Visibility Problems of Ford Explorer - part 1

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the front driver’s door window independently rolled down. In addition, the contact stated that the failure had previously occurred with the front passenger’s and rear driver’s side windows. The contact stated that during the first failure the vehicle was repaired by the dealer and covered under warranty. After the second failure, the vehicle was repaired by an independent mechanic and the contact paid out-of-pocket. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 68,188.

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The contact owns a 2025 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, the contact can hear a wind noise coming from the mirror on the driver side. A dealer was contacted. The vehicle was taken to two different dealers and where it was for diagnoses the turbulence was caused by the mirror which has different molding than the passage and the drive side mirror needed be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered no assistance. The contact was referral by the manufacturer. The approximate failure mileage was 15,000.

The contact owns a 2025 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v157000 (visibility); 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 dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

I bought the car may 31th and on June 1st the moon roof shade come out of its track.

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The contact owns a 2025 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal sound coming from the doors and windows. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be diagnosed; however, the cause of the failure was unknown. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100.

The contact's son owns a 2021 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at 5 mph down a hill and making a left turn, the hood was unintentionally released, swung open, and hit the front windshield causing it to shatter. There was an abnormal snapping or popping sound detected. The driver pulled over immediately since their view was obstructed. No warning lights were illuminated before the failure however after the hood shattered the windshield the "hood open sensor" light was displayed. The driver's pregnant fiancé was occupying the front passenger's side seat and sustained injuries and pain to her left side. There was glass in her lap, and medical attention was provided. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred to the NHTSA hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 55,401.

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 driver's side and passenger's side windshield exterior a-pillar trims had fractured and had partially separated from the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated that cold air was entering the vehicle through the windshield, causing the interior of the windshield to become frozen. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was inspected. 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 146,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

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The contact owns a 2022 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and idling with the air conditioner activated, the rear hatch door window suddenly shattered. The contact stated that during the failure, there was no impact to the window to cause the shattering of the window. The cause of the failure was not yet determined, and the vehicle was not yet repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 28,000.

The contact was purchasing a 2023 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while reviewing the purchase agreement, it was discovered that the vehicle was not equipped with fog lights. The contact was concerned that without fog lights his visibility to the roadway would be impaired while driving at night. The vehicle was not yet in the contacts possession therefore it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the issue and referred the contact to call the NHTSA hotline. The contact has not experienced a failure as of yet.

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The contact owns a 2012 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving 60 mph, the front windshield trim detached from the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the front windshield trim to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

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The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the front windshield was detaching. The contact stated that the windshield seal was peeling away and slowly detaching. The contact stated that the trim had detached. The vehicle had not been taken to the dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

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The contact owns a 2018 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the rear windshield trim separated from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the rear windshield trim needed to be replaced. The dealer informed the contact that he would need to pay repair fee as the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.

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The contact owns a 2018 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that after the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 24v031000 (structure); the roof racks started to detach from the vehicle, almost causing the sunroof to fracture. The contact stated that the side view mirrors seized without warning. The contact had to shift to park and turn off and restart the vehicle for the side view mirrors to operate as needed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 77,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the front windshield was slightly detached from the vehicle. While driving at various speeds there was a whistling sound coming from the windshield. The vehicle was taken to an auto body shop where it was diagnosed that there was mold along the sides of the windshield panel causing the windshield to detach. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and it was confirmed that there was no recall on the VIN for the failure. The contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

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The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph when the front-passenger window frame's trimming detached from the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who replaced the trim panel on the window. Then while driving approximately 60 mph when the front-driver side window frame's trimming detached. The failure caused the trunks buttons to open and close the trunk failed. The message trunk latch agar had displayed on the dashboard. The vehicle had not been taken to the dealer as of yet. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

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The contact owns a 2013 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the rearview camera intermittently failed to display a rearview image while reversing with a contact the dealer message displayed. The dealer was made aware of the failure; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 51,000.

