2004 FORD EXPLORER Structurebody Problems

2005 FORD EXPLORER HAS A CRACK IN THE REAR HATCH. OUR FRIENDS HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND THE REAR WINDOW EVENTUALLY SHATTERED WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING. THIS SEEMS TO BE DANGEROUS BUT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

CRACKED TAILGATE PANEL WHERE "FORD" EMBLEM IS. CRACKED WHILE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY. HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF OTHER EXPLORERS WITH SAME CRACKS. I BELIEVE IT'S DEFECTIVE MATERIALS BEING USED AND FORD SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2004 FORD EXPLORER XLT HAS A CRACK IN THE TAILGATE/BACK HATCH. IT STARTS UNDER THE WINDOW SEAL AND CONTINUES DOWN TO THE HATCH LEVER. I'M AFRAID THE GLASS WILL BECOME COMPROMISED DUE TO THE DEFECT IN CRAFTMANSHIP. I WAS ON ANOTHER FORUM WHERE 387 COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/EXPLORER/2002/BODY_PAINT/CRACKED_PANEL_BELOW_THE_REAR_WINDOW.SHTML I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR POOR CRAFTMANSHIP ISSUES. I FEEL AS IF FORD SHOULD RECTIFY THE SITUATION IMMEDIATELY AT NO COST TO IT'S CUSTOMERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER. WHEN HE ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING, IT DEACTIVATED ITSELF WITHOUT WARNING. HE HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO RE-SET THE ERROR CODE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY, AND MOSTLY ON THE INTERSTATE. ALSO WHEN HE WOULD TURN ON THE TURN SIGNALS, THE AUTOMATIC WARNING SYSTEM WOULD MAKE AN ALARM NOISE AND BLINK UNTIL THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD CUT OFF. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO LOSE FLUID, WHEN HE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. HE HEARD A ROARING NOISE NEAR THE TIRE AREA. HE WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE HUBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. LASTLY, THE AESTHETIC PIECE ON THE LOWER HALF OF THE HATCH-BACK HAD CRACKED AND SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HIM TO NHTSA. THE CURRENT MILEAGE...

REAR PANEL OF THE 2004 FORD EXPLORER IS CRACKED, WE ARE AFRAID TO OPEN AND CLOSE WITH THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE WINDOW WILL FALL OUT AND POSSIBLE HURT SOME ONE. *TR

LIFTGATE GLASS APPLIQUE CRACKED. *TR

I NOTICED MY 2004 FORD EXPLORER HAS DEVELOPED A VERTICAL CRACK IN THE PLASTIC TAILGATE ATTACHED TO THE REAR WINDOW LEFT OF THE FORD EMBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY RECOGNIZED IT AS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 EXPLORER AND ALSO WARNED ME THE HINGES ON THE REAR GLASS FAIL OFTEN AS WAS THE CASE ON MY VEHICLE. SERVICE TECH STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AS YET AND I GOT TO PAY FOR THE NEW HINGES AND HOLDING OFF ON THE CRACK THINKING FORD MADE DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPAIR THE FAULT. *TR

THE PANEL BELOW MY REAR WINDOW HAS CRACKED ON MY 2004 FORD EXPLORER. I DID NOT DRIVE IT THAT DAY, SO I KNOW I WAS NOT HIT, OR THE DOOR WAS NOT SLAMMED. *TR

MY 2004 FORD EXPLORER HAS A CRACK IN THE REAR HATCH. IT APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE. IT WAS NOT PRECEDED BY AN ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING. UPON TALKING TO A FRIEND WHOSE CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT IT HAPPENS A LOT. *TR

PAINT ON ROOF OF VEHICLE IS CHIPPING AND BODY IS RUSTING. *TR

2004 FORD EXPLORER; REAR PANEL BELOW WINDOW CRACKED. *TR

A CRACK APPEARED ON THE LIFT GATE TOP PANEL JUST BELOW THE WIPER. THE CRACK RUNS VERTICAL FROM THE TOP OF THE PANEL AROUND THE FORD EMBLEM TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PANEL. I NOTICED THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AT AROUND 70,000 ON THE 2004 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER EDITION. *TR

THE PANEL BELOW THE REAR WINDOW CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I LOADED MY GYM BAG INTO THE BACK AND CLOSED THE HATCH. WHEN I CAME BACK 5 MIN LATER TO WIPE THE DEW OFF THE WINDOW I NOTICED 2 VERTICAL CRACKS ON THE PANEL. THE CRACKS SEEM TO BE GETTING LONGER AND I FEAR THE WINDOW MAY FALL OUT. *TR

2004 EXPLORER REAR TAIL GATE CRACK NEXT TO FORD EMB. *TR

BACK HATCH PANEL ON MY 2004 FORD EXPLORER CRACKED INTO TWO PIECES FOR NO REASON. LOOKED ONLINE AND MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO RECALL ON THIS PART HAS BEEN ISSUED. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE PART YET AS IT IS A $400 REPAIR THAT IS OBVIOUSLY DUE TO POOR QUALITY OF PARTS USED BY FORD. *TR

WIFE CAME BACK FROM SCHOOL AND TOLD ME THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE A 2004 FORD EXPLORER WITH A CRACK ON THE REAR TRUNK LID BELOW THE REAR GLASS WHERE THE FORD EMBLEM IS, LOOKING THROUGH THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PANEL BECOMING CRACK WHAT SO EVER AND STILL NO RECALL. *TR

2004 FORD EXPLORER WITH THE BACK PLASTIC DOOR BEEN SPLIT IN HALF, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF FORD EXPLORERS, WE HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM IS NOT ON A RECALL AND IT WILL BE ON OUR OWN EXPENSES. *TR

I WALKED AROUND TO THE BACK OF MY EXPLORER TO PUT GROCERIES IN THE BACK TRUNK AREA TO FIND THE PLASTIC CRACKED BY THE FORD EMBLEM. IT RUNS THE LENGTH OF THE FLIP OPEN GLASS PANEL THAT HAS NOW BROKEN THE INTEGRITY OF THE CAR LEAVING IT MUCH EASIER FOR SOMEONE TO BREAK IN. THE CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY SORT OF COLLISION, NO OTHER MARKS WERE SEEN. *TR

WE HAVE A 2004 FORD EXPLORER THAT HAD A SPONTANEOUS CRACK OCCUR ON THE BACK LIFT GATE BELOW THE GLASS AND THROUGH THE FORD EMBLEM. WE HAVE SEEN MANY EXPLORERS ON THE ROAD WITH THIS DEFECT AND WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE RECALLED AND WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING. ALTHOUGH WE CONSIDERED; MOST PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS FIXED; THE CRACK HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS WOULD COST 4-8 HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX AND WILL PROBABLY OCCUR AGAIN. *TR

WALKED OUTSIDE ONE DAY AND NOTICED A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC PANEL BELOW MY REAR WINDOW. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER EXPLORERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE REAR TAILGATE CRACKED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR GLASS AND PROPAGATED DOWNWARD AROUND THE FORD EMBLEM AND FINALLY TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LIFTGATE PANEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A 2004 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED, V8 WITH . *TR

MY 2004 FORD EXPLORER HAS A CRACKED REAR LIFT GATE JUST BELOW THE WINDOW, ADJACENT TO THE CENTER FORD EMBLEM. IT WAS DESCRIBED TO ME BY MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AS A MANUFACTURED DEFECT AS A RESULT OF THE HORIZONTAL PLASTIC DECK LID BEING GLUED TO THE METAL LIFT GATE. DURING CONTRACTION AND EXPANSION OF THESE TWO MATERIALS DURING FLUCTUATIONS IN WEATHER, THE LID WILL CRACK. I HAVE NOTICED APPROXIMATELY 30-40% OF 2002-2005 EXPLORERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD COULD ELEVATE THIS PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE PLASTIC PANELS WITH A BETTER MATERIAL OR GLUE. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36K AND I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WON'T OCCUR UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS ABOUT 50K-75K OF 3-4 YEARS. FORD WANTS $500 TO REPAIR PLUS PAINT FOR A TOTAL OF $700 DOLLARS. *TR

CRACK APPEARED ON PANEL BELOW REAR WINDOW. CRACK EXTENDS FROM THE REAR WINDOW TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TOP REAR HATCH. NO MISTREATMENT OF VEHICLE HAS OCCURRED; CRACK APPEARED SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE UNOCCUPIED IN MY GARAGE. WILL BRING TO FORD DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO INQUIRE ABOUT REPLACEMENT. *TR

