1997 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

HEARD A BANG & WHEEL WAS ON ITS SIDE. LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION CAUSED WHEEL TO TILT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5MPH. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC SAID BOLT WAS LEFT OFF OR WAS MISSING FROM THE SUSPENSION. *AK

REAR DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN, CAUSING THE OCCUPANTS NOT TO BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR DOORS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS IN THE RAIN. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER NEVER TURNED BACK ON. CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. ALSO,BRAKES COMPLETELY FADED. VEHICLE STOPPED BY TURNING ENGINE OFF, STOP MADE WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH THE EXPLORER BEGAN TO TRAVEL AT A SPEED OF 80 MPH BECAUSE THE FLOOR MAT GOT STUCK UNDER THE PEDAL. DRIVER SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE SUV WHILE USING THE BRAKES. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP.

WHEN PULLING OFF THE VEHICLE CHOKES OFF. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATES A COMPUTER PROBLEM, BUT CANNOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DURING A COLLISION RESULTED IN DRIVER SUSTAINING INJURIES. VEHICLE TOTALED.

LEFT SIDE REAR DOOR IS INOPERATIVE, DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP THE MOTOR RACES WITH THE RPM'S GOING UP TO 6000, IDLE ARM SENSOR REPLACED, BUT STILL IDLING HIGH.

VEHICLE SUDDENDLY SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT MOVE. UPON CHECKING THE SUV, DRIVING NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD FALLEN OFF AND WAS HANGING ON BY A STRING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DEALER NOT WILLING TO CORRECT FREE OF CHARGE. *AK