Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-04-10 | 01I010000 |
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 50,224 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while her fiancé was driving 45 MPH, the driver’s side a… |
| 2023-11-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle shut off. The contact was a… |
| 2023-09-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 1 | September 2, 2023 at about 6 pm I pulled over to grab a couple water bottles from the rear of my 2002 Ford Explorer Spo… |
| 2022-07-06 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the hood latch independently relea… |
| 2022-06-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Overdrive light flashes after driving a little bit hard shifting doesn't shift into overdrive 4x4 lights indicate that … |
| 2022-03-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while entering the highway at approximately 45 MPH and accele… |
| 2022-03-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the steering wheel intermittently seized while driving a… |
| 2021-06-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The light form air bad juts got on when I was driving |
| 2021-04-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS ON MOTION WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURN ON BUT I WENT TO CHECK AND THEY SAY I HAVE TO TAKE TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR |
| 2021-02-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIE… |
| 2020-12-10 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT STATED THE WHEN DRIVING A 2002 FORD EXPLORER AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, EQUIPPED WITH COOPER TIRE, TIRE L… |
| 2020-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ISSUES THAT I'M HAVING IS THE EXHILARATION (PICKING UP SPEED) ON A PUBLIC STREET AS WELL AS IN THE EXPRESSWAY IT HE… |
| 2020-09-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPENING THE REAL LIFT GATE, THE REAR LIFT GATE… |
| 2020-05-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SUMMER,SPRING WEATHER, ALL FOUR, CLEAR, GLASS WINDOWS DO NOT SLIDE UP OR DOWN THROUGH ITS' POWER BUTTON, ELECTRONICALLY. |
| 2020-03-12 | SEATS | No | 0 | MAKES A RATTLING NOISE WHEN A BUMP IS HIT DRIVER SIDE SEAT STOP WORKING |
| 2020-03-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE CAR ALWAYS FEELS LIKE IS ABOUT TO JUMP OFF THE ROAD OR THE LANE IM IN WHENEVER I DRIVE OVER ANY ROUGH ROAD OR POT H… |
| 2019-10-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL RATTLING NO… |
| 2019-09-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CAR GETS STUCK IN PARK AND WILL NOT INTO REVERSE, NEUTRAL OR DRIVE. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN BUT HAS BEEN HAPPENING… |
| 2019-08-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND GOT INTO A ACCIDENT. TOTALED MY VEHICLE AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY |
| 2019-05-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING ON HWY AND MY VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN AS I WAS TURNING OFF THE MAIN ROAD, LOST ALL CONTROL OF STEERING. WHEN… |
| 2019-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MOTOR IS OVER HEATING AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MINS ON HIGHWAY |
| 2019-03-31 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT A FATAL CRASH WHICH INVOLVED A 2002 FORD EXPLORER AND STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED … |
| 2019-01-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I WENT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE GRILL, SO I PULLED … |
| 2019-01-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | ON JANUARY 21, 2019 I WAS HIT HEAD-ON BY A DRIVER WHO FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. TOTALLED MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER! MY AIRB… |
| 2019-01-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAD HAD THIS 2018 JEEP RENEGADE NOT EVEN 2.5 MONTHS AND IT NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE AND THE TIRES WERE COMPLETELY WORN OU… |
| 2019-01-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 24 MPH, A VEHICLE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD CRASHED INT… |
| 2019-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION IND… |
| 2018-10-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE RADIATOR STARTED GOING OUT ON ME. I HAD TO FIX IT TWICE. THE BREAKES I KEEP HAVING THE CONTINUED FIXING THEM EVERY … |
| 2018-09-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD AFTER IT WAS PARKED. THE … |
| 2018-08-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 1 | THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. IT WAS UNOCCUPIED PARKED IN THE CARPORT. |
| 2018-04-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR HATCH PANEL APPLIQUE CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON |
| 2018-04-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE BRAKE PEDAL… |
| 2018-04-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO MAXIMUM RPM'S ON A CITY STREET AND WOULD NOT STOP, EVEN AFTER BRAKE APPLIED. TRIED DOWNSHIFTING,… |
| 2018-02-27 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES TOOK A RIGHT INTO THE LIBIARY PARKING LOT AND MY FRONT SIDE DRIVERS TIRE S… |
| 2018-02-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WELL I HAVE A 2002 FORD EXPLORER XLT. IT HAS THE TRAILER BRAKE WHICH I NEVER HAVE USED YET. I HAVE A COUPLE ISSUES WITH… |
| 2018-01-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAD A BAD BATTERY AND NOW 4X4 WON'T WORK |
| 2018-01-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AFTER JUMPING THE VEHICLE DUE TO DEAD BATTERY GEAR SHIFTER SNAPPED WHEN SHIFTING CAR INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE STUCK IN REVER… |
| 2017-11-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE ON THE REAR DOOR HANDLE. THE CON… |
| 2017-11-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE SHIFT LEVER LITERALLY SNAPPED OFF AT THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE PUTTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE. CAR COULDN'T BE SHIFTED … |
| 2017-09-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TIMING BELTS BROKE AND DAMAGE THE ENGINE. TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. |
| 2017-08-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY |
| 2017-08-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE… |
| 2017-07-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN, SPUN … |
| 2017-07-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSIONS GOING OUT IT STARTED ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH A VIBRATION IN TRANSMISSION AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A AWHILE IN TH… |
| 2017-07-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE REAR STABILIZER LINKS JUST BROKE OUT OF NOWHERE NOT EVEN TO LATEST LATER THE FRONT STABILIZER LINKS JUST BROKE OUT … |
| 2017-06-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE 4WD AUTO HIGH OR LOW FAILED TO OPER… |
| 2017-06-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR AJAR AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINAT… |
| 2017-05-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | UPON BEGINNING TO DRIVE HOME FROM WORK THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THERE IS NO LO… |
| 2017-05-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION OUT FOR 3RD TIME |
| 2017-04-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT WITH ONLY 88000 MILES ON ENGINE. |