Structure Problems of Ford Explorer - part 1

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact received notifications of NHTSA campaign numbers: 24v031000 (structure) and 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera image was blurry, nearly causing the vehicle to strike a bicyclist. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 49,000.

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The contact owns a 2019 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 24v031000 (structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

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The contact owns a 2013 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the exterior a-pillar trim on both sides of the windshield began to detach. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 24v031000 (structure); however, the part to complete the recall repair was not yet available. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the a-pillar trim retention clips had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired, and the dealer confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000.

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The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 24v031000 (structure). The contact stated that the a-pillar trim had detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who informed the contact that the parts were on back order until January 2026. The dealer confirmed that the trim seal was loose. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 222,610.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the windshield exterior a-pillar trims had become loosened. A mobile technician from the dealer applied tape to the trim pieces as a temporary repair at the residence. Additionally, the contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera image was distorted, intermittent, or black. The message that the camera was inoperable and to contact the dealer was displayed. The contact had received notifications of NHTSA campaign numbers: 24v031000 (structure) and 25v695000 (back over prevention), and related the failures to the recall; however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact received notifications of NHTSA campaign numbers: 24v031000 (structure) and 25v347000 (structure). The contact stated that while driving approximately 60-65 mph on a four-lane highway, there was an abnormal cracking sound coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that the a-pillar trim had detached from the vehicle. The driver was able to pull over safely. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 167,000.

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The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the a-pillar trim on the driver’s side windshield began to detach. The contact received notifications of NHTSA campaign numbers: 24v031000 (structure) and 25v347000 (structure); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact was placed on a waiting list for the recall repair once parts became available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact expressed concerns that the passenger’s side a-pillar trim had started loosening, which might cause a safety hazard. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 176,000.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 24v031000 (structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that upon further inspection, it was noticed that the front passenger side a-pillar trim sealant was deteriorating. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

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The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v347000 (structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the driver's side exterior door b-pillar trim had detached. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the trim was secured with tape; however, the failure recurred while driving, causing the key entry pad mounted on the b-pillar to fracture in half. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 45,010.

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The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 24v031000 (structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 24v031000 (structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

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The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 24v031000 (structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 75 mph, the front driver’s side a-pillar trims detached and blew off onto the road. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 24v031000 (structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 24v031000 (structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact received notifications of NHTSA campaign numbers: 24v031000 (structure) and 25v347000 (structure); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated that the driver's side windshield exterior a-pillar trim had separated from the vehicle. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 56,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the a-pillar trim on the driver’s side windshield started to detach. The contact received notifications of NHTSA campaign numbers: 24v031000 (structure) and 21v746000 (suspension); however, the parts to perform the recall repairs were not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available and were on back order. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

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The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse, the rearview camera became inoperable. The contact stated that the rearview camera image appeared blank. The contact received notifications of NHTSA campaign numbers: 24v031000 (structure) and 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the parts to do the recall repair were not yet available. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 24v031000 (structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 24v031000 (structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 24v031000 (structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact received notifications of NHTSA campaign numbers: 24v031000 (structure) and 25v695000 (back over prevention). However, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver's side a-pillar trim detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact stated that on a separate occasion, while driving at an undisclosed speed, the passenger’s side front a-pillar trim detached from the vehicle. In addition, the trim at the bottom of the front windshield had detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. Most recently, the contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a distorted image while the vehicle was in reverse(r). The contact stated that the failure prevented the driver from safely operating the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer after the most recent failure. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 24v031000 (structure). However, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at 60 mph, the driver's side a-pillar trim detached from the vehicle. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 99,700.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 24v031000 (structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that upon further inspection, the front driver’s and passenger’s side a-pillar trim seals had started to deteriorate. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 93,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 24v031000 (structure); however, the part for the recall repair was not available. The contact contacted several dealers; however, the contact was informed that the manufacturer had not made parts available for the recall repair. The contact stated that parts had not been available for more than three years. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue but provided no assistance. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact was informed after purchasing the vehicle that the VIN was associated with NHTSA campaign number: 24v031000 (structure); however, the part to complete the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, the front driver’s side a-pillar trim was suddenly ejected from the vehicle. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 24v031000(structure), which was related to the failure, but parts needed to repair the vehicle were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that later the front passenger’s side a-pillar trim experienced the same failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed that the driver’s side windshield exterior a-pillar trim was significantly loose. The contact was able to temporarily secure the a-pillar trim by applying glue to the trim. The contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 24v031000(structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer confirmed that the recall parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at undisclosed speeds, the a-pillar trim on the driver’s and passenger’s sides of the windshield started to detach. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the b-pillar trim located on the passenger’s side started to detach. The contact received notifications of NHTSA campaign numbers: 24v031000 (structure) and 25v347000 (structure); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact received notifications of NHTSA campaign numbers: 21v316000 (structure), 24v031000 (structure), and 25v347000 (structure). However, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact became aware that rainwater was leaking inside the vehicle and standing water had accumulated on the carpet. The water was leaking from the front door, the roof near the dome light, and the glove compartment. The contact was unsure of where the water was entering the vehicle. The contact stated that there was a musty odor inside the vehicle. Most recently, while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal burnt odor inside the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was constantly illuminated since the vehicle was purchased. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

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The contact owns a 2013 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 24v031000 (structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a black screen while the vehicle was in reverse(r). The contact stated that the failure obstructed the driver's visibility, preventing the driver from safely operating the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that on a separate occasion, the driver's side a-pillar trim detached from the vehicle and was loose. The vehicle was not repaired after the most recent failure. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact received notifications of NHTSA campaign numbers: 24v031000 (structure) and 25v347000 (structure); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated while driving 70 mph, the driver's side b-pillar trim detached from the vehicle. In addition, the keypad panel was located on the driver’s side b-pillar. The wires were exposed to the elements. In addition, the fuse to the turn signals and the fuse to the trunk gate short-circuited and failed to function as intended. The contact found the b-pillar trim on the ground and taped it to the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed that water entered the keypad and short-circuited several fuses. The fuse for the turn signal and trunk gate were replaced. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer to replace the fuses. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The vehicle remained with the dealer. The contact was awaiting a response from the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 133,235.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 24v031000 (structure). The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the driver’s side exterior a-pillar trim detached from the windshield and flew off. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was determined that the part for the recall repair was not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 146,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact received notifications of NHTSA campaign numbers: 24v031000 (structure) and 25v347000 (structure); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the driver's side a-pillar trim detached from the vehicle and was loose. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the passenger’s side a-pillar trim was loose. Most recently, the molding on the rooftop rails became loose. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired after the most recent failure. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the a-pillar trim on both sides of the windshield started to detach. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 24v031000 (structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts for the recall repair were not yet available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 300,000.