1994 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END SUSPENSION, WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 60MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATES. *AK *ET

DP98001, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES HEAVY LATERAL VIBRATION WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. DEALER REPLACED ALIGNMENT, TIRES, ETC. PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX P235/75R15 TIRE TREAD PEELED OFF AND WRAPED AROUND THE BRAKE LINE.

HESITATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. STALL/ROUGH IDLE AT STAND STILL. DEALERSHIP CANT ISOLATE PROBLEM...DUNLAP FORD IN BELLEFONTE PA. AREA SERVICE REP FOR FORD SAID HE WOULD BE WILLING TO GIVE ME A REBATE ON NEW... I DONT WANT NEW. I JUST WANT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE WELL DOCUMENTED HISTORY.

EXPLORER ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AFTER COMBINATION OF 1) DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FOR APPROX. 1 HR AND 2) HAVE TO CLIMB A LARGE HILL...APPROX. 5 MILES AT 60 MPH. TRUCK STUTTERS AND BUCKS WHILE CRUISING AT 55-66MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENS. TRUCK WAS DIAGNOSED APPROX. 10 TIMES. I HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION FOR TRYING TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. TRUCK HAS SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY DURING ONE OF THESE EPISODES LOSING POWER TO STEERING AND BRAKING. AS A PARENT OF TWO SMALL CHILDREN I'M EVEN MORE CONCERNED. DEALERSHIP TRIED REPLACING FUEL PUMP(2X), TP SENSOR, POTENTIOMETER WITH NO FIX. DEALERSHIP SAID IT COULD BE OXYGEN SENSOR, MASS/MAP SENSOR, THROTTLE CONTROL AT ONE POINT BUT LATER CHANGED MIND. I KNOW OF ONE OTHER EXPLORER WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM. I HOPE THIS ADDS TO YOUR LIST. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION.

VEHICLE HAS SEVERE VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 62PMH TO 70MPH PURCHASED 12/6/93, FIRST REPORTED 12/21/93, AGAIN 1/17/93 AND 12/94. NOTHING EVER DONE, SAID PROBABLY TIRES. WE WAITED, THINKING WHEN THE TIRES WERE REPLACED IT WOULD BE OK. NOW WE REPLACED TIRES, AND VIBRATION IS WORSE! IT WAS INTERMITTANT AT FIRST AND IS CONTINUING TO GROW WORSE AS TIME GOES ON.

RIGHT TRAILER WHEEL DTEACHED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING WHEEL AND AXLE DAMAGE TO TRAILER.(OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).

REAR LIFTGATE CYLINDER BRACKET RIPPED OFF VEHICLE HITTING CONSUMER, RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO TIME.

HYDRAULIC CYLINDER BROKE FROM THE WELD AREA; CAUSING THE HATCHBACK DOOR TO FALL UPON THE HEAD OF CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE 60,000/ 6 YEARS WARRANTY. *AK

RUBBER PLUG FORD USES IN MANUFACTURING BLEW OUT OF TRANSMISSION WHICH ALLOWED FLUID TO BLOW OUT AND THIS CAUSED TRANSMISSON TO LOCK UP.