1998 FORD EXPLORER Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME THE CAR (ENGINE) CAUGHT ON FIRE . THE FIRE CHIEF WAS NOT REALLY SURE WHAT THE CAUSE WAS. *TR

4.0L SOHC ENGINE FAILED WITHIN 9,000 MILES OF REPLACING TIMING CHAIN CASSETTE UNDER FORD PROGRAM OOM12. TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY 5,800 FOR A REBUILT ENGINE AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO WITH REGARD TO OOM12 WHICH IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE FORD 4.0L SOHC ENGINE FAILING PREMATURELY.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT 50 MPH. MECHANIC CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK

TORQUE CONVERTER DID NOT DISENGAGE WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND STOPPED WHEN BRAKING STALLED THE ENGINE. FORD RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE SOLONOID THAT CONTROLS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS FAILULE IS TOTALLY WITHOUT WARNING AND MAKES THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP. STOPPING OCCURES ONLY WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED HARD ENOUGH TO STALL THE ENGINE. *AK

WHEN MAKING TURNS, ESPECIALLY RIGHT TURNS, VEHICLE SLIDES AND ALMOST TURNS OVER.*AK. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS,AND THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, SIGNALS ARE NOT WORKING, DEALER REPLACED A DEFECTIVE CONNECTOR AND MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, FIRESTONE TIRES HAVE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, WHICH WERE REPLACED IN JULY 2001, THE REAR SEATS MOVE/BOUNCE WHEN DRIVING, THE REAR SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE BUCKLES, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, DEALER REPLACED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, THE WINDSHIELD WAS CHIPPED, THE ALARM WOULD NOT CHUT OFF AT TIMES, DEALER REPLACED A BAD LOOSE WIRE.*JB

WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE IS OVERHEATING AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL TWICE.*AK *YH

ENGINE CONTINUES TO STALL WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY PASSENGERS EVERYDAY. *AK

WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN OR ACCELERATING TO LEFT VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN, CAUSE UNKOWN. ALSO, CONSUMER HAS CONCERNS ABOUT WHEELS BEING OUT OF AROUND. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FORD INITIATED A RECALL ON THE 4.0LITER SINGLE-OVERHEAD CAM ENGINE ON THE FORD EXPLORER. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE IT CHECK FOR THE PROBLEM I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR DID HAVE THE PROBLEM BUT THAT THERE WAS NO FIX YET FOR IT. ONE OF THE STATEMENTS ON THE RECALL NOTICE SAID THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO ENGINE DAMAGE. I ASKED WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF THERE WAS ENGINE DAMAGE AND THE RESPONSE I GOT WAS THAT THE CAR COULD STALL WHILE I AM DRIVING. THEN THE SERVICE MANAGE ASSURED ME THAT A STALLED CAR, EVEN WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, IS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A PROBLEM. I AM AMAZED THAT FORD ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MY CAR HAS A PROBLEM THEN TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT HOME WITH MY YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? *AK

TRUNK DOOR WILL NOT SHUT PROPERLY. CONSUMER IS ABLE TO SLIDE HIS HAND IN WHILE DOOR IS SHUT. *AK CONSUMER CONTACTED DMV AND FOUND OUT VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR A VEHICLE THAT HAD NOT BEEN DAMAGED, HOWEVER DEALER SOLD IT TO HIM ANYWAY, CONSUMER FEELS DECEIVED AND IS EXPERIENCING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. RADIO IS INOPERATIVE AT TIMES. HATCH RUBS AGAINS FRAME OF VEHICLE. TAILLIGHT AND HEADLIGHT ARE OUT OF ALIGNMENT, FOG LIGHTS HAD LAMP FAILURE. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH ABSORBING ROAD SHOCK, VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES LOW POWER. REAR POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. POWER ANTENNA FAILED. RIGHT WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERIOR GARNISH MOLDING LOOSE, REAR WIPER BLADE SKIPS CENTER OF GLASS, DEALER REPLACED REAR WIPER ARM AND BLADE ASSEMBLY. STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY REPLACED DUE TO NOISY. BUMPER NOT EVEN. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: UNKOWN TIRESIZE: 22575)

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE ONCE IT GOES OVER 30MPH. THERE WOULD BE SEVERE SHAKING & HARD TO CONTROL. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHEN JUST IDLING OR WAITING. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO COMPLETE STOP OR WHEN IT TAKES OFF VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED MORE THAN SIX TIMES BUT THE CAUSE WAS NOT KNOWN. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, PROBLEM MAY HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF RECALL (00V-422) AND (00M12). CJ

ENGINE FAILED. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NLM

WHEN WHEATHER IS HOT VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THEN IT WILL COME BACK ON. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER, TIMING GUIDE AND NOW THEY PROPOSE TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AND CHECK FOR CARBON DEPOSITS IN THE RNGINE BUT THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE THIS WILL STOP THE STALLING. NLM

NO SUMMARY

THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY HESITATES AND THE FACTORY REPAIR FACILITY IS UNABLE TO REPAIR. NLM

AT 2700 MILES MOTOR BLEWOUT. VEHICLE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS RATTLING IN A TIN CAN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND MY EXPLORER JUST DIED. AS I WAS LOSING CONTROL OF MY STEERING, I COASTED TO A STOP AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONLY BECAUSE OF MY 30 YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND CALM DEMEANOR WAS I ABLE TO AVOID A TERRIBLE CRASH. IF MY 16 YEAR OLD HAD BEEN DRIVING, IT IS FRIGHTENING TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.

INTERMITTENTLY, VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND DIES WHEN DECELLERATING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAS REPLACED ENGINE TEMPRATURE SENSOR, BUTPROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY LOSES POWER OR STALLS SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER NORMAL ACCELERATION FROM A FULL STOP. PROBLEM OCCURS MOST FREQENTLY AT INTERSECTIONS WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *YH

UPON ENTERING INTO A INTERSECTION VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

FAULTY ENGINE CAUSING CONSUMER TO HEAR NOISE UNDER THE HOOD WHEN VEHICLE IDLES. YH

FAULTY ENGINE CAUSING CONSUMER TO HEAR NOISE UNDER THE HOOD WHEN VEHICLE IDLES. YH

AFTER EXTENDED DRIVING AND MAKING A STOP, VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM THE STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

CAR STALLS - IT HAS STALLED 157 TIMES SINCE 6-3-99. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 12 TIMES. *AK

VEHICLE WAS REPAIR BY DEALERSHIP AFTER A COLLISION, SINCE THEN THE ENGINE EXPERIENCES CONTINUED SEVERE STALLING ON AT LEAST 94 TIMES SINCE 6-4-99, THE DEALERSHIPS ARE UNABLE TO RECTIFY STALLING. *MJS

TRUCK ENGINE DIES/HESITATES WHEN TURNING LEFT FROM COMPLETE STOP. ENGINE DIED ONCE BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART WHILE COASTING, THE OTHER 2 TIMES THE ENGINE HESITATED ALTHOUGH GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. DEALER NOTIFIED, COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.

FORD PEOPLE SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE GASKETS KITS WILL COME IN, YET ITS BEEN 3 MONTHS NOW AND THE VEHICLE RUNS SLUGGISH, AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN TRAFFIC. WHERE ARE ALL THE PARTS AT. *AK

ENGINE MAKES CRACKING SOUND WHEN STOPPING. YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START NUMEROUS TIMES. YH

DRIVING DOWN A TWO WAY STREET ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO PASS FROM BEHIND. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE STALLED AND WITHIN SECONDS IT ACCELERATED. *AK

TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, ENGINE STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A SAFE STOP ON A BUSY/CURVY ROAD. ENGINE RESTARTED AND STALLED ONE ADDITIONAL TIME. *AK

INC #1 4--WHEEL DRIVE LIGHTS FLASHED 15 SECONDS, 4-WHEEL DRIVE MOTOR REPLACED. INC #2 - VEHICLE STALLED DURING LEFT TURNS AFTER TRAVLLING AT HWY SPEEDS. NEW PROCESSOR INSTALLED, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

ENGINE STALLS WHEN COMING FROM A STOP OR FROM SLOWING DOWN. DRIVER HAS TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART VEHICLE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 6 TIMES, AND CANNOT FIND A SOLUTION. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED UPON STOPPING WHILE APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP FOR INSPECTION/REPAIRS. ECU WAS REPLACED, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK

WHILE PULLING OUT THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. BEEN TO DEALER, BUT DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE STALLING ON A CONTINUAL BASIS, UNABLE TO RECTIFY AFTER THREE REPAIR ATTEMPTS. MJS

AFTER COMING TO A STOP, INTERMITTENTLY, UPON ACCELERATION THE ENGINE HESITATES AND STALLS. THIS LEAVES THE DRIVER IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION, STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION - THIS HAS LED TO NUMEROUS NEAR ACCIDENTS. THE DEALER IS INDIFFERENT TO THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEPT. CAN NOT FIND THE CAUSE. THE ONBOARD CPU DOES NOT LEAVE ANY ERROR CODES AND THE SERVICE CAPTURE DEVICE DOES NOT PICK-UP ANY ERROR CODES. IT APPEARS TO BE AN IGNITION MISFIRE.

ENGINE HAS A LOUD NOISE LIKE TAPPETS COME FROM THE ENGINE, AND THE ENGINE OCCASIONALLY STALLS UPON ACCELLERATION.

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE COASTING OR AT A STOP. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF DEFECT.*AK

CAM CHAIN NOISY AT TIMES(CLATTERING); DEALER UNABLE TO ELIMINATE PROBLEM

1998 FORD EXPLORER HAS SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED OVER 18 TIMES IN THE LAST TEN MONTHS. IT SURGES TO MAXIMUM RPM WHILE IN PARK, REVERSE, DRIVE. DRIVERS FOOT IS NOT ON ACCELERATOR WHEN THIS OCCURS. DRIVER CAN ONLY SAVE THE SITUATION BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND JAMMING ON BRAKES OR TURNING OFF CAR.

ENGINE FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLE STALLING. YH