1994 FORD EXPLORER Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

22 NHTSA complaints on file

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Engine And Engine Coolingengine Issues in the 1994 FORD EXPLORER

22 engine and engine coolingengine complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1994 FORD EXPLORER. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 2 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Engine And Engine Coolingengine Complaints

#10096436 | October 26, 2004

1994 EXPLORER 4.0 V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REBIULT 3 TIMES IN PAST YEAR .COUNTLESS TIMES VEHICLE HAS STALLED ACTING AS IF THE FUEL PUMP QUIT, FUEL PUMP REPLACED, COIL PACKS REPLACED, RELAYS REPLACED. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, ANOTHER TIME WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. USUALLY UPON START UP. AIR CONDITIONER SWITCH SHORTED OUT, SAW BURNED WIRES ON SWITCH UPON REPLACEMENT. ANTIFREEZE SPEWED OUT FROM SIDE OF MOTOR, ASSUMED TO BE AROUND HEADS BUT HAS NOT BEEN TO SHOP YET.*AK

#10053304 | January 9, 2004 Fire

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE IN HIS REAR VIEW MIRROR. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER, EXITED THE VEHICLE, LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE ENGINE. A PASSER BY AND A SAFETY CREW ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONSUMER REMOVED PERSONAL BELONGINGS FROM THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT BECAME TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *PH *NM

#10019112 | May 22, 2003

MY TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF BY THE PARKING TO MY HOME. I CAN'T AFFORD BUY $7,000.00 FOR REPAIR AUTO AT FIRESTONE BECAUSE THEY WANT SO MORE MONEY. THEY DID TOOK OFF BY ITSELF THEN MY TRUCK DIDN'T FINISH AND NEED TO WORK MORE FOR ENGINE MOTOR AND BRAKE. *NLM

#8016652 | August 19, 2002

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN . DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

#8001820 | January 9, 2002

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER AND FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM OVERFLOW RADIATOR CONTAINER DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. THE HEADS WERE CRACKED, YOU COULD SEE WHERE THE GASKET SEPARATED FROM THE HEAD. *JG *AK

#755438 | December 13, 2001

4.0 L V6 ENGINE BLEW HEAD GASKET AND DUMPED ANTI-FREEZE INSIDE ENG. FORD REMANUFACTURED ENGINE INSTALLED BY LISTED DEALER($4,000BILL) 32,000 MILES LATER THIS ENGINE DEVELOPED A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD AND LEAKED ANTI-FREEZE INTO THE RODS AND ROCKER ARMS($2,000BILL). *AK

#750445 | August 20, 2001

AT SPEEDS OF 55 TO 70 MPH THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY. DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND REAR AXLE-TO-FRAME LATERAL SHOCK ABSORBER.*AK

#561487 | July 9, 2001

HEAD GASKET FAILED. NLM

#746040 | June 5, 2001

ON APRIL 18, 2001, MY 1994 FORD EXPLORER, VIN [XXX], LICENSE PLATE[XXX], OHIO, BLEW A HEAD GASKET WHILE PROCEEDING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 71 FROM DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND, OHIO. THE TIME WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30 P.M. IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR.*AK( DOT NUMBER: ) INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

#746040 | May 31, 2001

ON APRIL 18, 2001, MY 1994 FORD EXPLORER, VIN 1FMDU32X4RUB88752, LICENSE PLATE 214 ARA, OHIO, BLEW A HEAD GASKET WHILE PROCEEDING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 71 FROM DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND, OHIO. THE TIME WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30 P.M. IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )

#559940 | March 27, 2001

CRACKED HEAD GASKET CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER FELT HER VEHILCE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER SIMILAR RECALL BUT WAS DENIED, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE CAUSED BY CRACKED HEAD GASKET. NLM

#785128 | February 6, 2001

RADIATOR FAILED, HEAD GASKETS CRACKED. *SLC

#844690 | August 9, 1999 Fire

WHILE WARMING THE VEHICLE UP ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. *AK

#547301 | July 30, 1999

ENGINE MANIFOLD AND VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED. MJS

#529525 | January 20, 1999

AT 60 TO 70 MPH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A BAD VIBRATION, DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE ENGINE MOUNTS, THAT AFFECTS STEERING AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

#539023 | October 14, 1998

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

#817579 | October 24, 1997

CONSUMER WENT TO START VEHICLE. NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH, MAKING LOUD NOISE, KEPT CUTTING OFF ABOUT 5 TIMES. NOTICED GAS WAS ALL OVER ENGINE AND MUFFLER. MECHANIC SAID VAVLES STAYED OPEN WHICH CAUSED THE GAS TO FLOW IN ENGINE AND POWER BRAKES WHICH BECAME DEFECTIVE DUE TO GAS LEAK. THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE A POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE. *AK

#816156 | September 9, 1997

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 TO 72MPH, THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES DUE TO A PROBELM WITH THE DRIVESHAFT. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE MOTOR MOUNTS AND STABILIZER BAR. DEALER ALSO WANTS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT, HOWEVER HE IS WILL NOT GUARANTEE THAT THESE FIXES WILL REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC

#501713 | April 4, 1996

MOTOR MOUNTS VIBRATE. *SD

#965514 | May 18, 1995

OIL FILTER POST CAME LOOSE, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK. TT

#965169 | May 11, 1995

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN YOU GET UP TO ABOUT 50 MPH VIBRATING IS COMING FROM MOTOR MOUNTS. BOUNCES SIDEWAYS AT UNDER 40MPH ON ROUGH ROADS, CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS

#961918 | March 14, 1995

ENGINE MOUNTS ARE DEFECTIVE, ALLOWING ENGINE TO ROTATE, CAUSES VIBRATION. TT

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