2004 Ford Explorer visibility problems
100 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the visibility on the 2004 Ford Explorer — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While closing the rear window glass hatch the driver side hinge broke allowing the window to fall out on that side. The rear glass hatch window is heavy and could have easily broken the hinge side allowing the glass to fall off the vehicle. A previous ford recall on the very same component covered…”
filed Feb 9, 2015
“Sun visors have been replaced twice. Horizontal plastic panel with the ford logo has cracked and been replaced 3 times. Current one on vehicle is cracked. Sent an e-mail to ford and was told basically "too bad--out of warranty ". Formoco has known of this problem on both the ford and mercury but…”
filed Jan 30, 2015
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Visibility problems in other Explorer years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Explorer | 2 | 9% |
| 2025 Explorer | 3 | 3% |
| 2023 Explorer | 5 | 5% |
| 2022 Explorer | 10 | 4% |
| 2021 Explorer | 15 | 4% |
| 2020 Explorer | 13 | 1% |
| 2019 Explorer | 4 | 1% |
| 2018 Explorer | 11 | 2% |
| 2017 Explorer | 31 | 2% |
| 2016 Explorer | 36 | 1% |
| 2015 Explorer | 20 | 1% |
| 2014 Explorer | 27 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2004 Ford Explorer
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.