1995 Chevrolet Explorer Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1995 Chevrolet Explorer, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Body & structure120.0%
- Driver assistance120.0%
- Engine120.0%
- Tires & wheels120.0%
- Transmission120.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
VEHICLE CONSTANTLY SKIDS/FISHTAILS DUE TO TRUCK BEING HEAVIER IN FRONT BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE WEIGHT.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
THROTTLE STUCK AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, IN ORDER TO MISS A TRUCK AHEAD CONSUMER HAD TO TURN ONTO THE SIDEWALK AND THROW THE VEHICLE IN PARK, CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE RACED AS IF CONSUMERS FOOT WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE ACELERATOR. *ET
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE A FIRE STARTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. *AK *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
VEHICLE DRIVING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE NEAR ATLANTA. TREAD ON REAR DRIVERS SIDE DELAMINATED AND BLEW OUT CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND CAR TO FLIP IN MEDIAL OF HIGHWAY. INCIDENT SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE OTHER INCIDENTS RECENTLY REPORTED IN NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS. IT WAS A HOT SUMMER DAY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED AND TOWED TO A LOCATION NORTH OF ATLANTA. I WANT THIS REPORT TO BE SENT TO FORD
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT.*JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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