOUNCING, CONSUMER NOTICED 2 REAR FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX TIRES P235/75R15 DOT 233 WERE EXPERIENCING TREAD SEPARATION, FIRESTONE DEALER STATED THAT TIRES WERE NOT PART OF RECALL AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE 4 TIRES HAD TO PURCHASED. *SLC

PE00-020, FIRESTONE ATX TIRE TREAD SEPARATION; WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH, TREAD ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL TRUCK AND NO ONE WAS HURT. OWNER BELIEVED THAT TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. OWNER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES ON THE TRUCK WITH OTHER FIRESTONE ATX TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATON.*AK

TRANSMISION FAILED GOING UP A HILL AND ALL TRANSMISION FLUID WAS LOST AT ONLY 78000 MILES. TRANSMISION HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE ALSO HAS ABNORMAL SHAKING ABOVE 55 MPH.*AK

I'M TRYING TO FIND THE RECALLS ON MY AUTO. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE AND THE RETRACTOR WERE BROKEN. PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND BUCKLE DOESN'T RESPOND TO THE BOTTOM. CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE HAD TO USE A KNIFE IN ORDER TO GET LOOSE OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT. REAR MIDDLE SEATBELT WILL GO INSIDE OF THE RETRACTOR, BUT IT WLL NOT RELEASE PROPERLY.*AK

PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE IS APPARENTLY A COMMON FORD PROBLEM. THIS HEAD GASKET BLEW AT ONLY 70,000 MILES ON A 6-YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THIS IS TOO EARLY FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM TO HAPPEN. IT COULD BE A FLUKE, BUT THERE ARE INTERNET SITES ABOUT FORD VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. REPAIRS ARE VERY COSTLY FOR PARTS THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE BAD IN THE FIRST PLACE. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT EVER DRIVEN ROUGHLY OR PUT UNDER UNUSUAL STRESS--JUST CITY DRIVING. I THINK THAT THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH FORD HEAD GASKETS THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU.*AK

FIRESTONE ATX TIRE P235/75R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, OWNER REPORTING THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THREE SETS OF THESE TIRES. ON THE SECOND SET OF TIRES AFTER 40,000 MILES OF WEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH, DRIVER NOTICED A FLAPPING SOUND AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER, FOUND TREAD SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE. LAST TWO SETS WERE BROUGHT FROM A TIRE STORE. TIRE NOT AVAILABE FOR INSPECTION. *AK *SLC

RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT VEHICLE FISH TAILED, FLIP OVER ON THE DRIVER SIDE THEN BACKUP, RUBBER PEELED OFF LIKE A RECAP, THEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT.

TOTAL FAILURE OF EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE - WENT TO APPLY BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ENGAGING BRAKE; REPEATED ATTEMPTS UNSUCCESSFUL - THE VEHICLE WHEN STOPPED CAN ONLY BE KEPT FROM MOVING BY THE FOOT BRAKE, OR PLACING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR. THIS DEFECT IS THE SUBJECT OF PRIOR RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 94V169000) COVERING THE SAME FAILURE. THIS RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED ON MY VEHICLE IN 1994. BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE, MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE PARKING BRAKE TO ENGAGE, BUT RELEASING THE PEDAL AND RE-APPLYING WOULD ALWAYS WORK. NOW, THERE HAS BEEN A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE PEDAL SYSTEM AND FORD & THE DEALER INDICATE THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE ABOVE-REFERENCED RECALL SINCE THE WORK WAS ALREADY DONE. THIS FAILURE IS A SAFETY HAZARD! *AK

PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE, IT WON'T WORK.*AK

CAR WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING ON MY RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY IN PARK. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO BRIEFLY GO INTO THE HOUSE TO GET MY SON. I WALKED FROM THE CAR INTO THE GARAGE, AND WAS ABOUT TO ENTER THE HOUSE THROUGH THE DOOR INSIDE THE GARAGE WHEN I SAW THE CAR ROLLING INTO THE GARAGE. I TRIED TO GET INTO THE CAR TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR HIT THE WATER HEATER. THE WATER HEATER WAS MOVED OFF ITS BASE AND INTO THE WALL. DAMAGE TO THE WATER HEATER, GARAGE WALL AND INTERIOR UTILITY ROOM WALL OCCURED AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO MY EXPLORER. I HAVE TRIED ON MANY OCCASIONS TO DUPLICATE THE CONDITION BUT CANNOT. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND GET OUT WITHOUT THE CAR IMMEDIATELY ROLLING FORWARD. THE DRIVEWAY HAS A SLOPE GOING AWAY FROM THE GARAGE AND YET IT STILL IMMEDIATELY ROLLS FORWARD. IN FACT, IT ROLLS FORWARD FASTER THAN I CAN WALK AT A NORMAL PACE. HOWEVER, I HAD WALKED APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET WHEN I NOTICED IT COMING TO ME THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT. I'VE TRIED TO DUPLICATE THIS WITH BOTH A COLD AND WARM ENGINE, BUT CANNOT. IN OTHER WORDS, IT ALWAYS ROLLS FORWARD AS SOON AS I RELEASE THE BRAKE WHILE IN DRIVE. THIS SHOWS ME THAT I COULDN'T HAVE LEFT IT IN DRIVE. IF I WOULD HAVE LEFT IT IN REVERSE OR NEUTRAL, IT WOULD HAVE GONE BACKWARD. I LEFT IT IN PARK, BUT SOMEHOW IT WENT FORWARD, AFTER I LEFT THE CAR AND WALKED SOME DISTANCE. I'VE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNLESS MY INSURANCE COMPANY FILES A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. APPA

FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS WEAR ABNORMALLY FAST, I'VE REPLACED THE PADS 5 TIMES IN 100000 MILES OF OPERATION. WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE YOU CAN FEEL THAT MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE BREAKING IS DONE BY THE FRONT BREAKS, I FEEL THAT THE BRAKE DESIGN FOR THIS VEHICLE IS INADAQUATE IT SHOULD HAVE DISC BREAKS INSTALLED IN THE REAR TAKING UP MORE OF THE BRAKING LOAD. *AK

SOMETIMES WHILE BRAKING ON A BUMPY ROAD THE BRAKES RELEASE AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. IF RE-APPLIED QUICKLY BRAKES WILL WORK, FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT FOLLOWING TO CLOSE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO RECOVER. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 99V310001 AND MANUFACTURE'S RECALL 99S34/ HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS BROKE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK

MY FUSE BLEW, WHEN WE LOOK TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WE SAW THAT THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR (ELECTRIC) HAD EVIDENTLY GOT ON FIRE BECAUSE THE UNDERNEATH WAS MELTED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT TO DO. I NEED TO HAVE THIS REPLACED AND I DO NOT FEEL THAT I WAS AT FAULT AND WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF THE FORD PLACE SHOULD REPLACE THIS FREE OF CHARGE DO TO THE SWITCH BEING FAULTY. *AK

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN DRIVE, VEHICLE WENT INTO FULL THROTTLE, ACCELERATING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, CONSUMER FOOT WAS ON BRAKE PEDAL, BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONDING, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *SLC

WHILE CAR POOLING ON THE HIGHWAY HEARD A BOOM. THEN VEHICLE STARTED TO WOBBLE. CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WAS A FLAT TIRE, BUT THEN LOST CONTROL AND VEHICLE FLIPPED 3 TIMES. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS LEFT WAS THE AXLE. VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER 3 TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS A SERIOUS DEFECT, AND WERE LUCKY THAT THEY WEREN'T KILLEED. POLICE TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE WHOLE RIM AND TIRE HAD COME OFF. *AK

WHEN CLOSING DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE DETACHED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

LIFTGATE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (95V-164). YH

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ENGINE WAS ON FIRE, AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PUT FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AND TRUCK ACCELERATED AND PUSH BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET TRUCK DID NOT STOP. TILL IT HIT ANOTHER CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE SAME THING HAPPEN. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN (94-8-14), HOWEVER REPAIRED PRIOR TO BULLETIN, REPAIRED STARTER, BATTERY AND CABLES, BATTERY ACID LEAKAGE CAUSED DAMAGE. *MJS