1999 FORD EXPLORER Problems & Recalls

Gas pedal bracket fell off the firewall of the vehicle.jamming up under the brake pedal almost caused and accident. I got the vehicle stopped by using the Emergency brake did a temporary repair to get my vehicle to a shop to see about having repair done. After the vehicle was at the shop and repair ...

Gas pedal bracket fell off the firewall of the vehicle.jamming up under the brake pedal almost caused and accident. I got the vehicle stopped by using the Emergency brake did a temporary repair to get my vehicle to a shop to see about having repair done. After the vehicle was at the shop and repair ...

Was driving under 20mph on my way home about 5 minutes away no warning no sounds nothing warned us that our tire was going to fall off the drivers side while driving with other vehicles on the road behind us and in passing us all 5 studs that hold the lugnuts on so tire stays on but all 5 studs brok...

The transmission stopped going in reverse for no apparent reason. All other gears work fine. There’s no lagging when driving and no other signs. I went to put it in reverse to back out of my driveway and when I pushed the gas it just reved the engine up and floated backwards causing me to apply t...

THEY FIX THE CABLE FOR SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH AND IS SAID THEY SHOULD CHECK ABS MODULE AND FIX AS NECESSARY THEY NEVER DID JUST SWITCH CABLE THAT'S ALL

THEY FIX THE CABLE FOR SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH AND IS SAID THEY SHOULD CHECK ABS MODULE AND FIX AS NECESSARY THEY NEVER DID JUST SWITCH CABLE THAT'S ALL

I NEED TO KNOW WHAT CAUSES THE ELECTRIC TO GO HAYWIRE. THE OVERHEAD LAMP CLICKS ON AND OFF THE DRIVER DOOR LOCK DOESN'T WORK COMPLETELY. THE DRIVER WINDOW DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. SOME OF MY GAUGES WILL DECIDE NOT TO WORK SOMETIMES AND THEN OTHER TIMES WE'LL BE FINE. MY RADIO CLOCK DOES NOT WORK. AL...

Mileage: 210,000

I NEED TO KNOW WHAT CAUSES THE ELECTRIC TO GO HAYWIRE. THE OVERHEAD LAMP CLICKS ON AND OFF THE DRIVER DOOR LOCK DOESN'T WORK COMPLETELY. THE DRIVER WINDOW DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. SOME OF MY GAUGES WILL DECIDE NOT TO WORK SOMETIMES AND THEN OTHER TIMES WE'LL BE FINE. MY RADIO CLOCK DOES NOT WORK. AL...

Mileage: 210,000

I NEED TO KNOW WHAT CAUSES THE ELECTRIC TO GO HAYWIRE. THE OVERHEAD LAMP CLICKS ON AND OFF THE DRIVER DOOR LOCK DOESN'T WORK COMPLETELY. THE DRIVER WINDOW DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. SOME OF MY GAUGES WILL DECIDE NOT TO WORK SOMETIMES AND THEN OTHER TIMES WE'LL BE FINE. MY RADIO CLOCK DOES NOT WORK. AL...

Mileage: 210,000

ACCELERATION ( GAS STUCK OPEN AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO NOT TO BE CONTROLLED AND THE CAR JUMPED THE CURB AND HIT A CAR IN OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY). 1999 FORD EXPLORER SPORT

Mileage: 130,000

MY VIN WAS GOOD YESTERDAY, IT IS NOT IN YOUR OR FORD'S, COMPUTER TODAY...PROBABLY BECAUSE RECALLS FOR EXTREMELY DANGEROUS VEHICLES, SUCH AS THIS ONE, ARE VOLUNTARY AND TO BE ENFORCED BY THE CONSUMER AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. YESTERDAY, THE FORD RECALL NOTICE ON MY VIN SHOWED THAT MY VEHICLE WA...

Mileage: 1

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE HOOD OPENED AND CRACKED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND TIED THE HOOD DOWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPA...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE HOOD OPENED AND CRACKED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND TIED THE HOOD DOWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPA...

Mileage: 100,000

DRIVER SIDE DOOR KEEPS OPENING UP WHILE WHICLE IS MOVING. THE DOOR IS CLOSED AND LOCKED PRIOR TO THE TRAVEL. BIG SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 135,000

FOR YEARS NOW, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING. IT CAN HAPPEN IN TOWN OR ON HIGHWAYS. AT TIMES IT WILL START RIGHT BACK UP AND IS DRIVABLE. OTHER TIMES IT NEEDS TO SIT FOR 15-20 MINUTES BEFORE BEING ABLE TO START AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES IT WILL START AFTER A SHORT TIME, BUT...

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE REQUIRING ME TO HEAVILY BRAKE AND SHARPLY SWERVE TO AVERT COLLISION. BECAME IMMEDIATELY AWARE THAT HEADRESTS OF FRONT SEATS PROVIDED ABSOLUTELY NO (REPEAT NO) INJURY (E,G. WHIPLASH) PROTECTION. WHEN SITTING IN FRONT SEATS THE HEADRESTS CA...

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS IN A REALLY HAD CAR ACCIDENT N,MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY N

Mileage: 220,000

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN DOORS FROM OUTSIDE IT IS VERY DIFFICULT. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IN AN ACCIDENT IF ATTEMPTING TO GET SOMEONE OUT. ALSO THE LATCH FOR THE HOOD HAS THE SAME PROBLEM

Mileage: 100,000

THE GEARSHIFT ON THE COLUMN IS LOOSE AND DOES NOT LINE UP PROPERLY WITH THE GEAR INDICATOR. WHEN ITS IN PARK IT STILL DRIFTS FORWARD UNLESS THE GEAR SHIFT IS PUSHED UP PASS PARK. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHICH I WAS TOLD THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR SOME TIME IN THESE YEAR FORD EXPLORERS.

Mileage: 130,000

WHILE DRIVING ALONG A MAIN STREET I WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE FRONT RIGHT PORTION OF THE VEHICLE I WAS DRIVING. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT THEREFORE, MY FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND AS A RESULT MY FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH CAUSE A BROKEN JAW AND CRACKED TEETH VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED VARIOUS INJURIES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER W...

Mileage: 193,338

THE SINGLE OVERHEAD CAMSHAFT (SOHC) V6 ENGINE MAY HAVE AS MANY AS FOUR TIMING CHAINS WITH ASSOCIATED TENSIONERS AND GUIDES. I HAVE BEEN RECEIVING A RATTLING SOUND FROM MY ENGINE FOR YEARS AND IT USE TO COME AND GO, BUT NOW IT HAS GOTTEN WORST. I HAD NOTIFIED FORD MOTORS CORP., ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BAC...

Mileage: 90,000

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. NEUTRAL IS ACTUALLY REVERSE OVER DRIVE IS NEUTRAL 2ND IS OD 1ST IS 2ND PAST 1ST IS 1ST GEAR. WHEN I MOVE POWER LAMP TO OFF MY HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF. ALL OF THIS HAOPENED WHEN I TURNED MY VEHICLE ON OR WHEN I WAS DRIVING.

Mileage: 2,931,000

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. NEUTRAL IS ACTUALLY REVERSE OVER DRIVE IS NEUTRAL 2ND IS OD 1ST IS 2ND PAST 1ST IS 1ST GEAR. WHEN I MOVE POWER LAMP TO OFF MY HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF. ALL OF THIS HAOPENED WHEN I TURNED MY VEHICLE ON OR WHEN I WAS DRIVING.

Mileage: 2,931,000

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. NEUTRAL IS ACTUALLY REVERSE OVER DRIVE IS NEUTRAL 2ND IS OD 1ST IS 2ND PAST 1ST IS 1ST GEAR. WHEN I MOVE POWER LAMP TO OFF MY HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF. ALL OF THIS HAOPENED WHEN I TURNED MY VEHICLE ON OR WHEN I WAS DRIVING.

Mileage: 2,931,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO CONSTANTLY SHIFT THE VEHICLE FOR IT TO BE OPERATED PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT ME...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO CONSTANTLY SHIFT THE VEHICLE FOR IT TO BE OPERATED PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT ME...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL ENGAGED, A PUFF OF SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER W...

Mileage: 186,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL ENGAGED, A PUFF OF SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER W...

Mileage: 186,200

THE ELECTRICAL ON MY VEHICLE IS BAD. MY RADIO LIGHTS FLASH, NONE OF MY DOORS OPEN FROM TE INSIDE AND ONLY ROLL DOWN WINDOWS FROM DIVER SWITCTH; GAS GAYGE ONLY READS EMPRY ALTHOUGH I J UST PUT 30 DOLLARS IN THE TANK.

Mileage: 280,000

THE ELECTRICAL ON MY VEHICLE IS BAD. MY RADIO LIGHTS FLASH, NONE OF MY DOORS OPEN FROM TE INSIDE AND ONLY ROLL DOWN WINDOWS FROM DIVER SWITCTH; GAS GAYGE ONLY READS EMPRY ALTHOUGH I J UST PUT 30 DOLLARS IN THE TANK.

Mileage: 280,000

THE ELECTRICAL ON MY VEHICLE IS BAD. MY RADIO LIGHTS FLASH, NONE OF MY DOORS OPEN FROM TE INSIDE AND ONLY ROLL DOWN WINDOWS FROM DIVER SWITCTH; GAS GAYGE ONLY READS EMPRY ALTHOUGH I J UST PUT 30 DOLLARS IN THE TANK.

Mileage: 280,000

ALL THE DOORS I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH, I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT DOOR KNOBS HOWEVER I KEEP HAVING PROBLEMS WITH DOOR NOT OPENING FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. MY TWO BACK DOORS DO NOT OPEN INSIDE OR OUTSIDE AT ALL. SOMETIMES IT WORKS BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME IT DOES NOT AND RIGHT NOW IT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT PREMATURELY DETERIORATED AND THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FRACTURE CAUSING THE SEAT TO BE STRUCTURALLY UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V281000 (SEATS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNO...

Mileage: 80,000

OUR AIR BAG LIGHT WENT TOTALLY OUT AND THEN THEIRS A BEEPING SOUND AND WHEN WE WENT TO GET CAR INSPECTED, IT FAILED INSPECTION AS THE AIRBAG LIGHT DIDNT COME ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED.

Mileage: 148

STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND NOTICED HEAVY SMOKE COMING FROM HAZORD SWITCH, STOPPED TO CHECK ONCE TRUCK WAS TURNED OFF SMOKE STOPPED STARTED TRUCK UP AGAIN AND WENT ON MY WAY SEVREL MILES FROM HOME SMOKE STARTED AGAIN, COULD NOT LOSE ANY MORE TIME SO I KEPT ON GOING WATCHING FOR ANY FIRE OR S...

Mileage: 65,247

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES, SIZE: P235/75/R15 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED...

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE DRIVING 60 MILES AN HOUR DURING RUSH HOUR THE GAS PEDAL DISAPPEARED. THE BRACKET THAT ATTACHES TO THE FIREWALL BECAME SEPARATED AND I LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE SOMEHOW TO GET ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND PARK ON THE SHOULDER OF A MAJOR INTERSTATE. *JS

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 7 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO NECK, THE BACK, AND HEAD. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES. THE CONTACT AN...

Mileage: 150,000

THIS WAS DOING IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT THE SRS LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING AND BUZZING WHY IS IT DOING THIS REPLACE THE BULB THE BUZZING STOPS BUT LIGHT IS STILL ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

I ALMOST TURNED ON A ONE WAY STREET AND NEEDED TO BACK UP SO I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND SOMETHING GAVE AND MY SON AND I WERE STUCK WITH CARS COMING AT US . WE HAD TO PUSH THE CAR BACK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC . SO WHEN I GOT HOME AND TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM I SEE ALOT OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO OBSERVED A FUEL LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FREQUENTLY AS SHE REFUELED THE VEHICLE DAILY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR D...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE WIRING HARNESS WAS NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED. ...

Mileage: 211,000

I WAS AT WORK ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 5/16 AND RECEIVED A VOICEMAIL AT 3:50PM FROM THE FIRE MARSHALL STATING MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER XLT BURNED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS TOTALED. I HAD NOT DRIVEN THE EXPLORER SINCE APPROXIMATELY 7PM THE NIGHT BEFORE AND HAD TAKEN MY OTHER CAR TO WORK. THE EXPLORER WAS JUS...

Mileage: 118,600

I WAS AT WORK ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 5/16 AND RECEIVED A VOICEMAIL AT 3:50PM FROM THE FIRE MARSHALL STATING MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER XLT BURNED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS TOTALED. I HAD NOT DRIVEN THE EXPLORER SINCE APPROXIMATELY 7PM THE NIGHT BEFORE AND HAD TAKEN MY OTHER CAR TO WORK. THE EXPLORER WAS JUS...

Mileage: 118,600

I WAS AT WORK ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 5/16 AND RECEIVED A VOICEMAIL AT 3:50PM FROM THE FIRE MARSHALL STATING MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER XLT BURNED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS TOTALED. I HAD NOT DRIVEN THE EXPLORER SINCE APPROXIMATELY 7PM THE NIGHT BEFORE AND HAD TAKEN MY OTHER CAR TO WORK. THE EXPLORER WAS JUS...

Mileage: 118,600

I WAS AT WORK ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 5/16 AND RECEIVED A VOICEMAIL AT 3:50PM FROM THE FIRE MARSHALL STATING MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER XLT BURNED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS TOTALED. I HAD NOT DRIVEN THE EXPLORER SINCE APPROXIMATELY 7PM THE NIGHT BEFORE AND HAD TAKEN MY OTHER CAR TO WORK. THE EXPLORER WAS JUS...

Mileage: 118,600

JUST LIKE COUNTLESS OTHER FORD EXPLORER OWNERS I AM EXPERIENCING OVERDRIVE MALFUNCTION AND SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. IT SEEMS THAT ALL YEARS OF EXPLORERS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS FLAW. THERE ARE NUMEROUS STORIES OF SERVICE ADVISERS AT DEALERSHIPS ADMITTING THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THESE TRAN...

Mileage: 87,000

JUST LIKE COUNTLESS OTHER FORD EXPLORER OWNERS I AM EXPERIENCING OVERDRIVE MALFUNCTION AND SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. IT SEEMS THAT ALL YEARS OF EXPLORERS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS FLAW. THERE ARE NUMEROUS STORIES OF SERVICE ADVISERS AT DEALERSHIPS ADMITTING THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THESE TRAN...

Mileage: 87,000

WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND NOTHING. I CAN GO INTO DRIVE BUT I AM RUNNING AT 3000-4000 RPM WHILE DOING 20-30MPH. SEEN THE OTHER THOUSANDS OF FORD EXPLORER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 160,021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER EQUIPPED WITH GOOD YEAR WRANGLER TIRES, TIRE SIZE 235-75-R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ENTERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFF...

Mileage: 180,000

AFTER MAKING RIGHT TURN, ABS LIGHT CAME ON. INSTRUMENT DIALS STARTED JUMPING. VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START AFTERWARDS. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

AFTER MAKING RIGHT TURN, ABS LIGHT CAME ON. INSTRUMENT DIALS STARTED JUMPING. VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START AFTERWARDS. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINED FARTHER THAN NORMAL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE RECLINING BOLT WAS SEPARATED FROM THE METAL TRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT ...

Mileage: 159,118

THE POWER LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK ALL THE DOORS. THE ONLY DOOR THAT WILL UNLOCK IS THE FRONT PASSENGER. IF THE DRIVER DOOR SHUTS HARD IT WILL NOT OPEN BY THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE HANDLE. HAVE TO ENTER FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

THE POWER LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK ALL THE DOORS. THE ONLY DOOR THAT WILL UNLOCK IS THE FRONT PASSENGER. IF THE DRIVER DOOR SHUTS HARD IT WILL NOT OPEN BY THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE HANDLE. HAVE TO ENTER FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN I HIT A SLIPPERY SPOT ON THE ROAD AND MY VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL WITH THE REAR END SLIDING OUT FROM UNDER ME, IT HIT A BANK AND ROLLED OVER 3 OR 4 TIMES. THE AIRBAG ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE. *TR

Mileage: 182,000

AIRBAG LIGHT IS LITE CONSTANTLY AND WILL NOT TURN OFF, IF I DO HAVE AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 156,157

1999 FORD EXPLORER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FIRESTONE TIRES (PR.15.75) RECALL ON VEHICLE. *SMD THE WOULD LIKE A LIST OF ALL THE FIRESTONE TIRES THAT WERE RECALLED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE TIRES HE HAD ON HIS VEHICLE WERE DEFECTIVE, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT IN 2007, IN WHICH TH...

SEAT BROKE ON IMPACT. *TR

Mileage: 173,000

THE PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK, YOU HEAR THE CLICKING AS THE OTHER DOORS UNLOCK, BUT IT WILL NOT UNLOCK. AS WITH THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN REGARDING THIS ISSUE, I TOO AM CONCERNED IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AND THE PERSON IN THE PASSENGER SIDE IS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. *TR

MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT AT 8:30 A.M. ON FEBRUARY 7, 2012. APPROXIMATELY 2:30 P.M., THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES THE PARKING LOT, JUST SITTING THERE BURNING, WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND ADVISED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTR...

Mileage: 212,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD SPORADICALLY OPERATE WITHOUT ACTIVATION AND WHEN ACTIVATED, WOULD NOT OPERATE AT ALL. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED UNTIL THE WIPERS WERE COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC INSPECTED VEHICLE A...

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM,FAILURE AND SLIPING,OF MY FORD EXPLORER 1999... *TR

Mileage: 95,000

ACCELERATOR PEDAL BRACKET FALLS RIGHT OFF OF FIREWALL WHICH THEN THE VEHICLE LOOSES ALL ACCELERATION CAPABILITIES. ONLY THREE SPOT WELDS HOLD THIS BRACKET ONTO THE FIREWALL. THE SPOT WELDS SEEM INSUFFICIENT TO HOLD THE BRACKET ONTO THE FIREWALL. SOME WELDER EXPERTS STATE ON AUTO FORUMS THAT T...

Mileage: 134,700

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO OPERATE INVOLUNTARILY TWO OR THREE TIMES. DURING THE FAILURES, SMOKE WOULD BEGIN TO RISE FROM THE TOP OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER W...

Mileage: 150,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BUT IT WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE INDEP...

Mileage: 220,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT WOULD NOT STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE BOLTING OF THE SEAT FAILED DUE TO THE WEIGHT CAPACITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS LITTLE SUPPORT FOR THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK AND WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE SEAT FRACTURED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V281000 (SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINE) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER F...

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PLACING A NEW BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIS KEYS. HE WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE UP; THE KEYS WOULD TURN BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. T...

Mileage: 200,000

MY FORD EXPLORER "O/D OFF" LIGHT FLASHES AND IT HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO 2ND AND 5TH GEAR. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND MY TRANSMISSION COULD GO OUT AT ANY MINUTE, COSTING THOUSANDS TO REPAIR. IF I AM DRIVING ON A CROWDED HIGHWAY OR MERGING THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ON OT...

I HAVE OWNED MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A DELAY WITH THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGING WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THEN ABOUT A MONTH AGO IT STARTED HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AND VERY SOON AFTER THAT MY OVER DRIVE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITT...

Mileage: 130,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE WAS PARKED THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RELEASE TO ITS CAPACITY AND WHEN IT DOES IT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE M...

Mileage: 6,800

THE REVERSE IN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN? NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. PROBABLY IS NOT WORTH IT. PROBABLY WILL HAVE TO GET ANOTHER CAR. AT LEAST FOR NOW. I PRETTY MUCH USE THE CAR ONLY AFTER WORK NOW SINCE I STARTED TAKING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR THE LAST ...

Mileage: 122,027

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ UPDATED 04/...

Mileage: 50,000

I HIT A POLE IN A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLE WAS DEAD IN THE CENTER, I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE PASSENGER HIT THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. HE DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED HE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY INTO A POSITION WHERE ...

Mileage: 160,000

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR CANNOT OPEN, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR HANDLES DO NOT RELEASE LATCH. PASSENGER IS TRAPPED IN VEHICLE. THE POWER (SOLENOID) AND MANUAL (KEY) LOCKING MECHANISM ACTIVATES/WORKS, BUT DOES NOT ALLOW DOOR TO BE OPENED. *TR

Mileage: 216,300

HI,I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE CORRECT SITE FOR ME TO BE WRITING BUT I BOUGHT A 1999 FORD EXPLORER FROM A DEALER IN NEW BOSTON ON OR AROUND 7/23/2010 IT HAD 113,027 MILES ON IT, I WAS TOLD IT WAS FULLY INSPECTED WITH NO ISSUES AND THEY PUT A SAFETY INSPECTION STICKER ON IT. ON 8/13/2010 I DROPED SA...

Mileage: 113,850

HI,I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE CORRECT SITE FOR ME TO BE WRITING BUT I BOUGHT A 1999 FORD EXPLORER FROM A DEALER IN NEW BOSTON ON OR AROUND 7/23/2010 IT HAD 113,027 MILES ON IT, I WAS TOLD IT WAS FULLY INSPECTED WITH NO ISSUES AND THEY PUT A SAFETY INSPECTION STICKER ON IT. ON 8/13/2010 I DROPED SA...

Mileage: 113,850

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BECAME DETACHED FROM THE MOUNTING BRACKET OF THE BASE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A FIRE IGNITED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT EXPLODED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE W...

I DRIVE A 1999 FORD EXPLORER AND COMING HOME FROM WORK LAST NIGHT THE BRACKET THAT ATTACHES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FIREWALL SHEARED OFF. MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS LEFT DANGLING AND I COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY MORE. COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS HAD I BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE. IT APPEARS LIKE...

Mileage: 234,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE REVERSE GEAR AT 115K MILES IN JULY 2010. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THE HE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS INVESTIGATED THROUGH THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL WIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 140,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN I BEGAN TO SMELL SOMETHING ELECTRICAL WAS BURNING. I PULLED OVER INTO A STORE PARKING LOT AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. I OPENED THE HOOD AND BLACK SMOKE WAS POURING OUT. I ALSO SAW A SMALL RED FLAM SO I RAN INTO A DENTIST OFFICE THAT WAS LOCATED IN THE PARKING LOT T...

Mileage: 156,000

1999 FORD EXPLORER. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS THAT WERE DONE ON HIS VEHICLE. *TGW RECALL # 06E056000. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH WINDOW EXPLODED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT SOMEONE HAD BROKEN THE WINDOW AND CONTACTED THE POLICE. THE POLICE ADVISED THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE BREAKAGE. THE FAILURE AN...

Mileage: 189,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH IN INTENSE RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, POWER LOCKS AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ...

Mileage: 7,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT OBSERVED THE RECLINER BOLT WHICH SECURED THE DRIVER SEAT BACK WAS BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE IN A BACKWARD POSITION. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V281000 (COMPONENT: SEATS: FRONT ASSEM...

Mileage: 89,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE GAS PEDAL FELL OFF THE FIREWALL . THE SPOTWELD ON THE BRACKET CAME APART, AND LEFT THE GAS PEDAL HANGING ON IT'S SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 181,000

1999 FORD EXPLORER- REVERSE WENT OUT IN TRANSMISSION, THEN AFTER SPENDING 1500. TO GET THAT FIXED , WORKED GOOD FOR AWHILE, NOW THE O/D LIGHT FLASHES AND WON'T KICK INTO OVERDRIVE, NOW I AM TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 110,000 MILES SHOULD NOT BE ON IT'S 3RD TRANSMISSION F...

Mileage: 110,000

1999 FORD EXPLORE WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON. *TR

THERE WERE SMOKE FROM STEERING COLUMN. TO BE EXACT, FROM "HAZARDS BUTTON" ON TOP OF STEERING COLUMN BEHIND STEERING. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BUT ONLY FEW SECONDS AND STOP. MY GARAGE MECHANIC CHANGED ASSEMBLY WITH "TURN SIGNAL WIPER SWITCH" AND I THINK FIXED IT. IT IS SCARY SINCE IT HAPPENED WH...

Mileage: 102,000

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHILE TRYING TO ENTER ON RAMP ON BUSY HIGHWAY SOUNDS TRIVIAL HOWEVER ENDANGERING LIVES OF OCCUPANTS OF MANY VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 153,000

1999 FORD EXPLORER - THE DOORS LOCK BECOME STUCK - NEITHER OPENING WITH THE KEY MANUALLY, KEY CODE, OR REMOTE FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND THE DOOR IN THE BACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE JUST STOPPED WORKING THE DOOR IN THE REAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OPENS FROM THE OUTSIDE; THE...

Mileage: 160,000

MY DAD GAVE ME HIS 1999 FORD EXPLORER LAST YEAR AND IT WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL WE WERE AWAKEN BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. WE CALLED 911 AND THE POLICE AND FIRE CAME OUT AND THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BEFORE ANYTHING BUT THE TRUCK WAS DAMAGED AND ACCORDING TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY THE TRUCK IS TOTALED. ...

Mileage: 173,000

FRONT END DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS FREEZING UP. *TR

Mileage: 137,124

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE PROCEEDING FROM A COMPLETE STOP AT 10 MPH SMOKE BEGAN EMANATING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL FOR A VERY BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME. HE CONTINUED VEHICLE OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN I...

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE PROCEEDING FROM A COMPLETE STOP AT 10 MPH SMOKE BEGAN EMANATING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL FOR A VERY BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME. HE CONTINUED VEHICLE OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN I...

Mileage: 170,000

I WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH FORD BECAUSE I HAVE 1 1999 FORD EXPLORER XLT AND THE TIMING GUIDE IS GOING OUT AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME. I THINK THAT FORD SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS...I KNOW PEOPLE THAT NEVER HAVE TO REPLACE THEIR TIMING CHAIN GUIDES AND IM REPLACING MINE FOR THE THIRD TIME......

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER WITH WILDERNESS TIRES, SIZE P255/70/R16. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. AS A CONSEQUENCE THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. THE TIRE THAT...

Mileage: 105,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE REAR HATCH, THE GLASS SUDDENLY EXPLODED EVERYWHERE. THERE WERE PIECES OF GLASS THAT WERE EIGHT INCHES IN DIAMETER. THE GLASS SHATTERED WITH SUCH GREAT FORCE THAT SOME OF THE PIECES STRUCK AND CRACKED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE ...

Mileage: 143,077

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE UTILIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ...

Mileage: 93,113

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HIGH BACK SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. THE SEAT RECLINER MECHANISM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE ...

Mileage: 128,000

1999 FORD EXPLORER SPORT 112,750 MILES. CAR FINE TUESDAY NIGHT. UPON LEAVING DRIVEWAY WEDNESDAY MORNING, REVERSE WAS GONE, BUT FORWARD GEARS FINE--NO NOISE, NO LEAKS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED. UPON LEAVING TO DRIVE TO GET IT DIAGNOSED FOR REPAIR, NOISES OCCURRED, THEN FLUID LEAKED. A COMPONE...

Mileage: 112,750

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD NOT BE TURNED ON. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

NOISE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF CAR WAS SLIGHT UPON PURCHASE. SECOND DAY I RETURNED TO DEALER. DEALER REFUSED TO TAKE THE CAR BACK.. DEALER TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO THEIR REPAIR SHOP. REPAIR COMPANY STATED IT WAS AIR CONDITIONER AND TO UNHOOK AIR-CONDITIONER. I REFUSED. LATER THE TIRE BLEW OUT A...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REMAIN OPEN IN A FIXATED POSITION. IF THE HOOD COLLAPSES ONTO A PERSON, HE OR SHE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAIL...

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH MY HUSBAND NOTICED OUR 1999 FORD EXPLORER NOT DRIVING RIGHT. HE PULLED ONTO A SIDE ROAD TO TAKE THE SCENIC ROUTE HOME. HE WAS GOING 50 MPH, WITH OUR 3 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR, AND THE SIDEWALL BLEW COMPLETELY OFF THE TIRE. THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM THE TRE...

Mileage: 126,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE RPM'S INCREASED TO OVER 3,000 RPM'S. THE RPM'S WOULD NOT DECREASE UNTIL HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALER. WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO REDUCE ...

Mileage: 124,554

1999 FORD EXPLORER DRIVERS DOOR LOCK/LATCH WILL NOT OPEN. BROKEN SPRING FOUND INSIDE DOOR, NOT FIXED, EXPENSIVE TO FIX. DEATHTRAP FOR TRAPPED DRIVERS IN ACCIDENT, VERY INCONVENIENT FEELING TRAPPED INSIDE DUE TO FAULTY DOOR LATCH/LOCK. NOT SAFE, ESPECIALLY WITH ALREADY RECALL OF INSTANT FIRE AT ANYTI...

Mileage: 141,474

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 FORD EXPLORER. HIS REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING AND HIS FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GEM MODULE AND THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPE...

Mileage: 86,000

FORD EXPLORER 1999... O/D BLINKING, TRANSMISSION MISSED 2ND OR 3RD GEARS, FIXED COUPLE TIMES INCLUDING SWITCHES, SOLENOID,ETC. THE MECHANIC SUGGEST TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, BUT NOT GUARANTEE THAT WILL FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEM CONTROLLED ELECTRONIC FUNCTION FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO STOP WORKING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V072000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BRE...

Mileage: 99,589

TWO TIRES HAVE COME APART AND HAD A BLOWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55 TO 70 MPH. THIS WAS TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS. ONE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND WE ARE DEALING WITH THE OTHER NOW. DAMAGE TO CAR. *TR

Mileage: 175,657

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, IT FUNCTIONS AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,204.

Mileage: 72,204

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE CONSTANTLY ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, IT FAILED TO PROPERLY SHIFT INTO GEAR. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE VEHICLE DRIFTS INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAY NEED TO BE R...

Mileage: 95,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHENEVER SHE PLACES THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, IT FUNCTIONS AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT OPERATE WHILE IN THE NORMAL DRIVING GEAR. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AND THEN BURST INTO FLAMES. THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE POLICE STATION. TH...

Mileage: 115,933

O/D LIGHT STARED FLASHING AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF THE LOWER GEAR. PAID AROUND $1400 TO HAVE SOME BANDS REPLACED IN THE TRANS AND THE COMPUTER FLASHED. NOW HAS A HESITATION BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. TRANSMISSION ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTS TIRES, SIZE 235/75R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE APPEARED TO BE FLAT. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE AND DROVE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS UNDER-INFLAT...

Mileage: 121,000

MY TRUCK BEGAN REVVING FOR NO REASON, IT ONLY HAPPENS BELOW 40 MPH. IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN AND HAPPENS MORE WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. A FEW WEEKS BACK, I COULDN'T DRIVE FORWARD, I HAD TO BACK UP AND THEN IT FINALLY DECIDED TO GO FORWARD. I JUST TOOK THE TRUCK IN AND HAD A NUMBER OF THINGS CHECKE...

Mileage: 117,000

FRONT AND REAR BALL JOINTS WENT BAD. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

A FEW MONTHS A AGO MY SUV STARTED TO MAKE A TAPPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE ESPECIALLY WHEN IT WAS COLD. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE AND IS NOW ALL THE TIME. I HAD THE SUV CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. AND HE WOULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS TOO INVOLVED AND WAS NOT ...

Mileage: 105,000

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK AT ALL AT THIS POINT. I HOPE TO GOD THAT NO ONE STEALS MY CAR! ONE OCCASION IT DECIDED TO WORK AND IF I DIDN'T HAVE KEYLESS ENTRY, MY KIDS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN THE CAR WITH THE CAR RUNNING. I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE IT FIX...

Mileage: 109,000

I DRIVE IN THE AFTERNOON TO THE STORE. THEN I PARK MY CAR IN THE STORE PARKING. 30 MINUTES BEFORE I ARRIVED, HEARD IN THE STORE, THAT ARE LOOKING FOR THE OWNER OF A FORD EXPLORER. WHEN I CAME, MY CAR WAS IN FIRE. THE FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVES AND FINISH THE FIRE. THE CAR LOST IN ALL THE PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE REAR GLASS SUDDENLY SHATTERED INTO PIECES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,726. UPDATED 06/02/08 *BF UPDATED 06/02/08 *TR UPDATED 06/03/08

Mileage: 111,726

I HAVE A FORD EXPLORER SPORT 1999, THE DOOR LOCKS WON'T UNLOCK WITH THE KEYS (BOTH SIDE DOORS, THE HATCH WORKS FINE) OR THE KEYPAD, WHEN THEY LOCK AFTER STARTING, THE DRIVERS DOOR WON'T UNLOCK WITH THE HANDLE OR THE UNLOCK BUTTON. IT DOES HOWEVER IF YOU HIT THE UNLOCK BUTTON, PUSHING THE UNLOCK BUTT...

Mileage: 78,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED FORD RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 05S28 IN AUGUST OF 2007. THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED AT THAT TIME; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER IS UNSURE AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WIL...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 154,000.

Mileage: 154,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR MECHANISM WOULD LOCK, BUT WOULD FAIL TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. IN ADDITION, THE PLASTIC CLIP HANGING DOWN WOULD SLIP OUT OF POSITION. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE FAILURE MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS ...

Mileage: 110,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST OF 2007 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL. AS OF APRIL 10, 2008, THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS NOT BEEN DISCONNECTED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER, CURRENT MILEAGE, AND PURCHASE ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST OF 2007 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECAL...

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHEN ARRIVING HOME FROM THE STORE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE WENT UP IN FLAMES. THE FIRE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. TWO EXPLOSIONS OCCURRED BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE FIRE MARSHAL ADVISE...

Mileage: 89,999

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST OF 2007 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL. THE SPEED CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED IN OCTOBER OF 2007. HE HAS CALLED FORD AT LEAST HALF A DOZEN TIMES CONCERNING PART AVAILABILITY AND WAS INFORME...

SAME 2-3 SHIFT PROBLEM. ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD...GAS IT ON THE ON-RAMP, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT "POPS" OUT OF GEAR AND YOU'RE HOPING SOMEONE DOESN'T SLAM INTO THE SIDE OF YOUR VEHICLE. AFTER MY LAST NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS A VALVE BODY GASKET THAT WAS MISSING? (WHER...

Mileage: 101,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN DECEMBER OF 2007. IN MARCH OF 2008, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE MECHANIC HAD THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS BEFORE GIVING IT BACK TO THE CONTACT. TWO DAY...

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. IT WORKED FINE UP UNTIL A FEW MONTHS AGO. IT STOPPED UNLOCKING WITH THE REMOTE THEN IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED UNLOCKING WITH THE KEY. I HAVE TO NOW REACH THROUGH MY PASSENGER DOOR TO OPEN MY DRIVERS DOOR. I AM AFRAID OF GETTING INTO ...

Mileage: 154,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED IN NOVEMBER OF 2007 OR MARCH OF 2008. THE DEALER RECENTLY STATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY IDEA AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE REGARDING...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN AUGUST OF 2007. THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR ARE UNAVAILABLE. HE HAS NOT HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED AND WILL HOLD FORD RESPONSIBLE IF THE VEHICLE CATCHES FIRE. THERE HAD BE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007. SHE CALLED FORD ON MARCH 5, 2008 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL JUNE OF 2008. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAI...

1999 FORD EXPLORER WITH RECALL FOR THE SPEED CONTROL. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE SPEED CONTROL BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. HE STATES THAT THE DEALER IS STILL TRYING TO GET THE PARTS TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL IN NOVEMBER OF 2007. THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE; HOWEVER, THEY DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL. AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2008, THE PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE. ...

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TWICE. FIRST @ 90,000 MILES, SECOND @ 115,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

1999 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION O/D LIGHT FLASHING. TRANSMISSION HAS NOT FAILED YET, BUT IT WON'T BE LONG. I AM WRITING TO ADD MY VOICE TO THE TEN'S OF THOUSANDS OF UNHAPPY FORD CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM FOR A DECADE OF FORD TRANSMISSIONS THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO HEAR ABOUT OR HE...

Mileage: 150,000

FAILURE TO PERFORM RECALL 05S28 (FUSE HARNESS FOR SPEED CONTROL FIRE PREVENTION) AS PER ORIGINAL RECALL LETTER TO CUSTOMERS. DEALER CLAIMS LACKS OF PARTS. ORIGINAL PART AVAILABILITY WAS TO BE NOV2007, THEN JAN2008, NOT IT IS MAY2008. FORD MOTOR HAS REQUESTED CUSTOMERS TO DISABLE CRUISE CONTROLS ON A...

I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN JULY 2007 FOR A DEFECT IN THE CRUISE CONTROL OF MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER. PER THE RECALL INSTRUCTIONS I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER, JONES WEST FORD IN RENO, NV. RATHER THAN FIX THE DEFECT, JONES WEST FORD DISCONNECTED THE RECALL AND...

Mileage: 145,000

I RECEIVED A RECALL FROM FORD IN AUG. "07 TO REPLACE THE WIRING IN MY CRUISE CONTROL. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN SEPT. '07. THEY DISCONNECTED MY CRUISE CONTROL AND STATED THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART (05S28) TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY CRUISE CONTROL FOR 5 MONTHS. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL FROM FORD IN AUG. "07 TO REPLACE THE WIRING IN MY CRUISE CONTROL. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN SEPT. '07. THEY DISCONNECTED MY CRUISE CONTROL AND STATED THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART (05S28) TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY CRUISE CONTROL FOR 5 MONTHS. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE 1999 FORD EXPLORER 1. TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, AFTER A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AT THE VALVOLINE OIL CHANGE COMPANY. MILEAGE ON VEHICLE APPROX 75000 MILES WHEN SERVICE WAS COMPLETED. 2. CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION, RESULTING IN COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD AT COST O...

Mileage: 86,872

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED FOR TEN SECONDS BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,493. UPDATED 02-25-08...

Mileage: 110,493

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL START ON THEIR OWN. WHEN IT HAPPENS, THEY WILL CONTINUE INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL I TURN THE WIPERS ON HIGH THEN TURN THEM BACK OFF. IT IS EXTREMELY INTERMITTENT, SOMETIMES GOING MONTHS BEFORE IT WILL DO IT. HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT A YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 212,694

MY 4DR 1999 EXPLORER ROLLED OVER ONE TIME DUE TO A POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE GOODYEAR WRANGLER P235/75R 15 ON RIGHT REAR WHEN IT LOST TIRE PRESSURE WHEN I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN ON A DIRT ROAD CAUSING MINOR INJURIES AND TOTALED IT. I WAS CHARGED WITH ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD WHICH IS MY THREE YR O...

Mileage: 110,000

1999 FORD EXPLORER CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR ABOUT 5 TO 6 WEEKS GETTING A NEW ENGINE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR, AND RECALL REPAIR DONE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE A MONTH AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. *KB

1999 FORD EXPLORER CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR ABOUT 5 TO 6 WEEKS GETTING A NEW ENGINE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR, AND RECALL REPAIR DONE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE A MONTH AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. *KB

1999 FORD EXPLORER CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR ABOUT 5 TO 6 WEEKS GETTING A NEW ENGINE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR, AND RECALL REPAIR DONE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE A MONTH AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. *KB

UPON STARTING THE CAR, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL REMAINED LIT SOLID ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND SMOKE POURED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. SMOKE CONTINUED AFTER KEY WAS REMOVED IN "OFF" POSITION. WAS CONCERNED THAT FIRE WOULD START. DISCONNECTED BATTERY CABLE AND TOWED TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER INSPECTED...

Mileage: 112,696

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007 UNDER RECALL NUMBER 05S28. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE AND DID NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN IT WOULD ARRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A RELEASE D...

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO THE LEFT LANE THEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET. THE TOW TRUCK TOWED THE VEHICLE HOME BECAUSE THE CRASH DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. AS OF DECEMBER 5, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE...

Mileage: 150,000

I HAVE 1999 FORD EXPLORER-I LOVE MY CAR BUT-LAST YEAR I REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN AND TIMING CHAIN COVER. DUE TO THE FACT THAT TEFLON COVER SOMEHOW BROKE AND WE BEING EATEN BY THE ACTUAL TIMING CHAIN..MY WARRANTY EXPIED IN AUGUST OF 07. WELL AROUND THE 10TH OF SEPTEMBER, MY CAR IS DOING THE SAME T...

1999 FORD EXPLORER WITH RECALL PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER TOLD HIM THE RECALL PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 2008. DEALER DID NOT DISCONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL AND TOLD THE CONSUMER IT WAS NOT A BIG DEAL. *KB THE CONSUMER HAD SOME BRAKE WORK DONE AND HE SOON D...

1999 FORD EXPLORER WITH RECALL PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER TOLD HIM THE RECALL PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 2008. DEALER DID NOT DISCONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL AND TOLD THE CONSUMER IT WAS NOT A BIG DEAL. *KB THE CONSUMER HAD SOME BRAKE WORK DONE AND HE SOON D...

FORD MOTOR COMPANY STILL HAS NOT PROVIDED NECESSARY REPLACEMENT PARTS TO CORRECT FUSED WIRING HARNESS (RECALL 05S28 ISSUED AUGUST 2007) THEY ADVISE IT WILL BE EARLY 2008 BEFORE PART BECOME AVAILABLE. 4+ MONTHS TO RESPOND TO A SERIOUS DEFECT IS EXCESSIVE, AND THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADM...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OR GREATER, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE FRONT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 114,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT REFUSES TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH DISCONNECTED OR TAKE THE VEHICLE TO T...

SUBJECT: AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. 1999 FORD EXPLORER. TWICE DURING THE LAST 9 YEARS DEALER HAD TO REPLACE A HARNESS BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMING ON. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE RIDERS IN THE REAR SEATS ACCIDENTALLY HITTING THE EXPOSED CONNECTORS BELOW THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT WITH THEIR ...

Mileage: 15

OUR 1999 FORD EXPLORER IS PART OF A LARGE RECALL BECAUSE OF A FIRE HAZARD WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. WE ARE HAVING IT DISCONNECTED BUT THE PART WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE CRUISE CONTROL UNTIL AT LEAST JANUARY. MY HUSBAND HAS BACK TROUBLE AND DRIVES EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS TO PICKUP AN ELDERLY ...

THE STEERING RATIO IS MUCH TOO QUICK ON MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER. OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE VOICED THE SAME CONCERN TO ME. IE: ON THE THE HIWAY JUST A VERY SLIGHT MOVEMENT IN THE STEERING WHEEL TRANSLATES INTO A LURCH OF THE VEHICLE IN THAT DIRECTION. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

Mileage: 1

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL BLINKED FOUR TIMES AND THEN BECAME STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUMES COMING FROM THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT...

Mileage: 87,455

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL BLINKED FOUR TIMES AND THEN BECAME STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUMES COMING FROM THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT...

Mileage: 87,455

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 05S28 FROM FORD REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE DEACTIVATED UNTIL THE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER OF 2007. IN THE INTERIM, THE CONT...

Mileage: 204,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. ON AUGUST 17, 2007, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) ON AUGUST 27, 2007. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS AN INCIDENT REPORT. THE PURCHASE...

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER REGARDING NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WILL TAKE ONE MONTH TO ARRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD CATCH FIRE WITHOUT W...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS WILL NOT OPEN. WHEN THE FAILURE BEGAN, SHE WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR FROM THE OUTSIDE BY ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATO...

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN FUMED. A MECHANIC REPLACED THE COMBINATION SWITCH LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,975 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,776. *UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED FOR SEVERAL DAYS P...

Mileage: 124,776

1999 FORD EXPLORER RECALL ON SEAT RECLINER CUSTOMER WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SEATING FOR THE 99 FORD EXPLORER AND IN AUGUST 2003 HE TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP WHO IN FACT PERFORMED THE REPAIRS AND NOW FOUR YEARS LATER THE PROBLEM H...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WIRING FAILED AND THAT THE DEALER COULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CU...

Mileage: 17,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROD THAT IS USED TO KEEP THE HOOD LIFTED IS TOO SMALL. THE ROD DOES NOT KEEP THE HOOD PROPPED UP AND CAUSES IT TO CLOSE. THE HOOD HAS NEVER FALLEN ON HIM, BUT HE HAS HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER...

Mileage: 30,000

ACCESSING FREEWAY VIA ON RAMP. APPLIED THROTTLE TO SPEED UP AND THE THROTTLE IMMEDIATELY ADVANCED TO FULL (6000 RPM) AND WOULD NOT RELEASE OR RETURN TO IDLE. HAD TO DISCONNECT CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FROM THROTTLE BODY TO CORRECT. NEARLY HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR UPDATED 03/18/08. *LJ UPDATED 03/1...

Mileage: 127,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE ENGINE TURNED COMPLETELY OFF AND THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT HE WAS DRIVING TO THE DEALER TO HA...

Mileage: 99,000

NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. REPAIRMAN SAID IT IS A TENSIONER IN REAR OF ENGINE AND IS COMMON PROBLEM IN THE EXPLORER. HE THOUGHT IT WAS UNDER RECALL. THIS REQUIRES ENGINE TO BE PULLED TO FIX WITH ONLY 85000 MILE ON ENGINE. *JB

Mileage: 70,000

THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCK STOPPED POPPING UP ON THE FIRST PRESS OF THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DOOR. THIS BEGAN ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO. IT REQUIRED MULTIPLE PRESSES ON THE UNLOCK BUTTON TO GET THE DOOR TO UNLOCK. THE PROBLEM HAS NOW OCCURRED ON THE DRIVER' S SIDE DOOR. ONLY THIS TIME IT REQUIRED MANY MORE ...

