Bernerdsdille, NJ
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
MECHANISM THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE RUSTED AND SPARE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #8012177 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1992 Ford Explorer equipment problems
23 of the 848 complaints about the 1992 Ford Explorer are about the equipment — 3% of everything reported for this model year.
23
Complaints
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Carrier/Rack
17
73.9%
AIR Conditioner
6
26.1%
Equipment & Accessories across every Ford Explorer year
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
Chicago, IL
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CABLE BROKE AND SPARE TIRE FELL FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK JLG
NHTSA complaint #8012082 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Laporte, IN
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
SPARE TIRE JUST FELL OUT OF THE HOLDING ARE FOR IT WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, ROAD IS UNDER CONSTRUCION SO BUMP COULD NOT BE AVOIDED.
NHTSA complaint #762678 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Menomonee Falls, WI
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
EA 00 012/SPARE TIRE WINCH CABLE: VEHICLE LOST SPARE TIRE WHILE DRIVING. NOTICED SPARE CABLE HAD BROKEN. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
NHTSA complaint #8007043 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mantua, HI
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
THE CABLE BROKE AND THEN THE SPARE TIRE WAS RUN OVER BY A TRUCK.
NHTSA complaint #752327 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Waterford, MI
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
WHILE CONSUMER WAS UNDER VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT SPARE TIRE WAS MISSING. SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY CABLE HAD SNAPPED, ALLOWING TIRE AND OTHER COMPONENTS TO DISCONNECT FROM VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE TIME, PLACE, OR SPEED OF CABLE FAILURE IS UNKNOWN. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #890538 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Riverside, CA
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
SMOKE A LOT OF SMOKE COMES OUT OF A/C HEATER VENTS THE SECOND TIME SO MUCH IT WAS HARD TO SEE OUT THAT WINDSHIELD SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER.
NHTSA complaint #738852 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Clarkston, MI
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
PART # F77Z-1A480-AB / LFT & GR ASY-S. THE SPARE TIRE IS UNDER THE CAR IN THE REAR. THE TIRE IS ATTACHED TO A CABLE WIRE AND CRANKED UP UNDER THE CAR. THE CABLE BROKE, AND THE TIRE FELL OFF THE CAR, WHEN I DROVE OVER A RAILROAD CROSSING. THERE WAS A MODERATE BUMP. I WAS DRIVING APPROX 35 MPH.
NHTSA complaint #731631 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Auburn, PA
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
THE SPARE TIRE LIFT ATTACHMENT CABLE SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL OFF THE CAR. NLM
NHTSA complaint #553635 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Penfield, NY
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE BROKE AND TIRE FELL OFF, CABLE WAS FRAYED. ALSO THE FRONT LOCKING HUB OF THE WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING, TRUCK PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT, FORCING THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD.
NHTSA complaint #728563 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Chagrin Falls, OH
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE UNDER THE REAR OF MY 1992 FORD EXPLORER SNAPPED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. THIS CAUSED THE FULLY INFLATED, FULL SIZE TRUCK TIRE TO DROP TO THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC. IT BOUNCED UPRIGHT AND BEGAN ROLLING INTO THE TRAFFIC FOLLOWING MY VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE CABLE, IT APPEARS TO HAVE RUSTED TO THE POINT IT COULD NO LONGER HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE TIRE. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THE CABLE WAS ABOUT TO SNAP.
NHTSA complaint #728376 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Portsmouth, NH
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY (CABLE) RUSTED OUT CAUSING TIRE TO FALL ONTO HIGHWAY
NHTSA complaint #723442 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Chardon, OH
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
EA00012, SPARE TIRE CABLE; SPARE TIRE CABLE RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL OFF. OWNER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE TIRE FELL OFF. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY ASSISTANCE. *AK
NHTSA complaint #862024 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Palatine, IL
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
THE CABLE HOLDING SPARE TIRE BROKE RESULTING IN LOSS OF SPARE TIRE. YH
NHTSA complaint #550752 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Maple HTS, OH
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
CABLE HOLDING SPARE TIRE FAILED WILL DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THANK GOD THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THIS.
NHTSA complaint #716442 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Trenton, MI
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
THE SPARE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO CABLE HOLDING THE TIRE BROKE OFF. OWNER DOES NOT KNOW WHERE THE TIRE FELL OFF AT. OWNER NO LONGER HAS TIRE.
NHTSA complaint #844813 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
North Hills, CA
Fire
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
HAVE BEEN REPORTING INTERMITTENT SMOKE COMMING OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS SINCE 1995. DEALER COULD NEVER FIND THE DEFECT. ON MARCH 29, 1999 WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY 190 IN DEATH VALLEY CALIFORNIA, SMOKE STARTED COMMING INTO THE CAR THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. PULLING THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I PROCEEDED TO REMOVE ALL THE VEHICLE FUSES THINKING THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. AFTER PULLING ALL OF THE FUSES THE SMOKE CONTINUED. OPENING THE HOOD, A FIRE COULD BE SEEN COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING EVAPORATOR UNIT. HAVING A WATER BOTTLE IN THE CAR, THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED . AFTER SEARCHING THE NHTSA WEBSITE I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE TOTALLY BURNED WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO EXTINGUISH A FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #705494 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Knoxville, TN
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #602462 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Glenmont, NY
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH PARKING LOT AT APPROX. 3MPH, SPARE TIRE CABLE WHICH SUSPENDS TIRE FROM UNDERNEATH REAR END BROKE DUE TO CORROSION, CAUSING TIRE TO FALL OFF VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #810039 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Averill Park, NY
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING , CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ITS EXHAUST SYSTEM,
NHTSA complaint #806271 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Miami, FL
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED 3 TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #487291 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Graceville, FL
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER LEAKS FREON, ALSO OIL LEAKING OUT OF AIR CONDITIONER LINES. *SKD
NHTSA complaint #482737 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Norcross, GA
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITION HOSE IS LEAKING. COMPONENT HAS BEEN REDESIGNED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NHTSA complaint #970453 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.