1999 Ford Explorer body & structure problems
Owners reported body & structure problems in 55 complaints for the 1999 Ford Explorer, 3% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 55 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires, 8 injuries.
What owners wrote
The vehicle is design for the doors to lock automatically when in motion but on two occasion two passenger had they're arms pinched by the lock. Nlm
1999 ford explorer grab bar over the front passenger's seat fell off although there was no pressure applied to it. For seven weeks prior to the failure to consumer had been instructed to use the grab bar to get in and out of the vehicle because of an ankle injury. The consumer said that at no time during those seven weeks did the bar feel loose or unstable.
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
- Electrical system 93 complaints
- Brakes 89 complaints
- Transmission 82 complaints