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1991 Ford Explorer body & structure problems

Owners reported body & structure problems in 35 complaints for the 1991 Ford Explorer, 5% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
35 5% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
3 and 1
Injuries and deaths
7 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 fire, 7 injuries.

What owners wrote

Lift gate open the hydrolic lift bracket snapped off causing the liftgate to fall on my sons head. Bracket was poorly welded. They claim that there was a recall aroung the time the car, but it is no longer in effect. The recall was to be reenforce the brackets. This is still a safety issue.

July 1996 Injury

The rear liftgate was in the up position and it dropped while the consumer was unloading groceries. The right side hinge broke. This vehicle was not included in liftgate recall campaign 04v442000.

Reported at 15,000 miles, March 2005

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