1995 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

CONSUMER STATES WAS DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER CAR WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. CONSUMER PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART VEHICLE AND ENGINE REVVED UP TO 6000 RPMS. ON 10/12/02 WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED CAR ACCELERTED W/O WARNING AGAIN. THIS TIME CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASHED SUSTAINING INJURIES. TS

LEFT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FEMALE RECEPTICLE DOES NOT SECURE LAP AND SHOULDER SAFETY BELT AT ALL. CLIP IN RECEPTICLE BROKE AND WILL BE PROPERLY SECURE SAFETY BELT RESTRAINT SYSTEM FOR DRIVERS SIDE. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT STAY CONNECTED, IT SLIDES OUT. CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS WAY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THEY CAN HEAR A LOUD NOISE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLMTHE ABS SENSOR WENT BAD CAUSING THE FRONT DISC BRAKE TO WEAR QUICKLY. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED REGARDING THE FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS. CONSUEMR WAS CHARGED FOR LABOR AND PARTS. ALSO THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE OUTER TIE RODS. *JG

BOUGHT VEHICLE FROM MY PARENTS. TIRES WERE NEW TIRES DUE TO FORD/FIRESTONE RECALL. A SECOND TIRE IS NOW EXHIBITING A BELT SHIFT CONDITION. SYMPTOM IS A SPEED RELATED TIRE NOISE SIMILAR TO A FLAT SPOT ON THE TIRE BUT NO VIBRATION OR BUMP IS FELT. FIRST REPLACEMENT PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE BY DEALER. SECOND FAILURE TO BE LOOKED AT BY GOODYEAR RETAILER DUE TO DISTANCE TO FORD DEALER. GOODYEAR RETAILER HAS ADVISED OF A PRORATED CHARGE DUE TO WEAR ON TIRES. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING REAR SUSPENSION WILL LEAN TO LEFT, AND WILL CAUSE THE CONSUMER TO HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT LATCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING RELEASING THE SEATBELT, THE SEATBELT COULD BE REBUCKLED BUT THE LATCH CONTINUED TO RELEASE INTERMITTENTLY AND EVENTUALLY FAILED ALTOGETHER. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL JUMP OUT OF ITS ORIGINAL GEAR. THIS SLOWS VEHICLE DOWN. CONSUMER IS AFRAID OF BEING REAR ENDED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE APPLYING JUMPER CABLES TO THE BATTERY OF ANOTHER VEHICLE CABLE STARTED SMOKING, AND PLASTIC MELTED FROM THE WIRES. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK