general problems of the 1998 Ford Explorer Sport

This is not an emergency problem or safety issue but it should still be investigated. I own a 1998 Ford explorer and the lights on the radio panel no longer work. So I called to have them fixed well they cant be fixed you have to purchase a new radio at $500. 00. Well I was not going to do that just so the clock and radio station setting would work. As I was investigating weather this could be fixed or not I met 4 other people who have the same problem each of them also having to purchase a $500. 00 radio so the lights would work. Then I started calling Ford dealerships and found that everyone I have called has taken dozens of phone calls on the light problem with the radios. Now I would say at $500. 00 a radio to have this fixed Ford would be making quite a provite over something that sounds like a minor problem. To me it isn't a minor problem if every vehichle that has these radios has a light problem. To me and several other people I have spoke to feel this should be Fords expense to fix this not the consumer. If it was just my radio that would be different but for dozens and dozens of radios to be this way is a big problem.

I am the primary driver of my niece's 1998 Ford Explorer Sport. One afternoon I drove the 1998 Ford Explorer Sport to the supermarket, and pharmacy. The 1998 Ford Explorer Sport was running fine, all the gauges were in the middle, no smoke, no smells, no problems. . After arriving home I parked the Ford 1998 Explorer Sport in my driveway, approximately 2 feet from the garage door, and approximately 4 feet from the entrance to my house. The vehicle was parked, shut off and sitting in the driveway with no problems. During the next hour, I begin to hang christmas decorations on my front door, and I was in & out of the house. The 1998 Ford Explorer Sport was still fine in the driveway. Approximately 1 hour after I finished my decorating, I began to smell something like rubber burning. I checked my stove, and electrical outlets, and everything appeared to be fine. I figure the burning smell was coming from my neighbor's house. They had workers there drilling and making repairs. So I then continue to do my chores. Approximately 15 minutes later I went to look out my front door, and I saw dark smoke pouring out the hood of the 1998 Ford Explorer Sport. I panicked, closed the door, grabbed the phone, ran out to the backyard, and call 911. I was to afraid to go out the front door, and also afraid to stay in the house, thinking the house and garage would also catch fire. Thank god, the fire department arrived swiftly, and extinguished the fire. The fire was contained to the vehicle only, the firemen at the scene examine the 1998 Ford Explorer Sport, and determined the fire originated under the hood, the cause appeared to be electrical.

I have a 1998 Ford Explorer Sports that caught on fire while the engine was off and parked in my garage. I parked the car at around 7:00 pm and around after 10:00 pm heard a loud explotion in the garage. My family was already in bed and I was watching tv. When I open the access door to the garage the front part of the explorer was in flames. We called 911 and the fire department came and put out the fire, but the car is ruined. My second car is damaged and my garage is also damaged. No one was hurt because we got out of the house on time.

I own a 1998 Ford explorer. It only has 23,000 miles on it. I have had nothing but trouble with it. The most recent problems are I hear a loud noise in the motor area when I use the air conditioner, I also cannot get the driver window down unless I mess with it along time, I have had to replace the hood brackets 2 times, and they need replaced again. The back windshield wiper dont clean the window well enough and it gets stuck, so I have to get out and fix it. I also keep getting the 'door ajar' light on at times when the doors are all closed. I think there are some electrical problems with my explorer. I dont have the warranty anymore so they want me to pay for everything because they said all Ford companies are independent. If anything happens to me or my family we'll see how independent they are. I think all explorers need to be re-checked. They were made too hasty or something.

The lights went out on the radio display for my explorer. The unit still played however you couldn't see what track, the volume, or what radio station it was currently on. I thought this would be a simple fuse fix but was told that the whole radio had to be replaced for a cost of $600. Lucky me I have the premium stereo so it costs more. I have spoken with people who all have the 98 Explorer Sport and this issue was the same for every single person.