This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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I drive a 1999 Ford Explorer and coming home from work last night the bracket that attaches the accelerator pedal to the firewall sheared off. My accelerator pedal was left dangling and I could not drive the vehicle any more. Could have been dangerous had I been on the interstate. It appears like three little rivets hold the bracket to the firewall.
The contact owns a 1999 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the rear hatch window exploded unexpectedly. The contact was under the impression that someone had broken the window and contacted the police. The police advised they were unable to determine what caused the breakage. The failure and current mileages were 189,000.
1999 Ford Explorer grab bar over the front passenger's seat fell off although there was no pressure applied to it. For seven weeks prior to the failure to consumer had been instructed to use the grab bar to get in and out of the vehicle because of an ankle injury. The consumer said that at no time during those seven weeks did the bar feel loose or unstable.
The vehicle is setting high off the ground causing wind to get under vehicle, which can cause the driver to lose control of vehicle and a crash can occur.
- Portsmouth, VA, USA
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Rear tire struck the Toyota's front bumper and rolled the Explorer over. The side airbags did not deployed. The force in the rollover crash should have activated the side airbags.
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- Littleton, CO, USA