1991 Ford Explorer Body and structure Problems

“In 2001 the right side bracket attachment of the rear liftgate gas assist cylinder came off from the inside of the liftgate of my 1991 Ford Explorer. The remaining assist cylinder does not hold the liftgate in an open position. As I understand from NHTSA campaign id no 95i007000 over a million vehicles had the brackets reinforced, but my Explorer wasn't included although in my opinion it clearly should have been. I haven't priced the repairs.”

“The rear liftgate was in the up position and it dropped while the consumer was unloading groceries. The right side hinge broke. This vehicle was not included in liftgate recall campaign 04v442000.”

“The questionnaire does not fit my complaint. The door handle on the front left and rear right have broken. This makes it nearly impossible to close the doors tightly. I have looked into several other Ford explorers with the same inside door panels and they also have at least one of the handles broken. I feel this must be a defect in design since it seems to have occured in several vehicles. I have not looked into one like mine yet and not found at least one handle broken. …”

“The left and right rear rocker panels are rusted through. This is a common problem amoungst Ford Explorer's (1991-1994). Many auto body shops have confimed that this cronic problem is a a result of poor design of not adding drain holes in the rear proportion of the rocker panels. Though this matter is not a saftey factor it is very costly to repair.”

“Lift gate open the hydrolic lift bracket snapped off causing the liftgate to fall on my sons head. Bracket was poorly welded. They claim that there was a recall aroung the time the car, but it is no longer in effect. The recall was to be reenforce the brackets. This is still a safety issue.”