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. ALSO, THE HOOD ON THE VEHICLE WILL NOT OPEN. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE DRIVE...

Mileage: 190,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. ALSO, THE HOOD ON THE VEHICLE WILL NOT OPEN. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE DRIVE...

Mileage: 190,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. ALSO, THE HOOD ON THE VEHICLE WILL NOT OPEN. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE DRIVE...

Mileage: 190,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON A SUNNY DAY HEARD AND FELT A BUMP. SHE OBSERVED FROM THE REARVIEW MIRROR THAT THERE WAS A TIRE IN THE ROAD AND REALIZED IT WAS THE EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE. THERE WAS A BROKEN BOLT FOUND WITH THE TIRE IN THE STREET. THE CONSUMER STAT...

Mileage: 82,185

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON A SUNNY DAY HEARD AND FELT A BUMP. SHE OBSERVED FROM THE REARVIEW MIRROR THAT THERE WAS A TIRE IN THE ROAD AND REALIZED IT WAS THE EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE. THERE WAS A BROKEN BOLT FOUND WITH THE TIRE IN THE STREET. THE CONSUMER STAT...

Mileage: 82,185

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON A SUNNY DAY HEARD AND FELT A BUMP. SHE OBSERVED FROM THE REARVIEW MIRROR THAT THERE WAS A TIRE IN THE ROAD AND REALIZED IT WAS THE EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE. THERE WAS A BROKEN BOLT FOUND WITH THE TIRE IN THE STREET. THE CONSUMER STAT...

Mileage: 82,185

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON A SUNNY DAY HEARD AND FELT A BUMP. SHE OBSERVED FROM THE REARVIEW MIRROR THAT THERE WAS A TIRE IN THE ROAD AND REALIZED IT WAS THE EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE. THERE WAS A BROKEN BOLT FOUND WITH THE TIRE IN THE STREET. THE CONSUMER STAT...

Mileage: 82,185

FIRE STARTED FROM CAR TO OUR HOUSE. CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO OUR HOUSE AND ALMOST KILLED OUR CAT. *TR

4/5/07. 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY THE THROTTLE STUCK CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *MC *JB

CUSTOMER TOTALED 1999 FORD EXPLORER VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL WHEN THE THROTTLE STRUCK**CC *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT WAS ROCKING AND VIBRATING DUE TO THE SEAT FAILURE, THE CONTACT WAS OCCASIONALLY UNABLE TO REACH THE PEDALS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS FAILURE WAS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *AK THE CONSUMER S...

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THIS ACCELERATION CONTINUED FOR A QUARTER OF A MILE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE POWER COMPLETELY OFF TO STOP ...

Mileage: 117,500

THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT ON MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER(104,510) BEGAN FLASHING TODAY AND THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. *NM

Mileage: 104,510

ON JANUARY 31, 2006 AFTER ARRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 6 BLOCKS FROM MY HOME I NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS POSSIBLY MY CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON MY HOME THAT I HAD NOT TAKEN DOWN THEN I FELT THE SIDING AND INSULATION OF MY HOME TO MAKE SURE THAT AN OUTLET WASN'T OVE...

Mileage: 13,000

1999 FORD EXPLORER STUCK THROTTLE THAT CAUSED THE CAR TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AND INTO THE WOODS**CC THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED DUE TO THE DAMAGE EXCEEDING THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. *JB UPDATED

THE REAR WINDOW WIPER ON MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER FAILS TO WORK. I'VE REPLACED THE MOTOR, AND THERE IS POWER TO THE MOTOR ITSELF. IF I TURN THE WIPER ON AND GET OUT AND FORCE THE WIPER UP, IT WILL BEGIN TO WORK. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS NOT AN OPTION WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND IT BEGINS TO RAIN...

Mileage: 68,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STALLED IMMEDIATELY. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING CONSTANTLY. THIS WAS THE FIFTH OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER ON FOUR OTHER OCCASIONS, WHERE THE DEALER DETERMINED THA...

Mileage: 90,070

EVERY SINCE I HAD MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER WORKED ON FOR THE SEAT RECLINER RECALL I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY DRIVER'S SEAT MOVING LIKE IT WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE PIN HOLDING MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT TO THE RAIL THAT THE SIDE SLIDES ON, FRONT TO REAR, HAD PULLED ...

Mileage: 103,340

1999 EXPLORER LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AND THEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TS THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE NEAR THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. *NM

99 FORD EXPLORER, 1. NO BRAKES, 2. BRAKE LINE WORE THROUGH DOWN BY THE METAL POWER STEERING PUMP PIPES. 3 HAD IT TOWED TO THE GARAGE. *NM

Mileage: 107,349

THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT IN MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER (105,000 MILES) BEGAN FLASHING TODAY & THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY.*JB

Mileage: 105,000

ON 10/06/2006 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 1999 FORD EXPLORER ON I-35 AT APPROX 70 MPH WHEN HER RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. ON 10/19/2006 SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE SAME STRETCH OF ROAD AND HER LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. BOTH TIRES WERE GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT WITH APPROX 21K MILES ON THEM AND WERE INFLATED TO ...

Mileage: 84,000

ON 10/06/2006 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 1999 FORD EXPLORER ON I-35 NORTH OF WACO, TX WHEN HER RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. IT WAS A GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED THE NEXT DAY IN DALLAS BY A DEALER. THIS IS RELATED TO COMPLAINT # 10171809.

Mileage: 83,700

1) 1999 FORD EXPLORER 2 DOOR (MINE) AND 2000 FORD EXPLORER 4 DOOR (MY BROTHER'S). BOTH VEHICLES ARE OPERATED AS NORMAL DAILY DRIVER VEHICLES. THERE WAS NO KNOWN EVENT LEADING TO THE FAILURE IN EITHER VEHICLE (NOT OPERATED UNDER HARSH CONDITIONS/GRAVEL ROADS, ETC.). 2) BOTH VEHICLES WITHIN A F...

Mileage: 149,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRE THREADS SEPARATED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AT 55 MPH, AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED AND WAS UNSURE HOW OLD THE TIRE WAS. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS DUNLOP. SIZE: P235/75R15.

Mileage: 106,000

WHEN THE AUTOMOBILE(FORD EXPLORER 1999 SOHC V6) IS IN COLD WEATHER AND YOU START IT IT SEEMS TO MISFIRE OR ACT LIKE THERE IS AN AIR LEAK. I HAVE READ SEVERAL POST ON THE INTERNET AND PEOPLE SEEM TO SEE THIS PROBLEM ALOT ON CERTAIN YEAR FORD EXPLORERS. THE HAVE SAID THAT IT IS CAUSED BY AN AIR LEAK A...

Mileage: 50,000

I WAS AT MY OFFICE WORKING WHEN MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER CAME TO ME SAYING "MOMMY IT'S AN EMERGENCY, YOUR TRUCK IS SMOKING!" (I HAD BEEN AT THE OFFICE WORKING FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF AFTER PICKING MY CHILDREN UP FROM SCHOOL.) I OPENED THE BACK DOOR TO SEE WHAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT AND SAW MY TRUCK EN...

Mileage: 115,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED INTERMITTENTLY, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL DEACTIVATED ON ITS OWN AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. UPDATED 11/09/06. *JB

Mileage: 99,300

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED INTERMITTENTLY, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL DEACTIVATED ON ITS OWN AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. UPDATED 11/09/06. *JB

Mileage: 99,300

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED; TWO OF THE CONTINENTAL TIRES PURCHASED FOR THE VEHICLE HAD TREAD SEPARATION FROM THE BELT. THE FIRST TIRE FAILURE WAS ON 7/17/2006. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED ON 9/1/2006, WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH ON A HIGHWAY IN CLEAR DRY CONDITIONS, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE...

Mileage: 44,569

ON JULY 9, 2006 WHILE MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY OUR 1999 FORD EXPLORER XLT JUST DIED. FORTUNATELY WE WERE NOT KILLED. WHEN WE HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME (OVER 30 MILES) THE MECHANIC SAID THE CRANK SHAFT WAS SNAPPED IN HALF. WE HAD NO WARNING BEFORE HAND. NO NOISE, NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH...

Mileage: 109,000

STEERING WHEEL KEPT LOCKING UP. IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

WHEN I USE MY TURN SIGNAL WHITE SMOKE COMES OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN OUT OF THE HOLE FOR THE HAZARD BUTTON. I CALLED MY DEALER WHICH INFORMED ME NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND AGREED MOST LIKELY IT IS THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH. I CALLED THE FORD HOTLINE LISTED ON CAMPAIGN ID 00V07...

Mileage: 101,000

I PURCHASED A SET OF TIRES FOR MY CAR ON FEB 2003 (MICHELIN LTX A/T ALL SEASON P235/75R15 105S FROM COSTCO) ON JUNE 2004 ONE OF THE TIRES BLEWOUT ON THE SIDEWALL AND SEPARATED, ON MARCH 2006 ONE OF THE TIRES BLEWOUT ON THE SIDEWALL AND SEPARATED, AND ON JUNE 2006 ONE OF THE TIRES BLEWOUT ON THE ...

WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, TURNED ON LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE SIGNAL BLINKED 3 TIMES THEN SMOKE CAME FROM THE EMERGENCY BLINKER SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE TURN SIGNAL BECAME A STEADY LIGHT. I PLACED THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION AND TURNED IT BACK ON, SAME THING HAPPENED. HOWEV...

Mileage: 69,725

WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, TURNED ON LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE SIGNAL BLINKED 3 TIMES THEN SMOKE CAME FROM THE EMERGENCY BLINKER SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE TURN SIGNAL BECAME A STEADY LIGHT. I PLACED THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION AND TURNED IT BACK ON, SAME THING HAPPENED. HOWEV...

Mileage: 69,725

TURNED ON LEFT TURN SIGNAL, BLINKER FLASHED 3 TIMES THEN WENT STEADY, UPON GOING STEADY SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF THE EMERGENCY FLASHER SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN. CAR WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WHEN THIS HAPPENED. UPON TURNING SIGNAL SWITCH TO OFF POSITION SMOKE STOPS. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE ...

Mileage: 69,725

TURNED ON LEFT TURN SIGNAL, BLINKER FLASHED 3 TIMES THEN WENT STEADY, UPON GOING STEADY SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF THE EMERGENCY FLASHER SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN. CAR WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WHEN THIS HAPPENED. UPON TURNING SIGNAL SWITCH TO OFF POSITION SMOKE STOPS. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE ...

Mileage: 69,725

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT ONE WEEK APART. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS 32. THERE WAS NO BULGING NOTICED IN THE TIRES.

Mileage: 166,592

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS IN FEB 2000 AND THE SECOND WAS MAY 26, 2006. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THIS OCCURRED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 3MPH. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE HIT THE SIDE OF A BUILDING THAT WAS AB...

Mileage: 81,500

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR, MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER LOST ALL POWER. MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR AND I WAS TRAVELING AT A CONSTANT SPEED. IT WAS VERY, VERY SCARY AND I WAS LUCKY TO STEER THE CAR INTO A TURNING LANE PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE LOSING ALL MOMENTUM AND COMING TO A COMP...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, POWER WINDOWS AND IGNITION WARNING CHIME FAILED DUE TO THE GEM CIRCUIT. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V072000, REGARDING THE FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

Mileage: 95,204

HERE IS THE COMPLAINT(S) SENT TO FORD MOTOR CO ABOUT MY 1999 EXPLORER: I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER SEAT BREAKING. IT YIELDS AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS REPEATED PROBLEM. I HAVE LOST THE USE OF MY CAR AND MONEY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ...

Mileage: 34,000

BRAKE FLUID LEVEL DROP IN RESERVOIR CORRESPONDING TO BRAKE PAD WEAR, WILL RESULT IN AIR ENTERING BRAKE SYSTEM AND RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKE PEDAL EFFICIENCY, PRIOR TO FLUID LEVEL IN RESERVOIR REACHING THE MIN. LEVEL WHEN VEHICLE IS ON LEVEL GROUND. FLUID WAS FLUSHED/BLED BUT ANTI-LOCK LIGHT REMAIN...

Mileage: 135,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD THEN THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAD BROKEN. WHEN THE CONTACT SITS IN THE SEAT, THE SEAT LEANS TO THE RIGHT SIDE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED.

Mileage: 50,000

1999 EXPLORER HOOD DOES NOT STAY OPEN WHEN LIFTED. *TS THE GAS LIFT SUPPORTS FAILED AND CAUSED THE HOOD TO COME CRASHING DOWN ON THE CONSUMER'S HEAD. THE HOOD CAUSED A GASH AND SWELLING ON THE CONSUMER'S FOREHEAD. *NM

RE: 1999 FORD EXPLORER IN NOVEMBER OF 2005, MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING TO KINGSVILLE, TEXAS ONE SATURDAY EVENING TO ATTEND A CHARITY FUNCTION. UPON OUR EXITING FROM THE HIGHWAY, WE PROCEEDED DOWN TWO CITY BLOCKS. AFTER WHICH, THE ACCELERATOR RACED UNEXPECTEDLY. I MANAGED TO HOLD DOWN THE BRAKE...

1999 EXPLORER HOOD DOES NOT REMAIN OPEN DUE TO SUDDEN GAS LIFT SUPPORT FAILURE. *TS THE HOOD CAME CRASHING DOWN ON THE CONSUMER'S HEAD RESULTING IN A GASH AND SWELLING ON HER FORHEAD. *NM

GEM MODULE (VEHICLE GETS LOCKED INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE OR WILL NOT EXIT 4 WHEEL DRIVE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V06200. *JB

Mileage: 79,000

GEM MODULE (VEHICLE GETS LOCKED INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE OR WILL NOT EXIT 4 WHEEL DRIVE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V06200. *JB

Mileage: 79,000

GEM MODULE (VEHICLE GETS LOCKED INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE OR WILL NOT EXIT 4 WHEEL DRIVE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V06200. *JB

Mileage: 79,000

WIFE CAME HOME FROM WORK SICK. PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. THOUGHT ENGINE OVERHEATED. OPENED HOOD AND FLAME SHOT UP FROM BRAKE MASTER. FIRE DEPT REPORT SHOWS IT WAS CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. FROM WHAT I'VE LEARNED ABOUT THIS IS THE CRUISE ...

Mileage: 127,656

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT DOES NOT RECLINE. IF THE SEAT IS ADJUSTED TO LEAN FORWARD, IT WILL NOT GO BACK. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE SEAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE SEAT TRACK IS BENT. UPDATED 2/24/2006 - THE SEAT WILL RECLINE BUT WILL NOT ADJUST. IT IS FROZEN ON T...

Mileage: 23,400

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD HAS ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND OFFERED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT DECLINED. *NM THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER, AND HE WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONTACT FOR 2 HOURS ...

Mileage: 61,900

ON STARTING THE ENGINE ON MY FORD EXPLORER, AN ALARM SOUNDED AND STATED A LIGHT MALFUNCTION. I CHECKED ALL THE LIGHTS AND THEY WERE OK. LATER, I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WITH MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON AND THE BRAKES APPLIED. I THEN NOTICED A PUFF OF SMOKE RISE FROM AROUND THE EMERGENCY LIGHT S...

Mileage: 100,080

1998 FORD EXPLORER BRAKES FAILED WHEN TRYING TO APPLY IN TRAFFIC. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED. THE MECHANIC STATED THE BRAKE LINE WAS NOT MADE WITH THE PROPER MATERIALS. *JB

Mileage: 55,000

I OWN TWO FORDS; A 1999 RANGER XLT EXT. CAB AND A 1999 EXPLORER - EDDIE BAUER. BOTH ARE EQUIPPED WITH A CD/CASSETTE/AM-FM RADIO COMBINATION. THE DISPLAY LIGHTS ON BOTH RADIOS UNITS DO NOT WORK. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. MY MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFEC...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE BRAKE RESERVOIR. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. NO POLICE OR FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED. *AK

Mileage: 100,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE STALLED. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE DIED IT EASILY RESTARTED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THERE WAS A SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN # 01M112 THAT CONCERNED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND THE TIMING CHAIN. ...

Mileage: 90,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE STALLED. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE DIED IT EASILY RESTARTED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THERE WAS A SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN # 01M112 THAT CONCERNED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND THE TIMING CHAIN. ...

Mileage: 90,000

CONSUMER REQUESTING INFORMATION ON ANY RECALL ON THE 19999 FORD EXPLORER XLT. *TS *NM

WHILE BACKING UP ON LEVEL GROUND, AFTER HEARING A LOUD BANG, MY EXPLORER LOST REVERSE. CONTACTING A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION SHOP, THEY TOLD ME MINE WILL BE THE 10TH EXPLORER TRANS THEY WILL BE REBUILDING THIS WEEK. THEY ALSO SAY TO NEVER TOW WITH THIS VEHICLE. *NM

Mileage: 113,000

EXPERIENCING WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM.....WIPERS TURN ON WITHOUT ACTIVATING THE SWITCH, AND SOMETIMES I CAN'T TURN THEM ON WHEN ITS RAINING......A SAFETY PROBLEM. A MARCH 2000 RECALL #00V072000 DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN # THEREFORE FORD WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. NEW MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH INSTALLED BY...

Mileage: 40,100

I HAVE A 99 FORD EXPLORER 4WD, EDDIE BAUER EDITION. FROM TIME TO TIME, THE THROTTLE WILL STICK , ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS COLD. I CAN'T REPLICATE THE STICK RELIABLY. WHEN IT STICKS, I HAVE TO PRESS EXTRA HARD ON THE THROTTLE, RESULTED BURST ACCELERATION THAT COULD CAUSE POTENTIAL ACCIDENT WITH THE VEHIC...

DT: NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2002. THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BECAUSE THE LIGHT FOR THE AIR BAGS WAS ALWAYS ON. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. THIS HAPPENED SO OFTEN THAT IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC FOR THE BRAKES BEC...

DT: NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2002. THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BECAUSE THE LIGHT FOR THE AIR BAGS WAS ALWAYS ON. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. THIS HAPPENED SO OFTEN THAT IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC FOR THE BRAKES BEC...

DT: NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2002. THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BECAUSE THE LIGHT FOR THE AIR BAGS WAS ALWAYS ON. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. THIS HAPPENED SO OFTEN THAT IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC FOR THE BRAKES BEC...

DT: NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2002. THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BECAUSE THE LIGHT FOR THE AIR BAGS WAS ALWAYS ON. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. THIS HAPPENED SO OFTEN THAT IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC FOR THE BRAKES BEC...

DT: NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2002. THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BECAUSE THE LIGHT FOR THE AIR BAGS WAS ALWAYS ON. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. THIS HAPPENED SO OFTEN THAT IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC FOR THE BRAKES BEC...

DT: CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE PLASTIC VENT INSIDE THE HEATER CONTROL ASSEMBLY BROKE. THIS PLASTIC VENT REGULATES WHERE THE AIR WILL CIRCULATE THROUGH OUT THE VEHICLE. ALSO, IT CONTROLS THE DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO SEE WITHOU...

Mileage: 99,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT CALLED ABOUT THE CURRENT NHTSA INVESTIGATION DP05005 CONCERNING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING/THE SPARK PLUG. A SPARK PLUG WIRE BURNED AND IT MESSED UP THE EGR SENSOR. THIS OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2005 WHILE GOING OUT OF TOWN ,AND THEY NO...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE VEHICLE WAS INSIDE OF THE CONTACT'S MOTHERS GARAGE THE NIGHT THAT MOTHER'S HOUSE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. THIS OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 14, 2003. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED BECAUSE THE HOU...

DT: THE CONTACT HAS A 2005 CHALET, WHEN GOING ON VACATION YES THE AXLE BROKE. THE TRAILER WAS BEING TOWED AT 55-60 MPH. WHEN THE AXLE BROKE IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO SEVERAL PARTS OF THE TRAVEL TRAILER AND TIRE. THERE WAS SMOKE DAMAGE FROM THE TIRE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE CABINETS AND UNDER CARRIAGE...

Mileage: 45,000

DT: THE CONTACT HAS A 2005 CHALET, WHEN GOING ON VACATION YES THE AXLE BROKE. THE TRAILER WAS BEING TOWED AT 55-60 MPH. WHEN THE AXLE BROKE IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO SEVERAL PARTS OF THE TRAVEL TRAILER AND TIRE. THERE WAS SMOKE DAMAGE FROM THE TIRE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE CABINETS AND UNDER CARRIAGE...

Mileage: 45,000

DT: VEHICLE'S METAL SPORT RUNNING BOARDS RUSTED IN TWO YEARS. THE OWNER FELT THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE OWNER NEEDED THE RUNNING BOARDS TO HELP HER GET IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND A BODY SHOP. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. CON...

Mileage: 50,000

1999 FORD EXPLORER GRAB BAR OVER THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT FELL OFF ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO PRESSURE APPLIED TO IT. *MR FOR SEVEN WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE TO CONSUMER HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO USE THE GRAB BAR TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF AN ANKLE INJURY. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT AT...

Mileage: 100,000

NORMAL, LIGHT USAGE (11,000MI/Y); SCHEDULED MAINTENANCES PERFORMED. 1. REAR AXLE SEAL(S) LEAKING. 2. FRONT PINION GEAR SEAL LEAKING. 3. PARKING BRAKE FLOODED WITH FLUID FROM 1 OR 2, NOT SURE. 4. EVAPORATIVE UNIT FOR AC DEFECTIVE, NEEDS REPLACEMENT. 5. LCD FOR CLOCK/AUDIO SYSTEM DEFECTIVE. 6. R...

Mileage: 65,000

NORMAL, LIGHT USAGE (11,000MI/Y); SCHEDULED MAINTENANCES PERFORMED. 1. REAR AXLE SEAL(S) LEAKING. 2. FRONT PINION GEAR SEAL LEAKING. 3. PARKING BRAKE FLOODED WITH FLUID FROM 1 OR 2, NOT SURE. 4. EVAPORATIVE UNIT FOR AC DEFECTIVE, NEEDS REPLACEMENT. 5. LCD FOR CLOCK/AUDIO SYSTEM DEFECTIVE. 6. R...

Mileage: 65,000

NORMAL, LIGHT USAGE (11,000MI/Y); SCHEDULED MAINTENANCES PERFORMED. 1. REAR AXLE SEAL(S) LEAKING. 2. FRONT PINION GEAR SEAL LEAKING. 3. PARKING BRAKE FLOODED WITH FLUID FROM 1 OR 2, NOT SURE. 4. EVAPORATIVE UNIT FOR AC DEFECTIVE, NEEDS REPLACEMENT. 5. LCD FOR CLOCK/AUDIO SYSTEM DEFECTIVE. 6. R...

Mileage: 65,000

NORMAL, LIGHT USAGE (11,000MI/Y); SCHEDULED MAINTENANCES PERFORMED. 1. REAR AXLE SEAL(S) LEAKING. 2. FRONT PINION GEAR SEAL LEAKING. 3. PARKING BRAKE FLOODED WITH FLUID FROM 1 OR 2, NOT SURE. 4. EVAPORATIVE UNIT FOR AC DEFECTIVE, NEEDS REPLACEMENT. 5. LCD FOR CLOCK/AUDIO SYSTEM DEFECTIVE. 6. R...

Mileage: 65,000

1998 FORD EXPLORER DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT SEAT RECLINER.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL # 03V281000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER SEAT HAS NOT FAILED, HOWEVER THE PASSENGER SEAT DID. *JB

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES PERIODICALLY. LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAYS THE WIRE HARNESS UNDERNEATH PASS SEAT DOES NOT HAVE A GOOD CONNECTION AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. COST: APPROX $300. NOT ABLE TO REPLACE YET DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.

Mileage: 55,710

HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND WIRING HARNESS BURNT. CAR WAS PARKED, NOT RUNNING OR LIGHTS ON. CAR FILLED FULL OF SMOKE. WAS LUCKY IT DID NOT SET THE CAR ON FIRE.

Mileage: 112,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. HE STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING HE NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. THIS DID HAPPENED THREE OR FOUR TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH (TURN SIGNALS, WINDSHIELD WIPER, AND HEADLIGHT DIMMER MODULE). HE...

Mileage: 72,741

THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE(BOTH FRONT AND REAR) WILL FOR A PERIOD OF DAYS NOT UNLOCK WITH THE POWER LOCK OR THE KEY ON THE FRONT DOOR. THIS LEAVES THE PERSON SITTING ON THAT SIDE HAVING TO CRAWL TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO GET OUT. THEN AFTER A PERIOD OF DAYS SEEMS THAT IT WILL START...

Mileage: 85,000

I HAVE THE SAME SWITCH FOR CRUISE CONTROL OPERATION ON MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER AND AM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY I WILL HAVE A FIRE CAUSED BY ITS FAILURE. THIS FAILURE WAS REPORTED ON CNN ON JUNE 16, 2005. WILL THERE BE A RECALL?

Mileage: 52,000

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SMOKING WHILE DRIVING, AND SHE KEPT ON DRIVING AND IT STOPPED. IT HAPPENED NC EBEFORE ABOUT A MONTH AGO. CONSUMER WAS WORRIED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL EXPLODE ON HER.*AK

Mileage: 12,000

DT: CONTACT STATES THE INSIDE LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO, THE OUTSIDE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO RUN DOWN. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE REGARDING THE GENERIC ELECTRIC MODULE, BUT THIS SPECIFIC VEHICL...

DT: CONTACT STATES THE INSIDE LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO, THE OUTSIDE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO RUN DOWN. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE REGARDING THE GENERIC ELECTRIC MODULE, BUT THIS SPECIFIC VEHICL...

DT: CONTACT STATES THE INSIDE LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO, THE OUTSIDE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO RUN DOWN. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE REGARDING THE GENERIC ELECTRIC MODULE, BUT THIS SPECIFIC VEHICL...

DT: CONTACT STATES THE INSIDE LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO, THE OUTSIDE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO RUN DOWN. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE REGARDING THE GENERIC ELECTRIC MODULE, BUT THIS SPECIFIC VEHICL...

DT: CONTACT STATES THE INSIDE LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO, THE OUTSIDE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO RUN DOWN. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE REGARDING THE GENERIC ELECTRIC MODULE, BUT THIS SPECIFIC VEHICL...

VEHICLE WILL NOT START WHEN ON AN UPHILL INCLINE

Mileage: 70,231

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOCKED UP ON THE HIGHWAY. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE CAM SHAFT LOCKED UP BECAUSE OIL WAS NOT CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE MOTOR. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHENEVER THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS USED. CONSUMER ANTICIPATES A FIRE IF THIS ISSUE CONTINUED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *JB *BF *NM

Mileage: 71,645

BLEND DOOR ON THE HEAT AND AC BROKEN, CANNOT WARM UP INTERIOR OF VEHICLE TO DEFROST WINDOWS, IT JUST BLOWS COLD AIR(MAYBE OUTSIDE AIR). HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET.

Mileage: 88,800

AFTER SITTING IN A TURN LANE FOR 2-3 MINUTES WITH TURN SIGNAL ON, WISPS OF SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. UPON REPEATING THE SCENARIO IN DRIVEWAY SAME WISPS OF SMOKE WERE OBSERVED, AND ORANGE GLOW COULD BE SEEN INSIDE STEERING COLUMN WHEN LOOKING THROUGH CRACKS AROUND HAZARD WARNING FLASH...

Mileage: 147,000

I'VE RECEIVED NOTICE OF A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT RECLINER BOLT ON MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER INDICATING THIS WOULD BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. WHEN I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A POSSIBLITY THE BOLT COULD BREAK OFF WHILE THE...

AFTER HAVING PARKED MY CAR I COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR FOR MY CHILD TO GET OUT--NEITHER FROM THE INSIDE NOR THE OUTSIDE AND PULL MECHANISM DISAPPEARED IN BETWEEN CAR DOOR. *JB

Mileage: 141,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN RT.10 IN WHIPPANY,NJ MY '99 FORD EXPLORER CAUGHT ON FIRE. ELIEVE IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE - FIRE WAS BEHIND THE DASH BOARD. I SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE ON THE FLOOR AND THE CAR QUICKLY FILLED UP WITH SMOKE. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD - CALLED 911 - POLICE AND FIRE T...

Mileage: 68,500

CONSUMER'S 1999 FORD EXPLORER (VIN [XXX]) CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A VEHICLE DEFECT. REQUEST THAT THE SCOPE OF THE FORD RECALL FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH BE EXPANDED. *NM THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FIRE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. A RECALL WAS ISSUED F...

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH ACCELERATION PEDAL WAS LET GO BUT SPEED DID NOT DECREASE. CONSUMER THEN APPLIED BRAKES BUT HAD NO EFFECT. HE TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AGAIN WHICH SLOWED VEHICLE DOWN. ACCIDENTS WERE AVOIDED WHILE PULLING TO SHOULDER OF ROAD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH ACCELERATION PEDAL WAS LET GO BUT SPEED DID NOT DECREASE. CONSUMER THEN APPLIED BRAKES BUT HAD NO EFFECT. HE TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AGAIN WHICH SLOWED VEHICLE DOWN. ACCIDENTS WERE AVOIDED WHILE PULLING TO SHOULDER OF ROAD. *AK

THE INTERIOR OF THE FUEL TANK DEVELOPED RUST, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE ROAD. TAKEN TO SHOP FOR A NEW REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK.*AK *TC

VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES FOR THE PADS AND ROTORS BEING DEFECTIVE. ALSO, SEEMED TO BE AN ISSUE WITH OTHER CONSUMERS. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES SQUEAK EVEN AFTER THE REPAIR. *TC

Mileage: 65,000

VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES FOR THE PADS AND ROTORS BEING DEFECTIVE. ALSO, SEEMED TO BE AN ISSUE WITH OTHER CONSUMERS. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES SQUEAK EVEN AFTER THE REPAIR. *TC

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPLORER XLT WITH A V-6 SOHC 4 LITER ENGINE. THE CAR HAS NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATED SINCE PURCHASE IN 2000, IT HAS CONSTANTLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. I FOUND OUT FEBRUARY 16, 2005 THAT I HAVE A...

Mileage: 1

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED, AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

CONSUMER REPLACED FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT (BOTTOM FRAME) 3 TIMES. EACH TIME THE SEAT FRAME HAS BROKEN IN THE SAME MANNER. *BF THE FRAME METAL RIPPED/TORE AT THE LOCATION OF THE MOUNTING BOLT FOR THE RECLINER LEVER. THE TEARING CAUSED THE SEAT BACK TO RECLINE WITHOUT WARNING ON THE LEFT SIDE. AS A R...

MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER WAS PARKED, LOCKED, WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. IN MY GARAGE ON JANUARY 30, 2005. WHEN WE SMELLED SMOKE, LOOKED IN THE GARAGE, AND FOUND EXTREME SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR... I PHONED 911, AND THE OPERATOR ADVISED US TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND DO NOT ATTEMPT ...

Mileage: 50,000

THE TRUCK WAS PARKED INSIDE OF THE GARAGE AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO CRUISE CONTROL. NO INJURES REPORTED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK ....FIRE DID EXTENSIV EDAMAGE TO GARAGE AND HOUSE. *AK

Mileage: 51,000

THE TRUCK WAS PARKED INSIDE OF THE GARAGE AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO CRUISE CONTROL. NO INJURES REPORTED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK ....FIRE DID EXTENSIV EDAMAGE TO GARAGE AND HOUSE. *AK

Mileage: 51,000

DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF THE WORN OUT LOWER FRONT BALL JOINT ON THE DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 78,000

1999 FORD EXPLORER FUEL LINE LEAKING.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE FUEL LINES THAT EXTENDS OVER THE VALVE COVER AND INTO THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM IS LEAKING FUEL. CONSUMER COULD SMELL THE GAS ODOR AND PULLED OVER TO STOP THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. *TT *NM

WHILE DRIVING FRONT HUB CAME OFF THE VEHICLE, SIDE UNKNOWN. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 160,000

WELD THAT MOUNTS THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY TO THE FIREWALL FAILED. THIS ALLOWED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY AND BRACKET TO FALL TO THE CAR FLOOR WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER WELDED THE BRACKET BACK TO THE FIREWALL AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE TO MYSE...

Mileage: 85,000

IN MY 99 FORD EXPLORER 4X4, THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILED COSTING $2500 IN DAMAGES. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE 4X4 SYSTEM WAS NOT OPERATING. WE HAD NO IDEA , THE DEALER CAUGHT IT DURING A SERVICE CHECK. *JB

Mileage: 75,000

ENGINE STALLS OUT WHEN YOU LET OFF GAS HAS DONE IT THREE TIME FIRST TIME TOOK IT DEALER THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG SECOND TIME DID IT COMING OF INTERSTATE RAMP THAT WAS FUN THEY REPLACE PART IN FUEL SYSTEM (SOME THING ABOUT IDLE SENSOR?). MY WIFE'S AND SISTER'S 2000 RANGER ALSO DID IT. *A...

ENGINE STALLS OUT WHEN YOU LET OFF GAS HAS DONE IT THREE TIME FIRST TIME TOOK IT DEALER THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG SECOND TIME DID IT COMING OF INTERSTATE RAMP THAT WAS FUN THEY REPLACE PART IN FUEL SYSTEM (SOME THING ABOUT IDLE SENSOR?). MY WIFE'S AND SISTER'S 2000 RANGER ALSO DID IT. *A...

MULT-IFUNCTION SWITCH MALFUNCTION. WHEN I USE THE BLINKER IT WILL PAUSE MOMENTARILY AND THEN IT WILL SMOKE. THIS IS A PROBLEM FORD KNOWS ABOUT AND HAS RECALLED ON 3 MANUFACTURED LINES OF 99 EXPLORERS BUT NOT MINE. SO THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT. *JB

Mileage: 59,000

I PURCHASED MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER IN MAY OF 2004 AND WITHIN A MONTH, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION COULD BE HEARD SHIFTING AND ALSO SHIFTING MOVEMENT WAS FELT WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BA...

Mileage: 80,016

I PURCHASED MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER IN MAY OF 2004 AND WITHIN A MONTH, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION COULD BE HEARD SHIFTING AND ALSO SHIFTING MOVEMENT WAS FELT WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BA...

Mileage: 80,016

THE FUEL TANK WAS LOOSE AND WAS CAUSING THE FUEL SENDING UNIT TO FAIL. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED. *AK....THE FUEL TANK WA SNOT LOOSE. THE BAFFLE PLATE INSIDE THE FUEL TANK BECAME UNATTACHED, SLIDING BACK AND FORTH, WHICH IN TURN ALSO RUINED THE GAS TANK FUEL SENDING UNIT. A...

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER WILL NOTIFY THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK WITH ADDED PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR THE PEDAL UNSTICKS AND THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. THE PR...

Mileage: 50,000

DRIVER'S SEAT WAS RECLINING BACKWARD WHILE DRIVING AND WAS SHIFTING TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.*AK

Mileage: 149,000

TWO WEEKS AGO I WENT TO GET OUT OF MY SUV AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. I FINALLY GOT IT TO WORK AFTER PULLING ON THE HANDLE AND PUSHING LOCK/UNLOCK ABOUT 20 TIMES. THIS HAPPENS DAILY. *JB

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT RECENTLY FLUNG FORWARD AS A RESULT OF A BROKEN BOLT. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE BOLT/LATCH INDICATING IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *BF THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE BOLT UNDER RECALL 03V281000 BUT NOT THE PASSENGER SIDE BOLT. *NM

Mileage: 88,450

I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPLORER AND THE REVERSE WENT OUT IN IT. THE REST OF THE OTHER GEARS WORK. IT WILL COST 1500.00 TO FIX THRU A TRANSMISSION DEALER. I CONTACTED A RECENTLY RETIRED FORD MECHANIC WHO WORKS OUT OF HIS GARAGE NOW. HE TOLD ME THIS REVERSE IS A PART IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAN BE REPLAC...

Mileage: 144,000

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT 2 MONTHS AFTER BRAKE SERVICE WHICH INCLUDED MACHINING ROTORS IN (4-24-04). FOLLOW UP SERVICE (8-16-04) FOR PROBLEM FOUND WARPED ROTORS ON LEFT SIDE, IN WHICH FORD DEALER SERVICE CHARGED FOR REPLACEMENT. (10-15-04) RIGHT SIDE ROTOR NOW EXHIBITING SAME DEFE...

Mileage: 62,792

I WAS TRAVELING BEHIND A CONCRETE TRUCK WHEN HE SLAMMED ON BRAKES. I HIT THE TRUCK AND THE FRONT END OF MY EXPLORER WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE OFFICER AND SEVERAL BODY SHOP MECHANICS, THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE BODY SHOP AND THE DAMAGE AP...

Mileage: 60,000

THE REAR TAIL GATE WILL NOT OPEN, WHEN THE DOORS ARE LOCKED THE GLASS IS STILL UNLOCKED. THE REAR WIPER WILL NOT WORK EITHER. WHEN THE GLASS IS OPEN THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON. SINCE I CAN'T TELL WEATHER IT IS LATCHED SECURELY OR NOT, I AM AFRAID THAT IF EVER IN AN ACCIDENT IT MAY OPEN ON...

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL TO THE VEHICLE, AND IT CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL, ROLLING OVER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE STOPPING. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED THIRD DEGREE ROAD RASH BURN ON THE L...

Mileage: 59,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL TO THE VEHICLE, AND IT CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL, ROLLING OVER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE STOPPING. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED THIRD DEGREE ROAD RASH BURN ON THE L...

Mileage: 59,000

WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE SUDDENLY DRIVER'S SEAT BACK RECLINER BROKE. AS RESULT, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. *AK *SC

Mileage: 55,700

AIR BAG LAMP WOULD LIGHT INTERMITENTLY. (9/10/04 TOOK TO DEALER. LITE IS NOW OUT.) DEALER TRACED TO A WIRING HARNESS THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AT PRESENT THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 67,617 MILES. DEALER STATED THAT THIS MAYBE CORRISION OF CONTACTS. SOUNDS LIKE A DESIGN PROBLEM. 9/12/2004 LITE IS BACK ON ...

Mileage: 67,600

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION. GOODYEAR WRANGLER AP, AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE 265/70R16, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. GOODYEAR WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *NM

Mileage: 63,802

THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT CLEAR THE ENTIRE WINDOW, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL DID NOT WAIT UNTIL THE TURN WAS MADE BEFORE GOING OFF. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES SOMETHING MAY HAVE COME LOOSE WHICH CAUSED A GAS LEAK WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE WIPER AND TURN SIGNAL UNDER WARRANTY. ...

Mileage: 83,000

THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT CLEAR THE ENTIRE WINDOW, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL DID NOT WAIT UNTIL THE TURN WAS MADE BEFORE GOING OFF. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES SOMETHING MAY HAVE COME LOOSE WHICH CAUSED A GAS LEAK WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE WIPER AND TURN SIGNAL UNDER WARRANTY. ...

Mileage: 83,000

THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT CLEAR THE ENTIRE WINDOW, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL DID NOT WAIT UNTIL THE TURN WAS MADE BEFORE GOING OFF. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES SOMETHING MAY HAVE COME LOOSE WHICH CAUSED A GAS LEAK WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE WIPER AND TURN SIGNAL UNDER WARRANTY. ...

Mileage: 83,000

1999 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER EDITION... WE HAD GONE OUT TO DINNER AND WHEN LEAVING THE PARKING SPACE IT SOUNDED AS IF WE RAN OVER A GLASS BOTTLE. MY HUSBAND LOOKED AROUND THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. I GOT IN THE DRIVERS SEAT AND IT FELT AS IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON (WAS NOT) AN...

Mileage: 115,889

1999 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER EDITION... WE HAD GONE OUT TO DINNER AND WHEN LEAVING THE PARKING SPACE IT SOUNDED AS IF WE RAN OVER A GLASS BOTTLE. MY HUSBAND LOOKED AROUND THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. I GOT IN THE DRIVERS SEAT AND IT FELT AS IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON (WAS NOT) AN...

Mileage: 115,889

1999 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER EDITION... WE HAD GONE OUT TO DINNER AND WHEN LEAVING THE PARKING SPACE IT SOUNDED AS IF WE RAN OVER A GLASS BOTTLE. MY HUSBAND LOOKED AROUND THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. I GOT IN THE DRIVERS SEAT AND IT FELT AS IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON (WAS NOT) AN...

Mileage: 115,889

DRIVER SEAT FELL INTO THE BACK SEAT. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SEAT. VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP AND THE SEAT FELL AGAIN. DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT WAS WORN OUT. *AK

Mileage: 135,000

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK OR STARTED WORKING ON THEIR OWN. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED ON THE ROAD. AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY CAME ON AND OFF.*AK

Mileage: 19,000

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK OR STARTED WORKING ON THEIR OWN. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED ON THE ROAD. AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY CAME ON AND OFF.*AK

Mileage: 19,000

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK OR STARTED WORKING ON THEIR OWN. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED ON THE ROAD. AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY CAME ON AND OFF.*AK

Mileage: 19,000

POSSIBLE AIR BAG FAILURE OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT.*MR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON THE DASH. AFTER APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES THE FLASHING CEASED AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER HASN'T TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER YET. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. THE DRIVER STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THA...

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ,AND DROVE IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT A GEM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE VEHICLE'S POWER WINDOWS, 4 WHEEL DRIVE ...

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ,AND DROVE IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT A GEM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE VEHICLE'S POWER WINDOWS, 4 WHEEL DRIVE ...

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ,AND DROVE IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT A GEM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE VEHICLE'S POWER WINDOWS, 4 WHEEL DRIVE ...

ON MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER, THE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE. SOMETIME PRIOR TO THE 2003 RECALL FOR THE BOLT FAILURE OF THE SEAT RECLINER ASSEMBLY, THE FRAME ALSO FAILED CAUSING THE SEAT TO RECLINE PARTIALLY EVEN THOU THE SETTING IS IN THE TOP POSITION. THE SEAT ALSO MOVES BACK AND FORTH WHEN HOLDING THE...

Mileage: 72,000

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THIS WAS THE REPLACEMENT TIRE FOR THE TIRE RECALL 01T016000. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 63,000

WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE FRAME AT THE BASE OF THE SEAT BROKE IN TWO. *AK THE METAL BRACKET CONNECTED TO THE SIDE OF THE SIDE ADJUSTMENT BROKE AND CAUSED THE SEAT TO FALL BACK. *NM

Mileage: 45,000

WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE (BELOW 32 DEGREES F)THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT OPEN WITH THE REMOTE MECHANISM. ALSO, AFTER UNLOCKING THE DOORS THEY WILL NOT STAY LOCKED AFTER CLOSING. WHEN THE CONSUMER LEANS ON THE DOORS AFTER CLOSING THEM , THEY WILL OPEN. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED THREE TIMES. ...

Mileage: 42,200

THE THROTTLE BRACKET/PEDAL ASSEMBLY BROKE LOOSE FROM THE FIREWALL CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHILE. THE SPOT WELDS THAT ATTACHED THE ASSEMBLY FATIGUED, ALLOWING THE FAILURE. *AK

Mileage: 131,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH, FLAT, SMOOTH ROAD, I FELT AND HEARD A "THUD" FROM LEFT FRONT AREA OF VEHICLE, FOLLOWED BY HIGH PITCHED SQUEEL, PULLED OFF ROAD AND DID A VISUAL CHECK & FOUND NOTHING OUT OF PLACE, OR ANY LOOSE OR MISSING PIECES.*AK PULLED BACK ONTO HIGHWAY, SLOWLY INCREASING SPEED, EVERYTHIN...

Mileage: 43,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE CONSUMER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND STAYED ON FOR TWO WEEKS. *SC *JB

Mileage: 83,000

THE CONSUMER COULD NOT UNLOCK THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS, FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK *SC *JB

THE FACTORY HOOD SHOCKS ARE TOO SMALL AND CANNOT HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE HOOD. THIS RESULTED IN THE HOOD SLAMMING SHUT WITHOUT WARNING. *AK THE HOOD WOULD STAY UP FOR FIVE MINUTES. *SC *JB

Mileage: 51,000

WHILE AT A STOP SMOKE STARTED TO APPEAR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ENGAGE WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED TO DO SO AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK

THERE IS A SHORT IN THE AIR BAG WIRING SYSTEM CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ENGAGE WITHOUT PROVOCATION. FORD REPAIR PERSON AT HOLMES TUTTLE FORD IN TUCSON ARIZONA SAID PROBLEM WAS INHERENT TO THE 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHY HASN'T THE EXPLORER BEEN RECALLED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WHY DO I HAVE TO BE AL...

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE REAR WINDOW BROKE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A NEW WINDOW WOULD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT RECLINER MECHANISM BROKE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS A YEAR AGO CONCERNING THE HIGH BACK DRIVER SEAT. *MR *LA

Mileage: 83,000

WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL BEFORE PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE CONSUMER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. *AK ...

Mileage: 47,200

WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL BEFORE PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE CONSUMER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. *AK ...

