1998 FORD EXPLORER Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

FORD SAYS AWARE OF PROBLEM NO FIX, STALLING IS SERIOUS ON HIGHWAY AND CAN CAUSE FATALITY

THE ENGINE HAS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE LOCAL DEALER HELPED TO GET A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE FOR ME UNDER WARRANTY. THE NEW ENGINE HAS JUST STARTED TO MAKE THE SAME NOISE. IT'S VERY LOUD. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY STALLS OR HESITATIONS, JUST A VERY LOUD NOISE.

VEHICLE HESITATES ON RE-ACCELERATION AFTER DECELERATING FROM 50-65 MPH TO A SLOW ROLL. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE THE CAR WAS FIRST PURCHASED. DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I JUST LOCATED A SERVICE BULLETIN #12624 THAT ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM.

ENGINE STALLS AND SOMETIMES DIES WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. PROBLEM MOST OFTEN OCCURS AFTER LONG DRIVES, ON HOT DAYS, WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT FROM A FULL OR PARTIAL STOP.

WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENTON RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE AND VEHICLE CAUGHT AN FIRE. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER STOPPING TO FUEL UP AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL HOURS AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH. TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER AND TOLD THEM THAT THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL AND HAD TO PUT IN THREE QUARTS TO FINISH 400 MILE TRIP. SERVICE DEPT. ADVISOR SAID PROBLEM WAS DO TO GALLEY PLUG LEAKING. THEY REPLACED PLUG AND ENGINE STILL LEAKS. VEHICLE IS STILL IN SHOP AFTER 5 DAYS. THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING HEAD.

MOTOR EXPERIENCING NOISE. *YC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING HESITAION AND STALLING PROBLEMS WHEN ACCELERATING RAPIDLY FROM A STOP OR SLOW SPEED. *YC

ENGINE CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCES STALLING, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS/REPAIRS WITH NO CHANGE IN STALLING PROBLEMS. MJS

THIS IS A VERY DISTINCT TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE THAT CAN BE HEARD AT ALL TIMES AND GETS LOUDER AS YOU DRIVE THE CAR. WE ARE AFRAID THAT THIS IS A LIFTER AND OUR ENGINE IS GOING TO BLOW UP WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. THE SERVICE SHOP DENIES EVEN HEARING THIS TAPPING NOISE BUT WHEN WE WENT TO ARBRITRATION 5 PEOPLE , WHOM ARE NOT MECHANICS ALL HEARD AND VERIFIED THAT THIS NOISE IS PRESENT. THE SERVICE SHOP WILL NOT EVEN SAY THEY HEAR THIS NOISE, ALONE FIX IT FOR US. WE WANT TO KNOW HOW TO GET THIS FIXED, WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 22 DAYS.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES CONTINUED ENGINE STALLING. MJS

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHEN PUT IN REVERSE GEAR. NLM

VEHICLE SHUTS ITSELF OFF WHILE TRAVELING. ONCE IT BEGINS TO SHUT ITSELF OFF, IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW. IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME THEN TRAVELED AN ADDITIONAL 200 MILES BEFORE IT DID IT AGAIN. IT THEN DID IT ABOUT SIX TIMES. TOOK TO DEALER, UNABLE TO FIND. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER, THEN TO SELLING DEALER. SHUT DOWN ON BUSY FREEWAY, WAS TOWED TO A FOURTH DEALER WHO SAYS IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LOOSE FUEL WIRE. SAYS THE CARS MOVEMENT MAY HAVE MADE IT INTERMINTENT. PICKED UP VEHICLE FROM LAST DEALER AND HE ADVISED MAY HAVE FIXED PROBLEM, BUT NOT SURE. UNABLE TO USE VEHICLE AS THERE IS NO TRUST.

AFTER DRIVING FOR 3HOURS AND PULLING OVER TO REST, VEHICLE SHUT OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BACK UP EVEN AFTER WATING 2HRS. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ENGINE NOISE, CAM TENSIONERS WERE INSTALLED TO CORRECT PROBLEM, VEHICLE IS STILL NOISY. *YC

AFTER DRIVING AT 65 MPH FOR APP. 2 HOURS, THE ENGINE STALLED MAKING A LEFT TURN WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. *AK

THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIES WHILE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY HESITATES OR COMPLETELY STALLS OUT. NM

PROBLEM IS HESITATION OR ENGINE QUITTING DURING ACCELERATION. WHILE THIS IS NOT A COMMON EVENT, IT HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE PER WEEK. THE DANGEROUS CONDITION OCCURS WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE HWY. DEALERS SERVICE DEPT. INDICATES NO PROBLEM IS INDICATED BY THEIR DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS THEREFORE FORD WILL ASSUME NO RESPOSIBILITY.

