1994 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

CONSUMER NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. ALSO, SMELLED FUEL INSIDE VEHICLE. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FUEL PIPE RUSTING THROUGH. *AK

THE TIRES WARPED CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATION, THERE WAS ALSO EVIDENCE OF THE TREAD PEELING NEAR THE SIDEWALL, FIRESTONE REFUSED TO HONOR THE TIRE WARRENTY ALTHOUGH THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PROOF OF PROPER ALIGNMENT AND WHEEL BALANCING, AFTER THE TIRES WERE REPLACED THEY WERE SUBJECT TO RECALL, SINCE FIRESTONE REFUSED WARRANTY SERVICE THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN REIMBURSEMENT SINCE THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE PURCHASED PRIOR TO AUG 9 ON A PRO-RATED BASIS(FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX 15"). NLM

CAR STALLS CONTINUOUSLY. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER CANNOT DETECT PROBLEM. *AK

HANDLE SEPARATED FROM DOOR WHEN PULLING DOOR CLOSED. DOOR FELL OPEN INTO TRAFFIC LANE. HANDLE DESIGN DOES NOT INCORPORATE ANY STRUCTURAL ATTACHMENT TO DOOR. HANDLE IS RETAINED SOLELY BY PLASTIC TRIM PANEL SUBJECT TO AGE DETERIORATION. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE TURNED EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT THE SWAY BAR DID NOT COME BACK TO THE CENTER. *YH

THE TREADS BEGAN TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRES PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS NOT REIMBURSED THE FULL AMOUNT FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRES (FIRESTONE). NLM

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE, AND WAS UNALBLE TO ACCELERATE AND HAD TO COAST TO A STOP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED, HOWEVER TWO YEARS LATER @ 76,000 MILES THERE WAS A ROARING NOISE, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT ANOTHER TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED, AFTER THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED CONSUMER BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PARKING GEAR, THE AUTOMOBIE TOLLED FOWARD, ALSO THERE WAS A LACK OF POWER.*JB

TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED CAUSING MAJOR MALFUNCTIONING IN TRANSMISSION.. THIS IS SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN A YEAR AND A HALF. TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD TO MY KNOWLEDGE(BODY AND UNDERNEATH ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, I.E. NO RUST). AFTER TALKING TO A FEW REPAIR SHOPS AND DEALERSHIPS I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH THE FORD EXPLORER. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED REGULARLY AND TAKEN PRIDE IN IT'S APPEARANCE. IT RUNS GREAT BUT THERE HAS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE MANUFACTURING OF THE TRANSMISSION, OR THIS PROBLEM WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURED TWICE. I STAND BY FORD'S BUT, THIS MAKES ME LEARY OF EVER BUYING ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT THAT THE COMPANY WILL NOT STAND BY. SINCERELY, [XXX].*AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

WHILE DRIVING, ONE OF THE CONSUMERS FIRESTONE TIRES FAILED, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE NOT PURCHASED AT A FIRESTONE RETAILER, THE CONSUMER ALREADY RECIEVED REIMBURSEMENT FOR FOUR OTHER FAULTY TIRES (FIRESTONE P235/75R15 RADIAL ATX). NLM

THROTTLE STICKS IN UP POSITION, REQUIRING A HARD PRESS( STOMP) TO ACTIVATE. THIS LEAD TO A ACCIDENT IN WET WEATHER WHERE THE STOMP LED TO THE VEHICLE SPINNING OUT DURING A TURN. WAS TOLD BY REPAIR SHOP THAT THE BUTTERFLY WAS STICKING AND CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEED CONTROLL STAYING ON DESPITE PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. (TIRESIZE: 235/175R15)