97v083000. While wife wasa driving car, smoke was coming from the mirror. The inside of the door burst into flames. A state trooper came to help the driver. Apparently he had the same vehicle, and was aware of a recall. Ford was contacted. Since the insurance company had looked at the car after the incident, the manufacturer would not touch the car. Stated that they would not be responsible after someone else had looked at the car.
1994 Ford Explorer visibility complaints
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Design of the heater fan/unit allows leaves to enter and catch fire.
While driving with the heater on, black, acrid, choking smoke filled the passenger compartment so badly the driver could not see through the windshield.
Leaves were caught in the heater vent, and the leaves caught fire, causing smoke to come through the heater vents. Dealer cleaned vents out.
Rear window glass crystallized.
Driving vehicle with windows & sun roof closed. Heard a loud boom glass shattered from above & into vehicle & towards the rear. Nothing hit sun roof to break it. Have not taken to dealer yet.
Consumer states the while driving 50 MPH the glass in the sun roof separated from the vehicle and blew off the vehicle onto the highway.*ak
While driving rea rwindow shattered for no apparent reason, pieces of glass fell into rear of vehicle. No one was injured.
Short circuit in powr mirror caused fire prior to recall.
Received recall notice (#97v083000). Called dealer & made appointment. Took vehicle on day of appointment. Mechanic kept vehicle for 2 1/2 hrs before informing the owner that they did not have the parts to repair the vehicle's mirror switch. *ak
Consumer states that he received a recall notice about the power mirror switch on vehicle. He took the vehicle to the dealer for repair of recall and vehicle was vandalized.
Shortly after purchase of vehicle, the emergency brake began to fail occasionally.
Sun roof shattered for no apparent reason.
Recall #97v083000, before performing recall work mirrors were working. Afterwards mirrors did not work. Dealer refuses to fix because of broken housing motor box.
The windshield wipers stopped operating in the middle of the windshield, and then started working again eight hours later.
Leaves are being sucked into the outside air vent, then into a open register in the condenser where the leaves burn.
The air conditioner/heating blower motor assembly failed, causing a fire that destroyed the vehicle.
Vehicle caught on fire due to a faulty blower motor and thermal switch, vehicle was a total loss.
Parking brake assembly replaced.
The blower motor failed, causing smoke.
Handle on driver's door cracked.
Rearview mirror failed to stay attached to the window.
While driving sun roof sheared off, blowing small pieces of glass in the empty chile safety seats.
Leaves are getting into the heater unit, causing the vehicle to smoke.
Power steering fluid lost due to no thread on return line, causing leak.
Consumer rear window opened exploded in his face. He called ford and they said this was a fluke . Tt one of the two rear window cylinders froze, causing torsional strain on window which shattered window.
The windshield leaks, the brake makes noise replaced pads and the sensor when out car ran but didn't run right the ABS light came on truck burns to much oil .
The rearview mirror fell off two times . Tt
Rear door on passenger side glass shattered w/sharp edges while driving on freeway. Tt
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