Ford replaced the gasket the first time but now refuses to do so. Manufacturer's. Defect?
1998 Ford Explorer engine complaints
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Vehicle rattles underneath. Dealership is aware of problem. Camshaft broke, and chain that goes around it also broke.
Engine continues to stall when driving at speeds of 30 MPH. I am concerned for my safety and that of my passengers everyday.
Suv surges when backing back boat and trailer.
Vehicle will not idle without pressing accelerator pedal, engine will stall . Dealer said it was a faulty idle air valve.
When making a left turn or accelerating to left vehicle completely shuts down, cause unkown. Also, consumer has concerns about wheels being out of around. Please give any further details.
Consumer took vehicle into the dealer to get camshaft fixed. After dealer fixed the problem back engine.
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Ford initiated a recall on the 4.0liter single-overhead cam engine on the ford explorer. When I took my car in to have it check for the problem I was told that my car did have the problem but that there was no fix yet for it. One of the statements on the recall notice said that this could lead to engine damage. I asked what could happen if there was engine damage and the response I got was that the car could stall while I am driving. Then the service manage assured me that a stalled car, even when driving on the highway, is not a safety problem. I consider this to be a problem. I am amazed that ford acknowledged that my car has a problem then told me to drive it home with my young children in the back seat. Do I have any recourse?
Engine failure due to camshaft pulley. Dealer notified and replaced engine under ford program. Please feel free to provide any further details concerning this matter .
Trunk door will not shut properly. Consumer is able to slide his hand in while door is shut. *ak consumer contacted dmv and found out vehicle had been in an accident, consumer specifically asked for a vehicle that had not been damaged, however dealer sold it to him anyway, consumer feels deceived and is experiencing multiple problems with vehicle. Radio is inoperative at times. Hatch rubs agains frame of vehicle. Taillight and headlight are out of alignment, fog lights had lamp failure. Vehicle experiences problems with absorbing road shock, vehicle pulls to right. Check engine light illuminates, vehicle experiences low power. Rear power window motor failed. Power antenna failed. Right windshield wiper interior garnish molding loose, rear wiper blade skips center of glass, dealer replaced rear wiper arm and blade assembly. Steering gear assembly replaced due to noisy. Bumper not even.
No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak (dot number: unkown tiresize: 22575)
While driving vehicle would vibrate once it goes over 30mph. There would be severe shaking & hard to control. This would happen when just idling or waiting. Sometimes vehicle would stall out.
When vehicle comes to complete stop or when it takes off vehicle stalls without prior warning. Dealership is aware of problem.*ak the vehicle had stalled more than six times but the cause was not known.
The intake gasket leaks, the consumer is waiting for ford to redesign it so the noise will not persist while driving. Nlm
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Engine failed.
Ford is offering to replace engine components, but damage has already occurred to the motor. The motors should be replaced also. Failure to have a recall for the camshaft tensioners can result in an engine seize resulting in a crash if at highway speeds (for example).
Check engine light came on while driving vehicle, problem may have occurred because of recall (00v‑422) and (00m12). Cj
When wheather is hot vehicle will lose power for a couple of seconds, then it will come back on.
While traveling at 15 MPH vehicle died. Took to a dealer and they said camshaft went into motor. Two months before that van pulley split open, and vehicle cut off.
The firestone tire blew out while driving in heavy traffic. Nlm
Ongoing problem with noise coming from engine. Vehicle taken to dealer for inspection. Please feel free to provide any further details.
While driving engine would stall. While at an intersection on a six lane road, in middle lane, vehicle stalled. Felt this was dangerous because consumer could have been hit from behind. Took vehicle to dealer when rear timing chain jumped time, timing chain broke. Dealer said engine needed to be replaced.
Engine starting failure has caused the car to be left two times, each time it stumbled and when it did start my wife put it into drive at which time it rolled into traffic and cut off again. This is dangerous, the shop I took it to could find no bad codes and had no idea why it happened. I found a tsb concerning it on your website so now I know others are having the same problem. Concerning the squeeling coming from the front end at speeds from 0-40, I took it to a shop and they sprayed some lubricant on it but the noise returned, I am afraid that something is going to fail in the front end and again. I found a tsb concerning the same problem on your site, so I am not alone in this problem. The oil leak was noticed when the squeal problem was investigated and again I noticed a tsb conserning the rear main seal leaking.
Head gasket failure: truck overheated at highway speed. Diagnosed as blown head gasket.
While driving about 40 MPH engine locked up. Explorer was able to be driven to dealership. Timing chain was replaced at owner's expense because it was stretched and slipped off. Ford is aware of this problem because of service bulletin.
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Consumer vehicle failed inspection because of shredding/balding firestone tires, consumer believes the tires were defective and had all four tires replaced, consumer believes tires should be covered under recall and request reimburesment. Nlm
Consumer vehicle stalls intermittently, the dealer has replaced the fuel filter, timing guide and now they propose to replace the fuel pump and check for carbon deposits in the rngine but they cannot guarantee this will stop the stalling. Nlm
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