1996 Ford Explorer fuel system problems
26 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 1996 Ford Explorer, which is 1% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 1% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
Vehicle was driven and parked on the carport, under the hood compartment fire, causing the vehicle/carport to completely burn. Also, smoke damages, fir ewas cauded by faulty fuel injectors.
I purchased this explorer the first year that the v-8 was available. The exhaust manifold fractured 4 times during the 12 years that I had the vehicle. The part cost over $300 and was on "national backorder" for over a year, so I had my nephew (certified welder) weld the piece together and reinstalled by an auto mechanic. My nephew stated that when you have "pot-metal" welded to steel, it will always fracture, so this part was never manufactured correctly.
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