1. Ford Explorer
We start off this list with one car that was in almost every American garage between 1990 and 2004, and its name is the Ford Explorer. If you had a vehicle like this, you probably loved it or hated it.
According to different studies, there were more than 3,000 injuries reported and more than 300 people died while they were in a Ford Explorer, so it’s no wonder that these results make Ford Explorers seem like one of the most dangerous cars ever.
But that is not all, because experts say that Ford Explorer drivers are up to 15–16 times more likely to get involved in a deadly accident than the average driver. We have no idea if people enjoyed this car or not, but there were no less than 261,571 units sold in 2018.
So what do you think? Would you drive a car like this?
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I think it is according to the driver.
My husband drives a diesel 2500 Dodge Ram with a crew cab and a shorter bed. He’s had the truck when he purchased it new in 2004, now it has over 500,000+ miles and it is still running strong today. He purchased it to pull our 2700 ft 5th wheel, complete with a 10 ft garage, that can carry a Smart Car in it. We know this because our good friend has driven his Smart Car up into the drive way ramp at the back of our trailer. It can also be a toy hauler and has an extra queen bed that comes down from the ceiling of garage. It can sleep 10.
Need to consider the total of these auto on road to those involved in fatal accidents. This is bad information once again.
It’s not the vehicle (in most cases) that causes the accident it’s driver error
the worst car i every had was a 2002 t-bird . own it for 13 years the last year i own the repairs cost was $12000.00 and it had only 85000 miles on it .trade in value on a mercedes was only $8600.00
I have driven Fords for years and have found them to be reliable and safe.
I enjoyed your article about unsafe vehicles. I do have a 2004 Ford Explorer, that I bought new in May of that year. I believe that way too many unnecessary vehicle deaths are caused because of government regulations.
CAFE standards are way too strict for car manufactures to make a safe vehicle. I don’t have a safe feeling driving a vehicle made out of plastic,aluminum, & rubber just for better gas mileage. Unreasonable restrictions on the weight and gas mileage for vehicles do not add up for manufacturing safe vehicles. As they say, “You Can’t Your Cake and Eat It Too”