1993 FORD EXPLORER Problems & Recalls

IGNITION SWITCH TURNS WITHOUT A KEY AND THEN IT IS HARD TO INSERT THE KEY. ENGINE STALLED POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF THE SWITCH WHILE WAITING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT TO CHANGE TO GREEN.

Mileage: 198,486

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS MODULE FAILED AND N...

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS MODULE FAILED AND N...

Mileage: 68,000

THE ABS MODULE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 20 MPH.

Mileage: 68,000

MICHELIN LTX M/S XL P235/75R-15 ON 93 EXPLORER XL. TIRES ARE 5 YRS OLD WITH LESS THAN 5000 MILES. SERIES OF SIDEWALL CRACKS ABOUT 8" LONG APPEARED IN FRONT RIGHT TIRE, APPROX 5/8" FROM RIM, WITH THE LONGEST CRACK ABOUT 4" LONG AND 0.11" DEEP. NO FAILURE YET, AND THE AMERICAS TIRE DEALER SAYS THE C...

Mileage: 68,940

I WAS PULLING INTO MY CONDO'S PARKING GARAGE WHEN DRIVER IN CAR BEHIND ME ALERTED ME THAT MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. I STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND NOTICED SMOKE AND A BURNING SMELL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND MY FEET GOT REALLY HOT. EXITED VEHICLE AND NOTICED FIRE DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE AND BLACK S...

Mileage: 76,000

I WAS PULLING INTO MY CONDO'S PARKING GARAGE WHEN DRIVER IN CAR BEHIND ME ALERTED ME THAT MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. I STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND NOTICED SMOKE AND A BURNING SMELL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND MY FEET GOT REALLY HOT. EXITED VEHICLE AND NOTICED FIRE DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE AND BLACK S...

Mileage: 76,000

I WAS PULLING INTO MY CONDO'S PARKING GARAGE WHEN DRIVER IN CAR BEHIND ME ALERTED ME THAT MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. I STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND NOTICED SMOKE AND A BURNING SMELL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND MY FEET GOT REALLY HOT. EXITED VEHICLE AND NOTICED FIRE DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE AND BLACK S...

Mileage: 76,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD EXPLORER EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, TIRE LINE ATX, AND LINE SIZE P235/75R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TREAD OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRES SEPARATED. AS A RESULT, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND FLIPPED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. ...

Mileage: 100,000

ALMOST HOME, WHEN I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IT THEN BEGAN TO SLOW SPEED, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE INSIDE AND OUT WHILE PULLING INTO YARD. GOT OUT AND THEN NOTICED FIRE DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE AND SMOKE EXITING FROM HOOD. IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911 TO REPORT FIRE, AS THE FIR...

Mileage: 102,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD EXPLORER. . AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS OF ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE MISFIRED. A BYSTANDER NEAR THE DRIVER-SIDE DOOR SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER EYES, HAIR, AND UPPER PORTION OF HER BODY. SHE HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETE...

Mileage: 200,000

FUEL FILLER HOSE HAS LEAK SO IT DID NOT PASS SMOG, NONE AT USED CAR LOTS, REPAIR SHOP STATES HE HAS SEEN THIS ALOT. *TR

SUN ROOF FLEW OFF THE EXPLORER ONTO THE ROAD AND SHATTERED IN A MILLION PIECES ALMOST HITTING A BIKER. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

THE WHOLE '!@#$% FRONT END OF MY 93 EXPLORER KEEPS FALLING APART AFTER FIXING IT TWICE AND IT IS STARTING TO DO IT AGAIN. I CANT KEEP TIRES ON IT AT ALL. *TR

WHILE MY FAMILY WAS DRIVING IN THE CAR, WITH TWO CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS IN THE BACK SEAT, THE TWO YEAR OLD STARTED CRYING AND TOLD US THE BABY'S CAR SEAT WAS BROKEN. WE LOOKED BACK AND THE CAR SEAT WAS SIDEWAYS- THE SEAT BUCKLE THAT HELD IT IN PLACE HAD COMPLETELY GIVEN OUT! WE WERE DRIVING AND I H...

Mileage: 175,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED DARK SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT WHEN THE SMOKE CEASED. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE SMOKE REAPPEARED. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, BUT COULD NO...

Mileage: 89,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED DARK SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT WHEN THE SMOKE CEASED. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE SMOKE REAPPEARED. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, BUT COULD NO...

Mileage: 89,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD EXPLORER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR SEVERAL HOURS WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL INSIDE HIS HOME. HE GOT HIS FAMILY OUT OF THE HOME AND THE HOME ALARM BEGAN TO SOUND. WHEN THEY EXITED THE HOUSE, THEY DISCOVERED THE GARAGE ENGULFE...

Mileage: 73,000

STARTED 1993 FORD EXPLORER AND HEATER FAN WAS ON SETTING 2. BURNING LEAF SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF THE DEFROST VENTS (HEATER SELECTOR WAS SET TO DEFROST). IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF IGNITION AND HAD TO DRIVE OTHER VEHICLE TO WORK. WILL HAVE TO REMOVE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR ASSEMBLY AND CLEAN O...

Mileage: 146,000

DURING NORMAL OPERATION LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE CRACKED, LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID, MANAGED TO STOP VEHICLE ON IN MEDIAN, HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP, AFTER LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED MECHANIC WAS BLEEDING BRAKE SYSTEM, DURING THE PROCESS THE MAIN BRAKE LINE LEADING TO THE REAR BRAKE LINES CRACK...

Mileage: 143,231

1993 FORD EXPLORER SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED IN DRIVEWAY, DAMAGE ORIGINATED IN THE DRIVER SIDE DASHBOARD AREA. VEHICLE WASN'T DRIVEN 24 HOURS PRIOR TO FIRE. NO RECALL FOUND FOR YEAR/MODEL, BUT COUNTLESS FIRES REPORTED FOR BASE FORDS OF ALL MODELS AND YEARS. *NM

I BOUGHT A CAR FROM A DEALER AND HAVE THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 30 DAYS AND THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. THE DEALER WOULD NOT GIVE ME A TEMPORARY TAG UNLESS I WENT TO HIS MECHANIC FOR A INSPECTION ALSO THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY LEAKING OIL SINCE THE 2ND DAY I PURCHASED. *JB

I BOUGHT A CAR FROM A DEALER AND HAVE THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 30 DAYS AND THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. THE DEALER WOULD NOT GIVE ME A TEMPORARY TAG UNLESS I WENT TO HIS MECHANIC FOR A INSPECTION ALSO THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY LEAKING OIL SINCE THE 2ND DAY I PURCHASED. *JB

I OWNED A FORD 1992 EXPLORER AND ONE MORNING IT JUST CACTH FIRE FOR NO REASON AT ALL. WE LET IT RUN BEFORE TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL AS WE DO EVERY COLD MORNING AND IF A LITTLE GIRL HAD BEEN WALKING TO THE BUS STOP AND SAW THE CAR ON FIRE WE WOULD HAVE BEEN BURN UP IN THE HOUSE SO LUCKLY SHE SAW AN...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SAFETY BELT CAME UNLATCHED. THE SAFETY BELT NO LONGER WORKED. THE BUTTON ON THE BUCKLE WAS STUCK ALL THE WAY IN AND LOOSE TO THE TOUCH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A MECHANIC.*AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOCK BROKE AND THERE ARE L...

DT: THE CONTACT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE PARKING BRAKE STAYING IN PLACE. THE PARKING BRAKE GOES TO THE FLOOR AND DOES NOT HOLD. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A YEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN CHECKED BY A DEALER. *AK UPDATED 01/23/06. *JB

Mileage: 163,000

DT: THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SPUTTERING LIKE IT NEEDED A TUNE UP. TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE HEATING AND COOLING VENTS. AS SOON AS THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER SMOKED STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE VEHICLE WAS IN ...

Mileage: 120,000

DT: CONTACT STATED ACCELERATOR STUCK ONCE IN MARCH 2005, AND HE IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE REPAIRMAN SAID SOMETHING NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. HE DID NOT RECALL THE PART THAT MECHANIC CLEANED. THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAD NOTICED THIS HAPPENING A LOT IN FORD EXPLORERS. CONSUME...

Mileage: 130,000

DT: DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE MODEL IS 1993 FORD EXPLORER. THE OWNER HAS JUST SEEN THIS ON THE NEWS. THE OWNER SAYS, YES, HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, HIS HOUSE MAY BURN DOWN. THIS IS COMING FROM WHAT THE CONSUMER HAS SEEN ON THE NEWS. THE OWNER HAS BEEN ON THE NHT...

Mileage: 210,000

1993 FORD EXPLORER NEEDS HUBS FOR THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE.*MR *NM

DT: VECHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A HILL.*AK

Mileage: 250,000

INTERMITTENTLY ENGINE STALLING. *JB

Mileage: 65

WHILE TRAVELING SPARE TIRE SHEARED OFF FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. NO INJURIES TO REPORT. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE TIRE. GOODYEAR, WRANGLER, LTR 235/75R15. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. *AK

MULTIPLE FAILURES, CONTINUALLY BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE ALSO OVERHEATED, THERMOSTAT REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. A/C COMPRESSOR MALFUNCTION, ETC. *BF A BLOWOUT RIPPED THE RUNNING BOARD ASSEMBLY, THE ABS LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON THE ...

MULTIPLE FAILURES, CONTINUALLY BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE ALSO OVERHEATED, THERMOSTAT REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. A/C COMPRESSOR MALFUNCTION, ETC. *BF A BLOWOUT RIPPED THE RUNNING BOARD ASSEMBLY, THE ABS LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON THE ...

MULTIPLE FAILURES, CONTINUALLY BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE ALSO OVERHEATED, THERMOSTAT REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. A/C COMPRESSOR MALFUNCTION, ETC. *BF A BLOWOUT RIPPED THE RUNNING BOARD ASSEMBLY, THE ABS LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON THE ...

MULTIPLE FAILURES, CONTINUALLY BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE ALSO OVERHEATED, THERMOSTAT REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. A/C COMPRESSOR MALFUNCTION, ETC. *BF A BLOWOUT RIPPED THE RUNNING BOARD ASSEMBLY, THE ABS LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON THE ...

MULTIPLE FAILURES, CONTINUALLY BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE ALSO OVERHEATED, THERMOSTAT REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. A/C COMPRESSOR MALFUNCTION, ETC. *BF A BLOWOUT RIPPED THE RUNNING BOARD ASSEMBLY, THE ABS LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON THE ...

WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WENT UP. THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE, SNAPPED CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB WHEN THE TIRE FELL IT THREW THE BACK END OF THE VEHICLE INTO THE AIR. *TC

Mileage: 171,000

GOODYEAR REGATTA 2 TIRES.*MR ONE OF THE TIRES HAS A CONCAVE/CIRCULAR INDENTATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1/2-3/4 INCH BEGINNING AT THE TREAD SURFACE AND RUNNING VERTICALLY UP THE SIDEWALL ARE 2-3 INCHES FROM THE OUTER TREAD. *NM

DUNLOP LIGHT TRUCK TIRES LT 235-75R15 RADIAL ROVER AT FIRST PROBLEM WAS A TIRE BLISTER THAT CAUSED AN UNEVEN TIRE WEAR PROBLEM. I BROUGHT THE TIRE BACK TO THE TIRE STORE, WHERE I PURCHASED SAID TIRES, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. NO WARRANTY COVERAGE ON THE TIR...

Mileage: 91,000

CONSUMER STATED THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL #95V164001 FAILED. THE HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDERS WERE ATTACHED TO BRACKETS THAT WERE WELDED TO THE LIFTGATE. THE BRACKET WELDS CAN FRACTURE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY DID ALL THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY FROM FIRST TO THE SECOND GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

INTERMITENT - ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILURE. PEDAL DROPS DOWN AND NOISE (GROWL) OCCURS, FOLLOWED BY VEHICAL PULLING TO ONE SIDE WITH LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. RECENT INCIDENT REQUIRED EXTREME BRAKING AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE SLID OUT OF CONTROL.*AK

Mileage: 180,300

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL GOT STUCK. THIS CAUSED THE ABS LIGHT TO APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAIN ON. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REP...

TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. *MR THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN PRESENT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 5 OCCASIONS WITH NO SUCCESS UNTIL ANOTHER CHEVY DEALER FOUND THAT THERE WAS A BAD BATTERY CABLE. *SC *JB

Mileage: 30,000

TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. *MR THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN PRESENT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 5 OCCASIONS WITH NO SUCCESS UNTIL ANOTHER CHEVY DEALER FOUND THAT THERE WAS A BAD BATTERY CABLE. *SC *JB

Mileage: 30,000

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS AT DIFFERENT TIMES GETTING THE FRONT AND REAR DOORS LOCKED. THE HINGES BROKE, CAUSING THE DOOR TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS OPERATE ERRATICALLY*AK

Mileage: 98,000

RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT AT 45 MPH IN 4 DIFFERENT SECTIONS. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE ALMOST FLIPPED OVER. *AK

Mileage: 144,000

RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT AT 45 MPH IN FOUR DIFFERENT PLACES. *AK

Mileage: 144,000

1ST CASE WAS SUMMER TIME, ENGINE WOULDN'T EVEN TURN OVER WHEN TRYING TO START IT. AIR CONDITIONER HAD BEEN ON EARLIER. TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER SWITCH TO OFF AND ENGINE STARTED AND RAN JUST FINE. ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO BAD COMPRESSOR LOADING DOWN THE ENGINE. $900 LATER WITH NEW COMPRESSOR AND ...

Mileage: 99,500

FAILURE OF 1993 FORD EXPLORER FRONT SEAT LOWER HALF AT MOUNTING POINTS. FORD PART 61704, LEFT AND RIGHT. MATERIAL FAILURE DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. MOVEMENT AND FLEXING OF LOWER SEAT FRAME CAUSES MATERIAL FAILURE APPROX. INCH ABOVE ATTACHMENT BOLT POSITION. REPEATED LOSS OF SEAT ATTACHMENT BOLT T...

Mileage: 119,987

MANUFACTURER CLOSED THE RECALL CASE AND WILL NOT PERFORM REPAIR ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. *LA THE SERVICE DEALER HAD INSPECTED THE REAR LIFT GATE AND SAID THAT THE REPAIR WAS SUBJECT OF A RECALL THAT FORD ISSUED. RECALL#95V164001 *SC THE CONSUMER STATED THE PAPER WORK STATED THE REPAIR HAD BE...

FIRE IN HEATER BLOWER, 1993 FORD EXPLORER, HEAVY SMOKE IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT AN INCIDENT OR ANY FURTHER DAMAGE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT STEERING GEAR BOX BROKE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK REPAI...

Mileage: 27,000

CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE TRAVELING, THE BRAKES WERE SMOKING DUE TO OVER HEATING. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO WEAR OUT ONCE A MONTH, THE BRAKES HAD BEEN RESURFACED, ADJUSTED AND REPLACED 5 TIMES. *AK *TT *JB

Mileage: 135,000

THE VEHICLES COOLING FAN CRACKED. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAN WOULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

Mileage: 124,000

CYLINDER HEADS NEED REPLACING. *LA

CRUISE CONTROL:1993 FORD EXPLORER- WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, I HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL ON. AS I APPROACHED ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTROL DID NOT DEACTIVATE, AND I HAD TO PUSH THE "OFF" BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO G...

CRUISE CONTROL:1993 FORD EXPLORER- WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, I HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL ON. AS I APPROACHED ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTROL DID NOT DEACTIVATE, AND I HAD TO PUSH THE "OFF" BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO G...

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, THE DRIVER WAS INJURED. *JB PRIOR TO IMPACT THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVERS BODY WAS TOSSED TO THE LEFT ONTO THE DOOR AND THE SEAT BELT BECAME UNLATCHED. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER WAS...

Mileage: 125,000

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, THE DRIVER WAS INJURED. *JB PRIOR TO IMPACT THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVERS BODY WAS TOSSED TO THE LEFT ONTO THE DOOR AND THE SEAT BELT BECAME UNLATCHED. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER WAS...

Mileage: 125,000

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINED WITHOUT WARNING.*AK SHOULDER BOLT AT THE BASE OF THE SEAT SNAPPED. VEHICLE LEFT ROADWAY BUT CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *PH *NLM

Mileage: 115,000

THE CONVERTIBLE CHILD SAFETY SEAT BUCKLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY DISCONNECT FROM THE LATCH IN THE CHILD SEAT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CONSUMER HAD CHECKED ON THE CHILD TO FIND THE CHILD NOT SECURED IN THE SEAT.*AK

Mileage: 100,000

1993 FORD EXPLORER THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 164,000

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BOLT SNAPPED AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO FALL BACKWARDS INTO THE REAR SEATS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC *JB

UNDERMOUNT SPARE TIRE BOLT RUSTED CAUSING SPARE TIRE TO DROP FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. TIRE WENT FLYING,BOUNCING AND ROLLING ACROSS ROAD LUCKILY BYPASSING TRAFFIC TO MY REAR. 1993 FORD EXPLORER WITH NEW TIRES AND SPARE TIRE DUE TO FIRESTONE RECALL (2 OR 3 YRS. AGO), ALL MOUNTED BY FORD DE...

Mileage: 92,800

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK DECLINED BACKWARDS, AND BROKE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A BOLT FAILURE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING AT APPROX IMATELY60 MPH, AND DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL , CAUSING HER TO HAVE A BLOWOUT. SHE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IN A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING A 1993 ,FORD, EXPL...

DRIVER SEAT BACK BROKE WHILE OWNER DRIVING RESULTING IN SEAT BACK FALLING TO FULL RECLINING POSITION. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT INJURY OR ACCIDENT AND HAD TO DRIVE VEHICLE IN UNSAFE CONDITION UNTIL WAS ABLE TO FIND AN OBJECT TO BRACE THE SEAT BACK IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. BROKEN PART REPLACED...

Mileage: 78,000

VEHICLE FIRE. MR. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

THE FRONT OF THE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY, ESPECIALLY WHEN EXCEEDING 65 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THE SHAPE AND DESIGN OF THE TIRES CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE INSPECTOR INDICATED THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL. *JB JAMIE CONADAY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. SCC

Mileage: 101,000

CONSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE AT THE SERVICE GAS STATION FOR SERVICE. TWO DAYS LATER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A FAULTY SHORT CIRCUIT. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE.*JB

I RECENTLY PURCHASED ( NOV 2002) FOUR (4) BRAND NEW YKS RADIAL A/T LT235/75R15 TIRES. ON JAN 02,2003 AT APPROX. 1515 HRS- INTERSTATE 40, ASHEVILLE, NC. I WAS GOING EAST AT APPROX. 65-70 MPH WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLOW OUT, CAUSING MY 1993 FORD EXPLORER TO QUICK TURN TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD NE...

Mileage: 111,897

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN CONSUMER REMOVED FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN PREPARATION FOR EXIT, THE VEHICLE MADE A STRANGE "CLUNKING" NOISE AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY. ATTEMPTS TO SLOW DOWN UTILIZING THE BRAKES AND DOWNSHIFTING TRANSMISSION WERE UNSUCCES...

THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERELY RUSTED POWER STEERING HOSES WHICH WERE REPLACED WHEN CONSUMER NOTICED SEEPAGE OF FLUID THROUGH THE STEEL LINES.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKE LINE ON THE RIGHT REAR AXLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THE REAR SHOCKS WERE REPLACED.*JB

ATLAS, SILVERTRAC, P23575R15 DOT UUTHLAJV331. REPLACEMENT TIRES ON A FORD EXPLORER, 1993. WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH DRIVER HEARD A LOUD POP. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, VIHICLE ROLLED OVER, AND LANDED IN A DITCH. REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SEPARATED. *AK *JG

VENT HOSE IS ON REAR AXLE HOUSING AND RUBBING ON REAR BRAKE LINE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING NEEDS EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO PROPERLY APPLY BRAKES. CONSUMER HEARS SQUEAKING NOISE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING THERE WAS TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. TIRE SIZE 235R15. PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT#. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH FAILURE. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHEN DRIVING. CONTACT DEALER . TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HAD PART REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 YEARS.*AK

VEHICLE SHAKES AT 60 MPH AND HIGHER. DEALER STATED A KIT TO REPLACE MOTOR MOUNTS WAS NEEDED. *AK

I HAVE HAD 3 BLOWOUTS AT 60-70 MPH ALL ON THE RIGHT REAR, 2 WITH FIRESTONE AND 1 WITH GOODYEAR, ALSO PREMATURE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILURE THAT I FEEL HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY VIBRATION AT HIWAY SPEEDS. FORD HAS A TSB 96-04-16 THAT REPAIRS THIS VIBRATION AT A COST OF $1600. WITH THE EXPLORER THESE...

I HAVE HAD 3 BLOWOUTS AT 60-70 MPH ALL ON THE RIGHT REAR, 2 WITH FIRESTONE AND 1 WITH GOODYEAR, ALSO PREMATURE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILURE THAT I FEEL HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY VIBRATION AT HIWAY SPEEDS. FORD HAS A TSB 96-04-16 THAT REPAIRS THIS VIBRATION AT A COST OF $1600. WITH THE EXPLORER THESE...

ANTI-FREEZE IS LEAKING INTO EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH MAKE IT HARD TO SEE WHEN ANTI-FREEZE IS NEEDED TO DEFOG WINDOW.

IN 1998 MY FORD EXPLORER WAS RECALLED FOR NHTSB ID # 97V083000, COMPONENT: VISUAL SYSTEMS: MIRRORS. THE RECALL WAS TO CORRECT A SHORT CIRCUIT CONDITION THAT COULD OCCUR IN THE REMOTE POWER MIRROR CONTROL SWITH CIRCUIT BOARD AS A RESULT OF A SEPARATED PART OF THE CONTACT ASSEMBLY BRIDGING THE SWITCH ...

WHILE DRIVING WHEEL HUB CAME OFF. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CONSUMERS NEIGHBOR NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE WINDOWS, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE, HOWEVER BY THE TIME THE DOORS WERE OPENED FLAMES WERE SMOLDERING IN THE FRONT SEATS, FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *S...

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CONSUMERS NEIGHBOR NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE WINDOWS, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE, HOWEVER BY THE TIME THE DOORS WERE OPENED FLAMES WERE SMOLDERING IN THE FRONT SEATS, FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *S...

THE ALUMINUM FINNED HEAT EXCHANGER UNIT UNDER THE HOOD HAS A PLASTIC SHROUD AROUND IT THE DUCTS FRESH AIR INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATER BLOWER DUCTING. THIS SHROUD BECAME FULL OF LEAVES WHICH EVENTUALLY CAUGHT FIRE , FILLING THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WITH DENSE SMOKE. I HAD TO PULL T...

BOTH REAR ROCKER PANELS WERE RUSTED OUT. THE BODY HAS A 6 YEAR WARRANTY AGAINST RUST, BUT THE RUST WAS NOT NOTICED UNTIL THE SIDE SKIRTS OVER THE ROCKER PANELS WERE KNOCKED OFF. WHEN I CALLED FORD, THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 6 YEARS OLD. THE RUST WAS...

CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MANUFACTURER REGARDING TIRE REPLACEMENT AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE TIRE FAILURES IN THE FUTURE, CONSUMER WENT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THERE WERE NO TIRES IN STOCK BUT TO KEEP CHECKING BACK, AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF CHECKING CONSUME...

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH SPARE TIRE DISENGAGED FROM VEHICLE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT WIRING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING TIRE TREAD STARTED TO SEPARATE, HOWEVER, THERE WAS A RECALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO WOULD NOT HONOR RECALL AND CHANGE TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SPARE TIRE FELL OFF. CABLE THAT HOLDS TIRE UNDERNEATH VEHICLE HAD SNAPPED. NO INJURIES.*AK *TT

CONSUMER REPLACED THE RECALL FIRESTONE TIRES AT OWN EXPENSE WITH B.F.GOODRICH RADIAL TIRES, SIZE UNKNOWN. CONSUMER IS NOW CALLING TO REPORT THAT ALL FOUR OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRE CORDS ARE PROTRUDING THROUGH SIDEWALL. CONSUMER FEELS THAT EXPLORER IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM NOT FIRESTONE OR GOODRICH...

BALL JOINTS ARE COMPLETELY SHOT. CONSUMER FEELS WHEEL COULD FALL OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

EXPLORER - REAR ENDED. BOTH BUCKET SEAT |"BACKS" FELL BACKWARDS ONTO REAR PASSENGERS. SEAT RECLINE MECHANISM DESTROYED IN BOTH. *AK

THE ENGINE, REGARDLESS OF SPEED OR DRIVING CONDITIONS SHUTS OFF AND CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IT OCCURS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE LIGHTS, HORN, FLASHER FUNCTION ,BUT THE ENGINE JUST CRANKS WITHOUT STARTING SOMETIME 5 MINUTES, SOMETIMES ONE OR MORE HOURS BLOCKING TRAFFIC LANES. AAA HAS...

COPY OF NOTICE SENT TO FORD MOTOR CO ON 10/10/2001 -- > URGENT I REPLACED MY 5 FIRESTONE TIRES, AND ALMOST LOST MY SPARE BECAUSE THE 1/8" INCH CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE UP ROTTED THROUGH. FORTUNATELY IT FELL OFF IN MY DRIVEWAY, AND NOT WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE TIRE DEALER ON INTERSTATE 87! -...

