Safety Score
54
Average
Recalls
4
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (4)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-23 | 25V347000 |
STRUCTURE:BODY | 492,145 | — | Details |
| 2019-09-11 | 19V651000 |
SEATS | 311,907 | — | Details |
| 2017-08-28 | 17V530000 |
STEERING | 253 | — | Details |
| 2017-05-22 | 17V332000 |
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | 2,204 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-12 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | No impact shattering of rear window. I entered the car and closed the driver’s side door when I heard the window shatt… |
| 2026-04-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Part came off while on my way to church at some point and was unable to locate the piece that came off |
| 2026-04-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | Difficulty in steering around corners |
| 2026-04-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The Secret Service conducted an investigation regarding online motor vehicle sales. The vehicle was listed for sale. Th… |
| 2026-04-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Vehicle contains traces of cychlorphine, labeled as "POLICE," facilitates criminal activity impersonation of a police o… |
| 2026-04-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Vehicle equipped with operation red and blue auxiliary emergency lights, prohibited and protected by law for law enforc… |
| 2026-04-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | In regards to recall 24V031 and 25V347, both of my A Pilars have flown off my car while driving. Luckily no damage was… |
| 2026-03-30 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the A-pillar trim… |
| 2026-03-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | Steering is difficult and makes noises when turning |
| 2026-03-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle unexp… |
| 2026-03-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I purchased 2017 ford explorer from Mark Ficken. It was still under warranty. The transmission went out in a week somet… |
| 2026-03-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Oil is leaking onto my spark plugs and fouling them out. Also took my car into dealership and parts are not available f… |
| 2026-03-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | First my Roof rack trim flew away on the freeway, Now my mirror cover flew away on the freeway as well hitting a car be… |
| 2026-03-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I was driving 30 MPH down a country road and the drivers side toe link broke about putting me in the ditch |
| 2026-03-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle experienced white exhaust smoke due to oil entering the exhaust system, caused by turbocharger failure. This le… |
| 2026-03-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The 2011 to 2019 Ford Explorers have a huge issue with them. The internal water pump on my 2017 Ford Explorer 3.5L engi… |
| 2026-03-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I was driving on the interstate and the B pilar from my vehicle flew off, hit my passenger side window, and merely miss… |
| 2026-03-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The pillers where in inspected by the dealership and determined that they need to be replaced and one of the recalls ha… |
| 2026-03-18 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Windshield wipers worked when they wanted to for a while not anymore. It's impossible to see in the rain or clear the w… |
| 2026-03-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The recall for the roof rails was not properly fixed. Ford is not willing to fix their mistake. |
| 2026-03-17 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the A-pillar trim detached from… |
| 2026-03-14 | ENGINE | Yes | 0 | The car was up on ramps, to replace a sensor, in park and slipped out of gear rolling backwards with force. Someone co… |
| 2026-03-13 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. While the contact's daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the front driv… |
| 2026-03-11 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the passenger’s side A-pillar trim… |
| 2026-03-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle was brought to an authorized Ford dealership for coolant leak. The dealer confirmed a coolant leak originating … |
| 2026-03-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | the safety problem is a known recall that remains unfixed since 2024 and should have higher priority for FORD then they… |
| 2026-03-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | According to the recall of the a-pilar which can lead to the safety of the road and people on the road. There as yet to… |
| 2026-02-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | There is currently a safety recall 25S53 for B pillar trim that is out but Ford says my SUV is not covered under it. Th… |
| 2026-02-12 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V031000 (Structure… |
| 2026-02-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The lift gate glass shattered / exploded while sitting at a red light. |
| 2026-02-10 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The rear tailgate window has blown out twice. First time 2/10/2026 and again 3/22/2026. Both times happened while parke… |
| 2026-02-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I spoke to the service manager at Hub City Ford located at [XXX] about the rubber around windshield was dry rotting an… |
| 2026-01-29 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Issue: Rear liftgate window on my 2017 Ford Explorer Sport spontaneously shattered without any impact. Conditions: Occu… |
| 2026-01-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | UNKNOWN |
| 2026-01-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The windshield wipers activate by themselves, even when it is not raining and there is no water. |
| 2026-01-20 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V347000 ( Structur… |
| 2026-01-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I went to open my hatch and the bolts have completely rusted through to the point of detaching the rear hatch/trunk on … |
| 2026-01-14 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V031000 (Structure… |
| 2026-01-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | When driving my car, you can hear wind noise like the windows are down and it's loud enough to where I can't hear my ki… |
| 2026-01-13 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V031000 (Structure… |
| 2026-01-07 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 24V031000 (STRUCTU… |
| 2026-01-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Woke up one morning and noticed the b pillar almost completely detached. Called ford dealership in Musk*** MI. They tol… |
| 2026-01-05 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the passenger’s s… |
| 2026-01-05 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V031000 (Structure… |
| 2026-01-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The passenger side silver cover came off the top rail of my 2017 Ford Explorer. This SOULD be covered by Ford Safety Re… |
| 2025-12-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | In January of 2025 the rear windshield suddenly blew a hole in it after starting the vehicle with the remote start. I w… |
| 2025-12-30 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed that t… |
| 2025-12-27 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V031000 (Structure… |
| 2025-12-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I was driving down the road and my roof driver's side roof rail flew off. The previous owner had the recall addressed i… |
| 2025-12-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving at approximately 10 MPH, the steering wheel bec… |