1999 Ford Explorer Equipment Problems

NOISE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF CAR WAS SLIGHT UPON PURCHASE. SECOND DAY I RETURNED TO DEALER. DEALER REFUSED TO TAKE THE CAR BACK.. DEALER TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO THEIR REPAIR SHOP. REPAIR COMPANY STATED IT WAS AIR CONDITIONER AND TO UNHOOK AIR-CONDITIONER. I REFUSED. LATER THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND I REPLACED THE TIRE. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE SHIFTING OF THE CAT INTO PARK AND REVERSE BEGAN TO BECOME DIFFICULT. I ENDED UP STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR HAD A GAS TANK PROBLEM AS WELL; AS IF THE CAR MAY HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I AM HAVING THE DMV CHECK INTO THIS MATTER AS THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND THE COMPANY STILL WANTS AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT TO BE PAID TO THEM, WHILE OTHER DEALERS STATE IT WAS ONLY WORTH $1,000 AND ON "ITS LAST LEG". I PURCHASED THE CAR LAST FEBRUARY FOR $5,000. *TR

I OWN TWO FORDS; A 1999 RANGER XLT EXT. CAB AND A 1999 EXPLORER - EDDIE BAUER. BOTH ARE EQUIPPED WITH A CD/CASSETTE/AM-FM RADIO COMBINATION. THE DISPLAY LIGHTS ON BOTH RADIOS UNITS DO NOT WORK. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. MY MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I CALLED A FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THESE UNITS WERE PRODUCED, THE DEFECT EXISTED. IT IS IN THE WAY THE WIRING WAS SOLDERED IN. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED? FORD WILL FIX IT FOR 400.00!! THEY SHOULD HAVE NEVER SOLD THIS ITEM AS AN OPTION AND CERTAINLY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. STRICT LIABILITY! THEY KNEW THE PROBLEM EXISTED YET CONTINUED TO INSTALL THESE DEFECTIVE UNITS. *JB

MY VEHICLES' OEM RADIO DISPLAY HAS SHORTED OUT AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS OF LIGHT USE. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE PARTICULAR RADIOS IN 1997-2001 MODELS OF THE EXPLORER. THE UNIT ALSO HEATS CD'S TO HIGH TEMPERATURES, MAKING ME THINK THAT IT EITHER WILL CATCH THE VEHICLE ON FIRE, OR MELT A CD. I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING MY DEALER FOR A SOLUTION, FORD FOR A SOLUTION, AND EVEN PIONEER ELECTRONICS, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE UNIT FOR A SOLUTION. NONE OF THESE ENTITIES WERE ABLE TO FIND AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THEY ALL STATED IT WAS THE OTHER'S ISSUE. I AM ACTUALLY CONSIDERING A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *LA

THE RADIO DISPLAY HAS GONE OUT ON MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER MACH STEREO SYSTEM. (IT'S BEEN OUT FOR ABOUT A YEAR.) THE RADIO STILL PLAYS BUT THE DISPLAY IS UNREADABLE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED AT THE INTERNET NEWSGROUP REC.AUTOS.MAKERS.FORD.EXPLORER. FORD CLAIMS THE FIX IS REPLACING THE RADIO AT A COST OF $600. THE RADIO WORKS FINE EXCEPT FOR THE DISPLAY THEREFORE AN ENTIRE RADIO REPLACEMENT AT $600 IS NEEDLESS AND WASTEFUL. AS A KNOWN DEFECT, SHOULDN'T THIS BE COVERED ABOVE AND BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD? *LA

CD PLAYER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *SLC

ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2002, THE AIR CONDITIONING CEASED WORKING AND FROZE THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS ON FULL HEAT. THE CONTROLS HAD BEEN SET TO HEAT IN THE MORNING BUT SWITCHED TO AIR-CONDITIONING IN THE AFTERNOON. *AK

THE CD PLAYER WAS DISPLAYING AN ERROR MESSAGE, DEALER FOUND CD EXCHANGER SHIPPING CLIP STILL IN PLACE, DEALER REMOVED CLIP.*JB

THE CD PLAYER WAS DISPLAYING AN ERROR MESSAGE, DEALER FOUND CD EXCHANGER SHIPPING CLIP STILL IN PLACE, DEALER REMOVED CLIP.*JB

I OWN A 1999 FORD EXPLORER NOW WITH OVER 100,000 MILES. SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW AND OCCASIONALLY OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE A/C, DEFROSTER, FOOT VENT, ETC. EMITS A MUSTY, MILDEW, MOLDY SMELL INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN. CAN BREATHING THIS SMELL CAUSE HEALTH PROBLEMS? IS THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS? I HAVE SINUS, ALLERGY PROBLEMS AND AM WONDERING IF THIS IS ADDING TO MY ILLNESS PROBLEMS? THANK YOU.

AIR CONDITIONER BLEW OUT HOT AIR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF A ROCK CHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE IS NOT CLEAR, FIRESTONE RECOMMANDS 30 PSI, 26 PSI IS LISTED ON COMPLIANCE STICKER, WHO SHOULD CONSUMER BELIEVE? *CJ

THE AIR CONDITIONER SMELLS DUE TO MOLD AND MILDEW ACCUMULATING ON THE A/C UNIT, THIS SMELL AFFECTS CONSUMERS SINUSES AND GIVES AN INSTANT HEADACHE, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. NLM

THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER SOCKET BLEW OUT. YH

RADIO VOLUME ADJUST ITSELF AUTOMATICALLY. YH