1996 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

REAR DOOR HANDLES ON BOTH SIDES HAVE FAILED. PLEASE CONTACT IF A RECALL IS PENDING.

I AM HAVING TROUBLE FINDING A CAR SEAT THAT FITS THE MIDDLE OF THE BACK SEAT. MY CHILD IS 8 MONTHS OF AGE AND NEEDS TO BE REAR FACING. FOR SOME REASON THE LARGER CAR SEATS DO SEEM TO FIT SECURLY, NO MATTER WHAT WE DO IT'S VERY LOOSE. IS THERE A LISTING OF APPROVED CAR SEATS FOR OUR VEHICLE. THANK YOU. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN COLLISION, INJURIES. (POLICE REPORT ATTACHED). MJS

BOTH REAR DOORS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED AT VAROIUS TIMES, CAUSING THEM TO NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND THE DEALER WILL FIX BUT ONLY IF I PAY. *AK

IE98-038. LINKAGE BETWEEN THROTTLE CABLE AND THROTTLE BODY BROKEN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE AND LUNGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY, WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. *AK

HEADLIGHTS INITIALLY FAILED TO COME ON, THEN CAME ON WHEN DIMMER SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED, THEN FAILED WHEN VEHICLE HIT BUMPS ON ROAD, THEN AGAIN WHEN TURN SIGNALS WERE USED.

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS THE ABS SYSTEM WILL KICK IN. A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED . THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN MAKING A TURN VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF , GIVING THE DRIVER NO INDICATION. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE TWICE, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT LESS THAN 5MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH SPEED, WITHOUT APPLICATION OF THE GAS PEDAL, AND PUSHED THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF IT OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

TWO PISTONS IN THE TRANSMISSION BUSTED, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO GO. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK