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1993 Ford Explorer

Safety ratings

1993 Ford Explorer 4-DR. 4x4

Not ratedOverall
Not ratedFrontal crash
Not ratedSide crash
Not ratedSide pole
Not ratedRollover
Frontal, driver: 3★Frontal, passenger: 4★Rollover risk: 0.0%
  • Lane departure warningNo
  • Forward collision warningNo
  • Electronic stability controlNo

Crash test videos & photos

Crash test #1NHTSA test 1820

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Crash test #2NHTSA test 1991

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Recalls (9)

  • STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUTCampaign 95I007000 · 31/01/1996

    VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATION 573. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. THE CAMPAIGN WILL REINFORCE THE BRACKET ATTACHMENTS OF THE REAR LIFTGATE GAS ASSIST CYLINDERS WHICH COULD PULL AWAY FROM THE INSIDE OF THE LIFTGATE.

    Risk: IF A BRACKET AND GAS ASSIST CYLINDER WERE TO DETACH COMPLETELY FROM THE LIFTGATE AND NO LONGER BEAR AGAINST THE LIFTGATE AS INTENDED, THE REMAINING ASSIST CYLINDER WOULD NOT HOLD THE LIFTGATE IN AN OPEN POSITION. PERSONAL INJURY COULD OCCUR.

    Fix: FORD DEALERS WILL REINFORCE THE BRACKET ATTACHMENTS.

  • STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUTCampaign 95V164001 · 25/08/1995

    THE HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDERS ARE ATTACHED TO BRACKETS THAT ARE WELDED TO THE LIFTGATE. THE BRACKET WELDS CAN FRACTURE.

    Risk: WITH A BROKEN BRACKET WELD, THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR THE LIFTGATE BRACKET TO GRADUALLY BEND INWARD ALLOWING THE LIFT CYLINDERBALL STUD TO DISENGAGE.

    Fix: DEALERS WILL INSTALL REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS.

  • TIRES:TREAD/BELTCampaign 01X001000 · 22/05/2001

    THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: FORD IS REPLACING ALL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT 15, 16, AND 17 INCH TIRES MOUNTED ON FORD TRUCKS AND SUVS. FORD REPORTS TREAD SEPARATION CAN OCCUR DUE TO A COMBINATION OF THE SENSITIVITY OF THE TIRE DESIGN TO STRESS, AGING, AND MANUFACTURING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PLANTS. FORD IS REPLACING THESE TIRES TO PREVENT POSSIBLE PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: THE VEHICLES LISTED BELOW MAY HAVE BEEN ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES OR MAY HAVE HAD WILDERNESS AT TIRES INSTALLED DURING THE FIRESTONE RECALL LAUNCHED IN AUGUST 2000. CERTAIN 1991 THROUGHT 2002 FORD EXPLORER CERTAIN 2001 THROUGHT 2002 EXPLORER SPORT, AND SPORT TRAC CERTAIN 1997 THROUGH 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER CERTAIN 1991 THROUGH 2001 RANGER CERTAIN 1999 THROUGH 2001 EXPEDITION CERTAIN 1991 THROUGH 1994, AND 1997 MODEL YEAR F-SERIES CERTAIN 1991 THROUGH 1994 BRONCO NOTE: BOTH ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND REPLACEMENT TIRES ARE AFFECTED.

    Risk: SHOULD THE TREAD SEPARATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.

    Fix: THE REPLACEMENT/REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR THIS CAMPAIGN EXPIRED ON MARCH 31, 2002. HOWEVER, CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT FORD AT 1-877-917-3673 OR GO ON-LINE TO WWW.FORD.COM FOR POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE.

  • TIRES:TREAD/BELTCampaign 00T005000 · 21/08/2000

    TIRE DESCRIPTION: FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, SIZE P235/75R15, PRODUCED AT THE DECATUR, ILLINOIS TIRE PLANT AND ALL FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX AND RADIAL ATX II TIRES, SIZE P235/75R15. OPERATION OF THESE TIRES AT LOW INFLATION PRESSURES, HIGH SPEED, AND IN HOT WEATHER, CAN CONTRIBUTE TO SEPARATION OF THE TIRE TREAD.

