1999 Ford Explorer electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 93 complaints for the 1999 Ford Explorer, 5% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 93 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 39 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 17
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 39 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 17 fires, 1 injury, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
Dt: the contact owns a 1999 ford explorer. The vehicle was inside of the contact's mothers garage the night that mother's house caught on fire. The cause of the fire was unknown, but is still under investigation. This occurred on february 14, 2003. The fire department was contacted because the house burned down, and was currently doing an investigation on the house. The house insurance company also did an investigation , but it was left undetermined. The vehicle completely burned.
The consumer states that there are problems with the left turn signal. The consumer states that the left turn signal was placed on, and stayed on for about 10 seconds and stopped blinking, but the arrow(left) was still illuminated. Immediately after smoke began coming from the steering column. The dealer suggested it was a fuse. The consumer feels there should be a recall. *scc *nlm
Other problems reported for the 1999 Ford Explorer
- Tires 397 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 225 complaints
- Cruise control 153 complaints
- Engine 108 complaints
- Air bags 101 complaints
- Brakes 89 complaints
- Transmission 82 complaints
- Suspension 71 complaints