PAINT ON THE HOOD OF MY 2004 FORD EXPLORER BEGAN TO BUBBLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY PEEL OFF. NEEDED OTHER, UNRELATED BODY WORK, AND HAD THE DEALER SHIPFIX THE PAINT PROBLEM ALONG WITH OTHER BODY WORK. FORTUNATELY, THE BODY SHOP GUY ONLY CHARGED ME $100, SINCE HE ALREADY HAD THE PAINT (AND I THINK FELT A LITTLE SORRY FOR ME). HAVE HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE PAINT. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS 2004 FORD EXPLORER IN 2006. THE PANEL BELOW THE BACK WINDOW WAS LOOSE. THEY SENT A GLASS DEALER OUT TO FIX IT. THEY JUST PUT HOT GLUE OR SOMETHING TO MEND IT FOR THE TIME. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT'S 1/2 FALLING OFF NOW. *TR

I NOTICED A CRACK ON THE REAR PANEL OF THE TAILGATE OF MY 2004 FORD EXPLORER. IT IS IN THE MIDDLE, RIGHT NEXT TO THE FORD EMBLEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE MANAGER EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT PEOPLE ARE BRINGING IN TO THEM. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR IT. THEY SAID MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO PAY TO GET IT REPAIRED, WHICH WOULD COST ABOUT $450.00. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD ABOUT 48,000 MILES, BUT WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY. THE MANAGER ALSO SAID THAT IF I DO CHOOSE TO GET IT FIXED, TO KEEP THE RECEIPT BECAUSE IF THERE EVER IS A RECALL ON IT, I COULD BE RE-IMBURSED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER. SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2008, THE CONTACT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE REAR HATCH DOOR. THERE IS A CRACK DIRECTLY IN THE CENTER OF THE HATCH WHERE THE LOCK IS LOCATED. AS A RESULT, THE REAR WINDOW OPENS WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE DRIVING OVER SPEED BUMPS OR POTHOLES, THE WINDOW OPENS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION, BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. SHE FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, WHICH COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 42,106.

CRACKING TAILGATE PANEL BELOW REAR TAILGATE WINDOW EXTENDING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TAILGATE. THE CRACK EXTENDS ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FORD EMBLEM. THIS IS THE SECOND CRACK SINCE I HAVE HAD IN 2 YEARS IN EXACTLY THE SAME LOCATION. THE PREVIOUS CRACK APPEARED IN JANUARY 2007 AND WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER AT NO COST. THIS TIME THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $450 TO REPAIR AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN WORKMANSHIP AND OR MATERIAL. *TR

BACK REAR HATCH CRACKED. JUST LIKE THE 100'S OF OTHERS I FOUND ON MY INTERNET SEARCH OF THE PROBLEM. OUR TRANSMISSION ALSO FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, AT OUR OWN COST. *TR

CAR SAT IN DRIVEWAY. NOTICED REAR HATCH WAS CRACKED. NOTHING HAD HIT THE CAR AND HATCH WAS NOT OPENED THEREFORE IT WAS NOT SLAMMED. WENT TO INTERNET TO LOOK UP A RECALL BUT THERE ISN'T ONE. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. I FOUND MANY SITES OF THE SAME CRACKS IN THE SAME PLACE. TALKED TO MY SERVICE MANAGER, HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAS HEARD OF MANY EXPLORERS THAT DID THE EXACT SAME THING! *TR

THE HATCH OF OUR 2004 FORD EXPLORER CRACKED ON ITS OWN AND THEN 2 WEEKS LATER ANOTHER CRACK APPEARED NOW THE GLASS IS STARTING TO SHIFT. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE EXPLORERS WITH THE SAME DEFECT. THE FORD BODY SHOP TOLD US THAT HE HAS SEEN OVER 500 EXPLORERS WITHIN THE LAST 3 MONTHS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. BUT THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. IF IT DOES NOT GET FIXED THE WINDOW COULD FALL OUT DURING DRIVING AND BE A DANGER TO OTHERS ON THE ROAD. IF THERE ARE THAT MANY VEHICLES THAT "MYSTERIOUSLY" CRACK THERE HAS GOT TO BE A PROBLEM. *TR

