The contact owns a 2014 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the passenger's side windshield wiper detached from the vehicle. The contact was able to pull the vehicle to the side of the road. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
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The contact owns a 2014 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the windshield frame dislodged, and the contact was able to perform a self-repair with sealant. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to inquire of a recall. The dealer did not find a recall associated with the VIN related to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 97,000.
The window trim and weatherstripping has detached from the vehicle while driving highway speed. Pieces were detaching more as I drove. Causing vehicles to maneuver in ways of car not being damaged
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel locked inadvertently. The message "Traction Failure - Stop Safely" and several unknown warning lights were illuminated. There was no further information provided. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the electronic steering rack and pinion were replaced. The vehicle was repaired. Additionally, the contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the driver's side windshield trim panel separated, struck, and cracked the windshield of the vehicle behind. There was no injury sustained. Additionally, the driver's side windshield rubber detached and started striking the side of the vehicle. The contact veered to the side of the road. A Ford technician met the contact on the side of the road and assisted the contact in securing the rubber into position and tape was applied. The dealer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist because the vehicle was not covered under warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 94,000.
Front windshield trim coming off at highway speed.
While driving on highway the trim on the side of the windshield flew off .
Driving on highway approx. 65-70 mph windshield trim on passenger side flew off, over car onto highway. I was unable to retrieve piece due to number of vehicles on the 3-lane highway. Have noticed other Explorers in Colorado missing same piece. Thanks for looking into this issue.
I have had the windshield replaced for the trim coming loose on both sides. I was able to use duct tape to keep them in place until replacement. That was a few years back. Then it happened again. Now it is happening again. So 3 times in 8 years.
The drivers side pillar molding piece along the windshield flew off the car while driving down the highway. It could have struck the car behind us but luckily it missed them. The piece seemed a little loose when scraping ice off the car but didn’t seem like it would just fly off like that.
Exterior trim or molding on windshield, driver and passenger (both) sides flew off vehicle while driving 65 MPH on the interstate. The weather conditions were sunny skies and wind during day time. This incident occured July 2022. Thank God no serious accidents occurred I'm aware of. After some research, I learned this is a common occurrence with Ford Explorer vehicles. I feel this is a safety concern. Hopefully Ford issues a recall or other type of compensation for owners. I replaced the molding on both sides via Amazon myself after I didn't hear back from a Ford Dearlership nearby.
I was driving on the highway on December 17, 2022 when the right windshield trim panel came off the vehicle. I didn't know what it was at the time but there was a loud noise. When I got to my destination I noticed the trim panel was gone. The panel flying off could have hit another vehicle. I just saw the article on Fox Business that others were having this issue so I wanted to report my issue as well.
While driving on my local highway I heard a large clunk and scraping noise as the windshield trim flew off my vehicle and scrapped down the side and flew behind me. It was very startling and dangerous.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the front driver’s and passenger’s side windshield trim panel detached and struck another vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that he would be charged a repair cost. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 109,000.
While driving on the IH-20 highways in Dallas, Texas, the TRIM panels in the RIGHT side of the Windshield fell off the vehicles. I was driving 70 MPH and 75 MPH on IH-20. Weather was clear and was not using the windshield wiper. Had to buy 2 NEW TRIMs, (1 for Left side and 1 for the Right side) from the Ford Dealer and utilized a Windshield repair company to fix the failed units.
Driving down the interstate and windshield A pillar panel flew off.
While driving down 1-10 highway in Arizona, the left side windshield black pillar flew off my 2014 Ford Explorer.
windshield pillar trim blew off at highways speeds at night.
Trim piece in front of driver's door has flown off in traffic twice -second time after being replaced/repaired.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH, the passenger’s side windshield trim molding detached from the windshield. The vehicle was not diagnosed however, the contact was informed that the adhesive used to secure the molding had melted. The manufacturer was contacted and notified of the failure. The contact was referred to the federal safety agency Hotline to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 110,660.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Explorer. The contact stated there was a leak coming from the sunroof. The contact took the vehicle to a collision center and diagnosed that there was tubing that needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.
Weather stripping on wind shield falls apart and becomes a projectile while driving.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford explorer. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the plastic rubber attached to the right side of the windshield detached from the vehicle without warning and struck the passenger's side side mirror. The contact pulled over to inspect the vehicle and found no cause for the failure. The dealer nor the manufacturer had been notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 91,886.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford explorer. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and idling with the defroster turned on, the rear hatch window shattered. The cause of the failure was not determined the local dealer west herr ford (5025 camp rd. Hamburg ny) and manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 84,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford explorer. While driving 75 MPH, the front driver side trim detached from the windshield. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to northside ford (located at 12300 san pedro ave, san antonio, tx 78216, (210) 319-5734) where it was diagnosed that the trim needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred on november 19, 2019. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 82,000.
My panoramic sunroof/moon roof shattered for absolutely not reason randomly tonight while sitting stationary in the driveway (not parked under anything!). Thank goodness I had my visor closed or it would have shattered all over my 2 children
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford explorer. The contact stated that the windshield wipers failed to disengage on their own. The contact had to remove the windshield wiper fuse box in order to disengage the wipers. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 75,000.
I was driving on the highway and heard a scraping sound similar to the sound of ice scraping across the windshield before it flies off. The next morning I noticed that the trim around the windshield was gone. I thought it was just my car but I am now seeing more explorers with the same problem. I called a ford dealer and was told that there is no recall and that I would have to pay for the repair.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford explorer. The contact stated that the front windshield trim detached from the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 141,000.
Dual climate control defrost freezing rain icing conditions dual climate control module broke currently blowing cold air on passenger side defrost when heat is on. Visibility severely affected on passenger side of vehicle. Vehicle in motion on highway.
Multiple sensor failures while car was in motion. Vehicle would not recognize that the transmission was in park. Climate control sensor failed, resulting in temperatures being increased to the maximum heat. This happened while the vehicle was in motion on a highway. Windshield wiper fluid sensor failed and did not recognize that there was fluid in the receptacle. This happened while in motion. Sensor on dual climate control failed and was blowing hot air at the passenger and cold air at the driver. This happened while in motion.
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