Three problems related to ignition have been reported for the 1996 Ford Explorer. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Vehicle stalls when weather is hot. Rpm goes below 500 and will stall. Dealer says they do not know what is wrong, however on numerous internet sites have found information relating to a faulty ignition device. This has been a problem for over a year, dealer said had to bring vehicle in when problem was occurring. Vehicle is currently in service department. Still no answer and cannot find out if the recall is being enforced.
813-972-7100 x7271: idle drops below zero; engine shimmies, then stalls in traffic; intermittent problem, mostly in bumper to bumper traffic. Tt.
While driving experienced engine shut down at 40mph while accelerating onto hwy, dlr just prior replaced engine with mfr's new engine.