1995 FORD EXPLORER Electrical System Problems

I GOT IN MY CAR A BATTERY LESS THAN 2 WEEKS OLD WAS ALMOST DEAD NOTHING WAS PLUGGED IN OR ON I DROVE GOT ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 20 MIN ON FREEWAY CAR STOPS WON'T MOVE MAKES REV NOISE EVENTUALLY STARTS LONG ENOUGH TO STOP AGAIN AT BOTTOM OF FREEWAY EXIT STARTS AGAIN GET IN INTO GAS STATION I SIT IN GAS STATION FOR ABOUT 12 HOURS ADD 5 QUARTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID EVENTUALLY CAR WILL LET ME DRIVE ABOUT TWO BLOCKS BUT COME TO FIND OUT I WAS DRIVING WELL ON FIRE RACE TO GET MY DOG AND I OUT CAR CATCHES COMPLETELY ON FIRE FIRE MAN SAYS IT ELECTRIC UNDER HOOD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS OTHER THAN THE BATTERY AND THE OD OFF LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF I HAD THE CAR ABOUT A MONTH POLICE REPORT NUMBER1702207 OAKLAND CA POLICE DEPARTMENT

Mileage: 200,180

INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS AND STALLS WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 1,500,000

95 FORD EXPLORER PARKED IN CARPORT WITH ENGINE SHUT OFF FOR 5 MIN WHILE CARRIED GROCERIES UP STAIRS - I HAD LEFT DOG IN CRATE TIL FINISHED UNLOADING BUT WHEN I CAME DOWN NOTICED ELECTRICAL SMELL, GOT OUT LOOKED AROUND CAR BUT DID NOT NOTICE ANY BURNING, GOT DOG OUT AND RETURNED IN THREE MINUTES TO FIND KEY NO LONGER UNLOCKED DOOR AND COULD NOT SEE THROUGH WINDOWS - WHEN DOOR WAS OPENED SMOKE BELLOWED OUT, INTERIOR WAS COVERED WITH BLACK SOOT, A HOLE BIGGER THAN A BASKETBALL WAS BURNT OUT OF SEAT AND BACK OF DRIVER'S SEAT WAS PARCHED - HAD I NOT HAD THE WINDOWS COMPLETELY UP IT MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUED TO BURN. *TR

Mileage: 159,370

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

Mileage: 190,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN IT BEGAN TO DOWN SHIFT AROUND 35MPH. EVENTUALLY, AFTER ADDING MORE GAS, IT KICKED INTO GEAR. MY VEHICLE IS AN AUTOMATIC. ONCE IT DOWN SHIFTS, THE OD LIGHT BEGINS FLASHING ON AND OFF. IT HAS NOW BEEN DOING THIS CONSISTENTLY. THE DRIVE IS NOT A SMOOTH DRIVE AND WHEN I AM GOING APPROXIMATELY 50-60MPH OR MORE, THE CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE. *TR

Mileage: 220,000

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND ENGINE HAD BEEN OFF FOR 30 MINUTES. DRIVER WAS SITTING IN VEHICLE MAKING PHONE CALLS WHEN HE SMELLED SMOKE AND SAW FLAMING WIRE UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT. DRIVER ESCAPED UNHARMED AND WAS ABLE TO REMOVE SOME CONTENTS BUT VEHICLE WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAME WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, DESTROYING VEHICLE ENTIRELY, MELTING PAVEMENT, BURNING NEARBY GRASS AND TREES, AND MELTING BUMPER AND PAINT ON A NEARBY PARKED VEHICLE. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 143,000

MY VEHICLE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN DON'T DRIVE IT OFTEN AND SORELY SURPRISE THAT IT WOULD JUST BE COMPLETELY OUT. IT IS EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE AND SHOULD BE OPERABLE TO THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. AS IT STANDS WON'T PASS INSPECTION AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT. THANKS *KB

1995 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER. HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, FOUND OUT THROUGH RESEARCH THAT IT IS THE LAMP OUTAGE MODULE LOCATED IN THE CONSOLE OF THE CAR. ALMOST STARTED A FIRE, COMPLETELY MELTED MODULE AND AFFECTED OTHER AREAS OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VERY DANGEROUS AND NO RECALL THAT I CAN FIND. PART IS DEALER ONLY AND 90.00. *KB

Mileage: 200,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE EXTREMELY LOUD NOISES AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, ODOMETER, AND STABILIZER BAR ALL FAILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,500. UPDATED 10/23/07 *TR

Mileage: 136,500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES. ALTHOUGH, AN UNDETERMINED NUMBER OF PARTS WERE REPLACED THE STALLING CONTINUED. AFTER CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET THE CONTACT DETERMINED THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE IGNITION MODULE. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALER DETERMINED THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION MODULE.

