1999 Ford Explorer complaints

WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND BLEW OUT, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND INJURY TO THE CONSUMER. DELTA SIERRA RADIAL, 2,387 MILES ON TIRE .FIRESTONE RECALL REPLACEMENT TIRE. *AK

AS I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH THE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AND TAKING THE CAR OUT OF CONTROL THESE TIRES HAS A RECALL BY FORD AND THESE WERE CHANGED BY FIRESTONE IN SEPT 2000..MY WIPES NECK HAS BEEN INJURED..THE TREAD IS GREAT BUT THE BET INSIDE LET LOOSE. *NLM

NAR 06/19/2003. *MR AFTER FOLLOWING THE OWNERS MANUAL GUIDELINES IN TRANSPORTING TRAILERS ON FORD VEHICLES. THE CONSUMER TOWED THE TRAILER, AND THE VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONSUMERS WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION HAD BURNED OUT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OVERDRIVE. *JB

THE ABS HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE FROM L/H FENDER ABS COMPONENT TO R/H FRONT BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH CAUSED IT TO WEAR. *NLM STEEL BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED. *TT

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 50,000 MILES. *TT

ON SATURDAY MAY 31, 2003, MY WIFE AND I WERE ON OUR WAY TO TUCSON, AZ FROM SAN DIEGO, CA IN SEPARATE VEHICLES. WE WERE IN ARIZONA ON INTERSTATE 8 TRAVELLING EASTBOUND, 23 MILES WEST OF CASA GRANDE. THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 75 AND THAT IS WHAT MY WIFE WAS DOING. THE AIR TEMPERATUREOUND 100 DEGREES. ALL FOUR MICHELIN LTXAMS 255 70 R 16 TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT. THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AT THE SHOULDER. THESE TIRES ARE TWO YEARS OLD AND HADLESS THAN 20000 MILES ON THEM. *AK

THE BACK OF MY DRIVER SEAT IN MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER RECLINES AT TIMES WITHOUT NOTICE.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER STATES VEHICLE NEEDS NEW ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLES TIRE BLEW OUT. *NLM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CABLE TWICE. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON BY THEMSELVES WHICH OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVERS VIEW. *NLM

AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES A CODE OF 2 FLASHES AND THEN 6 FLASHES AND THEN REMAINS ON UNTIL YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE REPAIR TECHNICIAN AT THE NEAREST FORD DEALER TO WHERE IT FIRST HAPPENED SAYS THE FAILURE IS IN THE HARNESS. HE SAID THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A SAFETY WARRANTY. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR AT MY LOCAL DEALER AND HE IS DENYING WARRANTY FOR THE REPAIR. GOING TO BE STUCK WITH A $450.00 BILL UNLESS YOU CAN PROVE OTHERWISE. *JB

THE TURN SIGNAL SHIFT POPPED UP WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS USED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATION PEDAL STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD AT A RAPID SPEED. *NLM

WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED IT BECAME STUCK. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND WOULD NOT STOP. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE MAIN BRAIN OF THE CRUISE CONTROL UNIT FAILED. *NLM

1999 FORD EXPLORER- AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT, TOOK TO DEALER AND RESPONSE WAS THE CONNECTION FOR SIDE AIR BAG, VEHICLE HAS NONE, NEEDS REPLACED, APPROXIMATELY $400 JOB. TO MANY COMPLAINTS BY OTHER OWNERS TO BE A COINCIDENCE. WILL AIR BAGS DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED? *NLM

FAILURE OF LEFT REAR BRAKE HOSE, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. THE BRAKE HOSE RUPTURED BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN RUBBING AGAINST THE VENT LINE ON THE REAR AXLE. *NLM

ON 17 FEBRUARY 2003, MY HUSBAND LEFT OUR RESIDENCE IN THE FORD EXPLORER. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES ON THE HIGHWAY, HE STARTED TO HEAR STRANGE NOISES. THE AUTOMOBILE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND WHEN MY HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE GAS PEDAL, THE AUTOMOBILE JUST STOPPED. THE CAR WAS THEN PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO EXPRESS AUTO SERVICE ON 18 FEBRUARY 2003 DUE TO THE SNOW CONDITIONS. EXPRESS AUTO SERVICE CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FOR PROPER OPERATION AND IT WAS DETERMINED AFTER A SECOND VISIT TO EXPRESS AUTO THAT THE 'TRANSFER CASE" NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE COULD NOT DRIVE THE AUTOMOBILE UNLESS THIS GETS REPAIRED BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT MADE THE CAR DRIVE! THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER WE ENGAGED THE 4WD FROM LOW TO HIGH DUE TO DRIVING IN THE SNOW. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITH THIS AUTOMOBILE BEING FAIRLY NEW AND PURCHASE FROM PURVIS FORD IN FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA. A NEW TRANSFER CASE WOULD HAVE COSTS APPROXIMATELY $2100.00. DUE TO BUDGET CONSTRAINTS WE RECEIVED A USED TRANSFER CASE FOR APPROXIMATELY $1439.00. I AM REQUESTING A FULL INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS MAJOR MALFUNCTION WITH MY AUTOMOBILE AND A FULL REIMBURSEMENT OF THE COSTS TO REPAIR THE SERVICES DONE TO THE AUTOMOBILE. *NLM

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED, HIT A BARRIER AND FLIPPED OVER 3 TIMES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

