Ford Explorer

"Went out about 4 years ago. Just one of the number of peripheral issues we've had with this year of Explorer"

"ABS light stays on all the time, Have had it in three times for adjustment, works for a few months then its back on, so I have stopped paying attention to it"

"front calipers froze up. couldn't drive"

"One of the rear calipers began not releasing the pressure brake pad away from the rotor causing a drag effect and heat build-up. Repairs were made a a Ford dealer in Florida since I was 1000 miles away from home, on vacation. Both rear calipers and pads were replaced new along with both new rotors, since both should be replaced at the same time on the same axle"

"front brake needs replacing."

"Rear pads worn after 41,000 miles"

"Needed new brake pads and rotors"

"steel in the rotors is too cheap to withstand the heat generated in normal braking over the years causing high spots, pulsating and jerking when stopping. The parking brake is poorly designed causing you to maintain two sets of braking systems in the"

"rear brakes grinding sound, found rear pads worn and rotors grooved, replacing both pads and rotors"

"What I consided normal pads 7 caliper wear"

"Pull handle broke."

"Mechanism in the back wheels was apparently assembled incurrectly since new, but worked sufficiently well that I never noticed a problem. I had it repaired when it reached a point that I noticed a problem"

"Parking brake shoe fell apart, immobilizing the vehicle"

"parking break pads were loose and made clunking noise when going slow"

"had a sever pulsation of the brakes."

"Rotors rusted through all four of them, and all had to be replaced"

"Roters had to be replaced"

"the brakes and front rotors have been replaced twice since I bought the vehicle"

"Showed normal, but not ready for replacement at approx. 43000 miles.3 years ago"

"Cruise control turns off or will not activate at all."

"A huge annoyance. It does come back once in a while and then goes out again. Just a symptom of a car built with poor quality control"

"cruise control stopped working. they wanted WAY too much money to fix it at dealer"

"On two occasions, wires inside the steering column broke so the signal lights ceased working. The wires in the repair kit the dealer installed were clearly too short to allow for full tilting of the steering wheel so when a driver tilted the wheel all the way down, the wires broke. Fix was over $200 and dealer uncooperative when I demanded longer wire on 2nd fix."

"car was in a wreck before I bought it and it takes at least 20min before the inside and outside lighting to turn off."

"Back up lights not working"

"For the past 8 months my Ford has been. in the shop several times...the tail light went out and it was replaced....then the battery went dead so I replaced it...but it still had times when I would go to use it and it was dead...I was then told it was the alternator. It was replaced...then I parked it at the airport for a week and when I returned I had to open it with the key because the remote wouldn't work because the battery was dead....it didn't start...and there was a constant clicking noise"

"Ever since using one automatic car wash, usually when the car is in the rain and sometimes after washing it, the interior lights stay on for awhile when driving"

"Interior lights remain on after doors are closed and car is locked"

"all panel lights, gages stopped working"

"Electronic doorlocks on the drivers side caused the car to not start. Replaced it and car started fine"

"keyless entry only works intermittent, never resolved, began in 2016"

"Doesn't work anymore"

"Besides the keyless entry, the toggle for locks on the driver's side door no longer worked"

"Gas gauge intermittant."

"Door not closed Auto door lock system PVC"

"Out of the blue 2 weeks ago the warning lights and a buzzer started going off as we drove. No one has any idea what is happening and we have spent $$ with Ford mechanics trying unsuccessfully to find the cause"

"The rear washer hasn't worked since the car was two years old"

"Paint failed on roof and rust ensued"

"white paint flaking off on horizontal surfaces"

"Black panel trim has faded"

"paint along the rain grooves on the roof coming off and the rear hatch below the window broke in two"

"Paint on the hood peeled off. Painted over it thru dealer ship but now it is peeling off again -- just on the hood"

"Back panel on Explorer cracked on lift gate and the paint has faded a bit on the upper door panels"

"Paint cracks on rear bumper"

"roof paint cralking"

"Paint bubbled and peeled on the top of the truck"

"Crack appeared on rear hatch"

"rusted through right rear fender and running boards"

"body is falling apart"

"The design of the front of the rear wheel wells and rear doors is terrible. Road dirt and salt accumulate and hold moisture thus causing rust"

"At the corners and joints of the side runner"