Mileage: 47,200

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON DURING THE DURATION OF THE DRIVE. TECHNICIAN REPLACED A CRACKED ENGINE HEAD/HEATER CORE/FOUR DIFFERENT SPARKS PLUGS/ GASKETS, AND FILLED AND CHANGED THE OIL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON DURING THE DURATION OF THE DRIVE. TECHNICIAN REPLACED A CRACKED ENGINE HEAD/HEATER CORE/FOUR DIFFERENT SPARKS PLUGS/ GASKETS, AND FILLED AND CHANGED THE OIL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON DURING THE DURATION OF THE DRIVE. TECHNICIAN REPLACED A CRACKED ENGINE HEAD/HEATER CORE/FOUR DIFFERENT SPARKS PLUGS/ GASKETS, AND FILLED AND CHANGED THE OIL. *AK

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND I STARTED FEELING THE WHOLE TRUCK BOUNCE, I WENT TO THE TIRE SHOP TO FIND OUT. THE TIRE WAS SEPARATING FROM THE TREAD OR SPLITING DOWN THE MIDDLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND NOW A NEW ONE THAT WAS BOUGHT TO REPLACE ONE OF THE OLD ONES IS ALSO BEGINNING TO SEPARATE.*AK

Mileage: 115,000

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, CONSUMER FELT LOOSENESS AND A "BREAKING" SOUND WHICH LEFT HIS SEAT IN A RECLINED POSITION. *PH RECALLS 03S04 AND 03S03 WERE REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE SEAT WAS NOT REMEDIED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO NOT E...

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT COLLAPSED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSED THE PASSENGER TO FALL BACKWARDS INTO THE REAR SEAT. THE CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP. *AK *NM

Mileage: 95,000

AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS ON 1999 FORD EXPLORER REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $550. TOLD BY DEALER IT WAS DEFECTIVE PER TSB 03-24-1.X4.5X. IT WAS REPLACED BEFORE WHEN UNDER WARRANTY FOR SAME DEFECT. TOLD BY DEALER NOT A SAFETY ISSUE SO FORD WOULD NOT COVER COSTS, BUT ALSO TOLD IF NOT REPLACED AIR BAG SYS...

Mileage: 93,345

THE WINDSHIELD IN MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER CAME LOOSE. ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT COME COMPLETELY OUT, IT WOULD NOT HAVE REMAINED INTACT IN A MINOR ACCIDENT. I HADS TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 77,600

APPLICATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER THE ENGINE HAS COOLED, WOULD NEED TO APPLY ADDITIONAL FORCE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO BREAK THE BRIDGE. *LA

Mileage: 57,801

CONSUMER STATES IF THE ARM REST IS TIPPED UPWARD TO GET INTO THE STORAGE AREA, HOT /COLD DRINKS WILL SPILL INTO THE REAR PASSENGER AREA. *AK *MR

Mileage: 135,000

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ON TWO OCCASIONS, BUT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED THE THIRD TIME. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 67,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL BRACKET CAME DETACHED, CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR TO HANG FREELY AND FELL OFF, AND BECAME LODGED UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL, ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 100,000

RECALL# 03V281000 SUBJECT: HIGH BACK SEATS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE RECALL REPAIR COULD NOT BE DONE BECAUSE THEY WAITED TOO LONG TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. *JB

Mileage: 68,000

WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK ON A INCLINE WITH THE ENGINE OFF VEHICLE WILL NOT START. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK THE DRIVER STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN HER BACK AND SPRAINED HER LEFT THUMB. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND IS STILL IN THE OWNERS POSSE...

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH STEERING WHEEL SWAYED AWAY FROM THE CONSUMER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY U-HAUL THAT THEY WILL NO LONGER RENT A TRAILER TO ME TO BE TOWED BY MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER (4DR, XLT). I HAVE NOT BEEN ADVISED BY BY YOUR AGENCY OR FORD THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO USE AS A TOW VEHCILE. MY COMPLAINT IS AGAINST U-HAUL FOR ADOPTING THIS PRACTICE, AND AGAINST F...

WHILE TRAVELING DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWING VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *PH AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING A 5X 10 SINGLE AXLE TRAILER ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE *JB

Mileage: 58,000

THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINER BOLT. AFTER TAKING VEHICLE IN 3 DIFFERENT TIMES TO GET RECALL WORK DONE, AFTER IT WAS COMPLETED, THE SEAT IS STILL MALFUNCTIONING DUE TO DAMAGE DONE IN THE INTERIM BETWEEN THE MALFUNCTION AND A YEAR LATER GETTING THE RECALL BOLT FIXED. THE DIFFERENT ...

VEHICLE'S SEAT BOLT RECALLED, AND THE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED UNEXPECTEDLY. *LA THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED WITH THE SEAT WAS NOT THE RECALLED PART, BUT INSTEAD A SAT BACK FRAME THAT BROKE. *JB

GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR IS MISALIGNED SINCE ABOUT SEPTEMBER, 2003. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM INDICATING IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THERE ARE PROBABLY MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM BUT WHO HAVE NOT FILED A COMPLAINT. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM IN EMERGENCIES...

Mileage: 67,000

AT 40,000 MILES AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE, AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

ACCELERATOR PEDAL BRACKET CAME UN-WELDED CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR TO HANG FREELY CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLES SPEED ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION.

Mileage: 66,183

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS BROKE. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK RECLINED WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BOLT. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP, THE SEAT BACK CONTINUED TO RECLINE. *JB

I PURCHASED MY EXPLORER ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE I BOUGHT IT. JUST IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT HOMETOWN MOTORS AT LEAST 4 OR 5 TIMES. AND EVERYTIME THEY GET IT IN THEY CHARGE ME A HUNDRED DOLLAR DEDUCTABLE PLUS WHAT THE WARRANTY WON'T COVER....

Mileage: 67,000

I PURCHASED MY EXPLORER ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE I BOUGHT IT. JUST IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT HOMETOWN MOTORS AT LEAST 4 OR 5 TIMES. AND EVERYTIME THEY GET IT IN THEY CHARGE ME A HUNDRED DOLLAR DEDUCTABLE PLUS WHAT THE WARRANTY WON'T COVER....

Mileage: 67,000

I PURCHASED MY EXPLORER ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE I BOUGHT IT. JUST IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT HOMETOWN MOTORS AT LEAST 4 OR 5 TIMES. AND EVERYTIME THEY GET IT IN THEY CHARGE ME A HUNDRED DOLLAR DEDUCTABLE PLUS WHAT THE WARRANTY WON'T COVER....

Mileage: 67,000

I PURCHASED MY EXPLORER ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE I BOUGHT IT. JUST IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT HOMETOWN MOTORS AT LEAST 4 OR 5 TIMES. AND EVERYTIME THEY GET IT IN THEY CHARGE ME A HUNDRED DOLLAR DEDUCTABLE PLUS WHAT THE WARRANTY WON'T COVER....

Mileage: 67,000

I PURCHASED MY EXPLORER ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE I BOUGHT IT. JUST IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT HOMETOWN MOTORS AT LEAST 4 OR 5 TIMES. AND EVERYTIME THEY GET IT IN THEY CHARGE ME A HUNDRED DOLLAR DEDUCTABLE PLUS WHAT THE WARRANTY WON'T COVER....

Mileage: 67,000

STEERING VERY UNSTABLE?.......HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO KEEP VEHICLE ON THE ROAD WHEN THERE ARE PAVEMENT PROBLEMS SUCH AS CRACKS AND CREVICES, ETC..... HAVE NEVER DRIVEN A VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND HAVE DRIVEN QUITE A FEW CARS..DIDNT NOTICE IT UNTIL AFTER THE MILEAGE METER GOT TO 54,000 MARK.....

STEERING VERY UNSTABLE?.......HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO KEEP VEHICLE ON THE ROAD WHEN THERE ARE PAVEMENT PROBLEMS SUCH AS CRACKS AND CREVICES, ETC..... HAVE NEVER DRIVEN A VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND HAVE DRIVEN QUITE A FEW CARS..DIDNT NOTICE IT UNTIL AFTER THE MILEAGE METER GOT TO 54,000 MARK.....

THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I HAVE NOW IS MY TRANSMISSION, ON AUGUST 1ST, MY EXPLORER LOST ITS REVERSE, IT IS NOW AUGUST 25, AND I STILL DO NOT HAVE MY CAR, THEY FIXED IT ON AUG 20, IT BROKE THAT NIGHT, TOOK IT BACK AUG 22, BROKE AGAIN AND THEN TOOK IT BACK THAT NIGHT AND NOW THEY STILL HAVE IT AND DONT KN...

Mileage: 38,000

THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I HAVE NOW IS MY TRANSMISSION, ON AUGUST 1ST, MY EXPLORER LOST ITS REVERSE, IT IS NOW AUGUST 25, AND I STILL DO NOT HAVE MY CAR, THEY FIXED IT ON AUG 20, IT BROKE THAT NIGHT, TOOK IT BACK AUG 22, BROKE AGAIN AND THEN TOOK IT BACK THAT NIGHT AND NOW THEY STILL HAVE IT AND DONT KN...

Mileage: 38,000

THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I HAVE NOW IS MY TRANSMISSION, ON AUGUST 1ST, MY EXPLORER LOST ITS REVERSE, IT IS NOW AUGUST 25, AND I STILL DO NOT HAVE MY CAR, THEY FIXED IT ON AUG 20, IT BROKE THAT NIGHT, TOOK IT BACK AUG 22, BROKE AGAIN AND THEN TOOK IT BACK THAT NIGHT AND NOW THEY STILL HAVE IT AND DONT KN...

Mileage: 38,000

THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I HAVE NOW IS MY TRANSMISSION, ON AUGUST 1ST, MY EXPLORER LOST ITS REVERSE, IT IS NOW AUGUST 25, AND I STILL DO NOT HAVE MY CAR, THEY FIXED IT ON AUG 20, IT BROKE THAT NIGHT, TOOK IT BACK AUG 22, BROKE AGAIN AND THEN TOOK IT BACK THAT NIGHT AND NOW THEY STILL HAVE IT AND DONT KN...

Mileage: 38,000

1--BAD ROARING NOISE IN LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA 2--RATTLING NOISE IN EXHAUST (MUFFLER) OUR VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP OVER 21/2 WEEKS MY WIFE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE THURSDAY8-28-03 SAME NOISE IN THE FRONT ALSO NEW RATTLING NOISE LEDFT FRONT END. NOISE IN BAD AT 55MPH LOTS OF PROMISES MADE BY MALOY FORD...

Mileage: 60,000

1--BAD ROARING NOISE IN LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA 2--RATTLING NOISE IN EXHAUST (MUFFLER) OUR VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP OVER 21/2 WEEKS MY WIFE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE THURSDAY8-28-03 SAME NOISE IN THE FRONT ALSO NEW RATTLING NOISE LEDFT FRONT END. NOISE IN BAD AT 55MPH LOTS OF PROMISES MADE BY MALOY FORD...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED UNTIL IT WARMED UP. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED. BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

Mileage: 45,000

MY VEHICLES' OEM RADIO DISPLAY HAS SHORTED OUT AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS OF LIGHT USE. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE PARTICULAR RADIOS IN 1997-2001 MODELS OF THE EXPLORER. THE UNIT ALSO HEATS CD'S TO HIGH TEMPERATURES, MAKING ME THINK THAT IT EITHER WILL CATCH THE VEHICLE ON FIRE, OR M...

Mileage: 68,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE RIM. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK

Mileage: 82,201

I PUCHASED A "CERTIFIED" FORD SUV FROM A LOCAL DEALER. I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A LEASE TRADE-IN. AFTER THE SALESMAN TOLD ME ABOUT FORDS 115POINT CHECK LIST TO "CERTIFY" ITS VEHICLES I FELT THAT THIS WOULD BE A WISE INVESTMENT. FROM THE BEGINING IVE HAD PROBLEMS, SO...

FAILURE OF RACK AND PINION AND STEERING SHAFT ON 4-3-03; SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING ON 12-12-2003.*AK

Mileage: 35,780

FAILURE OF RACK AND PINION AND STEERING SHAFT ON 4-3-03; SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING ON 12-12-2003.*AK

Mileage: 35,780

FAILURE OF RACK AND PINION AND STEERING SHAFT ON 4-3-03; SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING ON 12-12-2003.*AK

Mileage: 35,780

WIRING HARNESS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING SRS SENSOR LIGHTS TO STAY ON.*AK *PH

Mileage: 52,518

WIRING HARNESS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING SRS SENSOR LIGHTS TO STAY ON.*AK *PH

Mileage: 52,518

THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT STAY SET AT DESIRED SPEED. THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING ALTHOUGH THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT APPLIED. *AK WHEN THE CRUISE WAS AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE ON AN OCCASION WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. *SC *JB

Mileage: 35,000

MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 03504 CONCERNING SEAT RECLINER BOLT: THIS VEHICLE IS A PART OF A RECALL, BUT THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE RECLINER MECHANISM IS DAMAGED AND WANTS THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR REPAIRING THE MECHANISM. CONSUMER FEELS THAT BECAUSE THE BOLT BR...

Mileage: 68,000

SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH 1999 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER EDITION. *MR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED RIGHT, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN, THERE WAS A WHINE NOISE, A LEAKING ON THE GARAGE FLOOR ALONG WITH A BURNING SMELL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUTOFF, IT WAS DISCOVERE...

SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH 1999 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER EDITION. *MR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED RIGHT, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN, THERE WAS A WHINE NOISE, A LEAKING ON THE GARAGE FLOOR ALONG WITH A BURNING SMELL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUTOFF, IT WAS DISCOVERE...

SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH 1999 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER EDITION. *MR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED RIGHT, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN, THERE WAS A WHINE NOISE, A LEAKING ON THE GARAGE FLOOR ALONG WITH A BURNING SMELL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUTOFF, IT WAS DISCOVERE...

SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH 1999 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER EDITION. *MR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED RIGHT, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN, THERE WAS A WHINE NOISE, A LEAKING ON THE GARAGE FLOOR ALONG WITH A BURNING SMELL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUTOFF, IT WAS DISCOVERE...

SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH 1999 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER EDITION. *MR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED RIGHT, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN, THERE WAS A WHINE NOISE, A LEAKING ON THE GARAGE FLOOR ALONG WITH A BURNING SMELL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUTOFF, IT WAS DISCOVERE...

WHEN MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER HAD APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES, IT WENT INTO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. AT THAT TIME, I COMPLAINED THAT THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING NEAR THE RADIATOR. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER, WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES, IT WENT BACK TO ...

Mileage: 60,000

SIDE VIEW MIRROR FILM IS WARPED CAUSING IT HARD TO SEE OUT OF SIDE VIEW MIRROR EQUIPMENT.*MR CONSUMER COULD NO LONGER USE THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS. SHE HAD TO RESULT TO LOOKING BEHIND HER AND DIDN'T FEEL SAFE DOING THIS. ONE GUY SHE SPOKE WITH AT A FORD BODY SHOP HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ...

1999 FORD EXPLORER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED HE/SHE HEARD A NOISE FROM THE ENGINE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND ALSO THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB *NM

1999 FORD EXPLORER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED HE/SHE HEARD A NOISE FROM THE ENGINE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND ALSO THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB *NM

SATURDAY, NOV , 3:00 PM. DRIVER (17), WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AT XXXXXX & XXXXXXXXXX (XXXXXXXXX) AND SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF 1999 FORD EXPLORER WHICH JUMPED CURB AND SLAMMED INTO A TREE. NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED. APPARENT CAUSE: RIGHT REAR TIRE -- GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT -- SEEMED TO HAVE BLOWN T...

WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A LEFT TURN, SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO HER DESTINATION. *AK FORD RECALLED TWO COMPONENTS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 86,500

SIDE AIR BAGS ARE ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM REAR CENTER OF THE SEAT BACK. THIS PLACEMENT ALLOWS THE WIRES TO BE DAMAGED BY THE FEET OF THE REAR SEAT OCCUPANT SETTING A TROUBLE CODE AND DISABLEING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM ! I AM A MECHANIC AND FOUND THIS ON AN EXPLORER I WAS WORKING ON TODAY.*AK

CONSUMER HAD ALREADY FIXED RECALL 03V280000. ORIGINAL INVOICE WAS SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER IN MARCH 2003, BUT WAS STILL WAITING FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT. *AK

Mileage: 58,000

DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HONOR THE NHTSA RECALL NHTSA 03V280000. DEALER STATED THIS RECALL HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION.*AK

Mileage: 78,000

2 1/2 DAYS OUR CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG, SAID HEADS NEED TO BE REPLACED ALONG W/ THE #4 VALVE $350.00 FOR LABOR. $1600 TOTAL. A FEW MONTHS AGO WE HAD TO PUT A NEW RADIATOR ON THE EXPLORER $600.00, PURCHASED EXPLORER BRAND NEW ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES SUPPO...

Mileage: 55

THE DOOR FAILED TO LOCK PROPERLY IF NOT MANUALLY PUSHED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE HATCHBACK DOOR WOULD POP OPEN IF NOT MANUALLY LOCKED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 53,359

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER XLS FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN SLIPPING INTERMITTENTLY FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND REPAIR. THE DEALER FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION AND SAID TO DRIVE I...

Mileage: 78,800

THE RADIO DISPLAY HAS GONE OUT ON MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER MACH STEREO SYSTEM. (IT'S BEEN OUT FOR ABOUT A YEAR.) THE RADIO STILL PLAYS BUT THE DISPLAY IS UNREADABLE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED AT THE INTERNET NEWSGROUP REC.AUTOS.MAKERS.FORD.EXPLORER. FORD C...

FORD EXPLORER 1999 WITH 70,000 MILES HAS BURNING OF ANTI-FREEZE. WHEN BROUGHT TO DEALER NEED NEW LONG ENGINE BLOCK AND RADIATOR. THIS CAR HAS HAD ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND HAD COMPLETE TUNE UP, HOSES AND BELTS AND FLUIDS CHANGED AT RECOMMENDED INTERVALS INCLUDING 60,000 MILES. HAS NEVER OVERHEATED...

Mileage: 69,950

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BOLT FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE INTO THE REAR SEATS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK WHEN GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE HANDLE THAT RECLINED THE SEAT BROKE. *TS *NLM

OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. TO INSTALL BOLTS FOR THE RECLINING SEAT MECHANISM, WHICH WAS PART OF THE RECALL. HOWEVER, DEALER DECLINED TO DO REPAIRS BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BROKEN SEAT FRAME. OWNER WAS TOLD HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR BROKEN SEAT FR...

DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY RECLINED AND COULD NOT RETURN BACK TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION.*MR DEALER NOTIFIED. *CB

Mileage: 54,957

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT DOORS DO NOT UNLOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *NLM

PASSENGER SIDE HIGH BACK SEAT BOLT RECLINER MECHANISM BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE. RECALL 03V281000 ON HIGH BACK SEAT, HOWEVER THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE PASSENGER SIDE. CONSUMER SAID " THE MANUFACTURER FELT ONE REPAIR WAS LIABLE". *AK *JB

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE PASSENGER SEAT RECLINED WITHOUT WARNING.*AK. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEATS MECHANISM WAS OF POOR QUALITY. FORD HAD A RECALL ON THE DRIVERS SEAT BUT NOT THE PASSENGER SEAT. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER MADE AN ILLEGAL PASS OF THE RIGHT SIDE AND CLIPPED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONSUMER;S VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED HER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE CONSUMER HIT THREE PARKED VEHICLE AND LANDED ON TOP OF THE FOURTH VEHICLE. THE SECOND...

SEVERAL TIMES WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON THERE WAS A STREAM OF SMOKE THAT CAME UP FROM THE GEAR SHIFTER. ALSO, GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WAS MISALIGNED. WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, AND WHEN IS IN NEUTRAL IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS IN DRIVE. *AK *NLM

Mileage: 82,000

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. DON'T KNOW IF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND POLICE REPORT. *NLM

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING DASH INDICATOR PANEL AIR BAG INDICATOR WOULD FLASH THROUGHOUT TRAVEL. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING DASH INDICATOR PANEL AIR BAG INDICATOR WOULD FLASH THROUGHOUT TRAVEL. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, MAKING IT HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE DURING RAINY WEATHER. *AK

Mileage: 31,000

BLINKER LIGHT BECOMES STUCK WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS USED TO INDICATE A LEFT TURN, ALSO, SMOKE WILL COME OUT FROM THE HAZARD LIGHT AREA. I BELIEVE THIS COULD EITHER BECOME A WIRING ISSUE OR POSSIBLEY A FIRE SAFETY HAZZARD.

Mileage: 74,975

WHEN I ATTEMPT TO USE MY TURN SIGNAL, SMOKE BEGINS TO COME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN AT THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH. I THEN HAVE TO BLOW IT OUT. *JB

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH BRAKES LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ROTORS AND THE CALIPERS. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER.*AK

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH BRAKES LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ROTORS AND THE CALIPERS. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER.*AK

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH BRAKES LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ROTORS AND THE CALIPERS. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER.*AK

Mileage: 45,000

CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT. DEALERS NOTIFIED. *AK

4- WHEEL DRIVE STICKS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE MALFUNCTION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE REACHED HIGH TEMPERATURES DUE TO INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE. COOLANT WENT INSIDE THE ENGINE.*AK

WHILE PASSENGER WAS GETTING INSIDE OF VEHICLE BY PULLING ON THE UPPER HANDLE GRIP THE HANDLE SNAPPED, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO FALL TO THE GROUND.*AK

DASHBOARD GEAR POSITION INDICATOR HAS MISALIGNED. SHOULD BE: P,R,N,D,2,1 IS: R(PARK),N(REVERSE),D(NEUTRAL),2(DRIVE),1(LOW),----(LOW).*AK

Mileage: 45,860

FRONT RIGHT REPLACEMENT TIRE FOR THE FIRESTONE RECALL 01 X 001 000, EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT 56 MPH, WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE IMPACTED THE MEDIUM.*AK

Mileage: 59,000

DRIVERS SEAT HAS STARTED TO RECLINE. THE LATEST RECALL REPLACES A COUPLE OF BOLTS BUT THE DEALER SAYS THAT WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SEAT LEANS EXTREMELY BACK MAKING IT HARD TO DRIVE. I HAVE TO HANG ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP MYSELF UPRIGHT. THIS HAS CAUSED MY WRIST TO BECOME EXTREMELY...

Mileage: 34,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH A SPARK BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING SOUND FROM WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND THE VEHICLE LOST CONSIDERABLE POWER AT THAT TIME. THE WINDOWS HAD TO BE OPENED DUE TO THE GAS FUMES.*AK

Mileage: 103,000

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT FELL ALL THE WAY BACK AND INJURED THE DRIVERS' BACK. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 03V28100 FOR THIS PROBLEM AFTER THE INCIDENT. BUT DEALER REFUSED T0 HONOR RECALL.*AK

WHEN RECLINING FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEATBACK RECLINING BOLT DISCONNECTED FROM THE SEAT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 28,900

AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD CONTINUE ILLUMINATING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE TWICE BUT HAD NO SOLUTION, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, A GRINDING NOISE CAN BE HEARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO DEPRESSED ALMOST DOWN TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE BRAKES SIX TIMES; CAUSE OF PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

Mileage: 20,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE HIT A DEER HEAD ON, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE BACK SEAT AS FAR AS NOT HAVING THE TETHER POINTS WHERE BOOSTER SEAT COULD BE SECURELY FIT INTO THE SEAT(S). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIND ANY SOLUTION FOR THE CONSUMER. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THE ONLY ...

03-V-281-000:THE UPPER BOLT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HIGH BACK SEAT, THAT ATTACHES THE SEAT RECLINER MECHANISM TO THE SEAT BACK FRAME, COULD FRACTURE. IF THE BOLT FRACTURES AND DOES NOT JAM IN THE SEAT BACK FRAME, THE SEAT BACK MAY RECLINE UNTIL IT MAKES CONTACT WITH AN OBJECT BEHIND THE SEAT, SUCH AS ...

CONSUMER WENT TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND HOOD WOULD NOT OPEN. VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW LATCH FOR THE HOOD.CONSUMER HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALER. *AK

1999 FORD EXPLORER. TURN SIGNAL "MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH" SHORTS OUT, CAUSING SMOKE TO POUR OUT OF STEERING COLUMN. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD REGARDING THIS $300.00 REPAIR, THE SERVICE TECH SAID HE HAS SEEN IT BEFORE AND KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG.*AK THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND WE ARE NOW SCHEDULED TO ...

Mileage: 54,000

THE CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND ATTEMPTED TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND IT HAD GONE TO THE FLOOR. (THROTTLE BODY STICKAGE) THE THROTTLE BODY AND GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC *JB

Mileage: 22,886

I OWN A 1999 EXPLORER WITH 60000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE BAD, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH THE CONTROL ARM SINCE IT WAS ONE UNIT. WHY WERE SEALED BALL JOINTS THAT WERE PART OF THE CONTROL ARM BEING USED, UNLESS IT WAS TO RAISE THE FREQUENCY AND COST OF REP...

Mileage: 60,000

SERVICE BULLETIN 00M12 FROM FORD CALLED FOR REPLACEMENT OF TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. TENSIONER WAS REPLACED BUT DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. RETURNED TO FORD AND WAS CONFIRMED TO BE COMING FROM TENSIONER. WAS DIRECTED BY DEALER THAT THER WAS NO OTHER FIX FOR PROBLEM BUT WOULD NOT CAUSE DAMAGE. WAS TOLD THAT...

Mileage: 61,000

SERVICE BULLETIN 00M12 FROM FORD CALLED FOR REPLACEMENT OF TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. TENSIONER WAS REPLACED BUT DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. RETURNED TO FORD AND WAS CONFIRMED TO BE COMING FROM TENSIONER. WAS DIRECTED BY DEALER THAT THER WAS NO OTHER FIX FOR PROBLEM BUT WOULD NOT CAUSE DAMAGE. WAS TOLD THAT...

Mileage: 61,000

I PURCHASED A 1999 FORD EXPLORER VIN #[XXX] FROM A WASHINGTON STATE FORD DEALERSHIP IN SEPTEMBER 2002. THE VEHICLE HAD 54,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME, I HAVE PUT 7,000 MILES ON IT. THE REAR LIFTGATE BEGAN TO MAKE A CLUNKING/POPPING NOISE RECENTLY, AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. I TOOK IT TO OUR LOCA...

Mileage: 62,186

ODOMETER PROBLEM, AND COSTLY REPAIRS ON A CAR/SUV NOT DISCLOSED AS BEING FROM CANADA. WITHIN 18000 MILES, TRANSMISSION FAILED, ODOMETER DIDNT WORK, BEEN THROUGH 2 SETS OF PLUGS AND WIRES IN 6 MONTHS.

Mileage: 54,000

I HAVE A EDDIE BAUER 199 FORD EXPLORER, AND THE AUTOMATIC FUEL PUMP SWITCH WILL JUST SWITCH OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER BEING PARKED. NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURED AS OF YET, BUT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

1999 FORD EXPLORER - GAS PEDAL SEPARATES FROM THE FIREWALL. WHEN DRIVING I NOTICED THAT THE GAS PEDAL KEPT GETTING LOWER TO THE GROUND. I PULLED OVER AND FOUND THAT THE RIVETS WHICH HOLD THE GAS PEDAL INTO THE FIREWALL HAD BECOME SEPERATED AND MY GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR. *AK

Mileage: 66,000

ON 8/3/2003, ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING. ON 8/4/2003, CONSUMER SCREWED THE PEDAL DOWN TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. DEALER IS CURRENTLY REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. *AK

CROSSBAR UNDER FRONT OF POWER SEAT BROKE I WAS TOLD THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING MOTOR NEEDS REPLACED NOT JUST THE BAR. IT IS LIKE DRIVING ON WATER(FLOATING AROUND). THE WARRANTY WOULD COVER IF THE MOTOR FAILED OR IF IT WAS A NONPOWERED SEAT. THIS IS HAZARDOUS AND SHOULD BE FIXED AS A SAFETY ISSUE.*...

Mileage: 71,200

LTR FM JOHN MURPHY OWNER OF A 1999 FORD EXPLORER REPORTING SPARE TIRE DROPPED FROM VEHICLE. WRITER CONCERNED WITH POSITION OF SPARE TIRES AND VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER'S SON HAD GONE TO THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART (FMC# F7721A480AB) WHICH WAS IN STOCK. THE PART WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO FAIL PE...

Mileage: 54,000

GAS PEDAL AND THE MOUNTING BRACKET FELL OFF. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOT DEFECT REPORT, THEREFORE, WE CAN'T FIX IT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER OPERATED POORLY AFTER A PART WAS REPLACED.*AK

Mileage: 37,000

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, UNIVERSITY FORD SERVICE REP SAID LIGHT ON MEANS AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. SERVICE REP SAID IT WOULD COST $500 TO REPLACE WIRING HARNESS IT HAS A SHORT IN IT. I WAS TOLD EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THIS PROBLEMS.*AK

Mileage: 58,700

ON JULY 13, 2003, I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 EXPLORER AND THE BOLT HOLDING THE SEATBACK UP SNAPPED AND THE SEAT FLOPPED BACK. I HAD MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. I SPOKE WITH FORD WHO TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO LOOK AT THE SEAT.*AK ALSO, THE CAR HAS A HISTORY OF STALLING WHILE MOVING. IT HAS ...

Mileage: 22,000

1999 FORD EXPLORER-INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF VEHICLE STALLING OUT AND CUTTING OFF AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AFTER TAKING FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. MOST SERIOUS WAS WHEN EXITING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED AND LOSING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES, AND THUS NEARLY LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PROB...

Mileage: 40,000

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH/MOTOR FAILED FROM TIME TO TIME.*AK

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING.*MR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND DID NOT MOVE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM. *TS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE TRANSMISSION HAD EXPERIENCED AN INTERNAL FAILURE.*JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING LEFT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL HAS A SQUEAKING NOISE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. *AK

DRIVER SEAT RECLINE MECHANISM FAILURE, FRAME OF SEAT CRACKED, SEAT STUCK IN RECLINE. *AK

THE VEHICLE'S SEAT BACK GAVE WAY WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE CONSUMER EXITED THE PARKING LOT. HE SUSTAINED MINOR NECK AND LOWER BACK INJURIES. THE DEALER STATED A BOLT HAD BROKEN/SHEARED OFF LEAVING THE SEAT UNSUPPORTED. *PH *JB *CB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE DRIVER SEAT WILL FULLY RECLINE BACK CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 63,568

AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN I WAS INVOLVED IN 2 MAJOR ACCIDENTS IN MY FORD EXPLORE 1999 BOTH ACCIDENTS WERE FRONT IMPACT AND NOW I HAVE TO GET SURGERY IN MY BACK. *NLM

IN RE TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT: THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN SHE ASKED TO PLACE THE SEAT IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AS IT WAS LYING AGAINST HER KNEES. THE CONSUMER FOUND A SINGLE BOLT WHICH HAD SNAPPED OFF AND CAUSED THE SEAT TO REMAIN IN THE DOWN POSITION. (THE METAL LOOKED AS IF IT...

Mileage: 67,730

AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS VEHICLE HAD ALREADY TWO FRONT COLLISIONS AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED, AND COULD NO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. CAUSED LOSS OF VISIBILITY THROUGH BACK WINDOW. REAR POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. ACCELERATOR PEDAL VIBRATES ON ACCELERATION. (USUALLY WHILE MERGING ON TO HIGHWAYS) PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT ALWAYS LIGHT WHEN PARKING BRAKE IS ACTIVE. RATTLE AND VIBRATION...

Mileage: 72,586

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. CAUSED LOSS OF VISIBILITY THROUGH BACK WINDOW. REAR POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. ACCELERATOR PEDAL VIBRATES ON ACCELERATION. (USUALLY WHILE MERGING ON TO HIGHWAYS) PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT ALWAYS LIGHT WHEN PARKING BRAKE IS ACTIVE. RATTLE AND VIBRATION...

Mileage: 72,586

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. CAUSED LOSS OF VISIBILITY THROUGH BACK WINDOW. REAR POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. ACCELERATOR PEDAL VIBRATES ON ACCELERATION. (USUALLY WHILE MERGING ON TO HIGHWAYS) PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT ALWAYS LIGHT WHEN PARKING BRAKE IS ACTIVE. RATTLE AND VIBRATION...

Mileage: 72,586

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. CAUSED LOSS OF VISIBILITY THROUGH BACK WINDOW. REAR POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. ACCELERATOR PEDAL VIBRATES ON ACCELERATION. (USUALLY WHILE MERGING ON TO HIGHWAYS) PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT ALWAYS LIGHT WHEN PARKING BRAKE IS ACTIVE. RATTLE AND VIBRATION...

Mileage: 72,586

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. CAUSED LOSS OF VISIBILITY THROUGH BACK WINDOW. REAR POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. ACCELERATOR PEDAL VIBRATES ON ACCELERATION. (USUALLY WHILE MERGING ON TO HIGHWAYS) PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT ALWAYS LIGHT WHEN PARKING BRAKE IS ACTIVE. RATTLE AND VIBRATION...

Mileage: 72,586

COMPLAINT AGAINST FORD MOTOR COMPANY DEFECTIVE PARTS AND REFUSAL OF A REFUND EVEN AFTER RECALL. *MR THE STEERING HAD BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE AND THE VEHICLE DIED OUT. THE PCM HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED ALONG WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE IAC VALVE. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE CONSUMER'S BROTHER'S SUV...

COMPLAINT AGAINST FORD MOTOR COMPANY DEFECTIVE PARTS AND REFUSAL OF A REFUND EVEN AFTER RECALL. *MR THE STEERING HAD BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE AND THE VEHICLE DIED OUT. THE PCM HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED ALONG WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE IAC VALVE. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE CONSUMER'S BROTHER'S SUV...

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER WHERE THEY REPROGRAMMED THE PCM AND REPLACED THE IAC VALVE. THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PAR OF RECALL 00V395. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT BE R...

WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND BLEW OUT, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND INJURY TO THE CONSUMER. DELTA SIERRA RADIAL, 2,387 MILES ON TIRE .FIRESTONE RECALL REPLACEMENT TIRE. *AK

AS I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH THE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AND TAKING THE CAR OUT OF CONTROL THESE TIRES HAS A RECALL BY FORD AND THESE WERE CHANGED BY FIRESTONE IN SEPT 2000..MY WIPES NECK HAS BEEN INJURED..THE TREAD IS GREAT BUT THE BET INSIDE LET LOOSE. *NLM

Mileage: 52,000

NAR 06/19/2003. *MR AFTER FOLLOWING THE OWNERS MANUAL GUIDELINES IN TRANSPORTING TRAILERS ON FORD VEHICLES. THE CONSUMER TOWED THE TRAILER, AND THE VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONSUMERS WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSIO...

THE ABS HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE FROM L/H FENDER ABS COMPONENT TO R/H FRONT BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH CAUSED IT TO WEAR. *NLM STEEL BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED. *TT

Mileage: 51,373

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 50,000 MILES. *TT

Mileage: 50,200

ON SATURDAY MAY 31, 2003, MY WIFE AND I WERE ON OUR WAY TO TUCSON, AZ FROM SAN DIEGO, CA IN SEPARATE VEHICLES. WE WERE IN ARIZONA ON INTERSTATE 8 TRAVELLING EASTBOUND, 23 MILES WEST OF CASA GRANDE. THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 75 AND THAT IS WHAT MY WIFE WAS DOING. THE AIR TEMPERATUREOUND 100 DEGREES. AL...

THE BACK OF MY DRIVER SEAT IN MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER RECLINES AT TIMES WITHOUT NOTICE.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER STATES VEHICLE NEEDS NEW ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

Mileage: 49,000

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLES TIRE BLEW OUT. *NLM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CABLE TWICE. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON BY THEMSELVES WHICH OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVERS VIEW. *NLM

Mileage: 70,000

AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES A CODE OF 2 FLASHES AND THEN 6 FLASHES AND THEN REMAINS ON UNTIL YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE REPAIR TECHNICIAN AT THE NEAREST FORD DEALER TO WHERE IT FIRST HAPPENED SAYS THE FAILURE IS IN THE HARNESS. HE SAID THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A SAFETY WARRANTY. I TOOK IT IN FOR RE...

THE TURN SIGNAL SHIFT POPPED UP WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS USED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATION PEDAL STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD AT A RAPID SPEED. *NLM

WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED IT BECAME STUCK. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND WOULD NOT STOP. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE MAIN BRAIN OF THE CRUISE CONTROL UNIT FAILED. *NLM

1999 FORD EXPLORER- AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT, TOOK TO DEALER AND RESPONSE WAS THE CONNECTION FOR SIDE AIR BAG, VEHICLE HAS NONE, NEEDS REPLACED, APPROXIMATELY $400 JOB. TO MANY COMPLAINTS BY OTHER OWNERS TO BE A COINCIDENCE. WILL AIR BAGS DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED? *NLM

Mileage: 55,000

FAILURE OF LEFT REAR BRAKE HOSE, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. THE BRAKE HOSE RUPTURED BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN RUBBING AGAINST THE VENT LINE ON THE REAR AXLE. *NLM

ON 17 FEBRUARY 2003, MY HUSBAND LEFT OUR RESIDENCE IN THE FORD EXPLORER. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES ON THE HIGHWAY, HE STARTED TO HEAR STRANGE NOISES. THE AUTOMOBILE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND WHEN MY HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE GAS PEDAL, THE AUTOMOBILE JUST STOPPED. THE CAR WAS THEN PUSHED TO...

Mileage: 102,310

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED, HIT A BARRIER AND FLIPPED OVER 3 TIMES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

THE VEHICLES CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. *NLM

Mileage: 51,939

SERVICE BULLETIN OOM 12 FROM FORD WAS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CAMSHAFT TENSIONER IN MY 1999 EXPLORER. IT WAS REPLACED ON 11/27/01 AND NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE FORD SERVICE CENTER REFUSES TO SEE THE SAME COMPONET CONTINUES TO FAIL AGAIN AND AGAIN AS THEIR PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 80,000

SERVICE BULLETIN OOM 12 FROM FORD WAS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CAMSHAFT TENSIONER IN MY 1999 EXPLORER. IT WAS REPLACED ON 11/27/01 AND NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE FORD SERVICE CENTER REFUSES TO SEE THE SAME COMPONET CONTINUES TO FAIL AGAIN AND AGAIN AS THEIR PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 80,000

THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE SHORTED OUT, THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS, FRONT AXLE SEALS, BRAKE CALIPER PADS, BRAKE LINE, POWER DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY AND MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH ASSEMBLY WERE ALL REPLACED. *TS THE TIMING CHAIN, TENSIONER, IDLE AIR CONTROL, VALVE INTAKE GASKETS AND THE SEATS WHICH RIPPED WERE ...

Mileage: 8,500

THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE SHORTED OUT, THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS, FRONT AXLE SEALS, BRAKE CALIPER PADS, BRAKE LINE, POWER DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY AND MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH ASSEMBLY WERE ALL REPLACED. *TS THE TIMING CHAIN, TENSIONER, IDLE AIR CONTROL, VALVE INTAKE GASKETS AND THE SEATS WHICH RIPPED WERE ...

Mileage: 8,500

THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE SHORTED OUT, THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS, FRONT AXLE SEALS, BRAKE CALIPER PADS, BRAKE LINE, POWER DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY AND MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH ASSEMBLY WERE ALL REPLACED. *TS THE TIMING CHAIN, TENSIONER, IDLE AIR CONTROL, VALVE INTAKE GASKETS AND THE SEATS WHICH RIPPED WERE ...

Mileage: 8,500

THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE SHORTED OUT, THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS, FRONT AXLE SEALS, BRAKE CALIPER PADS, BRAKE LINE, POWER DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY AND MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH ASSEMBLY WERE ALL REPLACED. *TS THE TIMING CHAIN, TENSIONER, IDLE AIR CONTROL, VALVE INTAKE GASKETS AND THE SEATS WHICH RIPPED WERE ...

Mileage: 8,500

THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE SHORTED OUT, THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS, FRONT AXLE SEALS, BRAKE CALIPER PADS, BRAKE LINE, POWER DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY AND MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH ASSEMBLY WERE ALL REPLACED. *TS THE TIMING CHAIN, TENSIONER, IDLE AIR CONTROL, VALVE INTAKE GASKETS AND THE SEATS WHICH RIPPED WERE ...

Mileage: 8,500

THE BUMPER COLLAPSED WHEN IT WAS HIT. *JB

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, WITH THE GEAR IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

PERSISTENT THROTTLE STICKING IN CLOSED POSITION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE SLID ON BLACK ICE AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION AND SUBSEQUENT ROLLOVER. VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED, BUT THE NEITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *NLM

THE VEHICLE SLID ON BLACK ICE AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWO TIMES. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT CAME UNBUCKLED AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BE THROWN FROM THE SEAT. NLM

ELECTRICAL HARNESS WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AT THE PCM CONNECTOR RESULTING IN SPORADIC DYING AND FAILURE TO START PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS IN THE VEHICLE TO THIS DAY DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TIGHTEN THE INDIVIDUAL FEMALE PIN CONNECTORS WITHIN THE PCM CONNECTOR. EACH ATTEMPT CURES THE PROB...

Mileage: 52,952

THE FORD MANUAL FOR THE 1999 FORD EXPEDITION STATED THE CONSUMER SHOULD STOP FUELING AFTER THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF OF THE SERVICE STATION PUMP STOP FUELING TWICE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A MECHANIC THAT OVER FILLING THE TANK COULD CAUSE A CARTRIDGE FILTER IN THE FILLER NECK TO MALFUNCTION. *AK...

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVER VIBRATION DUE TOT HE VEHICLES FAULTY TIRES (SIZE#P23575R15) PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT #. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING ON 2 LANE ROAD (PUDDLES OF WATER, A LITTLE HILLY) BOTH THE 4 WD LOW AND 4 WD HIGH INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASH TOGETHER THREE TIMES FOR A SECOND OR TWO AT TWO SEPARATE TIMES. SHORTLY AFTER, THE FRONT END DIPPED DOWN AND THE BACK END CAME FORWARD AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AL...

Mileage: 419,000

MY AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON AND UPON A FORD CERTIFIED DIAGNOSTIC I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. IN THIS CASE, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS CALLED A DEFECTIVE OVERLAY HARNESS THAT CONTROLS THE VOLT...

MY AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON AND UPON A FORD CERTIFIED DIAGNOSTIC I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. IN THIS CASE, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS CALLED A DEFECTIVE OVERLAY HARNESS THAT CONTROLS THE VOLT...

THE THROTTLE CONTINUED TO STICK, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. *JB THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE LINKAGES MUST BE REPLACED. FORD WILL NOT COVER THE PART UNLESS THE PART IS BROKEN. THE THROTTLE WOULD STICK GOING FORWARD AND BACKWARD FROM THE STOPPED POSITION. SCC

Mileage: 58,000

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR SHIFTING (IT IS A AUTOMATIC) BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 RPM'S. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING STUCK AND REVVING HARD. I WAS TOLD THE VALVE BODY GASKETS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 45, 000 MILES. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD HAS DISCOVERED THE FABRIC FILTER WASN'T WORKING AND...

Mileage: 45,000

CONSUMER HIT AN ICY PATCH ON THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SKID, THE VEHICLE WAS OVER CORRECTED, HIT SIDE OF ROAD AND VEHICLE TURNED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK *JB

THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. THE MOTOR STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN COMPLETELY FAILED.*JB

THE REAR LIFT GATE DOOR IS FALLING OFF OF THE HINGES.*JB

Mileage: 25,000

THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE ENGINE SURGED FOWARD.*DT *JB

THE SEAT LATCH ASSEMBLY BROKE. *AK *JB

THE FRONT ROW ELECTRIC BUCKET SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARD WITHOUT WARNING. *JB THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT, HAD CRYSTALLIZED AND BROKE. SCC

Mileage: 33,000

THE GEAR SHIFT MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A WINDOW.*JB

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THE TIRES WERE TOO BIG FOR THE VEHICLE.*JB

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THE TIRES WERE TOO BIG FOR THE VEHICLE.*JB

SPARK PLUG WIRES FAILING. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 20500 MILES. RESULTED IN SEVERE VEHICLE BUCKING, MISFIRING, LOSS OF ACCELERATION, AND UNPREDICTABLE ENGINE PERFORMANCE.TWO OCCURRENCES TO TW0 DIFFERENT PLUG WIRES WITHIN 20 MILES. NUMBER 3 AND 7 ALUMINUM HEAT SHIELDED WIRES.

Mileage: 20,520

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.*JB

Mileage: 37,000

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER ABOUT A TEMPORARY FIX THAT WOULDN'T LAST LONG.*JB

Mileage: 70,000

LIFTGATE LOOSE, IS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH. *AK

TRANSMISSION IS NOT ACTING LIKE IT IS SUPPOSE TO. EVERY TIMEE CONSUMER HIT THE BRAKES PASSENGER SIDE WILL MAKE A REAL HARD NOISE. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN FIXED FIVE TIMES, AND IT IS UNDER WARRANTY. BUT BRAKE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. TS

TRANSMISSION IS NOT ACTING LIKE IT IS SUPPOSE TO. EVERY TIMEE CONSUMER HIT THE BRAKES PASSENGER SIDE WILL MAKE A REAL HARD NOISE. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN FIXED FIVE TIMES, AND IT IS UNDER WARRANTY. BUT BRAKE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. TS

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS W/ THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH. FIRST, MY WIPERS WOULD RANDOMLY TURN ON. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE PROBLEM. NEXT, THE WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN ON WHEN IT WAS REALLY COLD. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPLICATE OR FIX THE PROBLEM. NEXT, THE WIPERS COULD NOT REACH FULL SPEED. A...

Mileage: 59,000

I WAS TOLD BY ALDERMAN FORD THAT THE BALL JOINTS ON MY FORD EXPLORER WERE IN A FAILURE CONDITION AT 53000 MILES--"UNSAFE TO DRIVE". THIS CAR HAS HAD NORMAL DRIVING USE. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD'S CHOICE OF "SEALED BALL JOINTS" WAS THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE-PRONE BALL JOINTS, AND THAT THIS IS "NORMAL"...

Mileage: 53,200

I WAS TOLD BY ALDERMAN FORD THAT THE BALL JOINTS ON MY FORD EXPLORER WERE IN A FAILURE CONDITION AT 53000 MILES--"UNSAFE TO DRIVE". THIS CAR HAS HAD NORMAL DRIVING USE. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD'S CHOICE OF "SEALED BALL JOINTS" WAS THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE-PRONE BALL JOINTS, AND THAT THIS IS "NORMAL"...

Mileage: 53,200

SPARK PLUG WIRES FAILING. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 35000 MILES. RESULTED IN SEVERE VEHICLE BUCKING, MISFIRING, STALLING, LOSS OF ACCELERATION, AND UNPREDICTABLE ENGINE PERFORMANCE. 3 OCCURRENCES TO THREE DIFFERENT PLUG WIRES WITHIN 300 MILES

Mileage: 35,684

NAR 2/10/2003. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE DEALER SHE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR SEAT BELT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT USED THAT FREQUENTLY. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN TOLD THE SEAT BELT COULD NOT BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

Mileage: 68,906

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL.*JB

1999 FORD EXPLORER - AIRBAG SENSOR STAYS ON; WILL NOT DEPLOY AIRBAGS. FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS IT NEEDS A "CLOCK SPRING" A COIL OF WIRE LIKE A STATOR WHICH BURNED AND CAUSED A SHORT IN THE AIRBAG WIRING. ACCORDING TO FORD, THIS WILL ALSO CAUSE THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL TO MALFUNCTION. FORD WANTS $3...

Mileage: 100

CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL#99V06200 CRUISE CONTROL. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED. TS

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WENT OUT CAUSING LOW VISABILITY. PH

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN THE RAIN THE WINDSIELD WIPER MOTOR WENT OUT CAUSING LOW VISABILITY. PH

CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER REAR SHOULDER BELT TORE IN HALF WHILE CHILD WAS RESTRAINED IN SEATING POSITION.TS VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST FINANCIALLY.*TT *JB

Mileage: 80,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT THE THROTTLE WILL STICK CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

CONSUMER WAS MAKING A 3PT TURN. WHEN TRUCK WAS PLACED IN DRIVE GEAR THEN ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO HOUSE. PH

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED ON JULY 15, 2002, HOWEVER WHILE ON HER WAY HOME THERE WAS STILL A RUBBING/GRINDING NOISE, CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON JULY 23, 2002 BECAUSE OF THE CONTINUING NOISE, BUT THE TECHNICIAN STATED HE COULD NOT FIND A PROBLE...

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AND WITHOUT WARNING THE BUTTON SNAP AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, CONTACTED DEALER , WAS INFORMED THAT AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK IN AN ACCIDENT,BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. MR CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, A BOLT THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE SEAT WAS...

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS PLACED ON, AND STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND STOPPED BLINKING, BUT THE ARROW(LEFT) WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. T...

Mileage: 41,000

TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO WORK. SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. POSSIBLE FIRE RISK? DT

HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS OVER APPROX 3 WEEK PERIOD. TOOK CAR INTO DEALER WHO INSPECTED CAR AND SAID PROBLEM IS PROBABLY A GASKET IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH FAILED. ALSO SAID THIS IS KNOWN TO HAPPEN IN THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND THAT HE COULD PROBABLY GET FORD TO PAY ABOUT 70% OF REPAIR COST, LEAVING ME...

Mileage: 24,600

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY ONLY BY OTHER VEHICLE LIGHTS. POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH AUTO LAMP SWITCH IN VEHICLE. AFTER VEHICLE SAT FOR A WHILE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND DASH SWITCH AND TURN ON LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK AT 65 MPH. ...

DEALER WAS TO REPLACE ALL FIRESTONE TIRES ON VEHICLE UNDER FORD MOTOR COMPANY RECALL. THEY REPLACED ONLY FOUR (4) TIRES, THEY DID NOT REPLACE SPARE TIRE, WHEN ASKED ABOUT THIS THEY SAID RECALL PROGRAM WAS OVER. IF THERE IS A SAFETY DEFECT IN THESE TIRES IT WOULD APPEAR THIS IS AN ACCIDENT JUST WAITI...

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE OWNER PURCHASING TRUCK ACCUMULATING SEVERAL MILES. HE HAD THE "ALL RSPR ASY AIR BAG" REPLACED. NINE MONTHS LATER,SAME SITUATION ACCURRED DEALING WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.AK

GAS PEDAL BRACKET BROKE AND DISMOUNTED FROM VEHICLE. BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER , COULD RESULT IN A COLLISION.*AK

THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE KEEPS FREEZING UP, KEEPS MAKING THE VEHICLE STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP, COST AROUND $77.00 TO REPLACE, SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MPH BOTTOM BOLT THAT HOLDS DRIVERS SEAT BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO FOLD BACK. CONSUMER HAD BARELY SURVIVED THIS INCIDENT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO OVERDRIVE. IF CONSUMER TRIES TO GO OVER 35MPH VEHICLE WILL MAKE A LOUD/DISTURBING NOISE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON, ENGAGING WITHOUT OWNER TOUCHING CONTROLS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER HAD LIFTED TAILGATE. WHILE CONSUMER WAS STANDING UNDERNEATH TAILGATE IT FELL DOWN, HITTING CONSUMER ON THE HEAD. BOTH HYDRAULIC HINGES WERE LEAKING OIL. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER.*AK

ONGOING ENGINE STALLING PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING/ SLOWING DOWN, AND ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING THUMPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT ROTORS WERE PITTED (RUSTED FROM INSIDE OUT). AS ROTOR PITTING GOT WORSE, IT CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR. DAMAGED TO BRAKE PADS. *AK CONSUMER PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BU...

WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED, AND THEN VEHICLE SHUT OFF. IT WAS HARD TO GET VEHICLE BACK STARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED, AND THEN VEHICLE SHUT OFF. IT WAS HARD TO GET VEHICLE BACK STARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING GAS PEDAL FELL OFF. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING DURING DRIVING. DEALER AWARE, TBS ISSUED AUG 1999, APRIL 02 AND SEPT 1999.*AK

SEAT BELT LATCH ON REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT GO INTO BUCLKLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.*AK

I WAS ON THE MOTERWAY {UK} TOWING A CARAVAN I WAS DOING 45/50 MPH TRUCK PAST ME BY AND MADE US SWAY I GAINED CONTROL AND THEN THE CAR&CARAVAN STARTED BOUNCING. CARAVAN PARTED FROM THE CAR AND THEN WE FLIPPED OVER ON TO THE PASSINGER SIDE AND THEN ROLLED ONTO THE ROOF ACROSS 3 LANES. *AK

TRUCK IS SUBJECT TO VIBRATION WHEN DRIVEN HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SEVERAL COMPONENTS THAT RELATE TO CONTROL AND STABILITY WERE REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP WITH NO CHANGE INCONDITION. OWNER IS CONCERNED ABOUT LOSING CONTROL WITH NO WARNING.*JB

WHILE IN MOTION, THE COMPLETE ACCELERATOR UNIT DETACHED ITSELF FROM THE FIREWALL INNER BODY OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALER THEY COULD NOT REPAIR VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO ANOTHER REPAIR FACILITY, THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN NOR HAVE T...

THROTTLE STICKS ON INITIAL START UP.SIMILAR TO RECALL#00V422000 ON EARLIER MODELS. THIS YEAR HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED YET. DEALER CLEANED OUT THROTTLE, STATED OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT STICKING OF GAS PEDAL ON INITIAL START UP.*AK

CD PLAYER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *SLC

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN VEHICLE IS ATTEMPTING TO IDLE, DEALER HAS REPROGRAMMED THE PCM, REPLACED THE AIR BYPASS VALVE, IAC SENSOR AND IAC VALVE, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *SLC

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN VEHICLE IS ATTEMPTING TO IDLE, DEALER HAS REPROGRAMMED THE PCM, REPLACED THE AIR BYPASS VALVE, IAC SENSOR AND IAC VALVE, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *SLC

THE REAR WIPER DID NOT CLEAN WINDOW, DEALER REPLACED WIPER ARM. *SLC

THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE REAR SEAT CUSHION WAS COMING LOOSE. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE UNIT RATTLES WHEN IN MOTION, DEALER REPLACED REPLACED THE RIVET IN THE DOOR REGULATOR. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING THE MECHANISM THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BROKE. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THE SEAT WAS FIXED. AFTER A FEW DAYS LATER IT BROKE AGAIN, THIS TIME NOT ONLY THE MECHANISM, BUT THE PLASTIC SIDE COVER AND THE SEAT COVER WERE DAMAGED. CONSUMER STATED THERE MAY BE A DESIGN DEFICIENCY OF TH...

THIS IS THE SECOND DESCRIBED COMPONENT THAT HAS FAILED. THE FIRST FAILED AROUND 12000 MILES. THE COMPONENT FAILURE RESULTS IN THE ENGINE FAILING TO IDLE. IN ORDER TO KEEP VEHICLE RUNNING AT SPEEDS BELOW 30MPH IT IS NECESSARY TO KEEP ONE FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE OTHER ON THE BRAKE WHEN COMING ...

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, DRIVER'S SEATBACK REST COLLAPSED COMPLETELY BACKWARD. DEALER NOTIFED AND NOTICE THAT BOLT WAS SHEARING OFF. *AK CONSUMER ADDS SEAT BOLTS SNAPPED IN HALF CAUSING SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE AND DRIVERS HANDS WENT OFF THE STEERING WHEEL AND FOOT HIT THE GAS PEDAL CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE ...

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, DRIVER'S SEATBACK REST COLLAPSED COMPLETELY BACKWARD. DEALER NOTIFED AND NOTICE THAT BOLT WAS SHEARING OFF. *AK CONSUMER ADDS SEAT BOLTS SNAPPED IN HALF CAUSING SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE AND DRIVERS HANDS WENT OFF THE STEERING WHEEL AND FOOT HIT THE GAS PEDAL CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE ...

WHEN PUTTING ON TURN SIGNAL SIGNAL STARTED TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

THE REAR WIPER MOTOR FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE AT 46,000 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE MOTOR FOR A NOMINAL CHARGE EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE REASON FOR THIS CONSIDERATION WAS THE HIGH FREQUENCY OF FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT. THE DATE OF THIS REPLACEMENT WAS JULY 26, 2...

CONSUMER STATES THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET TO 60 MPH, NEITHER THE BRAKES NOR OFF BUTTON WOULD DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE ACCELERATOR CABLE HAD DISCONNECTED AT THE THROTTLE. *YD

THROTTLE BODY/LINKAGE, ETC, FAILS AND CAUSES PEDAL TO STICK. WHILE DRIVING, TRUCK WILL SURGE FORWARD OR STALL WITH NO WARNING. PEDAL MAY ALSO NOT DISENGAGE, REDUCING SPEED WHEN RELEASED. *AK DEALER FOUND STICKING IAC VALVE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. DEALER FOUND LEAKING INTAKE SEALS AND REPLACE...

THROTTLE BODY/LINKAGE, ETC, FAILS AND CAUSES PEDAL TO STICK. WHILE DRIVING, TRUCK WILL SURGE FORWARD OR STALL WITH NO WARNING. PEDAL MAY ALSO NOT DISENGAGE, REDUCING SPEED WHEN RELEASED. *AK DEALER FOUND STICKING IAC VALVE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. DEALER FOUND LEAKING INTAKE SEALS AND REPLACE...

AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK *TT

VEHICLE HAD 4 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS HOT, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT POSITIVELY FROM LOW TO INTERMEDIATE. *JG

VEHICLE HAD 4 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS HOT, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT POSITIVELY FROM LOW TO INTERMEDIATE. *JG

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND WHEN I STARTED TO MOVE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, LOW RANGE. I DID NOT PUT IT IN 4WD, I DO NOT KNOW WHY IT WAS ENGAGED. I ATTEMPTED TO RETURN IT TO 2WD AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE IT AT 10 MPH TO A GARAGE. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE T...

WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE WILL HESITATE BRIEFLY BEFORE THROTTLE RESPONDS.*AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS (FRONT) INTERMITTENTLY HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING FOR 2 YEARS. WE HAVE TAKEN THE EXPLORER IN 5 TIMES TO HAV THIS PROBLEM FIXED, BUT THEY STILL AREN'T WORKING PERIODICALLY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND A SUDDEN RAINSTORM OCCURS. SOMEONE CAN ...

ENGINE HEADS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES. THE HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY RUSTED AND CANNOT BE OPENED, ALSO THE HORN FILLED UP WITH WATER AND WOULD NOT WORK AS A RESULT.

ENGINE HEADS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES. THE HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY RUSTED AND CANNOT BE OPENED, ALSO THE HORN FILLED UP WITH WATER AND WOULD NOT WORK AS A RESULT.

ENGINE HEADS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES. THE HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY RUSTED AND CANNOT BE OPENED, ALSO THE HORN FILLED UP WITH WATER AND WOULD NOT WORK AS A RESULT.

THE PRESSURIZED LIFT RODS WHICH HOLD THE HOOD UP FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FIRST TIME THE HOOD FELL AND PINNED MY FINGERS UNDER THE CLOSED HOOD. I FEEL THE COOLER AIR TEMPERATURE (45 DEGREES) CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. IT HASN'T OCCURED DURING THE WARMER TIMES OF THE YEAR.*AK

BRAKE WEAR DOWN WHERE WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE, ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS KEEP PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. DEALER CONTACTED.*JB

CONSUMER STATE S THAT VEHICLE WILL RATTLE CAUSING CAM CHAIN TO SNAP. NLM

WHILE DRIVING IN OVERDRIVE AT 50 MPH AND GOING UP AN INCLINE, VEHICLE VIBRATES ERRATICALLY. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. *AK O2 SENSOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER CAN NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WHICH SEEMS TO B...

WHILE DRIVING IN OVERDRIVE AT 50 MPH AND GOING UP AN INCLINE, VEHICLE VIBRATES ERRATICALLY. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. *AK O2 SENSOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER CAN NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WHICH SEEMS TO B...

WHILE DRIVING IN OVERDRIVE AT 50 MPH AND GOING UP AN INCLINE, VEHICLE VIBRATES ERRATICALLY. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. *AK O2 SENSOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER CAN NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WHICH SEEMS TO B...

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT FELL BACK. DEALER DETERMINED IT BROKE AT SEAT BOTTOM. *AK

WHEN GOING UP A HILL AT 55-60 MPH IN OVERDRIVE THERE IS A VIBRATION SENSATION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED IT WAS NORMAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE SWITCH IS STILL OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES AND BELIEVES THE INJURIES WERE AS A RESULT OF THE SEATBELT NOT LOCKING. *NLM *NLM

Mileage: 41,000

WHEN DRIVING, ALTERNATOR WOULD STEADILY DECREASE THE POWER OF VEHICLE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO EVENTUALLY SHUT DOWN, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND HAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED EACH TIME. *TT

BRAKE PADS WERE WORN & NEEDED REPLACING, IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE PADS AND TURN THE ROTORS THE MECHANIC HAD TO BREAK THE ROTOR. *NLM *JB

WHEN IDLING IN PARK OR DRIVE THE EHICLE MAKES NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE MARBLES RATTLING IN A CAN THEN THE VEHICLE ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL OUT. NLM

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT LATCH WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INVOLUNTARILY COME ON. WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE A DISTRACTION TO DRIVER WHEN THEY COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. *AK

WHILE AT A RED LIGHT AND AT A COMPLETE STOP, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK *YH

TRUCK WOULD START, BUT WOULD NOT IDLE. TOWED TO DEALER. IDLE AIR CONTROLLER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

VEHICLE HAS MAJOR VIBRATION THROUGHOUT BODY WHEN IT IS IDLING. RPMS FLUCTUATE UP AND DOWN BETWEEN 1600 AND 2300. DEALER ADDED AN EXTRA BRACKET TO EXHAUST SYSTEM TO HELP STOP VIBRATION. VEHICLE WOULD ONLY REV HARD WHEN IT WAS FIRST STARTED UP. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00V395000/ MA...

VEHICLE HAS MAJOR VIBRATION THROUGHOUT BODY WHEN IT IS IDLING. RPMS FLUCTUATE UP AND DOWN BETWEEN 1600 AND 2300. DEALER ADDED AN EXTRA BRACKET TO EXHAUST SYSTEM TO HELP STOP VIBRATION. VEHICLE WOULD ONLY REV HARD WHEN IT WAS FIRST STARTED UP. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00V395000/ MA...

VEHICLE HAS MAJOR VIBRATION THROUGHOUT BODY WHEN IT IS IDLING. RPMS FLUCTUATE UP AND DOWN BETWEEN 1600 AND 2300. DEALER ADDED AN EXTRA BRACKET TO EXHAUST SYSTEM TO HELP STOP VIBRATION. VEHICLE WOULD ONLY REV HARD WHEN IT WAS FIRST STARTED UP. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00V395000/ MA...

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM WAS HARD TO DETECT. AFTER MANY DEDUCTIONS(FUEL JET CLEANING, FUEL SYSTEM MODULE REPLACED, AND THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CHAIN GUIDES) THE CLUTCH MECHANISM WAS FROZEN TOGETHER BECA...

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON WITHOUT SWITCHING WIPERS ON. *AK

NOISE IS COMING FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. THE UNIT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED SO EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE AND AFTER BEING USED ONLY SPARINGLY. THE NOISE STILL CAN BE HEARD EVE...

VEHICLE HAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AREA. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL MOMENTARILY. I AM NOT A LARGE PERSON I AM 6'3" AND 220 LBS. I AM SURE THAT IF THERE HAD BEEN MORE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD THER WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WOULD INTO THIS BECAUSE I THINK THAT IT WOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ...

MY THROTTLE BODY LINKAGE DOES EXACTLY WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN RECALL #00V422000, BUT MY YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION ENGINE STALLED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 15MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING FRONT TIRE COLLAPSED. MECHANIC STATED THAT UPPER BALL JOINT WAS MISSING A NUT WHICH CAUSED BRAND NEW TIRE TO COLLAPSE.*AK DEALER REPLACED BROKEN RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT, BRAKE HOSE, WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND RACK/PINION UNIT. *YD

WHILE DRIVING 15MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING FRONT TIRE COLLAPSED. MECHANIC STATED THAT UPPER BALL JOINT WAS MISSING A NUT WHICH CAUSED BRAND NEW TIRE TO COLLAPSE.*AK DEALER REPLACED BROKEN RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT, BRAKE HOSE, WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND RACK/PINION UNIT. *YD

WHILE DRIVING 15MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING FRONT TIRE COLLAPSED. MECHANIC STATED THAT UPPER BALL JOINT WAS MISSING A NUT WHICH CAUSED BRAND NEW TIRE TO COLLAPSE.*AK DEALER REPLACED BROKEN RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT, BRAKE HOSE, WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND RACK/PINION UNIT. *YD

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE DASH LIGHT ILLUMINATES ALL LIGHT ACTIVATED. THE LIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING, THE TURN SIGNALS ARE ERRATIC. NLM

ENGINE BEGAN PRODUCING SOUNDS OF DIESELING OR RATTLING AT ROUGHLY 50K MILES. CAMSHAFT TENSIONER REPLACED UNDER RECALL SHORTLY AFTER, MECHANIC SAID THIS WOULD ELIMINATE NOISE. NOISE GREW PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME - BROUGHT INTO A FORD DEALER, HAD VEH. FOR A WEEK AND REPLACED FRONT CAM CHAIN GUIDE...

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH A BOLT IN DRIVERS SEAT UNEXPECTEDLY BROKE AND CAUSED SEATBACK TO FALL INTO SECOND ROW OF SEATS. AS A RESULT, DRIVER'S FOOT HIT ACCELERATOR PEDAL, INCREASING SPEED OF VEHICLE, AND LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE TRAVELED AN ESTIMATED DISTANCE OF 50-6...

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH A BOLT IN DRIVERS SEAT UNEXPECTEDLY BROKE AND CAUSED SEATBACK TO FALL INTO SECOND ROW OF SEATS. AS A RESULT, DRIVER'S FOOT HIT ACCELERATOR PEDAL, INCREASING SPEED OF VEHICLE, AND LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE TRAVELED AN ESTIMATED DISTANCE OF 50-6...

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHUT OFF, DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED, PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING AS I USED THE BLINKER. THE LOCAL FORD SERVICE SAYS THAT THE "CLOCK SPRING" IN THE AIR BAG CAUGHT FIRE AND DAMAGED THE STEERING COLUMN AND POSSIBLY THE AIR BAG. THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS IT IS A SAFTY DEVICE.

THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING AS I USED THE BLINKER. THE LOCAL FORD SERVICE SAYS THAT THE "CLOCK SPRING" IN THE AIR BAG CAUGHT FIRE AND DAMAGED THE STEERING COLUMN AND POSSIBLY THE AIR BAG. THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS IT IS A SAFTY DEVICE.

CONSUMER STATED THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN, CONSUMER BEGAN HEARING AN ODD N OISE IN AUGUST 2000, AND IN APRIL 2001, AT THAT TIME DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP HOWEVER DID REPLACE THE DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY, AND THE JOINT ASSEMBLY SPINDLE-ARM, SEVERAL...

CONSUMER STATED THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN, CONSUMER BEGAN HEARING AN ODD N OISE IN AUGUST 2000, AND IN APRIL 2001, AT THAT TIME DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP HOWEVER DID REPLACE THE DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY, AND THE JOINT ASSEMBLY SPINDLE-ARM, SEVERAL...

CONSUMER STATED THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN, CONSUMER BEGAN HEARING AN ODD N OISE IN AUGUST 2000, AND IN APRIL 2001, AT THAT TIME DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP HOWEVER DID REPLACE THE DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY, AND THE JOINT ASSEMBLY SPINDLE-ARM, SEVERAL...

CONSUMER STATED THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN, CONSUMER BEGAN HEARING AN ODD N OISE IN AUGUST 2000, AND IN APRIL 2001, AT THAT TIME DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP HOWEVER DID REPLACE THE DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY, AND THE JOINT ASSEMBLY SPINDLE-ARM, SEVERAL...

CONSUMER STATED THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN, CONSUMER BEGAN HEARING AN ODD N OISE IN AUGUST 2000, AND IN APRIL 2001, AT THAT TIME DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP HOWEVER DID REPLACE THE DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY, AND THE JOINT ASSEMBLY SPINDLE-ARM, SEVERAL...

CONSUMER STATED THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN, CONSUMER BEGAN HEARING AN ODD N OISE IN AUGUST 2000, AND IN APRIL 2001, AT THAT TIME DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP HOWEVER DID REPLACE THE DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY, AND THE JOINT ASSEMBLY SPINDLE-ARM, SEVERAL...

CONSUMER STATED THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN, CONSUMER BEGAN HEARING AN ODD N OISE IN AUGUST 2000, AND IN APRIL 2001, AT THAT TIME DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP HOWEVER DID REPLACE THE DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY, AND THE JOINT ASSEMBLY SPINDLE-ARM, SEVERAL...

CONSUMER STATED THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN, CONSUMER BEGAN HEARING AN ODD N OISE IN AUGUST 2000, AND IN APRIL 2001, AT THAT TIME DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP HOWEVER DID REPLACE THE DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY, AND THE JOINT ASSEMBLY SPINDLE-ARM, SEVERAL...

CONSUMER STATED THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN, CONSUMER BEGAN HEARING AN ODD N OISE IN AUGUST 2000, AND IN APRIL 2001, AT THAT TIME DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP HOWEVER DID REPLACE THE DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY, AND THE JOINT ASSEMBLY SPINDLE-ARM, SEVERAL...

CONSUMER STATED THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN, CONSUMER BEGAN HEARING AN ODD N OISE IN AUGUST 2000, AND IN APRIL 2001, AT THAT TIME DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP HOWEVER DID REPLACE THE DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY, AND THE JOINT ASSEMBLY SPINDLE-ARM, SEVERAL...

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION. *JG

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION. *JG

UPON STARTING VEHICLE AND BYN PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. TOOK TO DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT WAS THE THROTTLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40MPH, FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TIRE SIZE AND DOT# UNAVAILABLE. 1999, FORD, EXPLORER.*AK *TT

THROTTLE STICKS (MOMENTARILY) JUST AFTER STARTING ENGINE. DOES NOT STICK ANY OTHER TIME. *AK

"CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME, BUT CAR APPEARED TO RUN/PERFORM NORMALLY. WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON, I WAS LOW ON FUEL. HAD DEALER CHECK, REPORTED TAHT I NEEDED NEW FUEL PUMP, THERE WERE LEAKS AT INTAKE GASKETS & COST TO REPAIR WOULD BE ABOUT $1,200. SECOND SCAN BY ANOTHER AUTO SHOP COULD NOT GET THE SAM...

"CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME, BUT CAR APPEARED TO RUN/PERFORM NORMALLY. WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON, I WAS LOW ON FUEL. HAD DEALER CHECK, REPORTED TAHT I NEEDED NEW FUEL PUMP, THERE WERE LEAKS AT INTAKE GASKETS & COST TO REPAIR WOULD BE ABOUT $1,200. SECOND SCAN BY ANOTHER AUTO SHOP COULD NOT GET THE SAM...

"CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME, BUT CAR APPEARED TO RUN/PERFORM NORMALLY. WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON, I WAS LOW ON FUEL. HAD DEALER CHECK, REPORTED TAHT I NEEDED NEW FUEL PUMP, THERE WERE LEAKS AT INTAKE GASKETS & COST TO REPAIR WOULD BE ABOUT $1,200. SECOND SCAN BY ANOTHER AUTO SHOP COULD NOT GET THE SAM...

WHILE DRIVING, THROTTLE/ AIR BYPASS VALVE MALFUNCTIONS WHICH CAUSES ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK, AND PEDAL GOES NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. ALSO PEDAL HAS TO BE PUMPED BEFORE IT RELEASES. *AK THE DEALER SAID THEY CAN FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL HESITATES AND THERE IS ROUGH IDLE, THE LOWER BALL...

WHILE DRIVING, THROTTLE/ AIR BYPASS VALVE MALFUNCTIONS WHICH CAUSES ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK, AND PEDAL GOES NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. ALSO PEDAL HAS TO BE PUMPED BEFORE IT RELEASES. *AK THE DEALER SAID THEY CAN FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL HESITATES AND THERE IS ROUGH IDLE, THE LOWER BALL...

DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR VEHICLE AFTER DEFECTIVE REMAUFACTURED ENGINE INSTALLED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE SOMETIMES DOES NOT START, HOWEVER AFTER DAYS AND HOURS IT WOULD START ON ITS OWN. *SLC

PCM FAILED. *SLC

IAC FAILED. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. *YD

THE VEHICLE IS SETTING HIGH OFF THE GROUND CAUSING WIND TO GET UNDER BEATHER AND CAUSE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASH CAN OCCUR. *YD

CONSUMER STATES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED.*YD

THE VEHICLE IS SETTING HIGH OFF THE GROUND CAUSING WIND TO GET UNDER VEHICLE, WHICH CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND A CRASH CAN OCCUR. *YD

IAC FAILED. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

REAR TIRE STRUCK THE TOYOTA'S FRONT BUMPER AND ROLLED THE EXPLORER OVER. THE SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED. THE FORCE IN THE ROLLOVER CRASH SHOULD HAVE ACTIVATED THE SIDE AIRBAGS.

WHILE DRIVING, UPPER CONTROL ARM DISENGAGED FROM VEHICLE AND WHEEL CAME OFF *AK CONSUMER HAD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND WENT TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO THE PAVEMENT, CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THIS VEHICLE. *JB

WHEN WE TOOK DELIVERY OF THE 2000 EXPLORER, THE FIRESTONE TIRES WERE INFLATED TO 20PSI. WE DISCOVERED THIS AFTER AN 800 MILE TRIP. WHEN INFLATED TO 30 PSI, THE RIDE IS TERRBLE! WHEN WE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE RIDE ON THE NEXT SERVICE TRIP, THEY GAVE US PAPER WORK STATING THE TIRE PRESS...

WHLE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTSDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED GEARS WILL NOT RELEASE FROM PARK. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY MORE DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION THAT CONTRIBUTED TO A LIGHT POLE FALLING ON TOP OF VEHICLE'S HOOD. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CLAIMANT STATES THAT THE CAR WAS IN PARK, ENGINE OFF, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. CLAIMANT LEFT KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND PROCEDEED TO THE REAR OF VEHICLE. AFTER CLEANNG THE TAILGATE AREA, CLAIMANT WENT TO REMOVE KEYS. AT THIS POINT THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY WITH CLAIMA...

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN MOTION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON AND OFF AT WILL. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAINS ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED PROBLEM TWO TIMES UNDER WARRANTY BY SOLDERING AND RECRIMPING AIR BAG WIRING. THEN, THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. *AK *TT

KNOCK IN ENGINE HAD TO DEALER 3 TIMES LAST TIME THEY DECARBONED ENGINE STILL KNOCKING WORSE THAN BEFORE NOW THEY SAY ITS A NORMAL SOUND DOESN,T SOUND NORMAL TO ME ANY RECOURCES I HAVE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, ( THIS PROBABLY HAPPENS DURING THE DAY ALSO BUT ISN'T AS NOTICABLE) DASH LIGHTS, DOOR PANEL LIGHTS AND THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHTS GO OUT FREQUENTLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE "UNABLE" TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND KNOW OF NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE...

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, ( THIS PROBABLY HAPPENS DURING THE DAY ALSO BUT ISN'T AS NOTICABLE) DASH LIGHTS, DOOR PANEL LIGHTS AND THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHTS GO OUT FREQUENTLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE "UNABLE" TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND KNOW OF NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE...

WHILE WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE FLASHER TURNED ON SOLID (NO LONGER FLASHING) AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TOP OF THE STEERING COLUMN AT THE EMERGENCY FLASHER BUTTON. SMOKE STOPPED WHEN I RETURNED THE SWITCH TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. RIGHT TURN POSITION NOT AFFECTED. I REPLACED THE SWITCH ON MY OW...

WHEN TRAVELING OR TURNING THERE IS A HESITATION IN SAME DIRECTION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

GEM MODULE REPLACED TWICE! WIPERS ONLY WORK ON HIGH SPEED. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE WIPER MOTOR AT MY EXPENSE! MY WIPERS WORKED WHEN I TOOK THEM IN FOR THIS RECALL. THEY DID COME ON WHEN I DIDN'T NEED THEM TO BUT I WOULD RATHER HAVE THEM COME ON WHEN I DON'T NEED THEM THAN TO NOT COME ON WHEN I D...

VEHICLE STRUCK 12 POINT BUCK WHILE DRIVING APPROX.55-60 MPH; VEHICLE CAME TO STOP "GRADUALLY" AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. MAJOR IMPACT WAS DRIVERS SIDE FRONT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE VIBRATES SEVERELY, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2002, THE AIR CONDITIONING CEASED WORKING AND FROZE THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS ON FULL HEAT. THE CONTROLS HAD BEEN SET TO HEAT IN THE MORNING BUT SWITCHED TO AIR-CONDITIONING IN THE AFTERNOON. *AK

THE PLASTIC TRIM AROUND THE HEAD LINER WAS LOOSE.*JB

CONSUMER STATES AFTER WASHING THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE WATER MARKS ON THE GLASS, THE REAR WINDOW HATCH WAS LEAKING WATER, THE REAR WINDOW HEAT GRID WAS INOPERATIVE.*JB

THE DASH CLUSTER LENS WAS FOGGED, ALSO CONSUMER STATES ALL GAUGES FLUCTUATE INTERMITTENLY.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THE REAR END OF VEHICLE MAKES A GROWLING NOISE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE RING AND PINION GEAR, DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE PINION SEAL.*JB

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WOULD BE HARD TO START AT TIMES, DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP.*JB

THE CD PLAYER WAS DISPLAYING AN ERROR MESSAGE, DEALER FOUND CD EXCHANGER SHIPPING CLIP STILL IN PLACE, DEALER REMOVED CLIP.*JB

WHILE DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE, CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WOULD SWAY INTO THE RIGHT LANE, VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE STEERING, THE SUSPENSION IS NOT STABLE, ALSO, REAR AXLE WAS REPLACED.*JB

CONSUMER STATES OIL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND.*JB

THE PLASTIC TRIM AROUND THE HEAD LINER WAS LOOSE.*JB

CONSUMER STATES AFTER WASHING THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE WATER MARKS ON THE GLASS, THE REAR WINDOW HATCH WAS LEAKING WATER, THE REAR WINDOW HEAT GRID WAS INOPERATIVE.*JB

THE DASH CLUSTER LENS WAS FOGGED, ALSO CONSUMER STATES ALL GAUGES FLUCTUATE INTERMITTENLY.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THE REAR END OF VEHICLE MAKES A GROWLING NOISE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE RING AND PINION GEAR, DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE PINION SEAL.*JB

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WOULD BE HARD TO START AT TIMES, DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP.*JB

THE CD PLAYER WAS DISPLAYING AN ERROR MESSAGE, DEALER FOUND CD EXCHANGER SHIPPING CLIP STILL IN PLACE, DEALER REMOVED CLIP.*JB

WHILE DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE, CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WOULD SWAY INTO THE RIGHT LANE, VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE STEERING, THE SUSPENSION IS NOT STABLE, ALSO, REAR AXLE WAS REPLACED.*JB

CONSUMER STATES OIL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND.*JB

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN USING LEFT TURN SIGNAL THERE IS SMOKE COMING FROM SWITCH. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED THROUGHOUT TRAVEL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, REPAIRED ONCE, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN YOU TURNING VEHICLE TO RIGHT WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMES ON WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED, TECHNICIAN TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE CONSUMER FOUND THE BRAKES TO BE IN AN EXCESSIVELY DEFORMED CONDITION. NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED, TECHNICIAN TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE CONSUMER FOUND THE BRAKES TO BE IN AN EXCESSIVELY DEFORMED CONDITION. NLM

DEALER STATES " OUT OF WARRANTY" , VEHICLE ALLMOST ROLLED OVER DUE TO COMPLETS SEPARATION OF THE FRONT WHEEL AND SPINDLE FROM VEHICLE. THIS WILL MOST LIKELY BE A DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLY OR POOR ENGINEERING.BOLT FOR UPPER SPINDLE TO BALL JOINT BROKEN OR MISSING AND BALL JOINT SHAFT SHEARED OFF. BRAKE LIN...

DEALER STATES " OUT OF WARRANTY" , VEHICLE ALLMOST ROLLED OVER DUE TO COMPLETS SEPARATION OF THE FRONT WHEEL AND SPINDLE FROM VEHICLE. THIS WILL MOST LIKELY BE A DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLY OR POOR ENGINEERING.BOLT FOR UPPER SPINDLE TO BALL JOINT BROKEN OR MISSING AND BALL JOINT SHAFT SHEARED OFF. BRAKE LIN...

ENGINE MAKES A RATTLING NOISE, CONSUMER CONSTANTLY WENT TO DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. AFTER DOING 2-3 DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND, CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION AND A REBUILD ENGINE WAS PUT IN. BOLT TO ENGINE CYLINDER BROKE OFF AND A NEW HEAD WAS ORDERED. *A...

ENGINE MAKES A RATTLING NOISE, CONSUMER CONSTANTLY WENT TO DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. AFTER DOING 2-3 DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND, CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION AND A REBUILD ENGINE WAS PUT IN. BOLT TO ENGINE CYLINDER BROKE OFF AND A NEW HEAD WAS ORDERED. *A...

WHILE DRIVING 60MPH CONSUMER MADE A SUDDEN MOVE WITH STEERING WHEEL AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE.ALSO, VEHICLE ALMOST TURNED OVER WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL 1 TO 11/2 INCH. CONTACTED DEALER, NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT PROBLEM.*AK

NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND NEARLY STALLING ON OCCASION, DUE TO A BAD IGNITIONS COIL PACK FOR THE FOURTH CYLINDER. THE BAD COIL WAS CAUSED BY ANTI-FREEZE LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR. THIS CAUSED CYLINDER 4 TO DIE.

CAR PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, IN SHADE FOR 4 HOURS. AIR TEMP ABOUT 80 DEGREES. REAR WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. APPROX. 3/4 OF GLASS FELL IN A 180 DEGREE ARCH OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE OUT TO A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 8 FEET. 1/4 OF GLASS FELL INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO ...

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65-70MPH) THE INTERIOR ELECTROCHROMIC REARVIEW MIRROR BEGINS TO VIBRATE. THE VIBRATATION CAUSES REDUCED VISIBILTY AS THE IMAGES ARE BLURRED. THIS PROBLEM IS COMPOUNDED WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AS A RESULT OF REAR TRAFFIC HEADLIGHTS. THE RESULTING DECREASED REAR VISIBI...

CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING FAST. THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE LANE. STEERING COLUMN AND BRAKES WEREN'T FUNCTIONING. CONSUMER CONTINUED TO TRAVEL, AND SHE HIT GUARDRAIL ON SIDE, AND WENT ONTO GRASS AR...

CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING FAST. THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE LANE. STEERING COLUMN AND BRAKES WEREN'T FUNCTIONING. CONSUMER CONTINUED TO TRAVEL, AND SHE HIT GUARDRAIL ON SIDE, AND WENT ONTO GRASS AR...

I OWN A 1999 FORD EXPLORER NOW WITH OVER 100,000 MILES. SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW AND OCCASIONALLY OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE A/C, DEFROSTER, FOOT VENT, ETC. EMITS A MUSTY, MILDEW, MOLDY SMELL INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN. CAN BREATHING THIS SMELL CAUSE HEALTH PROBLEMS? IS THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS? I ...

TIRE WAS NEW AND REPLACED FIRESTONE TIRE FOLLOWING FORD'S RECALL. ONE SIDE OF THE TIRE BURST WITHOUT MUCH WARNING. ABSOLUTELY NO TRACE OF NAIL OR ANYTHING THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. TIRE IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. THANK YOU.*AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

CONSUMER HAS COMPLAINED TO DEALER THAT STEERING WHEEL SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL. STEERING MAKES DASHBOARD RUMBLE LIKE FRONT END HAS HYDRAULICS. TURNING VEHICLE RIGHT OR LEFT, STEERING SHUTTERS HARD. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO ADD A QUART OF POWER STEERING ONCE A WEEK. DEALER FOUND POWER STEERING LE...

CONSUMER HAS COMPLAINED TO DEALER THAT STEERING WHEEL SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL. STEERING MAKES DASHBOARD RUMBLE LIKE FRONT END HAS HYDRAULICS. TURNING VEHICLE RIGHT OR LEFT, STEERING SHUTTERS HARD. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO ADD A QUART OF POWER STEERING ONCE A WEEK. DEALER FOUND POWER STEERING LE...

CONSUMER HAS COMPLAINED TO DEALER THAT STEERING WHEEL SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL. STEERING MAKES DASHBOARD RUMBLE LIKE FRONT END HAS HYDRAULICS. TURNING VEHICLE RIGHT OR LEFT, STEERING SHUTTERS HARD. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO ADD A QUART OF POWER STEERING ONCE A WEEK. DEALER FOUND POWER STEERING LE...

CONSUMER HAS COMPLAINED TO DEALER THAT STEERING WHEEL SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL. STEERING MAKES DASHBOARD RUMBLE LIKE FRONT END HAS HYDRAULICS. TURNING VEHICLE RIGHT OR LEFT, STEERING SHUTTERS HARD. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO ADD A QUART OF POWER STEERING ONCE A WEEK. DEALER FOUND POWER STEERING LE...

CONSUMER HAS COMPLAINED TO DEALER THAT STEERING WHEEL SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL. STEERING MAKES DASHBOARD RUMBLE LIKE FRONT END HAS HYDRAULICS. TURNING VEHICLE RIGHT OR LEFT, STEERING SHUTTERS HARD. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO ADD A QUART OF POWER STEERING ONCE A WEEK. DEALER FOUND POWER STEERING LE...

CONSUMER HAS COMPLAINED TO DEALER THAT STEERING WHEEL SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL. STEERING MAKES DASHBOARD RUMBLE LIKE FRONT END HAS HYDRAULICS. TURNING VEHICLE RIGHT OR LEFT, STEERING SHUTTERS HARD. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO ADD A QUART OF POWER STEERING ONCE A WEEK. DEALER FOUND POWER STEERING LE...

CONSUMER HAS COMPLAINED TO DEALER THAT STEERING WHEEL SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL. STEERING MAKES DASHBOARD RUMBLE LIKE FRONT END HAS HYDRAULICS. TURNING VEHICLE RIGHT OR LEFT, STEERING SHUTTERS HARD. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO ADD A QUART OF POWER STEERING ONCE A WEEK. DEALER FOUND POWER STEERING LE...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN ANY GEAR. IT DOESN'T SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY WHEN ACCELERATING. TRANSMISSION ONLY SHIFTS CORRECTLY INTO 1ST GEAR, AND DOUBLE SHIFTS INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEARS AFTER LETTING OFF GAS. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS SOMETIMES FROM HIGH TO LOW, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL. OVERDRIV...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN ANY GEAR. IT DOESN'T SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY WHEN ACCELERATING. TRANSMISSION ONLY SHIFTS CORRECTLY INTO 1ST GEAR, AND DOUBLE SHIFTS INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEARS AFTER LETTING OFF GAS. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS SOMETIMES FROM HIGH TO LOW, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL. OVERDRIV...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN ANY GEAR. IT DOESN'T SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY WHEN ACCELERATING. TRANSMISSION ONLY SHIFTS CORRECTLY INTO 1ST GEAR, AND DOUBLE SHIFTS INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEARS AFTER LETTING OFF GAS. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS SOMETIMES FROM HIGH TO LOW, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL. OVERDRIV...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN ANY GEAR. IT DOESN'T SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY WHEN ACCELERATING. TRANSMISSION ONLY SHIFTS CORRECTLY INTO 1ST GEAR, AND DOUBLE SHIFTS INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEARS AFTER LETTING OFF GAS. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS SOMETIMES FROM HIGH TO LOW, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL. OVERDRIV...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN ANY GEAR. IT DOESN'T SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY WHEN ACCELERATING. TRANSMISSION ONLY SHIFTS CORRECTLY INTO 1ST GEAR, AND DOUBLE SHIFTS INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEARS AFTER LETTING OFF GAS. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS SOMETIMES FROM HIGH TO LOW, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL. OVERDRIV...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN ANY GEAR. IT DOESN'T SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY WHEN ACCELERATING. TRANSMISSION ONLY SHIFTS CORRECTLY INTO 1ST GEAR, AND DOUBLE SHIFTS INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEARS AFTER LETTING OFF GAS. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS SOMETIMES FROM HIGH TO LOW, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL. OVERDRIV...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN ANY GEAR. IT DOESN'T SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY WHEN ACCELERATING. TRANSMISSION ONLY SHIFTS CORRECTLY INTO 1ST GEAR, AND DOUBLE SHIFTS INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEARS AFTER LETTING OFF GAS. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS SOMETIMES FROM HIGH TO LOW, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL. OVERDRIV...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN ANY GEAR. IT DOESN'T SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY WHEN ACCELERATING. TRANSMISSION ONLY SHIFTS CORRECTLY INTO 1ST GEAR, AND DOUBLE SHIFTS INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEARS AFTER LETTING OFF GAS. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS SOMETIMES FROM HIGH TO LOW, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL. OVERDRIV...

BRAKES HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE DECEMBER 2000. THERE HAS BEEN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, BRAKES CONSTANTLY SQUEAKED. ABS LIGHT WAS REPAIRED, BUT INTERMITTENTLY WENT ON AND OFF. DEALER STATED "THAT ABS LIGHT BEING ON WOULD NOT AFFECT BRAKE SYSTEM". ON JULY 10, 2001, BRAKES WERE...

BRAKES HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE DECEMBER 2000. THERE HAS BEEN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, BRAKES CONSTANTLY SQUEAKED. ABS LIGHT WAS REPAIRED, BUT INTERMITTENTLY WENT ON AND OFF. DEALER STATED "THAT ABS LIGHT BEING ON WOULD NOT AFFECT BRAKE SYSTEM". ON JULY 10, 2001, BRAKES WERE...

I HAVE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED TWO TIMES. THE FIRST WAS AT 8000. THE FIRST SYMPTOM WAS TRYING TO DIE AFTER BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. THE SECOND FAILURE JUST OCCURRED WITH THE SYMPTOM BEING DIFFICULT STARTS.*AK

WHEN SIGNALING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE INDICATOR LIGHT TURNS ON SOLID (NOT FLASHING) AND SMOKE BEGINS TO RISE FROM A SMALL OPENING IN THE TOP OF THE STEERING COLUMN. RETURNING THE SWITCH TO THE NUETRAL POSITION STOPS THE SMOKE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. SOME 1999 EXPLORE...

WHEN SIGNALING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE INDICATOR LIGHT TURNS ON SOLID (NOT FLASHING) AND SMOKE BEGINS TO RISE FROM A SMALL OPENING IN THE TOP OF THE STEERING COLUMN. RETURNING THE SWITCH TO THE NUETRAL POSITION STOPS THE SMOKE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. SOME 1999 EXPLORE...

CONSUMER HAD FIRESTONE TIRE REPLACED WITH GOODYEAR , WHICH IS NOW SHOWING EVIDENCE OF WEAR. CONSUMER FEELS ITS THE SUSPENSION THAT IS CAUSING TIRE TO PREMATURELY WEAR OUT, AND IT IS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT HAS REAR SUSPENSION LOWER THAN FRONT.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON & REMAINS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE DATE. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON & REMAINS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE DATE. *AK

ROLLOVER ALMOST OCCURRED FROM BLOWN TIRE/EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING-BAD SERVICE-NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. VEHICLE FRAME IS BENT AND A LOT OF DAMAGE TO VEHICLE-I FEEL THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. INSURANCE DOES NOT WANT TO COVER COSTS ON TIRES BECAUSE TIRE WAS BRAND NEW WAS REPLAC...

ROLLOVER ALMOST OCCURRED FROM BLOWN TIRE/EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING-BAD SERVICE-NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. VEHICLE FRAME IS BENT AND A LOT OF DAMAGE TO VEHICLE-I FEEL THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. INSURANCE DOES NOT WANT TO COVER COSTS ON TIRES BECAUSE TIRE WAS BRAND NEW WAS REPLAC...

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FOR $24,000 AT RAY ANDERSON, HUNTINGTON FORD, TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. WHILE EN ROUTE TO TEXAS, IN MISSISSIPPI, THE LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH PANEL AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO EXIT APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE, BUT THERE WER NOT BRAKES. THE VEHICLE PLUM...

BRAKING SYSTEM HAS FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 40,000 MILES , 3 MASTER CYLINDERS NOT COUNTING THE ORIGINAL, AND 3 COMPLETE BRAKING SYSTEMS ON ALL 4 WHEELS. THIS VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AT SCARFF FORD IN AUBURN, WA AND PUT BACK ON THE ROAD, IF IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED THE FOUR TIME , ...

BRAKING SYSTEM HAS FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 40,000 MILES , 3 MASTER CYLINDERS NOT COUNTING THE ORIGINAL, AND 3 COMPLETE BRAKING SYSTEMS ON ALL 4 WHEELS. THIS VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AT SCARFF FORD IN AUBURN, WA AND PUT BACK ON THE ROAD, IF IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED THE FOUR TIME , ...

IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE STICKS SHUT, SHUTTING DOWN ENGINE WHENEVER YOU LIFT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I DROVE THE CAR HOME BEING CAREFUL NOT TO LIFT MY FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE GAS. SOMEONE COULD EASILY LIFT OFF THE GAS IN AN INTERSECTION FOR EXAMPLE, AND HAVE THE CAR STALL IMMEDIATELY. IT IS MY OPINION THA...

MY FIRESTONE TIRES WERE REPLACED BY FORD WITH TIGER PAWS. AFTER ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES, WHILE ON A TRIP, MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPLIT. FORD GAVE ME A NEW WHEEL, BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE ON FORD'S REPLACEMENT LIST. I REQUESTED NEW ONES. A TIRE DEALER TOLD ME ALL MY TIRES HAD...

CLOSING OF REAR HATCH DIFFICULT. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SINCE FIRST PURCHASED BUT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. HATCH REQUIRES SEVERAL HARD SLAMMING ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE. AT TIMES THE HATCH BECOMES AJAR, ONLY AFTER CLOSING THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR(INTERIOR AIR PRESSURE FORCES HATCH AJAR). ...

CLOSING OF REAR HATCH DIFFICULT. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SINCE FIRST PURCHASED BUT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. HATCH REQUIRES SEVERAL HARD SLAMMING ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE. AT TIMES THE HATCH BECOMES AJAR, ONLY AFTER CLOSING THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR(INTERIOR AIR PRESSURE FORCES HATCH AJAR). ...

THE FAILED PART LISTED IS THE IDLE AIR SENSOR. WHEN THIS PART FAILS THE VEHICLE DIES. THIS FAILURE CAN NOT BE DETECTED BY THE MECHANIC UNTIL THE PART COMPLETELY FAILS. THE LISTINGS PROVIDED ARE ONLY THE TIMES IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ATTEMPT REPAIRS. ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS ...

WINDSHIELD WIPER COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING. ACTIVATOR ASY WAS REPLACED AT 11990, THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS TO THIS DAY. REAR WIPER WOULD NOT WORK AND THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED AT 23493 MILES, OPPROX. 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS TO THIS DAY. THE REASON ...

THE EXPLORER WOULD GO DEAD UNLESS I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL WHEN STARTING UP. THE ONLY WAY THAT I COULD GET IT TO GO WAS TO FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL IN PARK. EVERY TIME. *AK

VEHICLE HAS HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS (6 VISITS) WITH NO CORRECTIVE RESULTS. HAVE BEEN TOLD, "THERE IS NO FIX AT THIS TIME". KEEP CHECKING BACK WITH FORD TO SEE IF THEY FIND A FIX. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN TR...

THE EXPLORER MAKES A RATTLING/MARBLING NOISE COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. JOE COTTON FORD INFORMED ME THAT FORD MOTOR CO. STATES THAT THE WAY TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM IS TO REMOVE THE CARBON IN THE ENGINE AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH REPEATED CYCLES OF RUNNING THE ENGINE OVER 3,000RPM'S. R...

A/T SLIPS FROM1ST-2ND. AT A STOP AND PROCEED TO GO TRANSMISSION ACTS LIKE ITS IN NEUTRAL. HAPPENS AFTER CAR IS DRIVEN @20M AND ENGINE IS HOT. *AK

ALL WHEEL DRIVE INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE DANGEROUS AND VERY UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PROBLEM IS COMPONDED IN POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS.

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO COMPUTER WAS INDICATING THAT THERE WAS AN AIRBAG INSIDE OF DOOR. BUT THERE IS NO AIRBAG INSIDE OF DOOR.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO COMPUTER WAS INDICATING THAT THERE WAS AN AIRBAG INSIDE OF DOOR. BUT THERE IS NO AIRBAG INSIDE OF DOOR.*AK

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS IVE HAD ANOTHER ONE OF MY FIRESTONE (STEELTEX RADIALS R4S) TIRES HAVE A BLOWOUT AND THIS TIME IT INCLUDED A COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE LOCATION WAS THE LEFT REAR INNER TIRE... TEMP OUTSIDE WAS APPROX. 105 OR GREATER (ARIZONA). MY HIGHWAY SPEE...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION, CAUSING A DISTRACTION. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM YET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER BLEW OUT HOT AIR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF A ROCK CHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE VEHICLE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED THREE TIMES,BRAKE PADS AND SHOE ASSEMBLIES, ROTORS AND CALIPERS FAILED TWICE. *YH

THE VEHICLE WINDOWS FOGS UP RIGHT AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND LEFT A FILM ON THEM. *YH

CONSOLE HAD TO BE FIXED *YH

WE CURRENTLY RESIDE IN PUERTO RICO. IN THE SUMMER OF 2000, WE HEARD NEWS REPORTS OF TREAD SEPARATION PROBLEMS POTENTIALLY RELATED TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND WARM CLIMATE. WE DETERMINED THAT ALL OF OUR TIRES ON OUR 99 EXPLORER WERE WILDERNESS TIRES. ONLY 1 WAS BEING RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE PLA...

MOVING APPROX 5MPH IN PARKING LOT - TRUCK STARTED TO STALL - PRESSED ACCELERATOR - THROTTLE ENGAGED FULL OPEN - RUNNING INTO TRUCK IN FRONT OF US. HAD TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL & TURN OFF ENGINE TO STOP FORWARD MOTION. BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD. *AK

MOVING APPROX 5MPH IN PARKING LOT - TRUCK STARTED TO STALL - PRESSED ACCELERATOR - THROTTLE ENGAGED FULL OPEN - RUNNING INTO TRUCK IN FRONT OF US. HAD TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL & TURN OFF ENGINE TO STOP FORWARD MOTION. BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD. *AK

I HAVE LET THE DEALERSHIP KNOW. AND THEY ARE GOING TO CHECK THE WIPERS AND CRUISE CONTROL WHEN I GO IN FOR MY NEW TIRES THROUGH THE TIRE RECALL FOR FIRESTONES WILDNERNESS AT. *AK

THE CONSUMER DOES NOT WANT RECALL 00V-395 PERFORMED WHICH WOULD REPROGRAM THE PCM ONLY TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO GO 74.6 MILES PER HOUR AS TO NOT CAUSE TIRE FAILURE, THE CONSUMER IS UNHAPPY WITH THIS RECALL AND THINKS IT WILL BE A NUISANCE IN PASSING SITUATIONS, FORD STATED THIS WAS A MANDATORY REPAIR...

ON JULY 7, 2000, WHILE TRAVELING ON IH-10 FROM SAN ANTONIO, TX TO MY HOME IN KERRVILLE, AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, MY EXPLORER DEVELOPED AN UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE, BEST DESCRIBED AS A TIRE LOSING AIR PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KEN STOEPEL FORD INC WHERE SEVERAL TESTS WERE PERFORMED, THE SHORT R...

WINDSHIELD WIPER OPERATED FROM VERY SLOW TO FAST WHEN THE SETTING WAS ON FAST. *AK

STEERING IS UNSTABLE TRAVELING. EXCESSIVE SWAY, POOR CONTROL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE IS A 2WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE BUT IT HAS A 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM INSIDE OF VEHICLE. ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHTS COMES ON WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND ABOVE VEHICLE WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD, AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THIS WANDERING IS WORSE UNDER WINDY CONDITIONS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE' HANDLING IS TYPICAL OF SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONA...

ENGINE KNOCKING REPLACE AND NOW THE NEW ENGINE IS KNOCKING TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP NOW . FORD SAID THAT THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THE REPLACE ENGINE. FORD KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINES IN THERE FORD EXPLORER.*AK

ENGINE KNOCKING REPLACE AND NOW THE NEW ENGINE IS KNOCKING TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP NOW . FORD SAID THAT THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THE REPLACE ENGINE. FORD KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINES IN THERE FORD EXPLORER.*AK

PE00 020; REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. GENERAL TIRE, 15INCH. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH VEHICLE WAS MAKING A RUMBLING NOISE, AND VEHICLE WAS BEING PULLED TO RIGHT. CONSUMER SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKES. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAV...

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH VEHICLE WAS MAKING A RUMBLING NOISE, AND VEHICLE WAS BEING PULLED TO RIGHT. CONSUMER SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKES. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAV...

THROTTLE HAS GOTTEN HARDER AND HARDER TO PRESS DOWN. IT FEELS LIKE A BRICK UNTIL STEPPING DOWN ON IT TO GO, THEN IT MAKES VEHICLE GO FASTER THAN INTENEDED. DEALER STATED THAT THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A MALFUNCTION.*AK *JB

THROTTLE HAS GOTTEN HARDER AND HARDER TO PRESS DOWN. IT FEELS LIKE A BRICK UNTIL STEPPING DOWN ON IT TO GO, THEN IT MAKES VEHICLE GO FASTER THAN INTENEDED. DEALER STATED THAT THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A MALFUNCTION.*AK *JB

AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF IN DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED THAT WIRING HARNESS CONNECTED TO AIR BAG MODULE EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. NOTE: CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO SIGN A PAPER FROM DEALERSHIP RELEASING DEALER OF ANY LIABILITY IF AIR B...

I WANTED TO LET SOMEONE KNOW THAT I AGREE WITH BRIDGESTONE, THAT IT IS NOT THE COMPLETE FAULT OF THEIR TIRES AND THE FAULT MUST ALSO BE WITH THE EXPLORER ITSELF. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES AND EVEN WENT AS FAR AS TO PROCEED WITH THE LEMON LAW, WHICH YOU CAN LOOK UP IN FLORIDA TO SEE...

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE FOR MAINTENANCE AND WAS ADVISED BY TECHNICIAN THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF EXTREME WEAR, CONSUMER WAS THEN NOTIFIED OF RECALL MONTHS LATER, AND NOW IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRES, CONSUMER WAS ADVISE...

CONSUME R WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STARTED SPEEDING UP TO 75/TO 80MPH . HE REACHED OVER AND PULLED ACCELLERATOR PAD TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CAMSHAFT CHAIN MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL. *AK CONSUMER STATES CAMSHIFT TENSIONER FAILED, CAMSHAFT CHAIN SLIPPED, CAMSHAFT WENT OUT OF TIME, PISTONS BUMPED VALVES, ENGIEN FAILED ABRUBTLY ON HILL ENDANDERING PASSENGERS, ENGINE WAS RECALLED PREVIOUS YEARS ON DIFFERENT MODELS, CONSUMER STA...

WAS FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL AND NOTICED REAR LEFT TIRE HAD CRACKS WHERE TREAD & CASING MEET. TOOK TO MECHANIC, INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. HAD ALL 4 TIRES EXCHANGED. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P235/75R16 DOT CODE WZHL 1PY119, HAD 16,000 MILES.*AK

THERE IS A TERRIBLE VIBRATION FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHEN IDLING AND SOMETIMES WHILE ACCELERATING. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ABOUT A MOUNT OR SOMETHING AND REPLACED IT AND THEN RESET THE COMPUTER THEY SAID BUT THE VIBRATION REMAINS. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE 3.8L V6 ENGINE OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

PRIOR TO RECALL, WHILE TRAVELING BOTH LEFT REAR FIRESTONE(P235/75R15) TIRES BLEW OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND AND INTO THE MEDIAN, VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED, CONSUMER HAS BEEN SENT FORMS FROM MANUFACTURER THAT DOES NOT APPLY TO HIS SITUATION AND AS OF 4/2/01 STILL HAS NOT...

WE HAVE HAD A HOOD LATCH RECALL, CRUISE CONTROL RECALL, QUESTIONS ABOUT A TIRE RECALL (FIRESTONE), POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK, CV BOOT RIP, WIPERS TURNING ON WITH THE TURN SIGNAL, 1 ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO 0 PSI OIL AT IDLE (DID THEY REALLY REPLACE IT OR JUST SAY THEY DID?) SEVERAL INDEPENDENT RE-EVAL...

WE HAVE HAD A HOOD LATCH RECALL, CRUISE CONTROL RECALL, QUESTIONS ABOUT A TIRE RECALL (FIRESTONE), POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK, CV BOOT RIP, WIPERS TURNING ON WITH THE TURN SIGNAL, 1 ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO 0 PSI OIL AT IDLE (DID THEY REALLY REPLACE IT OR JUST SAY THEY DID?) SEVERAL INDEPENDENT RE-EVAL...

WE HAVE HAD A HOOD LATCH RECALL, CRUISE CONTROL RECALL, QUESTIONS ABOUT A TIRE RECALL (FIRESTONE), POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK, CV BOOT RIP, WIPERS TURNING ON WITH THE TURN SIGNAL, 1 ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO 0 PSI OIL AT IDLE (DID THEY REALLY REPLACE IT OR JUST SAY THEY DID?) SEVERAL INDEPENDENT RE-EVAL...

WE HAVE HAD A HOOD LATCH RECALL, CRUISE CONTROL RECALL, QUESTIONS ABOUT A TIRE RECALL (FIRESTONE), POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK, CV BOOT RIP, WIPERS TURNING ON WITH THE TURN SIGNAL, 1 ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO 0 PSI OIL AT IDLE (DID THEY REALLY REPLACE IT OR JUST SAY THEY DID?) SEVERAL INDEPENDENT RE-EVAL...

WE HAVE HAD A HOOD LATCH RECALL, CRUISE CONTROL RECALL, QUESTIONS ABOUT A TIRE RECALL (FIRESTONE), POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK, CV BOOT RIP, WIPERS TURNING ON WITH THE TURN SIGNAL, 1 ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO 0 PSI OIL AT IDLE (DID THEY REALLY REPLACE IT OR JUST SAY THEY DID?) SEVERAL INDEPENDENT RE-EVAL...

WE HAVE HAD A HOOD LATCH RECALL, CRUISE CONTROL RECALL, QUESTIONS ABOUT A TIRE RECALL (FIRESTONE), POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK, CV BOOT RIP, WIPERS TURNING ON WITH THE TURN SIGNAL, 1 ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO 0 PSI OIL AT IDLE (DID THEY REALLY REPLACE IT OR JUST SAY THEY DID?) SEVERAL INDEPENDENT RE-EVAL...

WE HAVE HAD A HOOD LATCH RECALL, CRUISE CONTROL RECALL, QUESTIONS ABOUT A TIRE RECALL (FIRESTONE), POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK, CV BOOT RIP, WIPERS TURNING ON WITH THE TURN SIGNAL, 1 ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO 0 PSI OIL AT IDLE (DID THEY REALLY REPLACE IT OR JUST SAY THEY DID?) SEVERAL INDEPENDENT RE-EVAL...

ERRATIC OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE SWITCH IS IN OFF POSITION. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD TURN ON EVEN IN OFF POSITION OR WHEN TURN SIGNAL WAS BEING USED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN CONSUMER NOTICED BACK WINDOW HAD COMPLETLY SHATTERED OVERNIGHT.*AK *JB

WHEN ROADS WERE WET VEHICLE STARTED TO FISHTAIL. CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING 65-70MPH IN RAIN. VEHICLE STARTED TO FISHTAIL, SPUN 180' WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT THEN HIT A TREE. CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. ON DECEMBER 15, 2000 CONSUMER HAD A SIMILAR ACCIDENT, R...

WHEN ROADS WERE WET VEHICLE STARTED TO FISHTAIL. CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING 65-70MPH IN RAIN. VEHICLE STARTED TO FISHTAIL, SPUN 180' WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT THEN HIT A TREE. CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. ON DECEMBER 15, 2000 CONSUMER HAD A SIMILAR ACCIDENT, R...

TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT OPERATE WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS IN TILT POSITION . *AK

TRANSMISSION NO LONGER ABLE TO BE PUT IN REVERSE, NO PRIOR WARNING. NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. *AK

WHEN I BOUGHT MY EXPLORER, THE MARBLE NOISE WAS THERE. DEALER DID NOT FIX IT, I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHERE I HAVE HAD TWO ENGINES PUT IN IT FOR THIS MARBLE NOISE. THE THIRD ENGINE NOW IS MAKING THE SAME MARBLE/ DIESEL NOISE. THEY TELL ME THAT I HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. I ALSO ONLY GET 9 MILES TO ...

THE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL, THEN BOTH REAR TIRES BLEW. THIS SEEMS PRETTY EXTREME FOR TIRES THAT HAD VERY LITTLE TREAD WEAR TO OUT AND NOT PERFORM AS THEY SHOULD. EVEN WITH A TRAILER ATTACHED, THE EXPLORER ROLLED OVER AND WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. THE EXPLORER WAS EQUIPPED WITH A...

VEHICLE WAS LEASED TO CONSUMER, WITH UNCORRECTED AND UNDISCLOSED RECALLDEFECTS 99V-164 AND 99V-062.001 WHEN CONSUMER DISCOVERED DEFECTS AND LASK OF DISCLOSURE, SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESCIND HER CONTRACT, BUT DEALERSHIP DECLINED, DEALERSHIP DID NOT INSPECT, DISMANTLE AND REPAIR DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL BE...

VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, AND GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, AND GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. *AK

GAS PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. FORCING PEDAL CAUSES VEHICLE TO SURGE.*AK

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT (P235/75R15-105S) TIRES ARE CONTINUALLY IN NEED OF AIR, ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK, THE FRONT END SUSPENSION WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR UNEVENLY. *MJS

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT (P235/75R15-105S) TIRES ARE CONTINUALLY IN NEED OF AIR, ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK, THE FRONT END SUSPENSION WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR UNEVENLY. *MJS

THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *MJS

THE BACK DOORS DO NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. *MJS

CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED ABOUT NOT RECEIVING REFUND FOR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES(VDHL1PY498) CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BACK IN DECEMBER 2000 THAT IT WOULD TAKE 2 WEEKS TO RECEIVE CHECK, HAS NOT RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT AS OF 3/6/01. *JB

SUMMARY DID NOT EXPLAIN THE DEFECTS IN THESE COMPONENTS.

SUMMARY DID NOT EXPLAIN THE DEFECTS IN THESE COMPONENTS.

SUMMARY DID NOT EXPLAIN THE DEFECTS IN THESE COMPONENTS.

VEHICLE PULLED TO RIGHT AT ANY SPEED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND A SOLUTION. *AK *SLC

BACK UP LIGHT ON RADIO FLICKER ON/OFF WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER FEARS THAT IT MAY BE A SHORT THAT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE. FORD HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK ALSO, AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON SOMETIMES. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS OVER THE REAR SEAT FAILED. THE CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED THE DEALER. *YH

BACK UP LIGHT ON RADIO FLICKER ON/OFF WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER FEARS THAT IT MAY BE A SHORT THAT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE. FORD HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK ALSO, AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON SOMETIMES. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS OVER THE REAR SEAT FAILED. THE CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED THE DEALER. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPHM LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT WITH NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, TIRE WAS REPLACED. THEN, WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH SAME PLACE WHERE OTHER TIRE WAS ALSO HAD A BLOWOUT, SIDE OF TIRE SEPARATED, DAMAGING VEHICLE.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE, P255/70R16, DOT VDCU19X. *SLC

INTERMITTENTLY REAR SHOULDER BELT WOULD GRADUALLY TIGHTEN DOWN ON OCCUPANT WHILE DRIVING. HAS TO UNLATCH BUCKLE TO UNTIGTHEN SHOULDER BELT. TAKEN TO DEALER SHOP, AND INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG OR DULICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS...

THROTTLE BODY IS STICKING ON CONTINUOUSLY. . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00T005, HOWEVER THE LETTER WAS JUST RECEIVED DUE TO AN INCORRECT ADDRESS, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE FIRESTONE TIRE (NO SIZE) EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL, VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *SLC

CONSUMER COULD HEAR A NOISE ON LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE P255/70R16, TECHNICIAN FOUND TREAD SEPARATION AND OFFERED 4 NEW TIRES AT 50% CHARGE, HOWEVER CONSUMER HAD THEM REPLACED ELSEWHERE WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND, DOT# W2CU1PX398. *SLC

WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE VERY LOW VEHICLE WILL NOT START. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT PROBLEM IS. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD NOISE FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND MECHANIC FOUND TREAD SEPARATION, FIRESTONE OFFERED DISCOUNT, HOWEVER CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND, TIRE SIZE P255/70R16, DOT W2CU1PX398. *SLC

THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALLED FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED REFUND YET (235/75/15 DOTVDHL 428-027477). NLM

INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

MOST PROBLEMS HAVE SIMPLY BEEN A NUISANCE, ESPECIALLY ON TOP OF THE SIX RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. INCLUDING 5 RECALLED TIRES WHICH TOOK TWO MONTHS TO REPLACE AND SHOWED SERIOUS SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. HOWEVER, FOUR DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE GAS PEDAL BECAME LODGED TO THE GROUND. I ...

MOST PROBLEMS HAVE SIMPLY BEEN A NUISANCE, ESPECIALLY ON TOP OF THE SIX RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. INCLUDING 5 RECALLED TIRES WHICH TOOK TWO MONTHS TO REPLACE AND SHOWED SERIOUS SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. HOWEVER, FOUR DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE GAS PEDAL BECAME LODGED TO THE GROUND. I ...

WHILE SIGNALING FOR A LEFT LANE CHANGE SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK. BUT, CONSUMER CAN HEAR STATIC COMING FROM RADIO WHEN SIGNALING LEFT. *AK

WHILE SIGNALING FOR A LEFT LANE CHANGE SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK. BUT, CONSUMER CAN HEAR STATIC COMING FROM RADIO WHEN SIGNALING LEFT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. HAD THEM REPLACED WITH GOODYEAR TIRES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID JUST TO BRING TIRES IN.*AK

CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALLED TIRES BUT STILL HAS NOT RECIEVED REFUND (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15). NLM

REPORTS OF EARLY BRAKE REPALCEMENT (BETWEEN 15 & 25,000 MI) HAVE BEEN MADE TO ME, INCLUDING THOSE BY THE DEALER'S SERVICE CONSULTANT. DUE TO FORD'S POOR RECORD WITH THE TIRE RECALL NOTICE, I AM CONVINCE THAT INADEQUATE BRAKE PADS ARE INSTALLED DURING MANFUFACTURING TO SAVE MONEY. THUS PREMATURE WE...

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES, P225/75R16 SIZE DOT#: VNHL. LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65MPH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE OFF ROAD. LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FLIP FOUR TIMES, RESULTING IN 2 PEOPLE RECEIVING MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED...

IT ADMITS NOISE FROM FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BETWEEN 0-30 MPH. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET. *AK

TIRES BEGAN TO VIBRATE SUDDENLY AT 65 MPH ONE DAY. NO VISUAL PROBLEMS, BUT THE BALANCE MACHINE CHECKED OK. PROBLEMS PERSISTED. BOUGHT OTHER TIRES AND WANT PAYMENT FOR THE COST.*AK (DOT NUMBER: WZHL TIRESIZE: 235/75/R1R)

ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE WHETHER THE CAR WAS WAITING FOR A LIGHT OR TRAVELING MAKING IT NECESSARY TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL FORCEFULLY TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM SURGING AHEAD, WHILE WAITING AT A LIGHT THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF BECAUSE IT WAS RACING SO FORCEFULLY THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE HIT C...

ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE WHETHER THE CAR WAS WAITING FOR A LIGHT OR TRAVELING MAKING IT NECESSARY TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL FORCEFULLY TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM SURGING AHEAD, WHILE WAITING AT A LIGHT THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF BECAUSE IT WAS RACING SO FORCEFULLY THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE HIT C...

THE DRIVELINE OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AT 60-70 MPH, CONSUMER PUT ON 15" WHEELS AND NEW TIRES WHICH STOPPED SOME OF THE VIBRATION, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES SOME OF THE VIBRATION WAS CAUSED BY THE TIRES AND SOME IS CAUSED BY THE DRIVELINE (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AP P-255-70R-16). NLM

THE DRIVELINE OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AT 60-70 MPH, CONSUMER PUT ON 15" WHEELS AND NEW TIRES WHICH STOPPED SOME OF THE VIBRATION, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES SOME OF THE VIBRATION WAS CAUSED BY THE TIRES AND SOME IS CAUSED BY THE DRIVELINE (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AP P-255-70R-16). NLM

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED THAT FRONT WHEEL MADE LOUD NOISE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES P235/75R15 DOT VDHL TO FIRESTONE DEALER WHO FILLED OUT THE RECALL (00T005) REFUND FORM FOR CONSUMER, HOWEVER CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY REIMBURSEMENT FOR FAULTY TIRES. *SLC

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A SIDE/REAR COLLISION, INCLUDING A ROLLOVER, AND BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SPEED/IMPCAT WAS NOT DETERINED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.*AK

MY TIRES APPEARED AS IF CATS HAD SCRATCHED THEM. THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES WERE PEELING OFF. I RETURNED THESE TIRES AND HAVE JUST BEEN INFORMED THESE WERE NOT THE TIRE IN QUESTION. I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD NOT GET ANY MONEY BACK. THE TIRES IN QUESTION WERE OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS. I, ALSO, JUST...

THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS AN "OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE". THE REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT WAS SENT 10/26/00. AS OF 1-16-01, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE HAS NOT REFUNDED THE COST OF THE TIRES. NEITHER HAS THE COMPANY BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION RELATED TO WHEN THE REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE REND...

I DO HAVE THE WILDERNESS AT TIRES DESIGNATED WITH THE NUMBER P235/75R15. HOWEVER, I HAVE A DOT PLANT CODE OF W2, NOT VD. IN FIRESTONE'S VOLUNTARY RECALL, THEY ARE RECALLING THE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WITH THE VD DOT CODE ONLY. IN YOUR CUSTOMER ADVISORY DOCUMENT, YOU ARE GIVING A WARNING TO A WILDERN...

A CHUNK OF TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE EXPOSING THE STEEL CORDS ON THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL, CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES (FIRESTONE P235/75R15), CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED FROM A COMPETITOR PRIOR TO APR 9, 2000. NLM

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH TOUCHED GAS PEDAL AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, WHERE CONSUMER PRESSED BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP, BUT DID NOT STOP UNTIL TURNED OFF IGNITION SWITCH. *AK THE VEHILCLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN THREE TIMES. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH TOUCHED GAS PEDAL AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, WHERE CONSUMER PRESSED BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP, BUT DID NOT STOP UNTIL TURNED OFF IGNITION SWITCH. *AK THE VEHILCLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN THREE TIMES. *YH

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE, SHE PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND FOUND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, WHICH ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER FEELS FIRESTONE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIRES AND DAMAGES TO VEHICLE. *SLC

CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH FAULTY FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES, THE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE WAS INCORRECT IN STATING TO LOOK NEAR THE "F" IN FIRESTONE, THE WEBSITE NEVER SAID TO LOOK ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE THEREFOR CONSUMER CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, UPON LATER INSPECTION THE CON...

CONSUMER BELIEVES THE TIRE RECALL LETTER WAS POORLY WRIITEN IN GIVING CONSUMER ADEQUATE DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO IDENTIFY THE DEFECTIVE TIRES, CONSUMER LOOKED TWICE FOR THE LETTERS "VDHL" BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND THEM, IT WASN'T UNTIL TIRES ROTATION , FIVE MONTHS LATER, THAT THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT...

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEATBELT LATCH. MY 9 YEAR OLD WAS PUTTING ON THE SEATBELT WHEN THE INTERNAL PARTS OF THE SEATBELT LATCH CAME OUT OF THE HOUSING. THE INTERNAL PARTS CAME OUT INTACT. IF I HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT THE SEATBELT WOULD HAVE FAILED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD AND TH...

VEHICLE PUCHASED 10/27/99, AFTER VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO CHECK A NOISE, OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T-005, TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *CJ

THIS EXPLORER IS EQUIPPED WITH AWD SYSTEM. DURING THE INCIDENT THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT ON ICE BUT THE 4WD DID NOT ENGAGE, SO THE FRONT WHEELS HAD NO TRUCTION. DUE TO THIS I COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL BEFORE THE VEHICKLE SMASHED IN TI THE BERRIER AND FLIPPED OVER AND ROLLED 180 DEGRIES. THE VEHICLE IS A T...

FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, P235/70R16, DOT- VN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH 23198 MILES; LEFT REAR TREAD SEPARATION IN COLD WEATHER. *AK TIRES ARE NOT PART OF RECALL. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO EXIT AND RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. PULLED OVER AND STOPPED TO CHECK TIRES, RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD LOST PART OFIT'S SIDEWALL AND TREAD HAD SEPARATED. REPLACED TIRE WITH A SPARE. STILL HAS ORIGINAL TIRE. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, P225/7...

THERES A NOISE COMING FROM FRONT DRIVER SIDE, IF YOU LOODK UNDER THE VEHICLE YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE AXLE AND TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN RUBBING TOGETHER. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP THE NOISE SEEMS TO GO AWAY I SPOKE WITH ANOTHER EXPLORER OWNER WHO SAID HE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN TAKEN TO...

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE P235/75R15 DOT W2HL1PY229 EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS A LOUD ROARING NOISE AND VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO STEER, TIRES WERE NOT PART OF RECALL AND CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE. *SLC

CONSUMER REPLACED FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES PRIOR TO RECALL 00T005, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER AND IS NOW REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE (P235 75 R15) EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. *SLC

CONSUMERS TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T-005 ALTHOUGH THE TIRES ARE VISIBILY COMING APART AND THE TREADS ARE SEPARATING, CONSUMER REQUEST THAT FIRESTONE REPLACE TIRES. NLM

CONSUMER RECIEVED AUTHORIZATION TO HAVE INSTALLATION OF AIR BAG ON-OFF SWITCHES FOR THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS, FORD DENIED REQUEST AND NOW CONSUMER WANTS AIR BAG DISCONNECTED. NLM

CONSUMERS TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T-005 ALTHOUGH THE TIRES ARE VISIBILY COMING APART AND THE TREADS ARE SEPARATING, CONSUMER REQUEST THAT FIRESTONE REPLACE TIRES. NLM

CONSUMER RECIEVED AUTHORIZATION TO HAVE INSTALLATION OF AIR BAG ON-OFF SWITCHES FOR THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS, FORD DENIED REQUEST AND NOW CONSUMER WANTS AIR BAG DISCONNECTED. NLM

WHILE MERGING VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION. TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH VEHICLE EXIBITED A SLUGGISH ACCELERATION, AND THEN A SOUND THAT RESEMBLED A STICK SHIFT NOT CHANGING GEARS. PULLED OFF ROAD, TURNED OFF VEHICLE, AND RESTARTED AND PROCEEDED HOME. DROVE TO DEALER FOLLOWING DAY, AND DEALER ...

WHILE MERGING VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION. TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH VEHICLE EXIBITED A SLUGGISH ACCELERATION, AND THEN A SOUND THAT RESEMBLED A STICK SHIFT NOT CHANGING GEARS. PULLED OFF ROAD, TURNED OFF VEHICLE, AND RESTARTED AND PROCEEDED HOME. DROVE TO DEALER FOLLOWING DAY, AND DEALER ...

AT RANDOM TIMES ENGINE WILL NOT MAINTAIN IDLE SPEED WITHOUT PRESSURE ON ACCELERATOR. CONDITION CONTINUES FROM LESS THAN AN HOUR TO OVER A NUMBER OF DAYS. *AK

CONSUMER REPLACED FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES DUE TO RECALL, HOWEVER IS STILL WAITING FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

THESE TIRES STARTED, THE SAME TYPE OF CRACKING AS DID THE 15"TIRES. WE WENT TO THE FORD DEALER AND TO A FIRESTONE DEALER, THE ONLY THING THEY KEPT TELLING US WAS THAT THE CRACKING WAS NORMAL.AND THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD DO , BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT THE TIRES BEING RECALLED. I TRAVEL @ 200...

THESE TIRES STARTED, THE SAME TYPE OF CRACKING AS DID THE 15"TIRES. WE WENT TO THE FORD DEALER AND TO A FIRESTONE DEALER, THE ONLY THING THEY KEPT TELLING US WAS THAT THE CRACKING WAS NORMAL.AND THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD DO , BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT THE TIRES BEING RECALLED. I TRAVEL @ 200...

THROTTLE STICKS, HAS BEEN REPAIRED, AS WELL AS SPEED CONTROL RECALL COMPLETED/NO CRASH

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P255/70R16) EXPERIENCED CRACKING BETWEEN THE TREAD, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *SLC

CONSUMER REPLACED FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P235/75R15) DOT# W2HL DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING THE TIRES, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P255/70R16) EXPERIENCED CRACKING BETWEEN THE TREAD, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *SLC

CONSUMER REPLACED FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P235/75R15) DOT# W2HL DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING THE TIRES, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

WASHING RIMS OF VEHICLE & NOTICED THAT TIRES HAD CRACKS LOCATED WHERE TREAD MEETS SIDEWALL. CRACKS ARE ON ALL 4 TIRES. TOOK TO FIRESTONE RETAILER & HAD TIRES CHECKED THOROUGHLY. MECHANIC INDICATED TO GO TO ANOTHER FIRESTONE RETAILER. HAD NO MORE TIRES. WENT TO FORD & NO TIRES THERE FOR EXCHANGE. W...

I SAW THE RECALL ON EARLIER VEHICLES, BUT THE FORD DLR ON THIS REQUEST REPLACED THE FRONT END SUSPENSION ON MY TRUCK AFTER CLAIMING THEY HAD SEEN A LOT OF PROBLEMS LIKE THIS AND FORD CALLED IT AN "ENGINEERING FLAW". I AM HOPING THE NHTSA WILL REVIEW THIS PROBLEM AND EXPAND IT'S RECALL.

ON 11/24/00 I HIT A DEER GOING 45-50 MPH. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. THE FRONT FENDER OF MY TRUCK IS CRACKED. THE LICENSE PLATE FLEW 100 HUNDRED FEET AS DID THE DEER. WINNER FORD SAID THAT THE IMPACT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO LOCK THE SEAT...

ON 11/24/00 I HIT A DEER GOING 45-50 MPH. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. THE FRONT FENDER OF MY TRUCK IS CRACKED. THE LICENSE PLATE FLEW 100 HUNDRED FEET AS DID THE DEER. WINNER FORD SAID THAT THE IMPACT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO LOCK THE SEAT...

THE LEFT SIDE FRONT TIRE HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR, THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT TIRE HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ALIGNED MANY TIMES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE TIRES STILL CONTINUE THE WEAR PATTERN, NO NAME OR SIZE OF TIRE WAS GIVEN, THE...

THE LEFT SIDE FRONT TIRE HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR, THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT TIRE HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ALIGNED MANY TIMES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE TIRES STILL CONTINUE THE WEAR PATTERN, NO NAME OR SIZE OF TIRE WAS GIVEN, THE...

THE LEFT SIDE FRONT TIRE HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR, THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT TIRE HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ALIGNED MANY TIMES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE TIRES STILL CONTINUE THE WEAR PATTERN, NO NAME OR SIZE OF TIRE WAS GIVEN, THE...

THE LEFT SIDE FRONT TIRE HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR, THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT TIRE HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ALIGNED MANY TIMES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE TIRES STILL CONTINUE THE WEAR PATTERN, NO NAME OR SIZE OF TIRE WAS GIVEN, THE...

THE FIRESTONE TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE ARE INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T-005, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER IS STILL ON A WAITING LIST FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES, ONE OF THE TIRES CRACKED AND WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE. *SLC

CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR FAULTY TIRES BUT HAS NOT RECIEVED REFUND TO DATE, CONSUMER HAS SUBMITTED ALL ORIGINALS AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION BUT MANUFACTURER SAYS THEY DONT HAVE IT (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT). NLM

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHEN A CAR ATTAMPTED TO CHANGE THE LANES AND HIT MY CAR. THE OTHER CAR WAS TURNED ACROSS MY LANE AND I HIT THE CAR WITH MY FRONT RIGHT SIDE, THEN MY CAR WAS PUSHED ONTO THE CONCRETE DIVIDER AND I HIT THE DIVIDER WITH MY FRONT LEFT SIDE, ALL WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH. T...

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHEN A CAR ATTAMPTED TO CHANGE THE LANES AND HIT MY CAR. THE OTHER CAR WAS TURNED ACROSS MY LANE AND I HIT THE CAR WITH MY FRONT RIGHT SIDE, THEN MY CAR WAS PUSHED ONTO THE CONCRETE DIVIDER AND I HIT THE DIVIDER WITH MY FRONT LEFT SIDE, ALL WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH. T...

FIVE WARRANTY WORK ORDERS AND FOUR RECALL (99S18, 00S04, 30382, 99S09) WORK ORDERS CAUSES CONCERNS WITH SAFETY AND MANUFACTURER QUALITY CONTROL. I HAVE WRITTEN FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED RESPONSE. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS. NO SAFETY DEFECT MNENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

TIRESIZE: 16 INCH, NO DOT NUMBER. INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION. *AK

EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER NORMALLY TRAVELED AT 55-60MPH.NHTSA RECALL 99V123000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99S16. DEALER CHECKED FOR RECALL, THIS VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED ALTHOUGH IT HAD SAME DEFECT. *AK

INSTRUMENTS PANEL LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND STILL UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

TIRES: DEVELOPED A VIBRATION AS THOUGH THERE WAS A BUMP ON A TIRE ON THE VEHICLE. I HAD THIS CHECKED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AT THE DELERSHIP AND AT THE FIRESTONE STORE IN OUR AREA. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME EVERYTIME I TAKE IT IN THAT THE TIRES NEED ROTATED. THESE TIRES MUST HAVE BEEN ROTATED ON 10 ...

TIRES: DEVELOPED A VIBRATION AS THOUGH THERE WAS A BUMP ON A TIRE ON THE VEHICLE. I HAD THIS CHECKED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AT THE DELERSHIP AND AT THE FIRESTONE STORE IN OUR AREA. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME EVERYTIME I TAKE IT IN THAT THE TIRES NEED ROTATED. THESE TIRES MUST HAVE BEEN ROTATED ON 10 ...

TIRES: DEVELOPED A VIBRATION AS THOUGH THERE WAS A BUMP ON A TIRE ON THE VEHICLE. I HAD THIS CHECKED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AT THE DELERSHIP AND AT THE FIRESTONE STORE IN OUR AREA. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME EVERYTIME I TAKE IT IN THAT THE TIRES NEED ROTATED. THESE TIRES MUST HAVE BEEN ROTATED ON 10 ...

TIRES: DEVELOPED A VIBRATION AS THOUGH THERE WAS A BUMP ON A TIRE ON THE VEHICLE. I HAD THIS CHECKED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AT THE DELERSHIP AND AT THE FIRESTONE STORE IN OUR AREA. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME EVERYTIME I TAKE IT IN THAT THE TIRES NEED ROTATED. THESE TIRES MUST HAVE BEEN ROTATED ON 10 ...

COMING TO STOP , PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, AND ABOUT TO APPLY BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED/ SURGED FOWARD AT A HIGH RATE SPEED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OVER CONCRETE PORCH ,KNOCKED OVER 6*6 POLE, AND HIT WALL OF RESTAURANT. DURING ACCELERATION CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT...

COMING TO STOP , PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, AND ABOUT TO APPLY BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED/ SURGED FOWARD AT A HIGH RATE SPEED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OVER CONCRETE PORCH ,KNOCKED OVER 6*6 POLE, AND HIT WALL OF RESTAURANT. DURING ACCELERATION CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT...

COMING TO STOP , PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, AND ABOUT TO APPLY BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED/ SURGED FOWARD AT A HIGH RATE SPEED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OVER CONCRETE PORCH ,KNOCKED OVER 6*6 POLE, AND HIT WALL OF RESTAURANT. DURING ACCELERATION CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT...

THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY UNSTABLE WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT GRADUALLY. *MJS

TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE IS NOT CLEAR, FIRESTONE RECOMMANDS 30 PSI, 26 PSI IS LISTED ON COMPLIANCE STICKER, WHO SHOULD CONSUMER BELIEVE? *CJ

CONSUMERS FIRESTONE TIRE FAILED 5 MONTHS PRIOR TO RECALL 00T-005 CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER 5-6 TIME, CONSUMER SUSTAINED SEPARATED SHOULDER AND LEFT HIP HEMATOMA. NLM

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P255 70 R16) EXPERIENCE ROAD NOISE. *SLC

TIRE IS THE IN SPARE POSITION, ALL OTHER FIRESTONES WERE REPLACED WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SPARE IS FULL OF CRACKS AND WAS NEVER ON THE ROAD. IT IS NOT PART OF THE CURRENT RECALL.( DOT NUMBER: )

WHILE TRAVELING DOWNHILL WITH NO ACCELERATION, ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO PROVIDE SOME BRAKING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THERE WAS NO BRAKING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT ONE. NLM

SEVERE HESITATION PROBLEMS WHEN ACCELERATOR PRESSED VEHICLE ALMOST STALLS OUT. *AK

HAD TIRES REPLACED WITH MICHELIN BRAND BECAUSE OF FIRESTONE RECALL. *JG

VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT WITHIN 20 DAYS OF EACH OTHER. *JG

VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT WITHIN 20 DAYS OF EACH OTHER. *JG

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. THERE IS AN ELECTRIC SHORT THAT'S SHUTS AIRBAG MODULE. WHICH MEANS AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. DEALER HAS TRIED LOTS OF REMEDIES,BUT NOTHING WORKS.*AK

FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE AND CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRE AND THE DAMAGED WHEEL, FIRESTONE DENIED THE REQUEST SAYING THAT THE PURCHASE DATE WAS PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2000, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER SAYS THE PURCHASE DATE WASN'T UNTIL JULY 22, 2000. *SLC

FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE AND CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRE AND THE DAMAGED WHEEL, FIRESTONE DENIED THE REQUEST SAYING THAT THE PURCHASE DATE WAS PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2000, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER SAYS THE PURCHASE DATE WASN'T UNTIL JULY 22, 2000. *SLC

SPEED CONTROL CABLE WAS REPLACED FOR RECALL 99V062000/ MANUFACTURER'S 99S09. AFTER VEHICLE CAME FROM DEALER ABS LIGHT CAME ON & STAYED ON. ABS LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON UNTIL SPEED CONTROL CABLE WAS REPLACED.*AK

SPEED CONTROL CABLE WAS REPLACED FOR RECALL 99V062000/ MANUFACTURER'S 99S09. AFTER VEHICLE CAME FROM DEALER ABS LIGHT CAME ON & STAYED ON. ABS LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON UNTIL SPEED CONTROL CABLE WAS REPLACED.*AK

VEHICLE PARKED. BEEN CHECKING TIRES EVERYDAY. NOTICE SLITS ALL AROUND THE TIRES NEAR THE TREAD & THE CASING. TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS. *AK

PEE00 020; VEHICLE WAS IN SHOP FOR REPAIRS. MECHANIC STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE SHOWING TREAD SEPARATION. LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS SHOWING MORE TREAD SEPARATION. ALSO, FIFTH TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. THERE WAS NO INJURIES. *AK

I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE TIRES WERE NOT MADE AT THE DECAUTER PLANT,HOWERER, THE TIRES ARE SPLITTING AND SEPERATING AT THE LETTERS AND JUST ABOVE THE LETTERS THEY ARE CRACKING. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS THE ONE THAT BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTENTION. I TRIED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTOR BUT THE ADVISED ME THAT THE...

VEHICLE FAILS TO START ON OCCASION; RUNS ROUGH ON OCCASION.. *AK

WHILE REPLACING FIRESTONE TIRES RECALL INDEPENDENT TIRE CENTER NOTICED THREE OUT OF FOUR ALUMINUM WHEELS WERE OUT OF ROUND AND UNABLE TO BALANCE THE TIRES. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOTHING WOULD BE DONE. PLEASE FILL FREE TO PRO...

WHILE TRAVELING 65MPH LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. PRIOR TO BLOWOUT, HEARD A PLUMP. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE & ENDED UP IN AN EMBANKMENT. THEN, SLID BETWEEN TWO TREES AFTER GOING AIR BORNE. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED FRACTURED WRIST. TIRE HAD A "V" SHAPE IN TIRE TREAD. VEHICLE DECLARED TOTALED....

NO FAILURE YET BUT POOR HANDLING AND VISIBLE CRACKING. FIRESTONE DEALERS WILL NOT CERTIFY AS TO BEING SAFE, NOR WILL THEY REPLACE THE TIRES. I WILL REPLACE, BUT I WANT FIRESTONE TO PAY FOR MY NEW TIRES.*AK (TIRESIZE: 255/70/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70/16 )

WHILE USING MY TURN SIGNALS TURNING LEFT I NOTICED THE FLASHER ON THE DASH HAD FROZEN AND THAT SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE HAZARD FLASHER BUTTON AND ALSO OUT OF THE BASE OF THE TURN SIGNAL STEM. THIS CAN BE REPEATED ALMOST EVERY TIME I USE THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL. THE DEALSHIP WILL BE LOOKING AT IT ON...

CONSUMER DEFECTIVE FIRESTONE TIRES CAUSED THE VEHICLES FRONT END TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NLM

WHEN PUTTING ON NEW TIRES CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHEN WHEELS WERE WELDED THEY WAS NOT DOWN GRINDED SMOOTHLY. CONSUMER COULD SEE WHEELS MOVE SIDE TO SIDE. ALSO, WHEELS WERE VIBRATING VIOLENTLY . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ONE OF THE TIRES BEGAN TO SPLIT NEAR THE TOP OF THE TIRE BY THE THREAD I HAD ALL OF MY TIRES REPLACED BEFORE THEY CAUSE ME AN ACCIDENT I HAD NO HELP FROM FIRESTONE AFTER I HAD TRIED TO GET THEM REPLACED AT DIFFERENT FIRESTONE, STORES AROUND TOWN, IF FIRESTONE NEW ABOUT THE DEFECT AS I THINK THEY DID...

WHILE DRIVING 10- MPH , HAD STOPPED RAINING ABOUT 15 MINUTES EARLIER, VEHICLE HEADED TOWARDS THE HIGHWAY, AND SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER INTO AN EMBANKMENT. *AK

ON MONDAY OCT 16, 2000 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 56 MPH. WHEN I HEARD THE TIRE BLOW I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO COAST TO ABOUT 30 MPH. THEN I...

WHEN I HAD THE FIRESTONE TIRES REPLACED, THE MECHANOC SHOWED ME THE SHOCKS-THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WAS BADLY DAMAGED, THE PASSENGER REAR WAS DAMAGED, BUT NOT AS BAD AS THE DRIVER SIDE. THE FRONT SHOCKS WERE NOT DAMAGED. INTERESTING THAT (A)FORD EXPLORER(B)REAR LEFT SHOCK COMPLETELY BLOWN (C)REAR PASS...

BELT AND TREAD SEPARATION NOTED WHILE REFUELING. REPLACED TIRE. NO RESPONSE FROM FORD OR FIRESTONE ON DEFECTIVE TIRE. (DOT NUMBER: VNDL1PX239 TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)

WHEN I INSPECTED MY TIRES IN RESPONSE TO THE FIRESTONE ISSUE, I FOUND THAT ALL FOUR TIRES PLUS THE SPARE WERE CRACKED AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE SIDEWALL AND THE TREAD...ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE. FIRESTONE REPLACED THESE TIRES WITH THE SAME MAKE FOR NO COST UNDER THE WARRANTY. SO FAR, NO PROBLE...

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FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO HAVE FIRESTONE TIRES REPLACED IN A TIMELY MANNER AND PURCHASED FIVE NEW TIRES FROM A COMPETITOR, CONSUMER REQUEST RIMBURSEMENT. NLM

CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00T-005 AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

WHEN I ENTERED MY TRUCK I SMELL A SULFUR BURNING SMELL, WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK I NOTICED THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT LIT AND SMOKE POURING OUT OF THE SOCKET ASSEMBLY.

WHILE DRIVING ONE OF THE TIRES SPLIT IN THE SIDEWALL, CONSUMER WAS ON A WAITING LIST BUT DECIDED TO REPLACED ALL FOUR RECALLED TIRES AND SPARE WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND BECAUSE THE DEMAND FOR THAT TIRE WAS SO HIGH THAT THE INVENTORY IN HER CITY WAS LOW, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL FIVE TIRES...

WHILE DRIVING ONE OF THE TIRES SPLIT IN THE SIDEWALL, CONSUMER WAS ON A WAITING LIST BUT DECIDED TO REPLACED ALL FOUR RECALLED TIRES AND SPARE WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND BECAUSE THE DEMAND FOR THAT TIRE WAS SO HIGH THAT THE INVENTORY IN HER CITY WAS LOW, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL FIVE TIRES...

RIM HAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT CAUSES AIR PRESSURE TO LOWER AFTER A LONG DRIVE, AND RIMS GETTING HOT. LEAK WOULD START AFTER PARKING DUE TO HEATED RIM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

CONSUMER WENT TO OPEN DRIVER'S SIDE LIFTGATE, AND IT HAS TORN THROUGH THE METAL. THEN, ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IT BEGAN TO DO THE SAME THING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND IT WAS RAINING , HE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT AN ENBANKMENT. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES AND LANDED INTO THE WATER. FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM WHEEL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. FORD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED FO...

ORIGINAL FIRESTONE ATX TIRES ON VEHICLE , FORD EXPLORER 1999, P23575R15. DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT AT 75 MPH, TREAD SEPARATED, AND CONSUMER HAD TO RIDE ON THE WHEEL. FIRESTONE REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE TIRE AND WHEEL REPLACEMENT.*AK DOT # VOHL1PY498. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P255/70R16, DOT VNCU, HAVE SLITS ON THEM, CONSUMER COULD SEE TIRE FABRIC FROM INSIDE THE SIDEWALL, THE SLITS UN VERTICALLY UP THE SIDEWALL TOWARD THE TREAD. *SLC

THIS 99 FORD EXPLORER HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS, AS LISTED. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, THEY DIRECTED ME BACK TO THE DEALER. THIS IS THE MOST UNRELIABLE VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED, AND IT'S ONLY 18 MONTHS OLD. *AK (TIRESIZE: P23575R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

THIS 99 FORD EXPLORER HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS, AS LISTED. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, THEY DIRECTED ME BACK TO THE DEALER. THIS IS THE MOST UNRELIABLE VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED, AND IT'S ONLY 18 MONTHS OLD. *AK (TIRESIZE: P23575R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

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CONSUMER'S FRONT AND REAR LEFT TIRES BLEW OUT, CAUSING HIM TO FLIP 5 TIMES, ENDING UPSIDE DOWN IN A CANAL, BREAKING NOISE AND BURSTING HEAD OPEN.*AK

MY FAMILY AND I ARE AFRAID TO RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE. (DOT NUMBER: VD TIRESIZE: 235/75/R15)

MY FAMILY AND I ARE AFRAID TO RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE. (DOT NUMBER: VD TIRESIZE: 235/75/R15)

I HAVE A 99 FORD EXPLORER WITH THE 235 75R15 WILDERNESS AT TIRES. THE DOT CODE IS FROM WILSON NC NOT THE DECATUR PLANT. HOWEVER, I HAVE NUMEROUS CUTS ON THE SIDEWALL BELOW THE TREAD AND ABOVE THE LETTERING. IF YOU WILL REVIEW YOUR DATABASE, THERE ARE AT LEAST 46 COMPLAINTS OF TIRE PROBLEMS (I.E. CUT...

REAR LEFT TIRE BLOW OUT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2H TIRESIZE: 235/75R/15)

NOISY FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE REPLACED UNDER RECALL 00T005, CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE REPLACEMENT TIRES AS THEY WERE NOT THE SAME QUALITY OF THE TIRES BEING REPLACED. *SLC

VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR TIRES TO BE INSPECTED, AND WAS INFORMED OF TWO CUTS AROUND THE SIDEWALL.TIRE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL. MOUNTED ON A 1999 FORD, EXPLORER; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P235/75R15, DOT# W2HL. CONSUMER PAID FOR ANOTHER TIRE. TIRE IS AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE F...

I HAVE THE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15 TIRES ON MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER; HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT THE ONES THAT WERE MADE AT THE DECAUTER, IL PLANT. WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSE TO DO? WE HAVE THE EXACT TIRE THAT IS BEING RECALLED, EXCEPT IT WAS MADE AT A DIFFERENT PLANT. ALL TIRES SHOULD BE RECALLED. PLEASE CON...

WHEN INSPECTING THESE TIRES I FOUND SMALL CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL AND AN OBVIOUS SPLIT IN THE VICINITY OF WHERE THE SIDEWALL AND TREAD MEET. I HAVE HAD THEM INSPECTED AT A FIRESTONE DEALER WHO, AFTER ONLY LOOKING AT THE SIZE, SAID THEY WERE FINE. HE WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANYTHING IN WRITING STATING MY TI...

FROM NEW WE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CAR WANDERING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, IT FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE LIMITED CONTROL OF THE CAR. ALSO THERE IS A VIBRATION ON THE STEERING AS IF THE WHEELS ARE UNBALANCED. THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY GOT WORSE AFTER THE TIRES WHERE REPLACED AS MY CAR WAS ONE OF THE CARS WHICH HAD ...

ONE WHEEL EMERGENCY BRAKE DESIGN ISN'T SUFFICIENT TO HOLD ON STEEP HILLS. *SLC

FRONT BUMPER IS MADE WITH FLIMSY PLASTIC. *SLC

ONE WHEEL EMERGENCY BRAKE DESIGN ISN'T SUFFICIENT TO HOLD ON STEEP HILLS. *SLC

FRONT BUMPER IS MADE WITH FLIMSY PLASTIC. *SLC

INTERMITTENTLY AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT WILL STAY ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES.*AK THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 7 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE OWNER IS WORRIED THAT THE AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY ANYTIME OR MAY NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. ...

PE-00-020 - TIRE SIZE P23575R15, DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE. TIRES WERE REPLACED UNDER FIRESTONE RECALL, TIRES HAD LESS THEN 100 MILES ON THEM. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH, RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE SUDDENLY DEFLATED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHICH CAUSED DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. TIRE...

MY FORD HAS THE WILDERNESS AT P255/70R16 TIRES ON IT. AFTER DOWNLOADING YOUR DATABASE - I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND AFTER READING YOUR DATABASE, I COUNTED AT LEAST 100 INCIDENTS ON THAT REPORT INVOLVING THE P255/70R16 TIRES. ARE THEY GOING TO BE PUT ON THE ADVISOR...

PE00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON FORD, EXPLORER, 1999, P23575R16, DOT W2HL WITH 23000 MILES. FRONT RIGHT TIRE HAS DEVELOPED TWO PIN HOLES ON THE OUTER WALL, CAUSING A SLOW LEAK. *AK

CONSUMER, AT OWN EXPENSE, REPLACED RECALLED FIRESTONE TIRES DUE TO DEALER NOT HAVING TIRES IN STOCK AND WANTS FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT. *SLC

CONSUMER, AT OWN EXPENSE, REPLACED RECALLED FIRESTONE TIRES DUE TO DEALER NOT HAVING TIRES IN STOCK AND WANTS FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR BLOWOUT TIRE PRIOR TO RECALL AND FOR TIRES HE REPLACED AFTER RECALL 00T005. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

FIRESTONE TIRES WERE CUPPING CAUSING VIBRATION IN THE STEERING, EXCESSIVE NOISE AND ROUGH RIDE, CONSUMER TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT HE BELIEVES THEY SHOULD BE. NLM

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR BLOWOUT TIRE PRIOR TO RECALL AND FOR TIRES HE REPLACED AFTER RECALL 00T005. *SLC

DRIVER SIDE REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT EXTEND FROM THE HOUSING MECHANISM, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BE INOPERABLE. ALSO, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT LATCH IN THE BUCKLE HOUSING MECHANISM, CAUSING BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. ALSO, EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS; WHEN DRIVING I...

DRIVER SIDE REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT EXTEND FROM THE HOUSING MECHANISM, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BE INOPERABLE. ALSO, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT LATCH IN THE BUCKLE HOUSING MECHANISM, CAUSING BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. ALSO, EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS; WHEN DRIVING I...

DRIVER SIDE REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT EXTEND FROM THE HOUSING MECHANISM, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BE INOPERABLE. ALSO, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT LATCH IN THE BUCKLE HOUSING MECHANISM, CAUSING BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. ALSO, EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS; WHEN DRIVING I...

CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED AT THE ROOT OF TREADS ON ALL FOUR TIRES. I HAVE SENT TWO E-MAILS TO FIRESTONE AND THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO MY SPECIFIC CONCERNS. LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME THE TIRES ARE SAFE. UNDER THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES WITH FIRESTONE, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING WITH THESE T...

FIRESTONE TIRES WERE INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T005, CONSUMER ONLY GOT PART OF THE REIMBURSEMENT AND WANTS THE DIFFERENCE. *SLC

FIRESTONE TIRES WERE INCLUDED IN RECALL 007005, CONSUMER PURCHASED TIRES DUE TO THE LENGTHY WAIT FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES, CONSUMER REQUESTS FULL REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

FIRESTONE TIRES, INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T005, EXPERIENCED CRACKING, CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES DUE TO BEING PUT ON A WAITING LIST AND REQUESTS FULL REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

THE CONSUMER HAD TWO LEASED VEHICLE WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, ONE OF THE VEHICLE'S TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH GOODYEAR TIRES, THE OTHER VEHICLE'S TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT III WHICH WERE MADE IN DECATUR, THE CONSUMER DOES NOT WANT THESE TIRES AND WANTS THEM REPLACED (WILDERNESS AT ...

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, STEERING BECAME WOBBLY & I PULLED OVER. THE TIRE COLLAPSED JUST AS I REACHED SIDE OF HIGHWAY. WIFE AND INFANT WERE PASSENGERS. CALLED AAA & ASSISTED BY PASSING PATROL CAR. BROUGHT THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE DEALER IN NATICK, MA WHO *REFUSED* TO REPLACE THE TIRE FOR FREE AND ...

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, STEERING BECAME WOBBLY & I PULLED OVER. THE TIRE COLLAPSED JUST AS I REACHED SIDE OF HIGHWAY. WIFE AND INFANT WERE PASSENGERS. CALLED AAA & ASSISTED BY PASSING PATROL CAR. BROUGHT THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE DEALER IN NATICK, MA WHO *REFUSED* TO REPLACE THE TIRE FOR FREE AND ...

CONTACTED AND FORD AND FIRESTONE AND WAS TOLD SINCE MY TIRES ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALLED TIRES, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. AT MY LAST MAINTENANCE CHECK, MY TIRES WERE ROTATED SO THAT THE BAD TIRE (AS PROVEN BY A COMPUTER PRINT-OUT) IS NOW ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. (DOT NUMBER: W2HLIPY398 ...

HAD THE ORIGINAL VDHL RECALLED TIRES REPLACED AND NOW THE NEW TIRES ARE ALREADY STARTING TO VIBRATE/WOBBLE AT SPEEDS GREATER THEN 40 MPH. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THESE TIRES AS THE OLD SET THAT I HAD THAT WERE RECALLED WERE DOING THE SAME THING BEFORE I HAD THEM REPLACED. THE NEW ONES NOW WITH A...

WHY HAS THE WILDERNESS AT 16 IN TIRES MADE IN THE SAME FACTORY AS THE 15 IN. ONES NOT BEEN RECALLED? HOW CAN ONE IN. DIFFERENCE IN SIZE MAKE THEM SAFE? FORD EXPLORERS WITH THE EDDIE BAUER PACKAGE ALL COME EQUIPED WITH 16 IN. FIRESTONE TIRES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM! THANK YOU. *AK (DO...

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP UPON IMPACT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER HAD RECALLED FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES REPLACED, CONSUMER UNHAPPY BECAUSE THEY HAD TO PURCHASE A MORE EXPENSIVE TIRE BECAUSE THEY WERE THEY ONLY ONES LEFT IN STOCK, HOWEVER THE DEALER ONLY HAD THREE TIRE AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE 40 MILES TO PICK UP TWO ADDITIONAL TIRES FROM ANOTHER LO...

THREE OF OUR TIRES WERE 069'S, THE FOURTH WAS A 169. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE SEPARATING SEVERLY. YOU COULD PUT A DIME IN THE SEPARATION ON ALL FOUR TIRES. TWO FORD DEALERS SAID WE HAD SERIOUS PROBLEM, BUT 16" NOT ON RECALL LIST. HUNTINGTON FORD SENT US TO BELLE TIRE, WHO AGREED WE HAD SERIOUS PROBLE...

LEFT FRONT WHEEL BLEW OUT PULLING THE CAR TO THE LEFT AND ROLLING IT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. WE TOOK PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE THAT DOES SHOW THE TIRE BUT NOT A CLOSE UP, BUT DOES SHOW THE TIRE. MY HUSBAND SUFFERED SEVERE BACK SPASMS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: P235 TIRESIZE: 15 INCH)

MY WIFE HAD TIRE SEPARATION ABOUT 4-5 MONTHS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. EVEN THOUGH THIS TIRE IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER RECALL, I HAVE BEEN TO FIRESTONE AND FORD NOW AND RECEIVED THE RUNAROUND. I WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THESE TIRES ARE SAFE. ALSO, I THINK WE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS OTHERS HA...

ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES. SOME TREAD SEPARATION ON FRONT TIRES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH WHEN CONSUMER TURNED ON TURNING SIGNAL SWITCH AND STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING, AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE HAZARD LIGHTS SWITCH. CONSUMER STATED SMOKE STOPPED WHEN TURNING SIGNAL WAS TURNED OFF.*AK

THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH WHEN CONSUMER TURNED ON TURNING SIGNAL SWITCH AND STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING, AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE HAZARD LIGHTS SWITCH. CONSUMER STATED SMOKE STOPPED WHEN TURNING SIGNAL WAS TURNED OFF.*AK

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A FORD, EXPLORER 1999. CONSUMER WAS HEARING A NOISE COMING FROM TIRE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY INSPECTED THE TIRES, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES.*AK

I OWN FORD EXPLORER SPORT W/P255/70/R16 WILDERNESS A/T OWL TIRES. ONE WEEK BEFORE THE TIME RECALL I HAD TO HAVE RIGHT REAR TIRE PATCHED. THE TIRE COMPANY TOLD ME TO TAKE THE TIRES BACK TO FIRSTONE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WERE STRESS CRACKS FORMING BETWEEN THE WHEEL & TREAD. I TOOK THEM TO FIRE...

I OWN FORD EXPLORER SPORT W/P255/70/R16 WILDERNESS A/T OWL TIRES. ONE WEEK BEFORE THE TIME RECALL I HAD TO HAVE RIGHT REAR TIRE PATCHED. THE TIRE COMPANY TOLD ME TO TAKE THE TIRES BACK TO FIRSTONE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WERE STRESS CRACKS FORMING BETWEEN THE WHEEL & TREAD. I TOOK THEM TO FIRE...

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT OF A REAR FIRESTONE TIRE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00T-005, THE TIRE POPPED AND CAME OFF THE RIM INSTANTLY, THIS TIRE HAD THE VD SERIAL NUMBER SO THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

SOME OF THE ROLLOVER PROBLEMS COULD BE ATTRIBUTED NOT ONLY TO FIRESTONE TIRES BUT THE STEERING WHICH OVERSTEERS, IS AS SENSITIVE AS THE POWER STEERING IN THE 1950 7 1960'S. SUGGEST YOU LOOK INTO THIS. THIS VEHICLE HANDLES VERY POORLY ON WET ROADS AND SMALL PUDDLES, IT WANTS TO GO WHEREEVER IT FEELS...

SOME OF THE ROLLOVER PROBLEMS COULD BE ATTRIBUTED NOT ONLY TO FIRESTONE TIRES BUT THE STEERING WHICH OVERSTEERS, IS AS SENSITIVE AS THE POWER STEERING IN THE 1950 7 1960'S. SUGGEST YOU LOOK INTO THIS. THIS VEHICLE HANDLES VERY POORLY ON WET ROADS AND SMALL PUDDLES, IT WANTS TO GO WHEREEVER IT FEELS...

TIRE BROKE IN BELT WHILE DRIVING ON A GRAVEL ROAD. THIS IS THE NINTH FAILURE OF THESE TIRES AND FAR EXCEEDS ANY FAILURE RATE I 'VE EVER HAD IN SIMILAR DRINVING CONDITIONS. THIS IS TWO OF FIVE TIRES THAT HAVE GONE FLAT WHILE DRIVING. THE SUSPENSION IS SMOOTH ENOUGH TO ALLOW DRIVING ON A NEARLY FLAT T...

PE00 020 ; TWO WEEKS AGO LEFT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS DEFLATING. THERE WAS A LEAK INSIDE OF THE TIRE. ALSO, HE HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE, AND THE ATTENDANT PUT HIM ON A LIST. *AK

REAR WINDSHIELD EXPLODED AND SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING WITH PASSENGER'S WINDOW DOWN. FORD CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT AND SEPARATED. *AK THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AND SPLIT IN HALF. THE TIRE WAS FIRESTONE WZHL1PY. THE TIRE WAS SMOKING AFTER BLOW OUT. *YH

FIRESTONE TIRE DELAMINATED CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER AND INJURE 2 CONSUMERS. *SLC

FIRESTONE TIRE DELAMINATED CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER AND INJURE 2 CONSUMERS. *SLC

REAR DRIVERS SIDE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE EXPERIENCED PLY SEPARATION IN SIDEWALL AREA AND CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES REPLACED, CONSUMERS TIRES WERE INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T-005 AND TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE TO HAVE THEM REPLACED BUT SINCE FIRESTONE HAD NO TIRES CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO COMPETITORS DE...

DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER TO INSPECT THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES DUE TO THE MEDIA ATTENTION, CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A SIZEABLE BUBBLE ON THE INSIDE WALL PRIOR TO OFFICIAL BULLETINS, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRE AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE SEPARATING AND THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE ANY REPLACEMENT TIRES IN STOCK (DOT # DOT VDHL), CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

REAR DRIVERS SIDE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE EXPERIENCED PLY SEPARATION IN SIDEWALL AREA AND CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES REPLACED, CONSUMERS TIRES WERE INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T-005 AND TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE TO HAVE THEM REPLACED BUT SINCE FIRESTONE HAD NO TIRES CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO COMPETITORS DE...

REAR DRIVERS SIDE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE EXPERIENCED PLY SEPARATION IN SIDEWALL AREA AND CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES REPLACED, CONSUMERS TIRES WERE INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T-005 AND TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE TO HAVE THEM REPLACED BUT SINCE FIRESTONE HAD NO TIRES CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO COMPETITORS DE...

PE00 020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WENT TO FORD FOR INSPECTION OF TIRES AND MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT HIS TIRES WERE FINE. HE WENT TO FIRESTONE, AND THE ATTENDANT TOLD HIM THAT IT WOULD TAKE FOUR TWO SIX WEEKS FOR TIRES. TIRES ARE FIRESTONE, P2357515 #AT, #DOT VD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND SAID THAT VEHICLE DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. THERE WERE CRACKS ALL AROUND VEHICLE. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS#AT, P2357515 #DOT W2HL. CONSUMER HAS NOTIFIED FIRESTONE.*AK

TIRE BLEW OUT AT 45MPH, 2 INCH RIP IN CENTER OF TREAD, NO OBJECTS IN TIRE, SIDEWALL BUBBLED( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: 255/70R16 )

I BELIEVE TIRE BLEW-OUT CAUSING A 90 DEGREE TURN WHICH THEN ROLLED OVER TOTALING THE VEHICLE( DOT NUMBER: )

CONSUMERS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE (P235/75R15) WERE VERY LOUD WHILE DRIVING AND EXPERIENCED FINE CRACKING ON ALL THE TIRES WERE THE TREAD ATTACHES TO THE TIRE WALL, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

THE FIRESTONE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACED DUE TO RECALL, PRIOR TO RECALL REPLACEMENT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ROAD HANDLING AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT,AFTER TIRE REPLACEMENT THE VEHICLE STILL HAD TROUBLE WITH THE FRONT END ALIGNMENTS, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEMS ARE NOT ...

THE FIRESTONE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACED DUE TO RECALL, PRIOR TO RECALL REPLACEMENT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ROAD HANDLING AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT,AFTER TIRE REPLACEMENT THE VEHICLE STILL HAD TROUBLE WITH THE FRONT END ALIGNMENTS, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEMS ARE NOT ...

PE00-020; TIRE SIZE P23575R15, DOT W2HL1PY468, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, FORD, EXPLORER WITH 17,000 MILES. 2 OUT OF 4 TIRES ARE DRY ROTTING RIGHT WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. FIRESTONE STATED THAT IT IS VERY UNUSUAL . *AK

THE TIRES ARE GETTING LOUDER AND ROUGHER ON THE ROAD. IF THIS IS NORMAL I WANT A WRITTEN GARUNTEE( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THE SIDE-WALLS OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES ARE SPLITTING. YOU CAN SEE PAST THE RUBBER AND INTO THE TIRE ITSELF. HAVE SPOKEN TO SERVICE TECH'S AND THEY ADVISE THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING. I HAVE REPLACED THESE TIRES, BUT STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL TIRES. FORD, NOR FIRESTONE, WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE SPLITT...

FIRESTONE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED FRONT TIRES DUE TO OTHER DEFECTS. REAR TIRES INVOLVED IN RECALL. FIRESTONE WILL REPLACE REAR TIRES ONLY WITH OTHER BRAND (GENERAL). HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY FORD NOT TO HAVE UNMATCHED TIRES ON VEHICLE. FIRESTONE CLAIMS NO WILDERNESS AT AVAILABLE IN THIS AREA FOR "8 TO 12 M...

I REPORTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TIRES TO PULLIAM FORD AND FIRESTONE DEALERS. I RECIEVED A COLD SHOULDER AND A GENERAL LACK OF CONCERN FOR MY SITUATION OR MY WELLFARE. TWO DAYS LATER I NEARLY KILLED MYSELF ON THE WAY TO WORK WHEN MY LEFT RIGHT TIRE EXPLODED AND CAME OF THE RIM FOR NO APPARENT REAS...

I REPORTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TIRES TO PULLIAM FORD AND FIRESTONE DEALERS. I RECIEVED A COLD SHOULDER AND A GENERAL LACK OF CONCERN FOR MY SITUATION OR MY WELLFARE. TWO DAYS LATER I NEARLY KILLED MYSELF ON THE WAY TO WORK WHEN MY LEFT RIGHT TIRE EXPLODED AND CAME OF THE RIM FOR NO APPARENT REAS...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON HIGHWAY AND PRESSED THE ACCERLERATOR PEDAL, AND CAR ACCELERATED INTO FULL SPEED AFTER HE TOOK FOOT VEHICLE OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THEN, HE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, AND ENGINE R.P.M. INCREASED UP IN HIGH SPEED. HE TURNED VEHICLE OFF.*AK

MY TIRES ARE VIBRATING AT HIGH SPEEDS OF 50MPH OR MORE. FIRESTONE REFUSES TO REPLACE THEM. I TRAVEL TO SOUTH CAROLINA AND OHIO OFTEN. I AM AFRAID OF THESE TIRES AND WANT THEM REPLACED.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70416 )

PE00 020; CONSUMER'S TIRES ARE PEELING. CONSUMER WILL SEND MORE/ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS#AT TIRES.CONSUMER WAS INSIDE OF THE FORD DEALERSHIP. A LAWYER IN FRONT OF CONSUMER ALSO HAD FIRESTONE WILDERNESS#AT TIRES PEELING, AND FORD SERVICE PERSON TOLD HER THAT SHE COULDN'...

WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE P235/75R15 STARTED SOUNDING FUNNY, THEN IT POPPED OF THE RIM AND TIRE WENT FLAT, WHEN TIRE WAS TAKEN TO FORD DEALER, THEY SAID IT WASN'T THEIR PROBLEM. *SLC

PE00020; ORIGINAL TIRES ON A FORD, EXPLORER, 1999, P235/75R15, DOT W2HL1PLO19. DRIVER'S REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. CONSUMER TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE, AND THEY GAVE CONSUMER ANOTHER TIRE. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE FREE TIRES, JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.*AK

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ROUGHLY 70MPH,WHEN I HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE. AS I PULLED OFF TO SAFETY, I REALIZED THE TIRE WAS BUBBLED AROUND THE RIM, NOT NOTICING ANY PUNCTURES, I PUT THE SPARE ON. I AM VERY UPSET KNOWING THAT THERE ARE ONLY 25,000 MILES ON MY LEASED ...

CONSUMER REPLACED ALL 5 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P235/75R15 DOT W2HL DUE TO HEARING A HUMMING NOISE WHILE DRIVING, TIRES ONLY HAD 18000 MILES ON THEM WHEN THEY WERE REPLACED. *SLC

HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH WILDERNESS HT AS PREVIOUS VEHICLE WITH WILDERNESS AT. NOISE & VIBRATION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

I WANTED TO NOTE THAT ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD BLOWOUTS. FOR NO APPARENT REASON. STARTING IN SEPTEMBER OF 1999 AND DATING THROUGH APRIL OF 2000. I HAVE THE RECEIPTS FOR THE TIRES THAT I HAVE REPLACED, BUT LOOKING AT THEIR REIMBURSEMENT POLICY THEY MAY NOT REIMBURSE ME. I FEEL VERY UNS...

THIS TIRE BLEW APART AT 70 MPH, AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO NEARLY ROLL OVER, AND I WAS INJURED.. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

ALTHOUGH MY TIRES HAD NOT YET FAILED, I WAS COMPELLED TO REPLACE THEM WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S TIRES. THIS WAS DONE AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THE FIRESTONE DEALER THAT I WENT TO FOR THE INSPECTION DID NOT EVEN LOOK CLOSELY AT THEM. HE SIMPLY GLANCED AT ONE TIRE AND SAID "THOSE ARE 16 INCH TIRES AND THEY...

3 TIMES(ONCE IN DEC, JAN, JUL) VEHICLE STALLED OUT, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. ON ALL 3 INCIDENTS, DEALER CLAIMED DEFECT WAS CAUSED BY PARTS RELATING TO IGNITION. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED TWO MORE TIME AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHI...

PE00 020; CONSUMER HAS PROBLEM WITH THE AIR PRESSURE FROM THE TIRE. HE HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75/R15 *MW

PE00 020; CONSUMER CHECKED VEHICLE A MONTH AGO AND NOTICED THAT THERE WERE STRESS MARKS AND CRACKING ALL AROUND SIDEWALLS. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS #AT, P2357515. HE HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE, AND THE ATTENDANT ROTATED THE TIRES.*AK

PE-00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, FORD, EXPLORER, TIRE SIZE P23565R15, DOT NUMBER BEGIN WITH W2. TIRES ONLY HAVE 18 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED HAIRLINE CRACKS JUST ABOVE THE WHITE LETTERING MARK. TIRE CRACKS CAN BE MOVED WITH ONES FINGER, TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED. *...

PE00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT 1999, FORD, EXPLORER, P23575R15, DOT W2HL1PL229, WITH 25000 MILES . DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH RIGHT FRONT TIRE DEFLATED QUICKLY. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE HOLE OR CRACKS, AND NO TREAD SEPARATION. *AK ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED BY THE CUSTOMER. *YH

I HAVE DETAILED DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THE 8/7/99 ACCIDENT INVOLVING THE WILDERNESS XT TIRE AND NOW WITH THE RECENT RECALL, HAVING THE SECOND SET OF WILDERNESS XT TIRES REPLACED AT THE SCARSDALE FORD DEALERSHIP, WHO CONFIRMED THAT ON BOTH OCASSIONS, MY FORD EXPLORER CONTAINED SAID TIRES. ALL CORRE...

LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE ATX TIRE BLEW OUT (1 FOOT HOLE) CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTING IN ACCIDENT AND INJURY TO CONSUMER. *MJS

FIRESTONE: INSD CLAIMS HE HAS DEFECTIVE/WILDERNESS TIRES WHICH LIKELY CAUSED HIS SON TO FLIP VEHICLE (ONE CAR LOSS), HLDING VEH AT SADISCO, PLEASE ADVISE. (CLAIM# 59-V524-541) *MW

V1 TRAVELING ON E W CONNECTOR RD. IN THE RAIN, THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD. P235/75/R15 FIRESTONE. (CLAIM# 01-6162-088) *MW

GOING UP A GRADE WITH MOTORHOME TOWING THE 99 EXPLORER & NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE BACK END. COULDNT PULL OVER TILL DOWN THE GRADE & THEN THE MOTORHOME STARTED SWERVING BACK & FORTH & THE EXPLORER WAS ALSO SWERVING BADLY. BY THE TIME HE GOT DOWN THE GRADE HE SWERVED & WENT UP AN EMBANKMET & BACK...

LOSS RESULTED FROM A BLOWN FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15. I HAVE THE TIRE IN MY POSESSION. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHO TO CONTACT WITH FIRESTONE FOR SUB DOTVDHL P235. (CLAIM# 43-R536-759) *MW

TIRE BLOW OUT TIRES ARE FIRESTONE AT WILDERNESS, P235-R75R15, MADE IN DECAITUR IL PLANT, INS'D BROUGHT HIS EXPLORER IN 10/99. (CLAIM# 06-5306-611) *MW

FIRESTONE: INSURD'S TIRE BLEW CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEH. HITTING 3 OTHER CARS. ONE OTHER PERSON OT HER THAN INSRD WAS TAKEN TO HOSP. POLICE REPORT IS AVAIL. DAMAGE TO OTHER VEH. AND DRIVERS UNKNOWN. INFO. GIVEN BY WIFE. I/D TIRMOMG ROGJT PMTP RT 31 S. MADE A WIDE RIGHT TURN AND STRUCK A LAN...

THIS VEHICLE HAD TWO TIRES BLOW OUT. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES COULD ALSO BLOW OUT WITHOUT A TREAD SEPARATION? THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. (CLAIM# 43-R369-551) *MW

TIRES ON VEHICLE WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, P235/75R15, 105S M/S. TIRE CAME APART ON INSD. RECVD MESSAGE FROM ESTIMATOR THAT TIRES NOT CAUSE OF ACCIDENT. (CLAIM# 59-V547-062) *MW

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE FAILURE-TREAD SEPARATION SUSPECTED-WHILE DRIVING LEFT FRONT AND LEFT REAR TIRE FAILED-INSURED WAS AVOIDING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WENT OFF SHOULDER OF ROAD AND WHEN INSURED BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK TO SURFACE, TIRES FAILED. INSURED THEN LOST CONTROL AND VEHIC...

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION TIRE TREAD SEPARATED .*AK

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT NORMAL SPEED WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION. AFTER THE EXPLOSION WE REALIZED THE REAR WINDOW HAD BLOWN OUT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE REPLACEMENT WAS COMPLETED AND COVERED BY THE DEALER WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED.

TIRES HAVE NOT FAILED, CAR HAS BEEN GARAGED SINCE RECALLS BEGAN-AFRAID TO USE CAR( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

THIS ERROR CODE SHOWED UP AT 3500 MILES,THE DEALER HAS CHANGED THE WHOLE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND THE SAME CODE COMES UP HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES SAME CODE. PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I WILL EXPLAIN FURTHER. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING FORD BUY THIS TRUCK BACK BUT THEY ARE BEING LESS THAN COOPERATIVE. THE DEALER...

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT NORMAL SPEED WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION. AFTER THE EXPLOSION WE REALIZED THE REAR WINDOW HAD BLOWN OUT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE REPLACEMENT WAS COMPLETED AND COVERED BY THE DEALER WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED.

TIRES HAVE NOT FAILED, CAR HAS BEEN GARAGED SINCE RECALLS BEGAN-AFRAID TO USE CAR( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

THIS ERROR CODE SHOWED UP AT 3500 MILES,THE DEALER HAS CHANGED THE WHOLE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND THE SAME CODE COMES UP HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES SAME CODE. PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I WILL EXPLAIN FURTHER. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING FORD BUY THIS TRUCK BACK BUT THEY ARE BEING LESS THAN COOPERATIVE. THE DEALER...

MY FORD EXPLORER EXPERIENCED A TIRE FAILURE BY WAY OF SEPERATION BETWEEN THE TIRE GROVE AT A LITTLE OVER 11,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR. I CALLED THE SOUND FORD DEALERSHIP AND A LOCAL EVERETT WA FIRESTONE DEALER AND THEY BOTH TOLD ME THAT COULD NOT HE...

REAR TIRES, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, WERE CRACKED ON THE SIDEWALL. FORD & FIRESTONE DEALERS REFUSED TO REPLACE OR ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE TIRES WERE DANGEROUS. BOTH OFFERED TO REPLACE AT A FEE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

MY FORD EXPLORER EXPERIENCED A TIRE FAILURE BY WAY OF SEPERATION BETWEEN THE TIRE GROVE AT A LITTLE OVER 11,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR. I CALLED THE SOUND FORD DEALERSHIP AND A LOCAL EVERETT WA FIRESTONE DEALER AND THEY BOTH TOLD ME THAT COULD NOT HE...

REAR TIRES, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, WERE CRACKED ON THE SIDEWALL. FORD & FIRESTONE DEALERS REFUSED TO REPLACE OR ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE TIRES WERE DANGEROUS. BOTH OFFERED TO REPLACE AT A FEE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

WHILE GOING THROUGH A STATE INSPECTION, INSPECTOR TOLD CONSUMER THAT TIRES ON VEHICLE WERE TOO SMALL, AND THEY WERE RUINING THE ALIGNMENT OF VEHICLE. *AK

AFTER SEEING INFORMATION ABOUT RECALLS, INSPECTED THE TIRES AND FOUND OUT THAT LEFT REAR TIRE HAD THREE CUTS ON IT. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, P235/75 R15, DOT VD. *AK CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. HOOD LATCH WAS LOOSE. WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTIONED. *YH

AFTER SEEING INFORMATION ABOUT RECALLS, INSPECTED THE TIRES AND FOUND OUT THAT LEFT REAR TIRE HAD THREE CUTS ON IT. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, P235/75 R15, DOT VD. *AK CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. HOOD LATCH WAS LOOSE. WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTIONED. *YH

AFTER SEEING INFORMATION ABOUT RECALLS, INSPECTED THE TIRES AND FOUND OUT THAT LEFT REAR TIRE HAD THREE CUTS ON IT. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, P235/75 R15, DOT VD. *AK CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. HOOD LATCH WAS LOOSE. WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTIONED. *YH

AFTER SEEING INFORMATION ABOUT RECALLS, INSPECTED THE TIRES AND FOUND OUT THAT LEFT REAR TIRE HAD THREE CUTS ON IT. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, P235/75 R15, DOT VD. *AK CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. HOOD LATCH WAS LOOSE. WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTIONED. *YH

AFTER HAVING RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE FIRESTONE TIRES TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. BUT THEY COULDN'T REPLACE THEM IMMEDIATELY. CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT ABOUT FOUR WEEKS TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, P235/75 R15. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS

I HAVE BEEN INFLATING MY TIRES TO THE FORD SPECIFICATIONS,WHEN MY LOCAL FORD DEALER "INSPECTED" THE TIRES IN REGARD TO A "RECALL" THEY SAID IT WAS NOT DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THE "CODE" WAS OK.THEY MADE NO RECOMENDATION FOR A PROPER INFLATION PRESSURE!SHOULD I FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMENDATION? WILL ...

VEHICLE STALLS

I HAVE BEEN INFLATING MY TIRES TO THE FORD SPECIFICATIONS,WHEN MY LOCAL FORD DEALER "INSPECTED" THE TIRES IN REGARD TO A "RECALL" THEY SAID IT WAS NOT DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THE "CODE" WAS OK.THEY MADE NO RECOMENDATION FOR A PROPER INFLATION PRESSURE!SHOULD I FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMENDATION? WILL ...

AFTER HEARING AVBOUT RECALL ON THE TIRES, HAD INSPECT TIRES, AND FOUND OUT THAT TIRES HAD A SLACH ON IT THEM. RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, WICH DID NOT INCLUDE THE DOT OF THESE TIRES, W2 P235/75 R15 FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS.*AK

PE00-020; TIRES SIZE 23575R15, DOT VNHL1PL358, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH FORD EXPLORER, 1999, 21000 MILES ON IT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO GET INSPECTED AT FIRESTONE, AND WAS TOLD THAT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATING, AND HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS ALL AROUND THE TREAD. ALSO, OTHER 3 TIRES ST...

RAISED THREAD ON FRONT TIRES. TIRES SAID TO BE BAD FROM WHEEL ALIGHNMENT. TIRES STILL HAVE BUT BOUGHT REPLACEMENTS. SAME TIRES BOUGHT & FOUND 1 TIRE ON TRUCK W/VD CODE. REPLACED FOR FREE. SHOULD OTHER TIRES I HAVE BE HELD FOR INSPECTION. PLEASE CONTACT ME REGUARDING THIS.( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZ...

FIRESTONE DEALERS ARE NOT DOING THEIR BEST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I WAS ON A LIST OF 300 TO BE FITTED FOR TIRES. WENT OUT THE NEXT DAY AND BOUGHT NEW ONES AT THE STORE ACROSS THE STREET WITH MONEY I HAD TO BORROW!!!!!( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: P235 70R15 )

RAISED THREAD ON FRONT TIRES. TIRES SAID TO BE BAD FROM WHEEL ALIGHNMENT. TIRES STILL HAVE BUT BOUGHT REPLACEMENTS. SAME TIRES BOUGHT & FOUND 1 TIRE ON TRUCK W/VD CODE. REPLACED FOR FREE. SHOULD OTHER TIRES I HAVE BE HELD FOR INSPECTION. PLEASE CONTACT ME REGUARDING THIS.( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZ...

FIRESTONE DEALERS ARE NOT DOING THEIR BEST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I WAS ON A LIST OF 300 TO BE FITTED FOR TIRES. WENT OUT THE NEXT DAY AND BOUGHT NEW ONES AT THE STORE ACROSS THE STREET WITH MONEY I HAD TO BORROW!!!!!( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: P235 70R15 )

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN VEHICLE HAD PRESSURE FROM REAR, AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. STEPPING ON THE BRAKES MADE VEHICLE LOSE CONTROL FURTHER. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER ABOUT THREE TIMES BECAUSE THREE OF THE TIRES HAD A BLOWNOUT. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT TIRES. *AK

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A FORD, EXPLORER 1999. WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE BLEWOUT ON ITS OWN, NO ROAD DEBRIES. TIRE DID HAVE 30 POUNDS OF PRESSURE.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75/R15 *MW

THE TIRE DID NOT FAIL BUT I FOUND A THREE INCH, "J"-SHAPED PERFORATION WHICH PROCEEDS FROM THE TIRE TREAD, ACROSS TO THE TIRE WALL . *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70 R16 )

THE TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE TRAVELING ON A NORMAL ROAD. THE TIRE LOOKED LIKE IT WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THIS WAS UNTIMELY AND UNUSUAL. *AK

HEARD TIRE RECALL AUG. 9. HAD CHECKED AT FIRESTONE STORE AUG.11 AND TOLD I HAD "THE" TIRES. THEY HAD NONE TO REPLACE. WAS 176 ON A LIST OF "NO" TIRES. FILLED TIRES TO RECOMMENDED 30. DROVE SLOWLY, ONE OLD PERSON AND PURSE (SOMETIMES GROCERIES)IN CAR. WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY IN CIRCUMSTANCES. TIRE BLEW A...

THE TIRE DID NOT FAIL BUT I FOUND A THREE INCH, "J"-SHAPED PERFORATION WHICH PROCEEDS FROM THE TIRE TREAD, ACROSS TO THE TIRE WALL . *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70 R16 )

THE TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE TRAVELING ON A NORMAL ROAD. THE TIRE LOOKED LIKE IT WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THIS WAS UNTIMELY AND UNUSUAL. *AK

HEARD TIRE RECALL AUG. 9. HAD CHECKED AT FIRESTONE STORE AUG.11 AND TOLD I HAD "THE" TIRES. THEY HAD NONE TO REPLACE. WAS 176 ON A LIST OF "NO" TIRES. FILLED TIRES TO RECOMMENDED 30. DROVE SLOWLY, ONE OLD PERSON AND PURSE (SOMETIMES GROCERIES)IN CAR. WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY IN CIRCUMSTANCES. TIRE BLEW A...

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-390 AT APPROX 70MPH WHEN WE STARTED HEARING A STRANGE NOISE. I SLOWED DOWN TO APPROX. 60MPH AND CHANGED LANES TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS JUST ROAD NOISE. WITHIN SECONDS, PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO KEEP VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL AND STOP SAFELY. FIR...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT OF THE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY CAUSING THE VEHICLES BACK END TO SWAY, THE BLOWOUT RUINED THE RIM AND THE CAP THAT COVERS THE LUG NUTS CAME OFF. NLM

TIRES ARE WARPED AND THERE IS TREAD THAT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A STRESS FACTOR. ALSO, HEAT IS A FACTOR.*AK

THE TIRES ARE STARTING TO SHRED ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE TIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 INCH )

TIRE WAS FLAT IN THE MORNING FOLLOWING FIVE HOURS OF CONTINUOUS DRIVING THE PREVIOUS DAY/EVENING. POSSIBLY DUE TO SIDEWALL PUNCTURE; CONCERN THAT THIS MAY BE RELATED TO FIRESTONE TREAD SEPARATION ISSUE. I ONLY REPLACED THIS TIRE (I KEPT THE FAILED TIRE FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS), BUT AM SERIOUSLY CONCE...

THE TIRES ARE STARTING TO SHRED ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE TIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 INCH )

TIRE WAS FLAT IN THE MORNING FOLLOWING FIVE HOURS OF CONTINUOUS DRIVING THE PREVIOUS DAY/EVENING. POSSIBLY DUE TO SIDEWALL PUNCTURE; CONCERN THAT THIS MAY BE RELATED TO FIRESTONE TREAD SEPARATION ISSUE. I ONLY REPLACED THIS TIRE (I KEPT THE FAILED TIRE FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS), BUT AM SERIOUSLY CONCE...

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH 15 INCH WILDERNESS TIRES WHICH NEEDED AIR MORE FREQUENTLY THAN OTHER TIRES, CONSUMER FELLS THE RECALL SHOULD BE WIDENED TO ENCOMPASS ALL WILDERNESS AT AND ATX TIRES REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY WERE MANUFACTURED. NLM

THE TIRES HAVE MULTIPLE STRESS CRACKS AROUND THE TREAD AREA ON ALL FOUR TIRES. I HAVE BEEN TO 2 FIRESTONE DEALERS AS WELL AS THE CAR DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT EVEN CHECK THEM. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS THE WRONG TIRE NUMBER, BUT MY TIRES LOOK UNSAFE. ...

WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE THROTTLE STUCK AT 20 MPH, AND I HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKES WITH ALL OF MY FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN ALMOST TO THE MID POINT OF THE INTERSECTION, BUT FORTUNATELY NO TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING FROM OTHER DIRECTIONS. THE THROTTLE DID DISENG...

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE 280 FREEWAY IN SAN FRANCISCO TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. I NOTICED THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SWAY TO THE SIDE AND THE WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE WAS AGILE. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WALKED TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR T...

THE TIRES HAVE MULTIPLE STRESS CRACKS AROUND THE TREAD AREA ON ALL FOUR TIRES. I HAVE BEEN TO 2 FIRESTONE DEALERS AS WELL AS THE CAR DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT EVEN CHECK THEM. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS THE WRONG TIRE NUMBER, BUT MY TIRES LOOK UNSAFE. ...

WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE THROTTLE STUCK AT 20 MPH, AND I HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKES WITH ALL OF MY FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN ALMOST TO THE MID POINT OF THE INTERSECTION, BUT FORTUNATELY NO TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING FROM OTHER DIRECTIONS. THE THROTTLE DID DISENG...

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE 280 FREEWAY IN SAN FRANCISCO TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. I NOTICED THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SWAY TO THE SIDE AND THE WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE WAS AGILE. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WALKED TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR T...

USUALLY DURING HOT DAYS, VEHICLE WILL START AND AFTER FEW SECONDS THE ENGINE DIES OR STALLS. THIS HAPPENED TWICE ALREADY. DEALER CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT.

USUALLY DURING HOT DAYS, VEHICLE WILL START AND AFTER FEW SECONDS THE ENGINE DIES OR STALLS. THIS HAPPENED TWICE ALREADY. DEALER CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT.

MY SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD SON, MY ONLY CHILD HAS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. HE RECENTLY HAD A BLOW-OUT ON ONE OF THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT (P255/7016) TIRES. HE WAS VERY, VERY FORTUNATE IN THAT HE NOR ANY OF HIS THREE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED . THEY HAD JUST EXITED OFF A 4-LANE 65MPH HIGHWAY AND WERE NEAR...

I HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED BY FORD THAT I HAVE THE RECALLED TIRES BUT I HAVE TO WAIT 5-6 MONTHS FOR NEW ONES? I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW I AM SUPPOSED TO DRIVE AROUND WITH SOUND MIND ON TIRES THAT ARE KNOWN TO BE LIFE THREATENING. I WANT TO KNOW IF I HAVE ANY RECOURSE OR ANY LEGAL STANCE TO GET OUT OF MY C...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED AND DIED. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE WOULD SURGE SUDDENLY. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED WIRES. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED . *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED AND DIED. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE WOULD SURGE SUDDENLY. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED WIRES. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED . *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED AND DIED. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE WOULD SURGE SUDDENLY. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED WIRES. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED . *AK

PE00020, 1999 FORD, EXPLORER, P23575R15, DOT VDHL; TREAD IS CRACKING ON ALL FOUR TIRE WHICH MAY CAUSE TREAD TO SEPARATE. OWNER STILL HAS THE TIRES, AND IS LOOKING FOR REIMBURSTMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK FIRESTONE AT P235/75/R15 *MW

I AM WONDERING IF ANY OTHER TIRES ARE BEING ADDED TO THE FIRESTONE/FORD RECALL. MY REASONS FOR INQUIRY ARE VERY SERIOUS IN NATURE. ON MAY 05, 2000, WHILE LOOKING OUT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR OF MY FORD MUSTANG, I WATCHED MY WIFE ROLL OUR 1999 FORD EXPLORER SPORT ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 55 MILES PER HO...

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND THE PASSINGER FRONT TIRE BLEW RUINED TWO RIMS AND HAD TO REPLACE BOTH RIMS AND TIRE ON THAT SIDE JUST THOUGHT IT WAS DRIVER ERROR BUT NOW THINKING THAT IT WASNT JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW I WILL BE CONTACTING A ATTORNEY BECAUSE FIRESTONE WILL NOT DO ANYTHI...

CONSUMERS EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT OF A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE WHILE DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE (P235/75R15-105S M/S). NLM

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH THE REAR TIRE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SWERVE. I SLOWED DOWN TO FIND THAT THE TIRE HAD SHRED ALL THE WAY AROUND. I DROVE IT TO THE SIDE WERE I CONTACTED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE @ 3:00 AM. I TOOK IT INTO THE NEAREST FIRESTONE TO GET A REPLACEMENT. HE...

I INSPECTED THE TIRES AFTER RECENT RECALL AND NOTICED A SYMMETRICAL PATTERN OF CRACKS ON ALL FOUR TIRES WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. I HAVE CALLED FORD AND FIRESTONE MULTIPLE TIMES AND NEITHER ARE INTERESTED IN NON RECALLED TIRES. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIRES AFTER 23 000 MILES (THEY HAVE PL...

THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE. (NO MAKE/MODEL OF THE TIRES PROVIDED BY CONSUMER) *MJS

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE FAILED (P235/75R15). NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE REAR LEFT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE (P225/70R16) SEPARATED AND BLEWOUT. NLM

THE PLANETARY GEAR ON THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, TWO SEPARATE REPAIRS OF THE TRANSMISSION WITH THE OVERDRIVE UNIT. *MJS

PE20020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A FORD EXPLORER 1999, P23575R15, E4 027477LEFT FRONT AND LEFT REAR TREAD APPEARED TO BE SEPARATING FROM TIRE. CONSUMER FELT UNSAFE WITH THESE TIRES. *AK THE TIRES ARE MADE IN CANADA. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SHOWED GREATEST SEPARATION FOLLOWED BY LEFT REAR TIRE. *YH

THE SUV WAS TOTALED OUT, AND MY HUSBAND WAS INJURED!( DOT NUMBER: VD TIRE SIZE: 235/75/R15 )

TIRES DEVELOPED A LOUD ROAR. AIR PRESSURE VARIED FROM 32LBS. TO 18. VEHICLE DOES NOT FEEL AS STABLE AS OTHER EXPLORER THAT I HAVE HAD WITH DIFFERENT TYPE OF TIRES. CONWAY FORD SAYS THE TIRES WERE NOT MADE IN ILL. AND DO NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. I FEEL THAT THESE TIRES ARE NOT SAFE AND AM AFAID T...

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION REGARDING (00T-005), HOWEVER THE FIRESTONE DEALERSHIPS DID NOT KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THE RECALL, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR PURCHASING TIRES AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. *MJS

PE00020, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT; WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH SUDDENLY IT FELT LIKE CAR LIFTED, AND THEN HEARD A POP. WHEN CAR LANDED, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, CAR SWERVED, AND USED A CEMENT DIVIDER TO HELP SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND TO KEEP IT FROM ROLLING OVER. *AK THE CONSUMER FEELS THE ...

PE00020, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT; WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH SUDDENLY IT FELT LIKE CAR LIFTED, AND THEN HEARD A POP. WHEN CAR LANDED, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, CAR SWERVED, AND USED A CEMENT DIVIDER TO HELP SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND TO KEEP IT FROM ROLLING OVER. *AK THE CONSUMER FEELS THE ...

TIRE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. REPLACED WITH SPARE AND RETURNED TO HOUSTON FIRESTONE DEALER. DEALER RECOGNIZED THAT WAS A TREAD PROBLEM AND TIRE WAS NOT FIXABLE. WAS REPLACED WITH GENERAL BRAND NAME TIRE. AM WAITING ON REPLACEMENT OF OTHER 3 TIRES WHICH TO MY KNOWLEDGE HAVE BEEN RECALLED. TIRE WAS ...

TOTALED OUT

THIS IS FOUTH FLAT TIRE SINCE PURCHASE. ALWAYS INVOLVED REAR TIRES,EVEN THOUGH TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED. THIS SIZE SHOULD BE RECALLED( DOT NUMBER: VNCU TIRE SIZE: P25570R16 )

WHILE INSPECTING MY VEHICLE TO SEE IF THE TIRES WERE THE ONES BEING RECALLED (I.E LOOKING TO SEE IF THEY HAD THE VD CODE AND WERE MADE IN DECATAUR), I NOTICED THAT MY TIRES HAVE CUTS LOCATED EQUIDISTANTLY FROM THE CENTER. THEY RANGE IN SIZE FRO 1/4" TO 1" LONG AND ARE LOCATED ON 3 OF THE 4 TIRES. ...

WILDERNESS AT'S CRACKING - I LIVE IN IN MICHIGAN!! : HI, I'M TRYING TO GET REPLACEMENT TIRES, MINE ARE CRACKING. ON 8-19 I WENT TO TOMMY'S FIRESTONE IN NOVI, MI PER THE FIRESTONE 800 NUMBER. THEY HAD TIRES, BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE, SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $500-$600. MANAGER "TOM" SHOWED ME HOW 2 ...

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS (P235/75R15) TIRES THAT ARE ON THE VEHICLE ARE EXPERIENCING BUMPS, TIRES ARE BEING DENIED RECALL REPLACEMENT AT THIS TIME, CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RECALL THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING ISSUED. *MJS

PE00020, TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: OWNER FOUND SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION ON ALL FOUR TIRES. REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS THE WORST. CRACKS WERE FROM 1-2 INCHES LONG. TIRE SIZE P235/75R15, DOT # W2H11PY408, MANUFACTURED AT THE NORTH CAROLINA PLANT. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, EXPLORER. TIRE MIL...

FORD AND FIRESTONE REFUSE TO REPLACE 16 INCH TIRES EVEN THOUGH THERE IS DATA SHOWING SIMILAR TIRE FAILURE AS THE 15 INCH MODEL. THE NHTSA, AND CSA AND OTHER GROUPS HAVE RECOMMENDED THEY BE INCLUDED TO NO AVAIL. PLEASE FORCE A RECALL ON THESE TIRES SO THAT WE MAY FEEL A GREATER SENSE OF SAFETY THAN...

WE TOOK THE CAR TO A FIRESTONE DEALER AND WERE TOLD THAT THE TIRES ARE NOT ON RECALL -- JUST THE ONES WITH VD AT THE START OF THE NUMBER. HOWEVER, THERE ARE CRACKS IN THE TIRES AND THE DEALER SAW THEM -- SAID WE SHOULD REPLACE THEM AND HE WOULD ADJUST THEM. THIS WAS TWO WEEKS AGO - HE WAS OUT OF...

WE BELIEVE THESE TIRES CONTAIN THE SAME DEFECT AS THE WILDERNESS AT 15 INCH TIRES. OUR TIRE BLEW OUT ON AUGUST 5, 2000 AND WE WERE SUBSEQUENTLY TOLD THAT THE TIRE COULD NOT BE FIXED DUE TO SIDEWALL DAMAGE. WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND FIRESTONE INCLUDING PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED AREA,. WE TRIED TO ATTA...

THIS RELATES TO THE FIRESTONE TIRE RECALL. BEFORE THE FIRESTONE TIRE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED, I HAD MY MOTHER-IN-LAW TAKE HER EXPLOYER IN TO THE LOCAL DEALER IN JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI BECAUSE I NOTICED EXCESSIVE WEAR ON HER FRONT TIRES. THE TREAD ON THE INNER SURFACES WAS WORN COMPLETELY DOWN AND Y...

CONSUMER REPLACED RECALLED FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

CONSUMER REPLACED RECALLED FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM LEFT FRONT TIRE, AND COULD NOT BE BALANCED. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS 235/75R16. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH VEHICLE SWERVED AND ROLLED OVER, RESULTING IN INJURY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH VEHICLE SWERVED AND ROLLED OVER, RESULTING IN INJURY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

P235/75R15, DOT VDHL1P49; LEFT REAR TIRE DEVELOPED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDE, BUT NOT ON THE TREAD AT ONLY 8,000 MILES . CONSUMER TOOK TIRE TO FIRESTONE, BUT THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT.*AK

TIRES ON VEHICLE ARE WILDERNESS AT, THEY HAVE 30 PSI OF AIR EACH. RIGHT FRONT TIRE IS SHOWING CRACKING AT THE CROWN OF TIRE BETWEEN TREAD AND SIDEWALL ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE IS SHOWING SOME CRACKS JUST STARTING. THE DOT NUMBERS DO NOT START WITH VD, HOWEVER IT APPEARS TO...

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE SEPARATED ON A TRIP MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE TAKING TO NEW ORLEANS. THE FIRESTONE DEALER IN NEW ORLEANS STATED THAT NO ADJUSTMENT WOULD BE MADE ON THE TIRE AND AT THAT TIME MY WIFE PURCHASED A NEW TIRE TO REPLACE THE SEPARATED TIRE. SUBSEQUENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON...

DUE TO THE LARGE RECALL WE HAD OUR TIRE INSPECTED BY A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP IN TAYLORS, SC . THE TIRES HAVE SERIOUS CRACKS IN THE SIDE WALLS, THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE DEALERSHIP HOWEVER THEY STATE THESE TIRES WERE NOT IN THE RECALL AND IF WE WANTED THEM REPLACED WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY A PRORATED AMT....

TIRE BLEW OUT ON INTERSTATE, ENTIRE SIDE. WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED IN NORMAL CONDITIONS. CAUSED OPERATOR TO TEMPORARILY LOSE CONTROL. TIRE PRESSURE IN ALL TIRES WERE NORMAL AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS OCCURRED AND THE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN INJURY TO THE DRIVER. *MJS

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS OCCURRED AND THE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN INJURY TO THE DRIVER. *MJS

CONSUMER HAD ALL 4 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES(P23575R15) CHECKED. TECHNICIAN NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION. DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE SINCE TIRE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL. *AK DOT #W2HL. *SLC

VEHICLE RIDES UNSTABLE AT SPEEDS OF 55MPH OR GREATER, PARTICULARLY ON THE FREEWAY. VEHICLE AGGRESIVELY TRACKS AND SWAYS. VEHICLE ALSO OVEREACTS WHEN SUDDEN MOVE TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT IS NECESSITTATED TO AVOID OBSTRUCTION IN THE ROAD OR A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN INSPECTED...

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES EXPERIENCED CRACKS, OWNER WAS REFUSED RECALL REPLACEMENT AND REPLACED WITH OTHER TIRES. *MJS

VEHICILE STARTED ON WITH IGNITION SWITCH. HIS GRANDSON WAS INSIDE OF VEHICLE, AND REAR BACK WINDOW CAME UP, AND GRANDSON STUCK HIS HEAD OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW AND THE WINDOW CAME UP. OWNER CAME OUT JUST IN TIME TO RELEASE THE WINDOW.*AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRIC START SYSTEM. THE MAI...

VEHICILE STARTED ON WITH IGNITION SWITCH. HIS GRANDSON WAS INSIDE OF VEHICLE, AND REAR BACK WINDOW CAME UP, AND GRANDSON STUCK HIS HEAD OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW AND THE WINDOW CAME UP. OWNER CAME OUT JUST IN TIME TO RELEASE THE WINDOW.*AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRIC START SYSTEM. THE MAI...

WHEN THIS TIRE WENT FLAT RECENTLY THE MECHANIC SAID "I'VE NEVER SEEN A TIRE FAILURE LIKE THIS. IT'S LIKE IT CUT ITSELF OPEN FROM THE INSIDE". IS IT POSSIBLE THERE ARE OTHER TIRES IN THE CURRENT RECALL WHICH MAY BE UNSAFE ?( DOT NUMBER: VNHL TIRE SIZE: 15 INCH )

TREAD SEPERATION FOUND PRIOR TO BLOW OUT( DOT NUMBER: VDHL1PY488 TIRE SIZE: 235R15 )

HAVE HAD TWO TIRE DEALERS EXAMINE----ALL TIRES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. SCARED TO DRIVE IT SO HAVE PARKED IT AND BORROWED PARENTS CAR SINCE I DRIVE THREE TO FOUR HOURS A DAY SEEING PATIENTS IN ARKANSAS----HAVE HAD SEVERAL DAYS OF TEMPERATURE OVER 100 DEGREES.( DOT NUMBER: W2CU TIRE SIZ...

WHEN REPLACING THESE ORIGINAL TIRES DUE TO MUCH ROUGHER THAN NORMAL RIDE SEARS TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM DUE TO TIRE UNRAVELING FROM THE INSIDE. NOTE: ON THE OUTSIDE THESE TIRES APPEARED TO THE NAKED EYE TO LOOK PERFECTLY NORMAL AND INTACT FROM THE OUTSIDE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P25570R1...

THE TIRE FAILED WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. NO PREVIOUS DAMAGE ON THE TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEWOUT. NLM

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE EXPLORER BACK TO COLLEGE WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL TWICE. SHE WAS CUT SEVERAL PLACES AND BRUISED HER LEFT SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER PUT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT TO BE THE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT ...

ALL FOUR TIRES SHOWING SIGNS OF TREAD STARTING TO SEPARATE FROM SIDEWALL.( DOT NUMBER: VNCU 1 PX TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

PE00020 ; AIRBAG MODULE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY. THROTTLE WAS STUCK, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED/T HOOD LATCH BOLTS WERE DEFECTIVE, AND AND THE FIRESTONE #ATX P23575 R15 DOT VDUL TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE, AND THEY PUT ON A WAITING LIST. *AK

PE00020 ; AIRBAG MODULE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY. THROTTLE WAS STUCK, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED/T HOOD LATCH BOLTS WERE DEFECTIVE, AND AND THE FIRESTONE #ATX P23575 R15 DOT VDUL TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE, AND THEY PUT ON A WAITING LIST. *AK

PE00020 ; AIRBAG MODULE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY. THROTTLE WAS STUCK, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED/T HOOD LATCH BOLTS WERE DEFECTIVE, AND AND THE FIRESTONE #ATX P23575 R15 DOT VDUL TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE, AND THEY PUT ON A WAITING LIST. *AK

CONSUMER HAS A 99 FORD EXPLORER. TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE GOING 55MPH. TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIM. DEALER SAID THAT THE CAUSE MUST HAVE BEEN A NAIL. TIRE SIZE & DOT NUMBER THE CONSUMER WILL COMPLETE WHEN RECEIVED. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75/R15 *MW

ENGINE DEVELOPED NOISE IN LOWER END. FORD SERVICE BULLETIN 13645 DESCRIBES PROBLEM, "DIESEL OR MARBLES IN A TIN CAN RATTLE" 4.0 OHV; PROBLEM GETS LOUDER WITH TIME; CONCERNED ABOUT FAILURE.

DRIVING AT NIGHT. SLOWED DOWN TO EXIT INTERSTATE, APPROX. 55 MPH, WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. WAS ABLE TO GET CONTROL OF VEHICLE TO PREVENT ACCIDENT. WHEN WE LOOKED AT TIRE, TIRE TREAD WAS SEPERATED FROM THE SIDE WALL, AS DESCRIBED IN MEDIA ACCOUNTS. TOOK TIRE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT REPLACED. ...

RIGHT REAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5:30 PM 08/18/2000 ON SOUTH FLORIDA'S ALLIGATOR ALLEY, NO INJURIES OR CAR DAMAGE. CHANGED TIRE WITH SPARE AND GOING TO DEALER TO REPLACE ALL TIRES NOW. WEATHER CONDITIIONS WERE OVERCAST, SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. TIRES FILLED TO 30 P...

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V072000. CONTACTED DEALER WHO REFUSED TO CORRECT PROBLEM .*AK DOT# VDHL. CONSUMER IS HAVING DIFFICULTY OBTAINING RECALL REPAIR FOR THE FIRESTONE TIRES. *SLC

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V072000. CONTACTED DEALER WHO REFUSED TO CORRECT PROBLEM .*AK DOT# VDHL. CONSUMER IS HAVING DIFFICULTY OBTAINING RECALL REPAIR FOR THE FIRESTONE TIRES. *SLC

DEFECTIVE STRIKER PLATE WHICH WAS USED TO HOLD THE DOOR IN EVENT OF A CRASH, SPUN AROUND, CAUSING DOOR NOT TO CLOSE PROPERLY. IN EVENT OF A CRASH DOOR MAY FLY OPEN. MANUFACTURER SAID THAT STRIKER PLATE WAS SUPPOSE TO STAY IN PLACE WHEN THE DOOR WAS SHUT. *AK

WE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON THE HIGHWAY AT NORMAL SPEEDS IN OUR EXPLORER. BOTH FIRESTONE AND FORD HAVE REFUSED TO DISCUSS WITH US ONLY SAYING THAT THE 16 INCH TIRES ARE SAFE. FORD REFERRED ME TO FIRESTONE; FIRESTONE REFERRED ME TO FORD. THIS BLOWOUT CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THE TIRE WAS OF SUBSTANDARD ...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/7OR16 )

TIRES SHOW FULL LENGTH CRACKS/SEPARATION AT TREAD BOTTOM BOTH REAR TIRES, TIRES INSPECTED PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT BY QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN, TIRE CENTER INC, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P25570R16 )

IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT START ENGINE WHEN INSIDE AMBIENT AIR TEMP IS HOT FROM SITTING IN THE SUN, DEALER REFUSED TO INSPECT OR FIX, VEH STILL UNDER FULL WARRANTY. *AK

TIRES POSSIBLY FELL APART/TREAD PEELED - RESULTING IN A CRASH - VEHICLE WAS TOTALED( DOT NUMBER: )

WHILE DRIVING WEST ON ATLANTIC BLVD IN FRONT OF THE POST OFFICE THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN 2 TIMES (360'S) AND STRIKE THE MEDIAN BREAKING THE WHEEL AND FLATTENING THE LEFT REAR TIRE ALSO. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST BETWEEN TWO MEDIAN ISLANDS. THE APPROX. ADDRESS IS : 88...

THIS REPORT IS FOR A PREVIOUSLY OWNED EXPLORER, NOT THE ONE IDENTIFIED BY VIN AND PURCHASE DATE HERE. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED IN 1995 AND HAD 2 TIRES DELAMINATE ON TWO SEPERATE OCCASIONS. ON BOTH OCCASIONS I WAS TRAVELLING ON I-15 AT ABOUT 70 TO 75 MPH, BOTH WERE ON HOT DAYS. ONE WAS A RIGHT REAR ...

CLEAR DAY/NEWLY PAVED ROAD/NO DEBRIS/BLOWOUT/GASH IN TIRE WHERE TREAD MET SIDEWALL( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

CONSUMER REPLACED FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES (OOT-005 RECALL) WITH MICHELIN TIRES, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS

WITHOUT WARNING THE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT SIZE P235/75R155L). NLM

TIRES STARTED TO SPLIT ON THE SIDEWALL, SPLITS ARE VERY HARD TO SEE AND THE TIRES MUST BE COLD IN ORDER TO SEE THE SMALL CRACK

WE HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN TRAFFIC WHEN WE HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A "GUNSHOT". THE RIGHT REAR TIRE QUICKLY WENT FLAT AND I ASSUMED FROM THE SOUND THAT WE HAD EXPERIENCED A "BLOWOUT". THE TIRE WAS ABLE TO BE REPAIRED (PATCHED). I REALIZE THAT THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED RECALL OF FIRESTONE TIRE...

I HAVE ALREADY REMOVED THESE TIRES FROM MY VEHICLE, DUE TOTHE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, THESE TIRES SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. WAITING TO GATHER MORE INFORMATION COULD ENDANGER MORE PEOPLE OUT ON OUR ROADWAYS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255 70R16 )

I KNOW THIS SIZE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE CURRENT RECALL. BUT I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I HAD A SIMILAR BLOW OUT WITH THE LARGER TIRE. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 INCH )

EVIDENCE OF TREAD SEPARATION VERIFIED BY FIRESTONE DEALER ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE. CANNOT DRIVE VEHICLE AND UNABLE TO GET FIRESTONE TO REPLACE TIRE( DOT NUMBER: VD TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

ON INTERSTATE 76 IN NORTHEASTERN COLORADO, MARCH 2000, AIR TEMPERATURE 50 DEGREES, VEHICLE SPEED 75 MPH, TIRE PRESSURE 30 PSI, VEHICLE LOAD 2 ADULTS AND LUGGAGE, MILES ON VEHICLE AND TIRES APPROX. 3500, FIRST INDICATION OF TROUBLE WAS INCREASING NOISE SOUNDED LIKE A HELICOPTER WAS OVERHEAD AND GETTI...

VEHICLE WON"T START DUE TO FAILURE WITH IGNITION SYSTEM AND ANTI THEFT SYSTEM

VEHICLE WON"T START DUE TO FAILURE WITH IGNITION SYSTEM AND ANTI THEFT SYSTEM

HAD PARKED VEHICLE & NOTICED TIRES WENT FLAT. SIDEWALLS HAD SPLIT. TOOK TIRES TO FIRESTONE & WAS INFORMED TIRES WERE NOT GUARANTEED DUE TO LACK OF TREAD SEPARATION. DID NOT HAVE TIRE SIZE OR MILEAGE FOR TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION. *AK

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 99 EXPLORER P235/75R15 SIZE DOT: W2HL1PY069 BLOW OUT. STILL HAVE BAD TIRE. LEFT REAR TIRE STRIPS PEELED OFF *AK

TIRE CAME APART WHEN SUV WENT ON TO BLACK TOP IN 105DEG. TEMPS. FROM A GRAVEL ROAD. NO SIGN OF PROBLEM ON TIRE UNTIL WE DROVE ONTO ASPHALT. AT THAT TIME WE CAME FROM A FULL STOP AND BY THE TIME WE ACCELERATED TO 30MPG THE TIRE HAD FAILED AND THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE CORE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIR...

THE TIRE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT THE OUTWARD-FACING SIDEWALL WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT 55 MILES PER HOUR. MY FORD DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE FIRESTONE REP. ATTRIBUTED THE FAILURE TO ROAD HAZARDS.( DOT NUMBER: VDHL1PY468 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

RATTLE IN MOTOR, WORKED ON 2 TIMES, WAS TOLD WE WOULD RECEIVE A NEW MOTOR FROM FORD. AT THE CURRENT TIME IT IS IN THE SHOP BEING REPLACED. WE WERE UNDER THE ASSUMPTION IT WOULD BE A NEW MOTOR, BUT WHEN WE TOOK IT THERE TO BE CHANGED WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD BE A FACTORY RE-BUILT MOTOR. IS THIS A STA...

I HAD NOTICED VIBRATION AT HIGHYWAY SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH, KEPT MY SPEED BELOW 70 MPH, AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE FIRESTONE DEALER ON S. HOLLY IN LITTLETON. I BOUGHT THE FORD'S EXTENDED CARE PLAN, AND FORD ROTATES THE TIRES EVERY 6,000 MILES DOES NOT CHECK THE TIRES' BALANCE. FIRESTONE DEAL...

SIDE BLEW OUT OF TIRE. FIRESTONE DEALER SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE RESULT OF A PRIOR HARD IMPACT WITH A CURB. NO SUCH IMPACT OCCURRED. I'M REPORTING NOW IN LIGHT OF THE FIRESTONE RECALL OF OTHER TIRES AND THE FACT 2 FIRESTONE DEALERS SAID MOST INSTANCES OF KNOWN TIRE FAILURES ON EXPLORERS WERE TO TH...

I OWN A 1999 FORD EXPLORER, WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 1999. IN EARLY MAY OF 1999, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT FROM THE SIDE WALL (TWO 8-10 INCH RIPS, NOT A PUNCTURE) WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH SOUTH ON I-5 NEAR SAN ONOFRE POWER STATION IN CA( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

VEHICLE RIDES UNSTABLE AT SPEEDS OF 55MPH OR GREATER, PARTICULARLY ON THE FREEWAY. VEHICLE AGGERSIVELY TRACKS AND SWAYS. VEHICLE ALSO OVEREACTS WHEN SUDDEN MOVE TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT IS NECESSITATED TO AVOID OBSTRUCTION IN THE ROAD OR COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN INSPECTED 3 ...

I HAVE HAD A BLOW OUT ON ONE OF THE RECALLED TIRES. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A DANGER OF ANOTHER ONE GOING, BUT I CAN'T GET ANYBODY TO TALK TO ME(FIRESTONE AND FORD). THEY SAY I HAVE TO WAIT MY TURN. I STIL HAVE THE SHREDDED TIRE. I WOULD THINK THIS WOULD MERIT SOME KIND OF PRIORITY.LUCKILY NOBODY WAS HUR...

I HAVE CONTACTED BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE AND THEY JUST GIVE YOU LIP SERVICE AND THEN I CONTACTED SUNRISE FORD AND THEY JUST TAKE YOUR NAME AND PHONE# AND TELL YA THEY WILL CALL YA WHEN THEY GET TIRES IN. BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND AND WHEN THEY WILL GET THEM , SO YOU DRIVE ON THESE INFERIORER TIRE...

VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVED THEN CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POP AFTER SHE PULLED OVER SHE SAW THAT THE REAR RIGHT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE (P25570R16SL) BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. NLM

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: ALL FOUR TIRES ARE SHOWING EXCESSIVE WEAR. TREAD IS ALMOST GONE ON ALL FOUR TIRES. TIRES ARE FIRESTONE, WILDERSNESS, SIZE P23575R15, DOT # W2, ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. FIRESTONE AND FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE TIRES. *AK

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, SIZE P255/70R16, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 99 EXPLORER SPORT. LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING. FIRESTONE RETAILER HAS REPLACED THE TIRE AT THEIR EXPENSES. *AK THE 16" WILDERNESS AT IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE SAME TIRES HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN SA...

LEFT REAR TIRE EXPLODED AT ABOUT 30 MPH. CAR HAD BEEN STARTED COLD AT 6:00PM AND HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD AT SPEEDS OF 30-50 MPH FOR LESS THAN 10 MINUTES PRECEEDING FAILURE. NO ROAD HAZARD WAS NOTED. SIDEWALL SPIT OPEN FROM RIM TO TREAD IN A VERY STRAIGHT LINE. FIRESTONE CLAIMED ROAD HAZARD BUT REPL...

I WAS TRAVELING AT 3:00AM ON A FREEWAY I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH WHEN THE REAR RIGHT TIRE BEGAN TO SHAKE I PULLED TO THE RIGHT BECAUSE MY CAR BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL. I LOOKED AT THE TIRE IT WAS SHREDDED. THE TIRE WAS BARELY ATTACHED TO THE RIM. THIS WAS A BRAND NEW CAR I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG I ...

I WAS TRAVELING AT 3:00AM ON A FREEWAY I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH WHEN THE REAR RIGHT TIRE BEGAN TO SHAKE I PULLED TO THE RIGHT BECAUSE MY CAR BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL. I LOOKED AT THE TIRE IT WAS SHREDDED. THE TIRE WAS BARELY ATTACHED TO THE RIM. THIS WAS A BRAND NEW CAR I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG I ...

FIRESTONE RECALL OF WILDERNESS AT WITH VD ONLY DESIGNATION; BUT, MY WILDERNESS AT AT R/R SHOWS SIGNS OF SEPARATION BETWEEN BODY OF TIRE AND TREAD. MY TIRE IS UR BM 07459-3. DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS AS FAR AS WHERE IT WAS MADE BUT THE VD IS NOT THE ONLY WILDERNESS AT TIRE WITH A PROBLEM. *AK( DOT ...

I HAD A FLAT TIRE DRIVING AT 45 MPH - AIRED TIRE UP TO FIND HOLE AND THE TIRE WAS SPLIT IN THE MIDDLE AND BUBBLED AROUND THE EDGE OF ABOUT 1/2 OF THE TIRE. I THINK FIRESTONE SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I'M NERVOUS TO DRIVE THE CAR NOW. I DON'T WANT MY FAMILY HARMED IN ANY WAY. NO AMOUNT OF M...

TIRE BLEW OUT ON INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA AND HOCKESSIN. MY DAUGHTER MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP SAFELY. THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.( DOT NUMBER: )

MY LEFT REAR TIRE SHREDDED ON THE HIGHWAY, IT APPEARS THAT IT WAS SIMILAR TO THE INCIDENTS REPORTED IN THE NEWSPAPERS( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

DUE TO TIRE FAILURE AND BLOW-OUT, RIM WAS ALSO DESTROYED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: PS35 )

I BARELY ESCAPED CRASHING MY CAR AS I LOST CONTROL DUE TO THE TIRE GOING FLAT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I WENT TO NEAREST TIRE DEALER AND REPLACED ALL TIRES AT A COST OF $400. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL FIRESTONE. I DID AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL BACK ...

TIRE BLEW OUT AT 70 MPH. HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THANK GOD, I WOULD HAVE ROLLED THE TRUCK. I HURT MY BACK WHILE BRACING MYSELF, MY CHILDREN WERE ALSO IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER TOLD US TO CALL FIRESTONE, FIRESTONE INSISTED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH OUR TIRES. HE SAID HE COULD NOT TELL WHY THE TIRE BLEW...

NOTICED CRACKS ALONG RIM OF TIRE WHERE TREAD APPEARS TO BE BEGINNING TO COME APPART. HAVE SHOWN TIRE TO A FIRESTONE STORE AND FORD DEALER AND BOTH AGREE THAT IT DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT. HAD DEALER PUT ON SPARE TIRE. WE NOTICED THIS AFTER HEARING ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES ON THE NEWS. I BELIEVE WE N...

NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235 )

TIRE CENTER SAID COULD NOT FIX AS THEY SAID THE TIRE DID NOT HAVE A HOLE BUT WENT "BAD". TIRE LOOKED NORMAL ON OUTSIDE SO I ORIGINALLY THOUGH I HAD A FLAT. HAD TIRE REPLACED WITH SAME BRAND, SIZE, AND MODEL. ABOUT SAME TIME TOWED A SMALL JET SKI TRAILER AROUND TOWN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. FIRST TI...

DAY AFTER BOUGHT HAD LEFT REAR TIRE REPLACED--WOULD NOT STAY INFLATED;RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAME APART AT 17,000 MILES--REPLACED AT COST OF $97.11; FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT;AT 20,000 MILES NOTICED BACK REAR TIRE WITH "BUMPS" ON SIDEWALLS--TOLD NO PROBLEM( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

I WANT TO GET THESE TIRES REPLACED BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS TO SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY, CAN I MAKE THEM GIVE ME NEW TIRES?( DOT NUMBER: 105S M/S TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

THIS MORNING A RECALL FOR FIRESTONE WIDERNESS AT TIRES WAS ANNOUNCED. I CONTACTED MY FIRESTONE DEALER AND THEY SAY ITS ONLY FOR TIRES WITH DOT STARTING WITH "VD". THEY SAID NOTHING ABOUT ONLY CERTAIN DOT NUMBERS ONTHE NEWS RELEASE BY FIRESTONE V.P. GARY CRIGGER. MY WIFE AND KIDS DRIVE THIS CAR EV...

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON JUNE 16, 2000, WITH A PASSANGER. WE SWERVED TO MISS A DEER ON A GRAVEL ROAD AND LOST CONTROL OF THE EXPLORER. I WAS UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE EXPLORER AT THE TIME, AND NOW SINCE THE TIRE RECALL, I BELEIVE THE TIRES MAY HAVE BLOWN WHEN I "FISHTAILED". THERE WAS A ...

SUPPLIED TOOLS VERY POOR FOR CHANGING TIRE, TIRE BLEW IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT LOW SPEED AND WAS NOT REPAIRABLE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

MY TIRES HAVE NOT FAILED, BUT I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THESE TIRES. I UNDERSTAND THAT FORD HAS REPLACED FIRESTONE TIRES FOR FREE ON VEHICLES SOLD IN OTHER COUNTRIES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW FORD CAN CONSIDER ITSELF LIABLE ELSEWHERE BUT NOT IN THE USA. I PERSONALLY DON'T CARE WHERE ...

MY TIRES HAVE NOT FAILED, BUT I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THESE TIRES. I UNDERSTAND THAT FORD HAS REPLACED FIRESTONE TIRES FOR FREE ON VEHICLES SOLD IN OTHER COUNTRIES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW FORD CAN CONSIDER ITSELF LIABLE ELSEWHERE BUT NOT IN THE USA. I PERSONALLY DON'T CARE WHERE ...

AFTER TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 120 MILES ON INTERSTATE 55 THE TIRE CASING CAME OFF. FORTUNATELY, I HAD SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 55 MPH BECAUSE I WAS IN A METROPOLITAN AREA AND THINKING OF GETTING GAS AND GOING THROUGH A TURN. I FELT A SHIMMIE, SLOWED DOWN MORE BEFORE THE RUBBER CAME OFF AND CONTROL BE...

MONDAY, JULY 31, 2000, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE AND MY DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE I WAS HAVING AIR CAPACITY PROBLEMS WITH FOR 2 WEEKS. FORD ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE CAME AND CHANGED MY TIRE AND PUT MY ORIGINAL SPARE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I WENT TO FI...

I HAVE CONTACTED FORD, THE DEALER AND CAN'T GET FIRESTONE TO RESPOND ....I OWN 3 EXPLORERS WITH THE QUESTIONABLE TIRES THAT MY CHILDREN DRIVE ,,,,,,,NO ONE WILL TELL ME IF THEY WILL REPLACE MY TIRES ,,,,,,,DO I NEED TO CONSULT A LAWYER?( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 17 )

CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF VEHICLE VIBRATION, THE FIRST TIME VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FIRESTONE, DEALER STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH TIRES, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK AND DEALER FOUND RIGHT REAR TIRE DEFECTIVE ON THE INSIDE OF TIRE WITH TREAD SEPARATION, TIRES ARE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P255 16 INCHES. *SLC

PEO00020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A RUMBLE THEN ROAR THEN BANG NOISE. VEHICLE HAD WENT OUT OF CONTROL. HOWEVER, CONSUMER MANAGED TO STEER OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER. LEFT REAR TIRE HAD HOLE IN INSIDE OF TIRE THEY WONT REPLACE MY TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE MADE AT A DIFFE...

WHILE DRIVING ON A HOT DAY HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT REAR TIRE, LIKE A POP WHEN ANOTHER PERSON SAW PIECES OF TIRE FLYING OUT, THEN CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FIRESTONE TIRE DISINTEGRATED, NO OTHER SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN. *SLC

PE 00020: WHILE DRIVING 65MPH VEHICLE BECAME WOBBLY. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD & NOTICED TIRE WAS FLAT. CONTACTED HUSBAND, WHO NOTICED THAT TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE IN THE CENTER AFTER IT HAD BLOWNOUT. TREAD WAS STILL INTACT. HAD TIRE EXCHANGED. DO NOT HAVE THE TIRE. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS, SIZ...

CONSUMER NOTICED SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION ON THE LEFT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE P255/70R16 DOT VNCU, FIRESTONE NOTICED A CUT ON THE SIDEWALL. *SLC

CAR PULLED LEFT AND RIGHT ON HIGHWAY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R15 )

AFTER USING WINDOW WASHER, WIPERS COME ON WHEN USING SIGNALS. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. *AK

WHEN ACCELERATING A RUBBING NOISE WAS HEARD ON ACCELERA AS THE CAR LIFTED ON TAKE OFF. DEALER REPLACED A LOWER BUSHING, BUT NOISE IS BACK AGAIN.*AK

TIRES WILL NOT STAY BALANCED EXPLORER SHAKES IF YOU EXCEED 55 MILES PER HOUR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

WANT THIS TIRE TO BECOME A RECALL, THERE HAS BEEN 46 DEATHS PATHFINDER LOST THE TREAD ON HER TIRES SHE IN SO FAR. THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY YESTERDAY IN TEXAS THAT HER PATHFINDER LOST THE TIRE TREAD SHE IS IN THE HOSPITAL. I DO NOT WANT TO END UP LIKE HER OR THE 46 PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIFE BECA...

ON JULY 26, 2000 I TOOK MY EXPLORER TO SHEEHY FORD SPRINGFIELD IN REFERENCE TO A VIBRATING/HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM MY LEFT FRONT TIRE. THEY CHECKED AND STATED THAT EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL. HOWEVER, THE VIBRATING/HUMMING NOISE STILL EXISTS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

TIRE SEPARATED AT 70MPH. NO PREVIOUS DAMAGE TO TIRE. HAVE CONTACTED CAR DEALERSHIP, 1-800 FORD NUMBER AND LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED TIRE FOR MINIMAL CHARGE BY NOW WE'RE VERY CONCERNED AND WOULD LIKE OUR TIRES REPLACED WITH DIFFERENT BRAND. NOT GETTING MUCH HELP AT THIS END. HAVE...

SIDEWALL OF TIRE SPLIT FROM WHEEL BEAD TO TREAD, BUT REMAINED INFLATED - A DANGEROUS SITUATION! *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75R15 )

I HAVE TWO SHREDDED FIRESTONE WILDERNESS XFT TIRES, WITH TREAD SEPARATING OBVIOUSLY FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. I HAVE A FORD EXPLORER XLT. FORD DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO HELP ME!*AK( DOT NUMBER: )

WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR EXPLORER WITH THE FIRESTOME TIRES (WILDERNESS) PULLING OUR 25 FT CAMPER. WE HEARD THE RECALL WAS GOING TO START IN THE SOUTHERN STATES. WE BELIEVE WE ARE MORE AT RISK FOR TIRE FAILURE DUE TO EXTRA STRAIN OF PULLING RV. WE ARE AFRAID TO USE RV UNTIL TIRES ON EXPLORER ARE...

TREAD SEPARATION ON TWO REAR TIRES; IRREGULAR TREAD WEAR ON STEER AXLE TIRES; STEERING VERY IRRATIC; VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT; CONVERSATION WITH TIRE DEALER, DEALER STATED IF TIRES DEEMED DAMAGED WOULD BE PRORATED WITH REPLACEMENT FIRESTONE OR BRIDGESTONE TIRES. STATEMENT FROM CORPORATION SAID ALL TI...

TIRE BLOW OUT. TIRE COMPLETELY FELL APART FROM THE SIDE WALLS -*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23575R15 )

I HAVE BEEN AN OWNER OF THE FORD EXPLORER SPORT FOR APPROXIMATELY 13 MONTHS WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES. ON 19 JUN 00, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES AND DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN I HEARD A POP AND REALIZED THAT MY RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. FORTUNAT...

WE WERE DRIVING 75 MPH WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW COMPLETELY OFF THE RIM, ALSO CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FENDER. WE HAD LESS THAN 9000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. AT THE TIME, FIRESTONE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. WE READ THE ARTICLE ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS TIRE, & FEEL COMPELLED TO REPORT...

RECEIVED FLAT TIRE LAST WEEK ON MY LEASED FORD EXP., FORD SENT ME TO THE FIRSTONE STORE IN LAKE FOREST, (MY TIRE WAS BLOWN FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND SEPERATED, THE STORE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES AND SOLD ME ANOTHER ONE, AND NEVER CHECKED THE TIRES ON MY TRUCK TO SEE IF THEY WERE GOO...

PE00020 , TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH, TIRE ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE CAME APART. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. THREE OTHER PASSENGER'S WERE IN THE VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS HURT. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED BY A FIRESTON...

PE02000; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT, EXPLORER SKIDDED ON THE ROAD AND FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES. THERE WERE NO OTHER PASSENGER'S IN THE EXPLORER. DRIVER REMAINED IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 3 1/2 DAYS. THREE OF THE TIRES CAME OFF THE RIMS AND WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. TH...

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P235/75R15 CAUSED VEHICLE TO VIBRATE, CONSUMER COULD FEEL THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL, TIRES ONLY HAVE 15000 MILES ON THEM, CONSUMER NOTICED WAVES IN FRONTAL TIRES. *SLC

PE00020, ORGINIAL EQUIPMENT WITH 1999 FORD EXPLORER, TIRE SIZE P23575R15. WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT END SHAKES VERY HARD, AND ON ALL TIRES THERE ARE LUMPS FORMING AND MAKING A WHISTLING NOISE. *AK THERE WAS A CONSTANT NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING TO REMEDY TH...

PE00020, ORGINIAL EQUIPMENT WITH 1999 FORD EXPLORER, TIRE SIZE P23575R15. WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT END SHAKES VERY HARD, AND ON ALL TIRES THERE ARE LUMPS FORMING AND MAKING A WHISTLING NOISE. *AK THERE WAS A CONSTANT NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING TO REMEDY TH...

PE00020, ORGINIAL EQUIPMENT WITH 1999 FORD EXPLORER, TIRE SIZE P23575R15. WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT END SHAKES VERY HARD, AND ON ALL TIRES THERE ARE LUMPS FORMING AND MAKING A WHISTLING NOISE. *AK THERE WAS A CONSTANT NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING TO REMEDY TH...

PE00020, ORGINIAL EQUIPMENT WITH 1999 FORD EXPLORER, TIRE SIZE P23575R15. WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT END SHAKES VERY HARD, AND ON ALL TIRES THERE ARE LUMPS FORMING AND MAKING A WHISTLING NOISE. *AK THERE WAS A CONSTANT NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING TO REMEDY TH...

PE00020, ORGINIAL EQUIPMENT WITH 1999 FORD EXPLORER, TIRE SIZE P23575R15. WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT END SHAKES VERY HARD, AND ON ALL TIRES THERE ARE LUMPS FORMING AND MAKING A WHISTLING NOISE. *AK THERE WAS A CONSTANT NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING TO REMEDY TH...

PE00020, ORGINIAL EQUIPMENT WITH 1999 FORD EXPLORER, TIRE SIZE P23575R15. WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT END SHAKES VERY HARD, AND ON ALL TIRES THERE ARE LUMPS FORMING AND MAKING A WHISTLING NOISE. *AK THERE WAS A CONSTANT NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING TO REMEDY TH...

PE00020, ORGINIAL EQUIPMENT WITH 1999 FORD EXPLORER, TIRE SIZE P23575R15. WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT END SHAKES VERY HARD, AND ON ALL TIRES THERE ARE LUMPS FORMING AND MAKING A WHISTLING NOISE. *AK THERE WAS A CONSTANT NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING TO REMEDY TH...

PE00020, ORGINIAL EQUIPMENT WITH 1999 FORD EXPLORER, TIRE SIZE P23575R15. WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT END SHAKES VERY HARD, AND ON ALL TIRES THERE ARE LUMPS FORMING AND MAKING A WHISTLING NOISE. *AK THERE WAS A CONSTANT NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING TO REMEDY TH...

DRIVING ON LI EXPRESSWAY IN RIGHT LANE LEFT REAR TIRE TOTALLY FELL APART AT 50-55 MILES PER HOUR IN TRAFFIC. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO RIGHT SHOULDER AND FOUND TIRE HAD TOTALLY FALLEN APART, THE TREAD SEPERATED FROM THE SIDEWALLS. THE TIRE WAS IN PIECES. I WENT THE NEXT DAY TO A TIRE DEALER AND PURCH...

I HAVE HAD TWO OF THESE TIRES TO FAIL AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD AND WITH THE FIRST INCIDENT FIRESOTNE HAD NO COMMET. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THEM ABOUT THE SECOND. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

I CONTACTED FIRESTONE STORE IN COOS BAY, OREGON ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE FIRESTONE TIRES TREADS COMING OFF MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER. I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. MR. VAUGN REPLIED THAT IT WAS FORD'S PROBLEM AND THAT HE DID NOT CARE HOW MANY PEOPLE DIED DUE TO THE TIRE FAILURES - THAT IT WAS F...

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-94 WHEN I FELT SOMETHING IN THE WAY THE TRUCK FELT. THEN IT FELT ALRIGHT FOR ABOUT 1/2 A MILE, UNTIL THE TRUCK STARTED MOVING SIDE TO SIDE. WHEN I PULLED OVER MOST OF THE TIRE WAS GONE, INCLUDING THE TREAD.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 25570R16 )

VEHICLE STARTED PULLING RIGHT AFTER DEALER ROTATED TIRES. DEALER ALIGNED, ROTATED TIRES BACK AND INSTALLED CAMS. NO CHANGE. HORN DOES NOT HONK ON DEMAND WITHOUT EXCESSIVE PUSHING.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70/16 )

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH VIBERATION WHEN I GET A TIRE ROTATION. EVERYTIME THE BACK TIRES ARE ROTATED TO THE FRONT, I HAVE INCREASED VIBERATION, SO I HAVE SINCE ROTATED THE TIRES BACK TO WHERE THE VIBERATION IS MUCH LESS. I READ AN ARTICLE IN THE PAPER TODAY THAT SAID THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES WE...

MY EXPLORER HAS HAD THE SAME RECURRENT PROBLEM FOR 16 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER 8 TIMES. THEY HAS NUMEROUS FIXES AND NONE OF THEM HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS TO BE GIVEN GAS AT START UP. AFTER START UP IT IDLES ROUGHLY AND HESTITATES UPON ACCELERATION FOR THE FIRST MILE OR SO. IT...

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS/ATX TIRE BLEWOUT ON THIS VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH FRONT LEFT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES BLEWOUT. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

PEO 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD EXPLODED AND VEHICLE HIT A GUARDRAIL. VEHICLE STARTED TO SPIN AND LOST CONTROL. THE BACK SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DEMOLISHED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES. BUT WHEN SPEEDING UP TO 65 MPH NOISE WILL GO AWAY. FIRESTONE TIRES WILDERNESS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH CONSUMER FELT LIKE HE WAS LOSING GRIP OF ROAD, AND VEHICLE WOULD WANDER FROM SIDE TO SIDE. *AK

I JUST HEARD ON THE RADIO OF A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. ABOUT SIX WEEKS AGO I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE FREEWAY WHICH RESULTED IN A DAMAGED RIM AND A REPLACEMENT OF A TIRE. AT THE TIME I ASKED REPAIRMAN IF IT COULD BE A DEFECT AND HE WASN'T SURE. I ASKED HOW LONG THE TIRES SHOULD LAST, HE SAID 60K MILES. I...

TIRE BLEW WHEN TURNING TO PARALLEL PARK - REPLACED WITH SAME. SINCE ABOUT 10,000 MILES, THE OTHER 3 OE TIRES ON VEHICLE HAVE SHOWN "PEELING" RUBBER ON THE SIDEWALLS TO WHERE THE WHITE INNER BELTS ARE SHOWING THROUGH IN SMALL AREAS. I HAD THOUGHT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR IN THE SOUTH (I RECENT...

THE FRONT END NOISE PERSISTS EVEN AFTER BOTH FRONT HUBS AND FRONT SEALS WERE REPLACED DURING TWO SEPERATE SERVICE CALLS. THE WIPER SENSOR/MOTOR WAS REPLACED BEFORE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED COMING ON WITHOUT WARNING SINCE THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT WOULD HAPPEN..THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND ...

THE FRONT END NOISE PERSISTS EVEN AFTER BOTH FRONT HUBS AND FRONT SEALS WERE REPLACED DURING TWO SEPERATE SERVICE CALLS. THE WIPER SENSOR/MOTOR WAS REPLACED BEFORE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED COMING ON WITHOUT WARNING SINCE THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT WOULD HAPPEN..THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND ...

THE FRONT END NOISE PERSISTS EVEN AFTER BOTH FRONT HUBS AND FRONT SEALS WERE REPLACED DURING TWO SEPERATE SERVICE CALLS. THE WIPER SENSOR/MOTOR WAS REPLACED BEFORE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED COMING ON WITHOUT WARNING SINCE THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT WOULD HAPPEN..THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND ...

ON JUNE 17, 1999 MY WIFE, INFANT DAUGHTER AND I WERE RETURNING FROM VACATION IN OUR 1999 FORD EXPLORER ENTERING ATLANTA, GA TRAVELING WEST ON I-20 MERGING INTO THE I-85 / I-75 CONNECTOR WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ...

DRIVE TRAIN-HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL/WHISTLE NOISE FROM FRONT END AT SPEEDS 20MPH TO 55MPH. FOUR ATTEMPS BY THE FORD AGENCY HAVE BEEN MADE BUT THE NOISE STILL REMAINS.THERE HAVE BEEN A TOTAL OF 14 REPORTS MADE TO NHTSA FOR 1998 & 1999 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AS I INTERPRET SOME OF THE WEB SITE REPORTS. NO S...

I THOUGHT I SHOULD GIVE YOU MY INFORMATION TO ADD TO THE RECENT INVESTIGATION INTO FIRESTONE TIRES. MY FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUDING MY FORD EXPLORER SPORT OT SPIN OUT OF CONTROL, HIT THE CURN ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET, AND FLIP OVER. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALLED BY MY INS...

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT FROM THE RIM. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND HIT A WALL, WHICH BLEW THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE SIZE IS P235/75R15. ODI# 6141. *AK *MJD

ONE TIRE IS PEELING OFF THEIR CASING AND HAS LARGE CRACKS ON IT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75/15 )

WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE LEFT REAR TIRE COMPLETELY SHREDDED AT 60MPH ON SMOOTH FLAT DRY CLEAN ASPHALT HIGHWAY. VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

I AM VERY CONCERNED AS TO THE REPORTED FAILURE OF FIRESTONE TIRES ON FORD EXPLORERS. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS YET BUT DO NOT WISH TO EITHER. MY CHILDREN DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND IT MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. PLEASE INFORM ME OF CURRENT CORRECTIONS TAKEN IN THE VERY VERY SER...

RE: JACKSONVILLE, FL FATALITIES. BOTH INVOLVING FORD EXPLORERS WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255SBR15 )

THE TIRE BLEW OUT (THE TREAD WAS GONE WHEN THE WHEEL WAS REMOVED, I STILL HAVE BOTH THE RIM AND TIRE) AND I HAD DIFFICULTY SAFELY STOPPING IT. THE RIM WAS RUINED. FORD SAID I'D NEED TO PAY FOR A NEW TIRE AND RIM. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

ODI 6141; WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES. TIRE SIZEWAS 235/75R15. TIRE WAS ON REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE. TIRES WERE THE ORIGINALS WHEN VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT. VEHICLE WAS A 99 FORD TRUCK EXPLORER. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNERSS AT P235/75/R15 105MS *MW

PE00-020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND SHE HEARD A NOISE AND FELT VIBRATION . SHE WAS LOSING CONTROL, BUT STEERED VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDERS OF THE HIGHWAY. FIRSTONE WILDERNESS TIRES AT #P23575R15/105S #DOT VDHLAPY029 . TIRE ON THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE HAD SEPARATED...

THE ORIGINAL (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS) RIGHT FRONT TIRES SHAKING AND MAKING LOUD NOISE, DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. *ET

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF PARKING LOT. CONSUMER GOT INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND REAR LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE.*AK (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P235/70R15)

FRONT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE TREADS WERE WOREN OUT. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (00V-072) WHICH CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO FAIL, CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE RECALL REPAIR DUE TO DEALERSHIP PROBLEMS. *MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE SENSOR WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO RUN ROUGH, REPLACED SENSOR HOWEVER VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS AGAIN. *MJS

DEFECTIVE TIRE STILL UNDER MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY BLEWOUT AND CAUSED DAMAGES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235-75-15 )

PE00020, TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 -70 MPH ALL OF SUDDEN EXPLORER STARTED SWAYING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. AFTER HEARING A LOUD BANK, DRIVER LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER GAINING CONTROL, DRIVER PULLED TO VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND SAW LEFT REAR TIRE ON THE DR...

WE WERE TRAVELING NORTH ON 75 IN RICHARDSON, TX WHEN THE TIRE CAME APART. THE WHEEL IS ALL BANGED UP. WE'RE LUCKY THAT WE DIDN'T GET KILLED OR KILL ANYBODY WHILE TRYING TO EXIT THE FREEWAY. WE DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR NOW. IT'S VERY UPSETTING TO PAY $450.00/MONTH FOR A CAR THAT YOU'RE AF...

VEHCILE WILL HESITATE TO STALL WHEN TURNING A CORNER OR TAKING OFF. DEALER SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM WHICH THEY WERE AWARE OFF, BUT INSISTED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY AT THIS TIME.*AK

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM THE ROOF SECTION DOWN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE ONLY OBJECT THAT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE WINDSHIELD WAS WATER FROM A GARDEN HOSE WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND SHOWN THE DAMAGE BUT RESPONDED "THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO" IT MU...

VEHICLE STARTING IN FIRST TURNED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATON VEHICLE WOULD STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE ORIGINAL TIRE WITH ONLY 22,300 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *MJS

THE REAR WIPER REPEATEDLY FAILS TO OPERATE AT RANDOM INTERVALS. TURNING ON THE REAR WIPER SIMPLY RESULTS IN THE WIPER DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. IT DOESN'T MOVE OR ANYTHING. ONE MINUTE IT WILL WORK AND THE NEXT MINUTE IT WON'T. (NOTE ALSO THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED BY FORD FOR THE FRONT WINDSHIEL...

THE SIGNAL LIGHT SWITCH WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE, THE STEERING WHEEL MUST BE IN A SPECIFIC DEGREE OF ROTATION IN ORDER FOR THE LEVER TO LOCK INTO PLACE. NLM

THE AIR CONDITIONER SMELLS DUE TO MOLD AND MILDEW ACCUMULATING ON THE A/C UNIT, THIS SMELL AFFECTS CONSUMERS SINUSES AND GIVES AN INSTANT HEADACHE, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. NLM

WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A POLE, AND DRIVER'S/ PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. DEALER WAS UNWILLING TO CHECK VEHICLE UNLESS INSURANCE COMPANY CONTACT THEM. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. PLEASE PROV...

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING 65MPH ALL OF SUDDEN THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF. NO WARNING. NO NOTHING. INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT, AND ALSO THE REAR WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT NOT ABLE TO FIND WHATS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK...

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING 65MPH ALL OF SUDDEN THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF. NO WARNING. NO NOTHING. INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT, AND ALSO THE REAR WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT NOT ABLE TO FIND WHATS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK...

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING 65MPH ALL OF SUDDEN THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF. NO WARNING. NO NOTHING. INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT, AND ALSO THE REAR WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT NOT ABLE TO FIND WHATS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK...

IN THE 19 MONTHS THAT I HAVE HAD MY FORD EXPLORE, IT HAS HAD 3 RECALLS. ABOUT 4 MOS AGO I NOTICED A LOUD NOISE THAT SEEM TO BE COMING FROM UP UNDERNEAT THE CAR. YOU COULD HEAR IT WHEN AT A STOPPED POSITION BUT STILL IN DRIVE. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP CHECK FOR IT TWICE AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND A...

BODY RUST FOUND ON: ROOF, UNDER HOOD, HATCH HINGES,BOLTS, DOORS. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

MANUFACTURER RECALL 00B40; PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SINCE RECEIPT OF RECALL.*AK

THE FRONT END JUST STOPS MOVING FORWARD WHEN IT WANTS TO. IT HAS SO FAR ONLY HAPPENED WHILE TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN THIS OCCURS WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER WHERE THE VEHICLE IS GOING. HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP (NOT THE ONE WE PURCHASED IT FROM) 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY CANNOT DETERMINE T...

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT) SUDDENLY SHREDDED WHILE DRIVING, IT APPEARED THAT THE SIDEWALL FAILED BECAUSE TREAD WAS INTACT. NLM

CONSUMER UPSET BECAUSE THE RECALL (00S04) LETTER STATED THAT A FREE LOANER WOULD BE PROVIDED WHILE THE REPAIR OF THE JUMPER HARNESS INSTALLATION AND WIPER SWITCH WERE BEING DONE, UNFORTUNATELY THAT WAS NOT THE CASE AND THE DEALER STATED THAT "IF CONSUMER WANTED A LOANER CAR HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE...

CONSUMER UPSET BECAUSE THE RECALL (00S04) LETTER STATED THAT A FREE LOANER WOULD BE PROVIDED WHILE THE REPAIR OF THE JUMPER HARNESS INSTALLATION AND WIPER SWITCH WERE BEING DONE, UNFORTUNATELY THAT WAS NOT THE CASE AND THE DEALER STATED THAT "IF CONSUMER WANTED A LOANER CAR HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE...

SOON AFTER PURCHASE PAINT PROBLEM REVEALED MULTIPLE BUBBLES THROUGH OUT THE EXTERIOR OF THE CAR. SUV WAS THEN TAKEN TO DEALER/BODY SHOP WERE OTHER PROBLEMS WERE CREATED TO THE COSMETICS OF THE CAR. IT TOOK ABOUT A YEAR TO ATTEMPT TO CORRECT PROBLEMS THAT WERE CREATED. THE SUV'S DOORS WERE TAKEN ...

RIM CRACKED, REAR WINSHIELD WIPERS FAILED FOR THE 2ND TIME. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 274 )

RIM CRACKED, REAR WINSHIELD WIPERS FAILED FOR THE 2ND TIME. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 274 )

WHILE DRIVNIG AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON, SEAT BELTS ON DRIVER'S/ FRONT PASSENGER'S, AND REAR PASSENGER OCCUPANTS TIGHTENED UP WITHOUT BRAKE APPLICATION. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AIR BAG INDIACATOR LIGHT FLASHED. DEALER REPAIRED AIR BAG SYSTEM THREE TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN TURNING ON THE IGNITION, WARNING LIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO COME ON AND GO OFF. HOWEVER, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE, AND THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. ALSO, AUTOMATIC DOORS LOCKS DO NOT LOCK WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO DRIVE, BUT AFTER THE VEHICLE ...

WHEN TURNING ON THE IGNITION, WARNING LIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO COME ON AND GO OFF. HOWEVER, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE, AND THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. ALSO, AUTOMATIC DOORS LOCKS DO NOT LOCK WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO DRIVE, BUT AFTER THE VEHICLE ...

PRIOR TO RECALL THE HOOD LATCH FAILED (99V-164). YH

VEHICLE DOES NOT HANDLE WELL IN ANY WET WEATHER IT SLIPS AND SLIDES. YH

PRIOR TO RECALL WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME OUT OF LINE AND OFF TRACK (00V-072). YH

VEHICLE STALLS SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. YH

THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER SOCKET BLEW OUT. YH

WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. WHEN MAKING A TURN, VEHICLE MAKES A THUMPING NOISE. TRUCK SWAYS AND TIRES RIDE AS IF THEY NEED TO BE BALANCED, ALTHOUGH TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER SAYS THAT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THAT THEY CAN DO. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY RESULTIN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON SPONTANEOUSLY WITHOUT TURNING THEM ON, EXPECIALLY IF TURN SIGNAL SYSTEM IS USED, VERY DISTRACTING.

FUEL PUMP FAILED. YH

BRAKES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (99V-123). YH

UPON PICKUP OF VEHICLE AFTER RECALL REPAIR (00V-072), (99V-062), (99V-123), (99V-164) CONSUMER NOTICE A DENT AND SCRATCHED PAINT ON THE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE. YH

UPON PICKUP OF VEHICLE AFTER RECALL REPAIR (00V-072), (99V-062), (99V-123), (99V-164) CONSUMER NOTICE A DENT AND SCRATCHED PAINT ON THE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE. YH

UPON PICKUP OF VEHICLE AFTER RECALL REPAIR (00V-072), (99V-062), (99V-123), (99V-164) CONSUMER NOTICE A DENT AND SCRATCHED PAINT ON THE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE. YH

CONSUMER GETS TWO RECALLS REGARDING A SECONDARY HOOD LATCH DEFECT AND THE GENERIC ELECTRONICS MODULE DEFECT BUT CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE DEALER AND THE RECALL PROCEDURES (99V-164) AND (00V-072). YH

CONSUMER GETS TWO RECALLS REGARDING A SECONDARY HOOD LATCH DEFECT AND THE GENERIC ELECTRONICS MODULE DEFECT BUT CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE DEALER AND THE RECALL PROCEDURES (99V-164) AND (00V-072). YH

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE, AND THEN CUT OFF. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE, AND THEN CUT OFF. *AK

THE REARVIEW MIRROR VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS REDUCING DRIVER VISIBILITY AND CAUSING VISUAL DISTRACTION POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY. AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE ELECTROCHROMIC INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR BEGINS TO VIBRATE RENDERING IMAGES UNCLEAR. THIS CONDITION MAKES...

PASSENGER SIDEVIEW MIRROR MOTOR FORCED SIDE PANEL TO BEND WHICH CAUSE MIRROR TO CRACK UNDER FORCE PRESSURE, CONTACTED DEALER BUT REFUSE TO ADMIT ITS A DEFECTED PROBLEM. PLEASE TRY TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER. THANKS. *AK

DRIVER SEAT MOVED BACK AND FORWARD. ALSO, RECLINED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *AK

HOOD IS HARD TO OPEN. YH

HATCH BACK IS HARD TO OPEN. YH

RADIO VOLUME ADJUST ITSELF AUTOMATICALLY. YH

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG FOR NO REASON. YH

PASSENGER SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR SWITCH GOT STUCK, CAUSED MIRROR TO CRACK UNDER TENSION.*AK

FIRST OCCURRENCE 2/17/1999 WHEN SHAKING AND VIBRATION OCCURRED WHEN YOU WERE ABOVE 45 MILES PER HOUR AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKES. MY FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THREE TIRES AND TURNED THE ROTORS. (DOES NOT STATE HOW MANY TRUED) SECOND OCCURRENCE 04/22/2000, WHEN THE SHAKING AND VIBRATION RETURNED. SIN...

FIRST OCCURRENCE 2/17/1999 WHEN SHAKING AND VIBRATION OCCURRED WHEN YOU WERE ABOVE 45 MILES PER HOUR AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKES. MY FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THREE TIRES AND TURNED THE ROTORS. (DOES NOT STATE HOW MANY TRUED) SECOND OCCURRENCE 04/22/2000, WHEN THE SHAKING AND VIBRATION RETURNED. SIN...

FIRST OCCURRENCE 2/17/1999 WHEN SHAKING AND VIBRATION OCCURRED WHEN YOU WERE ABOVE 45 MILES PER HOUR AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKES. MY FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THREE TIRES AND TURNED THE ROTORS. (DOES NOT STATE HOW MANY TRUED) SECOND OCCURRENCE 04/22/2000, WHEN THE SHAKING AND VIBRATION RETURNED. SIN...

FIRST OCCURRE 2/17/1999 WHEN SHAKING AND VIBRATION OCCURED WHEN YOU WERE ABOVE 45 MILES PER HOUR AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKES. MY FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THREE TIRES AND TRUED THE ROTORS. (DOES NOT STATE HOW MANY TRUED) SECOND OCCURRE 04/22/2000, WHEN THE SHAKING AND VIBRATION RETURNED. SINCE MY DE...

FIRST OCCURRE 2/17/1999 WHEN SHAKING AND VIBRATION OCCURED WHEN YOU WERE ABOVE 45 MILES PER HOUR AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKES. MY FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THREE TIRES AND TRUED THE ROTORS. (DOES NOT STATE HOW MANY TRUED) SECOND OCCURRE 04/22/2000, WHEN THE SHAKING AND VIBRATION RETURNED. SINCE MY DE...

FIRST OCCURRE 2/17/1999 WHEN SHAKING AND VIBRATION OCCURED WHEN YOU WERE ABOVE 45 MILES PER HOUR AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKES. MY FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THREE TIRES AND TRUED THE ROTORS. (DOES NOT STATE HOW MANY TRUED) SECOND OCCURRE 04/22/2000, WHEN THE SHAKING AND VIBRATION RETURNED. SINCE MY DE...

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAD BEEN REPLACED BEFORE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVER TAKES HIS FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND DIES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVER TAKES HIS FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND DIES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY ACTIVATE WHEN SWITCH IS IN OFF POSITION. *AK

CAR CRASHED STEERING DISABLED, IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO FLAMES. *AK

CAR CRASHED STEERING DISABLED, IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO FLAMES. *AK

VEHICLE HDROPLANED & ROLLED NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

DIAGNOSED AS TRANSMISSION SLIP; AT 15 MPH, SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL THEN BACK INTO DRIVE; RE-DESIGN OF VALVE BOX DUE TO BRACKET FAILURE, VEHICLE IS NOW WAITING AT DEALER FOR NEWLY DESIGNED PART

DEALER CLAIMS NOT TO KNOW HOW TO FIX PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

PART HAS BEEN ON ORDER TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. DEALER SAYS FORD HAS NOT SHIPPED THEM. WITH THE RAINY WEATHER COMING I NEED WINDSHIELD WIPERS THAT WILL WORK WHEN NEEDED. AT THIS TIME THEY DO NOT WORK CONSISTANTLY. THEY TURN ON WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP, WHEN SIGNALING TO CHANGE LANE...

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, WHILE SITTING STILL OR TURNING CORNERS IT WILL CUT OFF. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER & PROBLEM KEEPS REOCCURRING. VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP ON 27-MAR-2000 & 28-MAR-2000, AND TAKEN BACK TO DEALER. *AK

AFTER STARTING FORWARDADVANCING ABOUT 50FT, VEHICLE LURCHED TO RIGHT, STRIKING BRIDGE RAIL. INSPECTION REVEALED BROKEN TIE-ROD SPINDLE ON RF WHEEL. INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH NO IMPACT TO CAUSE FAILURE.

AFTER STARTING FORWARDADVANCING ABOUT 50FT, VEHICLE LURCHED TO RIGHT, STRIKING BRIDGE RAIL. INSPECTION REVEALED BROKEN TIE-ROD SPINDLE ON RF WHEEL. INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH NO IMPACT TO CAUSE FAILURE.

WHEN TRAVELING UNDER ANY NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS, CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. ALSO, DOORS LOCKED WITHOUT OPERATING THE DOOR LOCKS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING UNDER ANY NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS, CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. ALSO, DOORS LOCKED WITHOUT OPERATING THE DOOR LOCKS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED COLD,WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE STARTS MOVING WHILE THE BRAKE IS STILL DEPRESSED, AND WILL NOT STOP. NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS REPLACED ONCE. ALSO, TWO DIFFERENT DESCRIPTIONS OF ENGINE NOISE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS REPLACED ONCE. ALSO, TWO DIFFERENT DESCRIPTIONS OF ENGINE NOISE. *AK

ENGINE CUTS OFF WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I LOSE BRAKES AND STEERING. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR MORE THAN 3 TIMES BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO STALL OUT. DEALERSHIP INDICATES FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS NOT ABLE TO PRESENTLY REPAIR. VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS WHE...

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN IT CHANGED OVER THERE WOULD BE A REAL BAD JERK. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER . DEALER SAID IT WOULD TAKE 60 DAYS TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK

WINSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES GO ON WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS USED. THIS IS DISTRACTING AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WINSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES GO ON WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS USED. THIS IS DISTRACTING AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO DISCONNECTED HOSE. YH

REAR FRONT WIND GUARD BROKE. YH

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES BECAUSE TRANSFER CASE IS CYCLING TOO FREQUENTLY. YH

ANYTIME WHEN DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO TURN BLINKERS ON, AND THEN TURN THEM OFF.*AK

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT STAY ON WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. LIGHTS COME ON, BUT GO BACK OUT WHILE BRAKES ARE STILL BEING APPLIED. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND SAID THAT IT IS NORMAL. *AK BRAKE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES AND POWER BOOSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH NO REMEDIES, BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A POPP...

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT STAY ON WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. LIGHTS COME ON, BUT GO BACK OUT WHILE BRAKES ARE STILL BEING APPLIED. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND SAID THAT IT IS NORMAL. *AK BRAKE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES AND POWER BOOSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH NO REMEDIES, BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A POPP...

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT STAY ON WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. LIGHTS COME ON, BUT GO BACK OUT WHILE BRAKES ARE STILL BEING APPLIED. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND SAID THAT IT IS NORMAL. *AK BRAKE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES AND POWER BOOSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH NO REMEDIES, BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A POPP...

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT STAY ON WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. LIGHTS COME ON, BUT GO BACK OUT WHILE BRAKES ARE STILL BEING APPLIED. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND SAID THAT IT IS NORMAL. *AK BRAKE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES AND POWER BOOSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH NO REMEDIES, BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A POPP...

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT STAY ON WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. LIGHTS COME ON, BUT GO BACK OUT WHILE BRAKES ARE STILL BEING APPLIED. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND SAID THAT IT IS NORMAL. *AK BRAKE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES AND POWER BOOSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH NO REMEDIES, BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A POPP...

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT STAY ON WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. LIGHTS COME ON, BUT GO BACK OUT WHILE BRAKES ARE STILL BEING APPLIED. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND SAID THAT IT IS NORMAL. *AK BRAKE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES AND POWER BOOSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH NO REMEDIES, BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A POPP...

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT STAY ON WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. LIGHTS COME ON, BUT GO BACK OUT WHILE BRAKES ARE STILL BEING APPLIED. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND SAID THAT IT IS NORMAL. *AK BRAKE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES AND POWER BOOSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH NO REMEDIES, BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A POPP...

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT STAY ON WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. LIGHTS COME ON, BUT GO BACK OUT WHILE BRAKES ARE STILL BEING APPLIED. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND SAID THAT IT IS NORMAL. *AK BRAKE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES AND POWER BOOSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH NO REMEDIES, BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A POPP...

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT STAY ON WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. LIGHTS COME ON, BUT GO BACK OUT WHILE BRAKES ARE STILL BEING APPLIED. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND SAID THAT IT IS NORMAL. *AK BRAKE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES AND POWER BOOSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH NO REMEDIES, BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A POPP...

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT STAY ON WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. LIGHTS COME ON, BUT GO BACK OUT WHILE BRAKES ARE STILL BEING APPLIED. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND SAID THAT IT IS NORMAL. *AK BRAKE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES AND POWER BOOSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH NO REMEDIES, BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A POPP...

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT STAY ON WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. LIGHTS COME ON, BUT GO BACK OUT WHILE BRAKES ARE STILL BEING APPLIED. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND SAID THAT IT IS NORMAL. *AK BRAKE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES AND POWER BOOSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH NO REMEDIES, BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A POPP...

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT STAY ON WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. LIGHTS COME ON, BUT GO BACK OUT WHILE BRAKES ARE STILL BEING APPLIED. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND SAID THAT IT IS NORMAL. *AK BRAKE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES AND POWER BOOSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH NO REMEDIES, BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A POPP...

BRAND NEW VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BLOW OUT (WILDERNESS FIRESTONE P235/75R15 1055 M/S). *MJS

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL IN THE FRONT AND BACK. *MJS

GAS PEDAL STICKS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *MJS

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM WAS UNABLE TO BE CORRECTED, LATER RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK *ML

ONGOING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH A SQUEALING SOUND COMING FROM FRONT AXLE. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF BEING BOUGHT BACK BY THE DEALER AS A LEMON. *AK *ML

I WAS GOING TO WORK AT 0500 IN THE MORNING, SOUTH BOUND ON INTERSTATE 5 AT A SPEED OF AROUND 68 MPH. I WAS TRAVELING NEXT TO A CONCRETE DIVIDER AND IN THE MIDDLE OF COMPLETING A CURVE IN THE FREEWAY WHEN MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT FROM UNDER ME. BEING IN A TURN THE FORCE FROM TH BLOWOUT RENDERED M...

WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY TO CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING OR WHEN MAKING A SLOW TURN VEHICLE STALLS, LOSING ALL POWER STEERING AND CONTROL. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED THE IDLE CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, SOME PARTS ARE ON A NATIOWIDE BACK ORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BEEN BACK TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. CHRONIC PROBLEMS WITH THIS PRODUCT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

THE IGNITION SWITCH COMES OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE THE KEY IS IN THE RUN POSITION.

WHEN SITTING AT STOP WITH TURN SIGNAL ENGAGED WINDSHIELD WIPERS START WITHOUT ENGAGING SWITCH. *AK

TIRES HAVE BEEN CAUSING MAJOR PROBLEMS AND DRIVING ROUGHLY - AFRAID TO DRIVE LONG DISTANCE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO THE SPEED OF 20 MPH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO A BRICK BUILDING. NO ONE WAS INJURED. AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE, CONSUMER TOLD THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SENSOR WAS CAKED WTIH MUD AND DIRT WHICH CAUSED IT TO LOCK UP, EVEN THOUGH THE...

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHERE IT ROLLED OVER, AND HIT SEVERAL VEHICLES AND TREES. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY . MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES ARE BEING REPORTED ON CHANNEL 11 NEWS TODAY AND I HAVE HAD A SIMILAR VERY FRIGHTENING INCIDENT WITH A BLOW-OUT ON MY SUV. BOTH FORD AND FIRESTONE REFUSED TO ACCEPT ANY FAULT OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. MY LOCAL GARAGE TANGLEWILDE AUTO SERVICE (HOUSTON 713-785-3470 S...

BOTH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT FULLY RETRACT, CAUSING THEM TO GET CAUGHT IN THE DOORS WHEN THE DOORS ARE BEING SHUT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

GAS CAP DOES NOT SEAL,CAUSING A VAPOR LEAK IN FUEL TANK

DOOR HANDLE INSIDE REPLACED, LATCH WOULD NOT UNLOCK. *MJS

DOOR BEZEL WILL NOT STAY ON, PANEL PEELING. *MJS

BRAKE PADS REPLACED, CAUSING NOISE. *MJS

THE AIR BAG UNIT CAME OUT OF THE STEERING WHEEL, REPLACED UNIT. *MJS

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY OPERATE WHILE IN A OFF MODE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE PARTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OUNDER WET OR SLUSHY CONDITIONS FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO RIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FRONT RIGHT ROTOR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OUNDER WET OR SLUSHY CONDITIONS FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO RIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FRONT RIGHT ROTOR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY BY THEMSELVES WITH SWITCH IN OFF POSITION, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO DRIVER. *AK

CAR ACCELERATOR LOCKED AND ACCELERATED FROM 62 MPH TO ABOUT 73 MPH. BRAKE UNABLE TO SLOW CAR FOR AN EXTENDED DISTANCE (ABOUT A MILE). HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO GET CAR TO FULL STOP. VERY SIMILAR TO RECALLS DESCRIBED IN REGIONAL RECALL FORD 95S29, NO. 96S59, NO. 97S65, NO. 97S67 NO. 97S96. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS START AUTONOMOUSLY, RUN FOR A FEW CYCLES AND STOP. *AK

WHILE CLIMBING ONE OF THE MOUNTAINS CONSUMER ENCOUNTERED IC EON THE ROAD. CONSUME RENGAGED THE SWITCH TO 4-WHEEL DRIVE, AND NOTICED A ROARING NOIS EIN FRONT END FOLLOWED BY OCCASIONAL JERKS. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND INSTRUCTED CONSUMER TO READ THE MANUAL. CONSUMER INFORMED MANUFACTURE...

WHILE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP ,DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE AIRBAG. SINCE THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG, DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE AIRBAGS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE COLLISION WAS A FRONTAL IMPACT THAT DESTROYED BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAG SENSORS,. BOTH AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

CONSUMER HAS NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLIUMINATED ON THE DASH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS DUE TOTHE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL BECAME HARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THIS TRUCK HAS OVERDRIVE PROBLEMS. WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REV AND THEN DRIVE MOST TIMES IT WILL CUT THE OVERDRIVE OFF, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE. AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND STARTS BLINKING THEN GOES OFF FOR A WHILE THEN BACK ON. THE POWER STEERING MAKES NOISE ...

THIS TRUCK HAS OVERDRIVE PROBLEMS. WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REV AND THEN DRIVE MOST TIMES IT WILL CUT THE OVERDRIVE OFF, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE. AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND STARTS BLINKING THEN GOES OFF FOR A WHILE THEN BACK ON. THE POWER STEERING MAKES NOISE ...

THIS TRUCK HAS OVERDRIVE PROBLEMS. WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REV AND THEN DRIVE MOST TIMES IT WILL CUT THE OVERDRIVE OFF, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE. AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND STARTS BLINKING THEN GOES OFF FOR A WHILE THEN BACK ON. THE POWER STEERING MAKES NOISE ...

THIS TRUCK HAS OVERDRIVE PROBLEMS. WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REV AND THEN DRIVE MOST TIMES IT WILL CUT THE OVERDRIVE OFF, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE. AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND STARTS BLINKING THEN GOES OFF FOR A WHILE THEN BACK ON. THE POWER STEERING MAKES NOISE ...

THIS TRUCK HAS OVERDRIVE PROBLEMS. WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REV AND THEN DRIVE MOST TIMES IT WILL CUT THE OVERDRIVE OFF, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE. AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND STARTS BLINKING THEN GOES OFF FOR A WHILE THEN BACK ON. THE POWER STEERING MAKES NOISE ...

THE TRANSMISSION FAILS ON HILL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS WHILE IN DRIVE OR ROLL FORWARD WHILE IN REVERSE. NLM

THE BACKSEAT ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED CAUSING THEM TO LIFT UP IF SOMEONE LEANS FORWARD IN THE SEAT. NLM

RUNNING LIGHTS ARE BEING USED IN THE EVENING AND ARE TOO BRIGHT FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. FORD EXPLORER IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE. PONTIAC CARS ARE JUST AS BAD. THIS IS NOT ONLY A NUSANCE, IT IS A POTENTIAL HAZZARD BECAUSE IT BLINDS ONCOMING DRIVERS. HOW CAN LA

WHEN DRIVING UNDER NORMAL DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL ACTIVATE ON THEIR OWN, WITHOUT THE SWITCH BEING TURNED ON. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN EITHER ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WILL MAKE A POPPING SOUND AND MOVE (SHORT DISTANCES). THE MANUFACTURER HAS CLAIMED IT HAPPENS ON ALL 1999 EXPLORER MODELS (EDDIE BAUER VERSION) WITH ELETRONIC SEATS. I AM WORRIED THAT THE SEAT COULD BE DESIGNED INCORRECTLY AND POSSIBL...

WIPERS WILL COME ON WITH SWITCH IN OFF POSTION. WASHERS WILL NOT WORK WHEN WIPERS ARE ON BUT WILL SLOW WIPER SPEED. WIPER SPEED WILL NOT CHANGE FROM SLOW TO FAST WITHOUT JIGGLING THE SWITCH. WIPERS WILL CHANGE SPEED WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL. I AM CONCERNED THEY WILL FAIL COMPLETELY AND AM AWARE OF OTH...

FORD NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I FINALLY GOT MINE FIXED SO THAT THEY DON'T TURN ON SPARADICALLY. *AK

USED THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER (FOR THE 1ST TIME) AND WITHIN 10 MINUTES THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED! IT DID THIS ALL BY ITSELF, NOTHING HIT THE WINDOW. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP & FORD CUST.SRVC. SAY "SINCE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE IT IS NOT WARRENTIED"!?! SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS ...

AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS FAILED (SHOWN BY SENSOR LIGHT BEING ON) FOUR TIMES. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX PROBLEM TO PREVENT IT FROM RECURRING.

DEFOGGER ISN'T WORKING WHICH MAKES ALL WINDOWS FOG UP. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD GO ON OR OFF ON BY THEMSELVES. WOULD SOMETIMES STOP IN MIDDLE OF OPERATION. VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START IF STEERING WHEEL IS NOT IN CORRECT POSITION. THE SIGNAL LEVER WILL NOT OPERATE PROPERLY IF THE WHEELS ARE SLIGHTLY TURNED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD GO ON OR OFF ON BY THEMSELVES. WOULD SOMETIMES STOP IN MIDDLE OF OPERATION. VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START IF STEERING WHEEL IS NOT IN CORRECT POSITION. THE SIGNAL LEVER WILL NOT OPERATE PROPERLY IF THE WHEELS ARE SLIGHTLY TURNED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD GO ON OR OFF ON BY THEMSELVES. WOULD SOMETIMES STOP IN MIDDLE OF OPERATION. VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START IF STEERING WHEEL IS NOT IN CORRECT POSITION. THE SIGNAL LEVER WILL NOT OPERATE PROPERLY IF THE WHEELS ARE SLIGHTLY TURNED. *AK

(1) VIBRATION ON APPLYING BRAKES - CAR SHUDDERS AND THERE IS A NOISE THAT SOUND LIKE METAL HITTING METAL. HAVE BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER TWICE. SITUATION IMPROVED, BUT NOT ELIMINATED(B) VIBRATION AT 60MPH- VIBRATION STARTS AT ABOUT 55MPH AND IS MOST PRONOUNCED AT 60. CAN FEEL VIBRATION IN THROTTLE AND...

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILS TO LATCH PROPERLY. THE LOCKING MECHANISM BROKE. THE LATCH PLATE WILL NOT STAY IN BUCKLE. WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE AT TIME OF FAILURE. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK. *AK

HAD HEARD A HIGH PITCH SQUEALING NOISE. BRAKES BECAME MUSHY. HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE, BRAKES STILL MUSHY. FINALLY NO BRAKES AT ALL. A BOLT FELL OUT OF BRAKE PADS. ENTIRE BRAKES SYSTEM BECAME DAMAGED. *AK

HAD HEARD A HIGH PITCH SQUEALING NOISE. BRAKES BECAME MUSHY. HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE, BRAKES STILL MUSHY. FINALLY NO BRAKES AT ALL. A BOLT FELL OUT OF BRAKE PADS. ENTIRE BRAKES SYSTEM BECAME DAMAGED. *AK

CAR HAS BEEN IN REPAIR FACILITY 4 TIMES SINCE 10/14/99 FOR FAILURES. THE FAILURES OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE ENGINE IS DISABLED AND SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR SOMEONE IN COLD WEATHER CLIMATES (ESPECIUALLY REMOTE AK) AND IF EMERGENCY ROAD ACTION IS NEEDED (NO ANTI-LOCKS O...

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SUSPENSION MAKES THE TRUCK BOUNCE LIKE A PING PONG BALL WHILE DRIIVNG AT ANY SPEED. FORD HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE TRUCK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD GO INTO RAPID ACCELERATION AND THE RPMS WOULD GO WAY UP. THE TRUCK WOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD EVEN WHEN APLLYING THE BRAKES. THE TRUCK WOULD ONLY STOP WHEN THE DRIVER PUTS THE TRUCK IN PARK AND COMPLETELY TURN TRUCK OFF. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUS...

WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD GO INTO RAPID ACCELERATION AND THE RPMS WOULD GO WAY UP. THE TRUCK WOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD EVEN WHEN APLLYING THE BRAKES. THE TRUCK WOULD ONLY STOP WHEN THE DRIVER PUTS THE TRUCK IN PARK AND COMPLETELY TURN TRUCK OFF. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUS...

THE MAIN COMPUTER WAS SHUT DOWN DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THIS FAILURE MAY BE THE CAUSE OF OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO FAIL. THE AIRBAG CONNECTORS WERE CRACKED UNDER PASSENGER SEAT CAUSING FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 4-5 TIMES. *YC

THE MAIN COMPUTER WAS SHUT DOWN DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THIS FAILURE MAY BE THE CAUSE OF OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO FAIL. THE AIRBAG CONNECTORS WERE CRACKED UNDER PASSENGER SEAT CAUSING FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 4-5 TIMES. *YC

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT MANUAL OPRERATION OR WHEN THE SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE OPERATED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT MANUAL OPRERATION OR WHEN THE SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE OPERATED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK