Ford Explorer

"Right rear wheel brake hung up"

"BOTH CALIPERS HAVE STUCK ON THE REAR WHEELS RUINING THE PADS"

"Normal wear"

"Stuck caliper"

"First brake work in 9 years! We have had an excellent record with this Ford Explorer!"

"No real problem except that the calipers were wearing down"

"At 98000 miles all four brakes needed to be replaced"

"just precautionary maintenance"

"Brake pad wore out and I had them replaced"

"Corrosion in the mechanical cable prevented the cable acting when pedal pushed"

"Brake does not hold. Totally worn out and requires all new parts to repair"

"Brakes suddenly started squealing, different than usual brake wear indicators. Discovered rotors and brake system failing. VERY expensive fixes.Not sure if completely resolved"

"Wheel bearings failed and damages brakes"

"Premature rotor warping several times, I'm easy on brakes. Rotors should NEVER warp on ANY car. Adding a few lbs to each rotor solves problem. Keep weight down in non-critical areas! ALSO: CD/Radio & HVAC died few yrs ago @ separate times"

"Wore out"

"The sunroof is difficult to close. We have to hit the open and close button several times before stopping it just right to seal the sunroof. Otherwise there will be a slight opening with wind whistling through it"

"Liftgate or rear hatch, there is a crack in the body panel (not paint) that runs from the bottom of the window to the bottom of the lift gate, about left center"

"cracking, breaking of rear tail gate panel, poor design. Ford later changed design. Did not extend warranty on these units. Nearly every explorer has same problem. Ford make a bad blunder . Otherwise, explorer is good SUV"

"cracks in the fiberglass of the upper half of 2 piece tailgate. I have noticed same problem on many other Explorers I have seen"

"A vertical crack appeared in the rear liftgate"

"almost every Explorer we see has the same cracked cross piece on the rear hatch window. the cost is over $1000 to repair it"

"Tailgate molding has developed a crack along side the lock in the back. Lock doesn't always work"

"Plastic panel below rear window cracked"

"The tailgate section above the license plate and below the back window cracked in half. When I took it to a body shop for an estimate for repair, I was told it is a very common problem and very expensive to repair"

"trim on tailgate cracked across middle"

"There is a panel on the back door that has cracked in two places from closing the door. Not that it was closed forcibly...just poor material used. Not too happy with that"

"A painted plastic applique, about 6 high x 4' wide which is glued onto the tailgate cracked, and Ford wouldn't replace it because they say it's trim and not covered by the warranty. I've seen many other other Explorers with the same issue."

"tailgate cracked down the middle."

"Gear teeth worn"

"Differential had 300,000 miles on it. Just needed to be rebuilt due to understandable wear."

"Worn differential gear"

"The bearings and ring and pinion were all noisy in the rear differential. It whined and vibrated so much that it had to be rebuilt"

"rear differential hums"

"The driver's side rear bearing started to grind and had to be replaced"

"Had to replace both rear wheel bearings"

"Water leaked into axel or transaxle and ruined bearings. Some form of valve failed"

"Wheel bearing needed replaced."

"Wheel bearings replaced in both front and right rear."

"Would go into safe mode"

"Alternator failure and connector rust"

"engine charging lite kept on. replaced altenator"

"Engine wouldn't start"

"Too many to list"

"HAD TO REPLACE --OLD"

"corrosion at starter solenoid terminals causing no crank issue"

"replaced wires and coil"

"Change Oil Warning won't go off even after oil change has been done"

"Shorting out not working or cutting out and lights flashing"

"fuel gauge has been a problem since acquiring the car. when i fill the fuel tank the gauge will indicate less than E and the service engine soon light illuminates. problem is the sending unit which ford will not replace since it is integral to fuel"

"One seat has stopped completely; the other is intermittent."

"A recurring problem. Unable to unlock the car. Often"

"The check charging system note shows up and the chime rings constantly"

"ABS, traction control, four wheel drive lights blink on-off intermittently. dealer claims to be unable to diagnose problem"

"stopped working ... perhaps related to prior repair of rear differential"

"the fuel tank had to be completely removed to repalce the fuel pump and sender unit. an all days job!"

"My check engine light came on. My gas gauge stopped working. I had it checked out, and it was because of something on my fuel pump (a sensor - I think) that had stopped working. They replaced the fuel pump and it fixed the problem. They said they could not just replace the sensor. Had to be the whole fuel pump."

"Ford needs to update their code system. Couldn't pass smog check for months while diagnostics wouldn't reset. Finally confirmed it was a GAS CAP issue - neighbor had stolen fuel, and left cap off. It set off code that several mechanics missed. A/C unit also is installed in a way that makes it impossible to repair a loose connection without THOUSANDS of dollars of cost to basically uninstall entire unit and reinstall. Then, a/c 7 heat units crack internally, setting sensors off AGAIN..."

"Sensor set off check engine light intermittently and eventually I replaced it. Only problem was the sensor itself."

"Electronic trottle control system failed, put car in "limp home mode""

"Never has been able to play MP3 discs and there are no aftermarket iPod adaptors that will work with it. It's a piece of crap!"

"CD player does not eject the CD"

"We didn't have a CD with us to try in the player when we bought the car, so we didn't discover until later that the CD player is rejecting every CD we put in as a "Bad CD". We will probably replace it, but for now we just use the radio"

"CD player worked fine when I bought it, and worked for several months. Then it just stopped recognizing any CDs. Radio still works, but it will not play CDs anymore."

"Significant delay between entering a command, such as to turn off radio, and it actually happening, if at all (5 minutes or more). Occasionally car doesn't believe it is in park, when it actually is."

"Intermittent speaker wire connection, fixed once during warranty, broken again"

"Slipping for no reason then normal then slipping again"

"occasion slip disappeared after 4th anf 6th gears replaced"

"Sealed system, no dip stick. Cooler blew, fluid drained out, couldn't check it. Dealer couldn't fill it right (no dipstick). Back 4 times. Still not right. At 78k miles, this is unacceptable. ABS & Traction ctrl & 4WD lamps on/blink sometimes"

"Transmission would slip every you put it into drive or reverse"

"Dealer did not properly install gasket after transmission service"

"I had the solenoid pack replaced on the sealed transmission one year ago. Over the next many months, the "check transmission" light continued to come on randomly. Issue described as potential electrical short somewhere in the system. As you know, electrical systems issues are next to impossible to diagnose and repair. Now the automatic transmission slips when shifting between the first and second gears. I don't blame the manufacturer. In the early years of maintenance, I blame Team Ford of Marietta (AutoNation Ford Marietta, Ga). Special thanks to ExpressCare Auto Center (Meridian, MS) for providing excellent and fair pricing on service diagnostics."

"The transmission was slipping really badly. It had to be replaced. It was not safe to drive."

"Lost third gear completely - $3500 cost of repair exceeds value of vehicle Ford and independent mechanics say this is common problem and an update that was not performed during warranty caused early failure but no response from Ford"

"Transmission had to be rebuilt due to seized pressure piston"

"The passenger door has had an air leak leak since I bought it. Two different body shops have failed to resolve the issue"

"Thermostat housing developed a coolant leak"

"coolant leak at water inlet to engine. expensive to replace"

"Due to living at the shore, the exhaust system is rusted due to the salt air. Repair shop said ''waste'' to replace, so has leaks and exhaust pipe fell off last week, Now, a tree fellow on it from recent hurricane, so guess will get another Explorer."

"the car wouldn't heat up in the winter"