CHEVROLET EXPLORER · model year

1995 CHEVROLET EXPLORER

5 NHTSA complaints, 1 crash report. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 1995CHEVROLETEXPLORER carries 5 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 1 crash, 1 fire, 4 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 1995 EXPLORER is structure:frame and members with 1 filings, followed by tires:tread/belt (1) and vehicle speed control (1). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.

NHTSA currently has 57 investigation files overlapping the 1995 EXPLORER, and 2 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.

5
Complaints
1
Crashes
1
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Total Complaints

5 filings

Crashes Reported

1 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1

Recent Complaints

20040426FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE A FIRE STARTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. *AK *JB

Mileage: 160,000

20020516POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT.*JB

20001024VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

THROTTLE STUCK AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, IN ORDER TO MISS A TRUCK AHEAD CONSUMER HAD TO TURN ONTO THE SIDEWALK AND THROW THE VEHICLE IN PARK, CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE RACED AS IF CONSUMERS FOOT WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE ACELERATOR. *ET

20000822CrashTIRES:TREAD/BELT

VEHICLE DRIVING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE NEAR ATLANTA. TREAD ON REAR DRIVERS SIDE DELAMINATED AND BLEW OUT CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND CAR TO FLIP IN MEDIAL OF HIGHWAY. INCIDENT SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE OTHER INCIDENTS RECENTLY REPORTED IN NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS. IT WAS A HOT SUMMER DAY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED AND TOWED TO A LOCATION NORTH OF ATLANTA. I WANT THIS REPORT TO BE SENT TO FORD

19990217STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

VEHICLE CONSTANTLY SKIDS/FISHTAILS DUE TO TRUCK BEING HEAVIER IN FRONT BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE WEIGHT.

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NHTSA Investigations 2 Open

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 1995 CHEVROLET EXPLORER have?
The 1995 CHEVROLET EXPLORER has 5 NHTSA complaints, 1 crashes, 1 fires, 4 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1995 CHEVROLET EXPLORER?
The most-complained component for the 1995 CHEVROLET EXPLORER is STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS with 1 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include TIRES:TREAD/BELT and VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL.
Is the 1995 CHEVROLET EXPLORER safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

Vehicle Safety Guides

Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.

Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 1995 CHEVROLET EXPLORER; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.