Windshield Critical Fasteners problems of the 2016 Ford Explorer

Five problems related to windshield critical fasteners have been reported for the 2016 Ford Explorer. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Ford Explorer based on all problems reported for the 2016 Explorer.

1 Windshield Critical Fasteners problem

Failure Date: 03/01/2023

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving 70 mph the trim of the front windshield window flew off the vehicle. The dealer was contacted, and the dealer stated that the warranty was not covering to replacement of the trim. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 82,300.

2 Windshield Critical Fasteners problem

Failure Date: 01/28/2023

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving an undisclosed speed, the front driver’s and passenger’s side window trims detached from the window and struck the side mirror. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 79,000.

3 Windshield Critical Fasteners problem

Failure Date: 12/22/2022

My window pillars flew off both last week. Driver and passenger side windshield trim panels flew off in like to caused a wreck.

4 Windshield Critical Fasteners problem

Failure Date: 11/01/2022

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, the front driver’s side trim detached from the windshield without warning. The contact then stated that the passenger side trim was also detaching. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that there was no recall on the VIN for the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was advised to call the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.

5 Windshield Critical Fasteners problem

Failure Date: 07/23/2022

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 mph, the rear seat passenger noticed that a black material had detached from the front of the vehicle. The contact stated that the plastic trim from the windshield had detached. The contact called and notified the dealer about the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 98,000.


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