Hatchback/liftgate Support Device problems of the 2005 Ford Explorer

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while parked, it was noticed that the rear liftgate was cracked. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 117,000. Jo.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the rear liftgate panel became fractured. The vehicle was not taken to a local mechanic or a dealer for diagnosis. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000. Kmj.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, the panel around the rear glass of the liftgate detached from the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000. Kmj.

Driver side hinge disconnected,the bolt was missing. The shifting, unbalance weight weight caused passenger side hinge to crack. The window fell striking the back of the head of the owner,unlocking and reaching in to the cargo space. A small child was with her who could have been seriously injured,. Had this top of the liftgate fallen off in traffic it would have caused seriouc injurie and car damage. Many complaints of this manufacturing defect have been filed and recalls were in effect for other model years.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the rear liftgate panel became fractured. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic for diagnosis. The mechanic advised the contact that the panel would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 83,000.

Tl - the contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that there was a massive fracture under the rear exterior liftgate window panel. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 74,976. Kmj.

Liftgate plastic body panel cracked from top to bottom left of the Ford logo insert.

Liftgate plastic body panel cracked from top to bottom right side of the Ford emblem/logo.

Rear liftgate crack.

Found a crack on the rear liftgate right around the Ford emblem. After mentioning it to a friend, turns out she had the same problem with her Explorer and a search online shows many others have had the same issue with this model year.

Rear liftgate panel under window 10 inch crack in middle. Glass loose.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the exterior plastic trim of the liftgate glass was cracked. The dealer advised the contact that the failure was common. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 87,000 and the current mileage was 89,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. The contact noticed a crack on the rear liftgate near the manufacturing emblem. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer offered any assistance since there were no recalls for the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileages were 56,000.

Nothing that I am aware of happened. I was walking behind the vehicle in my drive way and noticed a long crack below the glass on the liftgate. As the weeks went on it kept cracking and now it is almost cracked all the way.

Paint is peeling from the roof (over the drivers side and front passenger side) in the grooves of the roof. Also, the paint is peeling from the top of the liftgate.

The last week in Nov. 2009, I had backed my vehicle into the garage. The next morning, when I came outside, the first thing I can see is the back of my vehicle and a vertical crack on the panel between the top hatchback and the liftgate. The crack was in the center to the left of the Ford emblem. The crack was the full distance vertically of the panel. It has since widened. I took my vehicle to my local Ford dealership to have it looked at within 3 days of the incident. The next day, I received a call that it would cost me $430 to have fixed. My local dealer said Ford would not pay for this incident which was of no fault of my own. I have since researched this problem and found out that hundreds of Explorer owners have had this happen to their vehicle and Ford won't pay for it nor do a recall to fix the problem. It is obvious that there is a manufacturing problem. Since I have experience this problem, I have been very observant of other Explorers and 1 out of 3 Explorers I see, has the same cracked panel in almost the exact same spot. Sometimes I see the crack on the left of the emblem, sometimes the right, but basically its the same vertical crack.