NHTSA ODI · 398,146 deduplicated matched complaint incidentsSnapshot through 2026-07-192010 Ford Fusion · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102012 Ford Focus · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102007 Toyota Camry · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 10Methodology · open and versionedPublished indexes show sample size and 95% interval
NHTSA ODI · 398,146 deduplicated matched complaint incidentsSnapshot through 2026-07-192010 Ford Fusion · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102012 Ford Focus · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102007 Toyota Camry · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 10Methodology · open and versionedPublished indexes show sample size and 95% interval
Federal complaint record · Ford Explorer · model year 2008
2008 Ford Explorer
Owners submitted 148 federal complaint reports about this model year, placing it at the 38th percentile for complaint intensity within its 2006 to 2010 midsize suv cohort. The largest reported component group is electrical. Sample sizes and limitations are shown below.
Electrical · 18% · group n = 39Powertrain · 17% · group n = 36Seats · 12% · group n = 27Engine · 12% · group n = 25Lighting · 7% · group n = 15
148
Complaint records on file
77,000
Median mileage at the reported problem · 129 complaints reported mileage
18%
Of classified component reports name electrical · group n = 39
38th
Complaint-intensity percentile in a cohort of 36 model years
Reports describe harsh shifting, slipping, or shuddering
Cluster 1 of 32008 Ford Explorer
Stalling or shutdown · 15 reports
Reports describe the vehicle stalling or shutting off while driving
Cluster 2 of 32008 Ford Explorer
Brake performance · 14 reports
Reports describe braking performance concerns
Cluster 3 of 32008 Ford Explorer
Cluster summaries paraphrase recurring symptoms reported to NHTSA. They are aggregate descriptions, not individual verbatim reports.
Records through 2026-07-19Published 2026-08-02 · Updated 2026-07-19
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NHTSA consumer complaint records can reveal recurring patterns across published model years. MotorCensus summarizes those records as one complaint-signal index, with a 95% interval and sample size, updated with each data snapshot.