2003 Ford Explorer Sport problems, complaints & recalls

2020-12-31 · Unknown Or Other · 137,800 mi

“was closing back hatch and glass window literally exploded! vehicle was parked in my yard.…”

2019-12-17 · Unknown Or Other · 133,000 mi

“the transmission is shot i cant put it in gear and me and my husband were almost killed but were able to put it in 2nd gear to roll it to the shop. the 4wheel drive got stuck in 4 wheel low and would not shift at all. when we turned the car on it would rev up to 5 but only go 2 miles an hour.…”

2019-07-08 · Visibility/Wiper

“"takata recall" airbag light keeps blinking with the seat belt noise. changed the light bulb from the dash board and now the airbag light stays on but will not connect with mileage.…”

2018-10-28 · Structure:body · 77,000 mi

“body mounts deteriorated crumpled.body down on frame causing irregular ride control…”

2018-01-20 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 167,000 mi

“car has an intermittent problem and will stall and both high and low speeds, or when idling. when this happens and power assist fails, it's almost impossible to steer or to brake posing a serious risk to safety. this first starting happening about once a week last november, and now it's pretty often. stopped driving the car, except to test …”

2017-01-19 · Visibility:sun/Moon Roof Assembly · 130,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford explorer sport. while driving 50 mph, a loud noise was heard when the sun roof exploded without warning. there were no injuries. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 130,000. the vin was not available. …”

2016-12-12 · Unknown Or Other · 84,500 mi

“rear liftgate window on my 2003 ford explorer sport exploded into a million pieces. the vehicle was parked in my driveway and i went to open the door and it just exploded.…”

2016-07-20 · Visibility · 159,149 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford explorer sport. while driving approximately 25 mph, a noise emerged from the rear hatch window. the contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and noticed that the piece that held the window in place was fractured. the vehicle was repaired for the same failure in march of 2015. the manufacturer was noti…”

2016-05-20 · Visibility/Wiper · 98,200 mi

“i had just put a bag of groceries in the back, was closing the rear glass hatch when it exploded about 1/3 of the way down. very loud noise, and tiny glass pieces shattered across 3 parking spots, into and all around our vehicle, including the groceries which i discarded. this car is not included in the recall.…”

2015-09-16 · Structure:body · 140,000 mi

“rear liftgate window completely shattered. vehicle was parked and been so for 3 hours. temperature was about 60 degrees. there was no visible cracks or other defects. was witnessed by several people. did not just crack or break. it shattered into thousands or pieces. was not being opened or closed. vehicle was completely static…”