Both backseat windows have a mind of their own and will not always go down or come back up. I once had a back window that would not go up for a days/maybe even week and I had to tape a gabage bag over it to keep the weather out. That was fun. Currently, I believe the one behind the driver side does not respond at all and the passenger side picks and chooses when it wants to open. Although I greatly frown upon opening it after the incident mentioned above. I did leave my sunroof open during a rain storm TWICE! (This was in 2010. I know, shame on me) And that resulting in me also having a sassy sunroof that decided it would open and close on its own without prompting at random times. Finally, I pulled the fuse for it which stopped the issue. I am mentioning this here because I am thinking that the water damage may possibly also have something to do with my backseat window issues...or not? Who knows.

We know now that the back lift gate window is crooked because of the break in the frame, eventually the window will shatter when being opened or closed. We are very very careful and actually try to avoid using it, but Ford should never have allowed this frame to make it to the showroom floor.

This happened multiple times until our mechanic finally found what caused the plug to the computer to melt. See below:

Sick to death of all the problems. Ford just throws these things off the assembly line and then says "Oh so sorry, it's out of warranty". We actually won a lawsuit regarding a 2002 Explorer. The tailgate window exploded in my hand when trying to shut it. The car dealer knew it was a piece of junk and the judge called his selling it to us "the most egregious case of taking advantage she'd ever seen".

We had to replace the transmission in this 2004 model, replaced the visors and interior overhead console, one back seat belt doesn't work, again a cheap plastic problem, and the electrical/computer problem where a plug next to the computer melted and caused the engine to cut off while driving down the road, well that almost got us all killed. Turns out there is a group of wires near the rear and they were supposed to be suspended in some sort of harness and never were, so over time, the plastic coating rubbed off and caused at least one wire to ground out, which caused the plug near the computer to overheat and slide out of its socket, causing the engine to shut off. Once it cooled, sometimes the motor would start again. This cost us more than one battery, lots of time, being stalled at 2 in the morning with our daughter in the back seat. After $2500 spent in multiple visits trying to fix the electrical issue, and another $2600 for the transmission, and just under $1000 for the interior console and visors, add more $$ for visits to check out the Check Engine light and the ABS light... wonder what I'm leaving out... ? Oh yes, the air conditioning has been blowing hot on once side for quite awhile. The crack in the back window frame on EVERY SINGLE EXPLORER I see reminds me of the Ford Grenada back in the 80s.

Does anybody else remember the Ford Grenada? The gas cap was located behind the license plate and on every single Grenada, the spring on the license plate broke so they all drove around with their license plate facing the ground, wide open. We have no idea why the Check Engine light stays on. No idea why the back passenger windows quit working years ago. No idea why the cruise control works about 1 out of 20 times you try to use it, and no idea why the volume control on the radio slips deafening everyone in the car.

Owning one of these Explorers is like being in a club with other unfortunate individuals who have found themselves wondering if the $9,000 they've spent on repairs makes it worth keeping the car now. My mechanic calls it the "Ford Exploder".

I've had problems with the rear power windows. One wouldn't roll down, i took it in under warranty and they replaced the motor. It wasn't 3 months and the same window wouldn't roll down. I was past my 3 yr warranty, but the dealership replace the window motor because they have a 1 yr warranty on their parts or something. Now, I'll try and roll down my rear windows and every once in a while, they won't roll down.... A few days later i'll try again and they will work. It's messed up and a pain in the ass, but not worth my money to have it fixed.