Structure › Body
Filed May 7, 2015OH
REAR LIFT GATE PANEL CRACKING ON 2002 FORD EXPLORER. *TR
2002 4 Ton Utility 4ec16w
Routine
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electronic stability control (esc). No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure › Body | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electronic Stability Control (esc) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsElectronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Aug 22, 2014200,000 milesLA
I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY 70 AND PUT THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ON IN THE TRUCK AND THE TRUCK JUST CUT OFF. *TR
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2002Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.