1995 Ford Explorer complaints

ORIGINAL FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILS TO LATCH. REPLACED WITH FORD PART NO. F57Z-7861203-C.*AK

PE00 020; REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE ,WILDERNESS ARX, P235/75R15.*AK

NHTSA RECALL 00V402000. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER FOR REMEDY, BUT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE WORK COMPLETED FOR LACK OF PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

LEFT REAR TIRE BLOW OUT ,NO TREAD SEPERATION ,VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245-16)

CONSUMER HAS REPLACED FIRESTONE TIRES TWICE FOR A TOTAL OF EIGHT TIRES DUE TO RECALL 00T005, FIRESTONE HAS NOT YET RESPONDED BACK TO CONSUMERS REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT, TIRE SIZE IS P235/75R15. *SLC

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT GO INTO RETRACTOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING IN WET CONDITIONS AT 45MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMTATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE LOSES POWER, CONSUMER STATES ITS LIKE SHE TAKES HER FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND BY THE TIME SHE PULLS OVER, THE VEHICLE RUNS LIKE NORMAL, NOONE CAN DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *SLC

MY CAR STALLS CONTINUOUSLY ON A STEADY BASIS - MAY BE GOING OK AND THEN JUST STALLS AND MAY TAKE UP TO 30 TIMES TO GET IT TO START AGAIN - WILL ONLY GO IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND I SLAM THE GAS PEDAL - ALSO ANTI LOCK BRAKES SKID ALL THE TIME AND I AM TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ACROSS BRIDGE AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH WHEN SMOKE APPEARED FROM CONSOLE. THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY LANE TO PULL OVER. CONSUMER HAD TO KEEP GOING UNTIL OFF THE BRIDGE. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AT CONSOLE. KEY BURNED UP IN IGNITION. VEHICLE HAD POWER LOCKS WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER, AND 5 YEAR OLD CHILD TO HAVE TO CLIMB OUT OF WINDOW.CONSUMER HAD TO JERK SEVERAL TIMES ON SEAT TO GET THE CHILD OUT. FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED IT WAS CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY CONCERNED. BUT IF NO LIVES WERE TAKEN , IT WASN'T MUCH THAAT COULD BE DONE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH,OVERDRIVE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER WHO REPLACED TRANSMISSION.*AK

ENGINE STALLS DURING HOT WX. ENGINE STALLED WHEN TRYING TO ENTER TRAFFIC. RESTARTS IF HOOD IS LIFTED TO ALLOW AIR TO CIRCULATE AND COOL COMPONENTS. NOV 16, 2000 DEALERSHIP REPLACED PCM, BRA PROCESSOR ASY-EEC, EVR, CONTROL ASY-EGR VACUUM REGULATOR, SENSOR ASY-EGR PRESSURE VALVE FOR ~$600. NOT FIXED. *AK

SAFETY DEFECT. ENGINE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER STARTING IN HOT WEATHER. STALLED IN MOVING TRAFFIC. SAME PROBLEM PREVIOUS SUMMER. JUL 31, 2001 DEALERSHIP REPLACED VALVE ASSEMBLY-IDLE AIR CONTROL, VALUE ASY-THROTTLE AIR BY-PASS FOR $230. PREVIOUSLY PAID $590 FOR SAME SYMPTOM AND NOT FIXED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH TRANSMISSION QUIT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.*AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A TIRE TREAD SEPARATION (BLOWOUT) WHILED DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND ONE DAY BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED (DEC 31, 1999), THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2000 (FIRESTONE ATX). NLM

O/D LIGHT STARTS FLASHING. VERY COMMEN ON 94-96 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSIONS. MUST REPLACE TRANSMISSION. SHOULD BE RECALLED. MINE HAPPED AT 55,000. HAD A NEW ONE INSTALLED BY FORD, HAPPENED AGAIN 20,000 MILES LATER. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WHEN CALLING MANUFACTURER,HE WAS INFORMED ABOUT RECALL 00V402 AND WAS TOLD THAT IF THE MISSING LINK HAD CAUSED VEHICLE TO CRASH COMPANY WOULD REPLACE, VEHICLE,HOWEVER CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT VEHICLE WAS TOO DAMAGED FOR INSPECTION.