    Risk: IF THE TREAD SEPARATES FROM THE TIRE, THE DRIVER CAN LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH.

    Fix: THE REPLACEMENT/REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR THIS CAMPAIGN EXPIRED ON AUGUST 29, 2001. HOWEVER, CUSTOMERS SHOULD CONTACT FIRESTONE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-465-1904 FOR POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE.

  • STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARSCampaign 97V235001 · 18/12/1997

    VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY INSTALLED SUNROOF. THE SUNROOF GLASS PANEL ASSEMBLY CAN SEPARATE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING DUE TO INCORRECT HINGE ENGAGEMENT. THIS WAS CAUSED BY IMPROPER SUNROOF INSTALLATION OF THE GLASS PANEL.

    Risk: UNEXPECTED SEPARATION OF THE SUNROOF GLASS PANEL COULD POSSIBLY DISTRACT THE DRIVER INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH OR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

    Fix: OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH AN INSTRUCTION BOOKLET WHICH THOROUGHLY OUTLINES, WITH ILLUSTRATIONS, THE PROPER PROCEDURES FOR THE REMOVAL, STORAGE, AND REINSTALLATION OF THE SUNROOF'S GLASS PANEL. A WARNING LABEL FOR ATTACHMENT TO THE SUNROOF'S LATCH KNOB WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED TO THE OWNERS.

  • PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONALCampaign 94V169001 · 07/09/1994

    THE PARKING BRAKE CONTROL SELF-ADJUST PAWL DOES NOT LINE UP PROPERLY WITH THE SELF-ADJUST RACHET CAUSING THE PAWL TO SLIP OVER ONE OR MORE TEETH IN THE RACHET.

    Risk: WHEN THE ABOVE OCCURS, IT CAN RESULT IN PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM INEFFECTIVENESS. THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY, IF THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT LEFT IN GEAR.

    Fix: A WEDGE WILL BE INSTALLED WHICH WILL SERVE TO LOCK THE PARKING BRAKE SELF-ADJUST MECHANISM PAWL INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE RACHET. ALSO, OWNERS WILL BE ADVISED TO RELEASE AND REAPPLY THE PARKING BRAKE WHENEVER TOOTH SKIP OCCURS AND WILL BE REMINDED TO ALWAYS TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN GEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.

  • VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICESCampaign 97V083000 · 05/05/1997

    A SHORT CIRCUIT CONDITION CAN OCCUR IN THE REMOTE POWER MIRROR CONTROL SWITCH CIRCUIT BOARD AS A RESULT OF A SEPARATED PART OF THE CONTACT ASSEMBLY BRIDGING THE SWITCH POSITIVE BATTERY PAD AND ADJACENT CHASSIS GROUND PAD.

    Risk: THE CURRENT CAN OVERHEAT THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND OTHER PLASTIC AND ELASTOMERIC COMPONENTS OF THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY RESULTING IN SMOKE OR FIRE.

    Fix: DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN IN-LINE 10 AMP FUSE IN THE POSITIVE BATTERY FEED TO THE REMOTE POWER MIRROR CONTROL SWITCH ASSEMBLY.

  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULICCampaign 96V024001 · 05/02/1996

    THE STUDS WHICH ATTACH THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE POWER BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER ASSEMBLY CAN DEVELOP STRESS CORROSION CRACKING AFTER BEING OPERATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOCATION.

    Risk: IF A CRACK OCCURS, IT COULD RESULT IN ONE OR BOTH STUDS FRACTURING. THE MASTER CYLINDER COULD THEN SEPARATE FROM THE VACUUM BOOSTER, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, PREVENTING THE SERVICE BRAKES FROM ACTIVATING INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

    Fix: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER ASSEMBLY.

  • STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUTCampaign 99V310001 · 03/11/1999

    VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDER BRACKET WELDS COULD FRACTURE.

    Risk: WITH A BROKEN BRACKET WELD, THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR THE LIFTGATE BRACKET TO GRADUALLY BEND INWARD ALLOWING THE LIFT CYLINDER BALL STUD TO DISENGAGE, UNEXPECTEDLY ALLOWING THE LIFTGATE TO FALL FROM AN OPEN POSITION.

    Fix: DEALERS WILL INSTALL LIFTGATE REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS. DEPENDING UPON THE CONDITION OF THE LIFTGATE SHEET METAL IN THE AREA OF THE BRACKET, DEALERS MAY ALSO INSTALL A LARGER REINFORCEMENT.

Owner complaints

500
Complaints
41
Crashes reported
16
Fires reported
87
Injuries
1
Deaths

Most-reported areas

  • TIRES190
  • SERVICE BRAKES106
  • HYDRAULIC104
  • STRUCTURE32
  • VISIBILITY29
  • POWER TRAIN28
  • SUSPENSION27
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING21
Read individual complaints (50 most recent)

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

  • 12/31/2001· TIRES

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

  • 12/30/1998· POWER TRAIN

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

  • 12/30/1997· SEATS

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

  • 12/30/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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

  • 12/30/1996· SUSPENSION

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

  • 12/28/1998· SUSPENSION

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

  • 12/27/2000· VISIBILITY

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

  • 12/26/1995· POWER TRAIN

    MANUAL STANDARD TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND LEAKED CAUSING MANUAL TRANSMISSION TO SEIZE. TT

  • 12/24/2003· STRUCTURE

    MANUFACTURER CLOSED THE RECALL CASE AND WILL NOT PERFORM REPAIR ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. *LA THE SERVICE DEALER HAD INSPECTED THE REAR LIFT GATE AND SAID THAT THE REPAIR WAS SUBJECT OF A RECALL THAT FORD ISSUED. RECALL#95V164001 *SC THE CONSUMER STATED THE PAPER WORK STATED THE REPAIR HAD BEEN PERFORMED WHEN IT HAD NOT BEEN, BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME THE CONSUMER WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP, DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE. *JB

  • 12/23/1997· POWER TRAIN

    FAILED THIRD GEAR WELD CAUSING PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

  • 12/22/1995· SEAT BELTS

    DRIVER SEATBELT BUCKLE PLASTIC CAME APART, RESULTING IN NO LATCHING ACTION. TT

  • 12/22/1994· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON CURVED ROADS OR OVER POTHOLES, CAUSING PEDAL TO PUSH UP/LOSS OF CONTROL. *SKD

  • 12/21/2000· TIRES

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

  • 12/20/2000· TIRES

    MY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONE TIRES WERE FOUND TO HAVE TREAD SEPARATION WHEN I BOUGHT THEM IN BECUASE OF EXCESSIVE WOBBLE. I HAD THESE 4 TIRES REPLACED ON MY OWN. NOW THERE HAVE RECALLED THESE SAME TIRES FOR THE EXACT ISSUE I HAD TO REPLACE THEM. I HAVE WRITTEN TO FIRESTONE AND COMPLETED ALL OF THEIR REIMBURSEMENT FORMS ONLY TO BE REJECTED SINCE MY REPLACEMENT WAS BEFORE THEIR RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CANNOT REIMBURESE ME FOR DEFECTIVE TIRES SIMPLY BECUASE I REPLACED THEM EARLIER. THE NHTSA SHOULD FORCE FIRESTONE INTO REIMBURSING ALL OWNERS OF THESE DEFECTIVE TIRES WHO HAD THEM REPLACED REGARDLESS OF WHEN THE REPLACEMENT TOOK PLACE. WE WERE IN JUST AS MUCH DANGER DRIVING ON THESE DEFECTIVE TIRES AS ANYONE WAS WHO HAD THEM REPLACED IN 2000 AND WAS ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THANK YOU. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

  • 12/20/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

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

  • 12/20/1995· PARKING BRAKE

    PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. TT

  • 12/20/1994· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    BRAKES FAILED TWICE ON INCLINE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS. *AK

  • 12/19/2001· SUSPENSION

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

  • 12/19/1996· PARKING BRAKE

    EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILED.