I HAD MY FIRESTONE ATX TIRES REPLACED BY SEARS. I SENT THE NECESSARY PAPER WORK TO FIRESTONE ON AUGUST 21, 2001 FOR REIMBURSEMENT. I HAVE CALL FIRESTONE TWICE SINCE I SENT THEM THE INFORMATION (OCTOBER 2, 2001 AND NOVEMBER 5, 2001). THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGE RECIEVING MY PAPER WORK, BUT I STILL HAVE...

TIRE SIDE WALL TOTALLY DISCONNECTED FROM THE THREAD AND BLEW OFF THE TIRE WHILE TRAVELING A 50MPH. TIRE BELT CAME APART.

DOOR HINGES WOULD CAUSE DOORS TO BE UNEVEN. DRIVER'S DOOR FAILS TO CLOSE PROPERLY DUE TO THE HINGES. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC INDICATED HINGES WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK CONSUMER ADDED THAT THE DESIGN OF THE DOOR HANDLES MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SHUT DOOR. *TT

ON ICEY ROAD THE VEHICLE STARTED SLIDING SIDEWAYS AND ENTER INTO A DITCH AND TIPPED OVER. VEHICLE TIPPED OVER ONE OTHER TIME IN THE DRIVEWAY AFTER MAKING AN SHARP TURN.

CABLE THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE UP BROKE DUE TO FATIGUE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SPARE TIRE FELL OUT. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE CABLE WILL RUST AND BREAK DUE TO FATIGUE AND WEIGHT OF THE TIRE.

THE SPARE TIRE CRANK WIRE FRAYED AND BROKE RELEASING THE SPARE TIRE ON TO THE ROAD. FORD MOTOR OWNER RELATIONS WAS CONTACTED AT 1-800-392-3673 AND INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM. THEY INDICATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS DEVICE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SINCE WHEN THE WIRE FAILS THE TIRE RELEASE...

BRIDGESTONE, D693P-MET 235/75R15; TIRES RUMBLE VERY BADLY. THESE WERE REPLACEMENTS, NOT ORIGINAL TIRES.*AK *JB

FIRESTONE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH DUNLOP TIRES. DUNLOP REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH. CONSUMER TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, BUT MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF, AND SIDEWALLS EXPLODED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION.*...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDHLAWR330 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RUSTING, REAR QUATER PANEL, AROUND GAS CAP(INSIDE AND OUT.)FILLER TUBE COULD COME LOSE. KNOW OF 30 VECHICALS 1993-1994 WITH THIS PROBLEM. COULD BECOME A GAS FILLING PROBLEM. CLARKE FORD IN HUDSON, OHIO " THE CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD, WE DONT CARE." CALLED FORD SERVICE 1-800-392-FORD, AND THEY SAID THEY WO...

THE CAR SHAKES AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH. IT SHAKE SOO MUCH I BELIEVE WE ARE DAMAGING PARTS OF THE CAR THAT COULD LEAD TO AND ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DETERIORATION AND WEAR AND TEAR. I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THE DEALERS RESPONSE SIGHTING NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I BELEIVE THERE TO BE A DESIGN PROBL...

CONSUMER RECEIVED FORD TIRE RECALL AND HAD TIRES INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED FIRESTONE DEALER WHO STATED TIRES WERE PART OF RECALL, CONSUMER FILLED OUT PROPER PAPERWORK AND HAD TIRES REPLACED BY A BRAND OTHER THAN FIRESTONE, NOW CLAIM IS BEING DENIED AND CONSUMER HAS REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM FIRE...

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKE IS APPLIED IT SLIPS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD SLIGHTLY. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHILE CHANGING MY REAR BRAKES LAST FRIDAY ON MY FORD EXPLORER I DECIDED TO CHECK MY SPARE TIRE WHICH HAPPENS TO BE A FIRESTONE ATX. TO MY SURPRISE THE TIRE HAD ACTUALLY "BLOWN-OUT" AND SEPERATED WHILE IN THE SPARE TIRE RACK UNDER MY VEHICLE. THIS TIRE HAS NOT BEEN ON MY VEHICLE SINCE JULY OF 1999 WH...

INSUFFICIENT BRAKING RESULTED IN REAR END COLLISION. 2ND ACCIDENT OF SAME NATURE AFTER FORD SERVICE INSPECTION. INDEPENDENT BRAKE SHOP REPLACED REAR BRAKES AND PROBLEM IS OK. FORD ARGUES THAT BRAKES AND VEHICLE WERE OK. *AK

WHEN FIRESTONE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED LAST AUGUST CONSUMER CHECKED HIS SPARE TIRE THAT WAS LOCATED UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. SPARE TIRE WAS MISSING. STEEL CABLE THAT HELD SPARE TIRE IN PLACE SHOWED SIGNS OF RUST AND CORROSION. IT WAS ALSO FRAYED. CONSUMER THEN TRIED TO GET FORD TO REPLACE SPARE TIRE. BU...

IN 1996 I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH. A VEHICLE TO MY RIGHT BEGAN TO COME INTO MY LANE. TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT I SWIRVED TO THE LEFT THEN CORRECTED BACK TO THE RIGHT. THIS WAS NOT AN OUT OF CONTROL MANEUVER. WHEN CORRECTING BACK TO THE RIGHT, THE VEHICLE MOVED SIDEWAYS AND PROCEEDED TO ROLLOVER...

INSIDE LEFT DOOR HANDLE COMES COMPLETLY OFF IN HAND WHEN CLOSING DOOR. BOTTOM HINGE ON LEFT DOOR BROKE. CATALATIC CONVERTER RATTLES WHEN ACCELERATED TO 55 MPH. *AK

INSIDE LEFT DOOR HANDLE COMES COMPLETLY OFF IN HAND WHEN CLOSING DOOR. BOTTOM HINGE ON LEFT DOOR BROKE. CATALATIC CONVERTER RATTLES WHEN ACCELERATED TO 55 MPH. *AK

INSIDE LEFT DOOR HANDLE COMES COMPLETLY OFF IN HAND WHEN CLOSING DOOR. BOTTOM HINGE ON LEFT DOOR BROKE. CATALATIC CONVERTER RATTLES WHEN ACCELERATED TO 55 MPH. *AK

LATCHING POST ON DOOR FRAME BUSHING HAS DETERIORATED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CLOSE AND LATCH DOOR. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

THERE WAS A RECALL 95V164001/ HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS. . WENT BACK TO DEALER FOR A WATER LEAK COMING FROM DOOR, DEALER READJUSTED DOOR, BUT IT WAS STILL LEAKING. DEALER WILL NOT CORRECT PROBLEM AGAIN. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE CALIPER STICKING AND CAUSING ROTORS TO BE CUT AND WARPED. VEHICLE BEEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK OWNER'S WIFE JUST TOUCHED ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND ENGINE SUDDEN ACCELERATED AND CRASH INTO A TREE. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THROTTLE VALVE WAS OPEN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM SANDIEGO, MY VEHICLE SEEMED VERY UNSTABLE. THREE DAYS EARLIER I HAD JUST HAD MY 4 MONTH OLD TIRES ROTATED, BALANCED AND ALIEGNED. IMMEDIATLY RETURNED TO DEALER TO BE TOLD I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE A BLOW OUT, THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE HAD A 10" BULGE ON THE INSIDE WAL...

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM SANDIEGO, MY VEHICLE SEEMED VERY UNSTABLE. THREE DAYS EARLIER I HAD JUST HAD MY 4 MONTH OLD TIRES ROTATED, BALANCED AND ALIEGNED. IMMEDIATLY RETURNED TO DEALER TO BE TOLD I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE A BLOW OUT, THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE HAD A 10" BULGE ON THE INSIDE WAL...

THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS DERIVED FROM A MAZDA MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND IS WELL-KNOWN TO LEAK LUBRICANT RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION GEAR FAILURE.*AK

THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS DERIVED FROM A MAZDA MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND IS WELL-KNOWN TO LEAK LUBRICANT RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION GEAR FAILURE.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS MOSTLY AFTER DRIVING FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES, MOSTLY AT SPEEDS OF 40-70 MPH. HAS STALLED AT LEAST 12 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

WIRE UNDER POWER SEAT CAME LOOSE, SHORTED AGAINST SEAT TRACK, SEAT CUSHION CAUGHT FIRE. DRIVER BARELY ESCAPED WITHOUT SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ABOUT $2100.00. WIRING SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO NOT COME LOOSE AND SEATS SHOULD NOT BE COMBUSTIBLE.*AK

I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET REFUND FROM FIRESTONE FILED ON 09/01/00. WE HAVE CALLED 7 TIMES TO BE TOLD CALL BACK, YOU ARE NOT IN THE SYSTEM AS YET. I FINALLY ASKED FOR A FAX NUMBER SO THAT I COULD PLEAD MY CASE. THEY AT FIRST REFUSED AND CLAIMED THAT A FAX WOULD ONLY DELAY THINGS FURTHER. I DID O...

AFTER 25 MINUTES, BOTH HI AND LOW BEAMS BEGIN TO FLASH STEADILY. YELLOW RUNNINGS LIGHTS DON'T FLASH. WHEN THE MULTI-FUNCTION HANDLE IS PULLED TOWARD DRIVER SO THAT BOTH HI AND LOW BEAMS ARE MANUALLY LIT, FLASHING CEASES.*AK

I WAS NOTIFYED BY FIRESTONE AND FORD OF THE DEFECTED TIRES.I REPLACED THE TIRES BEFORE THE RECALL BUT HELD ON TO THE DEFECTIVE TIRES.MY CLAIM WAS REJECTED AVAE THOUGH I HAD PROOF OF REPLCEMENT COST AND RETURNED THE DEFECTIVE TIRES TO MY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER.I FEEL IT IS UNFAIR THAT I AM PENALIZED ...

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED FLAMES FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, PULLED OVER, AND SAW FLAMES UNDERNEATH FENDERS. VEHICLE BURNED, TOTALLED. FIRE CHIEF THOUGHT THAT CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUSED FIRE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 65MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE LEFT REAR TIRE, WITHOUT ANY WARNING VIBRATION/NOISE, PEELED OFF THE ENTIRE TREAD SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGING THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL AND DECORATIVE MOLDING. THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. *AK (TIRESIZE: P23575R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIR...

WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL IS ENGAGED IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE TEETH ON THE RACHET MECHANISM DO NOT ENGAGE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL ENDS UP ON THE FLOOR, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS DEFECT IS THE SAME AS RECALL 94V-169 BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. NLM

WHILE STEERING VEHICLE OFF DIVIDER STRIP, IT CAUSED A ROLLOVER CRASH, NO INJURY REPORTED. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK

PARKING BRAKE CONTROL SELF ADJUSTING PAWL DOES NOT LINE UP PROPERLY WITH SELF-ADJUSTED RACHET, CAUSING PAWL TO SLIP OVER ONE OR MORE TEETH IN RACHED. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK

WHILE TRRAVELING ON SNOW AND ICE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE,RAN INTO A TREE, AND HIT HEAD-ON STEERING WHEEL. AFTER A WHILE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE GETS WARMED UP IT WILL STALL BECAUSE IGNITION MODULE WILL MALFUNCTION, AND VEHICLE WILL CUT OFFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. NO INJURY, BUT SEAT FOLDED BACK AND THERE WAS NO SUPPORT BEHIND ME. HAD TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO MAKE A SAFE STOP.

UNDER THE HOOD FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKE. ; DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHEN DEPRESSING PARKING BRAKE TO FLOORBOARD CONSUMER NOTICED BRAKE SKIPING TEETH. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN 4.5 HRS AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE BURNED TO GROUND, AND SET VEHICLE PARKED NEXT TO IT ON FIRE TOO. TOTAL LOSS TO CONSUMER. *AK

THIS IS ONE OF TWO EXPLORERS ON WHICH THE SAME COMPONENT FAILED. I HAD THE GUAGE REPLACED AT THE DATE AND MILEAGE NOTED, BUT IT FAILED LONG BEFORE THAT DATE. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE I WAS UNLUCKY ENOUGH TO GET TWO BAD TEMPERATURE GUAGES. ESPECIALLY SINCE A FRIEND TOLD HIM HE HAD TO REPLACE THE G...

THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR 5 RECALLED FIRESTONE TIRES. NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DISINTEGRATED, THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED (FIRESTONE ATX P235/75R15 RADIAL TIRES). NLM

ON THREE OCCASIONS THE TREADS SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR QUARTER PANEL OF THE VEHICLE (FIRESTONE ATX TIRES). NLM

FUEL LINES ON THE SENDING UNIT HAD CORRODED/ROTTED SO THAT RAW GASOLINE WAS SPRAYING UP ONTO THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE CREATING, IN MY OPINION, A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK

FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT STOPPED WORKING. *SCL

GAS TANK FILL PIPE ASSEMBLY FAILED BY THE HOSE CLAMPING AT THE END CLOSEST TO THE TANK. *SLC

CONSUMER REPLACED FIRESTONE ATX TIRES (P235/75R15), THEY HAD TROUBLE STAYING IN BALANCE EVEN AFTER ALIGNMENTS AND BALANCING, CONSUMER LEARNED OF RECALL 00T005 AND IS BEING DENIED DUE TO PURCHASING THE TIRES PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2000. *SLC

FIRESTONE ATX TIRES (P235/75R15) WERE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE SHAKING, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM FIRESTONE, HOWEVER FIRESTONE REJECTED CLAIM DUE TO THE REPLACEMENT TIRES BEING PURCHASED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2000. *SLC

CONSUMER TURNED IN SPARE TIRE TO BE REPLACED UNDER RECALL 00T005, THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRE (P235/75R15) WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO CONSUMER PURCHASING IT PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2000, CONSUMER ALSO HAD OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES (NO SPECIFIC TYPE) THAT WERE REPLACED DUE TO A TREAD SEPARATION, FIRESTONE DE...

THE PROBLEM FIRST DISPLAYED ITSELF AT 8000 MILES, I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN. ON 7/14/93 THEY DID A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. WHEN I PICKED IT UP I QUESTIONED THE UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR ON THE FRONT, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, ABOUT THIS. THIS CONDITION PERSISTED AN...

THE PAINT ON THE ROOF OF MY EXPLORER IS FLACKING OFF , THERE WAS SMALL FLACKING WHEN I PURCHASED THE EXPLORER , BUT NOW THERE ARE LARGE PIECES COMING OFF EVERY TIME I WASH THE SUV . I 'VE HAD THE SUV FOR 2.5 YEARS . I'VE TALKED TO THE BODY SHOP MGR AT JOHN NOLAN FORD . HE SAID THE PAINT SHOULD LAST...

THE VEHICLES RIGHT AND LEFT REAR WHEEL BRAKE DRUM BECOMES EXTREMELY HOT AND CONSUMER CAN SMELL AN ODOR OF HOT OIL EMANATING FROM THE WHEEL ONCE PARKED IN GARAGE. NLM

THE CONSUMER HEARS A HEAVY CLUNK WHEN ENGAGING 4X4 ON THE FLY AS PER OPERATING MANUAL. NLM

ALL FOUR FIRESTONE P23575R15 RADIAL ATX TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE OF PREMATURE TREAD WEAR AT A LOW MILEAGE, OWNER HAS BEEN DENIED REIMBURSEMENT UNDER RECALL 00T-005. CJ

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE AND TIRE BOUNCED ON A SLOW ROAD WITH NOT MUCH TRAFFIC AT THE MOMENT. CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT CABLE DID BREAK DUE TO CORROSION. *AK THE SPARE TIRE, WHICH WAS SECURED UNDER THE VEHICLE BY A CABLE WITH A LARGE WING NUT, DROPPED ON THE ROAD BECAUSE TH...

CONSUMER PUCHASED NEW TIRES TO REPLACE RECALLED FIRESTONE TIRES AND RETURNED THE RECALLED TIRES TO FIRESTONE DEALER, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT, IT HAS BEEN 90 DAYS AND CONSUMER HAS NOR RECIEVED REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

RE: FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY: FAILED INFIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP AND WAS REPLACED BY FORD. SECOND FAILURE THIS YEAR. ALTHOUGH MY CAR HAS A LOT OF MILES ON IT I ONLY RARELY USE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. I WOULD ESTIMATE ABOUT 1000-2000 MILES OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE RUNNING TIME. DANGER INVOLVES NOT BEING IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE ...

MY SON WAS DRIVING DOWN I-95 IN SOUTH CAROLINA AT ONLY ABOUT 50 MPH DUE TO RAIN WHEN HE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, LEFT THE ROAD AND ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES INTO A DITCH AND TOTALED THE CAR. THERE WAS NO APPARENT EXPLANATION FOR WHY HE LOST CONTROL. WE HAD JUST RECENTLY REPLACED TIRES W...

TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FUEL FILLER PIPE, INSIDE FENDER WELL AND CRACKED THE PLASTIC TRIM ALONG THE REAR FENDER PANEL, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT (FIRESTONE FIREHAWK P23570R/15). NLM

CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR FIRESTONE TIRE DUE TO NOISE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00T-005, THE ORIGINAL SPARE TIRE WAS RETURNED TO FIRESTONE AND FOUND TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NOW THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE FOUR ORIGINAL TIRES WHICH WERE REPLACED BELIEVING THEY WERE ALSO INCLUD...

RECALL 97V235000/SUN ROOF: SUN ROOF MALFUNCTIONED WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED ,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

I EXPERIENCED TWO DIFFERENT TIRE FAILURES WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER, SEPTEMBER 1998. FIRST TIME, I WAS AWARE OF VIBRATION FRONT PASS. SIDE. TREAD WAS SEPARATING; REPLACED TIRE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THOUGHT I HAD FLAT ON DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE. TREAD SEPARATED WHILE MOVING. FLAPPING TREAD DAMAGED THE...

MY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONE TIRES WERE FOUND TO HAVE TREAD SEPARATION WHEN I BOUGHT THEM IN BECUASE OF EXCESSIVE WOBBLE. I HAD THESE 4 TIRES REPLACED ON MY OWN. NOW THERE HAVE RECALLED THESE SAME TIRES FOR THE EXACT ISSUE I HAD TO REPLACE THEM. I HAVE WRITTEN TO FIRESTONE AND COMPLETED ALL OF T...

WHEN CONSUMER USED HIGH BEAMS, THE HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY GO OUT. *SLC

REAR VIEW MIRROR KEEPS FALLING OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT CONSUMER SHOULD TAKE IT TO A GLASS DEALER. *AK

HAD ARRIVED AT CEMETERY WHEN A KNOT WAS NOTICED IN RIGHT REAR TIRE. AFTER LEAVING CEMETERY & HEADED FOR HOME AT 55 MPH A LOUD BUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD. STARTED TO SLOW DOWN & THEN THERE WA SAN EXPLOSION. CENTER OF TIRE HAD LOST TREAD. THEN, WENT FLAT. PUT ON SPARE IN PLACE OF TREADLESS TIRE. D...

ON JULY 1, 2000 RIGHT REAR TIRE SHREDDED;REPLACED TWO; ON RETURN TRIP ON JULY 4, 2000 THE OTHER TIRE SHREDDED LIKE THE RECALL TIRES, REPLACED TWO MORE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 235 75XR15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235 75XR15 )

TIRE TREAD PEALED OFF; LOST CONTROL AND CAR ROLLED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 23575R15LT)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23575R15LT )

CABLE THAT ATTACHES SPARE TIRE HAS CORRODED, CAUSING TIRE TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE. FORD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VERY BADLY WITH TIRES WHETHER AT LOW OR HIGH SPEEDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRE RETAILER & HAD TIRES ROTATED & BALANCED 4 TIMES. LATER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE & CONTACTED FIRESTONE. WAS REFERRED TO LES SCHWAB WHO WAS DOING RECALLS. LES SCHWAB REFUSED TO EXCHANGE TIRES DUE TO NOT RECEIVI...

CONSUMER REPLACED FIRESTONE ATX TIRES (P235/75R15) DUE TO EXCESSIVE NOISE AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, CONSUMER STATED THAT SOME TIRES STARTED TO SHOW SOME TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC *JB CONSUMER STATED HE BOUGHT BRIDGESTONE TIRES BECAUSE FIRESTONE REJECTED HIS CLAIM AND ALL OTHER TIRES WERE OU...

CONSUMER REPLACED FIRESTONE ATX TIRES DUE PROBLEMS WITH TREAD SEPARATION, LATER 4 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO ONE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE OTHERS EXPERIENCED VIBRATION, THESE WERE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE FIRST SET OF TI...

CONSUMER REPLACED FIRESTONE ATX TIRES DUE PROBLEMS WITH TREAD SEPARATION, LATER 4 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO ONE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE OTHERS EXPERIENCED VIBRATION, THESE WERE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE FIRST SET OF TI...

CONSUMER HEARD CLICKING SOUND WHILE AT STOP LIGHT, PULLED OVER,AND NOTICED THAT FLYWHEEL HAD FALLEN OFF AT 33000 MILES. *AK

WOULD LIKE TO BE CONTACTED IF ANY RECALLS OR INFORMATION REGARDING THIS VEHICLE COME UP. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BRAKING PEDAL LINKAGE BROKE WHICH CAUSED NO BRAKING ABILTIY AT ALL, AND RESULTED IN A CRASH. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FAULTY SUSPENSION CAUSED SHIMMY/VIBRATION IN VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HAS BALANCED AND ROTATED THE TIRES 4 TIMES, REPLACED RADIUS ARM BUSHING, ALIGNMENT, REPLACED INNER AND OUTER BEARINGS, REPLACED SHOCKS AND REPLACED THE GOODYEAR TIRES, THE CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT ABOUT TSB 960415A, THE DE...

THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. *SLC

TREAD SEPARATION ON RIGHT REAR TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITHOUT CRASH OR ROLL-OVER. A LARGE PART OF THE TIRE DESINTEGRATED WITHIN SECONDS.( DOT NUMBER: )

FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX II TIRES(P235/75R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, ON ONE OCCASION THE SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRES AND THE DAMAGED DONE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC

FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX II TIRES(P235/75R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, ON ONE OCCASION THE SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRES AND THE DAMAGED DONE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC

LEFT FRONT AND LEFT REAR TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS, SHREDS FROM THE FRONT STEEL BELT KNOCKED PAINT OFF THE OUTSIDE OF WHEEL WELL, 2 OTHER TIRES WERE REPLACED WHEN SEPARATION WAS NOTED 9FIRESTONE ATXII P235/75R15). NLM

CONSUMER HAS NOT YET RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE RECALLED FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX TIRES 00T005. (CONSUMER IS AN ATTORNEY) *SLC

CONSUMER REPLACED THE FIRESTONE ATX 235/75R15 DUE TO CRACKS BETWEEN THE TREAD AND SIDEWALLS PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (00T-005), CONSUMER HAS BEEN DENIED REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO PURCHASING THE TIRES FROM A COMPETITOR PRIOR TO AUGUST 9, 2000, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING THE FIRESTONE ATX P235/75R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO RECALL (00T-005), CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGE AND TIRES. *MJS

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P235 75 R15) WENT FLAT ON THE FRONT 2 TIRES, THESE TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *SLC

CONSUMER REPLACED THE FIRESTONE ATX P235/75R15 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ON TWO OCCASIONS PRIOR TO RECALL (00T-005) NOTIFICATION, THE SECOND SET OF TIRES FAILED PREMATURELY DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS

METAL IN STEERING GEAR BOX BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

PEOO 020; CONSUMER SAID THAT WHEN VEHICLE WOULD TRAVEL UP TO 40MPH AND OVER IT WOULD VIBRATE AND SHAKE. RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A KNOT ON THE TIRE. FIRESTONE REPLACED IT, BUT HE HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE, FR410, P22570R15. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

OWNER REPLACED TIRES PRIOR TO RECALL (OOT-005), ALL FOUR TIRES HAD SERIOUS BULGES (BALLOONING) AT THE SEAM BETWEEN THE CASING AND CAP, OWNER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED. *CJ

THE INSULATION BLANKET UNDER VEHICLE'S HOOD DETERIORATED AND FELL DOWN INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I HAVE BEEN PEALING AWAY THE HANGING DOWN MATERIAL PERIODICALLY, HOWEVER MY CONCERN IS THAT MATERIAL MAY FALL APART, FALLING UPON THE ENGINE AND POSSIBLY CAUSING A FIRE.*AK

DESIGN OR BAD DIE, THESE NEVER BREAK, DRIVER WAS AT LOW SPEED, BUT COULD NOT TURN.*AK

FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

FIRESTONE RAIDAL ATX TIRE (P235 75 R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSMENT. *SLC

CONSUMER REPLACED THE FIRESTONE (P235/75R15) TIRES DUE TO SPLITTING, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENTS. *MJS

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TREAD WEAR ON THE FIRESTONE (ATX P235/75R15) TIRES PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICAITION WHICH CAUSED VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT (00T-005). *MJS

MY DRIVER'S REAR TIRE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. I WANT TO KNOW IF THE FORD EXPLORER HAS A PROPENSITY FOR THE DRIVER'S REAR TIRE TO BLOW OUT--REGARDLESS OF THE MAKE OR BRAND OF THE TIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 00T005 REGARDING FIRESTONE TIRES, HOWEVER REPLACED FAULTY FIRESTONE ATX TIRES (P235 75 R15) IN 1998, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

PE00 020; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN SWERVING INTO THE LEFT LANE. CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS REGAINED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO SHOULDER AND TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATED FROM THE RIME.. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00T005, HOWEVER REPLACED THE TIRES 12 MONTHS AGO, THE TIRES WOULDN'T STAY INFLATED. *SLC

FIRESTONE ATX TIRES (P235 75 R15) INCLUDED IN THE RECALL 00T005 FAILED. *SLC

FIRESTONE TIRES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00T-005 (235/75R15 ATX II), TREAD SEPARATION WAS PRESENT CAUSING VIBRATION. NLM

FIRESTONE TIRES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00T-005 (235/75R15 ATX II), TREAD SEPARATION WAS PRESENT CAUSING VIBRATION. NLM

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING WHEN WINCH CABLE BROKE. CABLE WAS FOUND TO BE RUSTED. FORD COULD ONLY SAY THEY HAD NO PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS.*AK THE SPARE TIRE WAS MISSING AS THE RESULT OF WINCH CABLE FAILURE. *YH

CONSUMER REPLACED THE RECALL (00T-005) FIRESTONE TIRES PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION DUE TO SEPARATION PROBLEMS, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS

FIRESTONE TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO SLIPPED BELTS AND WOBBLING WHILE DRIVING. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING . IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES, AND CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT THE SITUATION.*AK

REPEATED TRIPS FOR BALANCING,ALIGNEMENT, NEWBALL JOINTS, BUSHINGS, U-JOINTS..FINALLY REPLACED TIRES WITH OTHER BRAND, PROBLEMS RESOLVED...BUT I'M P.O.'D AT EXPENSES INCURRED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 225R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225R15 )

VIBRATION AT 60 MPH AND ABOVE. HAVE REPLACED 3 SETS OF TIRES (GOOD YEAR) AND VIBRATION PERSIST. OTHER USED SETS OF TIRES RESOLD AND NO VIBRATION WAS REPORTED BY NEW OWNERS. WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH FORD EXPLORER BY TIRE BALANCING COMPANY. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY BELIEVED THE PROBLEM M...

