1st concern: my 2015 ford explorer is at 84,000 miles. i have captain (bucket) seats for the 2nd row. about 6 months ago, my son couldn't get out his seat belt. the red button wouldn't release and it was tight around his waist, eventually i was able to make enough room from him to slide under the lap belt. the estimate i received 3 weeks ago was $230 not covered under warranty. i have never had to replace a seat belt. 2nd concern: this past weekend traveling 70 mph on a highway i heard flapping outside the front drivers window the panel was shaking for about 30 seconds then flew off. before i could safely stop the rubber that would have been underneath the panel came loose and started hitting the driver's side window. i inspected the passengers side and it has also lifted and will come off soon. i haven't had an opportunity to get an estimate but i feel as these are issues that should be happening. both in my opinion are safety concerns, nothing should be flying off the car and seat belts should work.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford explorer. while driving approximately 68 mph, the front passenger side "a-pillar" (part of the windshield) detached from the vehicle with a loud explosion. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road. the contact called parks ford of wesley chapel at 813-907-7800 (located at 28739 fl-54, wesley chapel, fl 33543) and was informed that they were aware of the failure, but there was no recall. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was 43,682.
The intermittent wipers turn on by themselves or unable to turn them off. this causes the driver to focus on trying to turn them off, while taking your eyes of the roadway.
Headlights are suppose to be sealed units but when i'm driving in the rain the water gets in. ford denied warranty replacement of them calling it condensation and that is normal. the water stays in for a day or two but when driving at night it obscures my vision from the light being defused. this is a known problem by ford and they don't seem to want to own up to it. i sent pictures to them but have since deleted them i will take more the next time it rains when i'm traveling.
My car has projection headlights. on a dark road, it appears as though there is a black curtain over the top half of my windshield. road visibility is limited by this, this would be the cut off line where below the line there is light and above it is total darkness. on back roads where there are no street lights, this is a horrible blind spot that is worsened by going down hills and around curves. going down a slope causes the projection to be shortened to immediately in front of the vehicle. if there were pedestrians or animals beyond this area, they would be invisible. driving over bumps in the road make the cut off line bounce around, quickly becoming annoying as well as dangerous. anything above this cut off line is invisible, such as road signs. on a perfectly straight and level road the lights are bearable. *tr