1999 FORD EXPLORER Suspension Problems

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. NEUTRAL IS ACTUALLY REVERSE OVER DRIVE IS NEUTRAL 2ND IS OD 1ST IS 2ND PAST 1ST IS 1ST GEAR. WHEN I MOVE POWER LAMP TO OFF MY HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF. ALL OF THIS HAOPENED WHEN I TURNED MY VEHICLE ON OR WHEN I WAS DRIVING.

HI,I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE CORRECT SITE FOR ME TO BE WRITING BUT I BOUGHT A 1999 FORD EXPLORER FROM A DEALER IN NEW BOSTON ON OR AROUND 7/23/2010 IT HAD 113,027 MILES ON IT, I WAS TOLD IT WAS FULLY INSPECTED WITH NO ISSUES AND THEY PUT A SAFETY INSPECTION STICKER ON IT. ON 8/13/2010 I DROPED SAID FORD OFF AT AUTO FAIR FORD IN MANCHESTER, N.H. TO HAVE THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT WITH APPR. 113850 MILES ON IT AND THEY FOUND MULTIPLE SAFETY FAILURES AND VIOLATIONS SUCH AS BAD BAD BALL JOINTS, EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS INOPERABLE, BRAKE LINE LEAKS AND WORN BRAKES THAT COULD NOT HAVE PAST INSPECTION AMOUNG OTHER SAFETY INSPECTION ISSUES. IT ENDED UP COSTING ME ABOUT $2700.00FOR MOSTLY SAFETY REPAIRS.HOW CAN A SAFETY INSPECTOR ISSUE A SAFETY STICKER WITH THESE PROBLEMS? DO I HAVE ANY KIND OF RECOURSE AND IF SO TO WHOM...

FRONT AND REAR BALL JOINTS WENT BAD. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWING VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *PH AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING A 5X 10 SINGLE AXLE TRAILER ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE *JB

SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH 1999 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER EDITION. *MR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED RIGHT, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN, THERE WAS A WHINE NOISE, A LEAKING ON THE GARAGE FLOOR ALONG WITH A BURNING SMELL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUTOFF, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FRONT AXLE SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE HEAT GAUGE SHOWED HOT, THE DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS THE THERMOSTAT. THE ENGINE SURGED, THE LIGHT EMITTING THE DISPLAY HAD GONE OUT, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY/AXLE SEAL. *SCC *JB

I WAS ON THE MOTERWAY {UK} TOWING A CARAVAN I WAS DOING 45/50 MPH TRUCK PAST ME BY AND MADE US SWAY I GAINED CONTROL AND THEN THE CAR&CARAVAN STARTED BOUNCING. CARAVAN PARTED FROM THE CAR AND THEN WE FLIPPED OVER ON TO THE PASSINGER SIDE AND THEN ROLLED ONTO THE ROOF ACROSS 3 LANES. *AK

TRUCK IS SUBJECT TO VIBRATION WHEN DRIVEN HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SEVERAL COMPONENTS THAT RELATE TO CONTROL AND STABILITY WERE REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP WITH NO CHANGE INCONDITION. OWNER IS CONCERNED ABOUT LOSING CONTROL WITH NO WARNING.*JB

WHILE DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE, CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WOULD SWAY INTO THE RIGHT LANE, VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE STEERING, THE SUSPENSION IS NOT STABLE, ALSO, REAR AXLE WAS REPLACED.*JB

VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT WITHIN 20 DAYS OF EACH OTHER. *JG

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION. *JG

WHILE DRIVING IN OVERDRIVE AT 50 MPH AND GOING UP AN INCLINE, VEHICLE VIBRATES ERRATICALLY. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. *AK O2 SENSOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER CAN NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WHICH SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.*YH *SLC

WHEN GOING UP A HILL AT 55-60 MPH IN OVERDRIVE THERE IS A VIBRATION SENSATION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED IT WAS NORMAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION. *JG

VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT WITHIN 20 DAYS OF EACH OTHER. *JG

WHILE DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE, CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WOULD SWAY INTO THE RIGHT LANE, VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE STEERING, THE SUSPENSION IS NOT STABLE, ALSO, REAR AXLE WAS REPLACED.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND ABOVE VEHICLE WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD, AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THIS WANDERING IS WORSE UNDER WINDY CONDITIONS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE' HANDLING IS TYPICAL OF SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

WHEN ROADS WERE WET VEHICLE STARTED TO FISHTAIL. CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING 65-70MPH IN RAIN. VEHICLE STARTED TO FISHTAIL, SPUN 180' WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT THEN HIT A TREE. CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. ON DECEMBER 15, 2000 CONSUMER HAD A SIMILAR ACCIDENT, ROAD WAS WET, HIT A PATCH OF SLUSHY SNOW, VEHICLE WENT INTO TAILSPIN, AND ROLLED OVER, DAMAGE WAS AROUND $ 4500. *AK TIRES WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS, P235/70R16. *SLC

VEHICLE DOES NOT HANDLE WELL IN ANY WET WEATHER IT SLIPS AND SLIDES. YH

IT ADMITS NOISE FROM FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BETWEEN 0-30 MPH. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET. *AK

THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY UNSTABLE WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT GRADUALLY. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING 10- MPH , HAD STOPPED RAINING ABOUT 15 MINUTES EARLIER, VEHICLE HEADED TOWARDS THE HIGHWAY, AND SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER INTO AN EMBANKMENT. *AK

SOME OF THE ROLLOVER PROBLEMS COULD BE ATTRIBUTED NOT ONLY TO FIRESTONE TIRES BUT THE STEERING WHICH OVERSTEERS, IS AS SENSITIVE AS THE POWER STEERING IN THE 1950 7 1960'S. SUGGEST YOU LOOK INTO THIS. THIS VEHICLE HANDLES VERY POORLY ON WET ROADS AND SMALL PUDDLES, IT WANTS TO GO WHEREEVER IT FEELS LIKE. SUGGEST YOU LOOK INTO THIS. SHOULD ALSO HAVE THE EXTREMELY HIGH CENTER OF GRAVITY LOOKED AT CLOSELY.

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH VEHICLE SWERVED AND ROLLED OVER, RESULTING IN INJURY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH VIBERATION WHEN I GET A TIRE ROTATION. EVERYTIME THE BACK TIRES ARE ROTATED TO THE FRONT, I HAVE INCREASED VIBERATION, SO I HAVE SINCE ROTATED THE TIRES BACK TO WHERE THE VIBERATION IS MUCH LESS. I READ AN ARTICLE IN THE PAPER TODAY THAT SAID THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES WERE "UNDER INVESTIGATION". I TRAVEL QUITE A LOT BETWEEN TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAYS. SHOULD THIS BE A CONCERN, SINCE I SEEM TO HAVE A TIRE PROBLEM AT THIS PRESENT TIME? I DIDN'T APPRECIATE THE COMMENT IN THE PAPER TODAY "AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN" ABOUT THE FACT THAT "THE SPARE TIRE WAS THERE FOR A REASON" AFTER "NHTSA HAD CITED CASES ABOUT SAFETY CONCERNS OF TIRES PEELING OFF THEIR CASINGS, INCLUDING REPORTS OF 21 DEATHS AS THERE CAR IS BARRELING DOWN THE ROAD".. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE...

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH CONSUMER FELT LIKE HE WAS LOSING GRIP OF ROAD, AND VEHICLE WOULD WANDER FROM SIDE TO SIDE. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. WHEN MAKING A TURN, VEHICLE MAKES A THUMPING NOISE. TRUCK SWAYS AND TIRES RIDE AS IF THEY NEED TO BE BALANCED, ALTHOUGH TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER SAYS THAT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THAT THEY CAN DO. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE, AND THEN CUT OFF. *AK

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT STAY ON WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. LIGHTS COME ON, BUT GO BACK OUT WHILE BRAKES ARE STILL BEING APPLIED. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND SAID THAT IT IS NORMAL. *AK BRAKE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES AND POWER BOOSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH NO REMEDIES, BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN RELEASED. MESSAGE CENTER, MILES PER GALLON, IS INACCURATE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATES IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. REAR SUSPENSION SQUEAKS AND GROANS OVER BUMPS, CONSUMER STATES THERE IS TOO MUCH ROLL STIFFNESS BUILT INTO SUSPENSION, ALIGNMENT CHECKED AND TOE SET DUE TO VEHICLE WANDERING. WATER LEAKS INSIDE DOOR FRAMES. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS RELUCTANT TO DOWNSHIFT UNLESS THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED FLAT TO THE FLOOR. INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROW MOUNTED TOO LOW. CONSUMER STATES SQUEAKS AND RATTLES SHOW UP ALL THE TIME IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, RATTLES IN DASH,...

(1) VIBRATION ON APPLYING BRAKES - CAR SHUDDERS AND THERE IS A NOISE THAT SOUND LIKE METAL HITTING METAL. HAVE BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER TWICE. SITUATION IMPROVED, BUT NOT ELIMINATED(B) VIBRATION AT 60MPH- VIBRATION STARTS AT ABOUT 55MPH AND IS MOST PRONOUNCED AT 60. CAN FEEL VIBRATION IN THROTTLE AND STEERING WHEEL. VIBRATION GREATER WHEN ENGINE UNDER LOAD LIKE WHEN GOING UP A GRADE. HAVE MADE APPT. TO HAVE DEALER CHECK THIS( C) WHISTLING NOISE- PEOPLE STANDING IN STREET TOLD ME THAT A WHISTLING SOUND EMANATED FROM CAR. MADE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE DEALER CHECK THIS. THUS FAR DEALER HAS BEEN VERY DILIGENT IN TRYING TO ADDRESS AND ELIMINATE PROBLEMS. *AK

SUSPENSION MAKES THE TRUCK BOUNCE LIKE A PING PONG BALL WHILE DRIIVNG AT ANY SPEED. FORD HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE TRUCK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE COLLISION AT 30MPH. THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR DOORS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, VEHICLE ROLLED OVER 40 FEET, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK