Ford Explorer Body Problems
- 948
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 18
- Years with records
- 1999–2018
- Stored years
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 948 stored complaint records:
- 23 indicate a crash
- 31 indicate injury
- 6 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Hatchback/Liftgate · 10 records
- Door · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 275 |
| 30–60k mi | 243 |
| 100–150k mi | 132 |
| 1–30k mi | 118 |
| 150–400k mi | 41 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Body
Plastic moldings on the right and left of the windshield fly off at highway speeds and the weatherstripping splits and bangs against the windshield
ODI 11307349
Body
Obeying speed limit driving down the highway on n127 towards jackson michigan, going past an on ramp and my passengers windshields outer pillar cover flew off out of no where, no reason, very unexpected. Almost hit a car that was coming onto the highway on a on ramp. I have found 5 other reports of exactly same thing. My vehicle only has 37k miles on it, have only drove it barely 3 months. This should not have…
ODI 11306603
Body · Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Both driver and passenger door lock/latch mechanisms failed showing car door is ajar when door is actually shut. Driver door lock actuator failed around 30,000 miles and passenger lock actuator failed around 135000 miles. When driving at night, the interior lights of car cannot be turned off until speed reaches approximately 10 mph. This leads to unsafe driving conditions and limits driver visibility outside of car…
ODI 11300558
Body · Unknown Or Other
While my vehicle was parked on my flat driveway my daughter backed her ford edge into the rear of the explorer at a low rate of speed. The explorer which was not running and was turned off and in park at the time rolled off the driveway. Rolled through an open lot behind our house. The vehicle continued to roll through the open lot and crossed the neighborhood street behind our house. The vehicle then rolled through…
Crash reported
ODI 11289179
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford explorer. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph the driver side exterior (a) column window trim fractured and was ejected from the vehicle. The local dealer champagne ford city (701 west market view champagne il.) was notified of the failure. The contact installed a replacement part to remedy the failure. The failure occurred on the driver side (b) column trim.…
ODI 11309198
Body
Driver side exterior door handle came off when door was opened while stationary.
ODI 11281372
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
Was driving on the highway about 60 mph, heard weird sound around on my driver side, pulled over and the trim around my windshield was hanging. I thought it was snapped back in, and when i got to work it was completely gone. I will take pics and add them to this later on.
ODI 11280305