1996 Ford Explorer complaints

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, ALSO BRAKE CALIPER FAILED, VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT FROM LANE TO LANE. *AK

ODOMETER FRAUD.

TRANSMISSION WAS NOT BOLTED IN DURING MANUFACTURING.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY, ABS BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT A SUDDEN STOP, BRAKES FAILED TO DISENGAGE, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

DOOR ASSEMBLY RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS (96V-070). *AK

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEA RBOTTOMS HAVE MISSING SPRING/LUMBAR PUMPS LOCATED IN WRONG PLACE UNDER SEATS/INSUFFICIENT PADDING UNDER SEATS, COMBINATION RESULTS IN DISCONFORT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ONTO THE INTERSECTION, GOING DOWN MAIN STREET, CAME TO STOP SIGN, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT OF THE INTERSECTION, FORD HIT SIDE DOOR OF OTHER VEHICLE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND BRAKES (ABS) DID NOT HOLD.*AK

ABS BRAKES FADED/PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR; BRAKES GAVE OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL/OVERHEATED NOT GRABBING ROTORS, ONCE COOLED DOWN WORKED AS NORMAL; CAUSED ACCIDENT, REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE; NO WARNING; FORD SAYS BRAKES ARE OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *AK

PARKING BRAKE JAMMED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN HILL. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE BRAKING POWER.*AK

UPON BRAKING EXPERIENCED MALFUNCTIONING OF ABS, WARNING LIGHT APPEARS, NOTICED GRINDING SOUND, THEN BRAKES GRIND, DLR CAN'T CORRECT.*AK

FRONT AXLE HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW THE AXLE TO VENT PROPERLY, THIS CAUSES OIL TO FOAM AND SPRAY OU OF THE VENT TUBE, OIL HAS GOTTEN ALL OVER THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE INCLUDING THE BRAKE SYSTEM, WHICH CAUSES FADED BRAKING. *SLC

DRIVE TRAIN HAS VIBRATION WHILE ACCELERATING BETWEEN 40/50 MPH.

11:00 POSITION, WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS FLOPPED OUT WITH OUT ANY INFLATION.*AK

APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY SERGED.*AK

WITH KEY IN IGNITION W/ENGINE RUNNING, TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS ACROSS HIGHWAY INTO SCHOOL YARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED. FORD IS AWARE AND HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, BUT REPAIRS WILL NOT START UNTIL POSSIBLY THREE MONTHS AWAY. *AK *SLC

GAS PEDAL TOO CLOSE TO BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING THEM TO BE DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY/ACCIDENT.

THE DEALERSHIP HASN'T HAD THE PARTS SINCE MAY.*AK RECALL 96S38. *SLC

EXTENSIVE CORROSIN/RUST OF ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE.*AK

DRIVE TRAIN 4 WHEEL DRIVE FAILS TO ENGAGE. *SD

ORDER RECALL PART FROM DEALER. STILL HAS NOT CAME IN, HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MORE THAN A MONTH. RECALL 96V007000. *AK

THE STEERING MAKES A CLICKING NOISE AND IS LOOSE AT ANY SPEED WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. *AK DEALER STATED FIX WOULD BE TO GREASE STEERING COLUMN AND BEARING, HOWEVER TSB STATED DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR, CONSUMER STATED THE GREASING DID NOT HELP PROBLEM AND IS ANGRY THAT DEALER WILLINGLY SOLD VEHICLE KNOWING OF THIS PROBLEM. *SLC

DRIVESHAFT CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *AK WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 15-20 MPH THE DRIVESHAFT BECAME DISCONNECTED WHICH FORCED CONSUMER TO GLIDE OF TO THE SHOULDER .*JB

ONE END OF BACK LUGGAGE RACK CAME UNDONE, CAUSING RACK TO BLOW OVER AND DANGLE OFF THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *DH

PARKED ON INCLINE, EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED, INDICATOR MOVED BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDEN, ALSO ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

DEFECTIVE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL COVER PLATE, CAUSING OIL LEAK.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SD

PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD VEHICLE, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DH

UPON BRAKING, REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE BUT FLICK INTERMITTENTLY. OWNER WANTS TO IDENTIFY HIS OTHER FORDS DATING BACK TO 1986 W/SAME PROBLEM. DESCRIBE. *AK

GOODYEAR PERFORMER TIRE FAILED TO STAY ON RIM. *DH

ABS BRAKES; VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING OWNER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP DURING NORMAL STOPPING, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM, ABS BRAKES. *AK

THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL LEAKS OIL AND SPRAYS IT ON THE ENGINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING & MAKING A TURN, OWNER NOTICED VEHICLE VEERING. STEERING WHEEL HAD SEPERATED FROM COLUMN, TURNING FREELY. HAD 80 MILES ON ODOMETER, BRAND NEW. *AK

FUEL VENT TUBE FAILED, FUEL SPRAYED OUT OF THE FUEL TANK WHEN FILLING THE TANK. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED THREE TIMES.

WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH, W/REASON CLEARLY NOT IDENTIFIED BY FORD TRUCK ROLLED FLIPPED ON DRIVERS SIDE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

ABS BRAKES; UPON APPLICATION, BRAKES PERFORMED POORLY, ALLOWING TRUCK TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. BOTH MFG/AFTER MARKET PARTS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *AK

REAR END SLID OUT OF CONTROL, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

WINDSHIELD IS CONTINUALLY DENTED BY ANY DEBRIS ON THE ROAD. *AK

RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY REPLACED TWICE, VEHICLE WANDERS/REQUIRES EXTREME EFFORT TO KEEP IN STRAIGHT LINE. *DSH

WHILE USING HEADLIGHTS EARLY MORNING IN MOTION, LIGHTS COMPLETELY WENT OUT. ROPER AUTO SALES FOUND NOTHING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

THE ABS SYSTEM BRAKES ACTIVATE ON THEIR OWN CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING, THERE IS ALSO PARTIAL LOSS STEERING. TT

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL WITH EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED IT ROLLED INTO RIVER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

ABS: WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD SWERVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT; HOSE CLOGGED UP WITH UNKNOWN MATERIAL; BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING.

AUTO-TRANS: COMPUTER CHIP CAUSES WHEELS TO SPIN UNCONTROLLABLY; MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT; VARIOUS SPEEDS. TT

813-972-7100 X7271: IDLE DROPS BELOW ZERO; ENGINE SHIMMIES, THEN STALLS IN TRAFFIC; INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, MOSTLY IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. TT

A SPLINTERED TWO BY FOUR PIERCED THE GAS TANK. TT

VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN HAS PROBLEMS WITH NOISE AND ERRATIC OPERATION.DLR CAN NOT FIX. TT