THE RECALLED (OOT-005) FIRESTONE P235/75 R15 M/S TIRE EXPERIENCED FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS REIMBURSED FOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING ONE FIRESTONE TIRE SEPARATED, CONSUMER PURCHASED FIVE NEW TIRES AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

CONSUMER REPLACED THE FIRESTONE TIRES DUE TO BUBBLING ON THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE TIRES, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

WAS DRIVING 60MPH NORTH BOUN; HAD SHORT ACCELERATION LANE. ANOTHER VEHICLE TRIED TO PASS SEMI -TRAILER & HIT TRUCK. WENT ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC & HIT PASSENGER FRONT & SIDES (EXPLORER). VEHICLE ROLLED 3 TIMES. AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER HAD SEAT BELTS ON, BUT WAS HOSPITALIZED. SUFFERED INJ...

FIRESTONE ATX TIRE P235 75 R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

FIRESTONE ATX TIRE P235 75 R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

WAS DRIVING 65MPH WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. WAS EXITING FREEWAY AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN 2 MORE TIMES. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER 4 OR 5 TIMES. EACH TIME WAS DIAGNOSED AS THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS & HAD IT REPLACED. HAPPENED MOSTLY WHEN IT WAS HOT.

THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I DO ALL MY OWN SERVICING AND AS INDICATED THIS IS THE 5 FAILURE. INDICATIONS ARE SPEED CONTROL DOES NOT SUSPEND AND THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. IN EVERY CASE I HAVE DISASSEMBLED THE DEVICE AND THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ARE PITTED AN...

THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I DO ALL MY OWN SERVICING AND AS INDICATED THIS IS THE 5 FAILURE. INDICATIONS ARE SPEED CONTROL DOES NOT SUSPEND AND THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. IN EVERY CASE I HAVE DISASSEMBLED THE DEVICE AND THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ARE PITTED AN...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 70MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. BRAKES WERE SLIGHTLY APPLIED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT VEHICLE NEVER SLOWED DOWN. CONSUMER HAD TO KEEP BRAKING TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. CONSUMER DISCONNECTED CRUISE CONTROL CABLE, THINKING IT WOULD ELIMINATE PROBLEM. VEHICLE D...

IGNITION HAS BEEN CHECKED, REPLACED, AS WELL AS ENDLESS OTHER POTENTIAL CAUSES, BY TWO MECHANICS, NEITHER BEING ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. FORD DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES RECALL (OOT-005) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER IS BEING DENIED RECALL REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THEY WERE REPLACED BY A COMPETITIVE DEALER PRIOR TO AUGUST 9, 2000. *MJS

FIRESTONE ATX TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *SLC

FIRESTONE ATX TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *SLC

CONSUMER CONTROL MIRROR SWITCH IS INOPERATIVE. DEALER SAYS THEY DON'T HAVE A RECALL ON VEHICLE. HOWEVER, CONSUMER REMEMBERS RECEIVING RECALL 97V083OOO/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97S70. WILL CONTACT THE DEALER FOR A COPY. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WHEN THE RECALL WAS RECEIVED. *AK

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT DRIVER AND REAR SIDETIRES P235/75R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER STATES THAT TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND AND CAUSED ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS AND ADDITIONAL WEAR. *SLC

EA00023, TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE SOMEWHAT. DRIVER AND ONE OTHER PASSENGER IN VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED.TREAD DID SOME DAMAGE TO EXPLORER. THIS WAS A FIRESTONE TIRE, TIRE SIZE P2257...

ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE WHILE TRAVELING, CAUSESING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE INSTEAD OF DEACELERATE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALER FOR TEMPORY REPAIRS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO STOP WOULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNLESS PUT INTO A LOWER GEAR. THEN, VEHICLE WILL STOP SLOWLY. *AK

THE BRACKETS ATTACHING THE HATCH DOOR STAY UP WHEN OPENING TRUNK EVEN THOUGH RECALL 95V164001 WAS COMPLETE, DEALER TWEEKED UPPER BACK REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN DOING RECALL. *SLC

TIRE(NO BRAND, NAME, OR SIZE GIVEN) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL, OVER TURN, AND CAUSE MANY INJURIES. *SLC

SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE WERE SEPARATING AND HAD BULGES ON THE TREAD WITH UNEVEN WEAR. I STILL HAVE ONE OF THE TIRES AS A SPARE. (DOT NUMBER: W2HL1MO TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE BLEWOUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND LEAVE THE ROADWAY, AFTER LEAVING THE ROAD THE VEHICLE ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE AND SLID APPR. 20 YDS. BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A DITCH, THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED, THE DRIVER COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN (FLORI...

THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL AN WENT INTO A SKID, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND EJECTED THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER, PASSENGER WAS KILLED, DRIVER SUSTAINED NON-INCAPACITATING INJURIES(TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS ACCIDENT REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P2...

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE LOST A LAYER OF ITS TREAD WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SKID OFF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE GRASS MEDIAN AND CAME TO REST, ALL OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED NON-INCAPACITATING INJURIES (TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS ACCIDENT REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P2...

A RECAP CAME OFF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL, EXIT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A SIDE SKID AND ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES AND CAME TO REST IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, THE DRIVER SUFFERED INCAPACITATING INJURIES (TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS ACCIDENT REPORT,BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE,...

THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AS A RESULT THE DRIVER RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COLLIDED WITH A DELINEATOR POST, THE VEHICLE THEN CAME BACK ON THE ROAD, ROLLED AND VAULTED ONE TIME, THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER WAS EJECTED DURING THE ROLL, THE VEHICLE...

THE LEFT REAR TIRE LOST ITS TREAD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT, THE DRIVER OVERCORRECTED TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A BROADSKID ACROSS BOTH LANES, THE VEHICLES RIGHT SIDE TIRES SEPARATED FROM THE WHEELS CAUSING THE WHEELS TO DIG INTO THE GROUND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE ...

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE BLEWOUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND LEAVE THE ROADWAY, AFTER LEAVING THE ROAD THE VEHICLE ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE AND SLID APPR. 20 YDS. BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A DITCH, THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED, THE DRIVER COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN (FLORI...

THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL AN WENT INTO A SKID, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND EJECTED THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER, PASSENGER WAS KILLED, DRIVER SUSTAINED NON-INCAPACITATING INJURIES(TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS ACCIDENT REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P2...

A RECAP CAME OFF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL, EXIT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A SIDE SKID AND ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES AND CAME TO REST IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, THE DRIVER SUFFERED INCAPACITATING INJURIES (TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS ACCIDENT REPORT,BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE,...

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE LOST A LAYER OF ITS TREAD WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SKID OFF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE GRASS MEDIAN AND CAME TO REST, ALL OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED NON-INCAPACITATING INJURIES (TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS ACCIDENT REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P2...

THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AS A RESULT THE DRIVER RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COLLIDED WITH A DELINEATOR POST, THE VEHICLE THEN CAME BACK ON THE ROAD, ROLLED AND VAULTED ONE TIME, THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER WAS EJECTED DURING THE ROLL, THE VEHICLE...

THE LEFT REAR TIRE LOST ITS TREAD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT, THE DRIVER OVERCORRECTED TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A BROADSKID ACROSS BOTH LANES, THE VEHICLES RIGHT SIDE TIRES SEPARATED FROM THE WHEELS CAUSING THE WHEELS TO DIG INTO THE GROUND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE ...

THE GLASS SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. REPORTED TO FORD BUT THEY DID NOT SEEM TO CARE!. *AK

FIRESTONE ATX TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASH, BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT, PREVIOUSLY 2 OTHER TIRES EXPERIENCED CRACKING AND TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSING REAR WHEELS TO SKID. *SLC

PE00 020; SHE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A BANGING NOISE. VEHICLE STARTED TO SWERVE, AND SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE, AND PULL IT OVER. LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. ALSO, DAMAGED THE VEHICLE. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS #ATX, P23575R15. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED FIREST...

PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: NOTICED CRACKS AROUND THE SIDEWALL ON ALL FOUR TIRES, AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT 30,000 MILES, TIRE SIZE P235/75R15, DOT# VNHL. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TIRES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK CONSUMER PURCHASED TIRES IN JUNE OF 1...

ALL 4 OF MY MICHELIN LTX M/S P235/75 R15 TIRES ARE EXHIBITING SEVERE CRACKING AND TREAD SEPARATION. BASED UPON SIMILAR PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH OTHER MANUFACTURERS' TIRES, I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE GREAT HARM AND DAMAGE. I AM REQUESTING AN INV...

NEW FIRESTONE ATX TIRES PUT ON 2/18/99. ONE CAR ROLLOVER ON 8/28/99. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE 94 MINNESOTA. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. INSURANCE CONTACTED AND PAID FOR VEHICLE AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

ALL 4 OF MY MICHELIN LTX M/S P235/75 R15 TIRES ARE EXHIBITING SEVERE CRACKING AND TREAD SEPARATION. BASED UPON SIMILAR PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH OTHER MANUFACTURERS' TIRES, I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE GREAT HARM AND DAMAGE. I AM REQUESTING AN INV...

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH TIRE ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DISINTERGRATED. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASHED. NO OTHER PASSENGERS WAS IN THE VEHICLE. DRIVER WAS INJURED. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE ATX, P23575R15. NOT ORGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. TIRE MILEAGE ABOUT 15,000....

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE WENT INTO A CONCRETE DIVIDER. FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE EXPLODED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, (TIRE MAKE/MODEL NOT PROVIDED). TIRES FAILED ON APRIL 7TH, 2000 ALSO, CAUSED COLLISION ...

FIRESTONE ATX TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION RESULTING IN ROLLOVER AND INJURING CONSUMER *SLC

FIRESTONE ATX TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION RESULTING IN ROLLOVER AND INJURING CONSUMER *SLC

APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS SUV (BRAND NEW, 0 MILES) TWO OF THE TIRES DEVELOPED BUBBLES ON THEM. I NOTICED THEM DURING A WEEKLY INSPECTION THAT I PERFORM ON THE VEHICLE. I HAD THOSE TWO TIRES REPALCED BY A LOCAL TIRE STORE. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER A 3RD. TIRE DEVELOPED A BUBLE. AT TH...

PHIL LONG FORD DIAGNOSED THE INTERNAL FAILURE IN JUNE 1996. FIRESTONE THRU SEARS PAID FOR MICHELIN REPLACEMENT TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: NA TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TIRE BLEW AT FREEEWAY SPEED. ACTUAL DATE UNCERTAIN. DEALER WROTE IT OFF AS A ROAD HAZARD, ALTHOUGH THE TREAD HAD FAILED. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO SAFE STOP AND NO INJURY OR DAMAGE OCCURRED.VEHICLE TOTALLED LATER IN 1993 AS A RESULT OF OTHER DRIVER FAILING TO STOP AT SIGNAL.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/7...

THE TIRES NEVER 'FAILED' PER SE. WE BOUGHT THEM NEW A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO (1998) FOR OUR FORD EXPLORER. FROM THE DAY WE HAD THEM INSTALLED, THE EXPLORER WOULD VIBRATE AT SPEEDS OF 65MPH OR HIGHER. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE RETAILER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE VIBRATION. ...

TREAD ON DAYTON TIRE DISINTEGRATED AND THE ENTIRE TIRE FELL APART; LEFT REAR AXLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

TREAD ON DAYTON TIRE DISINTEGRATED AND THE ENTIRE TIRE FELL APART; LEFT REAR AXLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

TREAD ON DAYTON TIRE DISINTEGRATED AND THE ENTIRE TIRE FELL APART; LEFT REAR AXLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

TREAD ON DAYTON TIRE DISINTEGRATED AND THE ENTIRE TIRE FELL APART; LEFT REAR AXLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND DID BODY DAMAGE TO CAR, FIRESTONE WON'T TALK TO ME.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235-75-15 )

THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE FREE CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. *MJS

FORD EXPLORER VERY UNSAFE IF YOU NEED TO MAKE A QUICK MOVE USE LOSE ALL CONTROL AND VEHICLE JUST WANTS TO START ROLLING OVER

P235/75R15 SIZE. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS LEFT REAR TREAD SEPARATED. *AK WHILE TRAVELING ON HOT DAY WITH THE VEHICLE. LOADED FAIRLY HEAVILY, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE CUSTOMER AFTER STOPPING DISCOVERED THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. *YH

JUST ONE MOUNTH AFTER PURCHASE AT COSTCO ONE OF THE TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF THE STEEL BELTS COMING THROUGH THE SIDEWALL BELOW THE TREAD LINE ON BOTH SIDES. WE HAD COSTCO REPLACE THE TIRE. AND THEY DID BUT! THEY SEEMED TO WANT TO BLAME IT ON DRIVING THRU POTHOLES OR HITTING CURBS BUT IT WAS OBVIOUSE TH...

THESE WILDERNESS AT P235/75 TIRES ARE NOT PART OF THE PRESENT FIRESTONE RECALL. THE TIRES HAVE CRACKS THAT RUN AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE ON BOTH SIDES WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE BODY OF THE TIRE. A FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER EMPLOYEE INSPECTED THE TIRES ON AUGUST 11, AND I WAS TOLD THAT FI...

THESE WILDERNESS AT P235/75 TIRES ARE NOT PART OF THE PRESENT FIRESTONE RECALL. THE TIRES HAVE CRACKS THAT RUN AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE ON BOTH SIDES WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE BODY OF THE TIRE. A FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER EMPLOYEE INSPECTED THE TIRES ON AUGUST 11, AND I WAS TOLD THAT FI...

I HAD TWO EARLY TIRE PROBLEM ONE BUBBLE ON TREAD AREA AND THE OTHER A CHUNK 5X10 INCHES CAME OFF WITH NO DAMAGE. IN EARLY SUMMER A LARGE SEPERATION FLAP CAUSED ABOUT $1500 DAMAGE TO THE LT REAR QUARTER PANEL AREA, WHICH FIRESTONE PAYED WITH NO QUESTIONS. LATER IN AUGUST THE RT. REAR SEPERATED WITH...

TIRE SEPARATED, BUT, DID NOT BLOWOUT, BECAUSE I HEARD THE NOISE AND IT STARTED SHIMMYING, SO I SLOWED WAY DOWN AND MADE IT TO THE TIRE STORE (15 MILES). AFTER I HEARD ABOUT THIS TIRE BEING IN THE RECALL, I TOOK IT TO A FIRESTONE STORE IN SAN ANTONIO, TX, WHERE THEY DENIED IT BEING IN THE RECALL, AN...

FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN ENDING UP UPSIDE DOWN IN A DITCH, THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *SLC

HELLO, I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH A SAFETY RECALL FOR MY 1993 EXPLORER ( [XXX]) - POWER MIRROR SWITCH. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TIRE BLEW CAUSING DAMAGE TO V1. FIRESTONE 235/75/R15 1055 M/S RADIAL ATX (CLAIMS 51-0479-732) *MW

INSURED HAD AN ACCIDENT ON JUNE 20,1998. TIRE TREAD CAME OFF OF VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE. SHE IS SAYING THIS IS THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRE THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED. WE NEED TO VERIFY THIS. FIRESTONE TIRE P235/75/R15. (CLAIM 01-6023-249) *MW

FIRESTONE ATX (CLAIM# 59-V497-828) *MW

FIRESTONE: INSURED WAS DRIVING TO FLAGS STAFF WHEN RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD STARTED PEELING AND FLOPPING ON HWY..FLAPPING OF STEEL BELTED TIRE DMGD VEH. (CLAIM# 03-3161-989) *MW

FIRESTONE: INSURED'S SON WAS TRAVELING THROUGHT RIVERA TX WHEN HIS REAR TIRE BLEW. THE BLOWUT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FLIP. INSURED & ALL PASSENGER'S WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION:ALL WERE RELEASED. (CLAIM#53-C594-414) *MW

FIRESTONE: #1 WAS DRIVING ABOUT 1/2HR AWAY FROM VEGAS, WHEN FELT AND HEARD A SOUND SOMEWHERE IN REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE, CONTINUED DRIVING FOR A HALF HOURS STOPPED IN BAKER AFTER PROCEDDING TO DRIVE AGAIN, FOR A HALF-HOUR TIRE BLEW APPROX, IN BARSTOW. #1 PROCEEDED TO CHANGE TIRE AND NOTICED O...

THE INSURED HAD FIRESTONE ATX TIRES. (30K ON TIRES AND ABOUT 2YRS OLD). (CLAIM# 55-S529-257) *MW

FIRSTONE: TREAD SEPARATION. (CLAIM# 01-6195-406) *MW

PLEASE REV TO ADVISE IF FIRESTONE TIRES RECALL APPLIES TO THIS LOSS (RT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING COLL LOSS) S1 SHOP HANDLED-NO INFO RE TIRES (PHOTOS). (CLAIM# 38-J209-284) *MW

FIRESTONE TIRE CAME APART. WHAT ARE WE DOING ON THIS ISSUE? CALLED TRESA SHE ADVISED THIS TIRE FIRESTONE ATX P235/75R15. (CLAIM# 46-0334-047) *MW

FIRESTONE FAILURE WILDERNESS ATX 235-75-R15. (CLAIM# 43-R528-761) *MW

FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURE-RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW, INSURED LOST CONTROL AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWICE. A TOTAL OF THREE TIRES WERE DAMAGED DURING COLLISION. SALVAGE SOLD 7/27/00 AND THEN EXPORTED OUT OF COUNTRY. ONE PHOTO INDICATES THIS IS A FIRESTONE TIRE, BUT UNKNOWN EXACT MODEL AND/OR SIZE. TIRES ARE V...

FIRESTONE ATX P235/75R15 TREAD SEPARATION. (CLAIM# 53-P013-005) *MW

V1 SB ON RANDALL RD WHEN TIRE BLEW OUT DAMAGING FRONT BUMPER AND GROUND EFFECTS. PLEASE ADVISE IF WE HAVE PLANS TO PURSUE SUB FROM FIRESTONE ON RECALL TIRES. NI IS SENDING RECEIPTS TO SUPPORT THIS LOSS WAS CAUSD BE BLOWOUT OF P235/ ATX FIRESTONE AXT II P235/75R15. (CLAIM# 13-9099-897) *MW

FIRESTONE 235/75/R15. 3 BLOW OUTS IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS. VEH1 N/B ON I-57; REAR LEFT TIRE BLEW, VEERED TO LEFT AND HIT GUARD RAIL SPUN AROUND AND HIT GUARD RAIL AGAIN. (CLAIM# 13-9897-782) *MW

THREE TIRES BLEW..N/I WONDERING IF DEFECT IN EXPLORER CAN CAUSE. THE INSURED HAS FIRESTONE ATX TIRES ON THE VEHICLE-APPARENTLY THE TREAD PEELED BACK WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. (CLAIM# 53-C597-904) *MW

RT REAR TIRE TREAD CAME OFF AND CAUSED ACCIDENT CR CALLED TO ADVISED TIRE IS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT. (CLAIM# 59-V511-654) *MW

CONSUMER WAS PUT ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE RECALLED FIRESTONE TIRES 00T005, WHILE WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE SIDEWALL, THE CONSUMER DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND REPLACE THE TIRES AND IS REQUESTING A FULL REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE ATX TIRE'S (NO TIRE SIZE MENTIONED) TREAD SEPARATED, FIRESTONE REPLACED TIRE, NO CLAIM NUMBER GIVEN. *TT

WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE ATX TIRE'S (NO TIRE SIZE MENTIONED) TREAD SEPARATED, FIRESTONE REPLACED TIRE, NO CLAIM NUMBER GIVEN. *TT

I AM A CURRENT OWNER OF A 1993 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. AS YOU KNOW THERE IS A NATIONWIDE RECALL ON SPECIFIC FIRESTONE/FORD TIRES. ON MAY 6TH 2000, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE DEFECTIVE TIRES, HEADING EAST-BOUND ON INTERSTATE 4 (I-4) FROM TAMPA, FL TO ORLANDO, FL. I WAS TRAV...

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS SAGGING DOOR DOES NOT SEAL, ARE THERE ANY KNOWN RECALLS ?

EXPLORER CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WE HAD NO IDEA UNTIL WE WERE FLAGGED DOWN. I STOPPED THE CAR AND THE FLAMES WERE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR. THE KIDS AND I JUMPED OUT AND STARTED TO RUN IN FEAR OF IT EXPLODING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT, PUT OUT THE FLAMES AND SAID IT LOOKED LIKE A F...

THESE TIRE ARE ON RECALL. I'VE HAD ONLY TWO REPLACED BY FIRESTONE AND I'M WAITING FOR THE OTHER TWO. I'M LOSING BUSINESS BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF WHEN WILL MY TIRES EXPLODE. I TRANSPORT MY 1 1/2 YEAR OLD GRANDSON BACK & FORTH TO DAY CARE. I DO NOT WANT HIM TO BE A STATISTIC.( D...

23362 UR BM03008-2 I PURCHASED FOUR TIRES BRAND NEW IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR...AFTER 10,000 MILES TWO TIRE HAVE COMPLETE DRY ROT ON THE SIDE WALL AND ARE FALLING APART...PLEASE HELP AND GIVE ME GUDIENCE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75R15/ )

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS SAGGING DOOR DOES NOT SEAL, ARE THERE ANY KNOWN RECALLS ?

EXPLORER CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WE HAD NO IDEA UNTIL WE WERE FLAGGED DOWN. I STOPPED THE CAR AND THE FLAMES WERE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR. THE KIDS AND I JUMPED OUT AND STARTED TO RUN IN FEAR OF IT EXPLODING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT, PUT OUT THE FLAMES AND SAID IT LOOKED LIKE A F...

THESE TIRE ARE ON RECALL. I'VE HAD ONLY TWO REPLACED BY FIRESTONE AND I'M WAITING FOR THE OTHER TWO. I'M LOSING BUSINESS BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF WHEN WILL MY TIRES EXPLODE. I TRANSPORT MY 1 1/2 YEAR OLD GRANDSON BACK & FORTH TO DAY CARE. I DO NOT WANT HIM TO BE A STATISTIC.( D...

23362 UR BM03008-2 I PURCHASED FOUR TIRES BRAND NEW IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR...AFTER 10,000 MILES TWO TIRE HAVE COMPLETE DRY ROT ON THE SIDE WALL AND ARE FALLING APART...PLEASE HELP AND GIVE ME GUDIENCE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75R15/ )

THE TIRES EXPLORED IN TWO SEPARATE INCIDENCES.

THE TIRES EXPLORED IN TWO SEPARATE INCIDENCES.