THERE IS A LONG CRACK IN THE BACK AREA BELOW THE BACK HATCH WINDOW, IT LOOKS LIKE WATER RUNNING DOWN BY THE FORD EMBLEM BUT IT IS A CRACK. I HAVE SEEN THIS SAME CRACK ON OTHER FORD EXPLORER. THAT WHY I BELIEF IT IS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE ITSELF. *TR

CRACKED PLASTIC PANEL BELOW THE REAR WINDOW BY THE FORD EMBLEM. *TR

MANUFACTURERS DEFECT: 2004 FORD EXPLORER; 6" PLASTIC PANEL BELOW REAR WINDOW RUNNING ACROSS THE CAR HAS CRACKED TOP TO BOTTOM BECAUSE OF COLD WEATHER. A VERY COMMON PROBLEM BUT FORD DOES NOT CONSIDER IT A SAFETY PROBLEM AND THEREFORE WILL NOT COVER THE TOTAL COST OF REPLACING IT. *TR

ON MY ROOF I NOTICED THAT THE PAINT IS PEELING JUST TO THE OUTSIDE OF BOTH SIDES OF THE ROOF RACK. THE PAINT IS CRACKED AND PEELING UNIFORMLY ON BOTH SIDE WHICH INDICATED IT IS A DEFECT IN THE PAINTING PROCESS. *TR

THE BACK PANEL UNDER THE WINDOW ON MY 2004 FORD EXPLORER CRACKED BY THE EMBLEM. I CONTACTED FORD ON DEC 1, 2008 AND WAS TOLD THAT NOBODY HAS FILED A COMPLAINT. SINCE THEN I'VE NOTICED OVER 15 FORD EXPLORERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, HOWEVER FORD DENYS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND HAS REFUSED TO PROVIDE ME WITH ASSISTANCE IN GETTING THIS RESOLVED. *TR

THE PLASTIC PIECE BELOW THE REAR HATCH GLASS HAS CRACKED BETWEEN THE WINDOW AND THE TOP OF THE TAIL GATE. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD WITH NO RESPONSE. I HAVE SEE MANY EXPLORERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME SAY THE DAMAGE IS CASED BY WATER GETTING BEHIND THE PLASTIC AND FREEZING, CAUSING THE PLASTIC TO CRACK. THIS COULD ALLOW MORE WATER INTO THE PANEL CAUSING MORE PROBLEMS. *TR

2004 FORD EXPLORER XLT, UPPER REAR HATCH CRACKED WAS NOT HIT OR ABUSED. *TR

FOUR WEEKS AGO I DISCOVERY AN CRACK JUST BELOW MY REAR WINDOW OF MY 2004 FORD EXPLORER XLT 4.0 V6...LATER I HAVE SEEN THIS DAMAGE ON THREE OTHER CARS AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND IN PARKING LOTS. JUST TODAY I NOTICE I THIS PROBLEM IN YET ANOTHER EXPLORER, AND I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK WITH THE OWNER, AND HE SAID IT JUST HAPPEN TWO WEEK EARLIER. I ALSO HAVE HAD THE HINGE OF MY 2004 EXPLORER TO BREAK ALSO, I HAD READ THAT THIS WAS AN PROBLEM WITH THE 2003- 2003 MODE. WELL TO ME IT LOOKS LIKE IT AND PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 MODEL ALSO. IT COST ME 80 DOLLARS TO GET THE HINGES PLACED WITH LABOR. I HAVE READ THE IT WILL COST BETWEEN 300 TO 600 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE CRACK. *TR

TAILGATE, PLASTIC WHICH RUN AROUND "FORD" THE WIDTH OF THE GATE CRACKED. COLD WEATHER THE CRACK GETS LARGE, HOT WEATHER IT CLOSES UP. IT CRACKED ON ITS OWN. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 EDDIE BAUER EXPLORER AND PIECE BELOW TAILGATE WINDOW CRACKED FROM TOP TO BOTTOM CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AND TOLD ME HE WOULD GO 20/80 I FIGURED THAT WAS BETTER THAN NOTHING EVEN THOUGH FORD SHOULD HAVE PAID IT ALL. *TR

THE REAR HATCH DOOR CRACKED ON MY 2004 EXPLORER, NEXT TO THE FORD EMBLEM, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. CONCERNED SAFETY OF GLASS NOW. DEALER SAYS TO BAD THAT THEY MIGHT FIX IT FOR AROUND $250.00 I STILL HAVE A WARRANTY BUT NOT FOR THE BODY. *TR

