1995 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AND TRYING TO EXIT, TRIED TO RELEASE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, RESULTING IN A MULTI VEHICLE COLLISION/WRECK SIMILAR TO RECALL 95V052000. *AK

POWER STEERING UNIT IS LEAKING. CONSUMER MUST HAVE COMPLETE STEERING RACK UNION REPLACED INSTEAD OF JUST STEERING UNIT WHICH IS MORE EXPENSIVE. *AK

ORIGINAL TIRES, DOT VNCU1PL494, 22570R16. TWO DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES HAD BUBBLES IN THEM, SHOWING PREMATURE TIRE FAILURES. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT. *SLC

SEAT BELT RETRACTORS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THEY DO LOCK ON SUDDEN STOPPING SITUATIONS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WILL INSPECT VEHICLE TO CHECK WHATS WRONG. *AK THE DEALER DECIDED TO REPLACE THE BACK SEAT BELTS TO SOLVE THE PROBLE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH AND STEPPING ON BRAKES PEDAL BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND VEHICLE MOVED SIDE TO SIDE. THEN, ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND TOTALED WITH NO CAUSE OF ACCIDENT FOUND. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH A POP WAS HEARD, LIKE A GUN. HEARD SOMETHING HITTING UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. WAS MAKING A DING, DING NOISE. WAS IN MODERATE SPEED LANE, STEERING, WHEN LEFT FRONT CORNER NOSE DIVED. WAS NOT HANDLING RIGHT. MANAGED TO DRIVE TO FRIEND'S PARKING LOT & CHECKED VEHICLE. NOTICED CONNECTOR BOLT HAD SNAPPED, BUT NOT SEPARATED. 2ND TIME WHILE VEHICLE WAS JACKED UP AFTER THE 1ST REPAIR CONNECTOR SNAPPED AGAIN. WAS IN A PLASTIC CASING. TOOK TO FORD & BOTH BOLTS WERE REPLACED. HAVE THE ORIGINIAL PARTS.*AK

FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX TIRES (P235/75R15) EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT AND VIBRATION, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00T005 AND REPLACED ALL TIRES AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRS AT CONSUMER'S COST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT FULLY WHEN DISENGAGED. CATCH IN DOORS AND CAUSES TEARS IN BELTS. *AK

FORD SUPPOSELY REPLACED OUR TRANSMISSION IN JAN. 1999 DUE TO A DEFECT THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN, I PAID $550.00, THE DEALER SUPPOSELY PAID $550.00 AND FORD WAS WARRANTYING THE REMAINDER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE VEHICLE 18 DEC, 2000 . I TOLD THEM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SHIFTING OUT CORRECTLY. SO NOT TO DAMAGE THE VEHICLE I HAD IT TOWED TO OUR FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT. FORD INSTALLED AN AIT SENSOR AT A COST OF $293.78. THE VEHICLE WAS READY TO PICK UP ON THE 19 DEC, 2000. DUE TO THE WEATHER WE DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS, THEN AFTER ABOUT 15 MILES THE O/D OFF INDICATOR STARTED FLASHING. I AGAIN CALLED FORD. I WAS TOLD THAT WE COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. I TALKED WITH FRED SIZEMORE, SERVICE MANAGER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE VEHICLE. HE TOLD ME THAT FORD WAS BRINGING IN A SPECIAL COMPUTER TO SEE IF THEY COULD FIND THE PROBLEM. FINALLY ON DEC. 29 FRED TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN WAS OUT AND THAT HE WAS TALKING WITH FORD ABOUT THE PROBLEM. ON TUESDAY, 2 JANUARY FRED CALLED TO TELL ME THAT FORD WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THE NEW TRANSMISSION. THE PERSON THAT FRED SPOKE WITH SAID "THERE COMES A TIME WHEN THE CONSUMER HAS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE VEHICLE". I SPOKE WITH LOVIA AT FORD COSTOMER ASSISTANCE THIS MORNING. SHE ADVISED ME THAT FORD HAD A 1 YEAR/12,000 MILE WARRANTY ON PARTS AND WE HAD EXCEEDED THAT. I TOLD HER THAT THIS WAS "SUPPOSELY" A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT SHOULD HAVE THE SAME WARRANTY AS A NEW TRANSMISSION. ALL SERVICE ON THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DONE AT THE DEALER AND WE HAD THE RECORDS TO SHOW THAT WE HAD PAID FOR THE SERVICING. WE CAN SHOW THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE HAVE SPENT ON THIS VEHICLE IN MAINTENANCE. FORD KNEW WHEN THEY SUPPOSELY PUT IN THIS NEW TRANSMISSION THAT WE WOULD AGAIN HAVE PROBLEMS AND WILL NOT STAND BEHIND DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT.*AK