  • 12/19/1995· PARKING BRAKE

    DEALER REPAIRED RECALL PROBLEM ON PARKING BRAKES CREATING A DIFFERENT PROBLEM, THE PARKING BRAKE MECHANISM WAS OVER ADJUSTED. TT *JB

  • 12/18/2000· VISIBILITY

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

  • 12/18/1997· STRUCTURE

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

  • 12/18/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

  • 12/17/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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

  • 12/17/1997· POWER TRAIN

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

  • 12/16/1996· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

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

  • 12/15/2000· TIRES

    HAD ARRIVED AT CEMETERY WHEN A KNOT WAS NOTICED IN RIGHT REAR TIRE. AFTER LEAVING CEMETERY & HEADED FOR HOME AT 55 MPH A LOUD BUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD. STARTED TO SLOW DOWN & THEN THERE WA SAN EXPLOSION. CENTER OF TIRE HAD LOST TREAD. THEN, WENT FLAT. PUT ON SPARE IN PLACE OF TREADLESS TIRE. DOES NOT HAVE TIRE.*AK

  • 12/15/1997· PARKING BRAKE

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

  • 12/14/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHERCrash

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

  • 12/14/1995· SEATS

    POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT. TT

  • 12/14/1995· POWER TRAIN

    CONSUMER WAS DRIVING PUT TRUCK INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE THE FRONT WHEEL LOCK UP . TT

  • 12/12/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

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

  • 12/12/1996· SUSPENSION

    SUPENSION VIBRATION.

  • 12/12/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ABS DOES NOT WORK, BRAKES LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

  • 12/12/1994· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

    STRONG GASOLINE ODOR AFTER VEHICLE IS PARKED IN GARAGE. *SKD

  • 12/11/2003· VISIBILITYFire

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

  • 12/11/2000· TIRES

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

  • 12/11/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    THIS VEHICLE SEEMS TO SUFFER FROM PREMATURE WEARING OUT OF FRONT DISC BRAKES AND ROTORS. NEW PADS AND ROTORS RESURFACING WERE NEEDED AT APPROX 15400 MILES, AND NEW PADS AND COMPLETE NEW ROTORS WERE REQUIRED AT APPROX 28608 MILES. WHEN FORD SERVICE WAS ASKED ABOUT THIS FREQUENT DISC BRAKE REPLACEMENT, THE RESPONSE WAS "THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE FRIENDS WITH EXPLORERS FROM THIS SAME MODEL YEAR WHO HAVE REPORTED EVEN MORE FREQUENT DISC BRAKE AND ROTOR REPLACEMENT. *AK

  • 12/10/2003· STEERING

    WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT AN INCIDENT OR ANY FURTHER DAMAGE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT STEERING GEAR BOX BROKE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK REPAIR COMPLETED 9/18/03. CONSUMER NOTED HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND WITH 27K MILES ON IT, IT HAS ALREADY BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE IN ONE YEAR. *PH

  • 12/10/2001· SEATSCrash

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

  • 12/10/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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

  • 12/09/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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

  • 12/08/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

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

  • 12/08/1999· STRUCTURE

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

  • 12/08/1998· SUSPENSION

    VIOLENT SHAKING STARTS AT ABOUT 63 MPH., *MJS

  • 12/08/1995· STRUCTURE

    RECALL RELATED, 95V164000, STRUCTURE HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC LIFT, IN FOR REPAIR OCT.15,1995 DID NOT REPLACE PARTS ON BB ORDER. TT

  • 12/07/2000· TIRESCrash

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

  • 12/07/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS ARE CORRODED, PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT

  • 12/05/1999· STRUCTURE

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

  • 12/04/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED DARK SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT WHEN THE SMOKE CEASED. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE SMOKE REAPPEARED. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, BUT COULD NOT LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD THE HEATER FUSE REMOVED, WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE FROM SMOKING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,000. UPDATED 05/27/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE AC ONLY WORKED ON HIGH AND THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER DID NOT WORK. UPDATED