2003 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Body and structure Problems

“Both rear doors failed to open from the inside after being used only a few dozen times each. The cause was the interior door handle (plastic) broke inside the door. This is a big safety issue because this means that rear seat passengers cannot egress the vehicle without it being opened by someone on the outside. This is evidently a common problem with many Ford vehicles using this door handle - there should have been a recall issued years ago.”

“Body mounts prematurely deteriorating and crumbling. Body rides loose on frame, which can impact safety of the vehicle and handing in an accident. All body mounts for the cab of the vehicle have failed and fall apart to the touch. Since this vehicle is a body on frame design, failed body mounts cannot keep the cab firmly attached to the frame of the truck. Apparently the rubber material used was detective.”

“My aunt's vehicle was involved in an accident where the vehicle rolled several times. The front pillar on the driver's side collapsed allowing the roof to collapse almost down to the level of the steering wheel. There was also a lack of availability of side curtain airbags on the vehicle. The accident resulted in the death of the driver of the vehicle.”

“Problems with tires on 2003 Ford explorer. There was a vibration in the front end, the tire were noticed worn on the inside, there was also a problem with the rear end which was tilted due to a bent frame, the rear end leaked as well. The dealer claimed that they couldn't find anything wrong. (three sets of tires in 20k miles and about two weeks later, they had to replaced one of the back tires again) the noise and vibration remained.”

“If the removable liftgate has any pressure on the bottom, it will release. When it releases, it is heavy enough to cause harm or injury to a person. Please provide further details.”