Windshield Critical Fasteners Problems of Ford Explorer

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the windshield frame dislodged, and the contact was able to perform a self-repair with sealant. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to inquire of a recall. The dealer did not find a recall associated with the VIN related to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 97,000.

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The contact owns a 2013 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at 25 mph during rainy weather conditions, the rain started to enter through the windshield. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.   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 manufacturer was notified of the failure and confirmed that the recall parts were not yet available. The failure mileage was unknown.  .

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The contact owns a 2017 Ford escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the front windshield molding separated and flew off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The contact stated she was informed that the parts needed to complete the repair were out of stock. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised to contact NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

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The windshield piece flow off while we were traveling around 45mph. We did not know what happened until the next day when we saw it missing.

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While driving on highway the trim on the side of the windshield flew off .

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.

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The windshield pillar trim flew off the vehicle traveling 60mph down a highway. It was sudden and loud which was extremely distracting. The windshield pillar trim caused the vehicle behind to swerve. Part of the weather stripping which was attached to windshield pillar trim remained halfway on the vehicle flapping in the wind, scratching the vehicle. Driver had to pull over and remove the flapping piece. The problem has not been reproduced nor inspected. There were no warning lamps, messages or other symptoms prior to the failure.

While driving under 80 mph on the highway my passenger side panel flew off and almost hit the vehicle behind me. I was able to locate the panel after having to drive in reverse on the shoulder for a few minutes. This is my second Ford Explorer and it flew off on my drive side on the first vehicle.

Windshield trim falling apart and separating from windshield. Noticed this happening approx 2 years ago and has become extremely bad now. I have called local dealership and glass company for replacement part but was told by both there isn't a replacement part and windshield would have to be replaced.

The windshield seal and trim are deteriorating and coming off. Because of the risk, I have scheduled an appointment (April 2023) to repair at the dealer I purchased the vehicle from. Windshield could fall out, pieces of material could hit other vehicles, leaks will damage the vehicle. The dealer will confirm at the appointment in April. No others have inspected the vehicle to date. No warning indicators.

While driving down 1-10 highway in arizona, the left side windshield black pillar flew off my 2014 Ford Explorer.

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.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70-75 mph, the exterior driver’s side trim piece along the windshield detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the trim needed to be replaced. The vehicle part was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000. The VIN was not available.

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

While I was driving the passenger side panel started to fly off. I pulled over to the side of the road and secured it. My husband placed black tape on it to hold it down until it gets repaired.

Windshield pillar trim blew off at highways speeds at night.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, the front driver’s and passenger’s side windshield trim panel detached and struck another vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that he would be charged a repair cost. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 109,000.

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.

While driving on the freeway the passenger side windshield side panel flew off the car completely. It looks as though the clips that hold it on all failed. This seems to be a known issue with this model of car.

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.

After seeing in the news that trim parts had come off Explorers while driving we wanted to report the same issue that we have had. Last year the trim piece on the front passenger door came off while traveling at highway speed. About one year before that the driver side windshield trim piece also came off while traveling on the highway. The driver side far rear trim piece has also been cracked for a couple years. We replaced the two pieces that cam off with aftermarket replacements. The vehicle is available for inspection. The trim pieces coming off startled us while driving and could cause injury or accident to vehicles travelling on the highway behind us. The problem has not been reported to, reproduced or confirmed b a dealer or independent service center. The vehicle or component has not been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others. There was no warning of the impending failures.

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The windshield trim panels flew off while driving on the highway.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving at 70 mph, the windshield molding on the passenger's side of the vehicle detached, flew off and hit the windshield of the vehicle behind her. There were no injuries sustained. The contact veered to the side of the road to make sure the passenger of the other vehicle was safe, then she continued to drive. The contact stated that the windshield molding on the driver's side of the vehicle was also detaching. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA . The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

Our Ford Explorer has had some of the trim around the windshield panels detach while driving on the interstate. The first time it happened, it was severe, making a noise on our windshield and flying off towards the car behind us. We actually had to pull over to check to see if the windshield was still intact enough to continue driving. We went to the next exit, got some glue and gasket trimming and tried to repair/fix the part that was gone. We continued to worry about traveling on highways because that is when more and more of it seemed to detach or come loose. Windshield/glass replacement people said they couldn't replace those gaskets. The replacement had to come from the dealer. The dealer wouldn't replace the gasket or trimmings. They said there was no replacement part by Ford that would do that. Our insurance would not help us and declared they couldn't do anything unless the windshield itself came off or was broken. We have continued to just glue and try to repair these parts that are coming off. We are thankful that NHTSA is investigating this in other Explorers. It is a dangerous situation that we have sought help for- but to no avail. Pic 1 &2 shows the side that has no gasket left at all and trim is loose. Pic 3-7 shows the remaining gasket & trim is loose, flapping, and glued down in some places to keep it intact.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the front windshield gasket was crumbling. The contact was concerned that water might leak into the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and inspected but the dealer informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the failure, although they had seen the failure on other vehicles. The vehicle was taken to an auto glass repair shop and repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA. The failure mileage was 40,000.

Trim piece in front of driver's door has flown off in traffic twice -second time after being replaced/repaired.

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 - 55 mph, the driver's side windshield molding detached from the vehicle. The contact stated that there was a rattling sound from air seeping through the windshield. The contact contacted homer skelton Ford (6950 hanna cove, olive branch, ms 38654; (662) 638-0369) who replaced the windshield molding on the driver's side. The contact stated the failure recurred on the passenger's side. The passenger's side was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer referred the contact to NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

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The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, the driver's side front window trim detached. The contact pulled over but was unable to locate the window trim. The dealer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the driver's side front window trim needed to be replaced; however, the replacement part was on backorder. The contact was able to purchase the replacement part online; however, he had to glue it to the front driver's side window due to fractured clips used to secure the window trim in place. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 12,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 mph, the driver’s side windshield trim panel detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who installed a replacement panel to fix the failure. The contact stated that the passenger’s side windshield trim panel also experienced the same failure. The contact stated the failure had occurred twice on the driver’s side windshield panel and twice on the passenger’s side panel. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 82,000.

I have had the windshield replaced for the trim coming loose on both sides. I was able to use duct tape to keep them in place until replacement. That was a few years back. Then it happened again. Now it is happening again. So 3 times in 8 years.

I saw issues with trim coming off of Ford Explorers. This has happened to us now, twice. There is a rubber section adjacent to the windshield that flew off of our car while driving down the highway. There had been no known issues with it at the time it happened. We had it repaired only to have it happen again within 6 months of replacing the original trim.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford expedition. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the side fasteners on the driver's and passenger's side of the front windshield detached and flew off. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately unknown.