VEHICLE ROLLED OVER DUE TO TIRE TREAD WEAR PER INVESTIGATING OFFICER'S OPINION( DOT NUMBER: )

VEHICLE ROLLED OVER DUE TO TIRE TREAD WEAR PER INVESTIGATING OFFICER'S OPINION( DOT NUMBER: )

TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON A HOT DAY. TIRE DID NOT LOSE AIR PRESSURE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: HYVV4FA358 TIRE SIZE: P225/70R15 )

FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT IN COLD WEATHER, 70 MPH, LEFT REAR. REPLACED W/NON-FIRESTONE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: N.A. TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON A HOT DAY. TIRE DID NOT LOSE AIR PRESSURE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: HYVV4FA358 TIRE SIZE: P225/70R15 )

FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT IN COLD WEATHER, 70 MPH, LEFT REAR. REPLACED W/NON-FIRESTONE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: N.A. TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A RUBBLE AND VIBRATION, LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE #ATX, P23575R15. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE STORE WHERE HE PURCHASED THE TIRE FROM.*AK ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LOGIC DOES NOT ALLOW/PERMIT BRAKES TO SLOW ...

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A RUBBLE AND VIBRATION, LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE #ATX, P23575R15. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE STORE WHERE HE PURCHASED THE TIRE FROM.*AK ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LOGIC DOES NOT ALLOW/PERMIT BRAKES TO SLOW ...

WHILE DRIVING SON TO WORK, HAD A BLOWOUT, AND TIRE LOOKED LIKE SPAGETTI.- CONSUMER MANAGED TO GET TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH NO INJURIES.*AK

INTAKE GASKETS FAILED / LOST COOLANT

NO SUMMARY

NO SUMMARY

NO SUMMARY

CABLE IS RUSTED UNABLE TO OPERATE

WEAK CAUSING A SHAKE / UNABLE TO BALANCE OR ALIGN TO STOP SHAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS

RUSTED CAUSING LOUD NOISE

I WAS DRIVING WEST ON HWY 21 FROM NORTH ZULCH, TEXAS TO BRYAN, TEXAS I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES AN HOUR, BUILDING SPEED TO 70. I HEARD A LOUD THUMP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE . I STOPPED AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHERE THE MECHANIC CHANGED THE TIRE AND TOLD ME THE TIRE...

IN A SLOW TURN AROUND A CORNER, THE FIRESTONE ATX BLEW OUT ON THE EXTERIOR SIDE WALL.( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: UNKNOWN )

INTAKE GASKETS FAILED / LOST COOLANT

NO SUMMARY

NO SUMMARY

NO SUMMARY

CABLE IS RUSTED UNABLE TO OPERATE

WEAK CAUSING A SHAKE / UNABLE TO BALANCE OR ALIGN TO STOP SHAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS

RUSTED CAUSING LOUD NOISE

I WAS DRIVING WEST ON HWY 21 FROM NORTH ZULCH, TEXAS TO BRYAN, TEXAS I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES AN HOUR, BUILDING SPEED TO 70. I HEARD A LOUD THUMP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE . I STOPPED AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHERE THE MECHANIC CHANGED THE TIRE AND TOLD ME THE TIRE...

IN A SLOW TURN AROUND A CORNER, THE FIRESTONE ATX BLEW OUT ON THE EXTERIOR SIDE WALL.( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: UNKNOWN )

I HAVE WILDERNESS AT'S, P235/75/15, WITH APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES. ONE WAS MANUFACTURED IN DECATUR, THE OTHER THREE WERE NOT MANUFACTURED IN DECATUR (DOT CODE 8XHL). ALL HAVE AN INTERMITTANT SPLIT IN THE SIDEWALL ON BOTH SIDES ABOUT 1/2" DOWN THE TREAD ALL THE WAY AROUND. I SHOWED THEM TO A FI...

LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE BELT CAME LOOSE (BROKE) WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A LOUD THUMPING NOISE. NLM

NO INJURY MAJOR FIRESTONE OEM EXPLORER FAILURE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/65SR15 )

PEOO 020 ; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WAS GOING DOWN A HILL WHEN HE FELT VIBRATION, AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. TIRE WAS HITTING UP AGAINST VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. FIRESTONE #ATX, P23575 R15. HE WENT TO FIRESTONE, AND THE PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OFF. ...

ON 8/15/97 WE WERE TRAVELLING WEST ON I-40 BETWEEN WINSLOW, AZ AND FLAGSTAFF, AZ WHEN OUR REAR PASSENGER TREAD CAME FLYING OFF OUR TIRE. FORTUNATELY, MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY CONTROL THE VEHICLE, REDUCE OUR SPEED AND PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. WE EXAMINED THE DAMAGE, THERE WAS SOME SMALL AMOUNT OF...

WHILE DRIVING THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS (235/7515) SHREDDED. *MJS

THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AND RESULTED IN VEHICLE ROLLOVER AND INJURIES TO CONSUMERS. *MJS

TIRE SHREDDED. DID NOT DEFLATE. TREAD TOTALLY DEPARTED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

TIRE BLEW OUT AT POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED (75MPH) ON INTERSTATE 40 EAST OF GALLUP, NM. AIR PRESSURE SET TO MANUFACTURER'S SPECS APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES EARLIER. SUBJECT TIRE APPERENTLY NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL AT THIS TIME, ALTHOUGH I WOULD ENCOURAGE IMMEDIATE RECALL. NOTE THAT THIS INCIDENT OCCURED PR...

INCIDENT 1 HAPPENED ON HWY 5 GOING NORTH TO SANTA ROSA. TIRE TREAD SPUN OFF AND DESTROYED THE WHEEL WELL AND SIDE MOULDINGS. SINCE FIRESTONE COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN I BOUGHT 4 NEW TIRES TO REPLACE THE ALL BUT THE SPARE. THE ORIGINAL TIRES CAME FROM CANADA. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENE...

PEOO 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH HIGHWAY AND HEARD A POPPYING NOISE. LEFT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THERE WAS DAMAGES TO VEHICLE. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE 440. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. CONSUMER BOUGHT FOUR NEW TIRES PRIOR TO FIRST INCIDENT. AT SECOND INCIDENT SIX DAYS LATER, LEFT RE...

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON TURNPIKE. THEN, VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING, AND IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL. RIGHT TIRE EXPLODED, AND THE TREAD SEPARATED. ALSO, TIRE DAMAGED RIGHT REAR MOLDING/ MUDD FLAPPS AND THE TRIMMING ON THE SIDE OF VEHICLE. TIRE WAS FIRESTONE #ATX, P23575 R1...

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH RIGHT REAT TIRE BLEWOUT AND WENT FLAT. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, CAUSING IT TO FLIP OVER 3 TIMES. CONSUMER WAS INJURED, AND AUTOMOBILE WAS TOTALLED.*AK *MJS

THE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING ON I-8 AT 70 MPH AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT FRONT AND SIDE MY EXPLORER. THE TREADLESS TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE AND I SAFELY SLOWED AND GRADUALLY STEERED TO THE SHOULDER. THE OTHER 3 ATX'S ALSO HAD A NETWORK OF CRACKS ON THE TREAD NEAR THE SIDEWALL. INCREASED HANDLING PROBLEM...

WHILE DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON TEXAS HIGHWAY 288 BETWEEN MANVEL AND LAKE JACKSON, THE TREAD ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND CAME OFF. THE TREAD DAMAGED THE WHEEL WELL, THE CORNER OF THE REAR BUMBER, AND THE TRIM BELOW THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE TIRE DID NOT LOSE AIR AND I WAS ABL...

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 10, THE TREADS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE SEPARATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A 360 DEGREE SPIN. IT HIT A TURNAROUND DIVIDER, CONTINUED AROUND AND HIT ONE SIDE RAIL OF THE INTERSTATE, CONTINUED TO SPIN AND CAME TO REST WITH THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE ATOP THE CUR...

NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: VDHLITM056 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: VDHLITM056 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BLOW OUT OF THE (FIRESTONE ATX P235-75R15) TIRE, WHICH RESULTED IN SEVERE ACCIDENT, VEHICLE OVERTURNED AND OCCUPANTS WERE EJECTED WITH SEVERE INJURIES. *MJS

HAD BEEN DOING SOME LOCAL RESIDENTIAL DRIVING FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, STOPPED FOR SHOPPING ABOUT 30 MINUTES THEN ENTERED I 75. AFTER ABOUT 5/10 MINUTES I NOTICED THE STEERING WAS'NT ACTING AS NORMAL, I MENTION THIS TO MY WIFE, THIS ALL LASTED 3/5 SECONDS, THEN STARTED TO LOSE CONTROL, REDUCED SPEED ...

ON TWO OCCASIONS (AUG/1998 & MAY/2000) I EXPERIENCED A TIRE FAILURE - TOTAL TREAD SEPARATION. EACH INCIDENT OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED IN EXTREME HEAT. MY EXPLORER WAS FULLY LOADED WITH PASSENGERS AND LUGGAGE (DRIVING FROM PHX ARIZONA TO MEXICO). FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS THE TIRES HELD AIR...

TIRE DEVELOPED A "BULGE" IN SIDE NEAR TREAD. TIRE MADE THUMPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING.( DOT NUMBER: VNHL 1MO TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

ENGINE OIL LEAK SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK

TREAD PEELED ON HIGHWAY, MOST LIKELY WRAPPING AXEL. CAUSED SUDDEN PULL TO LEFT. VEHICLE ROLLED 1 1/2 TIMES. INJURIES LIMITED TO SOFT TISSUE. PASSENGER SEAT FORTUNATELY EMPTY - RIDER THERE WOULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: ?15 )

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER SLOWLY STEERED THE TRUCK TO THE EMERGENCY LANE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. *YH

PE00020 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON FORD EXPLORER 1993. P23575R15. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATTED, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, TREAD HAD CAME OFF AND HIT CAR. ONLY THING THAT WAS LEFT WAS THE PART OF TIRE THAT HELD AIR. ENTIRE TREAD HAD COME OFF. *AK

TREAD OF TIRE TORE LOOSE FIRST, THEN BLOWOUT OCCURED. BLOWOUT DAMAGED MUFFLER, TAILPIPE AND SIDE MOLDING.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/R15 )

TRAVELING FROM WESTERN WASHINGTON TO HELENA MONTANA I EXPERIENCED A STRONG SHAKE IN MY FRONT END. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME ANYWAY AS I HAD BEEN GONE FOR OVER A WEEK AND NEEDED TO GET BACK TO WORK. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME IN HELENA I WENT TO A ALIGNMENT SHOP A FEW DAYS AFTER MY ARRIVAL. I WAS TOLD BY...

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE, THEN LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. SHE WAS BOUNCING ACROSS HIGHWAY. REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. SHE PULLED OVER AND CHANGED TIRE. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS #AT,SIZE P22570 RX5 THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNES...

IN JULY OF 1999, I EXPERIENCED HEAVY VIBRATION (NOT FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL) AND LOUD POUNDING NOISES ON THE VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE. I WAS AT FREEWAY SPEED PULLING A SMALL MOTORCYCLE TRAILER (APPROXIMATELY 1000 LB.) NORTH OF LOS ANGELES ON I-14 AND HAD A PASSENGER ABOARD WHO CAN CONFIRM THE EVENT...

THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND AT THE TIME I WAS'NT ABLE TO KEEP THE TIRE SO I WAS'NT ABLE TO FILE A CLAIM WITH FIRESTONE SINCE THEY SAID I MUST HAVE THE TIRE IN MY POSSESSION. THE TIRE TREAD SEPERATED FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TEARING THE MOLDING FROM THE SIDE OF MY VECHIAL. I...

WAS DRIVING 75MPH WHEN VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. VEHICLE SHOOK & VIBRATED. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. IT CAME TO A STOP. CHECKED VEHICLE & NOTICED LEFT REAR TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED, BUT TREAD HAD PEELED COMPLETELY OFF. VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. POLICE OFFICER HAS INCIDENT REPORT. HAD CONTACTED FIRESTONE...

CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, THE CAR VIBRATED AND UPON INSPECTION CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT REAR TIRE THIS INCIDENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL, BUMPER, LEFT QUARTER PANEL AND THE REAR TAIL LIGHT (FIRESTONE ATX). NLM

TREAD ON REAR LEFT ATX TIRE STRIPPED OFF ON TEXAS HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 75 MPH IN JULY, 1999, CAUSING '93 FORD EXPLORER TO FISHTAIL VIOLENTLY AND ALMOST FLIP OVER--STRIPPED TIRE TREAD LASHED SUV BODY, CAUSING APPROX. $4,000 IN DAMAGE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED I HAD THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE TIRES PUT ON THE EXPLORER BY FORD, ALTHOUGH I DON'T HAVE THE MODEL NUMBER AVAILABLE ANYMORE. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65-70 MPH ON A WARM SUMMER EVENING, GOING FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO MY THEN-HOME IN WOODLAND, CA (A HIGH TEMPERATURE ARE...

MY WIFE, TWO CHILDREN AND MYSELF EXPERIENCE TREAD SEPARATION ON OUR FORD EXPLORER. THE TIRE SEVERED THE FUEL LINE AND REAR QUARTER PANEL CAUSING APPROXIMATELY $3K IN BODY DAMAGE. MY MECHANIC INSPECTED THE TIRE AND CONTACTED FORD AND FIRESTONE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO DOCUMENTED PROB...

I HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES WHEN I NOTICED A VIBRATION. I SLOWED FROM 65 MPH TO 60 MPH. WITHIN THE NEXT MILE OR SO, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND I WAS INSTANTLY GOING SIDEWAYS. WHEN I GOT THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL AND STOPPED, I INITALLY THOUGHT I HAD STRUCK SOM...

THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY PEELED OFF WHILE DRIVING. YH

TIRE FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON OK TURNPIKE AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 75 MPH. TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS APPX 100 DEG. TIRE INFLATION WAS 35 PSI IN ACCORDANCE WITH LABELING ON TIRE SIDEWALL. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2HL1M0113 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE TRAVELING IN A 1993 FORD EXPLORER, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT/, DOT# AND TIRE SIZE UNAVAILABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED 0F 65 MPH, REAR TIRE COMMENCED TO SEPARATE. CONSUMER LOST OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED A ROLLOVER COLLISION. DRIVER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. *A...

WHILE DRIVING ON I95 IN NORTH CAROLINA , ON JULY 06, 2000 THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SHED ITS TREAD AND LEFT US WAITING ABOUT FOUR HOURS UNTIL THE LOCAL FIRESTONE TIRE STORE OPENED SO WE COULD GET THE TIRE REPLACED AND CONTINUE ON OUR TRIP TO MARYLAND. UPON RETURN TO MYRTLE BEACH , S.C. I HAD RECENTLY LE...

WHILE ON VACATION TO MONTANA IN AUGUST 1998, WE HAD A FLAT TIRE, WHICH WE DISCOVERED IN THE MORNING AFTER PARKING THE CAR IN A BOZEMAN, MT, MOTEL LOT OVERNIGHT. WE REPLACED IT WITH A SPARE. WHEN WE TOOK THE FLAT TIRE TO OUR MECHANIC AFTER WE GOT HOME TO WISCONSIN, TO HAVE IT FIXED, HE SAID IT COULD ...

THE PROBLEM STARTED CLOSE TO 6 MONTHS AGO. I NOTICED ANYTIME I REACHED SPEEDS ABOUVE 60 MPH MY EXPLORER WOULD BEGIN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AT THE TIME. I ALWAYS KEEP MY TIRES ROATATED AND INFLATED PROPERLY, SO I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I RECENTLY WAS GOING DOW...

WHILE TRAVELINING NORTHBOUND ON I/5 IN NEAR BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE TIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE L/FRONT AND L/SIDE OF THE CAR. CLAIM HAS BEEN MADE WITH FIRESTONE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

PE000200 TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH, ABOUT AN EIGHTEEN INCH PIECE OF THE TREAD ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE EXPLORER. ONE OTHER PASSENGER WAS IN THE EXPLORER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE ATX, P23575R15, NOT ORI...

WHILE ENROUTE TO VACATION ON THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA,OUR EXPLORER HAD A BLOWOUT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES FROM CHARLESTON ON I-26. THE TIRE WAS ONLY 4-6 MONTHS OLD WITH EXCELLENT TREADS, WE HAD TO GET TWO NEW FIRESTONES INSTALLED AT SONNY'S TIRE & ALIGNMENT IN SUMMERVILLE, SC. BECAUSE THE BLOWOU...

RETURNING TO HOME IN FLORIDA AFTER VISIT TO TENESSSEE, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON ATLANTA BYPASS, EVERYBODY DOING 75 MPH, FORD EXPLORER WENT OUT OF CONTROL, BEGAN FISHTAILING, HEARD LOUD BANG ON RIGHT REAR AT THE SAME TIME. I WAS DRIVING. THREE TEENAGE CHILDREN AND TWO DOGS WERE PASSENGERS. NOTHING I CO...

PE00200 ;TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 - 60 MPH, TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE PEELED OFF. EXPLORER RAN OFF THE ROAD. DRIVER AND ONE OTHER PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE, ATX. NOT SURE IF TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A FIRESTONE DEAL...

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: TREAD ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE WAS SEPARATING. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE ATX. NOT SURE IF TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. TIRE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. OWNER PAID LABOR CHARGES ONLY. PLEAES LIST THE TIRE SIZE AND DOT #. *AK FIRESTON...

PE 00020: TRAVELING 68MPH & HEARD A NOISE. PULLED OVER & STOPPED VEHICLE TO CHECK TIRES. NOTICED LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD HAD SHREDDED. EXCHANGED TIRE WITH SPARE. TIRE DAMAGED UNDERBODY OF VEHICLE. TOOK TIRE TO TIRE SHOP & HAD IT CHANGED. DO NOT HAVE TIRE. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATX, SIZE P235/75R15 WI...

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION, AND CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS, SIZE P235/75R15. *AK

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: TREAD ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE WAS SEPARATING. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE ATX. NOT SURE IF TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. TIRE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. OWNER PAID LABOR CHARGES ONLY. PLEAES LIST THE TIRE SIZE AND DOT #. *AK FIRESTON...

THE TREAD SEPARATED AT 60MPH AND DAMAGED THE REAR OF THE CAR. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235 75R15 )

HIGH SPEED TREAD SEPARATION ON I-95 NEAR BRUNSWICK, GA. MODERATE TEMPERATURES (70'S). VEHICLE WAS PULLING A U-HAUL TRAILER WELL BELOW VEHICLE OR TIRE LOAD LIMITS. SEPERATION OCCURED APPROXIMATELY 1.0 HOURS INTO DRIVE. AIR PRESSURE APPROX. 30 PSIG. TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH NEW OF SAME MODEL. ALTHOUGH I...

A 2 1/2 FOOR SECTION OF TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH DURING A WINTER MONTH IN VIRGINIA. THE TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OVERLOADED, WITH ONLY THE DRIVER IN THE VEHICLE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75/R1 )

ON MAY 30, 2000, I WAS HEADED TO TUCSON ON I-10 FROM PHOENIX GOING 75 MPH AND PASSING ANOTHER CAR WHEN I HEARD THIS LOUD SOUND COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATLY STARTED BREAKING AND GOT OVER INTO THE RIGHT-HAND LANE AND THEN ONTO THE SHOULDER. I COULD NOT BELIEVE MY EYES WHEN I HAD SEEN WHAT M...

PE 00020: GOING 65MPH & HEARD 2 LOUD BANG NOISES. PULLED OVER & CHECKED TIRES & HAD A FLAT. MOTHER CONTACTED SON, WHO NOTICED THAT TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM LEFT REAR TIRE. TIRE WAS CHANGED WITH THE SPARE. TOOK TIRE TO FIRESTONE & IT WAS REPLACED. FIRESTONE IS REQUESTING THE TIRE. *AK FIRESTO...

WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM REAR TIRES. THEN, PULLED OVER AND SAW TREAD SEPARATION. THIS PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED FIVES TIMES. *AK SOMETIMES THE TIRE WOULD BE FLAT WITH TREAD SEPARATION. AT OTHER TIMES, THERE WOULD BE JUST TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE DEALERS CONSIDERED THESE I...

PE 00020: GOING 65MPH & HEARD 2 LOUD BANG NOISES. PULLED OVER & CHECKED TIRES & HAD A FLAT. MOTHER CONTACTED SON, WHO NOTICED THAT TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM LEFT REAR TIRE. TIRE WAS CHANGED WITH THE SPARE. TOOK TIRE TO FIRESTONE & IT WAS REPLACED. FIRESTONE IS REQUESTING THE TIRE. *AK FIRESTO...

WE WERE PREPARING TO LEAVE ON VACATION TO GO TO WASHINGTON D.C. WITH OUR 2 SMALL GRANDDAUGHTERS AND WE TOOK OUR FORD EXPLORER TO VARNADORE AUTO & TIRE SALES, 1706 8TH AVENUE W, PALMETTO, FL 34221. IN THE AFTERNOON I RECEIVED A CALL FROM MR. VARNADORE TELLING ME THAT HE FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES...

I HAD TIRES INSPECTED PER FIRESTONE RECOMENDATION DUE TO CURRENT KNOW ISSUE. FIRESTONE FACTORY STORE FOUND 2 OF THE 4 TIRES TREAD SEPERATING. THEY OFFERED NO COMPENSATION EXCEPT TO SELL ME NEW TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THE TIRE (REAR DRIVER'S SIDE) BLEW -- THE TREAD PEELED OFF. AFTER THE TIRE BLEW, AND BECAUSE I WAS GOING SLOW IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. THE SPARE WAS PUT ON. I WAS VERY WORRIED THAT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN TO THE OTHER TIRES SO 08/08/2000 I WENT TO NTB AND HAD ALL FOUR...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTOWN INTERSTATE, THE REAR LEFT TIRE SEPERATED, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE AT THE TIME WITH DELIVERY OF THE ACTUAL TIRE PER THEIR REQUEST. WE LATER RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THEIR OPINION OF THE CAUSE OF SEPARATION WAS NO RELA...

ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING FROM JACKSONVILLE,FL. TO NORMAN,OK. ON 12 APR. 95 I NOTICED A THUMPING VIBRATION FROM THE REAR OF MY FORD EXPLORER. FOLLOWING A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE WHEELS I DETERMINED THE VIBRATION WAS CAUSED BY A SWELLING OF THE THREADED SURFACE OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE. NEARING OUR DES...

THE TREAD SEPARATED AND TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE. THE OTHER 3 TIRES HAD CRACKS ALONG EDGES ALSO. 40,000 MILES ON TIRES AND PROPERLY INFLATED. HAD HANDLING PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE TREAD SEPARATION.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235 75R15 )

THERE IS ANOTHER FAILURE MODE ON ATX TIRES. IN OUR CASE, THE THREE FAILURES THAT OCCURRED ALL HAD STRIKINGLY SIMILAR FEATURES. THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL IN EACH CASE FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY. THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL APPEARED TO BE SHREDDED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WITHOUT WARNING. TIRE...

THE TIRE SEPARATED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT CRASHING. IT WAS THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO GET NEW TIRES THE DEALER SAID THAT TWO MORE OF THE TIRES WERE CLOSE TO SEPARATING.( DOT NUMBER: ...

PE02000, TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH TREAD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. TWO OTHER PASSENGER'S WERE IN THE VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS HURT. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE, ATX. NOT SURE IF TIRE WAS ORGINAL EQUIPMENT BECAUSE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED...

WAS DRIVING 75MPH WHEN DRIVER HEARD A NOISE. HAD LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE & WENT ALL OVER HIGHWAY AND LANDED IN GRASSY MEDIAN. GOT OUT & CHECKED TIRES & NOTICED LEFT REAR TIRE HAD AIR IN IT, BUT TREAD HAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY. CHANGED TIRE & WENT TO DEALERSHIP & THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. WAS FIRESTON...

PE02000; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: BECAUSE OWNER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT STEERING WHEEL SHIMMYING WHILE DRIVING AT 65/70 MPH. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE DEALERSHIP. TIRE DEALERSHIP FOUND ALL FOUR TIRES WERE FOUND SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE ATX, ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. TIRES WERE REPL...

ODI# 6141; WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS 1 SEVERE INJURY AND 1 MINOR INJURY. TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 45000 MILEAGE, AND SIZE WAS P235/75R15 . TIRE WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. VEHICLE WA...

TIRE TREAD BLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING ON STRAIGHT ROAD AT ABOUT 35MPH. SOME TREAD REMAINED HANGING OFF THE TIRE. TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. WAS ORIGINAL TIRES FOR THE VEHICLE. ROTATION OCCURRED AT ABOUT THE PROPER INTERVALS. DECIDED TO REPLACE BOTH REAR TIRES AT THE TIME. NEW TIRES PLACED ON FRONT OF VEHI...

TIRE LITERALLY BLEW APART CAUSING VEHICLE TO VEER INTO MEDIAN, RUINING THE RIM. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235X15/75 )

COMPLETE SEPARATION OF TREAD, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO FENDER AREA. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TO BE DET. TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

TREAD CAME OFF OF TIRE CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. WAS HIT IN REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING THE EXPLORER TO ROLL OVER 3-4 TIMES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN PHOENIX AND FLAGSTAFF THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. INITIALLY THE TREAD DID NOT SEPARATE COMPLETELY AND CAUSED SUSBTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR OF THE FORD EXPLORER. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

I WAS DRIVING FROM HOUSTON TO AUSTIN ON INTERSTATE 10. I WAS DRIVING 75 MPH WHEN MY REAR LEFT TIRE TREAD CAME OFF, AND THEN MY FRONT LEFT TIRE TREAD FOLLOWED SUIT. I CAREENED INTO THE LEFT GUARD RAIL, HIT ANOTHER CAR, AND SPUN AROUND TO THE FAR OPPOSITE END OF THE FREEWAY. I CAME OUT WITH A FEW SCRA...

AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 ON NOVEMBER 25, 1999, WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-81 ONE MILE NORTH OF THE WVA/VA STATE LINE THE TREAD ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE SUDDENLY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE BODY. AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE. THE TREAD SEPERATION WAS ABRUP...

THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ONCE BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER. IT BLEW AGAIN, AND WAS LUCKILY, STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE FACT THAT 2 TRANSMISSIONS WERE REPLACED IS VERY TROUBLING. WE NOW CALL OUR EXPLORER, THE EXPLODER! I RECENTLY READ OF THE STUDY UNDERWAY INTO THE FIRESTONE TIRES PEELING OFF THEIR ...

THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ONCE BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER. IT BLEW AGAIN, AND WAS LUCKILY, STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE FACT THAT 2 TRANSMISSIONS WERE REPLACED IS VERY TROUBLING. WE NOW CALL OUR EXPLORER, THE EXPLODER! I RECENTLY READ OF THE STUDY UNDERWAY INTO THE FIRESTONE TIRES PEELING OFF THEIR ...

FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX LEFT REAR TIRE P235/75R15 DOT W2HL1M0023 BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO REAR. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *SLC

PE00 020; WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY SHE HEARD A BANGING NOISE FIRESTONE ATX TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM WHEEL. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON A NARROW BRIDGE, I DECIDED TO PASS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME THAT WAS TRAVELING ON THE RIGHT LANE, I MOVED TO THE LEFT AND ACCELERATED TO OVERCOME THE OTHER VEHICLE, AND WHEN I WAS DRING TO THE RIGHT LANE THE LEFT FRONT TIRE OF THE FORD EXPLORER BLEW OUT. I HIT BOTH SIDES OF THE BRIDG...

EVERY TIRE ON VEHICLE PLUS SPARE HAD TO BE REPLACED EITHER FAILED OR COULD NOT BE BALANCED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE PASSING A TRUCK AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH AT 8 AM NEAR DEMING, NM. WE WERE ABLE TO STOP SAFELY, HOWEVER IF THE TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT WE LIKELY WOULD HAVE ENDED UP UNDER THE TRUCK!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235-75R15 )

EA0012; SPARE TIRE WINCH CABLE: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE EXPLORER, WHICH CAUSED A CRASH. DEALERSHIP AND FORD WERE CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. CABLE THE HOLDS THE TIRE SNAPPED/ BROKE. REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PE00-00; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, WAS ON THE TOP OF STEEP BRIDGE AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE FROM LEFT DRIVER REAR TIRE. TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO FISHTAIL. VEHICLE WAS TURNED THE OPPOSITE WAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK

PE00.020; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND THERE WAS A NOISE DUE TO RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATING FROM WHEEL. CONSUMER MAINTAINED CONTROL OF VEHICLE. PULLED OVER AND CHANGED THE FIRESTONE #ATX THE ORIGINAL FACTORY BOUGHT TIRES. *AK

THE TIRE BLEW WITH VERY LITTLE WARNING. THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. I HAD ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD THAT I HAD NOT SEEN. SINCE THE RECENT REPORTS I DO NOT THINK SO. IT LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE SOME OF THE PICTURES I SAW ON THE NEWS. IN O...

A FIRESTONE ATX BLEW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON OUR 1993 EXPLORER. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND CAUSED OVER $600 DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WE HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES AND NOW WE HAVE A NEW SET OF FIRESTONE ATX TIRES WHICH WE REALLY DO NOT WANT IF THERE IS A KNOWN SAFETY HAZARD....

THIS IS SECOND SET OF THESE TIRES. FIRST SET HAD SAME PROBLEMS. PURCHASED 2ND SET IN SEPT 1997..TOOK BACK IMMED, WAS TOLD THEY FORGOT TO BALANCE.. PROBLEM OF SHIMMY AT 55 TO 65 MPH REMAINED, RETURNED TO FIRESTONE ON 2/16/98 FOR SAME...RETURNED AGAIN ON 2/17/98...ON 5/6/98 TOOK TO DOWNTOWN FORD AND ...

PE00-00; CONSUMER REPLACED FIRESTONE ATX TIRES BECAUSE THE TREAD SEPARATED. THERE WERE KNOTS AND BUMPS ON THE TIRES. TIRE SIZE WAS P23575R15. *AK

MY FORD EXPLORER HAS ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL SEVERAL TIMES. THE LAST TIME, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS BEING USED AND AFTERWORDS, IT STOPPED WORKING. IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND THEN SLOWS DOWN. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AT FULL ENGINE RPM FOR SEV...

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH LEFT FIRESTONE ATX TIRE BLEWOUT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 60-65MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW & THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE FOR A WHILE. HIT SIDE OF ROAD. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES. HAPPENED 3 YRS AGO & HAD 60,000 MILES. REPLACED THE ORIGINAL TIRE WITH SAME TYPE OF FIRESTONE ATX. THE 2ND TIME WAS THE LEFT REAR TIRE AT ...

WHILE DRIVING AND USING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL WOBBLE, AND HAS A TENDENCY TO FLIP OVER. CONSUMER HAS BEEN ON TWO WHEELS AND SLAMMED BACK DOWN TO THE GROUND.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BOUNCING, CONSUMER NOTICED 2 REAR FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX TIRES P235/75R15 DOT 233 WERE EXPERIENCING TREAD SEPARATION, FIRESTONE DEALER STATED THAT TIRES WERE NOT PART OF RECALL AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE 4 TIRES HAD TO PURCHASED. *SLC

PE00-020, FIRESTONE ATX TIRE TREAD SEPARATION; WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH, TREAD ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL TRUCK AND NO ONE WAS HURT. OWNER BELIEVED THAT TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. OWNER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES ON THE TRUCK WITH OTHER FIRESTONE ATX TIRES. PL...

TRANSMISION FAILED GOING UP A HILL AND ALL TRANSMISION FLUID WAS LOST AT ONLY 78000 MILES. TRANSMISION HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE ALSO HAS ABNORMAL SHAKING ABOVE 55 MPH.*AK

I'M TRYING TO FIND THE RECALLS ON MY AUTO. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE AND THE RETRACTOR WERE BROKEN. PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND BUCKLE DOESN'T RESPOND TO THE BOTTOM. CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE HAD TO USE A KNIFE IN ORDER TO GET LOOSE OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT. REAR MIDDLE SEATBELT WILL GO INSIDE ...

DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE AND THE RETRACTOR WERE BROKEN. PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND BUCKLE DOESN'T RESPOND TO THE BOTTOM. CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE HAD TO USE A KNIFE IN ORDER TO GET LOOSE OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT. REAR MIDDLE SEATBELT WILL GO INSIDE ...

PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE IS APPARENTLY A COMMON FORD PROBLEM. THIS HEAD GASKET BLEW AT ONLY 70,000 MILES ON A 6-YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THIS IS TOO EARLY FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM TO HAPPEN. IT COULD BE A FLUKE, BUT THERE ARE INTERNET SITES ABOUT FORD VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. REPAIRS ARE V...

FIRESTONE ATX TIRE P235/75R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, OWNER REPORTING THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THREE SETS OF THESE TIRES. ON THE SECOND SET OF TIRES AFTER 40,000 MILES OF WEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH, DRIVER NOTICED A FLAPPING SOUND AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER, FOUND TREAD SEPARAT...

RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT VEHICLE FISH TAILED, FLIP OVER ON THE DRIVER SIDE THEN BACKUP, RUBBER PEELED OFF LIKE A RECAP, THEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT.

TOTAL FAILURE OF EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE - WENT TO APPLY BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ENGAGING BRAKE; REPEATED ATTEMPTS UNSUCCESSFUL - THE VEHICLE WHEN STOPPED CAN ONLY BE KEPT FROM MOVING BY THE FOOT BRAKE, OR PLACING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR. THIS DEFECT IS THE SUBJECT OF P...

PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE, IT WON'T WORK.*AK

CAR WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING ON MY RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY IN PARK. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO BRIEFLY GO INTO THE HOUSE TO GET MY SON. I WALKED FROM THE CAR INTO THE GARAGE, AND WAS ABOUT TO ENTER THE HOUSE THROUGH THE DOOR INSIDE THE GARAGE WHEN I SAW THE CAR ROLLING INTO THE GARAGE. I TRIED TO...

FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS WEAR ABNORMALLY FAST, I'VE REPLACED THE PADS 5 TIMES IN 100000 MILES OF OPERATION. WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE YOU CAN FEEL THAT MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE BREAKING IS DONE BY THE FRONT BREAKS, I FEEL THAT THE BRAKE DESIGN FOR THIS VEHICLE IS INADAQUATE IT SHOULD HAVE DISC BREAKS INS...

SOMETIMES WHILE BRAKING ON A BUMPY ROAD THE BRAKES RELEASE AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. IF RE-APPLIED QUICKLY BRAKES WILL WORK, FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT FOLLOWING TO CLOSE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO RECOVER. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 99V310001 AND MANUFACTURE'S RECALL 99S34/ HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS BROKE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK

MY FUSE BLEW, WHEN WE LOOK TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WE SAW THAT THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR (ELECTRIC) HAD EVIDENTLY GOT ON FIRE BECAUSE THE UNDERNEATH WAS MELTED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT TO DO. I NEED TO HAVE THIS REPLACED AND I DO NOT FEEL THAT I WAS AT FAULT AND WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF THE FORD PLA...

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN DRIVE, VEHICLE WENT INTO FULL THROTTLE, ACCELERATING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, CONSUMER FOOT WAS ON BRAKE PEDAL, BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONDING, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *SLC

WHILE CAR POOLING ON THE HIGHWAY HEARD A BOOM. THEN VEHICLE STARTED TO WOBBLE. CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WAS A FLAT TIRE, BUT THEN LOST CONTROL AND VEHICLE FLIPPED 3 TIMES. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS LEFT WAS THE AXLE. VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER 3 TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS A SERIO...

WHEN CLOSING DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE DETACHED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

LIFTGATE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (95V-164). YH

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ENGINE WAS ON FIRE, AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PUT FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AND TRUCK ACCELERATED AND PUSH BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET TRUCK DID NOT STOP. TILL IT HIT ANOTHER CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE SAME THING HAPPEN. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN (94-8-14), HOWEVER REPAIRED PRIOR TO BULLETIN, REPAIRED STARTER, BATTERY AND CABLES, BATTERY ACID LEAKAGE CAUSED DAMAGE. *MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN (94-8-14), HOWEVER REPAIRED PRIOR TO BULLETIN, REPAIRED STARTER, BATTERY AND CABLES, BATTERY ACID LEAKAGE CAUSED DAMAGE. *MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN (94-8-14), HOWEVER REPAIRED PRIOR TO BULLETIN, REPAIRED STARTER, BATTERY AND CABLES, BATTERY ACID LEAKAGE CAUSED DAMAGE. *MJS

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN MY SUNROOF EXPLODED INTO SPLINTERS OF GLASS ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AND I HAD MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW OPEN. *AK

RECALL REPAIR FOR LIFT CYLINDER BRACKETS (99V310001) WAS NOT PERFORMED BECAUSE THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. NLM

MASTER CYLINDER TO BRAKE BOOSTER STUD SHEARED OFF PROBABLY DUE TO STRESS CORROSION CRACK AS DETAILED IN NHTSA RECALL # 96V024001. BRAKING SERVICE SEVERELY DIMINISHED AS MASTER CYLINDER DEFLECTS TO ONE SIDE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. FORD REFUSES TO ASSIST IN REPAIR COST EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO...

MASTER CYLINDER TO BRAKE BOOSTER STUD SHEARED OFF PROBABLY DUE TO STRESS CORROSION CRACK AS DETAILED IN NHTSA RECALL # 96V024001. BRAKING SERVICE SEVERELY DIMINISHED AS MASTER CYLINDER DEFLECTS TO ONE SIDE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. FORD REFUSES TO ASSIST IN REPAIR COST EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO...

RECALL OF THE BREACKET ON THE LIFTGATE 99V-310 CANNOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. NLM

RECALL OF THE BREACKET ON THE LIFTGATE 99V-310 CANNOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. NLM

RECALL 99V310000/ HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDERS. PARTS NEEDED TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

THE SPARE TIRE WHICH IS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, BY A SUPPORT BRACKET, BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AFTER HITTING A BUMP. THIS CAUSED THE TIRE TO DISMOUNT AND FLY FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *

WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH , THE SPRING FOR THE THROTTLE GAUGE BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO FULL THROTTLE. IN ORDER FOR CONSUMER TO STOP VEHICLE HE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES UNTIL THEY WERE WORN DOWN AND PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. *AK.ET.

WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH , THE SPRING FOR THE THROTTLE GAUGE BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO FULL THROTTLE. IN ORDER FOR CONSUMER TO STOP VEHICLE HE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES UNTIL THEY WERE WORN DOWN AND PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. *AK.ET.

THE LIFTGATE CYLINDER FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V310001. NLM

RECALL COMPONENT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, HOWEVER VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO SCHEDULING PROBLEM, CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT AMOUNT OF TIME REQUIRED FOR REPAIR (99V-310). *MJS

SPRING TO THE TROTTLE GAUGE STUCK, CAUSING CAR TO ACCELERATE AT FULL THROTTLE. I INITIALLY THOUGHT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS STUCK BECAUSE AS SOON AS I TOOK MY FOOT OF THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE. IN A PANIC BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR WITH MY BRAKES, I THREW IT INTO PARK K...

WE HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS W/ OUR 93 EXPLORER. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 93000 MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS FLICKERING ON AND OFF AND WE ARE NOT SURE WHICH SENSOR IS OUT. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE AN ARM & LEG JUST TO TELL US WHICH SENSOR IT IS. MY EXPERIENCE WI...

WE HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS W/ OUR 93 EXPLORER. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 93000 MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS FLICKERING ON AND OFF AND WE ARE NOT SURE WHICH SENSOR IS OUT. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE AN ARM & LEG JUST TO TELL US WHICH SENSOR IT IS. MY EXPERIENCE WI...

WE HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS W/ OUR 93 EXPLORER. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 93000 MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS FLICKERING ON AND OFF AND WE ARE NOT SURE WHICH SENSOR IS OUT. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE AN ARM & LEG JUST TO TELL US WHICH SENSOR IT IS. MY EXPERIENCE WI...

WE HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS W/ OUR 93 EXPLORER. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 93000 MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS FLICKERING ON AND OFF AND WE ARE NOT SURE WHICH SENSOR IS OUT. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE AN ARM & LEG JUST TO TELL US WHICH SENSOR IT IS. MY EXPERIENCE WI...

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, DRIVER TURNED ON DEFROSTER AND FLAMES STARTED SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. DRIVER THEN TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND TOOK FIRE OUT. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE AND FIRE STARTED AGAIN.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE HANDLE FOR FRONT LEFT SIDE DOOR IS LOOSE. YH

THE BUILT IN HANDLE USED TO CLOSE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS BROKEN OFF FROM THE DOOR PANEL. I HAVE BROUGHT THE FORD EXPLORER TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE AN ENTIRE DOOR PANEL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT INADEQUATE MATERIALS WERE USED IN THE CONST...

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON I10 & THE TIRE THREW THE TREAD WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STARTED SHAKING AND MOVING ERRATICALLY. SHE ALMOST LOST CONTROL, BUT FORTUNATELY MANAGED TO GET IT STOPPED WITHOUT A ROLLOVER. *AK( DOT NUMBER: P235 TIRE SIZE: 75R-15 )

BRAKES LOCK UP ON ICE AND WATER AND WHILE HITTING A BUMP AND APPLYING NORMAL BRAKE PRESSURE. HAVE TAKEN TRUCK TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS; NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIX PROBLEM INCLUDING DEALERSHIP. *AK

MANUFACTURER FAILS TO MAKE LEFT ENGINE VALVE COVER FOR HIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. FINALLY RECEIVED PART 5 WEEKS TO THE DAY AFTER IT WAS ORDERED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING REAR LEFT TIRE TREAD CAME OFF, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO FLIP OVER 3 TIMES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BOUNCE, BUT CONSUMER MAINTAINED CONTROL, AND PULLED TO THE SIDE. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 70MPH HEADING SOUTH, RUBBER ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO FISHTAIL. AS HE WAS TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE, FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. TOTALLED THE VEHICLE. DIDN'T CALL DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. *AK

STARTER ASSEMBLY FAILED. YH

BATTERY SYSTEM FAILED. YH

THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO YOU ONGOING INVESTIGATION...NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE99072 MAKE: FORD TRUCK MODEL: EXPLORER YEAR: 1993 COMPONENT: STRUCTURE MANUFACTURER: FORD MOTOR COMPANY DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED: TUE, NOVEMBER 30, 1999 SUMMARY: SPARE TIRE WINCH CABLE. THE SPARE TIRE WINCH CABLE HAD DETERIO...

RESULTS IN OIL LEAK WHICH COULD LEAD TO FIRE AS WELL AS A SOURCE OF POLLUTION. FORD MOTOR COMPANY DOES NOT HAVE ANY REPLACEMENT VALVE COVERS ON HAND. HOW CAN A COMPANY OF THIS SIZE GET AWAY WITH SELLING AS MANY OF THESE VEHICLES AS THEY HAVE AND NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE TO THERE CUS...

THIS VEHICLE SEEMS TO SUFFER FROM PREMATURE WEARING OUT OF FRONT DISC BRAKES AND ROTORS. NEW PADS AND ROTORS RESURFACING WERE NEEDED AT APPROX 15400 MILES, AND NEW PADS AND COMPLETE NEW ROTORS WERE REQUIRED AT APPROX 28608 MILES. WHEN FORD SERVICE WAS ASKED ABOUT THIS FREQUENT DISC BRAKE REPLACEMENT...

APPLICABLE FORD RECALL LETTER #95M87 ISSUED OCTOBER 1995. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK

THE WELD FAILED DUE TO MANUFACTURE DEFECT UNDER NORMAL USE. THIS FAILURE SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT THE COST OF THE MANUFACTURE WITH NO LIMITATIONS TO MILEAGE OR YEARS ON THE ROAD.

MADE A TURN & CAME TO A STOP, DRIVER'S SEAT WENT FORWARD. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD & CHECKED THE SEAT. NOTICED THE BOLTS WERE BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ANCHOR SUPPORT. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK

REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF. YH

THE CLIPS THAT HOLD THE HUBCAPS ON BRAKE WAS BROKEN CAUSING THE HUBCAPS TO FLY OFF. YH

HINGE THAT HOLDS THE BACK DOOR OPEN WAS WELDED INCORRECTLY, WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED THE HINGE BROKE AND THE DOOR FELL ON THE CONSUMER'S HEAD. YH

PASSSENGER SEAT FELL APART AND SEAT BELT UNLOCKED. YH

PASSSENGER SEAT FELL APART AND SEAT BELT UNLOCKED. YH

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. YH

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ON A 7 HOUR TRIP THERE WAS VERY BAD VIBRATION. REPLACED TWO TIRES ON FRONTS, DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY SAID SHAKING PROBLEM WAS WITH THE 1993 VEHICLES. NEEDED TO INSTALL MOTOR MOUNTS BRACKETS AND SHOCK ABSORBERS ON THE REAR. NOT UNDER WARRANTY...

SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED BY H&L ON 4/19/99 PART # AWSF-4C, MILEAGE WAS 74,497. FAILURE OF PLUGS WAS DURING TRIP, AT ANOTHER DEALER RHINEBECK FORD, 914-876-4440, THEY REPLACED THEM WITH AWSF-42P- STATING WRONG PLUGS INSTALLED BY H&L. H&L RESPONDED INITIALLY THAT THESE WERE THE CORRECT PLUGS, BUT LA...

SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED BY H&L ON 4/19/99 PART # AWSF-4C, MILEAGE WAS 74,497. FAILURE OF PLUGS WAS DURING TRIP, AT ANOTHER DEALER RHINEBECK FORD, 914-876-4440, THEY REPLACED THEM WITH AWSF-42P- STATING WRONG PLUGS INSTALLED BY H&L. H&L RESPONDED INITIALLY THAT THESE WERE THE CORRECT PLUGS, BUT LA...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY HEARD A SNAPPING NOISE LIKE METAL. THE HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDERS, THAT ARE ATTACHED TO BRACKETS AND WELDED TO THE LIFTGATE, BROKE OFF. THE BRACKET WELDS FRACTURED.

VEHICLE IS USED. OWNER HAD PARKED VEHICLE & WENT TO REAR TO LIFT HATCH. THE CYLINDER ATTACHMENT HAD BROKEN OFF FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRAME AS IT WAS CLOSING. THE LEFT SIDE HAD FAILED TO HOLD & FELL ON THE OWNER. HATCH WAS HEAVY & NEEDED 2 INDIVIDUALS TO LIFT IT. HAD CONTACTED MANUFACTURER WHO W...

CONSTANT FAILURE OF POWER STEERING PUMP WHICH HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AS A DESIGN DEFECT WHICH ALLLOWS MOISTURE TO SIT, AND CAUSES RUST TO EAT THE SEAL IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK

RIGHT SIDE REAR QUARTER WINDOW LEAKED ALSO. BOTH WINDOWS HAD ALL OF THE ATTATCHING NUTS LOOSE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *AK

I WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS OPENING UP THE GLASS PORTION OF THE TAILGATE WHEN IT SUDDENLY EXPLODED IN MY FACE. THE GLASS BROKE INTO A MILLION SMALL PIECES AND MANY LARGE JAGGED PIECES. I FOUND GLASS AS FAR AS 20 FEET AWAY, I ALSO FOUND SEVERAL PIECES IN MY FACE AND HAND. WHEN I CONTACTED ...

WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT END WAS MAKING A BANGING NOISE, IT WAS AN ANOYING NOISE THAT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO BECOME WORRIED. WHEN IT WAS LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BUSHINGS WERE DAMAGED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ACCELERATOR COLLAPSED AND ENTERED INTO FULL ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING

PLASTIC ENGINE COOLING FAN HAS SEVERAL CRACKS IN IT, CAUSING POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY WHILE IN PARK. CONSUMER HAD THE SPEED CONTROL DISENGAGED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

REAR TAILGATE LIFT CLINDER MOUNTING BRACKET WELD FAILED ON PASSENGER SIDE. THE WELD THAT BROKE WAS FROM LIFT CYLINDER BRACKET TO TAILGATE. TAILGATE WILL NOW NO LONGER STAY OPEN ON ITS OWN.

WHEN DRIVING ANDI APPLYING BRAKES THEY MADE NOISE, AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF TOTAL BRAKING POWER. PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER CHECKED THE BRAKING FLUIDS ALL THE TIMES AND ITS ALWAYS FULL THE CONSUMER HAD TWO RECALLS. THE MILEAGE FOR THE FIRST RECALL WAS 35000, AND VEHICLE LOS...

WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES, THERE WAS A NOISE AND TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WERE TWO RECALLS, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTED. NEED NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

TRANSMISSION PLATE RUBBER PLUGS ALLOWED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK RAPIDLY FROM THE CASING WHILE DRIVING A LONG DISTANCE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE TRANSMISSION PARTS AND CASE WERE "MELTED" DUE TO THE HEAT CAUSED BY THE FRICTION OF THE PARTS. MECHANICS AGREE THAT THIS IS A VERY C...

THIS PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 97V083000. FORD MAINTAINS THAT MY VIN WAS NOT AFFECTED EVEN THOUGH IT FALLS WITHIN THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEARS DESCRIBED AND I HAD THE EXACT PROBLEM DESCRIBED. I PURCHASED A $32 REPLACEMENT SWITCH (IDENTICAL TO THE ORIGINAL) AND I AWAIT THE NEXT FIRE...

LIFTGATE WELDS BROKE. RECALLED BY FORD, HOWEVER ONLY FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JAN 1992 TO MAR 1993. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 5/26/93. FORD REFUSES TO REPAIR. CLAIMING VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY DUE TO MANUFACTURE DATE.

THE BRAKE CALIPERS STICK TO THE FRONT ROTOR, CAUSING THE BRKE FLUID TO OVERHEAT, AND THIS CAUSES THE BRAKES TO NOT RESPOND IN LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE BRAKE CALIPERS STICK TO THE FRONT ROTOR, CAUSING THE BRKE FLUID TO OVERHEAT, AND THIS CAUSES THE BRAKES TO NOT RESPOND IN LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WIRE CABLE HOLDING SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH CHASSIS BROKE RELEASING SPARE TIRE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CABLE HAD RUSTED AND FRAYED TO FAILURE

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. BRAKE PEDAL LOCKS IN UP POSITION. WON'T GO TO FLOOR. NO BRAKES. HIGH PRESSURE (PERHAPS 300 LB) WILL FORCE PEDAL DOWN AND GET BRAKES. REMOVAL OF ABS FUSE PREVENTS RECURRANCE, BUT NO ABS BRAKING THEN.

