Door handles on passenger side interior broken. Transmission slipping.
1994 Ford Explorer: doors won't lock, open or latch
15 of the 1,199 complaints about the 1994 Ford Explorer describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 15
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
Consumer states that the drivers side door would not close. Took to dealer and they stated that the hinges weren't strong enough for door and over time they weaken and fail. Consumer feels unsafe driving under these conditions. Nlm
The bushings around the hinge pins were weak, causing the door to sag, which in turn made the door difficult to close. Eventually the latch mechanism has been weakened and the interior panel/door handle pulled off. I have called all area wrecking yards (in western washington and oregon) and was told that these components are sold off the explorers as soon as they arrive. The fellow at the parts-desk at the courtesy ford dealer in poulsbo says he has had to order many hinges and latch replacements for explorers. This would lead me to believe that this is a wide-spread problem between explorer owners.
Both interior door handles broke off while being used due to design flaw. Yh
Wife was in the back seat behind the driver's side. Went to close the door, and handle broke off. The other inside door handles are also weak and break off easily.
Both rear inside door latches failed.
Right rear door lock linkage failed. Mjs
The driver's and passenger's inside door handles broke when trying to open the door. Cause unknown. Please describe details.
Left rear door handle malfunctioned.
Right rear door lock/latch broke.
Left rear door handle broken.
Rear passenger door handle broken.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1994 Ford Explorer door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 1994 Ford Explorer?
15 of 1,199 owner complaints about the 1994 Ford Explorer (1%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 1998.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1994 Ford Explorer?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1994 Ford Explorer
Tire blowout 136ABS 92Fire or smoke 64Brake failure 41Stalling 25Adaptive cruise 17Check engine light 14Pulling 14Overheating 10Ball joint 9Grinding brakes 9Fuel leak 9No deployment 8Fuel pump 8Seat belt 8Loss of power 7Sudden acceleration 7Transmission failure 7Fuel smell 6Slipping 6Won't start 6Power steering loss 5Premature wear 5
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