Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
18
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2004 Ford Explorer Sport.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-14 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | LIFTGATE GLASS HINGES BOTH BROKE CAUSING GLASS TO FALL OFF OF REAR DOOR AND NOW GLASS CANNOT BE OPENED. THIS IS THE SA… |
| 2014-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE REAR LIFT GATE ON MY EXPLORER CRACKED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FORD EMBLEM. THE GATE CRACKED DURING NORMAL OPERATI… |
| 2013-11-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE BODY MOUNTS AND BUSHINGS. I AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 FORD SPORT TRAC AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE BODY MOUNTS AND B… |
| 2013-04-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | DRIVING 65 MPH, LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE WHILE SWITCHING LANES TO AVOID A HIGH SPEED VEHICLE APPROACHING BEHIND ME. R… |
| 2012-07-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE … |
| 2012-02-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT T… |
| 2011-02-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING 2004 FORD EXPLORER ON HIGHWAY, AND HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. BROUGHT TO FORD DEALER… |
| 2011-01-17 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | CRACK IN REAR UPPER TAILGATE. *TR |
| 2010-08-07 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE FELL OFF THE HINGES. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THIS CAR … |
| 2010-04-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE REAR LIFT GLASS HINGES ON OUR 2004 FORD EXPLORER BROKE DURING USE OF THE LIFT GLASS. THE PIN BROKE RIGHT THROUGH TH… |
| 2009-05-02 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I OWN A 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE GLASS HATCH HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY HARD TO CLOSE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, … |
| 2009-03-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE PROBLEM WITH MY 2004 FORD EXPLORER IS WHEN YOU PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE FROM ANY OTHER GEAR (MOST NOTICEABLY FR… |
| 2008-11-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. SHE STATED THAT THE TAILGATE ABOVE THE GLASS CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER … |
| 2008-10-12 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK NEAR THE EMBL… |
| 2008-02-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 1 | NOTICED THAT THE BACK PANEL OF TAILGATE IS CRACKED ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2008. THE CRACK RUNS FROM UNDERNEATH THE RE… |
| 2007-07-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | STARTED IN 7/2007 HAD VIBRATIONS IN DRIVE TRAIN, FORD STATED IT WAS THE DRIVE SHAFT. FORD REPLACED THE DRIVE SHAFT WITH… |
| 2006-03-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WE HAVE A 2004 FORD EXPLORER V8 SPORT. WE HAVE HAD TWO MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND NOW WE HAVE A SHAKING IN THE FR… |
| 2004-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 1 | 2004 FORD EXPLORER. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGHLY INTO REVERSE AND THIRD GEAR. CAR WAS PUT INTO REVERSE IN JUNE, 2004 AN… |