1996 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. DUP OF 816493, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK

WHILE PULLNG ONTO HIGHWAY, ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL SECONDS LATER, BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID/SPINOUT ONTO SHOULDER, HIT CURB/SIGN/GUARDRAIL/TREE. TOWED TO DEALER, NOT INSPECTED AS OF YET. *AK

TRAVELING IN THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO COME TO A STOP, PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AND THE BRAKES WOULDNOT WORK, THE VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR. *AK *JB

THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND HAS BEEN MAKING NOISES, AFTER REPAIRS THEY ARE STILL PRESENT.

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON OR OFF, THE THROTTLE STICKS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO INCREASE ITS SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

THE CRUISE CONTROL "FROZE" WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH AND NEITHER THE BRAKE PEDAL OR THE OFF BUTTON WOULD DEACTIVATE IT.

REAR WINDOW EXPLODED/SHATTERED WHILE IN UPRIGHT POSITION, NO APPARENT REASON, VEHICLE PARKED APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, GLASS SHATTERED ONTO HEAD OF OWNER, NO INJURIES, VEHICLE WITH DEALERSHIP FOR WINDOW REPLACEMENT, REASON UNKOWN, VEHICLE PARKED IN SHADE. *AK *JB

VEHICLE FIRE, ORIGINATING IN THE DASH AREA. ALSO, REPLACED TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT OR ABOUT 30MPH OWNER TRIED TO DECELERATE AND THE CAR DID NOT RETURN TO IDLE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE. *AK