Defect Investigations

Vehicles / Ford / Explorer
Inv. Number Vehicle Make Vehicle Model Model Year Description Detail
PE00044 FORD EXPLORER 2000 SEAT BELT WEBBING Odi opened this investigation on november 3, 2000, based on a report regarding the death of the occupant of the right front seat in a 2000 model year
PE92078 FORD EXPLORER 1992 AUTO TRANS.PRNDL MISALIGN There is no summary currently available
PE12017 FORD EXPLORER 2013 Electric power steering failure On may 27, 2014 and amended june 2, 2014, ford motor company (ford) submitted a defect information report (dir) to nhtsa describing a safety defect
PE96074 FORD EXPLORER 1993 SUNROOF (AIR ROOF) SHATTER THE SUNROOF SHATTERED OR WAS BLOWN OFF.IN ALL BUT ONE CASE THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING.
PE94044 FORD EXPLORER 1992 ENGINE COOLING FAN CRACKS There is no summary currently available
EA91040 FORD EXPLORER 1991 VACUUM BOOSTR VALVE FAILS There is no summary currently available
PE15017 FORD EXPLORER 2015 Front brake hose failure On april 29, 2015, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened pe15-017 to investigate reports of low-mileage failures of front brake jounce
PE02007 FORD EXPLORER 1995 SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLY
PE00039 FORD EXPLORER 1996 FRONT SUSPENSION STABILIZER BAR LINK There is no summary currently available
PE91084 FORD EXPLORER 1991 VACUUM BOOSTR VALVE FAILS There is no summary currently available
EA02010 FORD EXPLORER 2002 MIS-ASSEMBLED AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING In july 2001, ford issued a special service message announcing that some air bagclockspring devices may produce noise when the steering wheel is
EA00012 FORD EXPLORER 1994 SPARE TIRE WINCH CABLE There is no summary currently available
PE99072 FORD EXPLORER 1993 SPARE TIRE WINCH CABLE From the beginning of the 1991 model year production until the middle of the 1994 model year production, ford used a galvanized steel cable to lift
DP98008 FORD EXPLORER 1994 HEATER BLOWER ASSEMBLY FIRE There is no summary currently available
EA96017 FORD EXPLORER 1993 BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION There is no summary currently available
PE14027 FORD EXPLORER 2013 Front brake hose failure The office of defects investigation (odi) opened pe14-027 based on a report of 13 front brake hose (jounce hose) failures in 11 vehicles in the
PE99068 FORD EXPLORER 1995 ACCELERATOR PEDAL There is no summary currently available
RQ99016 FORD EXPLORER 1991 LIFTGATE SUPPORT BRACKET FAILURE Summary:on august 22, 1995, ford conducted safety recall, 95v-164, on 1992 and 1993 model year explorer due to liftgate failures.the rear liftgate
PE96016 FORD EXPLORER 1994 WHEEL LOCKUP WITH ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM Odi has received ond hundred seventy-three (173) consumer complaints of alleged failures or malfunctions in the braking system on certain 1993 and
RQ08003 FORD EXPLORER 2004 REAR LIFTGATE GLASS HATCH FAILURE This investigation was opened on june 23, 2008, based on 34 complaints involving eight injuries in which the rear liftgate glass hatch on model year
PE04045 FORD EXPLORER 2002 REAR LIFTGATE GLASS ASSEMBLY Complaints report failure of the rear liftgate glass support while the operator is opening or closing the glass.the falling glass can strike the
PE99049 FORD EXPLORER 1999 WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTION There is no summary currently available
EA99001 FORD EXPLORER 1997 THROTTLE STICKING On january 23, 1997, ford motor company issued special service message (ssm) 10240, announcing that a revised throttle body would be available during
EA99004 FORD EXPLORER 1994 BLOWER ASSEMBLY FIRES Based on the relatively low failure frequency measured over an extended exposure time and the fact that the great majoity of incidents are confined
PE96066 FORD EXPLORER 1993 DRIVER DOOR ELECTRICAL FIRE The contact assembly for the remote power mirror control switch may develop a short circuit between the switch positive pad and chassis ground pad as
PE95001 FORD EXPLORER 1991 BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER/BOOSTER SEPARATION There is no summary currently available
PE91058 FORD EXPLORER 1991 THROTTLE RELEASE FAILURE There is no summary currently available
EA93004 FORD EXPLORER 1992 AUTO TRANS PRNDL MISALIGN There is no summary currently available
EA93003 FORD EXPLORER 1991 THROTTLE STICKING There is no summary currently available
EA17002 FORD EXPLORER 2014 Ford Explorer Exhaust Odor Odi opened preliminary evaluation (pe) 16-008 in july of 2016 after receiving 154 vehicle owner questionnaire (voq) reports reporting exhaust odors in
EA15005 FORD EXPLORER 2014 Front Brake Hose Failure on april 29, 2015, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened pe15-017 to investigate a report alleging incidents of front brake hose failure
EA09013 FORD EXPLORER 2004 Vehicle Rollaway Allegations This investigation is being closed based on several considerations.by the most inclusive counting of all alleged rollaway incidents (i.e., counting
EA02011 FORD EXPLORER 1995 SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLY FAILURE Odi received 18 consumer complaints and ford identified another four reports associated with the alleged defect.most of the complaints indicate
EA01008 FORD EXPLORER 1999 SEAT BELT WEBBING Odi opened pe00-044investigation on november 3, 2000, based on a report regarding the death of the occupant of the right front seat in a 2000 model
PE99045 FORD EXPLORER 1998 STEERING KNUCKLE SEPARATIONS There is no summary currently available
SQ99017 FORD EXPLORER 1999 VEHICLE HESITATION/STALLING There is no summary currently available
RQ98020 FORD EXPLORER 1998 FUEL LINE DAMAGE FROM JUMP STARTING There is no summary currently available
SQ98014 FORD EXPLORER 1997 THROTTLE STICKING There is no summary currently available
PE98048 FORD EXPLORER 1994 BLOWER ASSEMBLY FIRES There is no summary currently available
DP98001 FORD EXPLORER 1991 HEAVY LATERAL VIBRATION Nhtsa was petitioned to commence a defect investigation of the subject vehicles on january 6, 1998.the petition alleges that early model ford explorer
EA97011 FORD EXPLORER 1994 SUNROOF SHATTERING AND SEPARATION There is no summary currently available
PE97010 FORD EXPLORER 1995 ELECTRICAL FIRE IN CENTER CONSOLE This investigation revealed that console fires in the subject vehicles most often occurred while vehicles equipped with the lamp outage module (lom),
PE92084 FORD EXPLORER 1990 FRONT SEAT TRACK FAILURE There is no summary currently available
EA95018 FORD EXPLORER 1994 SEPARATION OF MASTER CYLINDER Ford continues to sudy the problem attempting to determine why stud fractures are not frequently occurring in other parts of the country.likewise, odi
EA91034 FORD EXPLORER 1991 THROTTLE RELEASE FAILURE There is no summary currently available

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