WHEN DRIVING AND STOPPING FOR A LIGHT AND PULLING OFF, THE VEHICLE GAVE NO PRIOR WARNING AND STARTED TO STALL. WHEN DRIVING DOWN A HILL THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE STEERING AND BRAKES. THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. *AK

4.0L SOHC ENGINE, ENGINE WILL SEVERELY LAG OR STALL UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION FROM SLOW SPEEDS OR FROM DEAD STOP. *AK

THE EXPLORER WE HAVE SOMETIMES LOSES POWER AND THEN AFTER 10-15 SECONDS BOLTS FORWARD ABRUPTLY. OUR VEHICLE HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. WE HAVE BEEN INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF OUR DEALER 5 TIMES, AND BEGAN COMPLAINING OF THE PROBLEM A WEEK AFTER WE TOOK THE CAR HOME. OUR DEALER SEEMS OBLIVIOUS TO THE FACT THAT SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, WHICH I CAN FIND ON THE INTERNET. THEY FEEL SINCE IT HASN'T DONE IT WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING IT, THEN IT DOESN'T HAVE A PROBLEM. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THIS CAR, OUR ONLY VEHICLE FOR SIX MONTHS IN THIS CONDITION. THE DEALER RARELY RETURNS OUR CALLS. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR CHILD IN THE CAR. YOU HAVE NO WARNING WHEN IT WILL STOP, AND MOST OFTEN YOU ARE TURNING AND STALLING WITH PEOPLE SWERVING...

ENGINE STALLS. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE ENGINE RPMS WILL DROP TO "0". THE ENGINE WILL RESTART ON ITS OWN. THE STALLING IS FOR ONLY A MOMENT. I HAVE REPORTED THS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER PUT A "FLIG

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT STALLING WHILE ACCELERATING FRON 0-45 MPH. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER ,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IF IT GETS ANY WORSE TO BRING IT BACK. SEEKING HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

STALLING/HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR LOW SPEED. OCCURS AT INTERSECTIONS AND MAKING TURNS. VEHICLE LOSES POWER MOMENTARILY THEN KICKS BACK IN.

WHENEVER COMING TO A STOP OR PULLING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN OR A LIGHT, VEHICLE WILL STALL AND CUT OFF. CONSUMER VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 8 TIMES AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS RUNNING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *ML

UPON ACCELERATION VEHICLE STALLS AND LOSES POWER FOR NO REASON. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

ENGINE STALLED DURING LEFT TURN AT INTERSECTION. ALL THREE TIMES THAT THIS HAS OCCURED HAS BEEN UP STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, AND UNDER MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCELERATION. TWO OF THE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURED DURING LEFT TURNS, WHILE THE OTHER OCCURED GOING STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FORD'S RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE.

HESITATION/STALL - VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENT HESITATION WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS AFTER A STOP AND SOMETIMES STALLS. I HAVE NEARLY AVOIDED TWO ACCIDENTS. TEH DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT SAYS THE MANUFACTURER HAS OTHER MATCHING COMPLAINTS. I AM ACTIVATING THE GA WARRANTY RIGHTS ACT NOW. IF FORD KNOWS THIS PROBLEM EXISTS AND I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED.

AUTOMOBILE SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC, NEAR CRASH BECAUSE OF VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF. *AK

THIS IS AN EXPLORER WITH THE SOHC 4L ENGINE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED AT LEAST A DOZEN EPISODES OF THE ENGINE STALLING, OR NEARLY STALLING, WHEN ACCELLERATING FROM A STOP, AND USUALLY WHEN TURNING LEFT. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOST OFTEN WHEN THE WEATHER AND ENGINE ARE HOT, AND AFTER IDLING FOR A FEW MOMENTS, SUCH AS WHEN STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WAITING FOR A LIGHT OR A BREAK IN TRAFFIC. THE STALL, OR HESISTATION, HAPPENS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS MOVED PERHAPS ONE CAR LENGTH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS MADE THREE ATTEMPTS AT REPAIR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH EXPLORERS WITH THE SOHC MOTOR, AND IS VERY DANGEROUS, LEAVING THE OCCUPANTS IN THE DIRECT LINE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN A DISABLED VEHICLE. FORD HAS NOT ADMITTED A FAULT, OR FIXED THE VEHICLE.

