1995 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

ON SERERAL OCCASIONS THE ENGINE HAS EITHER STOPPED RUNNING OR RUN VERTY ROUGH, SUCH THAT IT CAN ONLY BE KEPT RUNNING BY STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR. IT USUALLY OCCURS AFTER STOPPING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN RESTARTING. THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE.

THE TIRES BEGAN TO SEPARATED WHICH CAUSED SEVERE VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT (FIRESTONE). NLM

SINCE OWNERSHIP, TIRES HAVE CAUSED VEHICLE TO RIDE ROUGH. CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR FIRESTONE ATX (P235/75R15) TIRES WHEN SEPARATION STARTED TO OCCUR. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION, HOWEVER HAS NOT RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT AS OF 3/25/01. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE TREAD OF THE TIRE BEGAN SEPARATING FROM BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES, THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES PRIOR TO RECALL 005-00T AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT (FIRESTONE). NLM

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT BUCKLE COMES LOOSE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

LENSES ON HEADLIGHTS HAVE BECOME DISCOLORED. DEALER SAID YES IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. BUT SINCE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD DO NOTHING . CONSUMER WENT, AND HAD POLICE LOOK AT HEADLIGHTS,.THEY STATED YES HE WOULD BE PULLED OVER AND CITED DUE TO HEADLIGHTS NOT BEING BRIGHT ENOUGH. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES IT IS THE DEALER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE THE HEAD LIGHTS. *YH

SWAY BAR LINK FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL 00V402, DEALER WOULD NOT REIMBURSE CONSUMER FOR PRIOR RECALL REPAIR EXPENSES, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

I DON'T KNOW THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS EVER WORKED CORRECTLY IN THIS CAR - I JUST GUESSED DATES AND MILEAGE, BUT I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE 1997 (32,000 MILES) AND IT HAS NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY. THIS IS MY SECOND FORD EXPLORER WITH THIS PROBLEM. FURTHERMORE, I RECENTLY SPOKE WITH A FRIEND WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IN HIS 1997 FORD EXPLORER. I DO NOT THINK THIS PROBLEM IS BEING REPORTED BECAUSE IT IS NOT OBVIOUS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILS.*AK

ON TUESDAY JANUARY 16, 2001, THE O/D OFF LIGHT STARTED FLASHING WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK. I CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR THIS STATUS AND IT STATED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH COLUMBIANA FORD FOR THURSDAY JANUARY 18, 2001. I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF ANYTHING FELT WRONG AND ALL I COULD DETERMINE WAS THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTING INTO OVERDRIVE WAS NOT WORKING. ON THURSDAY JANUARY 18, 2001, I WAS SHOCKED BY THE PHONE CALL FROM THE FORD DEALER. THEY INFORMED ME THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OVERDRIVE A PART HAD BROKEN. DURING THIS BREAKAGE, THEY STATED THAT 3RD GEAR WAS DAMAGED. THE FINAL SHOCK OCCURRED WHEN THEY STATED THE REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS $2313.00 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE FINAL BILL WAS FOR $2484.00. WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT REPAIRING OR REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD COST THE SAME AS THE NEW ONE. I CALLED OTHER TRANSMISSION SERVICE COMPANIES AND THEY VERIFIED THE SAME CONCLUSION AS THE FORD DEALER. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 67,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED.*AK

WHILE DRIVNG ON A GRAVEL ROAD THE TIRES SHREDDED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER 3 TIMES, THE INFANT IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ONLY SUSTAINED A CUT ON THE LEG THE DRIVER SUSTAIN INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK AND ARMS (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT 15"). NLM