1994 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

I OWN A 92 AND A 94 FORD EXPLORERS -BOTH HAVE SUSTAINED SAME DEFECTS. NO SAFETY DEFECTS LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

A PIECE OF CARPET DEVELOPED A SPLIT WHICH TRAPPED THE METAL ARM CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR TO STICK TO THE FLOOR AND RAPIDLY SPEEDING TO ABOUT 75 MPH BEFORE CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, CONSUMER CUT AWAY THIS MATERIAL BEHIND THE ACCELERATOR ARM ELIMINATING THE PROBLEM.*ET

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS WHEN GOING UP A HILL. IT ALSO FAILED ON LEVEL GROUND. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT A COUPLE OF GEARS DISINTEGRATED. AND DESTROYED SOME OF THE GEARS. *AK

WAS TRAVELING 65MPH WHEN THE SPARE TIRE CABLE CORRODED & THEN BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE SPARE TIRE TO BE RELEASED IN THE STREET. ANOTHER DRIVER REPORTED TO THE OWNER THAT THE TIRE BECAME DISLODGED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AIR CONDITIONER IS BLOWING HOT AIR. CONTACTED DEALER WHO SAID THAT THE SUCTION DISCHARGE MANIFOLD IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HAS HAD THE COMPRESSOR REPLACED TWICE WITHIN TWO YEARS. *AK

SPEEDOMETER BOX IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN VEHICILE GOES UP TO 60 TO 65 MPH IT GOES CRAZY AND UP TO 80MPH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH IN CAMPINAS, BRAZIL AND WHEN PASSING ON A PAVEMENT IMPERFECTUION, SPARE TIRE CABLE COLLAPSED, RELEASING SPARE TIRE. IT THEN FLEW OVER OTHER VEHICLES, HITTING NO ONE. *AK

TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH FAILED CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION COOLER TO BE OBSTRUCTED RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE DURING USAGE

REAR HATCHBACK HINGES BRACKET IS BREAKING FROM THE WELD, CAUSING IT TO FALL ON TOP OF CONSUMER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT LOST POWER. WE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TO PROCEED WE HAD TO FLOOR THE CAR JUST TO MOVE. AT THE DEALERSHIP IN NC WE WAITED AND THEN THE CAR WORKED PERFECTLY. VEHICLE REPAIRED IN SC - IDLE AIR CONTROL REPLACED. TWO HOURS INTO DRIVING THE SAME THING HAPPENED. VEHICLE TAKEN TO LARSON FORD - LAKEWOOD NJ SEVERAL TIMES.REPLACE THERMOSTAT REPROGRAM PCM;REPLACE FUEL FILTER; REPLACED PFE AND EGR SENSORS; REPLACED ENGINE TEMP SENSOR AND PCM; A COMPUTER CHECK WAS DONE PRIOR TO THE REPLACEMENT SHOWED NOTHING WRONG. IN JUNE 1999 A TRIP OF FOUR HOURS ON THE PA TURNPIKE THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING: LOSS OF POWER THE THERMOSTAT GAUGE MOVED TO THE RIGHT OF THE INDICATOR (AS BEFORE) . AFTER WAITIN FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES THE VEHICLE WORKED OKAY FOR ANOTHER HOUR. AND THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. ON THE WAY BACK FROM PITTSBURGH WE STOPPED PERIODICALLY WITH NO PROBLEM. LARSON FORD CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG ALTHOUGH A COMPUTER CHECK FOUND SEVERAL THINGS WRONG BUT THEY DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO FIX OR "REPLACE". WHEN I CALLED THE MANUFACTURES CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO AND TO BRING IT TO A DEALER. AS FAR AS I KNOW THE LONG DISTANCE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE STILL EXISTS!!!