general problems of the 2001 Ford Explorer Sport

Passenger side door handle broke only opens from inside. Passenger rear door only opens from outside. Drivers side rear only opens from outside. 3 out of 4 doors do not work properly. This is a safety issue. I have small children who are in rear car seats and can't get them out if emergency!!! this should be recall with this many complaints on same model and because it poses safety issue.

All body bushings were defective and had to be replaced. The bushings were desiccated and had crumbled away. This made the vehicle unsafe when cornering as there was nothing to support the weight of the body between it and the frame causing excessive movement and compromise of center of gravity. According to the mechanic who replaced my bushings, he had seen this defect on all the vehicles of this make and model year. He said that it was not a problem on the 1998 Ford Explorer Sport. I went to a local junk yard and looked at several Ford Explorer Sports and noticed the same defect on all the 2001 model years. The 1998 model year had bushings that were still in good condition.

The back end bumps and thumps like there is no padding between the metal on metal parts. Very loud in the vehicle always.

Safety recall l05s28 (speed control system deactivation. Recall was made in August 2007. We are still waiting on the service parts to make the repair. Ford sent notice in September that they have a shortage of these parts and we could have the device disconnected. We don't want the device disconnected, we want the repair to be made. It has been 7 months waiting on this repair. Are we to wait forever for this repair to be made?.

My purchased new $30,000 2001 Ford 2 door Explorer Sport dies often causing no brakes or steering. In 2001, it died and rolled over with no steering or brakes when my wife was driving home, leaving her stranded upside down. Ford would not respond and local dealers would not or could not solve the problem. It still dies and all recalls were presumably done, including the firestone tires which were the best part of the vehicle. Numerous letters to Ford were never acknowledged. I would like to have a refund on this vehicle. Can you help me?.