2004 FORD EXPLORER REAR TAILGATE PLASTIC PANEL CRACKED BY THE FORD LOGO. I'VE NOTICE OTHER FORD EXPLORERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. FORD WILL DO NOTHING!!!!!! *TR

I OWN A 2004 EXPLORER AND A FEW WEEKS AGO I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE BACK HATCHBACK. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO ASK FOR A ESTIMATE AND WHEN I TOLD THE SERVICE ATTENDANT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, HE STATED THAT THE COLD WEATHER CONTRIBUTED TO THE CRACK AND HE SAID THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO AT LEAST 75% OF THE EXPLORERS. I ASKED IS IT THE EXPLORERS ONLY AND HE SAID "YES." MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THEREFORE THEY DO NOT WANT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. IT COST $350.00 AND WHEN I CALLED THE FORD COMPANY THEY REFERRED ME TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID" WE DEAL WITH THOSE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS" WHICH TO ME MEANT IF YOU STILL HAVE A WARRANTY THEN YOU ARE COVERED. THEY DIDN'T DO A RECALL BECAUSE IF IT IS NOT...

THIS MORNING PRESENT ON THE BACKSIDE OF MY 2004 FORD EXPLORER BACK HATCH IS A CRACK IN THE METAL BEGINNING UNDER THE BACK WINDOW PROCEEDING VERTICALLY DOWN TO BOTTOM WHERE IT STOPPED ABOVE MY BACK LICENSE PLATE. THE CRACK IS 8-10 INCHES IN LENGTH. IT WAS NOT PRESENT PRIOR TO THIS MORNING WHEN I APPROACHED MY CAR TO GO TO WORK. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALS 100'S OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE EXACT DESCRIPTION. FORD IS NOT ADDRESSING THIS DEFECT SINCE ALL THE VEHICLES ARE PAST THE MILEAGE WARRANTY. MY SISTER ALSO OWNS A FORD EXPLORER AND SHE HAS THE SAME CRACK IN THE BACK OF HER HATCH. BOTH CRACKS ARE LOCATED TO THE LEFT OF THE FORD EMBLEM ON THE BACK HATCH. CONTINUES USE OF THIS VEHICLE WILL CAUSE THE METAL CRACK TO WIDEN, THUS IMPACTING THE BACK HATCH WINDOW MAKING IT UNABLE TO CLOSE PROPERLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE CLEANING THE REAR WINDOW OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK BETWEEN THE WINDOW AND THE HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REFERRED HIM TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE BODY SHOP, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL FORD EXPLORERS WITH THIS DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,136 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,636.

HAVE 2004 EDDIE BAUER EXPLORER WITH CRACK IN THE REAR GATE. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I WAS ONLINE AND FOUDN AT LEAST 200 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CRACK. FORD WILL NOT REPLACE. *TR

LONG CRACK UNDER REAR WINDOW OF TAILGATE,BESIDE FORD EMBLEM, APPEARED OVERNIGHT,NO ACCIDENTS, 39,00 MILES, OTHERWISE EXCELLENT CONDITION. *TR

PLASTIC APPLIQUE ON LIFTGATE CRACKED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND LIFTGATE WAS NOT BEING USED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FIVE YEARS AGO. THE CRACK CONTINUED TO SPREAD UNTIL NOW THE PIECE IS IN TWO SEPARATE PIECES. THE PIECES ARE LOOSE AND COULD POSSIBLY COME OFF WHILE DRIVING WHICH COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. FORD REFUSES TO FIX THIS EVEN THOUGH IT IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW IN ALL 2002-2005 EXPLORERS. WE HAVE SEEN MANY EXPLORERS ON THE ROAD AND ON USED CAR LOTS WITH THIS SAME DEFECT. *TR

I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2004 AND HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS VEHICLE, BUT IT HASN'T RETURNED THE FAVOR. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT FORD SAYS THAT THEY ALL DO IT AND WON'T FIX IT. MY TAILGATE CRACKED NEXT TO THE FORD SYMBOL, ONCE AGAIN WON'T FIX IT. MY PAINT ON MY HOOD IS PEELING OFF. I ONLY HAVE 50,000 EASY MILES ON IT BUT LOOKING AT IT AND DRIVING IT YOU WOULD THINK THAT IT HAD 150,000 ON IT. I WILL NEVER BUY FORD AGAIN! *TR