StormyTD
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- Hyden, KY
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1996 XLT con. trac.4x4
Ok my 1996 ford explorer XLT control trac. 4x4 is having an ungodly amount of problems! im 18 and this is my first car, and i love it so much!
so id like to begins repairs now, but id like to do them myself. not knowing much about cars, im going to put all my effort into learning my way around my precious lil baby.
List of "known" problems-
1. The Auto. Transmision is having trouble shift. it kicks really hard when it shifts. i plan on replacing it.
2. None of the guages behind the steering wheel light up at night. and a few of them dont even work, such as my spedomiter. My RPM and fuel guage do work however, but do no light up.
3. my check engine light and O/D light will not stop blinking. "the engine is in near perfect condition"
4. the driver side seat belt wont pop back out when you push the button in, i have to manualy use a knife or my key to push it back out.
5.the power windows do work, but there locked and can only be activated by the driver side controle panel. they will not unlock.
6. both back doors do not open from the inside, and will not unlock "i mean child safty". the driver side rear door is only experiencing this problem and has to be opened from the outside. the passenger side door dose the same, but recently it has made its self "Unable to even shut" i have to tie the seat belt around the door hande to keep it closed. it dose not open from outside when shut.
7. the rear tail door will not unlock with the rest of the doors, i have to get out of the car and use the unlock button on my key "several" time's until i get lucky and it opens.
8. just two days ago my wheel bearing has started making a loud nose on the front driver side wheel. (sounds like a jar of pennies in a dryer) "lol"
9. just some very minor body rusting around edge of where the tires are "in small spots".
10. the multie disk changer works, but can only play the first disk, and if i hit a bump it begins reading -No CD- and i have to get out and remove the CD, then put it back in.
11.when i get below a quarter tank of gas, and i slow down to a stop while in drive. it will somtimes start kicking forward very hard, then it will shut off completely. to get going once more, i have to start it back up, put in drive and not touch the gas or it will do it agien. after it roll's on its own for about 5-10ft i can press the gass, and get back on my way.
12. and finaly, (unless im forgeting somthing) the drivers side head light is all milky colored, and unclear. the other is fine. "I imagin I would have to replace it".
so if anyone can help me out here, mabey give me some links to "some do it yourself" sites involving a specific problem i've listed; just say (#4 -link, blah-)
also im looking for some sort of blue prints to the car that i can study and use to navagate my way around the "gutt's" eventualy i hope to turn it into an off-roading beast. i spent the entire day cleaning the dirt, mud, and grease away from the whole engine with two wet and dry rags.
so mabey somday ill be an Elite explorer. Can yuh help me guys!?
so id like to begins repairs now, but id like to do them myself. not knowing much about cars, im going to put all my effort into learning my way around my precious lil baby.
List of "known" problems-
1. The Auto. Transmision is having trouble shift. it kicks really hard when it shifts. i plan on replacing it.
2. None of the guages behind the steering wheel light up at night. and a few of them dont even work, such as my spedomiter. My RPM and fuel guage do work however, but do no light up.
3. my check engine light and O/D light will not stop blinking. "the engine is in near perfect condition"
4. the driver side seat belt wont pop back out when you push the button in, i have to manualy use a knife or my key to push it back out.
5.the power windows do work, but there locked and can only be activated by the driver side controle panel. they will not unlock.
6. both back doors do not open from the inside, and will not unlock "i mean child safty". the driver side rear door is only experiencing this problem and has to be opened from the outside. the passenger side door dose the same, but recently it has made its self "Unable to even shut" i have to tie the seat belt around the door hande to keep it closed. it dose not open from outside when shut.
7. the rear tail door will not unlock with the rest of the doors, i have to get out of the car and use the unlock button on my key "several" time's until i get lucky and it opens.
8. just two days ago my wheel bearing has started making a loud nose on the front driver side wheel. (sounds like a jar of pennies in a dryer) "lol"
9. just some very minor body rusting around edge of where the tires are "in small spots".
10. the multie disk changer works, but can only play the first disk, and if i hit a bump it begins reading -No CD- and i have to get out and remove the CD, then put it back in.
11.when i get below a quarter tank of gas, and i slow down to a stop while in drive. it will somtimes start kicking forward very hard, then it will shut off completely. to get going once more, i have to start it back up, put in drive and not touch the gas or it will do it agien. after it roll's on its own for about 5-10ft i can press the gass, and get back on my way.
12. and finaly, (unless im forgeting somthing) the drivers side head light is all milky colored, and unclear. the other is fine. "I imagin I would have to replace it".
so if anyone can help me out here, mabey give me some links to "some do it yourself" sites involving a specific problem i've listed; just say (#4 -link, blah-)
also im looking for some sort of blue prints to the car that i can study and use to navagate my way around the "gutt's" eventualy i hope to turn it into an off-roading beast. i spent the entire day cleaning the dirt, mud, and grease away from the whole engine with two wet and dry rags.
so mabey somday ill be an Elite explorer. Can yuh help me guys!?
