Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-08-05 | 03V280000 |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | 448,005 | — | Details |
| 2000-11-28 | 00V395000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 100,500 | — | Details |
| 1999-06-29 | 99V164000 |
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | 854,288 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Gas pedal bracket fell off the firewall of the vehicle.jamming up under the brake pedal almost caused and accident. I g… |
| 2022-04-25 | WHEELS | No | 0 | Was driving under 20mph on my way home about 5 minutes away no warning no sounds nothing warned us that our tire was go… |
| 2022-03-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The transmission stopped going in reverse for no apparent reason. All other gears work fine. There’s no lagging when dr… |
| 2020-11-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THEY FIX THE CABLE FOR SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH AND IS SAID THEY SHOULD CHECK ABS MODULE AND FIX AS NECESSARY … |
| 2020-10-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I NEED TO KNOW WHAT CAUSES THE ELECTRIC TO GO HAYWIRE. THE OVERHEAD LAMP CLICKS ON AND OFF THE DRIVER DOOR LOCK DOESN'T… |
| 2019-10-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | ACCELERATION ( GAS STUCK OPEN AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO NOT TO BE CONTROLLED AND THE CAR JUMPED THE CURB AND HIT A CAR … |
| 2019-07-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY VIN WAS GOOD YESTERDAY, IT IS NOT IN YOUR OR FORD'S, COMPUTER TODAY...PROBABLY BECAUSE RECALLS FOR EXTREMELY DANGERO… |
| 2019-05-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE HOOD OPENED AND CRACKED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE … |
| 2018-11-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE DOOR KEEPS OPENING UP WHILE WHICLE IS MOVING. THE DOOR IS CLOSED AND LOCKED PRIOR TO THE TRAVEL. BIG SAFETY… |
| 2018-07-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | FOR YEARS NOW, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING. IT CAN HAPPEN IN TOWN OR ON HIGHWAYS. AT TIMES IT WILL START RIG… |
| 2018-06-25 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE REQUIRING ME TO HEAVILY BRAKE AND SHARPLY SWERVE TO AVERT COL… |
| 2017-11-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE GEARSHIFT ON THE COLUMN IS LOOSE AND DOES NOT LINE UP PROPERLY WITH THE GEAR INDICATOR. WHEN ITS IN PARK IT STILL D… |
| 2017-02-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT … |
| 2016-07-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. NEUTRAL IS ACTUALLY REVERSE OVER DRIVE IS NEUTRAL 2ND IS OD 1ST IS 2ND PAST 1ST IS 1ST G… |
| 2016-05-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ELECTRICAL ON MY VEHICLE IS BAD. MY RADIO LIGHTS FLASH, NONE OF MY DOORS OPEN FROM TE INSIDE AND ONLY ROLL DOWN WIN… |
| 2016-05-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL ENGAGED, A … |
| 2016-04-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO CONSTANTLY SHIFT THE VEHICLE FOR … |
| 2015-10-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ALL THE DOORS I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH, I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT DOOR KNOBS HOWEVER I KEEP HAVING PROBLEMS WI… |
| 2015-09-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | OUR AIR BAG LIGHT WENT TOTALLY OUT AND THEN THEIRS A BEEPING SOUND AND WHEN WE WENT TO GET CAR INSPECTED, IT FAILED INS… |
| 2015-08-03 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT PREMATURELY DETERIORATED AND T… |
| 2015-07-02 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES, SIZE: P235/75/R15 (NA). WHILE DR… |
| 2015-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN DOORS FROM OUTSIDE IT IS VERY DIFFICULT. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IN AN ACCIDENT IF ATTEMPT… |
| 2014-12-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 60 MILES AN HOUR DURING RUSH HOUR THE GAS PEDAL DISAPPEARED. THE BRACKET THAT ATTACHES TO THE FIREWALL BE… |
| 2014-11-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 7 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S… |
| 2014-10-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I ALMOST TURNED ON A ONE WAY STREET AND NEEDED TO BACK UP SO I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND SOMETHING GAVE AND MY SON AND I WE… |
| 2014-07-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED.… |
| 2014-07-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT… |
| 2014-05-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS AT WORK ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 5/16 AND RECEIVED A VOICEMAIL AT 3:50PM FROM THE FIRE MARSHALL STATING MY 1999 FORD … |
| 2013-10-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND NOTHING. I CAN GO INTO DRIVE BUT I AM RUNNING AT 3000-4000 RPM WHILE DOING 20-30MPH… |
| 2013-10-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICL… |
| 2013-08-02 | TIRES | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER EQUIPPED WITH GOOD YEAR WRANGLER TIRES, TIRE SIZE 235-75-R15. THE CONTACT ST… |
| 2013-06-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | I WAS IN A REALLY HAD CAR ACCIDENT N,MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY N |
| 2013-06-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER MAKING RIGHT TURN, ABS LIGHT CAME ON. INSTRUMENT DIALS STARTED JUMPING. VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START AF… |
| 2013-04-20 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINED FARTHER THAN NORMAL. THE … |
| 2013-02-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THIS WAS DOING IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT THE SRS LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING AND BUZZING WHY IS IT DOING THIS REPLACE THE BULB THE… |
| 2013-01-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN I HIT A SLIPPERY SPOT ON THE ROAD AND MY VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL WITH THE REAR END SLI… |
| 2012-12-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE POWER LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK ALL THE DOORS. THE ONLY DOOR THAT WILL UNLOCK IS THE FRONT PASSENGER. IF THE DRIVER DOO… |
| 2012-12-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT IS LITE CONSTANTLY AND WILL NOT TURN OFF, IF I DO HAVE AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. *TR |
| 2012-08-28 | SEATS | Yes | 0 | SEAT BROKE ON IMPACT. *TR |
| 2012-03-05 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK, YOU HEAR THE CLICKING AS THE OTHER DOORS UNLOCK, BUT IT WILL NOT UNLOCK. AS WITH TH… |
| 2012-02-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT AT 8:30 A.M. ON FEBRUARY 7, 2012. APPROXIMATELY 2:30 P.M., THE ENTIRE FRONT E… |
| 2011-12-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IN THE CONTACT'S D… |
| 2011-06-13 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD SPORADICALLY OPERATE WIT… |
| 2011-04-21 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS B… |
| 2011-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE WI… |
| 2011-02-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PLACING A NEW BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI-… |
| 2011-02-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY FORD EXPLORER "O/D OFF" LIGHT FLASHES AND IT HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO 2ND AND 5TH GEAR. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND MY … |
| 2011-01-10 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS LITTLE SUPPORT FOR THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BA… |
| 2010-11-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A DELAY WITH THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGIN… |
| 2010-11-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE WAS PARKED THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT REL… |