Ford Explorer


REPORT: Ford loses appeal in rollover case, must pay $55M

According to The Detroit News, the Supreme Court has let stand a ruling that Ford Motor Company is at fault for a 2002 rollover crash involving a 1997 Ford Explorer and the Dearborn, MI-based automaker must pay $55 million in punitive damages. Benetta Buell-Wilson's Explorer rolled over four-and-a-half times after she swerved to avoid debris. When the roof collapsed on her neck, it severed her spinal cord and left her paralyzed. Ford unsuccessfully argued that it shouldn't be punished due to the fact that the Explorer complied with ... Read more →

Ford unveils industry's first* production inflatable seat belts [w/VIDEO] John Neff

They started out in our steering wheels before taking up residence across the dash. They then migrated to the side of our vehicles and grew to be full-sized curtains. Automakers seem to stick them ...

Spy Shots: Are you the future unibody Ford Explorer? Chris Shunk

Ford seems to really like crossover vehicles. The Blue Oval lineup already sports the Escape, Edge and Flex, and within a year or so a unibody version of the Explorer will join the car-based ...

REPORT: Ford Explorer suit draws to close; lawyers big winners, plaintiffs less so Michael Harley

As another costly Ford Explorer rollover lawsuit finally bogs to a close, the attorneys have again emerged standing on top of the flotsam. This suit, filed in California on behalf of consumers in ...

REPORT: Ford to nix Explorer Sport Trac, Mercury Mountaineer Sam Abuelsamid

Anyone who actually wants a Ford Explorer Sport Trac had better go out and grab one now because they won't be around much longer. As production of the the current body-on-frame Explorer winds down in ...

REPORT: NHTSA investigating if 2002-05 Ford Explorers/Mercury Mountaineers can slip out of park 7 months ago on Autoblog

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has begun looking at Ford Explorers and Mercury Mountaineers from the 2002-2005 model years. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, out of some 1.4 million SUVs produced, more than 200 complaints have been filed with the government agency ...

Spy Shots: Next-gen unibody Ford Explorer mules caught 1 year ago on Autoblog

Our spy photographers have noticed a test mule running around Detroit, and we agree with their guess that it's the upcoming reinvention of the Ford Explorer on a unibody platform. Since its inception, the Explorer has been a true SUV built on a sturdy truck frame, but the market has turned its ...

Ford cuts inspired by Honda 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Ford Explorer America Concept For years, the success of vehicles such as the Ford F-Series pickups and Explorer SUV kept the Blue Oval brand from improving its line of mostly uncompetitive sedans. Automakers like Honda, though, never went the way of ...

Detroit 2008: Evolving the Explorer - Ford Explorer America concept LIVE 1 year ago on Autoblog

Update: Video of the Explorer America concept reveal is available after the jump. click above for morel live images of the Ford Explorer America Concept The unveiling of Ford's Explorer America concept might finally prove that the end of the SUV era is upon us. FoMoCo's stalwart 'ute has left the ...

Honda to double North American production of the CR-V 2 years ago on Autoblog

Recently, Honda has had issues with keeping supply and demand in check with its newest products. Waiting lists for everything from the Civic Si to the Honda Fit have become bones of contention with consumers, and the recently redesigned Honda CR-V was among them earlier this year. Sales of Honda's ...

eBay Find of the Day: 1998 Saleen Explorer XP8 2 years ago on Autoblog

Here's another one of those eBay finds that makes us reach for our wallets. It's a rare 1998 Saleen Explorer XP8, the famous Ford tuner's first foray into the world of SUVs. While some might argue that performance tuning should never be applied to these beasts of burden, Saleen went the extra mile ...

Federal judge requires NHTSA to release pre-recall safety data 3 years ago on Autoblog

A federal judge has declared that the public must have access to safety data from automotive OEMs and part manufacturers, even before a recall is officially announced. The ruling comes as the result of a suit filed by Public Citizen, which was claiming that manufacturers should not have blanket ...

Explorer develops a superiority complex 3 years ago on Autoblog

In Japan, there are four trim levels in the Ford Explorer lineup: XLT, Eddie Bauer, Limited, and the just-announced Superior. The deal with the Explorer Superior is pretty simple. Basically, it's a loaded Explorer Limited that gets a real wood center console and door pulls, custom floormats, ...

Explorer and Mountaineer earn NHTSA's highest crash test ratings 3 years ago on Autoblog

The 2006 Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer, which were heavily revised this year, have earned five-star crash ratings in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s front and side impact crash tests for drivers and passengers. Each SUV features a package of 10 standard safety ...

2006 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4X4: In the Autoblog Garage Day 3-4 3 years ago on Autoblog

One great thing about the way we review vehicles is that we get to read all of your comments and address some of them in the second and third parts of our reviews. Russell left a particularly enlightening comment in our first post on the 2006 Ford Explorer that sums up many of our feelings on the ...

2006 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4X4: In the Autoblog Garage Day 1-2 3 years ago on Autoblog

"All dressed up and nowhere to go" might best describe the situation in which the 2006 Ford Explorer found itself when it appeared in showrooms last year. The not-quite "all new" model had donned a new sheetmetal suit to attract suitors, and underneath the skin it received ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: 'Twas a couple nights before Christmas...

Chris, Editor Paukert, and Dan send the Podcast off for the Christmas holiday in proper fashion

 
 

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