# 2017 Ford Explorer - Rotting already!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-ford-explorer-rotting-already/174707>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [February 2, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-ford-explorer-rotting-already/174707 "2021-02-02T17:06:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Pauldrzal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aeb1de/32.png) [@Pauldrzal](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Pauldrzal)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-ford-explorer-rotting-already/174707/1 "2021-02-02T17:06:54Z")

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Windshield mouldings rotting out and blow in the wind

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-ford-explorer-rotting-already/174707/2 "2021-02-02T17:28:21Z")

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Curtesy of Wikipedia:

The refrain “The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind” has been described as “impenetrably ambiguous: either the answer is so obvious it is right in your face, or the answer is as intangible as the wind”

To me, the obvious answer is: replace the moldings.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-ford-explorer-rotting-already/174707/3 "2021-02-03T01:11:24Z")

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Depending on when it was originally sold and the mileage you might have some of the bumper-to-bumper warranty left. A trip to the dealer couldn’t hurt. You’re going to need to have it fixed by somebody anyway.