2003 Ford Explorer Sport wipers, windshield & visibility problems
Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 17 complaints for the 2003 Ford Explorer Sport, 20% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 20% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 20% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
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 . Which in turn sent shards of glass into my face ,hands , head and eyes . They were minor injuries but I'm still extracting glass from my head and hands and there is still glass embedded in my hands . I have an apt with my dr only because there is glass in my eyes.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford explorer sport. While driving 50 MPH, a loud noise was heard when the sun roof exploded without warning. There were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000. The VIN was not available.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Ford Explorer Sport
- Body & structure 28 complaints
Wipers, windshield & visibility problems in other years
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Wipers, windshield & visibility problems across all Ford models