1995 Ford Explorer complaints

WHILE TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE SHOOK. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

OVER DRIVE LIGHT FLASHING, TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND NOISY BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR ,AND ALSO WHEN IT STOPS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT AUTOMATICALLY RECLINED, LAYING THE BACK OF THE SEAT COMPLETELY DOWN. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS. HOWEVER, THERE WAS RECALL 03V281000 ON THIS ISSUE. *AK

DOME LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE LIGHT TURNED OFF BEFORE ARRIVING AT THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP THE LIGHT TURNED BACK ON AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. *AK

I HAVE A 1995 FORD EXPLORER THE WINDOWS WORK SOMETIMES YOU MIT DRIVE A BLOCK THAN THAY DON'TAND THE 4/4 WILL THE SAME THING . MY SON HAS 1995 EXPLORER IT WILL DO THE SAME THING IS THERE A RECALL IF NOT THER SHOUGH BE THANK YOU . *AK

ON OUR 1995 FORD EXPLORER 4 DOOR XLT, THE MAIN VERTICAL SUPPORT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BROKE UNDER NORMAL STRESS (LEANING BACK). A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED BY FORD RECALL #03504 (NHTSA 03V281000) FOR MODEL YEARS 1998-2002. FORD IS SAYING THAT THERE IS NO RECALL IN EFFECT FOR OUR MODEL YEAR AND IS PROVIDING NO HELP. *CB

DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINER BOLT BROKE, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT THE SIDE OF A RESIDENCE. *AK

VEHICLE EXHIBITED HESITATION WHILE SHIFTING, THEN, THE PICK UP WAS SLOW. SIX MONTHS AGO CONSUMER HEARD A CLANKING SOUND AT SLOW SPEED. CURRENTLY, THERE WAS DELAY WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE AND REVERSE. ALSO, INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT WHILE DRIVING. MECHANIC STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

HAVE HAD EXTENSIVE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES. *AK

I HAVE A 1995 FORD EXPLORER THAT HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS..CURRENTLY I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE COVERTER CLUTCH. I HAVE CHECKED INTO THIS AND IT SEEMS THAT MANY EXPLORERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME TROUBLE. I WROTE A LETTER TO FORD MOTORS COMPANIES AND RECIEVED A PHONE CALL FROM THEM TELLING ME HOW SORRY THEY WERE TO HEAR OF MY COMPLAINTS... I THINK THIS IS PRETTY POOR THAT THEY WON'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS

PASSENGER REAR TIRE CAME OFF OF VEHICLE.*MR *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED THE DAY BEFORE, ALL OF THE WHEELS WERE REMOVED BECAUSE THE BRAKES HAD TO BE SERVICED AND IT WAS POSSIBLE THE LUG NUTS WERE NOT PROPERLY RE-TORQUED. *JB

MY 1995 FORD EXPLORER HAS THE ACCELERATOR PEDEL STICKING AT HIGH RPM WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LOCK WIDE OPEN THROTTLE RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE SPEEDING OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE STOPPED EVEN BY STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDEL WITH BOTH FEET. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THROTTLE CAN BE UNSTUCK ONLY BY STOMPING ON THROTTLE SEVERAL TIMES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK

WHEN PROCEEDING THROUGH A LIGHT WHILE TURNING, THE TRUCK ACCELERATED. AS THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE TRUCK SLOWLY ROTATED BLOCKING THE SECOND LANE. INADVERTENTLY, THE DRIVER SHIFT GEARS INTO REVERSE THEN NEUTRAL WHICH BROUGHT TRUCK BACK TO NATURAL IDLE. TRUCK DIAGNOSED "AIR IDLE CONTROL VALVE" STUCK IN OPEN POSITION AND NOW NEEDS TRANSMISSION REPLACED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *TS SINCE THE AIR IDLE CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SPEED CONTROL CABLES THAT WERE RECALLED ON THE 1999 EXPLORERS. *SCC

