As i was driving home from work my fuel gauge went from full to empty and the check gauge light came on then the vehicle died and i lost power steering and the power brakes. *js
Accelerator pedal sticks when wide open throttle scenario presents itself in real world application ! 2002 ford explorer automatic,tranny, four wheel drive. *tr
Throttle stuck and car would not slow down, almost caused an accident, put car in neutral but engine kept on racing, searched internet on found that the throttle cable is defective, ford changed design from 12 to 9 wire design, saw alot of posts on internet with similar experiences, can't believe no recall. car accelerated on its own. *tr
When i tried to remove my key from the ignition, the entire ignition cylinder came out!! my car had to be towed and have a new cylinder installed! a year later, it happened again!!! so i have had to replace my ford ignition cylinder twice and my car only has 60,000 miles on it now---so probably had only about 40,000 miles the first time it happened and 50,000 the second time. also-- now my fuel gauge says empty all the time, even after i just filled it with gas! and it's too expensive to fix! i did get the driver seatbelt fixed, because it didn't tighten, but now it's too hard to pull out and use! lastly, both inside mirror covers have just cracked off when lifting open, and i can't afford to replace both of the entire visors! we have 3 fords and this is the only one that's ever had problems. dates are spread out so it's too hard to complete that part of the form below. *tr
The middle panel under the glass in the back of the car has cracked. i suspect it was due to cold weather. i have since seen other explorers with this problem and notice that there are a lot of complaints online about this. in addition, this past summer my shifter snapped off the barrel. i had 4 kids in the car at the time. ford responded by telling me that i had 75k miles and no warranty and i didn't typically get my car serviced there so they weren't going to be willing to "work with me" to get it resolved. when i told him i had my 'regular' mechanic look at it he said that the labor rate was probably cheaper with him than at ford. well - now tell me why i would service my car at a ford dealership? oh yeah...in case i get cracks or shifters fall off and maybe they'll 'work with me' on the price. big incentive. oh yeah, my fuel gauge doesn't work - another common problem. my previous explorer (about 10 years back) had the same problem . the guy up the street has an explorer (2003) and it doesn't work either. *jb
1. driving approximately 30 minutes on the evening (7:30 pm) of 12-4-04 to a holiday party with just myself and my wife. upon arriving within seconds of the location an anonoymous dirver stopped our vehicle and made us aware that there was a fire coming from under our vehicle, a 2002 ford explorer xlt. as we jumped out of the vehicle and saw the fire a neighbor watching called the local fire department. within minutes the fire department arrived and tried to extinguish the fire. being unsuccesful it took the fire department approximately an hour to stop the fire at which time the vehicle was destroyed. there was nothing to be repaired as the vehicle was destroyed. and there had been no indication that there was anything wrong with the vehicle prior to this incident.*ak
Even with a full tank of gas the gas gauge will go to "0" and the "check gauge" light comes on because the sender assembly unit of the gas gauge does not work. when we took our explorer to dub miller ford in rosenberg on nov. 19th, there had been another 2002 explorer brought in for the same problem that morning. the part is not available and is on back order. the part cost $76.79 but the labor will be $270! this is a lot of money for us to pay due to an ford's egineering problem. are many other 2002 explorers experiencing the same problems? thanks! shelley and gale towns. *ak
When the fuel tank was filled up it registered empty twelve hours later. however, fuel tank read full. vehicle has ran out of gas on more than one occasion. consumer drove the vehicle to dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that fuel sending unit needed to be replaced. *ak
13jan03-rear windshield washer inoperative reinstall rear washer hoses. 5nov03-clicking noise from rear a/c; replace motor assembly temperature blend. 5nov03&13nov03-l/r power mirrors inop; fuse blows; replaced mirror rear view outside sail mount 13nov03-fuel guage inop read 1/2 tank but tank was full; 20nov03-instrument cluster fuel gauge inop; 24nov03-removed and replaced instrument cluster; 18mar04-fuel guage inop & l/r power mirrors inop, fuse blows; could not duplicate problem at this time about fuel guage; tested bce for short, traced to mirror switch, replaced switch and blown fuse; 20 july 04-l/r power mirrors inop; replaced fuse; 20 july 04 - rear winshield washer inop; access washer hose and reconnect; 20 july 04- air conditioner not cooling properly; replaced blower motor for poor operation; motor assembly-heater-a/c blower replaced. 20 july 04 - mechanics broke the drivers door switch cover- 23 july 04 -reordered door panel and replaced drivers door switch cover.*ak
I own a 2002 ford explorer 4 door. the rear left window was failing to go down, and when it did it would take time for it to go back up again. my mother purchased a 2003 ford explorer as well and my niece and they too experienced the same problem. i also had problems with my air leaking and was informed that some form of an invisible gas was leaking into my vehicle. i have an infant daughter and was concerned that she was breathing this.*ak
While filling up at the gas station the fuel gauge malfunctioned. the fuel tank registered a full tank, but 12 hours later, a false reading occurred. consumer took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and the mechanic replaced the fuel sending unit due to worn out parts. *ak
While driving, the gas gauge would read wrong. this would cause the consumer to not know how much fuel was in the vehicle. *jb