Ford Explorer / 1995
1995 Ford Explorer problems
Owners have filed 1,048 complaints about the 1995 Ford Explorer with NHTSA. Tires account for 21.3% of them — the clear leader, ahead of power train at 12.4%.
Complaints1,048
Crashes107
Fires39
Injuries144
Deaths9
What owners report breaking
Tires 21.3% · 223
Power train 12.4% · 130
Suspension 9.4% · 99
Service brakes, hydraulic 8.5% · 89
Vehicle speed control 8.0% · 84
Seat belts 5.7% · 60
Electrical system 5.5% · 58
Steering 5.2% · 55
Severity
Of those complaints, 107 describe a crash, 39 describe a fire, 144 report an injury and 9 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 33 model years of the Ford Explorer in this data, 1995 sits 18th by complaint volume. 2002 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 7 in the last three years against 10 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 125,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The front passenger side tire tread separated while driving, on another occasion the the rear drivers side tire blew out causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle and ended up in a grassy median, in july of 2000 prior to the recall 00t005, consumer had to replace two more tires due to bad belts,consumer is requesting reimbursement for faulty tires (firestone wilderness atx, p235/75r15). Nlm Tires
Right rear tire shows definite signs of tread separation. Small hairline crack running around outside of tire about an inch down from top of tread. Left rear tire not as noticeable but on close examination shows signs of beginning to separate. Although tire size is not on recall list when inspected by firestone dealer they agreed to replace all four tires.( Dot number: w2hl tire size: p235/75r15 ) Tires
Consumer saw a 6-7 inch crack in the front left firestone wilderness at tire p255/70r16 dot vncu1pl in the sidewall, the other tires had hairline cracks on the edge of the outside tread, these tires dot # is st358j, dealer stated the hairline cracks came from dryrot, consumer replaced tires on his own due to no help from firestone and Ford because these specific tires were not on recall. *Slc Tires
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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