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2004 Ford Explorer tires & wheels problems

The 2004 Ford Explorer has 61 tires & wheels complaints filed with NHTSA — 4% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

61

Tires & Wheels complaints

4%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Tires & Wheels complaints by year

Explorer tires & wheels complaints by model year776 complaints1977: 2 complaints1987: 2 complaints1988: 1 complaints1990: 2 complaints1991: 126 complaints1992: 152 complaints1993: 278 complaints1994: 400 complaints1995: 227 complaints1996: 666 complaints1997: 776 complaints1998: 769 complaints1999: 403 complaints2000: 250 complaints2001: 77 complaints2002: 117 complaints2003: 75 complaints2004: 61 complaints2005: 25 complaints2006: 10 complaints2007: 32 complaints2008: 10 complaints2009: 5 complaints2010: 5 complaints2011: 11 complaints2012: 5 complaints2013: 22 complaints2014: 31 complaints2015: 19 complaints2016: 65 complaints2017: 82 complaints2018: 18 complaints2019: 6 complaints2020: 15 complaints2021: 6 complaints2022: 4 complaints2023: 1 complaints2025: 1 complaints
Explorer tires & wheels complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many tires & wheels complaints does the 2004 Ford Explorer have?

NHTSA has 61 complaints about the 2004 Ford Explorer tires & wheels — 4% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.