THE VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE VIBRATION/SHAKING PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED WITH NO PROBLEMS ACCORDING TO MY LOCAL DEALER IN BLACKFOOT, ID. THE TIRES ARE BRAND NEW AND THEY ARE BALANCED PROPERLY. FORD HAS REFUSED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I WROTE...

THE STUDS WHICH ATTACH THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE POWER BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER ASSEMBLY HAS DEVELOPED CORROSION AND CRACKED . VEHICLE INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 96V024001. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE THEN ROLLED OVER 3 TIMES, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, GOING AROUND A CORNER AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID, AND CONSUMER HIT A CURB, VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER LANDED ON THE TOP OF THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE PAVEMENT WAS WET. *AK

THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE VEHICLE HAVE BROKEN OFF OVER 20 TIMES, RESULTING IN MYSELF AND PASSENGERS FALLING IN AND OUT OF VEHICLE. THE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY IS PART OF THE INTERIOR DOOR AND WOULD COST OVER $300 EACH SIDE. FORD SAID THAT THIS ISN'T A DEFECT. THE HANDLES HAVE BEEN GLUED REPEATEDLY O...

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE VENTS WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE. DEALER CLAIMED THAT FIRE WAS DUE TO LEAVES BUILDING UP IN THE VENTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AN OIL LEAKAGE OCCURRED. IT SMOKED UP THE WHOLE VEHICLE .THEN WE STOPPED AND THE LEAK STOPPED ALSO AND DID NOT REOCCUR. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED WITH NO BACK PRESSURE NOR BRAKING EFFECT; NO SKID; NO ABS INDICATOR LIGHT/WARNING OF SYSTEM FAILURE.

WANTAGH FORD, THE SERVICING DEALER HAS ADVISED ME THAT THERE IS INTERNAL ENGINE WEAR/ LOW OIL PRESSURE, AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. *AK

EA96017; INTERMITTENTLY ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LOCKED UP WHILE IN USE WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITHOUT ANY INICATIONS, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

REAR PASSENGERS DOORS ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY, THEY DONT OPEN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

SPARE TIRE CABLE/HOLDER BROKE OFF RESULTING IN TIRE FALL OFF OF VEHICLE. MJS

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NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE PARKED. CAUESED DAMAGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE GOT STUCK IN WIDE OPEN POSITION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND 60 MPH, LEFT FRONT WHEEL BROKE OFF THE SPINDLE NEXT TO THE AXLE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL OFF. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP ON THREE TIRES, AND SHOCK ABSORBERS WERE FLYING ACCROSS THE HIGHWAY. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TIRE LOSS DUE TO SPARE TIRE CABLE BREAKING WHILE VEHICLE WAS CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WILL BE DONE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

BRACKET & CYLINDER TOTALLY BROKE/DETACHED FROM LIFTGATE. DEALER HAS FAILED TO HONOR RECALL NOTICE TO FIX @ NO CHARGE. I DID NOT RECEIVE RECALL LETTER UPON PURCHASE OF USED VEHICLE & WAS NOT AWARE OF THE DEFECT UNTIL IT OCCURRED. REQUESTING WRITTEN NOTICE FROM NHTSA TO DIRECT DEALER TO REPAIR MY VEH...

EA99004, WHILE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS ON AND IN VENT MODE, SMOKE CAME FROM THE VENTS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL WIRE MELTING. THIS MAY STARTED A FIRE IF VEHICLE DID NOT SHUT OFF. *AK

THE RIGHT REAR BRACKET SEPARATED FROM THE HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDER CAUSING FAILURE, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (95V164000 & 95V164001). *YC

MY 93 FORD EXPLORER HAD APPROXIMATELY 3 DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WITH RESULTS THAT SHOW THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE VEHICAL CONSISTENTLY OVER 7 MONTHS HAS BEEN STALLING, DIEING, AND SURGING. IT USUALLY STALLS AT STOP SIGNS OR WHILE WAITING IN A LINES OF CARS. IT DIES AT STOP SIGNS OR WHEN TRYING TO ...

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RETAINER SCREW HOLDING SUNROOF SHADE WHICH SLIDES UNDERNEATH THE SUNROOF FELL OFF, CAUSING THE SUNROOF SHADE TO FALL AND HIT DRIVER'S HEAD, ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH. FORD REFUSED TO FIX, SO OWNER FIXED HIMSELF. *AK *ML

CONSUMER HAD BECOME AWARE OF RECALLS 95V164 AND 94V169. UPON CONTACTING THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER , HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALLS HAD EXPIRED. CONSUMER IS THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER HAD BECOME AWARE OF RECALLS 95V164 AND 94V169. UPON CONTACTING THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER , HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALLS HAD EXPIRED. CONSUMER IS THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

LEAVES WOULD ENTER THE HEATER SYSTEM FROM THE OUTSIDE AND WOULD START TO BURN WHILE DRIVING. *AK

TRANSMISSION GEARS GRIND AND STICK, REPLACEMENT OF THE CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION DID NOT RECTIFY STICKING PROBLEMS. MJS

TRANSMISSION GEARS GRIND AND STICK, REPLACEMENT OF THE CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION DID NOT RECTIFY STICKING PROBLEMS. MJS

HUB FAILED INTERNALLY (SEENHTSA BC2261060194) AFTER DESCRIBED NOISE. LOCKING PINS BROKE. FORD DEALER(SAME) ADVISED MUST REPLACE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT AS PART HAD BEEN RE-ENGINEERED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. FAILURE OF PART ON LOW USE VEHICLE VERY PRE-MATURE. FORD HAS OFFERED PARTIAL $$. DEALER HAS ADDED TO...

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WHEN CRASHED INTO A GAURDRAIL. MECHANIC REPLACED FENDER/BUMPER/RADIATOR/GRILL/ RADIALAND RADIAL SUPPORT/BALL JOIN, AND INSTALLED LIFT KIT. HOWEVER, VEHICLE STILL VIBRATED, EVEN MORE WHEN DRIVING WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A TURN STEERING LOCKED UP...

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WHEN CRASHED INTO A GAURDRAIL. MECHANIC REPLACED FENDER/BUMPER/RADIATOR/GRILL/ RADIALAND RADIAL SUPPORT/BALL JOIN, AND INSTALLED LIFT KIT. HOWEVER, VEHICLE STILL VIBRATED, EVEN MORE WHEN DRIVING WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A TURN STEERING LOCKED UP...

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WHEN CRASHED INTO A GAURDRAIL. MECHANIC REPLACED FENDER/BUMPER/RADIATOR/GRILL/ RADIALAND RADIAL SUPPORT/BALL JOIN, AND INSTALLED LIFT KIT. HOWEVER, VEHICLE STILL VIBRATED, EVEN MORE WHEN DRIVING WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A TURN STEERING LOCKED UP...

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WHEN CRASHED INTO A GAURDRAIL. MECHANIC REPLACED FENDER/BUMPER/RADIATOR/GRILL/ RADIALAND RADIAL SUPPORT/BALL JOIN, AND INSTALLED LIFT KIT. HOWEVER, VEHICLE STILL VIBRATED, EVEN MORE WHEN DRIVING WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A TURN STEERING LOCKED UP...

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WHEN CRASHED INTO A GAURDRAIL. MECHANIC REPLACED FENDER/BUMPER/RADIATOR/GRILL/ RADIALAND RADIAL SUPPORT/BALL JOIN, AND INSTALLED LIFT KIT. HOWEVER, VEHICLE STILL VIBRATED, EVEN MORE WHEN DRIVING WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A TURN STEERING LOCKED UP...

DRIVER'S SEAT ANCHORS BROKE, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH, AWAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, ALMOST CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKE PADS WERE CRACKING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP NINE TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE PASSANGER SEAT MOTOR WAS BURNING WITH THE CAR OFF. THE FUSE DIDN'T BLOW. IF THIS WAS IN A PERSONS GARAGE, IT COULD HAVE SET THE HOUSE ON FIRE. *AK

SEAT BELT BROKE AT TIME OF IMPACT WITH TREE, RESULTING IN SEVERE INJURIES. *AK

BURNING SMELL AND A BIT OF SMOKE COMING FROM VENTILATION SYSTEM. HAPPENS ONLY OCCASIONALLY. SMELLS LIKE BURNING LEAVES SOMETIME. ONCE ENTIRE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FILLED WITH SMOKE BUT CLEARED OUT QUICKLY WHEN WINDOWS OPEN. I HEARD THAT THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE AND IS ATTRIBUT...

WHEN GETTING INTO VEHICLE AND STARTING IT UP EVERYTHING WILL GO OUT, SUCH AS THE HEADLIGHTS REMAINING ON, AND CONSUMER SMELLING SMOKE COMING FROM VEHICLE. CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE MOVEMENT FREQUENCY OF THE ENGINE ALIGNS WITH THE TIRE ROTATION FREQUENCY CAUSING A VIRBRATION/SHAKE THAT CAUSES THE TRUCK TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANAGE. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH EXPLORER, HOWEVER THEY CLASSIFY IT AS A PROBLEM NOT A DEFECT. REQUIRES HORIZONTAL STABLIZERS TO BE ADDED TO THE TRUCK TO E...

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HEATER SYSTEM SMELLS LIKE BURNING LEAVES EVERYTIME YOU OPERATE HEATER

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WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED, LEAVES AND OTHER FOREIGN ITEMS WOULD ENTER HEATER/VENTILATION AREA. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE IF IGNITION SOURCE IS NEAR. TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE VENTILATION CLEANED OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE VIBRATES BADLY AND CONSUMER CAN LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER SAID HAD TO REPLACE A BUSHING, BUT NOW THEY ARE SAYING NEEDS TO HAVE A NEW "KIT". PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#.

ENGINE MOUNTS AND REAR AXLE-TO-FRAME LATERAL SHOCK ABSORBER KIT INSTALLED AS PER SERVICE BULLETIN DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION DUE TO COMPONENT FAILURES.

ENGINE MOUNTS AND REAR AXLE-TO-FRAME LATERAL SHOCK ABSORBER KIT INSTALLED AS PER SERVICE BULLETIN DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION DUE TO COMPONENT FAILURES.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS ELEVATED FOR TIRE ROTATION, I NOTICED A CRACK IN WHAT I CALL THE TORSION BAR ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE. THE TORSION BAR IS ATTACHED TO THE OUTER END OF THE CROSS BEAMS INSIDE EACH WHEEL. THE CRACKS LOOKED LIKE FATIGUE FAILURES. THEY ENCIRCLED THE REAR END OF T...

CONSUMER WAS OPENING THE LIFTGATE WHEN BRACKETS BROKE, CAUSING THE LIFTGATE TO FALL ON TOP OF CONSUMER. OWNER PAID FOR REPAIRS AFTER FORD REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND ENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL, THERE IS A PROBLEM DUE TO CRUISE CONTROL SURGING BACK AND FORTH, AND SPEED DOESN'T INCREASE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP FOUR TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

LEAVES IN THE BLOWER MOTOR CAUSED SMOKE TO FILL THE CAB OF THE CAR.

THE GAS GUAGE FAILED. DEALER SAID IT WAS A "SENDING UNIT" LOCATED ON GAS TANK. COST TO REPAIR $350 LABOR TO REMOVE TANK PLUS COST OF PART. I'M OUT OF WARRANTY BUT A TRUCK WITH UNDER 70,000 (AT THE TIME) SHOULD HAVE A WORKING GAS GUAGE! *AK

THE GAS GUAGE FAILED. DEALER SAID IT WAS A "SENDING UNIT" LOCATED ON GAS TANK. COST TO REPAIR $350 LABOR TO REMOVE TANK PLUS COST OF PART. I'M OUT OF WARRANTY BUT A TRUCK WITH UNDER 70,000 (AT THE TIME) SHOULD HAVE A WORKING GAS GUAGE! *AK

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YES, WHEN THIS CYLINDER EXPLODED. MY WIFE BECAME STARTLED AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF CAR. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS. THEY NEEDED TO BE REINFORCED.LOOKING AT THE PART THIS WAS A DEFECT, IT JUST PULLED LOOSE. *AK

VENTILATION SYSTEM HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE 3 TIMES WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. IT MELTED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DEALER HAS REPAIRED 3 TIMES. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. 3RD AND 4TH GEAR CAME APART.

THE ENTIRE AUTOMOBILE SHAKES WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 55 MPH, AND DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS A MODIFICATION KIT FOR SHAKE, BUT REFUSES TO PAY FOR IT. *YH

THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE STREET AND ANOTHER CAR CUT IN FRONT OF HER, RESULTING IN COLLISION, ALSO HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THE FUEL SAFETY SHUT-OFF SWITCH DIDN'T TURN OFF. *AK

THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE STREET AND ANOTHER CAR CUT IN FRONT OF HER, RESULTING IN COLLISION, ALSO HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THE FUEL SAFETY SHUT-OFF SWITCH DIDN'T TURN OFF. *AK

VIOLENT SHAKING STARTS AT ABOUT 63 MPH., *MJS

THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END SUSPENSION. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TOWARDS THE RIGHT ON ITS OWN, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. THE BRACKET THAT HELD THE CONTROL ARM TO THE FRAME BROKE LOOSE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

VIBRATION, SOMETIMES SEVERE, AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND FASTER. FORD DEALER AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT SAY THEY CANNOT REPAIR. DEALER HAS SUGGESTED THAT TIRES AND SHOCKS BE REPLACED, WHICH I HAVE DONE BUT TO NO AVAIL. HAD FRONT END ALIGNED, LEFT CAMBER SHIM INSTALLED, RADIUS ARM BUSHINGS REPLACED...

WHEN THE HEATER IS TURNED ON, THE THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT IS FILLED WITH SMOKE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

ON ABOUT 12/1/97 MY RIGHT FRONT INSIDE DOOR PANEL HANDLE TO MY EXPLORER GAVE WAY. THIS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS EXITING MY VEHICLE. I NEARLY FELL OUT OF THE DOOR. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP (PALMETTO FORD) WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 1995. THE AUTO BODY SHOP FOREMAN TOLD ME THIS WAS A REGULAR OCCURANCE...

PE98048; BLOWER ASSEMBLY FIRES; WHILE DRIVING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE VENTS. TRUCK CHECKED BY DEALERSHIP. DEALER FOUND TH FIRE STARTED IN THE VENTS WHICH WAS CAUSED BY DEBRIS. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. *AK

WHILE HATCH WAS OPEN THE WELD BETWEEN THE BRACKET AND THE HATCH SHEARED CAUSING IT TO FALL ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE DRIVER.

WHILE DRIVING WITH HEAT ON, VEHICLE FILLED UP WITH SMOKE DUE TO LEAVES GETTING INTO THE HEATER BOX. *AK

BATTERY EXPLODED.

SPARE TIRE IS MOUNTED ON A RIM THAT DOES NOT FIT THE VEHICLE. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK.ET.

VEHICLE VIBRATES DUE TO TINY IMBALANCES IN DRIVETRAIN. THESE TINY FORCED VIBRATIONS IN DRIVETRAIN BEGIN TO EXCITE RESONANT VIBRATIONS IN EXHAUST SYSTEM. NEED STO REPLACE EXHAUST SYSTEM.

VEHICLE VIBRATES DUE TO TINY IMBALANCES IN DRIVETRAIN. THESE TINY FORCED VIBRATIONS IN DRIVETRAIN BEGIN TO EXCITE RESONANT VIBRATIONS IN EXHAUST SYSTEM. NEED STO REPLACE EXHAUST SYSTEM.

REAR LIFT GATE HINGE (WINDOW HINGE ONLY) FAILED. HINGE SNAPPED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT INDICATES CASTING WAS LIKELY BAD AT TIME OF MANUFACTURE OR THAT DESIGN IS FAULTY.

SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT RELEASE WHEN NEEDED, CAUSING DRIVER TO BE UNABLE TO RELEASE SEAT BELT WHEN NEEDED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO GIVE A REPLY.

BATTERY/MANIFOLD ABSOLUTE PRESSURE (MAP) SENSOR/RADIUS ARM BUSHING/HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDERS (REAR DOOR) AND DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR FAILED.

BATTERY/MANIFOLD ABSOLUTE PRESSURE (MAP) SENSOR/RADIUS ARM BUSHING/HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDERS (REAR DOOR) AND DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR FAILED.

BATTERY/MANIFOLD ABSOLUTE PRESSURE (MAP) SENSOR/RADIUS ARM BUSHING/HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDERS (REAR DOOR) AND DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR FAILED.

BATTERY/MANIFOLD ABSOLUTE PRESSURE (MAP) SENSOR/RADIUS ARM BUSHING/HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDERS (REAR DOOR) AND DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR FAILED.

BATTERY/MANIFOLD ABSOLUTE PRESSURE (MAP) SENSOR/RADIUS ARM BUSHING/HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDERS (REAR DOOR) AND DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR FAILED.

DRIVER EXPERIENCING SHIMMY AND VIBRATION FROM VEHICLE AT 65 MPH. THE TIRES WERE CHANGED OUT, ROTATED BALANCED AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.

SHOCKS FAILED CAUSING VIBRATION.

FRONT END SUSPENSION CONTINUALLY VIBRATES REPLACEMENT OF THE SHOCKS DID NOT REMEDY VIBRATION.

WHILE MAKING A TURN BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL GO TO THE FLOOR AND A GRINDING NOISE, WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

MANUAL 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

VEHICLE VIBRATES SEVERELY AT APPROX 65 MPH, RESULTING FROM ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEM THAT FORD IS AWARE OF.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER ROTOR LOCKED UP CAUSING DAMAGE TO A/C AND SERPENTINE BELT BURNED.

EVAPORATOR FAILED CAUSING LEAKING.

CENTER CONSOLE FOLDING ARM PLASTIC SUPPORT BROKE.

DOOR GRAB HANDLES ON DRIVE FRONT AND PASSENGER REAR PLASTIC BROKEN.

AIR CONDITIONER VENTS BROKEN.

INTERIOR LIGHTRS STAY ON WITH DOORS CLOSED AFTER RAIN OR CAR WASH, RESULTING IN OVERHEATING AND BURNING OF OVERHEAD RECEPTICLE.

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOOSE AND MISALIGNED, NEEDS TO BE LIFTED TO CLOSE.

HORN WORN OUT TWO TIMES.

STEERING WHEEL LEATHER HAS A HOLE.

EXCESSIVE VIBRATION OVER 60 MPH.

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND LOST SECOND GEAR. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE FIRE. (QC-AW)

OIL PAN GASKET FAILED, CRANKSHAFT SEAL ASSEMBLY FAILED,RESULTING IN LEAKAGE.

SPARK PLUG FAILED.

PISTON RING FAILURE RESULTING IN LEAKING.

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE, VALVE ROCKER GASKET FAILURE.

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE, VALVE ROCKER GASKET FAILURE.

VEHICLE ROLLED OVER DURING VEHICLE COLLISION.

MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AT MODERATE SPEED ON THE FREEWAY.

REAR WINDOW BLEW OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN WIRING FROM IGNITION TO FUEL PUMP.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 5 MPH AND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE OR DID NOT ACCELERATE, LEAVING VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER AND ON POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. *AK

RECALL WORK ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL CAUSES THE WARNING LIGHT TO STAY ON.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION.

THE TRUCK HAS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW CAUSING THE TRUCK TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY BETWEEN 52 AND 67 MPH. THE DEALER GRAHAM FORD IN DICKSON LOOKED AT THE TRUCK AND WILL ONLY REPAIR THE TRUCK IF I BUY THE SERVICE KIT AND PAY LABOR. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT AND THAT THEY HAD T...

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, CAUSING A TOTAL SHUTDOWN, GIVING THE DRIVER NO INDICATION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES, CAUSING LACK OF CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK

DESIGN OF AUTO HEATER MOTOR SPEED CONTROL IS DEFECTIVE. SPEED IS CONTROLLED BY SWITCHING IN VARIOUS WIRE RESISTORS MOUNTED IN THE AIR PLENUM WITHOUT A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE RESISTANCE WIRE ELEMENTS. RESISTORS GET HOT AT LOW MOTOR SPEEDS AND INCINERATE LEAVES OR PAPER IN THE AREA. THIS FIRE ME...

HYDRAULIC HATCHBACK FAILED.

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED.

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION DUE TO FAILURE OF THE IAC

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE SUN ROOF DISENGAGED AND SHATTERED ONTO THE HIGHWAY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE CALIPERS LOCKED UP, MELTING THE BRAKE LINING. OWNER HAS HAD THE CALIPERS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE CALIPERS LOCKED UP, MELTING THE BRAKE LINING. OWNER HAS HAD THE CALIPERS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ABS BRAKES ARE NOISY.

RUBBER PLUGS ON THE TRANSMISSION SHRINK AND LEAK FLUID.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25-30 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HAD SOME TYPE OF LEAKS FROM A FILTER, WHERE TRANSMISSION LOST FLUID AND MADE TRANSMISSION FAIL. *AK

DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT FAILS BECAUSE THE BOTTOM FRAME ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH. FRAME BENT BACKWARDS FROM NORMAL EVERYDAY USE. SLIDER RAIL ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT SITS BACK AS FAR AS IT CAN GO TO ACCOMODATE DRIVER WHO IS 6'2" IN HEIGHT.

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DOESN'T LINE UP TOO CLOSE THE DOOR. HAVE TO PICK UP THE DOOR IN ORDER FOR THE DOOR TO CLOSE. TOOK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT MUST BE A FAULTY DESIGN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES,WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. ALSO BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN APPLIED.CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

VIBRATION DUE TO DESIGN FLAW.

AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE

BATTERY ACID CAUSED CABLE CORROSION WHICH CAUSED LOW VOLTAGE TO STARTER, CAUSING IT TO FAIL.

VACUUM MODULE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SLIP UNDER LOAD.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35 MPH THE BRAKES HAD FAILED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT WORK WHEN DRIVER APPLIED THEM. THIS PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED TWICE AND REPAIRED TWICE. DEALER SAID THE BRAKES HAD SUFFERED FROM OVERHEATING. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AS VEHICLE ENTERED A BUSY HIGH SPEED FREEWAY.

WHEN SETTING THE PARKING BRAKE, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF LATCHING, PEDAL SPRUNG UP. ALSO, ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

WHEN SETTING THE PARKING BRAKE, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF LATCHING, PEDAL SPRUNG UP. ALSO, ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING HUBS WILL NOT DISENGAGE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME HARD TO STEER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

FRONT BRAKE PADS FAILED.

FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

AFTER TAKING VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND PLACING VEHICLE INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO INCREASE SPEED. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY, VIBRATION, PULLING AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, REPAIR MADE WITH NO IMPROVEMENT.

DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, CAUSING SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE.

FAILED THIRD GEAR WELD CAUSING PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE IS MISALIGNED. WHEN DOOR OPENS, IT MOVES A LOT OR HAS A LOT OF PLAY. DOOR NOT ABLE TO SHUT PROPERLY DUE TO MISALIGNMENT. HAVE TO PUSH OR LIFT DOOR UP ON HIGHES TO REALIGN IT. *AK

BOUGHT TRUCK IN DECEMBER 1995, AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN NOVEMBER 1997. HAS NOT FOUND OUT WHY THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS GOING OUT. *AK

BOLTS ON THE MASTER CYLINDER BROKE, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING POWER

INTERMITTENTLY THE PARKING BRAKE CONTROL SELF ADJUSTED PAWL DOES NOT LINE UP PROPERLY WITH THE SELF ADJUSTED BRACKET. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DESIGN OF HEAR SEATS DO NOT CONTAIN HEAD RESTS, WHICH DOES NOT OFFER PROTECTION.

INSIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF.

ABS BRAKES ARE SUBJECT TO INTERMITTENT FAILURE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ON OTHER OCCASIONS BRAKES MADE GRINDING SOUNDS. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. CAUSING TRUCK NOT TO STOP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VAN GOING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE THE VAN ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY. WHEN TAPPING THE BRAKE THE VAN WENT INTO FULL POWER. THERE WAS SO MUCH TORQUE IN THE REAR WHEEL, THE VAN WENT INTO A SPIN AND HIT A DITCH. VAN WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. BODY SHOP CLEANED BALL JOINT ON ACCELERATOR CABLE WHICH W...

BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND IT WAS HARD STOPPING THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE OIL SEALS ARE LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. CONSUMER CANTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK

RECALL 96V02400; MS. ROBERSON PURCHASED VEHICLE USED, AND IS NOW EXPERIENCING THE SAFETY DEFECT. CAONTATED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER AFTER FINDING OUT THAT THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, AND SHE WOULD LIKE PROOF SHOWING THAT THE RECALL WAS DONE. THEY WILL NOT GIVE OUT THAT INFORMATION. *AK

REAR HATCH BACK ROD BROKE LANDING ON CONSUMER'S HEAD DUE TO WELD FAILURE.

DOOR LOCKS FAILED.

SUSPENSION DEFECT, CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING.

WHILE DRIVING THE SUN ROOF GLASS BLEW OFF OF THE VEHICLE.

VEHICLE HESITATES TO STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.

POWER WINDOW STICKS AND MAKES NOISE WHEN OPERATING.

GAS PEDAL OPERATES WITHOUT BEING DEPRESSED.

COLUMN GEAR SHIFTER MOVES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION.

