Paint is coming off in areas and it is only 8 y/o, and also every inside door handle has broken off in the same manner atleast a year or two ago, so says the previous owner. Both problems were obvious when vehicle was purchased and the previous owner took very well care of it, I honestly believe the door handles were a bad make in the first place it is obvious they would break with time or the first pull of the handle. The paint should not be doing what it is doing at this point in time, thank you for any help you may give. Suzanne brantley, cepa
1992 Ford Explorer body complaints
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Ihave been looking for interior door panels for about 2 yrs.the problem is with the portion of the interior door panel where you are supposed to grab the door to close it.all the salvage yards say the same thing"idont have to look that up, I know we dont have any, there all broken". My children have scratched their arms on the broken plastic that is left behind after the door pull/armrest breaks off.since I have been unsucssful in tring to locate a replacement I can only conclude that this is a big problem. It makes shutting the front doors difficult as there is no place to grab the door to close it. This is a real hassle when parked on a hill or it is windy, as the only thing to grab is the door handle half the time the door dosent latch fully making in nessessary to open the window and grab the top of the window to shut the door fully, creating a second hazard by opening up the possibilities of breaking the window. My children as I mentioned have been scratched badly enough to draw blood on several occasions,and my wife has ruined a couple of sweaters by getting them snagged on the jagged plastic. Ford wants over 100.00 per door to replace them(I need all four) and frankly icant afford it and dont think I should have to. Thank you.
Both of the backside doors cannot be opened from the inside as if both doors had the child safety lock on. But neither door had the child safety lock on. Effect can cause consumer and passengers to be stuck inside vehicle from the backseats.
Frame bracket has cracked at where raduis arm and bracket meet on two occasions, causing safety hazard. Dealer cannot determine cause.
All four door handles cracked due to defective plastic used in manufacturing. Yh
Right strut/piston on rear tailgate broke. Previous recall on this by ford. It expired in january 1999. Consumer's strut broke in august 1999. Ford has refused to fix this, even though they recalled it. Consumer took the matter to ford's dispute settlement board, but they refused, saying this did not full under their jurisdiction.
Recall 95i007000; recall repairs were done 4 years ago. But repairs done for reinforcement brackets only applied to the bottom part of the cylinder, not the top part, which in this case broke off from the frame, causing liftgate to fall and almost resulting in injuries. Please provide further information.
The door grip on the drivers side of the explorer cracked off first. One month later the door grip on the passengers side cracked off. The door grip is the only way of securely closing the doors. The grip cracked off as it is one molded piece. The only means of repair is to replace the entire door panel at a cost of $415.00 per door plus labor. This grip has since been redesigned to eliminate this problem
The entire rear door was recalled back in 1993. The door was replaced by ford. I'm curious to know if I can be reimbursed for the hydraulic lift which I just purchased. It fell off during normal use.
Driver's side interior door handle malfunctioned. Also,center console padded arm restmount failed.
Tailgate brace broke despite recall repair.
Lift gate (rear cargo door) support bracket tore
Handle on the inside of the rear door is a safety hazard, consumer was injured in the head trying to close door.
Rear door opened during crash.
Lift gate brackets connected to cylinders failed, repaired under recall, however problem continues.
Mounting bracket for liftgate piston failed.
External body paint has begun peelin goff from the factory primer on the roof sides doors.
Arm rest pivot assembly failed.
The gas assist cylinders failed. Recall repairs refused due to vehicle exceeding mileage limitations.
Vehicle experiences severe vibration. Dealer attempted to fix it several times, but problem continues. Also, brackets that connect the hydraulic cylinders to rear liftgate to pulled away from inside of the liftgate prior to recall (95v‑164-001)
All four door handles are broken.
The paint on the roof of vehicle began fading three years after purchase.
Interior door handles cracked.
Resistor failed in heater which caught fire from leaves, leaves fall under the hood and onto the heating system and catch fire.
Failed motor mounts cause front end shimmy at high speeds.
Rear window leaks water due to failed seal.
The truck has a really bad shimmy when going over 50mph because of the motor mounts,and sway bars. Please describe.
Dealer doesn't carry the parts, recall #95s21 or 96s35.
The dealership will not honor the recall and claims the part is on back order. Tt consumer made arrangements on nov 13, 1995 part was to be on hand (was ordered previously) vehicle to be repaired in 3 days, on the 4th day consumer called dealerand was told nothing had been done, part was not pre-ordered as stated by body shop foreman and vehicle was left 4 days with no attempt to let consumer know about problem, consumer has made several calls to dealer and is still being told that part is on back order, consumer was injuried when orignal part failed.
Consumer took vehicle in to get the recall repaired parts not in. Tt
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