general problems of the 2002 Ford Explorer

The abs dash light comes on when you start the vehicle and stays on . The airbag light blinks 33 then stays on. There was a short in the trailer brake and alarm which caused the entire car to shut down would not start until battery cables were removed for a few minutes then vehical started but every time you close a door or any vibration the alarm goes off.

Door ajar light is always on and alarm goes off constantly from it. Seat belt light is always on even when seat belts are in use. Abs light is always on and off. Always issues with heat and coolant.

I have a 2002 Ford Explorer and it has not been wrecked and I had the light that come on in my dash and they said that my seat belt pretentioner was gone in my seat belt.

I was traveling in stop and go traffic. As soon as space opened between me and the vehicle in front of me, I accelerated. While gaining speed I looked in my right rear view mirror to see if I could change lanes. While looking in my mirror the vehicle in front of me stopped. I hit the back of his vehicle with the front of mine. The problem I have is that my airbag(s) fired but did no deploy. You could clearly smell that they fired and my airbag light is now on. My seat belt did not cinch up and restrain me either. This car had been well maintained and was never in an accident before this one. As I see it, it was a total failure of the srs.

2002 Ford Explorer lf seatbelt buckle pretensioner bad. Airbag light continued to illuminate after two replacements of over 300. 00 ea. Safety issue?.

The seat belts on the front drivers & passengers sides do not retract . The seat belts constantly get caught in the door lock assembly . This actually ruined my door locks once already , which I had to replace at my expense . I have read numerous issues with the same exact problem.

The rear restraining device (seat belt) on the drivers side stopped working, in that it no longer has the locking mechanism/action. This occurred while driving in a residential neighborhood with the seat belt being used by my infant son's car seat base.

I took my 2002 Ford Explorer in for service and requested them to fix the airbag system. I was advised there is a faulty seat belt pretensioner sensor that works with the airbag system. I was told there is a service notice from Ford, but not a recall. Repair was only covered under bumper to bumper warranty.

2002 Ford Explorer. The consumer states airbag light on flashed on dashboard 3 times and then it stayed on. The consumer took vehicle to the dealership and the dealership told the consumer it was related to the seat belts. This has been occurring for 1 week. The consumer contacted Ford manufacturer, and they told her they never heard of such a thing. They stated they were not aware of any complaints regarding this problem. The dealer repalced the tensioner.

2002 Ford Explorer front out seat belts do not retract in cold temperatures. I took the vehicle multiple times to the Ford dealer and contacted Ford customer service and nothing has been done to correctly remedy the situation. At one point the dealer to get rid of me he installed low-friction teflon tape on the d-ring but that did not help at all. The return spring is too weak to carry the load. This is a safety item because the webbing is catching on to the door as it is closing causing the seat belt webbing to fritter and eventually to tear into pieces. Please look and investigate this matter immediately. If this complaint does not require full fledged recall, I am willing to get the dealer to replace front seat belts at Ford expense.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the air bag light continued to illuminate. The dealer stated that it was the seat belt pretensioner. The first the failure occurred, the vehicle was repaired under warranty; yet, the failure recurred. The seat belt pretensioner was replaced three times. The contact was concerned about the safety risk. The failure mileage was 24963 and the current mileage was 80000.

The seat belt arrestor charge inadvertently fired when the vehicle was being shifted from park into reverse. The firing of the charge filled the vehicle interior with smoke and has rendered the driver's seat belt unusable until repair can be made.

2002 Ford Explorer. On vehicle the shoulder harness on the driver and passenger side wear through the plastic trim on the pillar, and it caused the edge of the seat belts to fray. Dealership replaced the seat belt and trim, and it recurred within a few weeks. Contacted the dealership, and currently vehicle was out of warranty. When the edges of the seat belt frayed the consumer was concerned that the seat belt will tear all the way. (11/08/05).

Front driver and passenger side seatbelts are rubbing against the molding where the shoulder harness is mounted. The edge of the seat belt is cutting into the molding creating grooves in the molding and possibly damaging the seat belt.