9.6

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
840 miles

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problem #2

Jul 132005

Explorer 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While driving down the road, the liftgate (glass portion) of my 2005 Explorer will pop open. There are no patterns (I.e. hitting a bump) to when it will open. My fear is I will be hauling something - the back will come open and everything will fall out onto the raod. My dogs travel back there to and from dog shows. I took it to the dealer, they adjusted the strike plate. It stopped for a while but now it is happening again. The dealer can't define the problem so they refuse to work on it.

- Centerburg, OH, USA

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problem #1

Feb 042005

Explorer 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 1,680 miles
Back door latch on my Ford Explorer 2005 has come open twice while I was driving.

- Ferndale, MI, USA

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