1993 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

FIRESTONE ATX TIRE P235 75 R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

WAS DRIVING 65MPH WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. WAS EXITING FREEWAY AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN 2 MORE TIMES. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER 4 OR 5 TIMES. EACH TIME WAS DIAGNOSED AS THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS & HAD IT REPLACED. HAPPENED MOSTLY WHEN IT WAS HOT.

THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I DO ALL MY OWN SERVICING AND AS INDICATED THIS IS THE 5 FAILURE. INDICATIONS ARE SPEED CONTROL DOES NOT SUSPEND AND THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. IN EVERY CASE I HAVE DISASSEMBLED THE DEVICE AND THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ARE PITTED AND DEFORMED FROM USAGE. ALSO APPEARS TO BE INDICATIONS THAT THE INTERNAL WORKINGS OF THE SWITCH HAS BEEN EVOLVING, I SUSPECT DUE TO USAGE RELATED FAILURE.

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 70MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. BRAKES WERE SLIGHTLY APPLIED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT VEHICLE NEVER SLOWED DOWN. CONSUMER HAD TO KEEP BRAKING TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. CONSUMER DISCONNECTED CRUISE CONTROL CABLE, THINKING IT WOULD ELIMINATE PROBLEM. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AGAIN, BUT DEALER WAS NEVER CONTACCTED.*AK THE ACCELERATOR SOMETIMES STICKS WHEN PRESSED HARD AND THE VEHICLE GOES FAST UNTIL THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED AGAIN POSSIBLY DUE TO CRUISE CONTROL OR ACCELERATOR OR BOTH MALFUNCTIONS. *YH

IGNITION HAS BEEN CHECKED, REPLACED, AS WELL AS ENDLESS OTHER POTENTIAL CAUSES, BY TWO MECHANICS, NEITHER BEING ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. FORD DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES RECALL (OOT-005) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER IS BEING DENIED RECALL REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THEY WERE REPLACED BY A COMPETITIVE DEALER PRIOR TO AUGUST 9, 2000. *MJS

FIRESTONE ATX TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT DRIVER AND REAR SIDETIRES P235/75R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER STATES THAT TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND AND CAUSED ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS AND ADDITIONAL WEAR. *SLC

EA00023, TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE SOMEWHAT. DRIVER AND ONE OTHER PASSENGER IN VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED.TREAD DID SOME DAMAGE TO EXPLORER. THIS WAS A FIRESTONE TIRE, TIRE SIZE P22570R15. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 1993, EXPLORER. TIRE MILEAGE ABOUT 43,000. FIRESTONE WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE TIRE. FIRESTONE WAS NOT CONCERNED. *AK THE CUSTOMER HAS DIFFICULTY IN REACHING FIRESTONE BUT FORD COMPNAY AND NHTSA HAS INDICATED THAT THE TIRE IN QUESTION WAS NOT A RECALL TIRE. *YH

CONSUMER CONTROL MIRROR SWITCH IS INOPERATIVE. DEALER SAYS THEY DON'T HAVE A RECALL ON VEHICLE. HOWEVER, CONSUMER REMEMBERS RECEIVING RECALL 97V083OOO/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97S70. WILL CONTACT THE DEALER FOR A COPY. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WHEN THE RECALL WAS RECEIVED. *AK