THE VEHICLES CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. *NLM

SERVICE BULLETIN OOM 12 FROM FORD WAS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CAMSHAFT TENSIONER IN MY 1999 EXPLORER. IT WAS REPLACED ON 11/27/01 AND NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE FORD SERVICE CENTER REFUSES TO SEE THE SAME COMPONET CONTINUES TO FAIL AGAIN AND AGAIN AS THEIR PROBLEM. *JB

THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE SHORTED OUT, THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS, FRONT AXLE SEALS, BRAKE CALIPER PADS, BRAKE LINE, POWER DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY AND MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH ASSEMBLY WERE ALL REPLACED. *TS THE TIMING CHAIN, TENSIONER, IDLE AIR CONTROL, VALVE INTAKE GASKETS AND THE SEATS WHICH RIPPED WERE ALSO REPLACED. * JB

THE BUMPER COLLAPSED WHEN IT WAS HIT. *JB

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, WITH THE GEAR IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

PERSISTENT THROTTLE STICKING IN CLOSED POSITION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE SLID ON BLACK ICE AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION AND SUBSEQUENT ROLLOVER. VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED, BUT THE NEITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *NLM

THE VEHICLE SLID ON BLACK ICE AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWO TIMES. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT CAME UNBUCKLED AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BE THROWN FROM THE SEAT. NLM

ELECTRICAL HARNESS WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AT THE PCM CONNECTOR RESULTING IN SPORADIC DYING AND FAILURE TO START PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS IN THE VEHICLE TO THIS DAY DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TIGHTEN THE INDIVIDUAL FEMALE PIN CONNECTORS WITHIN THE PCM CONNECTOR. EACH ATTEMPT CURES THE PROBLEM FROM WEEKS TO MONTHS, BUT IN THE END IT COMES BACK. AS A SIDE NOTE, THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT IS ASSUMED TO BE ALSO DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DYING CONDITION AND HAS RESULTED IN SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS. *JB

THE FORD MANUAL FOR THE 1999 FORD EXPEDITION STATED THE CONSUMER SHOULD STOP FUELING AFTER THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF OF THE SERVICE STATION PUMP STOP FUELING TWICE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A MECHANIC THAT OVER FILLING THE TANK COULD CAUSE A CARTRIDGE FILTER IN THE FILLER NECK TO MALFUNCTION. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVER VIBRATION DUE TOT HE VEHICLES FAULTY TIRES (SIZE#P23575R15) PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT #. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING ON 2 LANE ROAD (PUDDLES OF WATER, A LITTLE HILLY) BOTH THE 4 WD LOW AND 4 WD HIGH INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASH TOGETHER THREE TIMES FOR A SECOND OR TWO AT TWO SEPARATE TIMES. SHORTLY AFTER, THE FRONT END DIPPED DOWN AND THE BACK END CAME FORWARD AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION AND TOOK A BIT OF MANEUVERING TO GET THE TRUCK STRAIGHT DUE TO THE WET AREAS OF THE ROAD. I CALLED FORD THAT NIGHT AND THEY AGREED THAT IF THE 4 WD "KICKED" IN IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE LOSS OF CONTROL. TOOK IT TO THE TOWSON FORD THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THEY DID A TEST DRIVE AND CHECK FOR CODES - NOTHING SHOWED UP. THIS HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE - BUT I AM STILL HESITANT BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NOW. *NLM

MY AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON AND UPON A FORD CERTIFIED DIAGNOSTIC I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. IN THIS CASE, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS CALLED A DEFECTIVE OVERLAY HARNESS THAT CONTROLS THE VOLTAGE OF THE SYSTEM. *JB

THE THROTTLE CONTINUED TO STICK, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. *JB THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE LINKAGES MUST BE REPLACED. FORD WILL NOT COVER THE PART UNLESS THE PART IS BROKEN. THE THROTTLE WOULD STICK GOING FORWARD AND BACKWARD FROM THE STOPPED POSITION. SCC

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR SHIFTING (IT IS A AUTOMATIC) BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 RPM'S. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING STUCK AND REVVING HARD. I WAS TOLD THE VALVE BODY GASKETS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 45, 000 MILES. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD HAS DISCOVERED THE FABRIC FILTER WASN'T WORKING AND THERE IS A NEW METAL SHIELD.*JB

CONSUMER HIT AN ICY PATCH ON THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SKID, THE VEHICLE WAS OVER CORRECTED, HIT SIDE OF ROAD AND VEHICLE TURNED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK *JB

THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. THE MOTOR STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN COMPLETELY FAILED.*JB

THE REAR LIFT GATE DOOR IS FALLING OFF OF THE HINGES.*JB

THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE ENGINE SURGED FOWARD.*DT *JB

THE SEAT LATCH ASSEMBLY BROKE. *AK *JB

THE FRONT ROW ELECTRIC BUCKET SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARD WITHOUT WARNING. *JB THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT, HAD CRYSTALLIZED AND BROKE. SCC

THE GEAR SHIFT MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A WINDOW.*JB

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THE TIRES WERE TOO BIG FOR THE VEHICLE.*JB

SPARK PLUG WIRES FAILING. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 20500 MILES. RESULTED IN SEVERE VEHICLE BUCKING, MISFIRING, LOSS OF ACCELERATION, AND UNPREDICTABLE ENGINE PERFORMANCE.TWO OCCURRENCES TO TW0 DIFFERENT PLUG WIRES WITHIN 20 MILES. NUMBER 3 AND 7 ALUMINUM HEAT SHIELDED WIRES.

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.*JB

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER ABOUT A TEMPORARY FIX THAT WOULDN'T LAST LONG.*JB