1994 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

CONSUMER HAD FOUR FIRESTONE TIRES REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE BECAUSE A TREAD IN THE CENTER OF THE TIRE WAS BROKEN OPEN CAUSING A FLAT TIRE. NLM

REPLACEMENT OF FIRESTONE TIRE (SUBJECT TO SUBSEQUENT RECALL) IN MID 1999 DUE TO ROUGH RIDE CAUSED BY BUBBLING. FIRESTONE UNWILLING TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT.( DOT NUMBER: )

WHEN BRAKES ARE FIRST USED IN THE MORNING THE BRAKES DONT APPLY EVEN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE ALSO NOTICE A CLUNKING NOISE FROM BRAKES IN THE MORNING

EGR VALVE HAS HEAT RUST AND THE AIR TUBE FROM THE VALVE CRACKED, BOTH HAVE TO BE REPLACED

FRONT DISK PADS CRACKED AND WORN OUT IN ABOUT 11 TO 12 MONTHS THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS. ROTTORS ON BOTH SIDES CRACKED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT BOTH ROTTORS AND PADS SHOW SIGNS OF HEAT DAMAGE

FIRESTONE 15" WILDERNESS AT TIRES EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT DUE TO A HOLE IN THE SIDEWALL. *SLC

WAS DRIVING 45MPH & RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT AND BECAME SHREDDED. STOPPED VEHICLE & NOTICED NO TREAD LEFT ON TIRE. PUT SPARE ON & THEN TOOK TIRE TO TIRE SHOP, WHERE IT WAS REPLACED. FIRESTONE, ATX RADIAL, P235/75R15 WITH 20,000 MILES.*AK

MY ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 79,484 MILES. I DID NOT PURCHASE AN EXTENDED DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. I ASKED MY MECHANIC IF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WERE COMMON WITH EXPLORERS AND HE SAID YES. HE PROVIDED ME WITH A COPY OF SEVERAL YEARS OF ADVISORIES THAT FORD SENT TO MECHANICS, WARNING THEM OF PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS, AND SPECIFICALLY WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS IS THE MAIN PART WHICH WENT ON MY TRANSMISSION. I FELT THAT IF FORD FELT THE NEED TO SEND REPEATED ADVISORIES TO MECHANICS, THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM(S) THAT SHOULD HAVE INVOLVED A RECALL. I SENT A LETTER TO FORD ON NOVEMBER 4, 1998 AND NEVER RECEIVED A REPLY. I AM ENCLOSING A COPY OF THIS LETTER. I SINCE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE SECOND TRANSMISSION AT 100,000 MILES. THE FIRST ONE COST ME $1881.50 AND THE SECOND ONE $1465. I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF BOTH TRANSMISSIONS BECAUSE THEY FAILED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES DUE TO PROBLEMS THEY NOTIFIED MECHANICS ABOUT IN THEIR ADVISORIES. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE. *AK

I WAS DRIVING TO THE BEACH ON OCT 1,2000;WHEN RIGHT REAR BLEW OUT.I WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN IT HAPPEN.A FRIEND HELP ME TO CHANGE TIRE,DUE TO BEING ON NEW YORK DISABILY.NOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE TIRES,BUT I`M HAVING NO LUCK IN OBTAINING REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR MY FORD EXPLORER.I HAVE PICTURES OF THE OUTER STEEL BELT SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF TIRE.I`M ON DISABILITY AND I DON`T HAVE THE EXACT FUNDS TO PURCHASE OTHER BRAND LIKE GOODYEAR TIRES WHO HAVE A GOOD NAME.ALL FIRESTONE TIRE CENTERS THAT I`VE CALLED HAVE A WAITING PERIOD OF,MIDDLE OF NOV 2000,OR THE END OF NOV 2000.WHAT DO I DO??? SHOULD I GET A LAWYER!!!!! SHOULD I GO TO THE NEWS MEDIA,BECAUSE WE SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM IN OBTAINING REPLACED TIRES.SO CAN YOUR OFFICE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM.PLEASE REPLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TWICE WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, WHEN ENGAGING PARKNG BRAKE, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. AFTER RELEASING AND REAPPLYING THE BRAKE, IT ENGAGED. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP ATTENTION. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT NO CURRENT RECALL EXISTED ON THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF NHTSA'S RECALL INCLUDES THIS VEHICLE. *YH