1993 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE WHILE TRAVELING, CAUSESING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE INSTEAD OF DEACELERATE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALER FOR TEMPORY REPAIRS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO STOP WOULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNLESS PUT INTO A LOWER GEAR. THEN, VEHICLE WILL STOP SLOWLY. *AK

THE BRACKETS ATTACHING THE HATCH DOOR STAY UP WHEN OPENING TRUNK EVEN THOUGH RECALL 95V164001 WAS COMPLETE, DEALER TWEEKED UPPER BACK REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN DOING RECALL. *SLC

TIRE(NO BRAND, NAME, OR SIZE GIVEN) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL, OVER TURN, AND CAUSE MANY INJURIES. *SLC

SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE WERE SEPARATING AND HAD BULGES ON THE TREAD WITH UNEVEN WEAR. I STILL HAVE ONE OF THE TIRES AS A SPARE. (DOT NUMBER: W2HL1MO TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

THE LEFT REAR TIRE LOST ITS TREAD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT, THE DRIVER OVERCORRECTED TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A BROADSKID ACROSS BOTH LANES, THE VEHICLES RIGHT SIDE TIRES SEPARATED FROM THE WHEELS CAUSING THE WHEELS TO DIG INTO THE GROUND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INCAPACITATING INJURIES (POLICE REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, RADIAL ATX M/S, W2HL1M0203, LEFT REAR). NLM

THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AS A RESULT THE DRIVER RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COLLIDED WITH A DELINEATOR POST, THE VEHICLE THEN CAME BACK ON THE ROAD, ROLLED AND VAULTED ONE TIME, THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER WAS EJECTED DURING THE ROLL, THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED (COLORADO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, RADIAL ATX M/S, VDHL1PM225, LEFT REAR). NLM

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE LOST A LAYER OF ITS TREAD WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SKID OFF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE GRASS MEDIAN AND CAME TO REST, ALL OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED NON-INCAPACITATING INJURIES (TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS ACCIDENT REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, RADIAL ATX M/S, VDHL1PM196, RIGHT REAR). NLM

A RECAP CAME OFF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL, EXIT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A SIDE SKID AND ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES AND CAME TO REST IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, THE DRIVER SUFFERED INCAPACITATING INJURIES (TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS ACCIDENT REPORT,BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, RADIAL ATX M/S, VNHL1M0093, RIGHT REAR). NLM

THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL AN WENT INTO A SKID, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND EJECTED THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER, PASSENGER WAS KILLED, DRIVER SUSTAINED NON-INCAPACITATING INJURIES(TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS ACCIDENT REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, RADIAL ATX M/S, VDHL10M0184, LEFT REAR). NLM