Ford Explorer problems reported in Washington
820 of the 43,182 complaints filed about the Ford Explorer came from Washington, most often about the transmission & drivetrain.
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.
820
Complaints from Washington
59
Crashes
12
Fires
2002
Worst model year
What failed
Transmission & Drivetrain
104
12.7%
Body & Structure
94
11.5%
Engine & Cooling
82
10.0%
Tires
71
8.7%
Steering
66
8.0%
Other & Unspecified
59
7.2%
Brakes
54
6.6%
Electrical System
47
5.7%
Suspension
39
4.8%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
37
4.5%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
28
3.4%
Fuel & Propulsion
22
2.7%
By model year
1991 Explorer
26
3.2%
1992 Explorer
12
1.5%
1993 Explorer
16
2.0%
1994 Explorer
43
5.2%
1995 Explorer
29
3.5%
1996 Explorer
42
5.1%
1997 Explorer
50
6.1%
1998 Explorer
29
3.5%
1999 Explorer
53
6.5%
2000 Explorer
17
2.1%
2001 Explorer
8
1.0%
2002 Explorer
63
7.7%
2003 Explorer
12
1.5%
2004 Explorer
30
3.7%
2005 Explorer
19
2.3%
2006 Explorer
16
2.0%
2007 Explorer
2
0.2%
2008 Explorer
1
0.1%
2010 Explorer
6
0.7%
2011 Explorer
29
3.5%
2012 Explorer
14
1.7%
2013 Explorer
63
7.7%
2014 Explorer
53
6.5%
2015 Explorer
29
3.5%
2016 Explorer
50
6.1%
2017 Explorer
31
3.8%
2018 Explorer
10
1.2%
2019 Explorer
3
0.4%
2020 Explorer
40
4.9%
2021 Explorer
10
1.2%
2022 Explorer
7
0.9%
2023 Explorer
1
0.1%
2024 Explorer
2
0.2%
2025 Explorer
4
0.5%
Cities reporting most
Seattle
64
20.3%
Tacoma
39
12.3%
Vancouver
34
10.8%
Spokane
32
10.1%
Kent
29
9.2%
Auburn
21
6.6%
Everett
18
5.7%
Olympia
18
5.7%
Kirkland
17
5.4%
Bellevue
15
4.7%
GIG Harbor
15
4.7%
Renton
14
4.4%