AFTER TRAVELING EAST ON I-90 FOR APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND CAME TO A STOP. UPON MAKING A LEFT TURN AND ACCELLERATING, THE ENGINE DIED MOMENTARILY AND THEN CAME BACK TO SPEED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. ALTHOUGH I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON MY TRIP, IT WAS AN ANXIOUS MOMENT AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC.

READ REPORT OF OTHERS HAVING THIS STALL ENGINE FAILURE, VEHICLE ENGINE DOESN'T GO DEAD WILL WILL LITTERALLY ALMOST QUIT BUT THEN REGAINS WITHOUT WARNIING.

ENGINE STALLS OR SPUTTERS FROM A STOP OR ACCELERATING FROM ~40MPH. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT A GREATER RATE WHEN TURNING A SHARP LEFT AND GOING OVER AN INCLINE SUCH AS A RAILROAD CROSSING. THIS HAS CAUSED 3 NEAR COLLISIONS AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL INCIDENT HAD A TRAIN BEEN BEARING DOWN ON THE TRAIN CROSSING. I HAVE STALLED ON A RAISED TRAIN CROSSING 3 TIMES.

ENGINE OCCASIONALLY HESITATES OR STALLS UPON REACCELERATION AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT INTERSECTIONS. POSSIBLE DANGER OF BEING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN STALL OCCURS - POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT KEPT VEHICLE 2 DAYS AFTER ONE OCCURRENCE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT INDICATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS SAME PROBLEM IN OTHER EXPLORERS. THE HESITATION OR STALLING USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER CRUISING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 - 70 MPH THEN GETTING OFF AT AN EXIT AND STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION. WHEN REACCELERATING THE ENGINE SOMETIMES EITHER HESITATES BADLY THEN RESUMES NORMAL OPERATION OR STALLS COMPLETELY - USUALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION - REQUIRING RESTART.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA ,CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLS AFTER SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP. WHEN I ACCELERATE AFTER SLOWING TO A STOP OR COMMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE TRUCK HESITATES/STALLS AND THEN KICKS IN AND GOES. TRUCK HAS BEEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, BUT HE CAN'T FIX BECAUSE HE CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS VERY RANDOMLY. IT MAY HAPPEN 2-3 TIMES A WEEK AND THEN NOT AGAIN FOR 3-4 WEEKS. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES WHEN TURNING LEFT ACROSS ON-COMMING TRAFFIC. IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED, I WILL BE HIT SOME DAY!!! FORD WASN'T VERY HELPFUL. THE DEALER SUGGESTED I CALL THE 800 NUMBER IN MY BOOK. I REPORTED THIS DIRECTLY TO FORD ON THE 800 NUMBER AND NEVER HEARD FROM FORD OR THE DEALER. FORD SAID THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER AND THEY WOULD WORK ON THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER I AM...

VEHICLE HAS SEVERE HESITATION, AND ENGINE MISSES WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD STUTTER WHEN DRIVING. AT DIFFERENT TIMES WOULD STALL OUT. PRESSURE APPLIED TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE STALLS OUT. PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED BY MECHANIC. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE. ALSO, THERE WAS A LEAKAGE COMING UNDER THE VEHICLE NEAR THE ENGINE. CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR REPAIRS TWICE. VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN BACK TO THE SHOP FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. *AK

NOISY ENGINE. DEALER REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD/TIMING CHAIN/ALTERNATOR AND STARTER.

WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS/ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, ENGINE STALLS. QCAW

INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE STALLS , GIVING THE DRIVER NO INDICATION. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A STOP,DEFECT IN ENGINE CAUSES VEHICLE TO STALL OR HESITATE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT INDICATIONS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FORD DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NOT TO BE AWARE OF RECALL PERTAINING TO 4.0L SOHC ENGINES.

FORD DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NOT TO BE AWARE OF RECALL PERTAINING TO 4.0L SOHC ENGINES.