1996 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO HITTING A DEER. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE WENT INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS TOP. BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED AND HAD NOTHING POSTIVE TO SAY. SEEKING NHTSA FOR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

ACCORDING TO NHTSA MY CAR HAS HAD RECALLS BUT DELEAR SAYS THEIR AREN'T ANY I WAS JUST LOOKING FOR SOME HELP,THANK YOU

THE DESIGN OF THE WIPERS ALLOWS ICE TO BUILD UP ON WIPERS AND WINDSHIELD RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY.

MY CAR HAD A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS RECENTLY DESCRIBED ON DATELINE (ONE WEEK LATER). LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP BY PUTTING IT IN PARK AND TURNING OFF THE IGNITION. I WON'T DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE. WE WERE ALMOST KILLED AND ALMOST KILLED SOME PEDESTRIANS. FORD IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGIN THE PROBLEM, BUT RATHER DENYING IT. WOULD APPRECIATE SOME FOLLOW UP. REGARDLESS, I AM GETTING RID OF THE CAR BEFORE IT KILLS US. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SHOULDNT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL HELP US AND OTHERS. IT IS NOT RIGHT FOR FORD TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE OF A RECALL. THEY DID IT WITH THE PINTOS AND NOW WITH THE EXPLORERS. DON'T ALLOW THIS, ITS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER. I HAD MY THREE YEAR OLD BOY WITH ME AND I COULD HAVE LOST HIM. *AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. SLOWS DOWN WHEN USING BRAKES, BUT ACCELERATION WILL NOT STOP. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED TO OPERATE AT 44,000 MAIL OF WEAR; DEALER/MFR NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPLACE/REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF.DEALER HAS THE VEHICLE IN SHOP TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS VEHICAL ACCELERATED TO HIGH SPEEDS AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM.

WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH OUR ABS (ANNOYING PEDAL FEEDBACK DURING NORMAL BRAKING AS WELL AS DURING BACK-UP), THE FRONT BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY SHOT AT 17,000 MILES (WE DO NOT HAVE A TOW PACKAGE) THE ROTOR'S HAD TO BE MILLED, AND UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE DEALERSHIP ( AFTER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BY ME) FOUND OUT THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND I AM BECOMING MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR SAFETY AS THIS SITUATION PERSISTS. I BOUGHT A FORD BECAUSE THEY HAD A BETTER SAFETY RATING AT THE TIME THEN OTHER SIMILAR MAKES

WHILE DRIVING AT 40-50MPH,ON DRY PAVEMENT, VEHICLE HIT LARGE TREE, FRONTAL IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. NO WARRANTY. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK