Ford Explorer problems reported in California
4,469 of the 43,182 complaints filed about the Ford Explorer came from California, most often about the tires.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
4,469
Complaints from California
283
Crashes
118
Fires
1998
Worst model year
What failed
Tires
565
12.6%
Body & Structure
548
12.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain
485
10.9%
Engine & Cooling
459
10.3%
Brakes
312
7.0%
Steering
296
6.6%
Other & Unspecified
287
6.4%
Electrical System
249
5.6%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
215
4.8%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
195
4.4%
Suspension
147
3.3%
Fuel & Propulsion
145
3.2%
By model year
1986 Explorer
2
0.0%
1987 Explorer
1
0.0%
1990 Explorer
3
0.1%
1991 Explorer
119
2.7%
1992 Explorer
163
3.6%
1993 Explorer
196
4.4%
1994 Explorer
189
4.2%
1995 Explorer
148
3.3%
1996 Explorer
371
8.3%
1997 Explorer
184
4.1%
1998 Explorer
377
8.4%
1999 Explorer
175
3.9%
2000 Explorer
128
2.9%
2001 Explorer
68
1.5%
2002 Explorer
348
7.8%
2003 Explorer
110
2.5%
2004 Explorer
125
2.8%
2005 Explorer
48
1.1%
2006 Explorer
55
1.2%
2007 Explorer
13
0.3%
2008 Explorer
11
0.2%
2009 Explorer
3
0.1%
2010 Explorer
5
0.1%
2011 Explorer
112
2.5%
2012 Explorer
89
2.0%
2013 Explorer
191
4.3%
2014 Explorer
168
3.8%
2015 Explorer
184
4.1%
2016 Explorer
306
6.8%
2017 Explorer
230
5.1%
2018 Explorer
90
2.0%
2019 Explorer
23
0.5%
2020 Explorer
140
3.1%
2021 Explorer
38
0.9%
2022 Explorer
29
0.6%
2023 Explorer
14
0.3%
2024 Explorer
3
0.1%
2025 Explorer
4
0.1%
2026 Explorer
6
0.1%
Cities reporting most
SAN Diego
185
21.7%
LOS Angeles
155
18.2%
Sacramento
97
11.4%
SAN Jose
78
9.2%
Long Beach
59
6.9%
Fresno
55
6.5%
Riverside
53
6.2%
Corona
40
4.7%
Anaheim
38
4.5%
Oceanside
34
4.0%
Huntington Beach
29
3.4%
Burbank
29
3.4%