Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-11-28 | 00V402000 |
SUSPENSION | 810,000 | — | Details |
| 1997-08-19 | 97V137000 |
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT | 2,200 | — | Details |
| 1996-08-29 | 96V161000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 134,770 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-14 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WHILE STATIONARY AND PREPARING TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RECEPTACLE DOES NOT RETAIN TH… |
| 2020-02-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN "D" IN FIRST TO SECOND IT HAS HAD A PROBLEM SHIFTING BETWEEN THE 1ST AND 2ND GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING A… |
| 2018-08-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALL FOUR WINDOWS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. CANNOT GO UP OR DOWN. DOESNT HAVE A PREFERENCE AS TO WHEN, HAPPENS WHEN … |
| 2018-01-22 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS JAMMED AND WOULD NO… |
| 2017-05-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SAFETY RECALL 09S09 - SCDS (SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH) ON FORD MODELS MADE AFTER 95 WITH A TEXAS MADE DEACTIVAT… |
| 2017-05-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 5 | I WAS DRIVING MY FORD EXPLORER AND MY TIRE ON THE DRIVER FRONTSIDE WENT OUT AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME AND T… |
| 2016-03-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | SEARCHING BY VIN: [XXX] NUMBER OF OPEN RECALLS: 0 BUT SEARCHING BY MAKE, MODEL, AND MODEL YEAR I FOUND THIS RECALL… |
| 2015-12-03 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SEATBELT WILL NOT REMAIN LATCHED. I WILL BE DRIVING ALONG WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SEATBELT WILL RELEASE FO… |
| 2015-08-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SUDDEN UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION: ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, FROM YEARS 1998-2015. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN… |
| 2014-10-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | SUV SUSPENSION SWAYS LIKE ITS ABOUT TO FLIP. THE DRIVER MUST SLOW DOWN TO REGAIN STABILITY. THIS OCCURS ALWAYS WHEN INC… |
| 2014-08-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START MY FORD EXPLORER BY TURNING THE KEY IT WOULDN'T START IT WOULD MAKE A SLIGHT BUZZ BUT THAT WA… |
| 2014-02-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 15 MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND GETTING OFF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ONFIRE UNDER THE HOOD IN THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE … |
| 2014-01-30 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN F… |
| 2014-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I OWN A 1996 FORD EXPLORER SPORT 4X4, 4.0 LITER V6 WITH 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A MOTOR MADE IN GERMANY AN… |
| 2013-03-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT NO LONGER LATCHES. RELEASE BUTTON DOES NOT RETURN TO NORMAL POSITION. *TR |
| 2013-01-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE BEGAN HESITATING DURING TAKEOFF, ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO EXPERIENCE HIGH RPM'S BUT VERY LITTLE ACCELERATION.… |
| 2013-01-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING TRUCK DOWN WISCONSIN AVENUE IN APPLETON WHEN TRUCK REFUSED TO SHIFT. IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT TRUCK INTO TO WISCONS… |
| 2013-01-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS HIGHLY SUSPECTED OF HAVE THE ODOMETER TAMPERED WITH BY DEALER. MECHANICS HAVE CLAIMED ACTUAL MILEAGE AT TIM… |
| 2013-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PRESS THE BRAKES TO STOP THEY OFTEN STICK. I THEN EASY OFF A LITTLE AND PRESS HARD, PUSHING THROUGH… |
| 2013-01-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | WHEN EVER I GO OVER A BUMP OR A DIP IN THE ROAD. SOMETHING (SWAY BAR) SEEMS AS IF IT SOMETHING IS CRACKED AND THE TIRE … |
| 2012-12-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | APPROXIMATELY ONE DAY AFTER TRUCK WAS PURCHASED FROM DEALER, IT WAS NOTED THAT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE DRIVER'S WIND… |
| 2012-12-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | APPROXIMATELY ONE DAY AFTER TRUCK WAS PURCHASED, IT WAS NOTICED PASSENGERS SITTING IN THE BACK SEATS OF THE CAR COULD N… |
