1. Ford Explorer
  2. Problems
  3. 2008
  4. Visibility

2008 Ford Explorer Visibility Problems

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Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • May 10, 2011

    Visibility

    Driver & passenger mirror lids on sun visors have broken apart. It is clear that the plastic used was of inferior quality. After reading many online posts i can see i am not the only one with this problem. Lids break off, mirror light stays on and: 1) runs battery down or 2) potentially causes fire due to overheating of materials. *tr

    ODI 10443235

  • April 1, 2011 · 30,000 miles

    Visibility

    Driver & passenger mirror lids on sun visors have broken apart. It is clear that the plastic used was of inferior quality. Lids break off, mirror light stays on and: 1) runs battery down or 2) potentially causes fire due to overheating of materials. *tr

    ODI 10443923

  • December 1, 2008

    Visibility

    In freezing weather, windshield wipers do not make contact with the windshield underneath the center of the wiper blade. This causes water, ice, or snow to build up in a large area of the windshield in the center of the driver's vision. This makes it necessary to pull the car off the road and manually clear the windshield, as activating the windshield washers makes the problem worse. The problem is intermittent, but…

    ODI 10259404