Mileage: 156,914

SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC FILLED CABIN OF VEHICLE AND FLOOR UNDER DRIVERS FEET GOT HOT. DISCONNECTED BATTERY AND SENT TO GARAGE. *JB

Mileage: 125,000

MY 1995 EXPLORER WAS SITTING AND AT 12:30AM, WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD, AND THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE EVENING MARCH 23. THIS WAS THE SAME EVENING THAT FORD RECALLED THE EXPEDITION FOR THIS VERY SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM, A COLD VEHICLE CATCHES FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THIS WAS WHAT OUR EXPLORER DID AS WELL. HOWEVER WHEN WE CALLED FORD THEY SAID THAT THE EXPLORER WAS NOT ON THE RECALL.*AK

Mileage: 170,000

AFTER OPERATING THE HEATER A FIRE OCCURRED UNDER THE HOOD. IT BURNED THE PLASTIC CASE AROUND THE HEATER CORE AREA. I WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT NO RECALLS HAD BEEN ISSUED ON MY VEHICLE (1995 FORD EXPLORER VIN# [XXX]). THE SERVICE TECH AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE HEATER CORE COULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE AND THAT PERHAPS A MOUSE HAD BUILT A NEST INSIDE AND THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE. HE DID NOT MENTION ANY SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE DASH,A/C/,HEATER AREA THAT I LATER FOUND ON THE INTERNET. HE SUGGESTED I BRING THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM NOT TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I DO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR MONDAY (1/24/05) AT A REPAIR SHOP. I WILL KNOW MORE ABOUT COSTS TO REPAIR AND THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE THEN. I FEAR DRIVING THE CAR KNOWING IT COULD CATCH FIRE AGAIN AND AM USING A LOANER CAR FROM A FRIEND AT WORK.*JB UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I HAVE A 1995 FORD EXPLORER THE WINDOWS WORK SOMETIMES YOU MIT DRIVE A BLOCK THAN THAY DON'TAND THE 4/4 WILL THE SAME THING . MY SON HAS 1995 EXPLORER IT WILL DO THE SAME THING IS THERE A RECALL IF NOT THER SHOUGH BE THANK YOU . *AK

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, WHICH STARTED UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER SUPPLIED A FIRE REPORT. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 136,000

THE ELECTRICAL MODULE FAILED. *JB

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE APPLYING JUMPER CABLES TO THE BATTERY OF ANOTHER VEHICLE CABLE STARTED SMOKING, AND PLASTIC MELTED FROM THE WIRES. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

EVERYNOW AND THEN THE 4X4 LIGHTS FLASH, WHILE IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE, WINDOWS WON'T ROLL UPOR DOWN. GOES AWAY AFTER A FEW MINUTES. FORD REPLACED IGNITION, BUT IT STILL DOES IT. DEALER WAS A BAD DEALER AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING PROBLEM BUT REPLACED IGNITION ANYWAYS.*AK

MY CAR STALLS CONTINUOUSLY ON A STEADY BASIS - MAY BE GOING OK AND THEN JUST STALLS AND MAY TAKE UP TO 30 TIMES TO GET IT TO START AGAIN - WILL ONLY GO IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND I SLAM THE GAS PEDAL - ALSO ANTI LOCK BRAKES SKID ALL THE TIME AND I AM TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ON THE REAR DOES NOT WORK, HE STATES WHEN THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DROVE VEHICLE INTO BAY TO BE SERVICED, THE BRAKE LIGHT FLASHED ON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEVERAL MONTHS, WHICH POSSIBILY MEANT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE LIGHT, ALSO THE HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER BADLY, ESPECIALLY ON ROUGH PAVEMENT. *JB

ON SERERAL OCCASIONS THE ENGINE HAS EITHER STOPPED RUNNING OR RUN VERTY ROUGH, SUCH THAT IT CAN ONLY BE KEPT RUNNING BY STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR. IT USUALLY OCCURS AFTER STOPPING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN RESTARTING. THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE.

