1999 Ford Explorer Ignition Problems

10
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

What owners report

plug wires · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

Band	Records
30–60k mi	1
1–30k mi	1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

July 26, 2006
Ignition
Steering wheel kept locking up. Ignition cylinder needed to be replaced. *jb
ODI 10164206
January 15, 2003 · 35,684 miles
Ignition
Spark plug wires failing. Vehicle has only 35000 miles. Resulted in severe vehicle bucking, misfiring, stalling, loss of acceleration, and unpredictable engine performance. 3 occurrences to three different plug wires within 300 miles
ODI 10002819
December 18, 2002 · 20,520 miles
Ignition
Spark plug wires failing. Vehicle has only 20500 miles. Resulted in severe vehicle bucking, misfiring, loss of acceleration, and unpredictable engine performance.two occurrences to tw0 different plug wires within 20 miles. Number 3 and 7 aluminum heat shielded wires.
ODI 10007656
August 3, 2001
Ignition
No throttle response and nearly stalling on occasion, due to a bad ignitions coil pack for the fourth cylinder. The bad coil was caused by anti-freeze leaking from the radiator. This caused cylinder 4 to die.
ODI 9004229
September 4, 2000
Ignition
The explorer would go dead unless i kept my foot on the gas pedal when starting up. The only way that i could get it to go was to floor the gas pedal in park. Every time. *ak
ODI 748911
August 15, 2000
Anti-Theft Device · Ignition
Vehicle won"t start due to failure with ignition system and anti theft system
ODI 728001
December 20, 1999
Ignition
3 times(once in dec, jan, jul) vehicle stalled out, and would not restart. Vehicle was towed to dealer. On all 3 incidents, dealer claimed defect was caused by parts relating to ignition. *ak the vehicle had stalled two more time and was towed to the dealership. The consumer states that the vehicle is no longer reliable and the problem is beyond repair. *yh
ODI 870271
August 13, 1999
Exhaust System · Ignition
Car will not start . Also, consumer smelled gas fumes. Took car to the dealer, and they told huim there was nothing wrong. *ak
ODI 846565
August 4, 1999
Ignition
Key would not turn on ignition. Car towed on flatbed truck to dealer in traverse city michigan. I regard this as a serious safety issue. We don't want cars failing to start and needing to be dragged across pavement due to locked [redacted]. If this happened at night, on a bridge,etc., could cause major accidents, or abductions. I am disallusioned that an ignition switch could fail after 2300 miles. Tow trucjk…
ODI 710491
Ignition
Vehicle fails to start on occasion; runs rough on occasion.. *ak
ODI 735252