1996 Ford Explorer drivetrain & axles problems
40 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 1996 Ford Explorer, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 40 2% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Explorer sport (4x2),( manual transmission)(18,462 miles) dodging truck tire retread on interstate was oversteered. Then oversteered back when left rea hub assembly broke off. Then car fliped 6 times. When the car lost the rea wheel, control was lost.
1996 explorer, has been a great vehicle. Started loosing power and shifting down and strange times. Then the o/d fail light started to flash. I understand this is a common failure and ford knows about it but refuses to acknowledge the fact or accept responsibility. They need to recall these transmissions.
Other problems reported for the 1996 Ford Explorer
- Tires 650 complaints
- Cruise control 155 complaints
- Brakes 149 complaints
- Suspension 112 complaints
- Transmission 96 complaints
- Engine 84 complaints
- Seat belts 81 complaints
- Body & structure 70 complaints