COMPUTER CONTROLLING ENGINE FAILS WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS WARM-NORMAL WHEN COOL. *AK

THE ENGINE HAS BEEN STALLING FOR THE PAST YEAR FOR NO REASON. *AK

VEHICLE MAY STALL WHILE DRIVING AND NOT RESTART. *AK

IGNITION LOCKS UP, KEY WON'T TURN. KEY MAY ALSO BE REMOVED WHEN NOT IN FULL OFF POSITION, BOTH ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. *AK

FIRESTONE 7515 GARNERS FERRY RD, COLA SC 29209 DID FOLLOWING REPAIRS:05/22/00 ALTERNATOR, 05/01/00 BOTH REAR CALIPERS & DRUMS, 02/15/00 EET/EEC SENSORS, INCLUDING TEMP SENDING UNIT, EGR VALVE, COOLANT TEMP SENSOR08/07/99 FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM, BALL JT, ALTERNATOR AND HORN . I PURCHASED NEW TIRES 09/15/00. I REMOVED GOODYEAR TIRES PULLIAM PUT ON MY TRUCK 08/27/98.

FIRESTONE 7515 GARNERS FERRY RD, COLA SC 29209 DID FOLLOWING REPAIRS:05/22/00 ALTERNATOR, 05/01/00 BOTH REAR CALIPERS & DRUMS, 02/15/00 EET/EEC SENSORS, INCLUDING TEMP SENDING UNIT, EGR VALVE, COOLANT TEMP SENSOR08/07/99 FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM, BALL JT, ALTERNATOR AND HORN . I PURCHASED NEW TIRES 09/15/00. I REMOVED GOODYEAR TIRES PULLIAM PUT ON MY TRUCK 08/27/98.

LAST YEAR MY CAR WOULD SHUT DOWN. GO FROM REGULAR RPM TO ZERO AND DIE. THIS WOULD LOCK MY STEERING COLUMN. I OBSERVED THAT THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED ABOUT 90 DEGREES F AND THE CAR WAS EXPOSED TO SUN (MORE LIKELY TO SHUT DOWN THAT IF I WAS COMING OUT OF A COVERED GARAGE WHERE THE TEMP WAS LOWER, UNTIL EXPOSED TO THE HIGHER OUTSIDE TEMP READ. THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD LOCK AS THE IGNITION SHUT OFF WHETHER I WAS IDLING IN A DRIVE THRU LANE OR EXISTING A FREEWAY RAMP WHERE I WOULD EXPECT TO GO FROM 55 TO 35 TO ZERO AT THE STOP, I WOULD GO TO ZERO AND BYPASS 34-1 MPH. JUST COMPLETE SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AND COLUMN LOCK. I TOOK THE CARE IN AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL INJECTORS AND PAID $500 FOR WHO KNOWS WHAT BECAUSE THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. IT'S HOT. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. IT'S DANGEROUS. AM I PLACING MY FAMILY AT RISK? I ALREADY HAD THE AEROSTAR CATCH FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE I WAS AT FULL FREEWAY SPEED . I AM AFRAID THAT A SIMILAR DEFECT IS AT WORK HERE. THE AERO WAS A MANUAL SO I COULD ALWAYS REV TO KEEP THE RPM UP, THE EXPLORE IS AUTO TRANS AND GOES FROM DRIVE TO LOCK. PLEASE HELP ME. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON - I THINK THIS WAS THE TFI PROBLEM.

ON 3/10/00 NOTICE A BURNING SMELL, GOT WORSE THROUGH THE WEEK, HAD THE HEATER CORE CHECKED WAS FINE($375). ON 3/18/00 WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE SMELL WAS SSSOOOOO BAD, CHECKED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM BEHIND GLOVE COMPARTMENT, HEADLIGHTS BLEW OUT BUT ALL FUSES ARE FINE, ALSO THE SMELL WAS ALWAYS WORSE WITH THE HEAT ON, NOW THE SMOKE SEEMS TO HAVE STOPPED, BUT THE TRUCK SMELLS SOOO BAD, CAN NOT GET IT IN TO THE MECHANIC UNTIL MONDAY 3/20/00, I SAW THERE WAS AN FIRE EARLIER FROM UNDER DASH IN COMPLAINTS SECTION AND THOUGHT THIS SHOULD BE REPORTED!! *AK