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED IN THE BUCKLE. THE LATCH CONTINUES TO UNLOCK AND RELEASE FROM THE BUCKLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BOLT ON MY VEHICLE BROKE, WHILE I WAS DRIVING ACROSS A SCHOOL PARKING LOT. THIS CAUSED MY SEAT TO QUICKLY FALL BACK TO THE RECLICED POSITION. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROLL BY PULLING MYSELF BACK TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THIS IS A SCARY SITUATION. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND NO ONE WAS HURT.*AK

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINER MECHANISM IN A CRASH. *AK

1995 FORD EXPLORER STALLS WITHOUT WARING AT ANY GIVEN TIME,WHETHER AT IDLE OR DURING ACCELERATION. HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT BY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE NO PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN FOUND.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE COMING INTO LONG DRIVEWAY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE WITH PEDAL AND EMERGENCY BRAKE. DROVE INTO BRICK WALL.NEITHER ONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEFLACTED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *CB

CONSUMER STATES THAT TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, WHICH STARTED UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER SUPPLIED A FIRE REPORT. *SCC *JB

CONSUMER STATES WHEN ROAD IS WET BRAKES ARE INOPERATIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTF TIRE MODEL # P235/75R15. THE TIRES HAD CRACKS AND BUBBLES ON THE SIDE WALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRES. *NLM THESE WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR THE RECALLED FIRESTONE TIRES. *SCC *JB

FORD MOTOR COMPANY OFFERED TO REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER FORTY FIVE DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS DONE INSTALLING THE FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY WOULD ONLY DO THIS IF THE CONSUMER EXECUTED AND DELIVERED A GENERAL RELEASE FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS THAT SHE MAY HAVE HAD AGAINST THEM. * PH *JB

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO LATCH PROPERLY. *JB MOVEMENT BY THE DRIVER CAUSED THE BUCKLE TO RELEASE. THIS WAS A SUDDEN PERMANENT FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELT LOCK. *SCC *JB

ON JUNE 7, 2003 THE RIGHT SIDE TORSION BAR BROKE COLLAPSING THE FRAME ONTO THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. A METAL INSPECTOR HAS INSPECTED THE PART AND INDICATED THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I WENT TO MY FORD DEALER, THE PARTS MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID TOO BAD IT HAPPENED NOW BECAUSE MY CAR IS A 1995 AND THE WARRANTY IS UP WITH NO COVERAGE FOR REPLACING THIS PART. WE WILL NEED TO PURCHASE BOTH THE RIGHT HAND PART AS WELL AS THE LEFT HAND PART #S F57A-BC RUB & F57A-BC LUB AND HAVE THEM INSTALLED. I CAN SEND PICTURES OF THE DEFECTIVE PART. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH O/D LIGHT FLASHING, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD. *MR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED, PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE ( FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX P235/75R15 ) HAD FULL TREAD SEPARATION FROM TIRE. WAS ABLE TO SLOW AND PULL OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY ONLY TO FIND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR OF MY '95 FORD EXPLORER. TREAD PIECE HAD COME OFF THE TIRE AND UP HITTING THE LOWER PORTION OF THE FENDER BENDING IT UPWARD TOWARD THE SUPPORTS FOR IT AND THEN HITTING THE PASSENGER REAR TAIL LIGHT COMPLETELY BREAKING IT ENOUGH TO NEED FULL REPLACEMENT. AFTER HITTING THE LIGHT, IT CAME DOWN AND HIT THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR WINDOW AND LEAVING MULTIPLE BLACK TIRE/RUBBER MARKS DOWN THE DOOR TILL IT HIT THE RUNNING BOARD ON THE SIDE.*JB

O/D LIGHT FLASHING/TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *NLM

EACH OF THE 4 DOOR LOCK MECHANISMS (PASSENGER & DRIVER) HAVE BROKEN AT ONE TIME AFTER 100,000 MILES, PREVENTING THE OCCUPANT OF THAT SEAT FROM OPENING THE CAR DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. DOORS COULD BE OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE (BY ROLLING THE WINDOW DOWN AND OPENING IT USING THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE). THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK IS CURRENTLY BROKEN - IF THE DRIVER IS INSIDE WITHOUT KEYS (KEYS ARE NECESSARY TO TURN ON POWER SO THE DOOR WINDOW CAN BE ROLLED DOWN), HE MUST THEN CLIMB OVER THE CENTER CONSOLE TO EXIT THROUGH THE PASSENGER DOOR. AS MENTIONED, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK IS CURRENTLY NON-OPENABLE FROM THE INSIDE, BUT ALL OTHER DOORS HAVE HAD THE SAME DEFECT. THERE IS A NEOPRENE DOOR LOCK PART THAT BREAKS AFTER 100,000 MILES OR SO (I WOULD GUESS), WHICH CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. *NLM

