Consumer stated that the fuel pump failed three times and the fuel line had broke causing, the fuel to leak and vehicle to stall.
1998 Ford Explorer: fuel pump failure
8 of the 1,958 complaints about the 1998 Ford Explorer describe fuel pump failure.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 0%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
Fuel pump failure by model year
What owners say
Engine goes dead on acceleration. Vehicle will completely shut down and must be restarted. It is often long periods of time between repair visit and next failure. To date this is still occurrina and is a very dangerous condition. The potential of casing a serious accident is very likely. This has happened numerous times when pulling out into the traffic flow.this has been reported numerous times and I have documentation were the problem has been worked on since 8-26-99. Failures are sporadic and to date they have been unable to duplicate the problem and unable to repair. The dealer has been cooperative however that have not been able to repair. They have replaced intake manifolds, checked fuel pumps, timing chain tensioner and many other things but have not been able to correct the problemt.
While driving late at night in a residential neighborhood my wifes explorer stalled in the middle of the street. She had the explorer towed home for me to diagnose. I examined the explorer and found that the inertia switchs electrical connector had slid off. This resulted in the loss of power to the fuel pump. Ford has located this switch near the floor on the passenger side foot area with the wiring routed under the carpet. Repeated passenger foot pressure on the floor had resulted in the connector sliding off. While driving this reduces steering and braking efficiency as well as forward movement. Thank goodness she was not on a freeway, bridge, tunnel or maneuvering through a curve which could have resulted in a serious accident.
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
This vehicle was the replacement for the 1997 model with the same problem that ford insisted did not exist 2yrs. Ago. They have now acknowledged a problem with the fuel pump that we feel very strongly is a safety isssue. They have also informed us that there are other explorers in the state of colorado that have the same problem. We feel that ford is deliberately trying to minimize this problem. Vehicle "cuts out/stalls" upon accelleration which by definition of the federal safety agency is a safety defect!! We filled a report on our 1997 vehicle in january of 1998. Please see the federal safety agency ref. #523114.
Fuel pump wiring became dislodged.
Fuel pump failed.
Rack and pinion steering was replaced 2x for a griding noice that is still hear...car has been in the shop for a total of over 45 days for warentee work drivers window constantly rattles. Window gate has been replaced numerous times to no help. Fuel pump failed and was replaced
Related recalls
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: multi-purpose passenger vehicles equipped with 4.0l single overhead cam engines. The engine fuel lines can be damaged if the vehicle is jump started and the ground cable is attached to the fuel line bracket that is located near the battery. Since the bracket is not grounded, the stainless steel fuel line braid could act as a ground potentially overheating the ptfe inner liner of the fuel line resulting in damage to the fuel line.
- Risk
- The fuel lines can leak, and in the presence of an ignition source, a fire could potentially result.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a warning label on the fuel line bracket advising owners not to use it for a jump start ground. Also a revised bolt will be installed in the alternator bracket to provide a convenient jump start ground location.
Recall number 98V060000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1998 Ford Explorer fuel pump
Is fuel pump failure a common problem on the 1998 Ford Explorer?
8 of 1,958 owner complaints about the 1998 Ford Explorer (0%) mention fuel pump failure. The model year with the most reports is 2002.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Ford Explorer?
There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Ford Explorer
Tire blowout 238Stalling 100Fire or smoke 85Adaptive cruise 57Wipers 56Door locks 41Hesitation 33Sudden acceleration 28Grinding brakes 24Ball joint 23Loss of power 22Pulling 22ABS 21No deployment 20Engine failure 20Seat belt 19Headlights 16Jerking 16Brake failure 15Overheating 13Check engine light 12Power steering loss 12Won't start 8Airbag light 7Transmission failure 7Knocking 6Fuel leak 6Fuel smell 5Harsh shifting 5Premature wear 5Slipping 5
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