HATCHBACK CYLINDER BROKE AND FELL ON OWNER'S WIFE . THE DOOR WAS HANGING OFF ON ONE SIDE. OWNER HAS NOTIFIED THE DEALERAND MANUFACTURER. *AK

EA97-011; WHILE DRIVING 55MPH THE DEFECTIVE SUNROOF GLASS SHATTERED WHICH ALMOST CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH IS UNSAFE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A NOISE AND THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT SUN ROOF WAS GOING TO SHATTER. THE WHOLE SUN ROOF SEPARATED FROM THE HINGE. THIS IS UNDER INVESTIGATION EA-97 011. *AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 55 MPH TO 65 MPH, IS AT ITS WORST AT 57 MPH. *AK

LEFT MIRROR CONTROL SWITCH SHORTED OUT , CAUSING ELECTRICAL FIRE IN DOOR TRIM PANEL.

ELECTRICAL: DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING HOT. NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED COMPLETELY. *AK

SPARE TIRE RESTRAINING CABLE RUSTED, ALLOWING TIRE TO DROP ONTO THE GROUND FROM UNDER VEHICLE. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKE RELAY FAILED, ALSO SENSOR REPLACED.

SUN ROOF FELL OFF ONTO OCCUPANTS WHILE DRIVING, THE PLASTIC HOUSING HAD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES.

VEHICLES SUN ROOF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING. *AK *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 45 MPH TRYING TO SHIFT VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SMOKE WAS STARTING COMING UNDER THE HOOD. COMSUMER'S HUSBAND SAID THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED BY A SHOP. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY TOLD OWNER THAT THEY WILL CONTACT DEALER, AND THAT THE DEALER WILL CALL CONSUMER ON AUG. 12,1997. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HEARD FROM THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER WILL NOT DEAL WITH THE DEALER THAT SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE F...

WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH, AND UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE. VEHICLE AWAITING SERVICE FROM DEALER. *AK

TRANSMISSION JUMPED FROM PARK TO DRIVE ON ITS OWN VEHICLE PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, UNOCCUPIED, CRASHED INTO BUILDING, NOT CHECKED BY DEALER. *AK

CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL . AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE OWNER NOTICED THAT THE POWER MIRROR DID NOT TURN, AND THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DID NOT LOCK AND WERE OFF CENTER. OWNER SAID THAT THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE HAS GOTTON WORSE DUE TO THE REPAIRS. 97V-083000. *AK

CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL . AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE OWNER NOTICED THAT THE POWER MIRROR DID NOT TURN, AND THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DID NOT LOCK AND WERE OFF CENTER. OWNER SAID THAT THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE HAS GOTTON WORSE DUE TO THE REPAIRS. 97V-083000. *AK

FRONT BALL JOINTS FAILED.

BRAKES FAILED.

WHEEL BEARING FAILED.

LEFT MIRROR BROKE.

NOISE COMING FROM DASH BOARD.

THE BRACKETS ON THE LIFTGATE BROKE OFF COMPLETELY. DEALER WILL NOT FIX BECAUSE THE CAR EXCEEDED MILEAGE. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97V083000). CALLED FOR APPOINTMENT, DEALER SAID WILL ORDER PARTS & TO CALL BACK IN 2 WEEKS. RETURNED CALL IN 2 WEEKS & INFORMED STILL NO PARTS. ON BACK ORDER. *AK CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS VEHICLE. *SLC

NO HEADREST ON REAR SEATS.

REMOTE POWER MIRROR CONTROL SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE.

THE VEHICLE FLOOR AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY AT 55-65 MPH. ASSUMED TO BE "AFTERSHAKE" ADDRESSED IN TSB #94-2-20 (NHTSA#SB035605).

REAR LIFTGATE LATCH COLLAPSED ON OWNER'S HEAD WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK *SLC

TRANSMISSION FAILED

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO START OR STALLS DURING OPERATION.

BRAKES/ROTORS: EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR. BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY YEAR. BRAKES ALSO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. *AK

THE CABLE THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE CRACKED & BROKE, FALLING FROM UNDER VEHICLE INTO THE HIGHWAY CROSSING ONTO UNCOMING TRAFFIC. MANUFACTURER SAID THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE 20 MPH THE ABS DID NOT RESPOND WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL; THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE SHOP MANY TIMES, THE MECHANIC DID REPLACED THE TOTAL BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK ALSO THE LEFT SPEAKER WAS INOPERABLE, AND DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT COVER GASKET DUE TO AN ANTIFREEZE LEAK...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE 20 MPH THE ABS DID NOT RESPOND WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL; THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE SHOP MANY TIMES, THE MECHANIC DID REPLACED THE TOTAL BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK ALSO THE LEFT SPEAKER WAS INOPERABLE, AND DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT COVER GASKET DUE TO AN ANTIFREEZE LEAK...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE 20 MPH THE ABS DID NOT RESPOND WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL; THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE SHOP MANY TIMES, THE MECHANIC DID REPLACED THE TOTAL BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK ALSO THE LEFT SPEAKER WAS INOPERABLE, AND DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT COVER GASKET DUE TO AN ANTIFREEZE LEAK...

THE DRIVERS'S SIDE DOOR WELDING IS COMING APART FROM THE TRUCK AND THE DOOR NO LONGER CLOSES RIGHT AND MAY NOT BE LATCHING RIGHT. *AK

PLAIN CHEVROLET 97S70/97V083. DEALER REFUSES TO COMPLY WITH RECALL, REASON: TOO MUCH MILEAGE. *AK

GAS PEDAL FELL OFF DUE TO BOLT THAT HOLDS THE PEDAL FALLING OFF. WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN THE PEDAL FELL OFF. *AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE PROPERLY/CAUSE WHEEL TO LOCK UP.

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED.

VEHICLE STALLS.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY LOCK UP CAUSING SKIDDING AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.

RADIO SPEAKERS SHORT OUT.

ENGINE STALLS ON OCCASION.

ANTI-FREEZE LEAKS.

AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY INCREASED ITS SPEED AND WOULD NOT DECREASE SPEED. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 60 MPH THE REAR SEATBACK BROKE. THIS IS THE SIXTH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. *AK DRIVERS SEAT BACK HAS JUST COLLAPSE THREE TIMES AND REPLACED. BRACKETS AT BASE OF SEAT WAS LOOSE AND CRACKED AT THE SAME SPOT MANY TIMES CAUSING LOSS OF ...

CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S NOTICE IN THE FALL OF 96, HE CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE; WHEN HE WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED, AND IF HE HAD THE REPAIRS DONE HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. *AK

RECALL # 97V083000, DEALER HAS NO INSTRUCTIONS FROM MANUFACTURER ON HOW TO PERFORM RECALL WORK. *AK

THE HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDER CAME DETACHED. REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE TOP CYLINDER, NOW BOTTOM CYLINDER IS DETACHED. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BURNED TOTALLY WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE, ALSO BURNING THE GARAGE, CAUSING $6,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO GARAGE ALONE. *AK

VEHICLE'S DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OF THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR. *AK *SLC

RECALL RELATED HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDER FAILURE, 95V164-001, NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP; EXPIRED THE RECALL TIME FRAME, AND WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO SHORT IN CONTROL PANEL OF REMOTE FOR MIRROR AND DOOR. *AK

LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING LOCKED, CAUSING SPINDLE, ROTOR AND HUB DAMAGE.

LOW SPEED ROLLOVER: TURNED WHEELS TO RIGHT WHILE MOVING IN REVERSE ON INCLINE, WHEELS SPONTANEOUSLY MOVED TO RIGHT ON THEIR OWN, VEHICLE ROLLED OVER ON LEFT SIDE, THEN ON TOP, WITH AUTO REPAIR SHOP. *AK

REAR WINDSHIELD: PARKED VEHICLE IN GARAGE ON MAR.14, THE NEXT MORNING THE WINDSHIELD WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. WEATHER CONDITION NORMAL. CAUSE UNKNOWN, HAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR, WAITING FOR ESTIMATE FROM DEALER. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT REATRACTOR WILL NOT RELEASE, ONCE FASTENED, IT WILL NOT UNLOCK. TO GET OUT, NEED TO OPEN THE DOOR AND SLIDE UNDER THE SEAT BELT. *AK

THE MOUNTING RAIL THAT HOLDS THE SEAT AND TRACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS BROKEN JUST ABOVE THE FLANGE. PROBLEM NOT CORRECTED. *AK

TRANSMISSION STICKS IN FIRST GEAR.

DRIVING VEHICLE AND GOING ABOUT 55 MPH, STARTED SLOWING DOWN; APPLIED (ABS) BRAKES, THEY HESITATED BEFORE CATCHING; HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE LEFT REAR SIDE; HAPPENED BEFORE, A MONTH LATER ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP AT 5 MPH. *AK

DEALER'S INSTRUCTIONS FROM MANUFACTURER INDICATES ONLY TO INSPECT FOR FRACTURE OF STUDS, AND TO REPLACE ONLY WHEN CRACKED, OUR INFORMATION INDICATES THE STUDS SHOULD BE REPLACED REGARDLESS. WHEN CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, OWNER GOT NO ASSISTANCE. DEALER REFUSED TO DO RECALL, 96V024-001, MFR CAMPAIG...

FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PARK LEVER : CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE VEHICLE THEN JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO REVERSE, RESULTING IN VEHICLE IMPACTING UPON A LAMP POLE. *AK

THE INPUT SHAFT BROKE, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AND THE SLAVE CYLINDER TO MELT.

PROCESSOR FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING THE BOLTS IN THE STEERING GEAR BOX BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE STEERING POWER. *AK

WAS DRIVING AND VEHICLE WASN'T SHIFTING RIGHT, LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK THERE WAS A LEAK, TOOK TO DEALER HESAID THE SEAL WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

FOOT BRAKE FAILED.

WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE GEAR . *AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE ELECTRIC MIRROR ADJUSTER ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR , DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

VEHICLE INTERMITANTLY HAS NO BRAKES. DEALETR SAID TO PUMP ABS BRAKES TO WORK

OWNER STATES THAT HIS ABS BRAKES GO OUT COMPLETELY AT TIMES, HE ALSO NOTES THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED, AND IN THE OFF POSITION PRIOR TO RECALL. POLICE REPORT INDICATED THAT IT WAS IGNITION-RELATED. (96V-071). *AK *SLC

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ELECTRICAL PANEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEGINNING REPAIRS AFTER 42 DAYS. AK

WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION ON THE IGNITION SWITCH SPINS HALF WAY AROUND AND SOMETIMES WHEN PUTTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH TO TURN IT ON , THIS WOULD TURN IT OFF AND VICE VERSA. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

LEFT FRONT ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, ENDED UP WITH NO BRAKES AND THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AFTER IT SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

#EA96-017, WAS DRIVING IN DRY WEATHER AND ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ROLLOVER . *AK

LIFTGATE BRACKET FAILED, RECALL COMPONENT HOWEVER CONSUMER IS HAVING TROUBLE RECEIVING REPAIR WORK, NO NOTICE RECEIVED BY CONSUMER OF THE RECALL MALFUNCTION.

BRAKE ROTORS/PADS CONSTANTLY REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR, MORE THAN NORMAL PULSATION IN BRAKES, DEALER ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND REAR BRAKE SHOES. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS/PADS CONSTANTLY REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR, MORE THAN NORMAL PULSATION IN BRAKES, DEALER ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND REAR BRAKE SHOES. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS/PADS CONSTANTLY REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR, MORE THAN NORMAL PULSATION IN BRAKES, DEALER ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND REAR BRAKE SHOES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55MPH, THE VEHICLE'S FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING SEIZED, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP. *AK

OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE COMPUTER ENGAGED THE 4- WHEEL DRIVE WITHOUT ANY WARNING TO THE DRIVER, OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT VEHICLE WAS HARD TO CONTROL. *AK

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILED.

DRIVING DOWN HWY, HOOD LATCH SUDDENLY CAME APART, HOOD FLEW UP AND AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD, OBSTRUCTED DRIVER'S VISION, DEALER SAID TO CONTACT INS. CO. FIRST, OWNER HAS VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK

SUPENSION VIBRATION.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HIT AN ICE SPOT AND ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, VEHICLE SPEEDED UP AND THERE WAS NO STEERING OR BRAKES. *AK

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE CLIMATE CONTROL SHUTDOWN AND THE TURN SIGNAL, AND BACK UP LIGHTS WENT OUT, RESULTING IN THE MELTING DOWN OF THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO FALL BACKWARDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT THE UPPER DOOR HINGE IS WEAK AND SOMETIMES DOOR MUST BE SLAMMED TO CLOSE; ALSO THE LOWER HINGE HAS STARTED TO WEAKEN DUE TO THE LACK OF SUPPORT FROM TOP HINGE. *AK RECEIVED FROM CONSUMER WHO STATED THIS IS NOT HIS VEHICLE OR PROBLEMS. *SLC

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP.

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP SITUATION, THE VEHICLE BRAKES LOCK UP. *AK

THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, THE ROAD WAS SLIGHTLY WET. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS AND THE LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON & OFF.*AK

HATCHBACK SUPPORT ROD FAILED, CAUSING INJURY.

VEHICLE WAS PULLING A CAR DOLLY WHEN THE RIGHT WHEEL ON THE CAR DOLLY CAME OFF, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE RIM ON THE SPARE WAS THE WRONG SIZE FOR THE VEHICLE.(ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER - WILLIAM GREENBERG).

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

DRIVERS SEATBACK REAR REINFORCING BAR ON SEAT CONSTANTLY HITS SPINAL BONE. UPON REPLACEMENT PROBLEM STILL EXITS . *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, A SMELL LIKE LEAVES BURNING AND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE DASH AND THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE HEATER SYSTEM. *AK

ELECTRICAL DOOR PANEL SHORT CIRCUIT, CAUSING FLAMES TO IGNITE FROM PANEL. PLEASE DESCRIBE FUTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE'S ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LOCKS UP INTERMITTENTLY. THIS OCCURS IN HARD BRAKING CONDITIONS AND WHILE ACCELERATING IN SPEED. THE ACTIVATOR PUMP IS OPERATING WHEN IT IS NOT NEEDED./ CAUSING PREMATURE LOCKUP. PHONE EXT 240. *AK *JB

FRONT AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED TWICE.

FIRESTONE TIRES, SIZE P235/75R15M/S WERE INFLATED TO 35 POUNDS OF AIR PRESSURE AS INDICATED ON LABEL , CAUSING 2 FLAT TIRES/FIRESTONE INDICATES TIRES SHOULD ONLY BE INFLATED TO 26 POUNDS, LABELS ARE INCORRECT.

FUEL PUMP FAILED.

POOR ABS PERFORMANCE, A VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IS EXPERIENCED. ALSO THE WHEELS LOCK UP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE WHEELS LOCKED UP. INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED (PE 96 -016).*AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY THE TRUCK PULLED TO THE SIDE, HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP.

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP IN INCLEMENT WEATHER.

WHEELS LOCKED UP WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP, PE96-016. *AK

TRAVELING ON SLUSHY EXPRESSWAY STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN IN A 30-60 DEGREE ANGLE, NO RESPONSE FROM ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION BELL HOUSING FAILED.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED, CAUSING BRAKES TO VIBRATE; ALSO REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND REATTACHED REARVIEW MIRROR. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED, CAUSING BRAKES TO VIBRATE; ALSO REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND REATTACHED REARVIEW MIRROR. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED, CAUSING BRAKES TO VIBRATE; ALSO REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND REATTACHED REARVIEW MIRROR. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED STAYS ILLUMINATED 90 PERCENT OF THE TIME WHILE DRIVING, WHEN IT'S OFF AND BRAKES APPLIED, VEHICLE SWERVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE.

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK DISCONNECTED. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAIL INFORMATION. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT.

MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STICK INTO GEARS.

PLASTIC BRACKET TO SUPPORT THE ARMREST BROKE.

TURN SIGNAL SIGNAL HAS TO BE RESET OF SOME TURNS INTERMITTENTLY.

ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM PERFORMS INADEQUATELY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER.

SINCE MARCH 1996 (2) AREA DEALERSHIPS REFUSED TO ORDER PARTS FOR RECALL BRAKE POWER ASSIST; TAUDER FORD, PHOENIXVILLE PA AND OLD FORGE FORD, SPRINGHOUSE PA. RECALL 96V024000. *AK

EA96-017 ACTIVE , ABS BRAKE FAILURE, ROTORS LOCK UP, CAUSING VIBRATION IN FRONT AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

EA96-017 ACTIVE , ABS BRAKE FAILURE, ROTORS LOCK UP, CAUSING VIBRATION IN FRONT AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES EMIT BURNING ODOR AFTER DRIVING.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE FRONT ABS BRAKES FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED THREE TIMES.

EQUIPPED WITH FOUR WHEEL ABS BRAKES, BRAKES SQUEAL WHEN APPLIED CONSTANTLY ON WET OR DRY ROAD SURFACE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

WITH KEY OUT OF IGNITION AND PARKED, LEFT SIDE CONTROL PANEL ON DRIVER'S DOOR BURNT. LOCAL FIRE DEPT FOUND FUSE BLOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

FOUR OUT FIVE TIMES ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE VEHICLE BRAKES LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

WHILE DRIVING MOSTLY WHEN ROAD IS WET, FRONT RIGHT ABS BRAKE LOCKS UP, WORKS FINE AFTER RELEASING BRAKES; ALSO, BETWEEN 65 TO 75 MPH VEHICLE SHAKES SEVERLY.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE SUN ROOF GLASS TOP JUST SHATTERED.

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE GLASS SUN ROOF TOP JUST SHATTERED.

ABS: WHEN BRAKING, GENERALLY WHEN TRAVELING DOWNHILL OR ON WET SURFACE WHEELS LOCK UP, WITHIN SECONDS FEELS AS IF WHEELS ARE TURNING AGAIN, WHEN RAINING DRIVER FEELS VERY APPREHENSIVE, COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*AK

ABS BRAKE LOCKUP WHILE DRIVING IN WET WEATHER AND QUICK STOPS, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

FAILURE OF THE ANIT-LOCK BRAKES, WHEN DRIVING IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE BRAKES LOCK UP.*AK

THE BRAKE PEDAL IS LOW AND WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP IT GOES TO THE FLOOR. YOU HEAR A SQEAKING NOISE WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS ALSO RAN A STOP SIGN AND HAS GONE THROUGH (3) SETS OF BRAKE PADS. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS.*AK

THE BRAKE PEDAL IS LOW AND WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP IT GOES TO THE FLOOR. YOU HEAR A SQEAKING NOISE WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS ALSO RAN A STOP SIGN AND HAS GONE THROUGH (3) SETS OF BRAKE PADS. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS.*AK

VEHICLE HAS REAR BRAKE LOCKUP, THIS OCCURS IN HARD STOPPING CONDITIONS ONLY.*AK

IN DRY AND WET WEATHER THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL/ LOCK UP . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

THE BRAKE DRUM HAS RUSTED, CAUSING THE ABS TO LOCK UP ON THE REAR WHEELS.*AK

THE BRAKE DRUM HAS RUSTED, CAUSING THE ABS TO LOCK UP ON THE REAR WHEELS.*AK

EXPERIENCING ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WHEEL LOCK UP. THE BRAKES LOCK AND GRAB. REPAIRED ONCE AND BRAKES STILL ARE GRABBING AND LOCKING.*AK

UPON STARTING VEHICLE, INITIALLY FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP AND CHATTER.*AK

UPON STARTING VEHICLE, INITIALLY FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP AND CHATTER.*AK

IN DRY WEATHER WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE REAR END PULLS TO THE RIGHT . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

VEHICLE'S REAR ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROADS OR RAIL ROAD TRACKS AND WILL NOT STOP.*AK

FAILURE ON THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, WHEN MAKING A STOP THE REAR BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, PE96-016.*AK FRONT BRAKES MALFUNCTION AFTER DRIVING THROUGH STANDING WATER TWO TO THREE FEET HIGH, WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN, FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, CONSUMER STATES BRAKES WORK NORMALLY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. *...

FAILURE ON THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, WHEN MAKING A STOP THE REAR BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, PE96-016.*AK FRONT BRAKES MALFUNCTION AFTER DRIVING THROUGH STANDING WATER TWO TO THREE FEET HIGH, WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN, FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, CONSUMER STATES BRAKES WORK NORMALLY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. *...

THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT SEEMS TO GO ON AND OFF, PLEASE GIVE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

IN DRY AND WET WEATHER THE THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES GRAB HARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

IN DRY WEATHER WHEN SLOWING DOWN HIT A BUMP AND THE ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, #PE96-016. *AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKES WILL EITHER LOCK UP OR THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL ACT LIKE IT IS TRYING TO PUSH ITSELF BACK UP WHEN BRAKING ON ROUGH ROADS. *SLC

PE96-016, WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES, INSTEAD OF GRIPPING THE ROAD ,THE BRAKES FREEZE OR LOCK AND VEHICLE SKIDS FORWARD.*AK

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARNING LOCKED UP AND PINCHED OFF THE HUB FROM THE AXLE. *AK

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARNING LOCKED UP AND PINCHED OFF THE HUB FROM THE AXLE. *AK

DRIVERS INSIDE SEAT TRACK BRACKET BROKE, ALLOWING BOLT TO LOOSEN.

REAR ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.

HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED, VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE ANIT-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. BRAKES ONLY 16, 000 MILES AT TIME OF REPLACEMENT.*AK

NUMEROUS EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURES AFTER RECALL REPAIRS.

BRAKE PEDAL STICKS.

AFTER STOPPING AT STOP LIGHT AND PROCEEDING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN , THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP, IT BEGAN TO TURN VERY FREE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES RELEASE WHENEVER DRIVER HITS A BUMP OR POTHOLE.

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, ALSO CLUTCH ASEMBLY FAILURE/GAS INDICATOR DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, ALSO CLUTCH ASEMBLY FAILURE/GAS INDICATOR DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, ALSO CLUTCH ASEMBLY FAILURE/GAS INDICATOR DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED 3 TIMES. *AK

WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE (ABS) ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS APPLIED, THE WHEELS LOCK UP WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKES TO BE REAPPLIED IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK. PLEASE GIVE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN THIRD GEAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, DOWN HILL EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ABS FAILURE, UPON APPLYING BRAKE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND FRONT WHEELS LOCKE UP, CAUSING TO SKID, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, ALSO, DUE ROTOR DISTORTION EXP. EXCESSIVE WEAR OF PADS, REPLACED EVERY THREE MONTHS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, DOWN HILL EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ABS FAILURE, UPON APPLYING BRAKE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND FRONT WHEELS LOCKE UP, CAUSING TO SKID, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, ALSO, DUE ROTOR DISTORTION EXP. EXCESSIVE WEAR OF PADS, REPLACED EVERY THREE MONTHS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, DOWN HILL EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ABS FAILURE, UPON APPLYING BRAKE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND FRONT WHEELS LOCKE UP, CAUSING TO SKID, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, ALSO, DUE ROTOR DISTORTION EXP. EXCESSIVE WEAR OF PADS, REPLACED EVERY THREE MONTHS.*AK

WHEN PRESSING ON THE PEDAL TO BRAKE. THE BRAKE SYSTEM MAKES A NOISE , AND PEDAL PRESSURE GOES SOFT. ALSO A DELAY IN BRAKING.*AK

WHEN PRESSING ON THE PEDAL TO BRAKE. THE BRAKE SYSTEM MAKES A NOISE , AND PEDAL PRESSURE GOES SOFT. ALSO A DELAY IN BRAKING.*AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CRACKED. *SD

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN STOPPING SUDDENLY, ALSO MAKES NOISE WHEN CROSSING BUMPS.

FAILURE ON THE REAR WHEELS, WHEELS LOCK UP WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP, PE96-016.

TRANSMISSION FAILED 2 TIMES. *SD

THROTTLE RETURN SPRING STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. *SD

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAIL ON WET ROADS.

ABS WARNING LIGHT FLICKERS ON/OFF.

POWER LUMBAR SEATS AIR PRESSURE BAG FAILED TO INFLATE.

ABS; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS OR AFTER RAINING THE SYSTEM LOCKS UP. *AK

ABS; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS OR AFTER RAINING THE SYSTEM LOCKS UP. *AK

WHEN APPLYING ANTILOCK BRAKES ON WET ROADS, WHEELS LOCK UP.

VEHICLE VEERS TO ONE SIDE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, ALSO BRAKES CYCLE UNNECESSARILY.

