STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
1. THE EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE WERE NORMAL USE OF THE VEHICLE. 2. REAR LIFT-GATE HINGES ON 2004 FORD EXPLORER XLT BEGAN FAILING WITH A LOUD BANG FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE REAR WINDOW BEGAN TO SAG AND OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS CRACKS APPEARED IN THE HINGE STRUCTURE. I HAVE PURCHASED NEW HINGES, BUT AT THIS TIME I STILL NEED TO INSTALL THEM. *TR
2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2001 FORD EXPLORER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH A SHORT IN THE WIRING TO THE RADIO AND THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIO WAS NO GOOD. THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE A BAD FUSE. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED TWO NEW BATTERIES FOR THE VEHICLE. *SC *JB