THE ELECTRICAL MODULE FAILED. *JB

THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED AND CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *NLM

THE RECLINER ON THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT TO RECLINE BACKWARDS, THE DEALER REPLACED THE BOLT. *JB

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM, 1995 FORD EXPLORER -AIR FLOW BLEND DOOR FAILURE CAUSED WINDSHIELD TO COMPLETELY FOG OBSCURING VIEW FORCING EMERGENCY PULL OVER AND STOP ON INTERSTATE. OTHER DRIVERS WERE FORCED TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTIONS TO AVOID COLLISION. *NLM

I WAS DRIVING A 95 FORD EXPLORER SOUTH BOUND ON US 95 AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN EVEN WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I THEN TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING THE EXPLORER JUST SHOOK. I ALSO DOUBLE CHECKED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND IT WAS IN FACT OFF AND TRIED TO PUMP THE GAS TO SEE IF THE PEDAL WAS STUCK BUT NEITHER WORKED. WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED APPROXIMATELY 85 MPH I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WHEN THE VEHICLE SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL. THE SKID MARK WAS ABOUT 350 FEET LONG AND THEN THE EXPLORER LEFT THE ROAD AND ROLLED A FEW TIMES UNTIL IT CAME TO A STOP ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WITH THE ENGINE STILL ROARING. THE ENGINE ONLY STOPPED WHEN PASSENGER TURNED OFF THE IGNITION KEY SINCE THE DRIVER WAS UNCONSCIOUS. *JB

TENSIONER BELT WAS GOING INTO IT'S FRAME HOLDER. WHILE OPENING THE HOOD AND TRUCK RUNNING SERPENTINE BELT MIGHT HAVE BREAK HAVE BEEN CUT APART AND INJURING THE PERSON LOOKING FOR THE PROBLEM. 3-OTHER EXPLORER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHILE I WAS WITH THE MECHANIC.

TRANSMISSION FAILED. FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE TOOK 8-10 SEC'S FOR IT'S POSITION. DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG. TRANS. SPECIALISTS CHARGED $2500.00 FOR REBUILT FORD TRANS.

FRONT SUSPENSION; THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND STERRING WHEEL VIBRATE AND SHIMMY AT ALL SPEEDS. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER SAT RIGHT IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE LEANING.

I HAVE 2 FORD VEHICLES FROM MID 1990'S. THE HEADLIGHTS ON EACH HAVE LONG SINCE BECOME THOROUGHLY OPACIFIED. MY GUESS IS THAT THIS OPACITY OCCURRED WITHIN THE FIRST 2 TO 4 YEARS. ACCORDING MY MECHANIC (WHO IS A "FORD MAN"), "THIS IS A VERY CHARACTERISTIC AND LONGSTANDING FLAW WITH THE FORD BRAND, YOU WOULD THINK FORD WOULD HAVE DEALT WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE LONG AGO, BUT FORD HAS NOT AND CONTINUES NOT TO DEAL WITH IT." THIS SAFETI ISSUE/PROBLEM NOT INEXPENSIVE TO REMEDY.