BUSHING REPLACED. *SD

TIRES REPLACED DUE TO SKIDDING ON WET PAVEMENT. *SD

FRONT BRAKES MAKE NOISE/VIBRATE WHEN APPLIED ON SLICK ROADS. *AW

UPON BRAKING OMN DRY SURFACE, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOCK UP, CAUSING TIRES TO SQUEAL. *AK

DURING WET CONDITIONS REAR ABS BRAKES LOCK UP. *AK

# PE96-016 WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES LOCK UP SOMEIMES, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

ABS: WHEELS LOCK UP DURING HARD BRAKING, DRY/WET SURFACE, NO WARNING. *AK

THE WHEELS LOCK UP OCCASIONALLY DUE TO THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE TRUCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

ABS: WHEN APPLIED, BRAKES DID NOT KICK IN, AT TIMES, FEEL OF LOCKING UP; INCREASED STOPPING, EXPERIENCED BRAKE LOCK UP. *AK

WHEELS LOCKED UP WHEN BRAKES WAS APPLIED SUDDENLY. *AK

REAR ABS BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING ON GRAVEL ROAD. *AK

THE VEHICLE'S WHEELS LOCKED UP DUE TO THE ABS BRAKES.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

BRAKES LOCKING UP, NO INJURIES. *AKS

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IT HAS WHEEL LOCKUP. PE96-016

THE ABS ANTI-LOCK SENSOR WHEN OUT, PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHEEL LOCKED UP WITH ABS, THE ABS BRAKES LOCK UP, PARTICULARLY ON WET SURFACES PE96-016. *AK

APPLIED BRAKES, WHEELS LOCK UP ABRUPTLY WHEN ABS IS ACTIVATED.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT ACT AS IF THEY WANT TO STOP SOMETIMES. *AK

RECALL RELATED, 96V024001, BRAKES POWER ASSIST: PRIMARY BOOSTER FAILED, IMPACT 12:00, SPEED 55 MPH NEVER RECEVIED NOTICE. *AK

6094655600:ROSE FOX: ABS: BRAKES LOCK UP, TRUCK PULLS HARD TO RIGHT WHEN BRAKING HIGH SPEED, NO WARNING. *AK

EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING COLUMN, REDERING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. *AK

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HAS LOCKED UP TWICE WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION; JERKED STEERING WHEEL OUT OF HAND TO RIGHT SIDE. *AK

FAULTY PITMAN ARM CAUSED DIFFICULT STEERING PROBLEM. *AK

FAULTY PITMAN ARM CAUSED DIFFICULT STEERING. *AK

PLASTIC PLUG ON TRANSMISSION CASE FAILED PREMATURELY, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION OIL TO LEAK/OVERHEATING OF THE GEAR COMPONENTS. *SD

DEFECTIVE WHEEL BEARINGS CAUSE GRINDING NOISE IN FRONT END.

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE DUE TO DRIVER SIDE ELECTRICAL DOOR PANELS MALFUNCTIONING AND CATCHING ON FIRE. *AK

THE DEALERSHIP HASN'T HAD THE PART YET SHE KEEPS GETTING THE RUN AROUND CONCERNING RECALL REPAIR OF BRAKE POWER ASSIST PRIMARY BOOSTER 96V024001. *AK

TRANSFER CASE REPLACED.

TRANSMISSION REBUILT.

WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED.

RADIUS ARM BUSHING REPLACED.

PE96-016, ABS BRAKES ARE LOCKING UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

BRAKES FAILED.

LIFT GATE CYLINDER BRACKETS FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED FOUR TIMES.

FRONT DOOR PANELS HAVE STRESS CRACKS IN THEM.

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED DUE TO CONDENSER 'O'-RINGS AND ACCUMULATOR.

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED DUE TO CONDENSER 'O'-RINGS AND ACCUMULATOR.

REAR MAIN SEAL AND OIL PAN GASKET LEAK.

REAR MAIN SEAL AND OIL PAN GASKET LEAK.

THERMOSTAT STICKS.

SERPENTINE BELT CRACKED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD

RADIUS ARM BUSHES FAILED. *SD

SHOCK ABSORBERS FAILED. *SD

UNIVERSAL JOINTS FAILED. *SD

CALIPERS REPLACED DUE TO SQUEAKING BRAKES. *DSH

ROTORS REPLACED DUE TO SQUEAKING BRAKES.

DURING REAR IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK FELL ONTO THE REAR SEAT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

BRAKES FAILED. *SD

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SD

AFTER ENGAGING IN DRIVE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERTED INTO THE HOUSE, DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

EXPERIENCED FIRE WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN FRONT DASH. *AK

DRIVER EXPERIENCED ABS BRAKES WHEEL LOCKUP WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN WET WEATHER, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. *AK

SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BOLTS FALL OUT. CAUSING THE SEATS TO FALL INTO THE REAR SEAT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. *AK

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE RELEASED, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD. *AK

RECALL RELATED, 95I007000, RECEIVED 2ND NOTICE, CONTACT DEALERSHIP/MFR. PARTS ARE NATIONAL BACKORDER NO KNOW DATE OF DELIVERY

EXPERIENCING BRAKE MALFUNCTIONS, HAVE TO PUMP TO BE ABLE TO STOP. *AK

VEHICLE WAS RAMMED IN REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT STOP LIGHT, DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE UPON IMPACT. *AK

ABS BRAKES; ON DRY ROAD SURFACE, REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT. *AK

THROTTLE CABLE FAILED WHILE IN MOTION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ABS SYSTEM, WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY COMES ON AFTER BEING FIXED. *AK

TAILGATE HINGE TORN LOOSE AT WELD.

FRONT HEADLIGHT FAILED, REDUCING VISIBILITY. *DH

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, RECALL #95S21, DEALER WOULD NOT DO THE REPAIRS. *AK

HAS CONTACTED THREE DEALERSHIPS TO GET RECALL DONE 95S21 STRUCTURE; HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC CYLINDER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

EXPERIENCED FIRE IN STEERING COLUMN AREA. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK

EXPERIENCED FIRE IN STEERING COLUMN AREA. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK

WATER WAS SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE, CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE/STALLING.

(ABS) FAILURE ON THE BRAKES SYSTEMS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

(ABS) FAILURE ON THE BRAKES SYSTEMS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

REAR LIFTGATE LATCH PITTED. COULD RESULT IN BODILY INJURIES. *AK

REAR LIFTGATE LATCH PITTED. COULD RESULT IN BODILY INJURIES. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY LOCK UP. (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601380) *DSH

DRIVER BROADSIDED ONCOMING VEHICLE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND REARVIEW MIRROR. TT

SAFETY LATCH FOR THE HOOD FAILED, RESULTING IN A FLY-UP, DEALER SAID THE CATCH NEEDS TO BE LUBRICATED. TT

EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVING, VEHICLE WILL NOT MAINTAIN THE PROPER SPEED. TT

BRAKES FAILED. *SD

VEHICLE PULLS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *SD

THE PARKING BRAKE CONTROL SELF-ADJUSTING PAWL DOES NOT LINE UP PROPERLY WITH SELF-ADJUSTING RACHET CAUSING THE PAWL TO SLIP. TT INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR WILL NOT STAY ATTACHED TO GLASS.*JB

THE PARKING BRAKE CONTROL SELF-ADJUSTING PAWL DOES NOT LINE UP PROPERLY WITH SELF-ADJUSTING RACHET CAUSING THE PAWL TO SLIP. TT INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR WILL NOT STAY ATTACHED TO GLASS.*JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHEN ENGAGING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD. TT

THE FRONT END PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND WATER LEAKS FROM THE FRONT WINDOW. TT

THE FRONT END PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND WATER LEAKS FROM THE FRONT WINDOW. TT

ABS: WHEN APPLYING ANTI LOCK BRAKE, BRAKES LOCK UP; VEHICLE STOPPED SO HARD AND FAST, HIT CURB/FLIPPED OVER. TOTALED. DRIVER'S WINDOW SHATTERED, INJURED DRIVER.

THE ABS IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

STEERING HAS TOO MUCH PLAY PULLING EITHER DIRECTION W/SOME WHEEL BOUNCE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

LIFTGATE HAS STRESS CRACKS AT THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT TO THE GAS ASSIST CYLINDER. *SD

WHILE DRIVING, IN WET WEATHER EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, THEN CONTINUES TO ROLL FORWARD, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TT

WHEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION THE SHOULDER PORTION OF THE SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

MANUAL STANDARD TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND LEAKED CAUSING MANUAL TRANSMISSION TO SEIZE. TT

DRIVER SEATBELT BUCKLE PLASTIC CAME APART, RESULTING IN NO LATCHING ACTION. TT

PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. TT

DEALER REPAIRED RECALL PROBLEM ON PARKING BRAKES CREATING A DIFFERENT PROBLEM, THE PARKING BRAKE MECHANISM WAS OVER ADJUSTED. TT *JB

ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING PUT TRUCK INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE THE FRONT WHEEL LOCK UP . TT

POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT. TT

ABS DOES NOT WORK, BRAKES LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

RECALL RELATED, 95V164000, STRUCTURE HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC LIFT, IN FOR REPAIR OCT.15,1995 DID NOT REPLACE PARTS ON BB ORDER. TT

FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS ARE CORRODED, PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT

VEHICLES FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM ROTORS WARP PREMATURELY HAD 3 REPLACEMENTS AT 20, 35, AND 56,000 MILES. TT

TRANSMISSION HAS BEING FIXED FOUR TIMES ALL READY. TT

THERES NO CAMBER ADJUSTMENT. TT THIS CAUSES EXCESS TIRE CUPPING AND WEAR. *SLC

THE VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT SIDE CAN NOT FIND THE THE PROBLEM. TT

THE VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT SIDE CAN NOT FIND THE THE PROBLEM. TT

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WORN THIN WHILE LATER DEVELOPING A CRACK W/THUMPING. EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILDS UP RESULTING EXTENSIVE FAILURE.TT CONSUMER STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 29,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACING, ALSO THE ROTORS CRACKED AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES THE CRACKING OF THE ROTORS ALSO...

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WORN THIN WHILE LATER DEVELOPING A CRACK W/THUMPING. EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILDS UP RESULTING EXTENSIVE FAILURE.TT CONSUMER STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 29,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACING, ALSO THE ROTORS CRACKED AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES THE CRACKING OF THE ROTORS ALSO...

BATTERY FAILED.

OIL LEAKS.

CAR PULLS TO RIGHT DUE TO FRONT BRAKES BEING METAL TO METAL. *DSH

MOTOR MOUNTS WEAR OUT; FRONT END SEVERELY SHAKES AT 55 MPH; FRONT END CONSTANTLY REALIGNED. TT

WHEN APPLYING, FRONT BRAKE PADS STAYING TOGETHER DUE TO CALIPERS FAILING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

WHEN APPLYING, FRONT BRAKE PADS STAYING TOGETHER DUE TO CALIPERS FAILING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 15MPH, SUDDENLY ENGINE SURGED THEN ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, CLIMBED FENCE, RAN INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND HIT A TREE. AT APPROX. 70MPH.

VEHICLE VIBRATES AT 60MPH, CANNOT FIX FRONT END. TT CONSUMER HAS REPLACED TIRES AND VIBRATION IS STILL PRESENT. *SLC

THE REAR HATCH BRACKET BROKE BUT SHE HAS NOT RECIEVED A LETTER FROM FORD TELLING HER SHE IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. TT

VEHICLES PROTECTIVE SHIELD OF EXHAUST SYSTEM FELL OFF DUE TO DEFECTIVE WELDING/BRACKETS.DLR HAS SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE FAILURES. TT

NOISY BRAKES FAILED SEVEN TIMES. *DSH

BODY SHOP MANAGER @ TIPTON FORD IN BROWNVILLE TX., FAILED TO RESPOND ON (2) REQUESTS TO CORRECT RECALL 95S21. TT *SLC

THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKEN AND CAUSING A VIOLENT SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

BRAKE HUB/ROTOR DETERIORATED BEYOND THE POINT OF REPAIR, CAUSING GRINDING NOISE. *DSH

ABS, VIBRATION IN FRONT END CAUSED BY THE ROTORS REPLACED, NEED TO REPLACE INSULATOR MOUNTING BRACKET. TT

ABS, VIBRATION IN FRONT END CAUSED BY THE ROTORS REPLACED, NEED TO REPLACE INSULATOR MOUNTING BRACKET. TT

HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC BRACKET WELDS FAILED, ALLOWING THE LIFTGATE TO FALL. TT

CONSUMER OPEN THE REAR HATCH LATCH AND THE BRACKET BROKE OFF TODAY RECEIVE IN THE MAIL THE RECALL ON THE REAR HATCH LATCH . TT

ON TWO OCASSIONS THE REAR HATCH LATCH SEAL CAME OFF TWO TIMES. TT

THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED MADE A NOISE . TT

HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS EVERY TWO MONTHS, PREMATURE WEAR. TT

EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE FRONT BRAKES, BRAKE PADS NEED REPLACING 2K MILES. TT *JB

FRONT ROTORS CRACKED. *DSH

FRONT AXLE MISALIGNED, CAUSING TIRES TO HAVE IRREGULAR WEAR. *SD

PROBLEM WITH BRAKES, CAUSING FRONT BRAKE PADS TO WEAR OUT QUICKLY. *DSH

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 52K MILES. TT

RIGHT REAR WHEEL PULLED TO RIGHT, DUE TO FAILED BRAKES, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *DSH

CONSUMER WAS OPENING THE DOOR WHEN A BRACKET CAME LOOSE AND HIT CONSUMER IN BACK. TT

EMERGENCY BRAKE REPAIRED EIGHT TIMES. *DSH

REAR VIEW MIRROR REPAIRED FIVE TIMES.

ALARM FAILS TO FUNCTION WHEN IT SHOULD/GOES OFF WHEN IT SHOULDN'T, DUE TO LOOSE PARTS/WIRE DANGLING UNDER DASH.

REAR HATCH WINDOW REPAIRED FOUR TIMES.

REAR HATCH HANDLE REPAIRED SIX TIMES.

SMALL CHIP IN WINDSHIELD SPREADS ACROSS WINDSHIELD, INTERFERING WITH VISION. *DSH

DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING TWICE, BRAKE PEDAL FADED TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN TWO DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS, REPLACE PAD/SHOES/ROTOR TO NO AVAIL. TT

THE TRUCK HAS HAD SEVERAL BRAKE JOBS. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE GOES ALL OVER THE ROAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL BECOMES HARD AND PUSHES THE OCCUPANTS FOOT BACK UP AND WILL NOT STOP THE TRUCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

WHEN START THE CAR THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON . TT

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ARE SOFT WHEN STARTING THE CAR, SQUEAL AND LOCK. THE BRAKE FEELS WET HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT

BRAKE FLUID ACCUMULATES ON INSIDE RIM OF FRONT TIRES. TT

ABS: WHILE BRAKING, WHOLE VEHICLE SHAKES/SHIMMIES VIOLENTLY; HARD TO CONTROL. TT

WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH ROAD ABS BRAKES HAVE TO BE TAPPED IN ORDER TO BRAKE PROPERLY ALSO ABS LIGHT COMES ON AT RANDOM. TT

TRANSMISSION RACES OCCASIONALLY. KT

VEHICLE SLIDES TO RIGHT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/ROLLOVER. *DH

COMING OUT OF PARKING LOT WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND HAD NONE THIS IS THE ABS SYSTEM. TT

VEHICLE VIBRATES 20 TO 65 MPH; VIBRATES MORE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE PULLS VERY HARD TO RIGHT, SOMETIMES TO LEFT; POSSIBLY CAUSED BY FAULTY ENGINE MOUNTS.

TIRES ARE CUSPING OUTWARDS CAUSING WEAR ON INSIDE. KT

PUT AUTO IN REVERSE AND AUTO ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, WHILE FOOT WAS ON BRAKES, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TT

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IN FOR REPAIR CAN NOT BE REPAIRED. TT

SMELL OF LEAVES BURNING WHEN AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING; LEAVES WERE DISCOVERED IN BLOWER; OWNER WARNED NOT TO PARK VEHICLE UNDER OAK TREE OR PINE TREE. TT

PURCHASE NEW HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTOR, FRONT END ALIGNMENT WEAR OUT THE FRONT TIRE . TT

PURCHASE NEW HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTOR, FRONT END ALIGNMENT WEAR OUT THE FRONT TIRE . TT

BRAKES SYSTEM FAILURE, BRAKES WOULD LOCK WHEN STOPPING AT LOW SPEEDS. TT

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT VERY HIGH SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. TT

WHEN OPEN THE REAR HATCH LATCH TRY TO CLOSE IT, THE HINGES FELL OFF . TT

ABS: WHOLE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED 14 TIMES WITHIN 38,000 MILES; BRAKES GRIND, CHEWED PADS, LOCKED UP, SOMETIMES NO BRAKES AT ALL; NO WARNING. TT

ABS: WHOLE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED 14 TIMES WITHIN 38,000 MILES; BRAKES GRIND, CHEWED PADS, LOCKED UP, SOMETIMES NO BRAKES AT ALL; NO WARNING. TT

CHECK ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. . *AK

EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION, VEHICLE BURNED A HALF QUART OF OIL EVERY 900 MILES. *AK

CONSUMER REPLACED THE CALIPER A YEAR AGO BECAUSE BEING WORN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THE CAR IS OFF WARRANTY . TT

THE BRAKE PADS THE INNER PADS HAS WORN OUT THIS IS SEVEN PADS THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE CAR . TT

PE95-032; REAR HATCH BRACKET BECAME DETACHED FROM HATCH DOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

VEHICLE DISCONNECTED FROM TOW BAR, LOST CONTROL/VEERED TO THE LEFT, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

THE VEHICLE SHAKES AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING 55MPH, THE DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM, MFG HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT, BUT NO REMEDY. TT

DRIVER SIDE, ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE, VEHICLE WAS PARKED EXPERIENCE FIRE IN THE DOOR CONTROL PANEL, WILL PROVIDE FIRE REPORT. TT

THE FRONT END JUST EXPLODED FOR NO REASON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

ROTORS REPLACED. *SD

BRAKE PADS REPLACED. *SD

HARD PEDAL OCCURRED WHEN BRAKING ON ROUGH SNOWY ROAD/COULD NOT GET GOOD SLOWING AND STOPPING ACTION. *AK

THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM COMES ON TOO FREQUENTLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

GLOVE BOX IS SMALL AND ITS LOCKING MECHANISM INHIBITS STORAGE CAPACITY.

SMALL HORN BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SOUND THE HORN IN AN EMERGENCY.

WORN OUT FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS, CAUSING FRONT OF VEHICLE TO BOUNCE. *AK

ENGINE MOUNT DESIGN PROBLEMS, CAUSE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS OF 63 MPH. *SKD

REAR LEFT DOOR SUPPORT BRACKET BROKE, RESULTING IN GATE COLLAPSING.

UPON APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND DUE TO MASTER CYLINDER. MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED W/CONDITION ,STARTING TO REOCCUR. *AK

THE ABS BRAKES WHEN YOU APPLY THEM IN AN EMERGANCY MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR SLIDES. *AK

THE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE TRUCK SHAKES AND A THUMPING SOUND IS HEARD *AK

THE WELD ON THE BRACKET FOR THE REAR CARGO DOOR BROKE. TT

THE REAR HATCH LATCH SUPPORT ROD BROKE. TT

BRAKES WERE SPONGY, HAD WHOLE SYSTEM REPLACED, SPONG` AGAIN. TT

THE BRAKES ARE MAKING NOISE, HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE S. TT

REAR HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS SNAPPED OFF AND WERE REPLACED; HYDRAULIC SYLINDERS ARE BREAKING AGAIN. TT

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, OVERSENSITIVE ABS SYSTEM. TT

PE95- 032 ACTIVE,BRAKE FAILURE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

BACK HATCH BROKE AND HIT OWNER IN THE HEAD. TT

PE95-032 ACTIVE, REAR HATCHBACK SUPPORT FAILED WILL NOT SUPPORT THE HATCHBACK. TT

DURING BRAKE APPLICATION NOTICED A SQUEAKY SOUND WHICH ALSO RESULTED IN A LOSS OF BRAKES. TT

PE95-032 ACTIVE, SUUPPORT RODS HOLDING HATCH FELL OFF, HATCH OPENED UP, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK

LIFTGATE LATCH FAILED, CAUSING GATE TO CLOSE ABRUPTLY AND KNOCKED DRIVER UNCONSCIOUS/INJURY. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SKD

THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE AT APPROX. 25MPH. TT

POWER STEERING UNIT LOCKUP, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT, POSSIBLE PUMP LEAKED. TT

THE BRAKE CALIPER STICK THAT CAUSE THE ROTOR TO BE REPLACE. TT

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, ROLLED BACKWARDS AND HIT A WALL. TT

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED 10 MPH MAKING A RIGHT TURN, STEERING WHEEL LOCKUP IMPACT 12:00 POSITION. TT

BRAKES FAILED TWICE AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. *SKD

DURING INCLIMATE WEATHER BRAKES SQUEAL NO RESPONSE FROM ANTI LOCK BRAKES. TT

REPLACED WARPED FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS/ROTOR/PADS. *AK

ROUGH IDLE. *AK

COOLANT LEAK. *AK

RADIUS ARM FAILED, CAUSING FRONT END NOISE WHEN VEHICLE GOES OVER BUMPS. *AK

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING, ALSO ABS LIGHT COMES ON. *AK

FRONT BRAKE FAILURE, EQUIPPED WITH ABS SYSTEM. TT

717-232-1254:ABS: BRAKES SQUEAKED; GRAB/RELEASE; FEEL LIKE WARPED DRUM; LOCKS UP; SOUND OF METAL AGAINST METAL GRINDING. TT

717-232-1254:ABS: BRAKES SQUEAKED; GRAB/RELEASE; FEEL LIKE WARPED DRUM; LOCKS UP; SOUND OF METAL AGAINST METAL GRINDING. TT

ABS, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES HAVE PEDAL FADED COMPLETE LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS. TT

ABS BRAKES; BRAKES TEND TO MAKE LOUD NOISES SOMETIMES WHEN APPLYING AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

VIBRATION OF FRONT END AT SPEED BEYOND 65 MPH. TT

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. TT

EVERYTIME CONSUMER GOES TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE, CAR VEERS TO THE RIGHT, THERE HARD BRAKING SYSTEM IS ABS ANTI LOCK. TT

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING FROZE UP/BROKE, CAUSING WHEEL TO LOCK UP/LOSS OF CONTROL. *SKD

DRIVING ON FLAT LEVEL SET CRUISE CONTROL IT ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE. TT

THE FRONT DISC ROTOR CRACK. TT

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WHILE DRIVING, SMELL OF FUEL BEFORE CATCHING ON FIRE, WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. TT

VEHICLE REAR GATE LIFT WELD BROKE OFF WHILE IN USE AND KNOCKED PERSON OFF. TT

REAR HATCH FAILS TO SUPPORT ITSELF. DOOR FELL DOWN HITTING OWNER IN SHOULDERS DUE TO WELD ON FRAME BREAKING. TT

LIFTED HATCH, BROKE OFF HINGE AND FELL ON OWNER'S HEAD. TT

WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKES WENT OUT CAME BACK AND WENT OUT AGAIN. TT

ENGAGE IN DRIVE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT

PROBLEM W/ENGINE MOUNTS CAUSES WHEELS TO VIBRATE/PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. *AW

REAR BRAKES SQUEAK/LOCK UP, ALSO VEHICLE PULLS TOWARDS THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *SKD

ARM REST VIBRATES AND SQUEAKS.

ENGINE RUNS ROUGH, ALSO VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO START.

LEFT REAR DOOR HANDLE BROKE.

LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT/LEFT REAR POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY/MAKE NOISE.

NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR TURNING VEHICLE.

HEADLIGHTS ARE INADEQUATE WHEN USING THE HIGH BEAMS. TT

EXCESSIVE ENGINE VIBRATION WHEN TRAVELING IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. TT

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE INTERMITTENT OCCURANCE. TT

DURING BRAKE APPLICATION THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TT

BATTERY CABLE ASSEMBLY BURNED/SHORTED OUT; OWNER COULD NOT START UP VEHICLE; CABLE ASSEMBLY REPLACED. TT

REPLACEMENT OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO HANG UPS. CAUSING THEM TO DRAG. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT. TT

REPEATED BRAKE PROBLEMS,PULLING TO THE LEFT VERY VIOLENTLY.FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. TT

REPEATED BRAKE PROBLEMS,PULLING TO THE LEFT VERY VIOLENTLY.FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. TT

LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP TURNING VEHICLE INTO WALL/TUNNEL OWNER RELEASED BRAKE PEDAL AND TRUCK STRAIGHTENED. SEVERE GRINDING AFTER INCIDENT. TT

WHILE REPARKING VEHICLE, TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TT

SEAT BELTS ARE NOT THE RIGHT SIZE FOR A SHORT PERSON. TT

PROCESSOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE STALLING. *SKD

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY.

DEFECTIVE CALIPERS, CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP/VEHICLE TO TO PULL TO RIGHT/NOISE. *SKD

OIL FILTER REPLACED 4 TIMES/ENGINE OVERHAULED DUE TO LARGE OIL CONSUMPTION, ALSO EXHAUST SYSTEM REPLACED DUE TO OIL ENTERING PIPE/NOISE.

PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY. TT

ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DEALER SAY THERE ARE SERVICE BULLETINS BUT DOESN'T APPLY TO CONSUMER. TT

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN GOING OVER 60 MPH. TT

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED-UP THREE TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE TOO SENSITIVE, CAUSING ABS TO ENGAGE CONTINUALLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WHILE GOING OVER IMPERFECTIONS IN ROADWAYS. *SKD

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR. DEALER HAS REPLACED SHOES AND OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS AND SELF ADJUSTING SYSTEM, STILL FAILS. TT

FUEL FUMES ENTER VEHICLE FROM THE GAS TANK AREA. TT