NHTSA Complaint #8001197 — 1995 FORD EXPLORER STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

Complaint Details

ODI Number	8001197
Vehicle	1995 FORD EXPLORER
Component	STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Date of Incident	September 15, 2001
Date Filed	December 28, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	VA

Consumer Description

STEERING WHEEL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOCK UP DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP WHILE TRAVELING FIVE MPH, AND TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY OR WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGH SPEEDS. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT A "BOOT" AROUND A JOINT IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAD DETERIORATED FROM EXPOSURE TO SAND. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

Related Complaints for the 1995 FORD EXPLORER

Other STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR Complaints

#891193 — June 26, 2001 — AT 5,000 MILES A POPPING SOUND IS COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED STEERING COLUMN O...

#731222 — September 18, 2000 — LAST YEAR MY CAR WOULD SHUT DOWN. GO FROM REGULAR RPM TO ZERO AND DIE. THIS WOULD LOCK MY STEERING COLUMN. I OBSERVED...

#853451 — November 29, 1999 — WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED VEHICLE SHIMMIES AND SHAKES. IT IS NOTICED MORE AT LOW SPEEDS. ALSO, WHEN IT'S WINDY ...

#816637 — September 24, 1997 — WHILE DRIVING, PULLING INTO A INTERSECTION, THE STEERING LOCKED AND WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL DUE TO A BROKEN STEERING CO...

#810388 — March 25, 1997 — WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SEPERATED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER STATES TH...

Recent Complaints for the 1995 FORD EXPLORER

#11209182 — STEERING — May 22, 2019 — THE STEERING COLUMN AND ALL THE PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE WERE AFFECTED WHEN THE BOLTS THAT H...

#11209182 — SUSPENSION — May 22, 2019 — THE STEERING COLUMN AND ALL THE PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE WERE AFFECTED WHEN THE BOLTS THAT H...

#11092061 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — May 5, 2018 — I GOT IN MY CAR A BATTERY LESS THAN 2 WEEKS OLD WAS ALMOST DEAD NOTHING WAS PLUGGED IN OR ON I DROVE GOT ON THE FREEW...

#11092061 — STEERING — May 5, 2018 — I GOT IN MY CAR A BATTERY LESS THAN 2 WEEKS OLD WAS ALMOST DEAD NOTHING WAS PLUGGED IN OR ON I DROVE GOT ON THE FREEW...

#11092061 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER — May 5, 2018 — I GOT IN MY CAR A BATTERY LESS THAN 2 WEEKS OLD WAS ALMOST DEAD NOTHING WAS PLUGGED IN OR ON I DROVE GOT ON THE FREEW...