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Ford Explorer problems reported in California

4,493 of the 43,316 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.

4,493

Complaints from California

286

Crashes

118

Fires

1998

Worst model year

What failed

Tires 565 12.6%
Body & Structure 552 12.3%
Engine & Cooling 460 10.2%
Brakes 312 6.9%
Steering 298 6.6%
Suspension 147 3.3%

By model year

1986 Explorer 2 0.0%
1987 Explorer 1 0.0%
1990 Explorer 3 0.1%
1991 Explorer 119 2.6%
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 2.8%
2001 Explorer 68 1.5%
2002 Explorer 348 7.7%
2003 Explorer 110 2.4%
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 90 2.0%
2013 Explorer 191 4.3%
2014 Explorer 168 3.7%
2015 Explorer 187 4.2%
2016 Explorer 307 6.8%
2017 Explorer 236 5.3%
2018 Explorer 91 2.0%
2019 Explorer 23 0.5%
2020 Explorer 143 3.2%
2021 Explorer 44 1.0%
2022 Explorer 29 0.6%
2023 Explorer 15 0.3%
2024 Explorer 3 0.1%
2025 Explorer 4 0.1%
2026 Explorer 8 0.2%

Cities reporting most

SAN Diego 185 21.5%
LOS Angeles 158 18.4%
Sacramento 97 11.3%
SAN Jose 78 9.1%
Long Beach 59 6.9%
Fresno 58 6.8%
Riverside 53 6.2%
Corona 40 4.7%
Anaheim 38 4.4%
Oceanside 35 4.1%
Huntington Beach 29 3.4%
Burbank 29 3.4%

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