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1990 Ford Explorer Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
12
Latest Dec 3, 2003
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
3
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Feb 21, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 12 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 Ford Explorer. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–12 of 12

Engine
Filed Dec 3, 2003

WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT 20 MPH VEHICLE STALLED/ LOST POWER. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND MANAGED TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
10049974
Incident
Nov 27, 2003
Mileage
58,410 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jul 10, 2002

FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS,. CONSUMER CANNOT TELL THE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEFT IN TANK.*AK

NHTSA ID
8013632
Incident
Jul 8, 2002
Visibility
Filed Jul 10, 2002

WHILE DRIVING 58 MPH OPENED SUN ROOF, IT DISCONNECTED AND FELL OFF.*AK

NHTSA ID
8013631
Incident
Jul 1, 2002
Brakes
Filed Jan 4, 2001
Crash reported

PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY & APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL LOCKED IN ONE SPOT. VEHICLE WAS FREE ROLLING & HIT A GARAGE DOOR. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR BRAKES & FOUND NOTHING. PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN SINCE HAVING ENGINE WORK DONE. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
877466
Incident
Nov 16, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 9, 2000
Crash reported

I HAD THREE TIRES LOSE THE ENTIRE CENTER TREAD ON MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE (90 FORD EXPLORER) WHILE TRAVELING AROUNG 70MPH. ALL THREE WERE WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER. THE FIRST TIRE THAT WENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE BODY THAT WAS REPORTED TO MY INSURANCE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

NHTSA ID
727319
Incident
Jul 1, 1998
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 3, 2000

FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX TIRES P23575R15 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 90 EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 70MPH THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND NOTICED THAT REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TREAD HAD SEPARATED ,THROUGH REAR VIEW MIRROR, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK DOT#W2HL 1PM. *SLC

NHTSA ID
866697
Incident
Jul 16, 2000
Filed Jan 25, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
702575
Incident
Nov 1, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Oct 7, 1998

CONNECTING PIPES ON THE GAS TANK ARE FORMED FROM SEAMED STEAL PIPE, AND THE SEAM IS SEALED DUE TO BAD MANUFACTURING. THE SEAM BENDS OVER AND EVENTUALLY RUSTS AWAY, AND ALLOWS GAS TO LEAK TO GROUND. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
827851
Incident
Sep 12, 1998
Engine
Filed Jan 23, 1998
Fire reported

ENGINE FIRE.

NHTSA ID
528779
Incident
Dec 27, 1997
Brakes
Filed Oct 7, 1996

IN WET WEATHER THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP . *AK

NHTSA ID
802026
Incident
Jan 1, 1992
Transmission
Filed Jun 14, 1995

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED SIX TIMES. WOULD NOT SHIFT. TT

NHTSA ID
966874
Transmission
Filed Feb 21, 1995

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, TRANSMISSION IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO PULL THE VEHICLE WEIGHT. TT

NHTSA ID
960285
Incident
Feb 9, 1995

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.

Data sources

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