1994 Ford Explorer Complaint Log

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. *SD

ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, LIGHT CAME ON PERIODICALLY, REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER/ROTOR/CALIPER/ ANTI-LOCK CONTROLLER. TT

MANUAL TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN REMOVING FOOT FROM CLUTCH. TT

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE FUSES WENT OUT, THE RADIO WENT OUT, AND THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE REAR HATCH MOUNT BROKE OFF AND AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE.

WHEN THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE ROLLS FREELY, RECALL WORK WAS CORRECTED, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS RECALL #94V169000. *AK

WE PURCHASED OUR 1994 EXPLORER IN DEC. 1993. WE IMMEDIATELY STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE CAR. IT WOULD VIBRATE AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD US THAT IT WAS A BUILT-IN VIBRATION AND THAT WE WOULD BE CONTACTED BY FORD . WE ALSO TOOK THE CAR TO FIRESTONE AND TOLD THEM THIS STORY, THEY BALANCED THE TIRES AND TOLD US TO GO BACK TO FORD. EVERY TIME WE WENT BACK TO FORD THEY TOLD US SOME STORY THAT THEY WERE WORKING ON THE PROBLEM AND THAT FORD WAS GOING TO SEND THEM A KIT TO CORRECT THE VIBRATION. WE WAITED...WE WENT BACK TO FIRESTONE AND THEY ROTATED AND BALANCED THE TIRES AGAIN. AFTER MANY YEARS OF GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM EVERYONE INVOLVED WE FINALLY PURCHASED NEW TIRES AND SHOCKS AND SUDDENLY THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. NOW THAT ALL THIS INFORMATION HAS COME TO LIGHT ABOUT FORD AND FIRESTONE COVERING UP THESE PROBLEMS WE MAY HAVE SAVED OUR LIVES. WE WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THE TIRES WE BOUGHT. WE STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL SPARE. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE ABOUT THE TIRES AND THEY TOLD US THAT SINCE WE REPLACED THEM BEFORE THE RECALL IT WAS TO BAD, TRY CALLING FORD. I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. WE HAVE ALL OUR PAPERWORK TO BACK THIS UP. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF WE CAN DO ANYTHING.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

ABS BRAKES DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING, ALSO LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

LOOSE SWAY BAR BOLTS. *AK

BRACKETS THAT HOLD THE LIFT GATE OPEN BROKE, RECALL ON COMPONENTS HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED.

VEHICLE HAS SEVERE VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 62PMH TO 70MPH PURCHASED 12/6/93, FIRST REPORTED 12/21/93, AGAIN 1/17/93 AND 12/94. NOTHING EVER DONE, SAID PROBABLY TIRES. WE WAITED, THINKING WHEN THE TIRES WERE REPLACED IT WOULD BE OK. NOW WE REPLACED TIRES, AND VIBRATION IS WORSE! IT WAS INTERMITTANT AT FIRST AND IS CONTINUING TO GROW WORSE AS TIME GOES ON.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED THREE TIMES, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD

FRONT END SHIMMIES WHEN DRIVING OVER A DEPRESSION IN THE ROAD WHILE MAKING A TURN, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. *DSH

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. TT

WHEN IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, VEHICLE KICKS IT OUT, CAUSING SUDDEN JERKING TO THE CAR, RESULTING IN CONTROL LOST. TT

THE OWNER'S VEHICLE HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE CHASSIS AND IS HELD IN PLACE BY A CABLE. THE CABLE SNAPPED RELEASING THE SPARE TIRE INTO TRAFFIC. OWNER WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE THE TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING THE BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE RECALL IN 2000 AND 2001**CC THE CONSUMER DIDN'T RECEIVE THE RECALL INFORMATION UNTIL AFTER HE HAD ALREADY REPLACED HIS FAULTY TIRES (1993 AND 1994 FORD EXPLORER XL 4X4). THE RECALL INDICATED THAT THE CONSUMER COULD TAKE HIS RECEIPT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO BE REIMBURSED. THE LOCAL DEALER REFUSED TO HANDLE THE PROCESSING OF THE PAPERWORK. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO GRACIOUSLY PROCESSED THE PAPERWORK, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER STILL WASN'T REIMBURSED FOR THE TIRES. *NM

1994 EXPLORER TIRE TREAD HAS CRACKS ON ALL FOUR TIRES. *TS *JB

1994 FORD EXPLORER BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE TIRES DEFECT, TIRES RECALLED, CONSUMER HAD TIRES REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE AND WOULD LIKE TO GET REIMBURSEMENT FROM MANUFACTURER. *MC *JB

INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR OBSCURES VISION OF TALL PEOPLE. *AW

VEHICLE HAS SEVERE VIBRATION AND CAN NOT BE DRIVING AT HWY SPEEDS. TT

WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE, WITH EMERGENCY PARK BRAKE ENGAGED ROLLED FORWARD HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL AT APPROX. 35MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAIL TO DEPLOY WHEN HIT A TREE, STEERING COLUMN FELL IN LAP. TT

VEHICLE STALLED THEN CAUGHT FIRE. *SKD

THE FUEL ODOR /FUMES AFTER 10,000 MILES CAR PARK IN GARAGE AND SMELL IS IN THE HOUSE THIS IS THE FIRST CAR THE FUEL IS COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WELL .

UPON SUDDEN OR SLIGHT APPLICATION OF BRAKES TRUCK WILL PULL TO RIGHT; ALSO BRAKES FAIL TO RESPOND TO PEDAL APPLICATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

THE FUEL ODOR /FUMES AFTER 10,000 MILES CAR PARK IN GARAGE AND SMELL IS IN THE HOUSE THIS IS CONSUMER SECOND CAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM DEALER TOOK BACK CAR. TT

THE BRAKE ROTOR HAD EXTREME EXCESSIVE WEAR ON ONE SIDE SO SEVERLY THAT IT CUT INTO THE ROTOR, REQUIRING THE ROTOR TO HAVE TO BE RESURFACED. TT

PURCHASE CAR NEW AT 9,000 MILES THE STEERING GEAR BOX NEED TO BE REPAIR . TT

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PRESSURE IS WEAK, RESULTING IN SOFT PEDAL OR LOW PEDAL APPLICATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TRIED TO STOP BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO BRAKE HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE .

BRAKES FAIL WHILE MOVING UP AT STOP LIGHT-WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT-NO ONE WAS HURT. TT

EQUIPPED W/ABS; BRAKE ARE LOW AND HAVE POOR POTENTIAL FOR STOPPING. FRONT PADS REPLACED AND ROTORS TURNED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

BRAKES SQUEAKS AND LOCKS UP. TT

WHEN DRIVING AT 60 OR 65 MPH THERE IS A FROM VIBRATION IN THE TRUCK . TT

ABS BRAKES; BRAKES FAIL W/DELAY IN RESPONSE. OTHER OCCURANCE BRAKES FAILED W/VIBRATION AND LOCKING UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

#PE95-032 THE HATCH DOOR SUPPORT BRACKET IS CRACKED. TT

WHILE DRIVING ALONG WHEN TOUCHED BRAKES THERE WERE NONE AND HAD TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP. TT

#PE95-032 THE REAR HATCH LATCH DOOR FRAME BROKE . TT

WHEN TURN THE AIR CONDITIONER ON THERE ARE GAS FUMES IN AND OUT OF THE CAR . TT

THE REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF TWO TIMES . TT

THE REAR HATCH THE POST THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE TRUCK LOOSENED UP THE HATCH WILL NOT CLOSE TIGHT . TT

THE WINDSHIELD LEAKS, THE BRAKE MAKES NOISE REPLACED PADS AND THE SENSOR WHEN OUT CAR RAN BUT DIDN'T RUN RIGHT THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON TRUCK BURNS TO MUCH OIL .

WHEN DRIVING AND APPLY THE BRAKE MAKES NOISE TOOK TO DEALER COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM . TT

UPON APPLYING BRAKE ON WET PAVEMENT, PEDAL BECOMES HARD, MUST STAND UP ON BRAKE, BRAKE ACTION SEEMS INEFFECTIVE. TT

THE HOOD FLEW OPEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 20MPH, WHEN MADE ATTEMPT TO STOP, BRAKE ACTION SEEMED INEFFECTIVE, RESULT, ALLOWED VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ROLL FORWARD. TT *JB

ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

BRAKES CONTINUE TO BE A SIGNIFICANT IMPAIRMENT AND LIFE-THREATENING MALFUNCTION. EQUIPPED W/ABS BRAKES. OWNER HAS ATTACHED DETAILS. TT

THE BRAKES DON'T GRIP RIGHT TOOK TO DEALER THREE TIMES DEALER KNOW THERE ARE PROBLEMS . TT

EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT BRAKING FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TT