Abs light on. Brakes failed during sudden stop. Using excessive coolant. Problems starting.
1994 Ford Explorer engine complaints
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My truck just shut off by the parking to my home. I can't afford buy $7,000.00 for repair auto at firestone because they want so more money. They did took off by itself then my truck didn't finish and need to work more for engine motor and brake.
While driving vehicle will stall. In doing so power steering will go out, and consumer can no longer control vehicle. Contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to do anything.
While traveling on highway and without prior warning vehicle will shut down . Dealership is aware of problem.
Consumer has had the front brake pads replaced 6 different times due to overheating, and also the rotors have been turned, a brake master cylinder was installed, the rear brakes shoes were adjusted and the rear drums were resurfaced, the brake light was coming on due to low brake fluid.*jb
While driving engine dies and vehicle stalls out.
While driving, vehicle started losing power and fluid was leaking from overflow radiator container due to a problem with engine head gaskets. The heads were cracked, you could see where the gasket separated from the head. *jg
4.0 l v6 engine blew head gasket and dumped anti-freeze inside eng. Ford remanufactured engine installed by listed dealer($4,000bill) 32,000 miles later this engine developed a cracked intake manifold and leaked anti-freeze into the rods and rocker arms($2,000bill).
Check engine light comes on at times when the vehicle is towing a small trailer and using the transmission in drive instead of overdrive. Vehicle mileage and driveability/performance suffer. O2 sensors have been replaced by dealer with new yet problem still exists.
Car stalls continuously. Have taken to dealer, dealer cannot detect problem.
Engine lights has come on several times, engine runs rough in gear at idle, dealer could not duplicate the problem, also serpentine belt was replaced, as well as the egr pressure sensor which was sticking, also thermostat was replaced.
At speeds of 55 to 70 MPH the vehicle shakes and vibrates excessively. Dealer recommends replacing the motor mounts and rear axle-to-frame lateral shock absorber.
Mass air flow sensor has failed 5 times since 1999. Vehicles stall at low/idle speed at intersection putting driver exposed to rear and side impacts. Daughters have had near misses this year as they were using the vehicle to go to summer school in phoenix. The vehicle also looses power momentatrily at high speeds. Rpm drops but it kick backs up again. Problem is intermittent, and usuall happens in the summer when the temperature gets high in phoenix, started in 1999 and changing sensors has not helped - happens every summer. This time I noticed the ammeter gage go south when it indicated a loss of power. The vehicle starts right back up after stall when you crank it again
There was a short circuit in the distrubution wiring at the right rear corner of the engine compartment at the firewall resulting in a fire that quickly engulfed the entire vehicle, no one was injured during the fire. Investigation report provided in the information regarding fire incident. Nlm
Head gasket failed. Nlm
Engine stalls while driving and it wolud start again after waiting for like 4 minutes and lately it would stall 3 times in a row .
On april 18, 2001, my 1994 ford explorer, VIN 1fmdu32x4rub88752, license plate 214 ara, ohio, blew a head gasket while proceeding south on interstate 71 from downtown cleveland, ohio. The time was at approximately 4:30 p.m. In the middle of rush hour.*ak( dot number: )
Engine suddenly stops while in operation. When this occurs, it is typically during low speeds or while turning onto another street. Also, during high speeds, it feels as if the engine will lose power, but will not shut off. A private mechanic was able to reproduce defect, and they replaced fuel flow valve/control in an attempt to repair the defect. Approximately 2-3 weeks later, engine would begin stalling again. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
Cracked head gasket caused the vehicle to stall out while driving, consumer felt her vehilce should be covered under similar recall but was denied, the consumer is requesting reimbursement for damage to vehicle caused by cracked head gasket. Nlm
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Radiator failed, head gaskets cracked.
Egr valve has heat rust and the air tube from the valve cracked, both have to be replaced
Vehicle will stall out intermittently, but vehicle will restart after waiting about 5-15 minutes. Dealer replaced module part #393437, but did not correct defect.
Very intermittently while driivng at any speed vehicle just dies. Sometimes it will restart immediately and sometimes it takes an hour before it will restart. This has been an ongong problem for over a year. The dealership has no idea what is causing this problem.
Truck has a history of not starting after being turned off and shuts off while driving.
This 1994 ford explorer xlt 4wd had a problem with the engine cut-off while driving . This problem start to happened in the fall of 1999, recently on may 17, 2000 around 6 pm on fairfax county parkway while driving at 45 MPH the engine cut-off by itself ... Can not brake ... Steering wheel was heavy almost crash with other cars. I am not feel safe to drive this vehicle.
Engine check light illuminates after driving an excess of 200 miles. Computer diagnotic test indicates nothing is wrong. When inspecting vehicle, there is an gaseous odor and the vehicle begins to sputter. There are no problems if driven less than 200 consecutive miles. Thank you.
The tread separated from the tire which caused damage to the right rear panel of the vehicle, the tailpipe had to be replaced, plus we had to buy a new tire. These are not the original tires on the vehicle, but we did replace them with the same brand, size, etc. That were originally on the vehicle.( dot number: tire size: p235/7-15 )
While driving a fire started in the engine compartment without any warning. Please provide further information.
While driving the vehicle, it lost power. We had to pull to the side of the road. To proceed we had to floor the car just to move. At the dealership in nc we waited and then the car worked perfectly. Vehicle repaired in sc - idle air control replaced. Two hours into driving the same thing happened. Vehicle taken to larson ford - lakewood nj several times.replace thermostat reprogram PCM;replace fuel filter; replaced pfe and egr sensors; replaced engine temp sensor and PCM; a computer check was done prior to the replacement showed nothing wrong. In june 1999 a trip of four hours on the pa turnpike the vehicle did the same thing: loss of power the thermostat gauge moved to the right of the indicator (as before) . After waitin for about 15 minutes the vehicle worked okay for another hour. And then the same thing happened. On the way back from pittsburgh we stopped periodically with no problem. Larson ford checked the vehicle and found nothing wrong although a computer check found several things wrong but they didnt know what to fix or "replace". When I called the manufactures customer service they told me that there was nothing that they could do and to bring it to a dealer. As far as I know the long distance problem with this vehicle still exists!!!
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