Three problems related to visibility have been reported for the 2003 Ford Explorer. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Ford Explorer based on all problems reported for the 2003 Explorer.
The contact owns a 2003 Ford Explorer. The contact confirmed there was a crack located on the panel of the rear window. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 125,000 and the current mileage was 177,000.
Blend door actuator not working. Not able to defrost windows easily.
I was driving my 2003 Ford Explorer at 70 mph in the fast lane of the freeway and decided to pull the driver's side visor down to cut down on the sun's glare. All of a sudden, the plastic mount that holds the visor metal stem in place shattered and the visor came loose dangling in front of my face by an electrical cable. The visor was severely obstructing my vision so I had to quickly grab the it and hold it out of the way with my left hand while steering with my right to negotiate across 4 lanes of freeway traffic until I could stop the vehicle on the freeway shoulder. The electrical cable does not have a connector so it is not possible to disconnect it from the vehicle. As a result, I had to drive the next 20 miles using my left had to hold the visor up with my left hand while driving with my right until I could reach home.