| 2012-12-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I REPLACED THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES IN DECEMBER 2011 WITH PARTS PURCHASED FROM AUTOPARTSMIDWEST.COM. ON DECEMBER 18, 2… |
| 2012-12-12 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT NO LONGER LOCKS. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENT AND I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE … |
| 2012-08-31 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BUCKLE STOPPED LATCHING. *TR |
| 2012-05-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | NOTICED THAT THE RECLINER HANDLE WAS BENT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE NEXT TIME I WENT TO RECLINE THE SEAT THE HANDLE BROK… |
| 2012-02-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT CLASP COULD NOT BE S… |
| 2012-01-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER-SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY CONNECTED. DOOR LOCKS BROKEN (WILL NOT LOCK), AND LOCK KEY WORKS IN THE DOOR… |
| 2011-12-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 80 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMALLY LOUD… |
| 2011-11-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND… |
| 2011-09-26 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT RECEIVER DOES NOT CLASP SEAT BELT. WE ARE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL SHOP TO REPLACE THE REC… |
| 2011-09-10 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | I HAD A ACCIDENT ON SEPT 10 2011. I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON WHEN I CRASHED BUT IT DIDN'T CATCH AND ACTUALLY CAME UNDONE. T… |
| 2011-08-13 | TIRES | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD EXPLORER. THE VEHICLE HAD TBC CORPORATION, STAMPEDE SIGMA TIRES, SIZE P255/70/R16 WITH… |
| 2011-08-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT STATED THE STRAPS TO THE GAS TANK RUSTED AND BROKE CAUSING THE GAS… |
| 2011-08-04 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT SUDDENLY BECAME UNLATCHED WITHOUT FO… |
| 2011-06-03 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT HAS FAILED. THE FEMALE PART OF THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH TO THE MALE SECTION. THE INTERNAL SP… |
| 2011-03-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELT JUST STARTED POPPING OUT OF THE RECEIVER ON THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT. AND I HAVE TRIED MANY THINGS TO FIX IT… |
| 2010-12-14 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT TRIED TO FASTEN HIS SEAT BELT AND I… |
| 2010-11-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY WIFE AND I ARE SCARED TO DRIVE OUR 96 EXPLORER ONCE WE LEARNED OF ALL THE RECALLS ( REAR SIDE GLASS, BAD SUSPENSION,… |
| 2010-10-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1996 FORD EXPLORER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE TRAVELING. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0629-91)8JB UPDATED 04/2… |
| 2010-10-18 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT BUCKLE RELEASED SEATBELT DUE TO FAILURE OF LOCKING MECHANISM. THIS WAS ENTIRELY SPO… |
| 2010-09-10 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELT RATHER SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I THINK THE SPRING IS BROKEN AND I AM USING THE PASSENG… |
| 2010-08-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON I-84 NEAR MIDDLETON, ID, OUR GAS PEDAL (THROTTLE PEDAL) UN-WELDED (FELL OFF) COMPLETELY. WE GO… |
| 2010-06-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD EXPLORER. SHE STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR. WHEN THE … |
| 2010-05-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 1996 EXPLORER, HAS BEEN A GREAT VEHICLE. STARTED LOOSING POWER AND SHIFTING DOWN AND STRANGE TIMES. THEN THE O/D FAIL… |
| 2010-04-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED REPAIRS FOR RECALL 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) IN … |
| 2010-04-05 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER SEAT BELT BROKEN; DOES NOT STAY LATCHED. *TR |
| 2010-02-21 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | I DID NOT RECEIVE A REMEDY OR NOTIFICATION LETTER FROM FORD ABOUT MY SAFETY DEFECTS ON MY 1996 FORD EXPLORER. WHAT DO I… |
| 2010-02-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1996 FORD EXPLORER CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE WITHIN MINUTES. |
| 2010-01-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH OPERATING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND TURN SIGNALS FAILS, RESULTING IN TURN SIGNAL STAYING IN T… |