2017 Ford Explorer Visibility/Wiper Problems

January 11, 2020 · 27,000 miles

Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Visibility/Wiper

On january 11, 2020, i turned on the ignition of my 2017 explorer sitting in my driveway and immediately had 4 warning lights and multiple error messages appear. It was the abs, stability control on and off lights and a wrench. Then there were multiple messages about my four wheel drive not working. I turned the car on and off several times trying to get all of the messages and to see if it would clear. After the…

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ODI 11299435

May 9, 2019 · 19,000 miles

Visibility/Wiper

Driving on interstate, temperature around 54 degrees, light rain, no traffic, heard a loud "pop" noise. Broken glass from the sunroof slid off the roof on to the road. Found a large hole in the center of the sunroof window. Insurance adjuster found no point of impact and declared it an internal stress fracture/part failure/manufacturer defect. It was not covered by insurance. Mileage was at 19,000.

ODI 11207447

March 9, 2019 · 1 miles

Visibility/Wiper

Driving down the road i turned on the rear windshield wiper. When i looked the window was completely shattered.

ODI 11185681

February 9, 2019 · 11,000 miles

Visibility/Wiper

Took my 2017 ford explorer in to auto dealer for service (under 11,000 miles) and had oil change and windshield wiper changed for a trip i was taking. I turned the rear windshield wiper on due to the rain and the blade flew off , permanelty scratching my rear window. Dealer stated it was not thier fault so must be an issue with the wiper blade.

ODI 11185637

December 10, 2018 · 70,000 miles

Visibility/Wiper

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford explorer. The contact stated that the rear window exploded without warning. The vehicle was taken to delacy ford ([redacted], elma, ny 14059, [redacted]) to be diagnosed, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and started an investigation. The failure mileage was 70,000.…

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ODI 11160801

November 25, 2018 · 19,668 miles

Visibility/Wiper

Rear window shattered on 2017 ford explorer. Car was sitting in a closed garage, 10pm temp was 40 degrees. Car had been driven one hour prior to get gas and no issues. I had just cleaned the rear window with a window washer prior.

ODI 11153656

August 24, 2018 · 14,000 miles

Visibility/Wiper

Car was parked in a driveway in a mostly-shaded spot. 78 f degree day. No extreme weather conditions. Found rear window had exploded/shattered. Window bowed outward as if pressure came from inside the car or from the edges of the window. No prior damage or issues with rear window prior to this. Police came to scene and drew same conclusion that window had exploded/shattered and must be result of a defect. A hole was…

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ODI 11122385

October 5, 2017 · 7,500 miles

Visibility/Wiper

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford explorer. When the contact's daughter got into the front passenger side of the vehicle and closed the door, the front passenger side window shattered. There were no warning indicators illuminated before or after the failure. The vehicle was taken to lithia ford lincoln of fresno (195 e auto center dr, fresno, ca) where the vehicle was diagnosed. The diagnosis was undetermined. The…

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ODI 11060750

September 29, 2017 · 12,000 miles

Body · Visibility/Wiper

The right rear quarter panel window spontaneously shattered while the car was parked at the end of my driveway, obstructing visability.

ODI 11031949

June 13, 2017 · 13,000 miles

Visibility/Wiper

The passenger window was intact when it was rolled down. The car was stationary. My 8 year old son shut the door and the window was rolled up. The window was completely cracked.

ODI 10995249