general problems of the 1999 Ford Explorer Sport

Drivers side door lock wont unlock with key or with handle, cant unlock door with pull knob either,it's a death trap if u need to escape in the event of fire or accident, this needs to be addressed by Ford ASAP!!!.

Front windshield wiper failure:front windshield wipers fail to work consistently. Wipers come on even though it is set to the off position. Sometimes wipers do not come on when they are turned to the on position. In order for wipers to work consistently they would have to be manually engage with hand and hand has to be kept on the wiper control switch switching it on and off to move the wiper blades. Wipers would come on intermittently while driving. Wipers would act erratically and fail to operate properly 90% of the time. Wipers sometimes would come on after vehicle has warmed up. Wipers can come on anytime while driving. Faulty hood/weak hydraulic arms: the hood cannot safely stay up because the hydraulic arm supports are too weak to hold the weight of the hood. The hood support does not lock into place so that the hood would stay up safely. No safety bar was installed on this vehicle to safely hold up/prop up the hood in case of hydraulic arm/support failure. If the vehicle gets bumped while the hood is up the hood would fall and close shut. Because the hood will not stay up it requires two people when checking under the hood. One person to hold the hood while other is under it. Extreme rust & rust through interior running boards/step both driver and passenger side interior running boards/step up have extreme rust and rusted holes through the frame in many spots. When the driver or passenger side doors are open all rust can be seen. Some rust and rusted holes through the frame in many spots is visible from the exterior even when driver or passenger side doors are closed.

While driving, smoke started coming from the steering column inside vehicle. Contacted Ford to see if part of recall to speed sensor switch. Ford motor CO. States vehicle not part of recall, did not recommend anything. No response to steering column smoking or smelling of burning electrical wires.

We were forced to take this vehicle from hansel Ford in santa rosa when they felt we wouldn't be able to afford the 2004 Ford f-150 we purchased they had sold my trade in hadn't made a deal with company for contract came a few day before first payment due and repoed it since we have had car nightmares the seat on driver side broke just regular time it does a lot of jerking and sputtering the light work when they want to etc. . . . . Please get me a decent vehicle for after.

Recall 00v072000 concerning electronic functions. Windshield wipers were inoperative. Also, interior lights, and the 4x4 control worked intermittently. Dealer was notified. Dealer informed the consumer that this vehicle was not covered under the recall.

I was driving down the street and the engine just died, I have a stick so I kept it in second then it started and I kept going this is the third time this has happened since I bought the truck new. My other problem is sometimes the windshield wipers will flick back and forth once or twice and stop and they are off this has happened about ten time since I bought the truck ,the next thing is during hot weather when you start the truck the door ajar light stays on for three or four minutes after you start to drive even though the doors are closed that is not so bad but the dome light stays on to .

@ 50,000 miles radiator went out and we replaced w/ new radiator/ heads in the motor had to be replaced / electrical problems / re-built transmission put in / driver's seat recliner failure .