FOR THE THIRD TIME, MY '95 FORD EXPLORER DURING NORMAL OPERATION HAS HAD THE THROTTLE STUCK OPEN AND ACCELERATE TO THE POINT WHERE THE TRUCK WILL NOT SLOW DOWN EVEN WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. EVEN WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN PUT INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO REV. I HAVE TO THROW THE TRUCK INTO PARK AND TURN THE TRUCK OFF BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL SLOW DOWN. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED A FEW YEARS AGO- I HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN. THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS BUILD-UP WHICH CAUSED THE THROTTLE TO REMAIN OPEN. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN A YEAR AND A HALF AND I AM NOW PETRIFIED TO DRIVE MY ONCE BELOVED VEHICLE. I CAN'T POSSIBLY IMAGINE SELLING THIS CAR AND HAVING THIS HAPPEN TO ANOTHER HUMAN BEING. LUCKILY, THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED A CO-WORKER WAS IN THE TRUCK AND I HAVE AN EYEWITNESS. PLEASE HELP ME!! I AM JUST A NORMAL HARD-WORKING PERON THAT IS TRYING TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND AM BECOMING MORE FRIGHTENED BY THE RESEARCH I AM FINDING ON THIS SUBJECT OF THE "OPEN THROTTLE". THANKS -DANI MENZEL

WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 IN ROUTE FROM NC TO FL THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE BRAKING AND TRYING TO GET OVER TO SHOULDER. INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO FORD VIA THEIR WEB SITE ON 1/10/03, CASE ID 681115, NO RESPONSE TO DATE.

CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL, FUEL LEAKING OUT FROM UNDER THE WHEEL WELLS PUDDLES. MANUFACTURE AND DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. VEHICLE WAS SERVICE BY TECHNICIAN AND NOTICE GAS NECK FILLER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

THE ABS SYSTEM WAS PROBLEMATIC. TS SCC

ON THE 1995 FORD EXPLORER, THERE EXISTS A PROBLEM WHEREAS AN INDIVIDUALS COULD BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE DURING AN EMERGENCY, DUE TO THE LOCK MECHANISMS HIGH RATE OF FAILURE (POOR QUALITY MATERIAL) ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS. TO DATE, THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE, DUE TO THE (APPARENT) LOCK LINKAGE BREAKING ON EACH DOOR.

WHILE LEANING BACK TO BUCKLE SEAT BELT THE BACK OF THE SEAT COLLASPED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE EXTRA WHOLE WAS PUNCHED OUT BELOW THE BOLT WHOLE. *TS

PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION. TS

NO SUMMARY. DT

THE LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE FRONT OUTER TIE ROD END HAD TO BE REPLACED.MR. CONSUMER STATED THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME.*JB

THE VEHICLE HAS GIVEN US GOOD SERVICE UNTIL MAY OF THIS YEAR, WHEN A PROBLEM DEVELOPED IN THE TRANSFER CASE. AN OIL PICKUP TUBE HAD BROKEN, THE UNIT HAD TO BE DISASSEMBLED AND REPAIRED AT A COST OF $1304.53. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT 72,202 MILES AND SEEMED PECULIAR AT THE TIME, BUT WE ACCEPTED IT AS UNUSUAL WEAR AT TEAR. ON OCTOBER 21ST WE TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SHOP AS THE OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THE SERVICE ADVISOR (JASON SAVIDGE) CALLED LATER THAT DAY AND INFORMED US THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS A TOTAL SHOCK TO ME AS AN AUTOMOBILE DRIVER FOR NEARLY 60 YEARS. HAVING OWNED MANY VEHICLES (AND DRIVEN MANY MORE) OF VARIOUS MANUFACTURERS BOTH FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH FAILURES. I DO NOT ABUSE MY VEHICLES AND HAVE THEM SERVICED REGULARLY. AS A ONE TIME APPRENTICE AUTO MECHANIC, A GRADUATE MECHANICAL ENGINEER WITH 40 YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE I KNOW THAT PROPERLY DESIGNED ROTATING MACHINERY, MAINTAINED AND NOT ABUSED WILL LAST ESSENTIALLY INDEFINITELY. I HAVE RETAINED MOST OF MY VEHICLES FOR 100,000 MILES AND MORE WITHOUT SUCH FAILURES. I NOTED ON YOUR WEB SITE A NUMBER FAILURES SIMILAR TO OURS, SOME MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS. I ALSO REALIZE THIS MAY NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE. BUT WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET THE MANUFACTURER TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I CONTACTED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT FORD MOTOR CO. AND RECEIVED AND I AM SORRY BUT NOTHING IN OUR RECORDS INDICATE FORD MOTOR CO. SHOULD PAY OR HELP PAY FO