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1998 Explorer Van Ford E150

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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4Owner complaints

Model-year median: 4

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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1998
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Fuel System, Gasoline
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Tires
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 4 of 4 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Latches/locks/linkages. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Tires. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

Latches/locks/linkages complaints

1 reports
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55,000 miles · Jul 10, 2004
Latches/locks/linkages

FORD EXPLORER 19'98 - DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK ONCE LOCKED. APPEARS THAT LOCK MECHANISM HAS SIMPLY MALFUNCTIONED. HAVE TO GET IN AND OUT OF VEHICLE THROUGH PASSENGER SIDE. TRIED ALL ATTEMPTS TO FIX, INCLUDING REMOVIND DOOR PANEL, DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK AT ALL. HELP. I HOPE I DONT NEED TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE QUICKLY IF…

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FORD EXPLORER 19'98 - DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK ONCE LOCKED. APPEARS THAT LOCK MECHANISM HAS SIMPLY MALFUNCTIONED. HAVE TO GET IN AND OUT OF VEHICLE THROUGH PASSENGER SIDE. TRIED ALL ATTEMPTS TO FIX, INCLUDING REMOVIND DOOR PANEL, DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK AT ALL. HELP. I HOPE I DONT NEED TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE QUICKLY IF SOMETHING HAPPENS.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10080776

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.