AS I DRIVE THE EXPLORER ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT ANY SPEEDS FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME(200+ MILES), ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE HORSEPOWER IS AFFECTED. GAS MILEAGE DECREASES TO ABOUT 8 MPG, AND THIS LASTS FOR AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, AND I HAVE CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS, THE SPARK PLUG WIRES, THE MASS AIR-FLOW SENSOR, THE FUEL FILTERS AND THE ALTERNATOR. THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING THOUGH. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED SO AS TO FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK

AS I DRIVE THE EXPLORER ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT ANY SPEEDS FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME(200+ MILES), ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE HORSEPOWER IS AFFECTED. GAS MILEAGE DECREASES TO ABOUT 8 MPG, AND THIS LASTS FOR AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, AND I HAVE CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS, THE SPARK PLUG WIRES, THE MASS AIR-FLOW SENSOR, THE FUEL FILTERS AND THE ALTERNATOR. THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING THOUGH. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED SO AS TO FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK

O/D AND INDICATOR LIGHT NOT OPERATIVE. 4WD INDICATOR LIGHTS BLINK OR DO NOT OPERATE. DEALER SAYS SHORT IN WIRING COMPONENTS IN SHIFT SELECTOR ASSEMBLY IS CAUSING PROBLEMS. REPLACING ENTIRE ASSEMBLY.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A FAULTY WIRNING HARNESS. VEHICLE WAS TATALED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEM, FOR WHICH THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN, TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

REAR LEFT DOOR LOCK - CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE VEHICLE; 2ND FAILURE; FIXED 1ST TIME BY DEALER AT APPROX 30000 MILES;;; TRANSMISSION FAILED; O/D BLINKING; 3 PLANETARY GEARS BUSTED UP;;; BAD GROUND - RT HEADLIGHT, RT TURN SIGNAL, AND HIGH FAN NOT WORKING PROPERLY

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INLUDE DOORS UNLOCKING SPONTANEOUSLY, WINDOWS ROLLING UP AND DOWN WITHOUT PRESSING BUTTONS, GAS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN GAS TANK WAS JUST FILLED, OIL LIGHT COMING ON WHEN OIL IS FULL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON.

WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS/RADIO AND POWER DOOR LOCKS TO FAIL. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. FIRE STARTED IN DASH AREA OF VEHICLE. FIRE APPEARS TO BE ELECTRICAL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY LOST. *AK

COMPUTER MALFUNCTION CAUSES VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO LOWER GEAR.

MAIN COMPUTER (ECM) FAILED.

ELECTRICAL: DROVE VEHICLE FROM GEORGIA TO FLORIDA, PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY, NOTICED SMOKE COMING UP AROUND THE WINDSHIELD, TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND WAS GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE WHEN HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FLOORBOARD.THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANY TYPE OF WARNING TO LET KNOW THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO CATCH FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

IGNITION MODULE FAILED.

CIRCUIT BOARD OVERHEATED, CAUSING FIRE.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS.

THE VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS OR COMING TO A STOP, IT CUTS OFF COMPLETELY. *AK

WIRING ASSEMBLY MAIN LOOM FAILED. *DH

WHILE DRIVNG, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND HAS TO BE RESTARTED AGAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHILE PARKED, WIRES BEGAN TO SPARK IN THE DASH BOARD AND SMELLED OF SMOKE THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. MORE INFORMATION PLEASE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED, TRUCK WILL SHUT DOWN "DEAD". TWO AREA FORD DEALERS CAN'T RECONSTRUCT OR DETERMINE FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED, TRUCK WILL SHUT DOWN "DEAD". TWO AREA FORD DEALERS CAN'T RECONSTRUCT OR DETERMINE FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WIRING UNDER DASH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. *DH

HORN PADS REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING, GAS PEDAL COMPLETELY COLLAPSED; FACTORY WELD CAME OFF; LOST ALL VEHICLE POWER; MANAGED TO DRIFT TO SIDE OF ROAD; SPEED 45 MPH. TT

WHEN TURCKS IN MOTION FEELS LIKE ITS LOSSING POWER, OVERDRIVE LIGHT COMES ON. TT

BATTERY LEAKED ACID AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COMPONENTS. TT

ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTED IN COMPUTER CONSOLE, ENTIRE TRUCK BLEW UP. TT