The contact owns a 2022 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle and attempting to roll up the window, the rear passenger’s side window failed to operate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the wiring harness needed to be repaired, the window was very hot, and the battery needed to be replaced. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 7,420.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the rear hatch glass shattered without impact. The vehicle was taken to safelite auto glass and repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that the repair was not covered under the vehicle warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 mph the front windshield trim on the passenger side detached from the vehicle frame. The contact stated he heard an abnormal noise when the trim detached. The contact had taken the vehicle to a body shop to replace the missing trim. The vehicle had been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The contact had researched online and related the failure to Ford customer satisfaction program: 17n04 (trim). The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver's side front window detached. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the thread was replaced; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was 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 2018 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, the trim detached from the windshield. The contact was able to drive to her destination. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 41,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the side window molding was peeling off. The contact then stated that the driver's side molding was coming apart. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where the contact was informed that the driver's and passenger's side window molding needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered to cover only a portion of the repair. The approximate failure mileage was 15,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that rainwater was discovered inside the cabin of the vehicle on the front passenger’s side of the vehicle. Upon inspection, it was determined that a section of the front windshield seal had dry rotted allowing the rainwater to enter the vehicle and causing the front windshield to be unsecured. The cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 95,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that when the vehicle was shifted into reverse(r), and driving at approximately 2 mph, the rear-view camera image failed to remain operational. The contact stated that the "rear-view camera unavailable - see dealer" and a yellow triangle with an exclamation point was illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the backup camera needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 20v575000 (visibility). The failure mileage was 70,693.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Explorer. While driving at an unknown speed, the air conditioning unit failed on the passenger side. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was blowing cold air instead of hot air. The vehicle was taken to autonation Ford north canton (5900 whipple Ave NW, north canton, OH 44720 (330) 238-3206) where it was diagnosed that the air conditioning motor assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was advised to contact NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 29,416.

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The contact owns a 2014 Ford Explorer. While driving at any speed, the exhaust from the rear of the vehicle leaked into the vehicle's cabin via the air conditioning vents. The vehicle was driven to the dealer where it was diagnosed and repaired, but the failure recurred. The contact had a carbon monoxide reader that showed there was carbon monoxide inside the cabin of the vehicle. The contact stated that there was a TSB number 140130. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 15,000.

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The contact owns a 2012 Ford Explorer. While driving various speeds, the contact observed an abnormal odor through the air conditioning unit when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 27,000.

My 13 yr old was loading groceries while the window was popped up it fell w/o warning severely hurting her head rt bracket on upper window broke can cause serious injury.

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After a day of shopping I pulled into my driveway and parked my SUV. I went to open the rear window hatch when the left side came apart from the vehicle and landed on top of me. Fortunately the right side of the window was able to stay intact while my husband was able to run to my aid to lift the door up. I am four months pregnant and my three year old son was standing by my side. I have read that many complaints about this issue have been made to the Ford corporation regarding this problem but they continue not to rectify the issue at hand; while leaving vehicle owners helpless when this situation occurs. I read that this was a good avenue to report this issue since Ford continues to ignore the problem and wonder if my husband would not have been in shouting distance what would've happen to my son, unborn child and myself!!!!!.

This issue involves the driver side sun visor. The plastic piece on the left side of the visor that holds it in place on the ceiling has broken off. When you hit a bump or dip in the road the visor falls down and blocks your view to see what is going on in front of you. This is a real safety concern to me. I don't want to hit someone or something because of this. I am asking for a recall to be issued. Thanks.

On 19 Apr 2012 while opening the back hatch window, the passenger side hinge of the window failed. When this occurred the driver side hinge was bent and the hydrulic lifts popped open the window rather rapidly which could have severely injured me if it hit me. I was unable to close the window myself so I could drive again. A bystander helped me out to close it. After reading other reports and complaints online, this is not an isolated incident for 2004 Ford Explorers.

Noticed that there was a gap between my liftgate window and my liftgate when backing out of a parcking space. I found that the post pulled out of the passanger side of liftgate window hinge leaving a smooth hole in hinge and metal in groves of post. Had no options but to leave window attached by only the driver side hinge and the latch at the bottom of window. Did not have proper tools to remove for safer driving.

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The hinges that hold on the rear window are failing and I cannot open the rear window because I am afraid that it will fall off. Other year Explorers were recalled for this very reason and I cannot understand why the 2004 model was not recalled. The parts are the same as they were in other years.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the rear lift gate hatch panel fractured right below the window. The dealer was notified of the failure via voicemail. The vehicle was not inspected nor had it been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000. The VIN was unavailable.

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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.

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