1997 Ford Explorer defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1997 Ford Explorer. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD
  Defect Petition DP05005 · opened Sep 22, 2005 · closed Jan 4, 2006

  On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or t…

• WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE99049 · opened Jul 28, 1999 · closed Apr 24, 2000 · led to recall 00V072000

  There is no summary currently available

• STEERING KNUCKLE SEPARATIONS
  Preliminary Evaluation PE99045 · opened Jul 6, 1999 · closed Oct 29, 1999

  There is no summary currently available

• THROTTLE STICKING
  Engineering Analysis EA99001 · opened Jan 7, 1999 · closed Feb 9, 2001 · led to recall 00V422000

  On january 23, 1997, ford motor company issued special service message (ssm) 10240, announcing that a revised throttle body would be available during the first quarter of 1997 for 1997 model year ford explorers equipped with the 4.0l single overhead cam (sohc) engine.the ssm stated the revised throttle body would addre…

• FUEL LINE DAMAGE FROM JUMP STARTING
  Recall Query RQ98020 · opened Nov 3, 1998 · closed Nov 15, 2000 · led to recall 98V060000

  There is no summary currently available

• THROTTLE STICKING
  Investigation SQ98014 · opened Jul 31, 1998 · closed Jan 7, 1999

  There is no summary currently available