Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Mar 13, 1998CA
WINDOWS HAVE BLOWN OUT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS
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1998 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 1998 record →
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar2 injured
Filed Feb 26, 1998NY
LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTED IN ACCIDENT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 24, 1998PA
DRIVE TRAIN VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE.
Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 12, 1998NY
WHEN VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 8 GALLONS OF FUEL AND IS PARKED ON AN DECLINE, IT WILL NOT START UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS ROLLED TO A LEVEL GRADE.
Steering
Filed Feb 9, 1998NY
VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL RESULTING IN A COLLISION.
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 4, 1998IN
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS.
Suspension › FrontCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 23, 1998IL
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH WIDE LEFT CURVE AND RIGHT SIDE TIRE WENT ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND RIGHT REAR TIRE SKIDDED OUT, TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED AND TRIED T CORRECT THE FISHTAIL, HAD A ROLLOVER. STARTED AT THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK
Electrical System › Wiring
Filed Dec 15, 1997NC
THE DEALER/ FACTORY DID NOT FULLT TIGHTEN THE THE MAIN POWER WIRE IN THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED POWER SURGES IN ALL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT BY CONSUMERLOOSENING POWER TO STEERING/LIGHTS OR BRAKES. *AK
Suspension › Rear › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly
Filed Dec 10, 1997PA
WHEN A LOAD IS PLACED IN THE CARGO AREA THE REAR END SAGS TERRIBLY. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH REAR AXLE JUMPS/HOPS, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE. *AK
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