When my 2003 Ford Explorer had only 70, 000 miles on it, a crack developed on the panel beneath the window on the tailgate. In researching this, I discovered this is a common problem on several year models of Explorers. In fact, even in my own small town, I see one or two Explorers a week with the exact problem I have on mine.

I have contacted Ford Motor Company several times and asked them to repair this at their expense, since it is clearly a design or material flaw, but they refuse. I have just created a page on Facebook for owners of cracked Explorers. My hope is that if enough of us complain, and do so vocally and publically, Ford will decide to do the right thing and repair our vehicles. Here is the link to the page. Please join and feel free to add your input and your own pictures of your Explorer:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Ford-Explorers-on-Crack/173346832690244