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Average Mileage:
60,500 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (2 reports)
body / paint problem
Helpful Websites About 2004 Ford Explorer black plastic panels on doors fade and crack
2007Jun 04
Explorer XLS V6
- Automatic transmission
- 46,000 miles
Plastic panel on driver's door cracked for no reason at all, the crack just showed up one day. That was about 18 months ago, now the panels are starting to fade from the top on the passenger side. My cousin has a 2002 Explorer, and all his panels are faded to about halfway down, it looks HORRIBLE, really makes this high price SUV look like a cheap piece of crap. Unbelievable to me how Ford is willing to let people drive around in these Explorers looking like they do, with the cracked liftgate, peeling paint, and faded panels. What a terrible advertisement for their product, its just a shame really. It looks like Ford is just going to sit back and ignore these problems until all the Explorers from this body style are junked and sitting in salvage yards, then they will breath a sigh of relief and say "whew, glad that's over". They probably cringe every time they get an e-mail or call from someone saying "Yes, I have a problem with my '02/'03/'04/'05 Explorer." I have been a loyal Ford customer for 25 years, now I will be looking elsewhere for my next new vehicle.
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2009Apr 02
Explorer Eddie Bauer V8
After my window lift gate cracked I began noticing around town, many of my year model almost all had the same cracks. Some to the left of the logo like mine and some to the right. If you look at later models, you will see the gate and window are no longer combined units. I agree Ford needs to fix this and this is the first time I have had a body issue and this is my 8th Ford. This model , my second explorer has had numerous quality issues on the interior, visors already broken, escutheon broke on drivers door, stereo speakers have never been right, moon roof swithing issues and cable issues, transmission problems, makes me wonder if I need to switch.
janaz
Tucson, AZ, USA
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