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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC UNDERNEATH THE REAR LIFTGATE'S GLASS DOOR HAS BEGUN TO CRACK. THE DOOR STILL OPERATES PROPERLY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 78,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER EDITION. THE REAR WINDOW CRACKED NEAR THE LOCATION OF THE FORD EMBLEM. THE NHTSA WEBSITE LISTED SEVERAL RELATED COMPLAINTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE DEFECT, AND WILL NOT AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 49,000.*AK

TEMPERATURE CONTROL DOES WORK. FAILURE OF BLEND DOOR OR EVAPORATOR ASSEMBLY HEAT DOES NOT WORK AND WINDSHIELD DEFROST DOES BLOW WARM AIR. BLEND DOOR MOTOR OR PLENUM BOX IS AT FAULT.*JB

THE CONSUMER'S 2003 FORD EXPLORER HAD A ROCK CHIP THE WINDSHIELD. A CRACK DEVELOPED FROM THE CHIP. *KB THE CRACK RAN THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE WINDSHIELD ARE POORLY MANUFACTURED. *NM

OWNER WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE REAR GLASS SHATTERED. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NM MANUFACTURE STATED RECALL ONLY APPLIED TO 4 DOOR MODEL, NOT 2 DOOR MODEL WHICH THE CONSUMER OWNS. *BF *NM

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA SAFETY RECALL 04V-442 OF 2003 FORD EXPLORER FORD IS REFUSING TO FIX MY VEHICLE. FORD IS STATING MY VEHICLE HAS NO RECALLS AND THIS RECALL DOES NOT EFFECT MY VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A ROAD WITH NO OTHER CARS WHEN MY REAR WINDSHIELD EXPLODED. THIS CAUSED ME TO THINK SOMEONE WAS SHOOTING OR ATTACKING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH MY VEHICLE THINKING I WAS UNDER ATTACK. THE POLICE CAME AND WROTE A REPORT, INVESTIGATED AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF MALICIOUS ACTS. FORD IS REFUSING TO RESOLVE THIS AND WILL NOT SAY WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT EFFECTED. *NM

NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR RECALL 04S20 CONCERNING REAR WINDSHIELD. STERLING FORD 703-430-7700. *AK *TC

DURING COLD / SNOW WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WIPE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD PROPERLY. THIS CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO FREEZE AGAINST THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

BACK (REAR) WINDOW DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. REQUIRES NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. *LA

GLASS IS LITERALLY HANGING FROM THE FRONT PASSANGER WINDOW FRAME. THIS IS RESULTING IN OBSTRUCTION OF VISION.

A CONSUMER SAFETY CAMPAIGN 04520 WAS RECEIVED FOR THE REAR GLASS FALLING OUT OR CRACKING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PART FOR THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED, AND HE WILL BE LIABLE FOR THE INJURIES. MANUFACTURER STATED NO PARTS HAVE ARRIVED YET. *AK

THE REARVIEW MIRROR IN MY VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 20% OF ITS CAPACITY BLOCKED BY THE OVERHEAD COMPARTMENT. *LA

FORD EXPLORER XLS. REAR WINDOW SHATTERED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. THE WINDOW APPEARS TO BE UNDER ALOT OF TENSION.? *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT UNDER 50 MPH, THERE IS A SQUEAK THAT COMES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT SOUNDS LIKE A RUSTY SUSPENSION SPRING. HOWEVER, THIS SQUEAK IS HEARD AT EXACTLY 35 SECOND INTERVALS. I FOUND THIS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER. IF IT IS TURNED OFF, THE NOISE GOES AWAY. THE NOISE IS PRESENT ANYTIME THE VENTILATION SYSTEM IS ON. I TOOK THE AUTOMOBILE TO COURTESY FORD IN POULSBO, WASHINGTON. I WAS TOLD THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE. I DONT THINK FORD WOULD WANT ITS AUTOMOBILES GOING DOWN THE STREET WITH AN INTENTIONAL LOUD SQUEAK. I THINK THIS IS SOMEHOW ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT EVER CONTORLS THE AIR HANDLING SYSTEM, SUCH AS THE COMPUTER. HELP ME FIND AN ANSWER. *AK

2003 FORD EXPLORER SITTING IN GARAGE. REAR HATCH GLASS EXPLODED AS HATCH WAS HALF WAY TO BEING CLOSED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE 2003 FORD EXPLORER, THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW SHATTERED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *NLM

THE DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW BUTTON WAS VERY SENSITIVE. THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH/BUMP CAUSED THE WINDOW TO OPEN FULLY. THE CONSUMER ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM. *JB

REAR VIEW MIRROR GIVES A FALSE IMAGE, WHEN THERE ARE NO CARS BEHIND VEHICLE DRIVER CAN OT SEE IN REARVIEW WINDOW. BUT IF CARS ARE BEHIND DRIVER CAN SEE. CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT, DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT REAR LIFT GATE GLASS SHATTERED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A "COOL" PARKING LOT ON A "COOL" DAY. TS