I've been told that they are not very safe, is this true? I've also been told that Fords are not generaly good cars ia this true?
2006-07-21 07:22:08 · 20 answers · asked by mountaingirl88 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Ford
It's a conspiracy! Other automakers are paying the media networks big dollars to make their rivals to look bad. Give them a bad rep. Not true!! I've seen tests done on the Explorers with a simulated tire blowout and no they didn't flip. And the experienced driver even tried to help it flip on purpose and it didn't work. I live in NYC and everyday on the new is always something about car accidents,and I've seen acura RSX's,BMW's in fatal crashes. I've seen a footage of an Audi TT get crucshed by a semi and a big bus get totalled and the guy lived!
2006-07-24 14:24:44 · answer #1 · answered by FORDever 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Historically, Ford Explorers have had more incidents with rolling in their early days than most other SUV's on the market. The new ones have a wider track, and they're safer, but it's still an SUV--so it will never have the good, low center of gravity of most cars.
As for Fords being generally not good cars, that is absolutely false. Fords are cheap--I'm baffled as to why people keep wanting Ferrari quality for a GM price. GM also makes cars with so many poor quality issues it makes my head spin (Geo, anyone?).
Explorers have quality issues. The earlier ones often have mechanical failures, and I know that Ford's starter assemblies tend to have weak solenoids. But we have a 1998 Taurus SE and have had absolutely no issues with it outside of a partial tranny overhaul for all the years it's been abused.
My lab partner owns a 95 Explorer, and seems very happy with it. It's given him no trouble, outside of needing new shocks (which we replaced in less than an hour).
2006-07-21 07:35:19 · answer #2 · answered by bracken46 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The older Explorers are more dangerous in terms of roll-over accidents. The newer ones have been designed to be more stable, but you have to remember that SUVs have a high center of gravity, so if you swerve too hard or overcorrect there's a good chance you're going to roll ANY SUV. In general, Ford makes pretty good cars -- they've gotten a lot better over the past 10 years, but they still haven't caught up to the Japanese in terms of reliability. The advantage to owning a Ford if you live in the U.S. is that parts are more readily accessible and cheaper than they are for foreign cars, and 95% or better of the repair shops out there work on Ford cars (but may not work on German or Japanese cars).
2006-07-21 07:28:29 · answer #3 · answered by sarge927 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will say this about the ford explorers, I think they are having quality control in some of the models. Had two of my explorers cd player/ clocks glitched so you could not see what radio station you were on or the time. Was not to happy about the firestone recalls either. Other than that, I feel comfortable with the products ford makes and my families entire fleet is either a Ford or a Mercury.
2006-07-24 11:11:39 · answer #4 · answered by trigunmarksman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The old explorer(99 and older) did roll easily. But they have been redesigned and made wider so that problem has been eliminated. As an owner of a ford truck I must say that it has never been in the shop. As someone who used to sell fords, go sit in the service department and you will find that in comparison to other brands, fords are no worse than any other.
2006-07-24 14:27:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both of my automobiles are Fords. i have a 1998 ford contour that i have never hada problem with. although i have been in many accidents. i also have a 2004 ford explorer, i did have a problem with it cutting off for no apparent reason, but that is the only real problem i have had with it. and i am a really bad driver. So, i think that fords are not bad. i have really happy with the ones that i have brought.my next car is going to be a ford mustang. so watch out! i would say..dont buy a hundai...ugh...sorry if u already own one
2006-07-21 08:04:47 · answer #6 · answered by bumblebee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. my husband rolled one of ours a couple of months ago. flipped three times. Poor baby was completed wrecked :<(
Every brand of car has it setbacks. Im not one of those "yeah Im a Chevy lover" or Ford either. I have three of these explorers. one wrecked XLT, one Eddie Bauer and a Sport. If u use some common sense, unlike my hubby, then rollovers are not much of a problem. My friend had one of the first Explorers made back in 91. it has about 400,000 miles on it and still going, not as main vehicle, but its runs good. So...Ive had good and bad experiences with these.
2006-07-22 06:08:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No worse than ANY SUV. They ALL have a higher center of gravity than a car. Most roll-over issues can be prevented by making sure your tires are properly inflated. A lot of SUVs have aluminum wheels which tend to leak around the bead area over time. A SUV is not a corvette, so don't drive it like one when cornering, or making left/right direction changes. Use common sense!
2006-07-22 11:26:50 · answer #8 · answered by Bobby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any SUV will roll over if the dummy driving it makes
idiot, sudden sharp turns. Only a small percentage of accidents
are rollovers. The Ford explorer is no more prone to roll over then any other SUV. Driving responsibly is your answer.
2006-07-21 13:33:20 · answer #9 · answered by rjm96 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only problem i know about explorer and some of the fords is the transmition, and in 4x4 vehicles the transfer-case but the have some good cars like the mustang, expedition ,focus and the explorer dont rollover that easy
2006-07-21 15:47:19 · answer #10 · answered by tinyhrv25 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