Five problems related to body have been reported for the 1999 Ford Explorer. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Driver side door keeps opening up while whicle is moving. The door is closed and locked prior to the travel. Big safety issue.
When attempting to open doors from outside it is very difficult. This could be a safety issue in an accident if attempting to get someone out. Also the latch for the hood has the same problem.
I was at work on Friday afternoon, 5/16 and received a voicemail at 3:50pm from the fire marshall stating my 1999 Ford Explorer XLT burned in my driveway and was totaled. I had not driven the Explorer since approximately 7pm the night before and had taken my other car to work. The Explorer was just sitting in the driveway, outside the garage and started burning. A neighbor 2 houses over smelled the smoke and saw the flames and called the fire department. The fire marshall stated he had seen this type of fire before due to the Ford cruise control recall problems, based on the burn pattern. I was not the original owner and bought it about 8 years ago and have never received any kind of recall notice. I am extremely upset that this kind of thing could happen and did happen - the more I read about the amount of people it's happened to the more upset I get, I've had nightmares since Friday since my house would have burned if I had parked it 1 foot closer to the garage -- which I usually do, I had planned to give it to my stepson on Saturday who was coming to visit from NY and it would have been his first car -- my fiance' is stressed out and upset beyond words I can write here. No excuse Ford. . . Shame on you!!!!!!.
While passenger was getting inside of vehicle by pulling on the upper handle grip the handle snapped, causing the passenger to fall to the ground.
Vehicle's metal sport running boards rusted in two years. The owner felt that this was a safety issue. The owner needed the running boards to help her get in and out of the vehicle. She contacted the dealership and a body shop. The consumer has not been in contact with the manufacturer. Consumer checked on having fiberglass running boards placed on her vehicle. The metal running boards were original equipment on the vehicle when purchased. The consumer wants Ford to reimburse her for the new fiberglass running boards.