1994 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

BRAKES ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, AND HAD TO REPLACE MASTER CYCLINDER. ALSO, THERE IS MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 96S35 CONCERNING PRIMARY ASSISTANCE BOOSTER FOR 1994 FORD, EXPLORER. HOWEVER, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. CONSUMER FEELS AS THOUGH FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING IN NEAR FUTURE.*AK 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT GO OFF, DEALER REPLACED SHIFT MOTOR AND SHIFT RELAY. DEALER REPLACED RADIUS ARM BUSHINGS AND CALIPER SLIDE PINS. *SLC

FLOATING DEVICE LOCATED IN FUEL TANK THAT MEASURES FUEL LEVELS DEVELOPED A LEAK IN IT AND WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY. CONSUMER PAID FOR FIRST REPAIR, FORD PAID FOR SECOND REPAI, CONSUMER WILL PAY FOR THIRD REPAIR SINCE ONE YEAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK SHORTED BLOWER RESISTOR CAUSED SMOKE TO COME FROM AC VENTS. NLM

OWNERS MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS STATES THAT TIRE SHOULD BE ROTATED IN A CRISS CROSS PATTERN. BUT CAR DEALER AND FIRESTONE SAYS THEY SHOULD BE ROTATED FROM FRONT TO BACK. *AK

MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR HAS FAILED 5 TIMES SINCE 1999. VEHICLES STALL AT LOW/IDLE SPEED AT INTERSECTION PUTTING DRIVER EXPOSED TO REAR AND SIDE IMPACTS. DAUGHTERS HAVE HAD NEAR MISSES THIS YEAR AS THEY WERE USING THE VEHICLE TO GO TO SUMMER SCHOOL IN PHOENIX. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOOSES POWER MOMENTATRILY AT HIGH SPEEDS. RPM DROPS BUT IT KICK BACKS UP AGAIN. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, AND USUALL HAPPENS IN THE SUMMER WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GETS HIGH IN PHOENIX, STARTED IN 1999 AND CHANGING SENSORS HAS NOT HELPED - HAPPENS EVERY SUMMER. THIS TIME I NOTICED THE AMMETER GAGE GO SOUTH WHEN IT INDICATED A LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE STARTS RIGHT BACK UP AFTER STALL WHEN YOU CRANK IT AGAIN

WHILE HAVING TIRES ROTATED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE ON THE RECALL LIST, CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED BY FIRESTONE DEALER THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TIRES, HOWEVER CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE NOT APART OF THE APPROVED SUBSTITUTION TIRES, CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THE REPLACEMENT TIRES.(FIRESTONE TIRES)*YH

SPARE TIRE WAS MISSING, AFTER ARRIVING HOME, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT CABLE HAD RUSTED. *AK *JG

PRIOR TO RECALL, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AT HER EXPENSE AND IS NOW SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT.(FIRESTONE TIRE)*JB

THE CONSUMER WAS REQUESTING REFUND FOR THE FIRESTONE TIRES (00T-005) WHICH WERE HARD TO KEEP INFLATED THUS CAUSING SWAY AND SHIMMY OF THE VEHICLE,FIRESTONE DENIED REFUND STATING THAT THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1,2000 (P235/75R15 FIRESTONE ATX). *YH

LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED UP ON DISC WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'V EXPERIENCED THIS WITH THIS BRAKE SYSTEM. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN 10/98 WITH ONLY 1825 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME, THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED UP ON THE DISC, BURNING OUT THE PADS, DESTROYING THE DISC AND CALIPER. THE CALIPERS SHOULD NOT BE LOCKING UP LIKE THIS! ON THE CURRENT FAILURE OF THE LEFT CALIPER, THE BRAKES HAD BEEN CHECKED JUST THAT WEEK, AND THE CALIPER SLIDE RAILS CHECKED AND LUBED, WHICH SHOULD HAVE PREVENTEED THE LOCKUP. THERE'S OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM (IT'S ANTI-LOCK) TO BE EXPERIENCING THESE FAILURES ON A CAREFULLY MAINTAINED, EXTREMELY LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE.*AK

THIS VEHICLE WILL STOP RUNNING, NO SPUTTERING, JUST LOSE POWER, AT ANY SPEED, AT ANY TIME DURING OPERATION. ONCE, VEHICLE EVEN RESET THE RADIO STATIONS, AS IF THE BATTERY HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED DURING SERVICE. THERE IS NEVER AN INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO QUIT. IT THEN TAKES ABOUT 1-2 MINUTES TO START. THE ENGINE WILL TURN OVER, BUT WILL NOT START UNTIL YOU WAIT, WITH THE KEY OFF, FOR THE PROPER AMOUNT OF TIME. THE RADIO STILL WORKS, ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STILL OPERATE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I GOT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE WRITTEN TO YOU ONCE BEFORE CONCERNING THIS SUBJECT, BUT NEVER HEARD BACK. PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS COMPLAINT. I APPRECIATE AND ANTICIPATE AN ANSWER. THANK YOU. JAMIE URQUHART. *AK