The insulation blanket under vehicle's hood deteriorated and fell down into the engine compartment. I have been pealing away the hanging down material periodically, however my concern is that material may fall apart, falling upon the engine and possibly causing a fire.
1993 Ford Explorer body complaints
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The brackets attaching the hatch door stay up when opening trunk even though recall 95v164001 was complete, dealer tweeked upper back rear of vehicle when doing recall.
Drivers side door is sagging door does not seal, are there any known recalls ?
The federal safety agency recall 99v310001 and manufacture's recall 99s34/ hydraulic cylinders broke. No parts were available.
When closing driver's door handle detached without prior warning.
Liftgate failed prior to recall (95v‑164). Yh
Recall repair for lift cylinder brackets (99v310001) was not performed because there were no parts available. Nlm
Recall of the breacket on the liftgate 99v‑310 cannot be completed due to lack of parts. Nlm
Recall 99v310000/ hydraulic lift cylinders. Parts needed to perform recall repairs were not available.
The liftgate cylinder failed prior to recall notice 99v310001. Nlm
Recall component failed prior to recall notification, however vehicle has not been repaired due to scheduling problem, consumer concerned about amount of time required for repair (99v‑310).
The handle for front left side door is loose. Yh
The built in handle used to close the driver side door has broken off from the door panel. I have brought the ford explorer to a dealer for repair and have been told that I will have to purchase an entire door panel to fix the problem. It would appear that inadequate materials were used in the construction of this door panel and handle unit. The vehicle in question is a ford exploere, limited edition that has been well taken care of.
Applicable ford recall letter #95m87 issued october 1995. No safety defect mentione din summary.
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.
Rear view mirror fell off. Yh
While driving on the highway heard a snapping noise like metal. The hydraulic lift cylinders, that are attached to brackets and welded to the liftgate, broke off. The bracket welds fractured.
Vehicle is used. Owner had parked vehicle & went to rear to lift hatch. The cylinder attachment had broken off from the right side of the frame as it was closing. The left side had failed to hold & fell on the owner. Hatch was heavy & needed 2 individuals to lift it. Had contacted manufacturer who was unwilling to authorize repairs under a recall that has expired.
Rear tailgate lift clinder mounting bracket weld failed on passenger side. The weld that broke was from lift cylinder bracket to tailgate. Tailgate will now no longer stay open on its own.
Liftgate welds broke. Recalled by ford, however only for vehicles manufactured from jan 1992 to mar 1993. My vehicle was manufactured 5/26/93. Ford refuses to repair. Claiming vehicle does not qualify due to manufacture date.
The door handles on the vehicle have broken off over 20 times, resulting in myself and passengers falling in and out of vehicle. The door handle assembly is part of the interior door and would cost over $300 each side. Ford said that this isn't a defect. The handles have been glued repeatedly over the last six years! A door handle should not break off when you open it or close it from the interior! Thanks!
Bracket & cylinder totally broke/detached from liftgate. Dealer has failed to honor recall notice to fix @ no charge. I did not receive recall letter upon purchase of used vehicle & was not aware of the defect until it occurred. Requesting written notice from the federal safety agency to direct dealer to repair my vehicle @ nc under recall program. Thank you. Recall 95v16401.
The right rear bracket separated from the hydraulic lift cylinder causing failure, prior to recall notice (95v164000 & 95v164001).
Consumer had become aware of recalls 95v164 and 94v169. Upon contacting the dealer and manufacturer , he was informed that the recalls had expired. Consumer is the second owner of the vehicle.
Consumer was opening the liftgate when brackets broke, causing the liftgate to fall on top of consumer. Owner paid for repairs after ford refused to honor the warranty.
Yes, when this cylinder exploded. My wife became startled and almost lost control of car. I just found out that there is a recall on these hydraulic cylinders. They needed to be reinforced.looking at the part this was a defect, it just pulled loose.
On about 12/1/97 my right front inside door panel handle to my explorer gave way. This occurred while I was exiting my vehicle. I nearly fell out of the door. I went to the dealership (palmetto ford) where I bought the car in 1995. The auto body shop foreman told me this was a regular occurance with ford explorers. He said there was no known recall for the handle and the price to replace it was about $600.00 I called the ford customer service bureau and learned the same. They were not willing to help any further. I ended up purchasing another panel for $200.00 from a used parts dealer. The same incident occurred on 10/03/98 with the left front door handle. It is obvious to all persons with knowledge of this vehicle (customers, dealers, and repair specialists) that this is a known hazard and defect. In both cases the handle (which is fitted into the interior panel) breaks away from the panel without notice. This may cause an individual to fall due to the suprise of the event. Also, if a major event should occur and the handle did break during this incident, the consumer would be locked inside the vehicle until he/she opened the door from the outside. I am certain once you investigate my report, you will find it very accurate and well known to the ford company, dealers, etc. Unfortunately, they have chosen to allow this deficiency to continue with disregard for the safety and economic harm to it's customers.
While hatch was open the weld between the bracket and the hatch sheared causing it to fall on the shoulders of the driver.
Rear lift gate hinge (window hinge only) failed. Hinge snapped in such a manner that indicates casting was likely bad at time of manufacture or that design is faulty.
Battery/manifold absolute pressure (map) sensor/radius arm bushing/hydraulic lift cylinders (rear door) and driver's side mirror failed.
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