2004 Ford Explorer Sport problems, complaints & recalls

2014-11-24 · Structure:body · 51,000 mi

“the rear lift gate on my explorer cracked on the left side of the ford emblem. the gate cracked during normal operation of the vehicle. i have a habit of looking over my vehicle. the crack was discovered when i inspected my vehicle before going into my home. on my next service visit i asked my ford dealer if there had been a recall for this defec…”

2014-07-09 · Visibility/Wiper · 58,795 mi

“liftgate glass hinges both broke causing glass to fall off of rear door and now glass cannot be opened. this is the same problem as the 2002-2003 ford recall #04s20. ref nhtsa campaign id number 04v442000. ford does not include the 2004 explorer in their recall but the problem is the same. *tr…”

2014-02-27 · Unknown Or Other · 107,000 mi

“defective body mounts and bushings. i am the owner of a 2004 ford sport trac and was advised that the body mounts and bushings are deteriorated and crumbling. after researching the problem i discovered that this is a common problem with the sport trac years 2001-2005. this is a very serious problem as well as expensive to repair. i called a body sh…”

2013-05-01 · Structure:body · 💥 crash

“driving 65 mph, lost control of my vehicle while switching lanes to avoid a high speed vehicle approaching behind me. ran in to a median 2 times before stopping faced traffic head on. fortunately, i wasn't critically injured, but serious enough. neither air bag deployed!!!! i would like to know why not???? *tr…”

2012-08-06 · Air Bags · 2,000 mi · 💥 crash

“tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford explorer sport. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, she lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the side of a church. the air bags did not deploy. the contact was the only person injured during the crash. the vehicle was towed away, but the failure was not diagnosed. the manufacturer was not contacted…”

2012-08-01 · Visibility/Wiper

“we were driving down the street and the hatchback/liftgate fell off the hinges. i have not been able to drive this car in over two years due to the fact that i cannot afford to pay for a manufacturer's defect. i have filed numerous complaints on this vehicle over the years. it has been sitting in the garage. i know that you investigated in 2008 rq0…”

2012-03-19 · Structure:body

“tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford explorer sport. the contact stated that the vehicle was parked when she noticed that the hinge on the rear liftgate was not properly holding onto the glass. as a result, the glass was sliding down into the lift gate panel. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they were unable to diagnose the failure. th…”

2011-04-21 · Power Train · 20,577 mi

“started in 7/2007 had vibrations in drive train, ford stated it was the drive shaft. ford replaced the drive shaft with a high-performance balanced one. vibration stopped. in 10/2007 the explorer was slipping during acceleration, and slamming into gear. overdrive light would be blinking on and off. this time they had said that they had to rebuild t…”

2011-02-16 · Unknown Or Other · 69,000 mi

“was driving 2004 ford explorer on highway, and had sudden loss of power and excessive vibration. brought to ford dealership and was told that the mechanic on hearing the engine start up, knew the problem was in the timing chains as he has seen that problem before. service dealer gave three options, one was for around $3000 they would replace tim…”

2011-01-17 · Structure · 62,000 mi

“crack in rear upper tailgate. *tr…”