1996 Ford Explorer body & structure problems
Owners reported body & structure problems in 70 complaints for the 1996 Ford Explorer, 4% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 70 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 124,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 9
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 124,000 miles, and 0% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 3 fires, 15 injuries, 9 deaths.
What owners wrote
Sudden tread separation on left rear tire of ford explorer caused loss of control and on-road rollover. Tire was a cooper eldorado radial zr1, size p23575r15, DOT# 3dhlekn2900.
While traveling at 50 MPH 10:30p.m., without cause vehicle slid across highway to the left, rolled and flipped, and collided with a tree - vehicle landed on its side with roof in to the steering wheel: all windows broken and windshield shattered. Roof actually caved in on teenage driver -fatality from multiple brain injuries.
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
- Steering 53 complaints