10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 0
Average Mileage:
40,084 miles

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problem #3

Jun 122008

Explorer

  • 70,000 miles
Vehicle involved in a collision with major front end damage and drivers side air bag did not deploy-the impact however did cause the passenger side air bag to deploy.

- Maybee, MI, USA

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problem #2

Jan 072005

Explorer

  • Automatic transmission
  • 50,253 miles
While driving 37 mph vehicle slipped on a patch of ice, went over an embankment, and dropped fifty feet. Upon impact, dual airbags did not deploy. Passenger's seat belt broke, and passenger suffered from a concussion, and had to get twenty stitches. Driver sustained a broken back.

- Port Townsend, WA, USA

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problem #1

Aug 032004

Explorer

  • miles
During a 45 mph frontal collision front air bags did not deploy. Consumer sustained minor injuries, and had the vehicle towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

- Brookhaven, NY, USA

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