Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1994 Ford Explorer.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I LOOKED UP MY VEHICLE AND IT HAS A RECALL AND I WANT IT FIXED. *TR |
| 2017-10-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | PURCHASED VEHICLE TRANSMISSION OUT,CAME WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION,INSTALLED,LASTED ABOUT 1 YEAR.KEPT BLOWING FRONT SEAL… |
| 2014-08-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Yes | 1 | HIGH BEAMS ACT AS LOW BEAMS ALL THE TIME, UNLESS YOU PULL THE BRIGHTS TOWARDS YOU AND HOLD WHICH IS ALSO A FATALITY. *… |
| 2013-05-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, AN ODOR OF GASOL… |
| 2012-02-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY TENANT'S VEHICLE - A 1994 FORD EXPLORER - SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN MY PROPERTY'S GARAGE IN THE MIDD… |
| 2011-09-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | INVESTIGATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC COLLISION REVEALED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON 1994 FORD EXPLORER (UNKNOWN M… |
| 2011-07-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK ACCELERATED FORWARD. THE NEXT EVENT I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MI… |
| 2011-01-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING I TURNED ON AIR CONDITIONER AND IMMEDIATELY LIGHT SMOKE BEGAN OUT OF AIR CONDITIONING VENTS AND THEN THE … |
| 2011-01-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1994 FORD EXPLORER HAD SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE AIR-CONDITIONER VENTS INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, SLIGHT AT FIRST, T… |
| 2010-03-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD EXPLORER. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, DARK SMOKE BEGAN EMITTING … |
| 2010-03-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | LIGHT CONTROL SWITCH HEATS UP SO HOT THAT WIRES AND PLUG IN MELT,BURN AND CRACK CAUSING LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE THAT COULD… |
| 2010-01-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE SUV CAUGHT FIRE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMED BY FLAMES IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. AL… |
| 2009-10-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHE… |
| 2009-10-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | THE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL SPEED IN AN APARTMENT PARKING LOT, WHI… |
| 2009-06-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS IS AND I HAVE HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH IT . I NEED ROCKER PANELS , 3 BALL JOINTS AND A NEW MU… |
| 2009-02-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE BRACKETS FRACTURED AND THE GLASS FELL O… |
| 2008-07-08 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE HAD COMPLETE TREAD-SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRON… |
| 2008-05-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD EXPLORER. AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWLY GAINED SPEED AND THEN… |
| 2008-04-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-30 MPH, WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE AIR CONDITION… |
| 2007-12-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INST… |
| 2007-09-27 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS BROWSING FOR A USED CAR AND CAME ON AN ADD SELLING CARS I HAD NO VEHICLE I ASKED IF THEY CAN PICK ME UP ON THE O… |
| 2007-05-14 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR | No | 0 | THE POWER CONTROL FOR SIDE VIEW MIRROR SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED ELECTRICAL SMOKE AND ORANGE GLOW/FIRE FROM SIDE CONSOLE. … |
| 2007-04-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HEATER AND NOTICED SMOKE COMIN… |
| 2007-01-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BEARINGS ON THE 1994 FORD EXPLORER WERE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE W… |
| 2006-11-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER THE VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A STONE WALL WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH.… |
| 2006-06-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | MY SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS CAR ON THE INTERSTATE. SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND THE CAR AND… |
| 2006-02-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AT 2500 RPM DURING A CA. STATE SMOG INSPECTION . RESULTED IN TECHNICIAN BEING … |
| 2005-09-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD EXPLORER THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND EXPLODED. SHE BELIEVES THIS WAS RELATED TO THE FORD R… |
| 2005-08-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS 1994 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER SUV FROM A DEALER. THE CAR HAD A PROBLEM WITH ALARM SO THE DEALER REMOVED … |
| 2005-05-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: 1994, FORD, EXPLORER LIMITED, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHCILE STARTED SMOKING. CONSUMER STARTED H… |
| 2005-04-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS ON THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECKUP, BUT THE CAUSE… |
| 2005-01-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE BRAKES WERE MAKING NOISE AND LOCKING UP WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR CHECK UP, AND RESULTS S… |
| 2005-01-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE BRAKES WERE MAKING NOISE AND LOCKING UP WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR CHECK UP, AND RESULTS SH… |
| 2005-01-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE BRAKES ARE MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND LOCKING UP WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED. TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR A CHECK UP, AN… |
| 2004-12-05 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING INTO GARAGE THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY AND FORCEFULLY FELL BACK. THE THICK STEEL SEAT BOLT RESPONSIBLE F… |
| 2004-11-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | 1) SMELLED BURNING ELECTRICAL INSULATION WHILE DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA OF IDAHO FALLS, ID. PREVIOUSLY THAT DAY,… |
| 2004-10-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING UNDER DASH TOTAL LOSS TO VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2004-10-20 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | 1994 EXPLORER 4.0 V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REBIULT 3 TIMES IN PAST YEAR .COUNTLESS TIMES VEHICLE HAS STALLED ACTING A… |
| 2004-08-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE AT 10-20 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND D… |
| 2004-08-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY 1994 FORD EXPLORER (4WD) IN MAY OF 1999 AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY… |
| 2004-07-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | ON JULY 31, 2004, AT 5:00AM, I WAS AWAKEN BY POUNDING ON MY DOORS AND WINDOWS. AS I WAS COMING DOWN THE STAIRS I LOOKED… |
| 2004-07-22 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | No | 0 | WHILE APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE ON A INCLINE OR FLAT SURFACE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUM… |
| 2004-07-20 | TIRES | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED WITH THE FIRESTONE RECALL OF TIRES FOR BLOW OUTS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW O… |
| 2004-06-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE UNDER MY TRUCK BROKE WHILE DRIVING. I HAPPENED TO LOOK IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR AND SA… |
| 2004-06-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | Yes | 1 | WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING IT POPPED INTO REVERSE AND ROLLED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO REVERSE AND… |
| 2004-06-03 | TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | No | 0 | 1994 FORD EXPLORER. CABLE HOLDING SPARE TIRE BROKE WHILE DRIVING AND DROPPED THE SPARE TIRE ON TO THE ROAD SURFACE. *AK |
| 2004-05-11 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE POWER WINDOWS WORKED INTE… |
| 2004-04-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAD THE FUEL SYSTEM ON MY 1994 FORD EXPLORER REPLACED BY PEP BOYS IN CRESTWOOD, ILLINOIS. TODAY I LEARNED THAT THEY … |
| 2004-02-23 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | RECALL 97V083000 CONCERNING REMOTE POWER MIRROR SWITCH WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL… |
| 2004-02-13 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | Yes | 2 | I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME DOING 25+ MPH. MY SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK UP AND MY… |