Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 Ford Explorer Sport.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WAS CLOSING BACK HATCH AND GLASS WINDOW LITERALLY EXPLODED! VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY YARD. |
| 2019-12-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 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 … |
| 2019-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS BLINKING WITH THE SEAT BELT NOISE. CHANGED THE LIGHT BULB FROM THE DASH BOARD AND NO… |
| 2018-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | BODY MOUNTS DETERIORATED CRUMPLED.BODY DOWN ON FRAME CAUSING IRREGULAR RIDE CONTROL |
| 2017-11-22 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND WILL STALL AND BOTH HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS, OR WHEN IDLING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND POW… |
| 2017-01-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE SUN ROOF EXPLODE… |
| 2016-12-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | REAR LIFTGATE WINDOW ON MY 2003 FORD EXPLORER SPORT EXPLODED INTO A MILLION PIECES. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVE… |
| 2016-07-18 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A NOISE EMERGED FROM THE REAR HATC… |
| 2016-05-15 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | 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 D… |
| 2015-09-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR LIFTGATE WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND BEEN SO FOR 3 HOURS. TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 60 DEGREES… |
| 2015-04-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BODY MOUNT EMITTED AN ABNORMAL … |
| 2014-12-06 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPLORER SPORT EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN CROSS TERRAIN TIRES, SIZE: P235/70/R16. WHILE DR… |
| 2014-10-19 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 55MPH AND THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AND I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, IT AUTOMIATCAL… |
| 2014-08-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HATCHBACK HINGES FRACTURED AND DETACHED F… |
| 2014-04-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I PULLED OVER AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE INTO A … |
| 2014-01-29 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 1 | ON THE MORNING OF 1/29/14 I WAS AT THE MARKET ,CAME OUT TO LOAD MY ITEMS INTO THE VEHICLE , OPENED THE REAR LIFT GATE … |
| 2013-12-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING IN SEMI WET CONDITIONS, GOING DOWNHILL AND ENGAGED THE OVERDRIVE OFF BUTTON. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIMM… |
| 2013-11-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR LIFT GATE HINGES WERE LOOSE. THE CON… |
| 2013-10-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WINDOW FEEL AND SHATTERED INTO A MILLION PIECES. AFTER CONTACTING MY INSURANCE TO HAVE THE GLASS REPLACED I FOUND OUT T… |
| 2013-07-30 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | LEFT REAR LIFTGATE HINGE FAILED/BROKE; LIFTGATE GLASS ALMOST FELL OFF COMPLETELY (BUT WAS STILL PARTIALLY ATTACHED VIA … |
| 2013-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SEVERE CLANKING/BANGING NOISE IN PASSENGER REAR. REPLACED SHOCKS. NOISE WORSENED. RESEARCHED AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAI… |
| 2013-06-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFT GATE GLASS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE… |
| 2013-03-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR LIFT GATE PANEL CRACKED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. CONCERNS WITH UNSTABLE REAR GLASS, ABILITY OF HATCH TO REMAIN C… |
| 2013-02-02 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING THE SUN VISOR DROPPED, AND STARTED TO DANGLE AND SWING TOWARDS MY FACE. IT STARTLED ME AND I SWERVED … |
| 2013-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR LIFT GATE HINGES WERE… |
| 2013-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FORD EXPLORER SPORT HAS SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *REAR BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND CAUSED MY BATTERY TO … |
| 2012-01-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH BACK WINDOW PIN BECAME FRACTURE… |
| 2011-03-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPLORER XLS SPORTS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE HATCHBACK LIFTGATE HINGE BROKE AN… |
| 2010-12-12 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT A SLOW SPEED THE BACK WINDOW ON MY FORD EXPLORER SPORT SHATTERED. THE GLASS WAS C… |
| 2010-10-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2003 FORD EXPLORER XLS 4X4, FRONT AND REAR HUB BEARINGS GOING OUT ON A VEHICLE ESPECIALLY THE FRONT HUB BEARINGS. THE… |
| 2010-08-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | IN TRYING TO DETERMINE WHERE A NEW RATTLE WAS COMING I HEARD ON THE WAY HOME, I NOTICED THE REAR GATE GLASS HINGE HAD B… |
| 2010-06-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY CAR MOVE BACKWARDS WITH PARKING SHIFT,EMERGENCY AND ENGINE STOPS IN A RAMP DRIVING INTO MY GARAGE. *TR |
| 2010-05-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2003 FORD EXPLORER THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND NOW 1 OR BOTH OF THE REAR ONES ARE… |
| 2010-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | OPENED THE REAR WINDOW (HATCH) AND THE RIGHT SIDE FLEW UP - THE HINGE HAD DISENGAGED FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. LOC… |
| 2010-03-31 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HINGE ON THE … |
| 2010-01-22 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED THE REAR WINDOW WINDSHIELD … |
| 2009-04-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE REAR LIFTGATE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT TH… |
| 2009-04-14 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, AN EXCESS… |
| 2009-03-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | BOUGHT USED 2003 FORD EXPLORER SPORT XLT IN OCTOBER 2008. FIRST CAR I BOUGHT FROM DEALERSHIP. CAR STALLED PRIOR TO LEAV… |
| 2008-09-30 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | BUBBLING AND PEELING PAINT. *TR |
| 2008-08-28 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | MY BACK REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WHILE I WAS AT WORK. IT HAPPEN AT 400AM SO IT WAS NOT HOT. *TR |
| 2008-08-23 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE REAR WINDOW, IT COMPLETELY SHAT… |
| 2008-04-12 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE VALVE PROBLEM - 3 BLOWN TIRES IN 60 DAYS ORIGINAL TIRES PURCHASED 1/31/2007 - CAR MILEAGE 75,857 AT THE TIME OF P… |
| 2008-02-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | WHILE MOVING IN TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY ABOUT 45 MPH. GAS ACCELERATOR PADAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLOOR ON 2003 FORD EXP… |
| 2007-09-09 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING WEST ON ROUTE 64 IN THE LEFT HAND LANE NEAR ROCKY MOUNT, NC AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH, THE BRAKE LI… |
| 2007-06-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE TRYING TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IT WILL SOMETIMES WORK AND OTHER TIMES WILL NOT WORK. WHEN IT DOESN'T WORK THE … |
| 2007-04-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | IN FEBRUARY OF 2006, I TOOK MY 2003 FORD EXPLORER IN TO HAVE IT FIXED. AT THE TIME, MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD APP. 36,300 MI… |
| 2007-04-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPLORER XLT SPORT. WHILE CLOSING THE LIFTGATE THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. THERE WAS … |
| 2007-02-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 2/14/2007 I NOTICED THERE IS A FRACTURE/CRACK BETWEEN THE TAILGATE DOOR OPENER AND THE WINDOW. THE FRACTURE/CRACK BECOM… |
| 2005-08-12 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | VIBRATION IN FRONT END OF 2003 FORD EXPLORER SPORT DETERMINED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. RESOLUTION … |