1999 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AND THEN BURST INTO FLAMES. THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE POLICE STATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,933.

O/D LIGHT STARED FLASHING AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF THE LOWER GEAR. PAID AROUND $1400 TO HAVE SOME BANDS REPLACED IN THE TRANS AND THE COMPUTER FLASHED. NOW HAS A HESITATION BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. TRANSMISSION ISSUE. *TR

WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE, THE CAR WILL NOT START. IT JUST CRANKS AND CRANKS,BUT, WILL NOT TURN OVER.....AS IF IT WAS OUT OF GAS WHEN IT IS NOT. THERE ARE MANY TRICKS TO GETTING THIS THING TO START THOUGH. IF THE WINDOWS ARE ROLLED UP ALL OF THE WAY, AND IT HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN BEFORE NOON, IT WONT START. IF I DRIVE IT IN THE MORNING WHEN IT IS COOL OUTSIDE, IT WILL ALMOST ALWAYS START LATER IN THE DAY. IF I DON'T DRIVE IT UNTIL THE AFTERNOON, AND THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN LEFT DOWN AND IT IS PARKED IN THE SHADE, IT WILL ALMOST ALWAYS START. THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME A NIGHTMARE. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 2 DIFFERENT TIMES AND THEY HAVE YET TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN. THEY HAVE REPLACED RELAY SWITCH'S AND FUEL FILTER, BUT HAS NOT HELPED. I HAVE NOTICED THE "THEFT LIGHT" BLINKS RAPIDLY WHEN IT WONT START, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NO THEFT DEVICE ACTIVATED IN THE VEHICLE!!! THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOESN'T ROLE DOWN HALF THE TIME, AND THE SEAT BELTS IN THE BACK SEAT "LOCK UP" EVERY TIME SOMEONE USES THEM TO THE POINT WHERE WHOM EVER IS USING IT HAS TO TAKE IT OFF AND LET IT RETRACT ALL THE WAY TO GET IT TO UNLOCK. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES DURING A TRIP IN THE CAR. I AM OVER ALL DISAPPOINTED WITH THE CAR AT THIS POINT, AND WOULD LOVE TO SELL IT, BUT, I CAN NOT PREDICT FROM DAY TO DAY IF IT WILL EVEN START FOR A BUYER TO TEST DRIVE IT!!!! THE STARTING ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW MONTHS, THE OTHER ISSUES HAVE BEEN HAPPENING FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTS TIRES, SIZE 235/75R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE APPEARED TO BE FLAT. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE AND DROVE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS UNDER-INFLATED, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO EXPLODE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE WAS COMMON AT THIS TIME OF YEAR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 121,000. UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW THE TIRE HAD A BUBBLE ON THE SIDE. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME HE A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE. UPDATED 09/19/08. *JB

MY TRUCK BEGAN REVVING FOR NO REASON, IT ONLY HAPPENS BELOW 40 MPH. IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN AND HAPPENS MORE WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. A FEW WEEKS BACK, I COULDN'T DRIVE FORWARD, I HAD TO BACK UP AND THEN IT FINALLY DECIDED TO GO FORWARD. I JUST TOOK THE TRUCK IN AND HAD A NUMBER OF THINGS CHECKED AND REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING AND IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY FORD IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO THROW AWAY ON A NEW TRANSMISSION, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PRICE OF GAS. PLEASE FIX THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

A FEW MONTHS A AGO MY SUV STARTED TO MAKE A TAPPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE ESPECIALLY WHEN IT WAS COLD. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE AND IS NOW ALL THE TIME. I HAD THE SUV CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. AND HE WOULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS TOO INVOLVED AND WAS NOT WORTH IT. PLUS IT WOULD COST ME $1500+. HE EVEN CONTACTED FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A 'PROBLEM' AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM WON'T EVEN TOUCH IT! I WAS TOLD BY A FORD REPRESENTATIVE TO 'DRIVE IT TIL IT DIES' AND I GOT MY MONEY OUT OF IT. THERE IS NOTHING ELSE WRONG WITH MY SUV, NOT EVEN RUST. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT FORD KNOWS THAT THE TIMING CHAIN IN THIS VEHICLE IS A PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO FIX IT. PLEASE HELP! *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK AT ALL AT THIS POINT. I HOPE TO GOD THAT NO ONE STEALS MY CAR! ONE OCCASION IT DECIDED TO WORK AND IF I DIDN'T HAVE KEYLESS ENTRY, MY KIDS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN THE CAR WITH THE CAR RUNNING. I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE IT FIX. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM, ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS THAT I AM HAVING. *TR

I DRIVE IN THE AFTERNOON TO THE STORE. THEN I PARK MY CAR IN THE STORE PARKING. 30 MINUTES BEFORE I ARRIVED, HEARD IN THE STORE, THAT ARE LOOKING FOR THE OWNER OF A FORD EXPLORER. WHEN I CAME, MY CAR WAS IN FIRE. THE FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVES AND FINISH THE FIRE. THE CAR LOST IN ALL THE PARTS. *TR

WINDSHIELD CRACKING AND STATIONARY WINDOW BACK PASSENGER WINDOW BREAKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE REAR GLASS SUDDENLY SHATTERED INTO PIECES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,726. UPDATED 06/02/08 *BF UPDATED 06/02/08 *TR UPDATED 06/03/08