10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 1
Average Mileage:
135,400 miles

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problem #5

Mar 092024

Explorer

  • 190,000 miles
The contact owned a 1999 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, and the brakes were depressed, the vehicle fishtailed crashed into a ditch and rolled two times. The contact stated that the air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained head, arm, and back, injuries and the passenger sustained head, neck, finger, and back injuries. Medical attention was sought. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.

- Stockton, CA, USA

problem #4

May 152020

Explorer

  • miles
Big concern with my power train. The back of the car has a loud whirring noise when traveling on the highway and clicks loudly when you slow down. Going a faster speed seems to sound better but its pretty scary.the check engine light comes on and stays on. There also is a sensor that needs to be replaced and I don't know its name.. the brakes have been checked out and rendered passable but I fear that I will not be able to stop sometimes.it feels unstable. I am elderly and need a stable car to drive.

- Burlington, WA, USA

problem #3

Oct 102012

Explorer

  • 167,000 miles
I have just replaced, for the 4th time, the front, drivers side, rubber brake line. The line seems to be to short. When making a right hand turn the line is pulled taunt to beyond it's length. It seems that the line is about 3 to 4 inches to short. Each time it has broken at the same place where the rubber line connects to the brake caliper. I still have two of the brake lines that leaked. I don't know how other explores brake lines have held up without leaking. I am going to replace the hose that is leaking, purchased from Napa that is the same length as the others. I had a new one made to order with a 3 inch increase in length. The brake hose on the passengers side is the correct length. I have owned this car for 5 year and it has 187,000 miles driven. The date that this happen, below, was the first of three times it happened.

- Castro Valley, CA, USA

problem #2

Feb 232014

Explorer

  • 140,000 miles
The day of the fatality I was standing outside the vehicle for around 5 to 10 minutes. I was on an upgrade, . (however I had just recently had new brakes installed and the car was in park). Suddenly the vehicle began to roll back at a fast pace killing the back seat driver that was in there seatbelt. And injuring myself in an attempt to halt the vehicle.

- Pittsburgh, PA, USA

problem #1

Aug 202012

Explorer 6-cyl

  • 180,000 miles
I was stopped at an intersection waiting for oncoming traffic to slow down to turn, and the truck just takes off on its own. I tried pressing the brake pedal but as soon as it took off I was hit by another vehicle. After my truck was hit by the vehicle it took off again out of control on its own while I was trying to press the brake. Luckily the truck died on its own before hitting anything else.

- Lawrenceville, GA, USA