Complaint 968521
1996 FORD EXPLORER • POWER TRAIN • incident Jan 8, 2013
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 968521
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 1996
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- Jan 8, 2013
- Date Received
- Mar 15, 2013
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
THE VEHICLE BEGAN HESITATING DURING TAKEOFF, ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO EXPERIENCE HIGH RPM'S BUT VERY LITTLE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO NOT FALL INTO 1ST GEAR, WHEN YOU SHIFTED THE CAR INTO DRIVE FROM PARK THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE FOR ABOUT 4 SECONDS THEN LURCH HEAVILY, THE VEHICLE ALSO DOES THIS AT EVERY STOP, AFTER YOU MAKE A COMPLETE STOP AND PRECEDE TO ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AGAIN THE VEHICLE WILL RPM AS YOU PUSH THE ACCELERATOR BUT WON'T MOVE FOR ABOUT 4 SECONDS, AFTER THE 4 SECONDS THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD HEAVILY AND SPINS BOTH REAR TIRES. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.