Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2004 Ford Explorer.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | on [XXX] brought to local shop on power steering leak. Week before, Paid $50 for inspection. on [XXX] appointment was l… |
| 2024-02-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I need a new gas tank for my vehicle and Ford stopped making the gas tank for my vehicle. That is a very big safety iss… |
| 2023-07-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Smoke for a good 5 mins under the hood oil leeking |
| 2023-01-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Back windows fell off track and windows fell down, cannot roll them up. AC and Heater broke and won't work at all. Fuel… |
| 2022-08-29 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | The contact's son owned a 2004 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while her son was driving in the rain at approxim… |
| 2021-11-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | On two incidents this week when steering wheel is cut to maximum left or right in tight parking lot and narrow road whi… |
| 2021-07-13 | WHEELS | No | 0 | on 5/6/21 at Ramp Ford 4869 Nesconset Hwy.,Pt. Jeff.Sts.,NY at 10:00am dealer sevice Mgr. met with NYSDMV Auto Faciliti… |
| 2021-04-21 | TIRES | No | 0 | MICHELIN CROSSTERRAIN TIRES SUFFERING TREAD SEPARATION. THREE OUT OF FOUR SO FAR. HAD I NOT BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO TH… |
| 2021-03-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TIRES! TIRES! TIRES! AGAIN! A SECOND TIRE HAS SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION AND FAILED COMPLETELY. WHY CAN'T I GET ANY… |
| 2021-01-13 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK LAST WEEK I NOTICED A SLIGHT 'BUMPING' FEEL LIKE AN UNBALANCED TIRE, SO I TOOK A LOOK WHEN… |
| 2020-11-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE DIES WHEN DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL OPERATING AND HEADING DOWN SLIGHT HILL AT SPEED OF AROUND 35 MPH. CRUISE … |
| 2020-07-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 2 | THIS PAST WEEKEND I WAS DRIVING AN 04 FORD EXPLORER WHEN BOTH SIDE AIRBAGS SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED. I WAS NOT IN AN ACC… |
| 2019-09-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY 2004 FORD EXPLORER HAS RECENTLY AND QUICKLY BEGAN SHIFTING VERY BADLY. I ALWAYS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND SHIFT IN… |
| 2019-08-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE IGNITION KEYS LOSES THE PROGRAM AND I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO HAVE NOTH REPROGRAMED. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A RECALL THAT F… |
| 2019-06-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND EMERGENCY FLASH… |
| 2019-04-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED (APPROX 5-10 MPH) ON A BUMPY ROAD. THE DRIVER WAS LOOKING FOR A PARKING … |
| 2019-02-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | I WAS GETTING STUFF OUT OF MY BACK SEAT AND MY REAR WINDOW JUST BLEW OUT SHATTERING GLASS ALL OVER .THE BOTTOM PIECE TH… |
| 2018-12-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE … |
| 2018-12-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS, THE CONTACT'S SON PULLED TOO HA… |
| 2018-11-03 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT HAS COME UNLOCKED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IT HAS HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES I TUG HARD EVERY TIME I BUC… |
| 2018-08-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE REVERSING, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED IN… |
| 2018-08-05 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I AM HAVING ELECTRONICA ISSUES WITH MY 2004 FORD EXPLORER, THAT CONTROL LIGHTING AND SPEED OF MY VEHICLE. ALSO THE LE… |
| 2018-07-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOY ON THERE OWN MAKING A BIG BLAST WITHO… |
| 2018-05-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | IN 2004 FORD EXPLORER WITH V8, THE CRUISE CONTROL TURNS OFF ENGINE WHEN TRAVELING 35~45 MPH AND GOING DOWN A HILL OR DE… |
| 2018-03-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TAKATA RECALL I HAD AN ACCIDENT ON HWY 701, I WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A CEMENT CULVERT GOING 45MPH AND MY DRIVER SID… |
| 2018-01-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR GLASS LIFTGATE HINGE BROKE CAUSING GLASS TO FALL OUT OF POSITION. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND LIFTGATE GLASS WAS… |
| 2017-12-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WELL WE JUST BOUGHT THIS EXPLORER AND JUST AS I HAVE READ FROM OTHERS ON THIS WEBSITE OUR EXPLORER IS DOING SIMILAR THI… |
| 2017-11-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES, BOTH WHILE DRIVING AND AT A STANDSTILL. I COULD PULL THE ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE BUT WH… |
| 2017-08-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY STEERING COLUMN BROKE RIGHT OFF! TRYING TO PUT IT IN DRIVE @99,735 MI. HAD TO TOW IT TO SHOP, AND REPLACE THE STEER… |
| 2017-08-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | IT SLIPPES AND WON'T JUST TAKE OFF SOME TAKE OFFBUT THE SUV SITS AND WHEN IT DOES TAKEBODF YOU HAVE TO LET YOUR FOOT UP… |
| 2017-07-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHEN THE EXPLORER WAS BOUGHT USED IN 2015 THE CRACKS THAT ARE COMMON IN THE GLASS LIFT GATE COVER PANEL DID NOT EXIST. … |
| 2017-07-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | 2004 FORD EXPLORER TRAVELING 40-45MPH ON A RURAL ROAD. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT A "S" CURVE AND HIT AN UT… |
| 2017-07-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 1 | BOUGHT A 2004 FORD EXPLORER IN MARCH 22, 2017 FROM LBSI AUTOMOTIVE. SEEN A CRACK IN REAR PANEL, DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT… |
| 2017-06-26 | ENGINE | No | 1 | TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARDER AND SHAKES THE ENTIRE SUV. WHEN I PRESS THE GAS AND GET TO ABOUT 35-40 IT WILL START KNOCKIN… |
| 2017-06-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE AND NO WARNING LIGHT OF ANY KIND CAME ON. WE WENT TO GO START IT TODAY AND IT START UP FINE. W… |
| 2017-06-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHEN PUTTING THE EXPLORER INTO REVERSE IT WOULD SHIFT HARD AND THROW THE VEHICLE BACK AND THEN WHEN YOU PUT IT INTO DRI… |
| 2017-05-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND I POPPED MY BACK WINDOW, SO I COULD GET SOME ITEMS OUT OF MY BACK PART OF MY VEHICLE. WHEN I W… |
| 2017-05-10 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEEL STUDS DETACHED ON MULTIPLE TIRES WHILE DRI… |
| 2017-05-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE I285 INTERSTATE WE HEARD A LOUD POP/ SNAP AND WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE IT CAME FROM,… |
| 2017-05-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ABOUT 70MPH. I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE. MY EXPLORER SUDDENLY LOST PRESSURE TRIED HITTI… |
| 2017-03-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE ALREADY PUT A COMPLAINT IN ABOUT MY THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. THIS EVENING I WENT ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF, AND MY WRE… |
| 2017-03-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, AN OVERDRIVE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE THE V… |
| 2017-02-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING 60MPG, OUT OF NO WHERE MY FORD EXPLORER STOPS MOVING AND DECREASES IN SPEED FAST. AT T… |
| 2017-01-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I GET A STRONG SMELL OF ROTTEN EGGS WHEN DRIVING. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I DRIVE FOR A LONG TIME. MY BACK HATCH IS CRACKI… |
| 2016-12-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE LIFT GATE ON MY TRUCK IS CRACKING AND GETTING WORSE. TWO OF MY SEATBELTS ARE HARD TO GET OUT OF THE RETRACTOR AND T… |
| 2016-11-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH OVERDRIVE LIGHT BLINKING .NO FIRST GEAR,SHIFTS HARD , SOMETIME IT WONT SHIFT WITHOUT LETTING … |
| 2016-10-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I LOOKED AT THE BACK OF MY 2004 FORD EXPLORER, LTD ONE MORNING (10/11/2016) AND THERE WAS A CRACK STRAIGHT DOWN THE BAC… |
| 2016-10-03 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE LOST POW… |
| 2016-09-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | SIGNIFICANT FRONT END IMPACT WITH NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. VEHICLE WAS MOVING FORWARD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT ON A CIT… |
| 2016-09-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | THE AIRBAG ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AS INDICATED ON THE… |