1997 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND ANOTHER VECHICLE HIT HIM FROM THE RIGHT SIDE. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULDN'T HOLD. THE CAR TOOK HIM ONTO FRONT STEPS OF SOMEONE'S HOUSE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DRIVER WAS REARENDED BY SMALLER VEHICLE THAT WAS DRIVING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, CAUSING DRIVER'S SEATBACK TO FALL BACK INTO A RECLINING POSITION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER REGARDING RECALL NHTSA 99V074000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98R03, THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE PARTS. DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE IF PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE. *AK *ML

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL STALL AND HESITATE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FREEZING RAIN THE NIGHT BEFORE A TRIP OCCURED, WIPERS STOPPED WORKING 20 MILES INTO A 130 MILE TRIP AND REFUSED TO WORK REST OF TRIP. REQUESTED AN APPOINTMENT WITH ROTH FORD IN PETERSBURG, WV TO ENLARGE WINDSHIELD WIPER STORAGE AREA DRAIN HOLE. DEALER REFUSED, SAID THAT AT LEAST 20 PEOPLE HAD CALL IN WITH WIPERS FROZEN. DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP, I TRIED TO GET THE WIPERS TO WORK. THEY WOULD BARELY MOVE, BUT WOULD NOT OPERATE. AFTER VEHICLE SAT IN AIRPORT PARKING LOT FOR 10 DAYS, WIPERS WORKED. I SAW AN ARTICLE IN A RECENT NEWSPAPER ABOUT THIS MALFUNCTION, SO EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT PRUSUE IT WITH THE LOCAL DEALER OR WITH THE ORIGINAL DEALER, I WANTED TO INFORM NHTSA THAT IT IS PROBABLY MORE OF A PROBLEM THAN THE 35 INCIDENTS MENTIONED IN THE ARTICLE. *AK

VEHICLE LOST CONTROL OVER VEHICLE WHILE TOWING TRAILER, RESULTING IN CRASHING INTO BARRIERS. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORTS). MJS

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF MICHELIN TIRES. VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD OF NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE WHEEL, LEFT FRONT, WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT REAL BAD & NEEDED REPLACING. THE INSIDE OF TIRE WAS WORN THROUGH TO THE STEEL BELTING, WHILE THE OUTSIDE SHOWED NO WEAR. THE FRONT END WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY AT THE FACTORY. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MAKING A QUICK LEFT TURN THE TRUCK LOSES POWER. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER CLEANED SPEED SENSOR AND REPLACED IDLE AIR CONTROL, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML

TIMING CHAIN BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO RUN AT ALL. DEALER SAID ITWAS DEFECTIVE, AND THE MANUFACTURER DOESN'T MAKE PART ANYMORE. *AK