2018 Ford Explorer Body Problems
- 8
- 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.
Among these 8 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Body
Both. Vehicles were moving. The explorer front hit the right rear panel of a 2011 ford ranger. Both vehicles were going approximately 30 mph. No injuries sustained by either driver. My ford explorer air bags did not deploy. I was on a city street the other vehicle was just beginning to turn.
Crash reported
ODI 11282767
Body
While parking vehicle suddenly accelerated when moving forward so much that had to turn wheel to right side to try to avoid car parked in front to no avail hit car parked in front with driver side bumper and fender.thank god there was light pole in sidewalk which slowed down car enough to be shut off.
Crash reported
ODI 11235169
Body
The 2018 ford explorer xlt with black plastic roof racks. I have had a rack blow off twice in higher speed situations! Three times to dealership, replaced now, tried new clips, tried glueing, they still cannot correct, and are unwilling to fully replace both racks entirely unless it flies off again. This is extremely dangerous! I was traveling 50mph when i watched it land in the road. Had a car been behind me and…
ODI 11242338
Body
The roof rails on will not stay attached. Have had this vehicle since jan 2019. Bought new. The dealership has tried 3 now 4 time's to make repairs. The driverside will not stay seated to bottom mount. Has come loos on turnpike and began beating the roof of our vehicle. Most oftenhigh winds will unset and detach the plastic cover from the base mount. It has come loose many times leaving the car wash just as the…
ODI 11234291
Body
I bought a brand new ford explorer, the passenger door flew open while i was driving at 40 mph. Ray skillman dealership have to "fix" the door that was twisted and warped. Then it leaked. They put on a new gasket. It still leaks and soaks me when i open the door after a rain. So ford told me they would send a field inspector to check my vehicle my explorer sat at ray skillman ford a week, no one from ford came. Now…
ODI 11266531
Body
Purchased 2018 ford explorer xlt w/ auto nation ford corpus christi, texas may 29, 2018. June 20, 2018 i noticed the passenger side floor board was completely drenched w/ h2o. This was during the time we had heavy rainfall. My vehicle was parked at work, no flooding in the area, no windows left down.the h2o was only on the passenger side floor board & under the passenger seat. June 21, 2018-dropped vehicle off at…
ODI 11110676
Body
We were traveling on i-10 in our rental car..going about 75 miles per hour in texas when the drivers side front windshield moulding flew off the windshield hitting the window and continuing to fly over the car. We swerved because we thought it was a bird strike or something came off a truck. We took the next exit and stopped to find the molding gone. At the next place we got gas we noticed that the passenger side…
ODI 11092064
Body
Crack on windshield by body at top, no scratch above on paint, stratch started small and is growing
ODI 11078974