2003 Ford Explorer visibility problems

Filed Jun 14, 2018 · Body, Visibility · 133,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford explorer. When attempting to close the rear window, the contact noticed that the rear liftgate window hinges were cracking and were tilted on one side. The contact, a certified master technician, stated that the window needed to be replaced. The contact called fort mill ford at (866) 680-5276 (located at 801 gold hill rd, fort mill, sc 29708) and was informed that the VIN was not included in any recalls. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The approximate failure mileage was 133,000.

Filed Sep 23, 2016 · Body, Visibility · 40,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford explorer. When operating the vehicle, the rear hatch door and the rear hatch window became unsecured and opened due to a crack near the rear window wiper. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 40,000.

Filed May 23, 2016 · Visibility · 150,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford explorer. The contact stated that the hinges on the rear windshield were loose and the rear window was not properly secured. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

Filed Sep 10, 2015 · Electrical, Visibility · 162,052 miles · WI

Adjusted HVAC temperature from cold to hot. Approximately 5 seconds later, a loud and repetitive popping sound came from the defroster vents. I was startled and immediately stopped the car (on a 2 lane highway) to investigate. The blend door actuator is failing. This condition will cause a loss of climate control in the cabin. It can get stuck on hot or cold or anywhere in between. If it gets stuck in the cold setting, the windshield defroster will not work which could cause an accident due to loss of visibility. If it gets stuck on the hot setting, heat-sensitive passengers may be injured by heatstroke in the summer months since air will always flow through the vents when the vehicle is moving.

Filed May 19, 2015 · Visibility · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford explorer. The contact stated that the glass and the window on the rear liftgate panel cracked. The contact stated that the dealer replaced it three times, but the failure occurred because the material was not made to expand or contract based on the weather. The failure mileage was unavailable.

Filed Jan 8, 2015 · Visibility · 177,201 miles · MI

While the vehicle was parked in front of my house, the rear window exploded and I have a cctv video showing it was not smashed out. After reading that there had been a previous recall issued in 2004, I contacted ford to inquire about the recall status. They informed me that the previous owner of the vehicle had already brought it in for this recall. After the recall repairs to prevent the rear window explosion, it still exploded later on.

Filed Aug 4, 2014 · Electrical, Visibility · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford explorer. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not able to restart. The vehicle was towed to the contact's home. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the windshield wipers were pushing water into the fuse box when it rained. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unavailable.

Filed Jul 8, 2014 · Body, Visibility · 101,653 miles · OH

When closing the glass tailgate the right hinge that attaches the glass to the tailgate broke causing the glass to detach from the car and fall hitting me in the left arm updated 09/16/14*lj updated 3/18/2015

Filed Jul 6, 2014 · Body, Visibility · 86,000 miles · GA

2 complaints - back rear hatch panel under rear window has multiple cracks live in augusta ga and visit florida and this seems to be a common problem every make body like mine have this crack and some panel has even fallen off. This has to be a manufacturing problem for this large amount of SUV's to have the same problem see more with problems than without. Also recently had problems with window intermittently not going down and back up after ice storm in augusta this year all four windows stopped going up and down. This also seems to be a common problem with this model and body style of ford explorers. Owned a 1993 ford explorer eddie bauer had approx. 300,000 miles on it before I got rid of it and the most happened to this car was the transmission and rear brake leak which was the most expensive problem I had. Wish I still had the 1993 explorer because my 2003 makes me hesitant about purchasing another ford explorer no matter how much I like them this one will make turn to another make of car. Once a loyal ford owner not so sure now. You would think that ford will be as loyal to us as we are of them, it is the little things that make you frustrated and not wanting to purchase another. If you can't depend on the smaller things how can we depend on them with the larger things. Once a loyal ford owner.

Filed Apr 21, 2014 · Visibility · 185,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford explorer. The contact stated that while attempting to park, the rear lift gate spontaneously exploded, leaving glass inside and outside of the vehicle. The contact was not injured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was scheduled to be repaired. The failure mileage was 185,000.