GRACO MODEL NUMBER 8480HG, DOM 2/17/01. I HAVE A 21 MONTH OLD BOY AND HE CAN EASILY UNDO THE HARNESS CLASP WHEN IN THE SEAT. I THINK THAT THE CLASP IS MADE OF A TOO FLEXIBLE MATERIAL. MANUFACTURER DOESN'T AGREE. COULD YOU CHECK INTO THIS?*AK

TWO GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES (SIZE: LT235/75R15, DOT#: T300863GRF-92W) ON 1995, FORD, EXPLORER HAVE EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL PROBLEMS. LEFT FRONT TIRE HAS A TWO SQUARE INCH SECTION THAT HAS STARTED TEARING OFF OF THE SIDEWALL WITH APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES ON THE TIRE. ALSO, LEFT REAR TIRES SIDEWALL IS BEGINNING TO SPLIT WITH 25 TO 30,000 MILES ON THE TIRE. THESE TIRES ARE NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR THIS VEHICLE.*AK *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE DRIVE GEAR IN THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, 27K MILES LATER THE PROBLEM REOCCURED, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT AN INCORRECT COMPONENT WAS INSTALLED, THEREFORE CAUSING IT TO FAIL AGAIN, WHILE THIS WAS BEING REPAIRED THE DEALER TORE THE DOOR MOLDING AND THE DASH LIGHTS BECAME INOPERATIVE. *NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WAS TRAVELING 50 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT. THIS CAUSED EXPLORER TO "T" BONED IT. ONCE THIS HAPPENED, AIR BAGS ON THE EXPLORER FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE'S FRONT WAS DAMAGE, BUT WAS REPAIRABLE. NO INJURIES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL TIRES REPLACED BUT WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE PURCHASED PRIOR TO THE CUT OFF DATE (FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX, P235/75R15 DOT#W2HL-1PM-105). NLM

AT 5,000 MILES A POPPING SOUND IS COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED STEERING COLUMN ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. BUT, PROBLEM IS STILL REOCCURRING. *AK CLIP FOR UPPER BEARING WAS OUT, DEALER REPLACED AND ALSO RETORQUED BOLTS FOR LOWER SHAFT BEARINGS, UPPER AND LOWER STEERING SHAFTS WERE REPLACED, LOWER WAS REPLACED TWICE , CONSUMER STATES THERE IS STILL PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. POPPING NOISE IN RIGHT FRONT SEAT. RADIO INOPERABLE, DEALER REPLACED, RADIO FAILED AGAIN, DEALER REPLACED AND REPOSITIONED WIRING. CONSOLE ASSEMBLY REPLACED. *SLC

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT INTERMITTENTLY WOULD NOT LATCH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND VEHICLE OUT OF ITS WARRANTY.*AK *SLC

VEHICLE WAS GOING 45MPH AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SWAY BAR BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN OFF ROAD. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL 00V4402000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S47 IN REFERENCE TO SAME DEFECT. MONTHS LATER. CONSUMER WAS DENIED BY DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ACCORDING TO WHAT THE RECALL STATED. *AK

I BELIEVE THIS TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT BEFORE I PURCHASED IT. I THINK THIS BECAUSE OF THE BAD FIBERGLASS WORK ON THE ROOF AND BAD PAINT JOB. I ALSO BELIEVE THIS BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE FRONT END PROBLEMS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED. I BELIEVE ONCE THIS TRUCK IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THERE IS NO REPAIR TO MAKE IT SAFE AGAIN. I ALSO WONDER IF THE ACCIDENT THE TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN IS RELATED TO THE TIRE AND ROLLOVER RECALL FROM FORD AND FIRESTONE. *AK

BOTH WHEEL BEARING ON THE FRONT HAVE FAILED SINCE OWNERSHIP. CANNOT FIND RECEIPT AT THIS TIME FOR SPECIFICS BUT I WILL FIND THEM OR RETRIEVE COPIES FROM THE GARAGE THAT PERFORMED THE WORK. *AK

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING, ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ENDED UP IN A GRASSY MEDIAN, IN JULY OF 2000 PRIOR TO THE RECALL 00T005, CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE TWO MORE TIRES DUE TO BAD BELTS,CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR FAULTY TIRES (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATX, P235/75R15). NLM

CONSUMER JUST STARTED TO DRIVE WHEN DRIVER'S SEATBACK FELL BACK, LATCH ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

TIRE FAILURE. *AK

HIGH-MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT FOUND INOPERABLE DURING NC SAFETY INSPECTION. ESTIMATE OF REPLACEMENT IS OVER $350.00. THIS SEEMS LIKE A PART THAT SHOULD HAVE A LONGER LIFETIME GIVEN THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. ARE THERE ANY MANUFACTURER REIMBURSEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT?*AK

