Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Ford Explorer.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE ABNORM… |
| 2020-06-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN HIS DRIVE… |
| 2018-04-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | RUNNING ON THE HIGHWAY THE RIGHT AXLE OF THE DIFFERENTIAL BROKEOFF AND THE WHEEL CAME OFF WITH THE BRAKE CALIPER AND BR… |
| 2017-04-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I RECENTLY FOUND OUT MY VEHICLE HAS AN OPEN RECALL REGARDING THE POSSIBLE LEAKAGE OF THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWI… |
| 2016-12-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON DECEMBER 23RD, 2016 I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AROUND 6:00 PM. MY CAR WAS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER EDITION.… |
| 2016-03-15 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | Yes | 1 | MY LIGHTS DON'T WORK STABILIZING BAR IS BAD,SPEED CONTROL DOSE NOT WORK SECURITY KEY CODE NOT WORKING,DOOR CONTROLS DO … |
| 2016-03-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT ENGAGE TO THE LOCK POSITION. |
| 2015-04-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NO LONGER SECURELY LATCH. *TR |
| 2015-02-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | WITH NO WARNING OR HINT OF ANYTHING GOING WRONG ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM, AS TRAFFIC SLOWED TO STOP FOR A LIGHT, THE BRAKES … |
| 2014-06-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE 1997 FORD EXPLORER 4D EDDIE BAUER EDITION HAS A COMPUTER CONTROLLED MESSAGE CENTER. THE MESSAGE CENTER CONTROLS AM… |
| 2014-04-16 | TIRES | No | 0 | ON 7/29/2013 WE PURCHASED A SET OF 4 KUMHO SOLUS KR21 TIRES. THE CAR IS USED PRIMARILY FOR HIGHWAY TRAVEL ? ONCE WEEKL… |
| 2013-09-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME DE… |
| 2013-08-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER WITH WINSTON WIN WINNER AT TIRES, SIZE: 255/70R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TH… |
| 2013-07-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THIS LETTER IS INTENDED TO ADDRESS INEFFECTIVE SERVICE BY AAMCO THAT LED TO FAILURE OF A TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE. AS… |
| 2013-04-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON A STEEP UPHILL GRAD… |
| 2013-03-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE NO EXPLANATION FOR THE FIRE, THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT A BLOCK FROM MY HOME A… |
| 2013-02-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE ENGINE SLOWED DOWN AND JUST QUIT. WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY *AGAIN* AND FOUND OUT THAT *… |
| 2012-12-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT ACCELERATED I… |
| 2012-11-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER 2 DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S SI… |
| 2012-10-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE… |
| 2012-10-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT STATED … |
| 2012-07-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | APPROX. 2AM, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPT. REPORT CONFIRMED ELECTRICAL FIRE. *TR |
| 2012-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I OWN A FORD EXPLORER XLT 1997 AND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ONLY OPENS FROM THE INSIDE WHILE THE OTH… |
| 2012-03-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH OVER A ROAD BUM… |
| 2012-02-21 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER . THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED. THE C… |
| 2012-02-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER EDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A DRIVIN… |
| 2012-02-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE-THRU WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGE… |
| 2012-02-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY 1997 FORD EXPLORER SPORT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DROP TO ZERO AND I WOULD NOT KNOW HOW FAST I AM ACTUALL… |
| 2012-01-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | I WAS IN A FRONTAL CRASH ON 01/24/2012 THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.CAUSING INJURIES, SEAT BELTS WERE WORE. *TT |
| 2011-11-15 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHEN I DRIVE MY VEHICLE, I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND IT FEELS HEAVIER THAN NORMAL. THEN WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES TO SLOW D… |
| 2011-08-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH OVER A ROAD … |
| 2011-04-18 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | SEVERE RUST ON THE FRAME OF A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. *TR |
| 2011-04-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE RETURN SPRING UNSEATED RESULTING IN INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE THAT DOES NOT RETURN TO T… |
| 2011-03-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | ABOUT A MILE FROM AN INTERSECTION I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. APPROACHING THE TRAFFIC LIGHT MY BRAKE PE… |
| 2011-03-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BOLTS FRACTURED AND CA… |
| 2011-02-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WE MAINTAINED OUR VEHICLES REGULARLY, AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSFER CASE NOT 8 MONTHS AGO NOW THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT.… |
| 2011-02-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WO… |
| 2011-01-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT A FIR… |
| 2010-12-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE AND AFTER LOOKING UNDERNEATH THE … |
| 2010-12-20 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE SUNROOF SHATTERED NOTHING BUT RAIN HAD FALLEN ON THE VEHICLE. *TR |
| 2010-12-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: NHTSA CAMPAIGN… |
| 2010-12-07 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE WOULD NOT ATTACH. IF… |
| 2010-10-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AFTER TURNING A CORNER AT LESS THAN 15 MPH A LOUD SOUND WAS HEARD AND THE ENGINE RACED BUT STOPPED MOVING. TRIED ALL G… |
| 2010-09-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY I-95, HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO THE HOUSE, INSPECTED THE PEDAL AREA… |
| 2010-09-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | FORD 1997 EXPLORER BRAKE LINE FAILED. ON MY CAR LAST YEAR AND MY FRIENDS THIS YEAR. DANGEROUS. *TR |
| 2010-08-08 | TIRES | No | 0 | SPARE TIRE HOIST CABLE FAILED ON 1997 FORD EXPLORER XLT, RESULTING IN SPARE TIRE BREAKING FREE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IN … |
| 2010-07-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 35-40 MPH WHEN HE SMELLED A BU… |
| 2010-06-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELE… |
| 2010-06-10 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | 1997 FORD EXPLORER DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LATCH RECEIVER FAILURE. AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR 12 TO 13 YEARS, THE LATCH/RECEI… |
| 2010-06-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH VEHICLE WHEN TURNING EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOPS THEN A VERY LOUD BANG … |