Body problems of the 2011 Ford Explorer - part 2

Corrosion has formed on the leading edge of the hood assembly and shows no signs of impacts or scratches that would suggest that this was influenced from an outside source.

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that water was leaking from the roof of the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the proper seam seal was not correctly applied to the vehicle when manufactured. The failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed with the seam seal leak failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 19,595. Pam.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that over 3 inches of rain leaked into the vehicle through the luggage racks on top of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the seam in between the metal roof and the roof luggage racks had worn out and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 24,000. The VIN was unavailable.

My vehicle was parked in the driveway, where it had been since the previous day. I opened the front drivers side door and got into the car. I put the keys into the ignition switch and started the vehicle. At this point I closed the drivers side door. At this moment I heard a loud "pop" sound. I looked into the rear view mirror and saw a large hole in the glass of the upper center portion of the rear window. Upon further inspection the remaining glass was shattered and spider webbed. There was glass on the ground outside the vehicle as well as in the rear compartment of the car.

I was driving down the street at around 20 mph when there were cars that suddenly stopped. When I was braking I felt as if the steering was allowing me to turn and it happened so fast I felt as if I lost bracking power. Then I hit the car in front of me hard.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Explorer. While driving in inclement weather at an unknown speed, water leaked down the rear driver and rear passenger seat belts. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing, but was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 22,000.

When accelerating up inclines or hills or when entering the highway from the acceleration lane or accelerating to pass a strong odor of exhaust gas can be detected in the passenger cabin. The smell is so strong the windows have to be let down to evacuate the cabin of the exhaust gas.

Drivers side armrest tearing apart driver side windshield trim rubber falling out of windshield. Rust on hood.

The chrome on the vehicle (back panel, wheels, door handles, grill and side bumpers) are all corroding. Ford is denying any responsibility saying it is "environmental" even though the vehicle is less than 8 months old. The vehicle will inevitably rust compromising the value and safety.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving through dirt or water, particles would seep into the vehicle on the drivers side. The dealer and manufacturer were notified, but denied any assistance with repair to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 5 and the current mileage was 11,000.