NHTSA Complaint #819895 — 1997 FORD EXPLORER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Complaint Details

ODI Number	819895
Vehicle	1997 FORD EXPLORER
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Date Filed	December 10, 1997
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CO

Consumer Description

DASH PANEL WILL GO OUT. HEADLIGHTS WILL STAY ON , BUT TAIL LIGHTS WILL NOT. DEALER HAS TRIED 4 TIMES TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES IT WILL WORK PROPERLY FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS, BUT THEN DEFECT WILL REOCCUR. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

Related Complaints for the 1997 FORD EXPLORER

Other ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH Complaints

#10171956 — October 27, 2006 — BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR ON 97 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALERSHIP IS QUOTING $1000 TO FIX IT BE...

#10167501 — September 6, 2006 — DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE WHEN ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE W...

#10129981 — July 25, 2005 — SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS AUTO, IT SEEMS TO BE FALLING APART. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT NO LONGER LATCHES. WE HAVE...

#10114597 — March 24, 2005 — (1) CRUISE CONTROL, NORMAL USEAGE (2) WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON FOR MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES, THE CRUISE CONTROL S...

#10108101 — January 28, 2005 — I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK ON MY WAY HOME. I HAD DRIVEN 12 MILES WHEN I NOTICE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DASH BOARD BY TH...

Recent Complaints for the 1997 FORD EXPLORER

#11414983 — ENGINE — May 3, 2021 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE ABNO...

#11414983 — SERVICE BRAKES — May 3, 2021 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE ABNO...

#11414983 — SUSPENSION — May 3, 2021 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE ABNO...

#11327709 — ENGINE — June 8, 2020 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN HIS DRI...

#11195896 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — April 12, 2019 — MY LIGHTS DON'T WORK STABILIZING BAR IS BAD,SPEED CONTROL DOSE NOT WORK SECURITY KEY CODE NOT WORKING,DOOR CONTROLS D...