REPEATED FAILURES OF FIRESTONE TIRES OVER 3 YEARS. REPORTED TO FRIESTONE W/ NO ACTION. THIS WAS ABOUT 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FIRST MAJOR RECALL/SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT. REFUSED TO WARRANTY AND CLAIMED TO HAVE A NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT HD WIPED OUT ALL INFO PRIOR TO JAN 2000. WILL F/U WITH LETTER TO YOU. MY APOLOGIES FOR THE LATE REPORT. THOUGHT I HAD MAILED THE LETTER PREVIOUSLY. CURRENTLY HAVE SPARE TIRE FIRESTONE AND WILL REPORT TO LOCAL FORD DEALER. *AK (TIRESIZE: STANDARD)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: STANDARD )

TREAD SEPARATION/DEFECTS ALL FOUR TIRES AFTER 7 MONTHS. *AK (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

MY THREE OTHER TIRES WERE ALSO SEPARATING AND WERE REPLACED. I AM STILL WAITING FOR FIRESTONE TO PAY ME FOR MY MEDICAL AND EIGHT MONTHS LOSS TIME FROM WORK AND VEHICLE RENTAL. THEY HAD REIMBURSED ME APPROXIMATELY $2,700.00 ONLY FOR DAMAGE TO MY EXPLORER. THE TIRES THEY HAD REPLACED I BELIEVE NOW HAS A RECALL ACCORDING TO THE NEW REPORTS OF 5-21-01. IF YOU CAN GIVE ME SOME ASSISTANCE IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HL1PM135 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

WHENEVER WEATHER STARTS TO GET REAL HOT ENIGNE STALLS. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ON THE REAR DOES NOT WORK, HE STATES WHEN THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DROVE VEHICLE INTO BAY TO BE SERVICED, THE BRAKE LIGHT FLASHED ON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEVERAL MONTHS, WHICH POSSIBILY MEANT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE LIGHT, ALSO THE HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER BADLY, ESPECIALLY ON ROUGH PAVEMENT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN FORD, EXPLORER, 1995 RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE TIRE, SIZE: P255/70R16, DOT: VDCU1PX019 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *NOTE: VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. VEHICLE CLASSIFIED AS A TOTAL LOSS, AND CONSUMER'S WIFE SUFFERED NOSE/HEAD INJURIES.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60-65 MPH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED IN WHICH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT SPEED AS HIGH AS 90 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, FOOT WAS DEPRESSED ON BRAKE PEDAL, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE IT WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND THEN TURNED COMPLETELY OFF. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE TREAD ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED AND THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND ROLLED 4 OR 5 TIMES. I WAS INJURED WITH BRUSES, SCRATCHES,AND GLASS CUTS IN MY FACE. I HAVE CONTACTED NORMA DAVIS AT FIRESTONE (800-543-7522),BUT SHE STATED THAT I NEEDED THE TIRE FOR HER TO HELP. I HAVE SINCE HAD THE VEHICLE REPOCESSED, BECAUSE MY INSURANCE(NATIONWIDE INSURANCE CO.)CHOSE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR $10000. AFTER MONTHS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP, I WAS TOLD THAT NATIONWIDE WOULD NO LONGER BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS CAUSED BY MY ACCIDENT. MY CREDIT IS RUINED AND I CAN NOT GET ANY HELP. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO TURN. PLEASE HELP ME IF POSSIBLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 75 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. VEHICLE WAS WANDERING AROUND THE ROAD. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P235/75R15, DOT HYHL1P458.*AK FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ALUMINUM WHEEL. *SLC

THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TWO SWAY BARS THAT WERE REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-402. NLM

VEHICLE ACCELERATES, MOSTLY AT SPEEDS OF 50-55 MPH, CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKE, BUT ENGINE KEEPS REVVING. CONSUMER THEN USES EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. THEN, PUTS VEHICLE IN PARK. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, TWICE TO DEALER, CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK

PRIOR TO RECALL 00T-005 AND 00V-402 THE VEHILCE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE SWAY BAR LINKS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE LOSS OF CONTROL AND THAT THE TIRE ALSO BLEWOUT DURING THIS ACCIDENT, THE CONSUMER SUFFERED A BUSTED AND SWOLLEN LIP AND BODY ACHES (FIRESTONE). NLM

DOME LIGHTS STAY ON. CONSUMER IS WORRIED IT MAY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE.*AK

HAD TO TOTALLY REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION, SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE TO BE DONE ON SUCH A LOW MILEAGE CAR.*AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A FLAT, AND WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKE IN, WAS ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT THE FLAT WAS DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ALL 4 FIRESTONE AT(P255/70R16) TIRES. *JB

THE SWAY BAR LINK FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-402, THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE VEHCILE WAS PURCHASED. THIS WAS SECOND TRANSMISSION, AND IT WAS A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK