UPON BEING REAR ENDED @ 65 MPH, BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT COLLAPSED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
1994 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 1994 record →
FUMES ARE OVERWHELMING IN VEHICLE IRRITATE EYES AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO BREATH. *AK
WHILE DRIVING SMELLED STRANGE ODOR INSIDE DRIVER DOOR PANEL, THEN NOTICED DOOR GLOWING, SAW SPARKS AND FLAMES, DOOR CAUGHT FIRE AND PROMPTLY EXTINQUISHED. *AK
NOTICEABLE BURNING SMELL COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. *AK
DOOR LATCH FAILED WHEN STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING FOUR PEOPLE TO BE EJECTED FROM VEHICLE/FATALITIES.(MICHIGAN STATE POLICE REPORT)
REAR BRAKES RUST ON THE INSIDE, CAUSING HIGH SPEED LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
DASH CAUGHT FIRE. *DSH
VEHICLE PARKED IN CARPORT OVERNIGHT, VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES EARLY THE NEXT MORNING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING SUN ROOF SHEARED OFF, BLOWING SMALL PIECES OF GLASS IN THE EMPTY CHILE SAFETY SEATS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET IN DC CONSUMER'S AUTO CAUGHT ON FIRE- AUTO HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR-NO ONE WAS HURT. *AK
ABS: WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH IN RAINY CONDITION; APPLIED BRAKES TWICE WITH SLIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE; BRAKES LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/SKIDDING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED, WHEN RESUMED, OVERPOWERING BRAKES, UPON APPLICATION, AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK UP/LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *DH
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, AT LOW SPEED WHEN APPLIED BRAKES HAD EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, FRONT BRAKES SNAP IN HALF. *AK
RECEIVED RECALL, MADE APPOINTMENT AND TOOK TRUCK INTO DEALER. DEALER GAVE PART AWAY (96V-024.001). *AK
ABS: ON SLIPPERY ROADS, ICE/SNOW OR GRAVEL, BRAKES TEND TO LOCK UP; VEHICLE SLIDES; NO WARNING. *AK
OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CALLED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. RECALL#96V024001 *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP. *SD
WHILE USING VEHICLE JACK TO LIFT VEHICLE, THE JACK BROKE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COLLAPSE, LUCKELY NOBODY WAS UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK
LEAVES ARE GETTING INTO THE HEATER UNIT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE. *AK
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT SIDE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
ABS SYSTEM BRAKES; SOMETIMES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT SIDE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING ON WET OR SNOW COVERED SURFACES DRIVER EXPERIENCES PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING. *AK
EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT ABS LOCK UP. *AK
THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN AFTER 8K MILES AND ONE YEAR OF USE.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
PURCHASED TRUCK NEW, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS A VIBRATION, HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. *AK
MOTOR MOUNTS VIBRATE. *SD
BRAKES CONSTANTLY FAILING. *AK
FRONT INNER BRAKE PADS EXCESSIVELY WORN. *DSH
STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SPIN RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *AK
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AT LOW SPEED. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. (SECOND VEHICLE ON 501717) *DSH
THE REAR HATCH LATCH HINGES CAME OFF FROM THE GATE . TT
WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT RETURN TO ORIGINAL POSITION. TT
DRIVER'S SEAT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. TT
EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT BRAKING FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TT
POWER STEERING FLUID LOST DUE TO NO THREAD ON RETURN LINE, CAUSING LEAK. *SD
VEHICLE STICKS IN OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, CAUSING A HIGH IDLE, IN COLD WEATHER. TT
ABS; BRAKE CALIPERS ARE CRACKING THE ROTORS. HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
DURING NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR OVER A QUARTER OF A MILE. TT
THE SHOULDER BELT DIDN'T LOCK IN AN ACCIDENT. CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO BE THROWN IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
FRONT END OF VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED/CRACKED. PADS ARE WORN EXCESSIVELY CONSIDERING MAJORITY OF MILEAGE WAS ON FREEWAY.
THE BRAKES DON'T GRIP RIGHT TOOK TO DEALER THREE TIMES DEALER KNOW THERE ARE PROBLEMS . TT
ABS, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON RAIN OR SNOW CONDITION, WHEN ABS KICKS IN THE PEDAL WILL GO BACK TO YOU. TT
BRAKES CONTINUE TO BE A SIGNIFICANT IMPAIRMENT AND LIFE-THREATENING MALFUNCTION. EQUIPPED W/ABS BRAKES. OWNER HAS ATTACHED DETAILS. TT
REAR ABS BRAKE LOCKS UP ALMOST CAUSE TWO ACCIDENTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 38 MILES THE CAR VIBRATES AND SHAKES THE WHOLE CAR,THE CONSUMERS HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER BUT THEY HAVE NOT FIXED IT. TT
POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM CAN NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. TT
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