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Rear liftgate glass cracking and shatteringSTRUCTURE55 complaints2014-01 → 2022-08explorer-2003-liftgate-glass-crack
10855549 I HAVE OWNED THIS 2003 FORD EXPLORER SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW IN 2003. IT CURRENTLY HAS 70,009 MILES AND HAS BEEN KEPT IN A GARAGE AND NOT DRIVEN OFTEN OVER 13 YEARS
10562975 ON THE MORNING OF 1/29/14 I WAS AT THE MARKET ,CAME OUT TO LOAD MY ITEMS INTO THE VEHICLE , OPENED THE REAR LIFT GATE AT ABOUT THE 1/3 OPEN POINT THE GLASS EXPLODED INTO A MILLION PIECES
11476879 There is a crack down the middle section of the liftgate for quite some time. The liftgate has been unlocking and opening automatically by itself
Transmission failure and overdrive light flashingPOWER TRAIN41 complaints2014-01 → 2019-12explorer-2003-transmission-failure
10594523 I HAVE HAD TO HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED 3 TIMES SO FAR ON THIS VEHICLE
10608900 TRANSMISSION OD LIGHT FLASHING, SLAMMING INTO GEAR WHILE SHIFTING
10929716 TRUCK WAS RUNNING FINE. THEN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IT WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHILE I WAS COMING OFF OF OR ONTO EXIT RAMPS
Wheel lug nut shearing and wheel detachmentWHEELS6 complaints2014-04 → 2021-10explorer-2003-wheel-lug-nut-failure
11438348 The contact owns a 2003 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25-35 MPH around a curb, the driver thought that the tire was flat
11005182 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE LUG NUTS BECAME DETACHED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY
10663533 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE LUG NUTS SHEARED OFF THE WHEELS CAUSING THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE TO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE
Airbag non-deployment and inadvertent deploymentAIR BAGS16 complaints2014-08 → 2021-06explorer-2003-airbag-deployment
11421035 The driver was driving down the expressway and her back tire blew out causing her vehicle to spiral out of control and the vehicle then flipped and started rolling downhill, the vehicle airbags did not deploy in the vehicle at all
10944078 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IMMEDIATELY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING
10785517 MY FIANC AND I PUT OUR 10 MONTH OLD AND OUR 8 YEAR OLD IN THE SEATBELTS AND I GOT IN THE CAR (I AM PREGNANT) AND SHUT MY DOOR AND MY FIANC GOT IN AND SHUT HIS DOOR AND THE CURTAIN AIRBAGS WENT OFF AND THE BACK AIRBAGS
Steering column lock-up and power-assist lossSTEERING14 complaints2014-04 → 2019-07explorer-2003-steering-column-failure
10648704 I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 55MPH AND THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AND I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, IT AUTOMIATCALLY PULLED TO THE LEFT AND CAUSING MY VECHICLE TO ROLL SEVERAL TIMES
11021498 SHIFT LEVER BROKE OFF INSIDE STEERING COLUMN OF MY WIFE'S EXPLORER WHEN CHANGING FROM PARK TO DRIVE TO EXIT FROM A BOAT LAUNCH RAMP WITH NO BOAT ON THE TRAILER
10622522 MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING WILL STALL AND I LOSE ALL POWER. NO POWER STEERING
Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.
Wrench.Pro (2026). 2003 Ford Explorer Sport vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2003/ford/explorer-sport
@misc{wrenchpro_2003_ford_explorer_sport_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2003 Ford Explorer Sport},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2003/ford/explorer-sport}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
