1996 Ford Explorer: engine stalls while driving

Filed Aug 2, 2004 · Transmission · 888,275 miles · FL

Thursday july 29th,2004 started to make left turn stalled rolled out of way of to avoid accident.few seconds later was able to go forward drove app.20 miles no problems,normal.parked in drive vehicle sat over night app.14hrs.july 30th drove app.5-6 miles then begin to not feel gears shifting,drove home.parked waited 3-4 hrs checked transmissiom fluid did not look right.waited over night was told looked like water in fluid,was told to check radiator,found transmission fluid in radiator.how did this happen.no warning,nothing.

Filed Mar 8, 2004 · Transmission · VA

I currently own a 1996 ford explorer xlt, 4x4, 5-speed manual transmission. One thing I have noticed with this vehicle is when I am either stopping moderately hard/fast or making sharp right turns, the engine tends to stall. This only happens when the transmission is in neutral or I have the clutch in. The main reason this is a problem is because when the vehicle is stalled, the power steering is off. Most of my problems have been on off ramps where I'm traveling realitively fast and a right turn. Towards the end of the ramp I start to straigten out the wheel and realize I can't move it. Generally I am forced to slam on the breaks before running into something or if I have enough time, I will quickly attempt to start it. There was no specific incident date. This did not start to happen until after my 30-day warranty was up at from the dealer so I have not had anything done to attempt to fix it. I have found on the internet that several explorers have had this problem. Some people blamed it on a valve. Below are listed websites where people have submitted to forums. These are people in similar situations as myself. Thanks http://www.carconsumers.com/ford_explorer.html http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/04/13/national/main285613.shtml http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/10/10/national/main240067.shtml http://www.cartrackers.com/forums/live/gremlins/191.html http://www.thecomplaintstation.com/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi/forum/subtopic/topicid=0351/subtopicid=0000857 7/firstrecord=0/finalrecord=14/ http://forums.vmag.com/pm-1001/messages/3445.html.

Filed Apr 23, 2003 · Electrical · NE

96 ford explorer: check engine light came on two weeks ago, one week later, battery stalled and required a jump, the power levels read normal. I checked the power distribution box and the fuses did not match owner's manual. Two parts shops advised this could trigger fire, or a device to malfunction. Per ford owner's manual, airbag & atbs impacted. I replaced the fuses to match the owner's manual. Today, I took the car to a private shop, that worked on the electrical system earlier. The owner pulled an all data schema, which is quite different. How do I know which electrical schema is correct - the owner's manual, the other shops referred to, or all data? It makes a difference, 60a vs 30a fuses, different blank relays, etc. If the ford manual is correct, and I follow the all data schema, it could trigger fire or malfunction. Vice versa, would be bad also. Either way, consumers should be alerted? Either to incorrect electrics in the ford manual, or to an incorrect all data schema used by mechanics? (I have asked ford, also, for a reply.) also - this is the second time in 6 months I have had issues with the check engine light, but no other symptoms. The first time, the mechanic replaced the cam sensor, and it eventually went off. He stated this warning light was insignificant, and referred only to emissions standards. (no visible emissions). I note that - per the owners manual again - this warning light can also be triggered by a monitoring, GPS, or alarm device being installed in the vehicle. If I can find no other cause, how would I check for this, and do you have other records of this being the cause? The check engine light was also an issue, last spring. In april 02, the ford dealer in orlando replaced the idle air control, and the valve assembly-thro. Check engine light was also an issue shortly after purchase; dealer replaced sensor assembly-egr, thermostat assembly. Is there an associated recall, or does this fit other pattern? Thanks!

Filed Jul 12, 2002 · Engine · FL

Vehicle stalls at at a stop. Consumer has to rev engine hard to keep idling. Dealer has been informed, but has found no problem.

Filed Apr 1, 2002 · Engine · OR

While traveling at various speeds (5 MPH - 75 MPH), the engine stalls without warning for approximately 5-10 seconds and then either resumes operation on its own, or must be restarted while coasting in neutral. Sometimes the engine will restart easily, but sometimes it turns over several times before restarting. Obviously this has created some extremely dangerous situations for myself and my family. Losing power assisted functions (steering, braking) at high speeds has left me with little control of the vehicle on several occasions. I have had this problem investigated twice at a ford dealership but they have been unable to find a problem. They also installed a flight recorder on the vehicle to monitor the error codes when the problem happened but were unable to fnd anything conclusive. After reading the many reports of stalling on this website I find it hard to understand how this issue could not be considered a defect and a serious safety issue. I would truly like to receive any assistance or guidance on how to resolve this matter. It is unfair that ford sells the explorer with obvious saftely issues but is unable to fix them.

Filed Feb 7, 2002 · Brakes, Engine · FL

Vehicle will stall out and lose power steering and ABS system while driving on the freeway. Contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do any work on vehicle.

Filed Apr 30, 2001 · Electrical · CA

Vehicle stalls when weather is hot. Rpm goes below 500 and will stall. Dealer says they do not know what is wrong, however on numerous internet sites have found information relating to a faulty ignition device. This has been a problem for over a year, dealer said had to bring vehicle in when problem was occurring. Vehicle is currently in service department. Still no answer and cannot find out if the recall is being enforced.

Filed Dec 15, 2000 · Electrical · OH

While traveling 60-65mph vehicle would not accelerate. Would start to shimmy. Then would die out. Managed to pull over. Would wait approximately 1/2 hr & restart vehicle. Then, it would stall out again. Been to dealership in cincinnati to check it out. Also, in north carolina, but nothing was found at either dealership by mechanics.

Filed Oct 12, 2000 · Engine · OH

Vehicle will suddenly stall, usually when weather is really hot outside unexpectedly which put consumer and family in dangerous situation. Consumer took vehicle to ford, but dealer could not determine cause.

Filed Aug 30, 1999 · Engine · NC

While driving at 70 MPH and without prior warning vehicle stalls and then shuts down.

Filed Nov 20, 1998 · Engine · CA

Engine stalls causing the steering to lock, power brakes to fail and loss of control.

Filed Jan 30, 1998 · Engine, Fuel system · CA

Engine and fuel injection malfunction. Check engine light flashed, engine RPM's raise to 4000-5000 without acceleration, vehicle jerks as if receiving fuel intermittently. Vehicle sometimes stalls and/or will not start.