"The front fenders showed some minor rust 1 or 2 years ago. Eventhough we live in interior Oregon, that problem got worse in this last year and is now in 5 places"

"Body is starting rust all over very quickly and badly"

"Seals leaked, Gear damage, had to replace differential"

"It is noisy. seems to be an issue with this year model but Ford ignores it"

"The rear differential locked up and had to be rebuilt. There were some speculation that the fluids had not been replaced, but not entirely sure this was the case"

"The rear differential has independent rear suspension and is notorious for being noisy and repair prone. Mine is very noisy with what I believe to be gear noise rather than bearing noise. I plan on repairing it with new gear set and bearings myself"

"Once repaired by the warranty and had to be rebuilt on the same pinion bearing problem"

"Have had to replace gears once, then had to replace the whole differential do to failure"

"Differential had been making increasingly loud noise for years. finally had it overhauled"

"The traction control sensor ring on the rear axles split and came loose causing the traction control and four wheel drive systems to be inoperable"

"It collected water inside Driveshaft. Driveshaft was also leaking fluid around seal."

"Front rt. cv joint and wheel bearing failure"

"Failed, had to replace"

"problem is very hard shifting to 2nd have to let off accelerator for an instant to shift to 3rd"

"Transmission light went on and had vehicle towed to the dealership"

"Transmission had internal issue requiring either replacement or rebuild"

"Transmission stopped shifting"

"Transmission just went out no indication of a problem. Serviced on a regular basis"

"caused by Ford mechanics not installing amsoil transmission fluid correctly"

"Servo Bores in the transmission case wear and after several years the bore wears so bad that the servo breaks when engaging the 3rd gear band. THis is common in approc 80k intervals"

"Transmission had to be totally rebuilt TWICE since new. (As well as differential twice.)"

"At 60,000 miles my transmission had to be replaced"

"Check Engine readout says I need a new catalytic converter. Haven't replaced it yet, but will soon"

"Check engine light came on. Dealer says cat conv. bad. wanted $2000.00 to replace. Price is ridiculous!!!"

"rust"

"rust put on a temporary connector"

"Muffler rusted out and had to be removed."

"Entire exhaust had to be replaced from catalytic converter to end pipe under the bumper"

"Muffler was rusted out at 138,000 miles, had to be replaced"

"rust"

"tail pipe rusted"

"Sending unit in the tank stops working periodically."

"Fuel Gage goes down past 3/4, Gage drops to empty. Restart vehicle and Gage goes back up. If left alone fix engine light comes on. Maybe sending unit"

"Fuel/air supply to engine disrupted by dirty fuel/air supply equipment. A clean-up by a good mechanic fixed problem with no parts required"

"whole new wirning harness was required"

"3 of the injectors had to be replaced"

"Fuel pump stopped working - had to be replaced."

"car would not start, fuel pump had to be replaced"

"Service engine light on indicated failed O2 sensor. Was replaced and fuel economy seems to be better."

"seals leak around engine"

"The seal at the bottom of the front doors has come off. This does not appear to cause water to come into the vehicle but they dangle down and had to be cut. I put them back but they kept falling off."

"Weather stripping around doors comes loose & is torn around all doors, But taking into account the age of the vehicle, if I were keeping it for myself, I would have these replaced"

"squeak and rattle in the body"

"Loud rattles coming from rear door/window"

"Front suspension squeaks, needs ball joints replaced as they cannot be greased"

"very annoying squeaks from front end (i think). they want loads of cash just to diagnose it, not counting fixing it"

"Plastic thrermostat housing failed,, coolant lost and engine overheated and was a total loss"

"When the car overheated, I had a new thermostat and water pump installed. The certified repair shop didn't notice that the head gasket was in need of repair. When the head gasket blew, the ford dealership had the car for a week and never was able to"

"Broken timing chain sprocket"

"While I was driving the car suddenly started to run very roughly. I took it into the dealer right away. He told me a chain had broken and it would cost $5000 to fix it. This was more than the car was worth so I sold it for salvage"

"will not play or eject tape"

"Failure of TWO CD players since owning vehicle"

"stuck out of gear"

"Head gasket on left side leaks oil"

"Front and reat differential, and the oil pan"

"Overdrive solenoid broke, causing vehicle to loose 2nd gear and overdrive. An aftermarket fix was installed and has return the transmission to good performance"