NHTSA Complaint #10259922 — 2004 FORD EXPLORER

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PLASTIC TRIM PIECE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE THAT WAS GLUED ONTO THE REAR LIFTGATE WINDOW, WHICH HOLDS THE FORD EMBLEM. HE NOTICED THAT THE PIECE WAS CRACKED RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE AND THAT SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL HAD THE SAME FAILURES. HE CONSULTED A PLASTIC EXPERT, WHO STATED THAT THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND MOLDED INCORRECTLY. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE COMPLAINT WOULD BE ESCALATED. THE LOCAL DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE DEFECTIVE PART. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 35,000.