Ford Explorer

"Rough shifting when cold or coming up hill without adding acceleration, worse when moderately accelerating."

"Radiator was leaking and causing the transmission cooling system to make the transmission to shift hard"

"Going into reverse is very rough, and now starting to shift rough in drive"

"Sometimes when accelerating the transmission slips and the vehicle won't go. You have to give a minute before accelerating. It is worse in warmer weather."

"Slips when changing gears especially when the weather is cold or the vehicle is within the first 30 miles. Local mechanic resolved the problem that the dealership could/wouldn't resolve even though the dealership replacement transmission was still under warranty."

"This type of transmission has a well documented history of issues according to websites"

"while accelerating vehicle surges a lower speed shifts feels like it is missing but runs fine after obtaining desirable speed"

"Shifting slippage when accelerating above 45 Mph"

"Same problem caused by radiator leaking that effected the transmission cooling system"

"Transmission doesn't unlock when brake us stepped on"

"Transmission leaked, causing the slipping and ultimately requiring a new transmission (which I haven't yet done - weighing the costs of keeping this dog alive)"

"Leak from worn seal of transmission fluid temperature sensor cable"

"Hard shifting. Hesitation goininto reverse"

"seam failed, radiator was replaced"

"Leaky radiator - top had burst. Mechanic said it was normal wear given the age of the car and the fact that it was still the original FORD radiator"

"These vehicles are notorious for bad/leaky radiators; in fact, Ford issued a Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) on the problem. I held the leak at bay for about three years with Bar¿s Leak. Then finally purchased a new radiator over the internet and had my local garage install it"

"I replaced the radiator with a high quality after market part because the people that used genuine Ford replacement parts were having to replace the radiator again...within another 30,000 miles. So far I have 20,000 on the new one with no leaks...yet"

"Radiator failed and leaked"

"Radiator leaked and had to be replaced"

"This was the second radiator failure I've had while owning the car"

"replaced radiator three times in an eighteen month period"

"I have had to replace four radiators because of electrolysis in the fluid over the life of the car., including adding grounding straps to prevent this from happening again"

"Radiator developed a leak requiring replacement. This is the 2nd radiator that failed"

"This was the 3rd time I've replaced the thermostat housing. This should have been a recall, along with the radiator. I feel that it is a design flaw. Many other people have replaced multiple radiators by the 100,000 mile mark. Low reliability"

"Have replaced the radiator 5 times"

"Thermostat housing"

"it appeared it was leaking coolent from somewhere"

"Roof window has leaked in a hard rain."

"The rear window seals leak when it rains. Repairs have been done at least 10 times and the leaks reappear very shortly after repair"

"The inside rubber seals around all four doors have shrunk and come loose in the corners, and the drivers side seal has come loose from the frame....I constantly have to push it up into place. And the seal around the front passenger door is horrible for wind noise. The driver side door is beginning to have problems with wind noise. Very dissatisfied with these shrinking and failing seals"

"Water leak around rear lift gate"

"High pitch squeal like a bird especially when it rains"

"Weird noise if driving on freeway like squeaky wind"

"Especially on the passenger front door, I must partially crack the window to get rid of the huge wind noise. But both front doors have excessive wind noise, and the rear doors are beginning to do so"

"Air nose around side windows"

"Eject the discs"

"1. If you put a cd in the system, you may not get it back. Eject function is inoperable 2. CD's no longer play"

"six disc locked up and wont work"

"The screen worked for about 2 months after we purchased the vehicle. We had it repaired at the local Ford dealer for about the same price as a new after market CD stereo would have cost. 6 months later it went out again. We gave up on ever seeing it."

"The screen went blank on the radio and has not returned."

"When we bought the vehicle we were told it would be fixed, but the dealer didn't keep his word. It has been a dark screen for a long time. Costs too much to fix."

"it's intermittent sometimes it works but mostly not"

"Lose or bad wires makes radio hard to keep on."

"Left front door speaker no longer works or underperforms."

"Fan and Temp trigger not working. Temp trigger making fan increase/decrease. Manual A/C triggers on A/C function normally"

"The silver on the grill is peeling and there are several spots on the body where the paint is bubbling"

"Paint is chipping on top of car. Pieces missing. Will only get worse"

"There are sections on the body that are blistering and bubbling. Then water gets under and it begins to rust. Also, the silver veneer on my front grill is flaking off."

"Paint on the hood started to blister in 2009. Spoke to the dealer about it they indicated that Ford had a problem with the primer. There was no TSB that I aam aware of. There was no fix offered"

"the false chrome on the grill is cracking and peeling off"

"Paint is peeling, cracking and rusting around the passenger rear wheel"

"rusting in the license pocket on rear deck lid; peeling grill"

"All 4 wheels needed brake & rotors with 60k on last set. No big deal."

"No problems, just normal wear"

"Just a little bit harder to stop"

"Replaced rear parking brake shoes and instal new rear disc brake pad and rotors"

"Cables had frozen and had to be replaced."

"early disk replacement (wear)"

"I get an unknown squeak coming from under the vehicle which we have not been able to locate. And, no, I have not taken it back to a Ford dealer because I don't trust them"

"What sounded like valve chatter (collapsed lifter) turned out to be a seized rocker arm roller which chewed up the cam. Cheaper to replace the engine than rebuild the upper halves of the original. We have had one problem after another with this vehicle (bought it used with 58K miles) - brakes, catalic converters, struts, ignition system, engine, sunroof."

"Bad cylinder due to spark plug electrode breaking off"

"We bought the car from a small dealership. It is a very clean car and drove very well during test drive. The dealer represented the engine had a new timing chain. We paid on the higher end for this model. Within 7 months, the engine blew. We ordered a used engine online. It is a bad engine. We are going to buy a rebuilt engine locally from a reputable seller. With the rebuilt engine and labor for installation (assuming we will be able to get our money back on used engine), we will pay about $6,000. We paid $6,000 for the car. We would have been better off to finance a used $12,000 car. With all the work done, if this car is wrecked, we'll get $6,000 minus depreciation, even though we're into it about $6,000, plus probably $1,000 in other repairs. It's only $1,000 in other repairs because we have a mechanic who moonlights and is very reasonable. The engine has to be done in a shop. If a $12,000 gets wrecked, we'd be paid $12,000' minus depreciation. Plus, we paid cash for the car. We have to pay for the engine and repair on a credit card at 21%. I think the dealership was with not honest, or certainly indifferent to the condition of the car. They had a supposedly reputable mechanic working for them. I wanted this car because it reminded me of a 1993 Explorer Limited I owned years before and loved. We have a 1998 Toyota Avalon with 230,000 and a fraction of the problems. We won't buy another American car. We'll buy Toyota."

"Engine died and needs to be replaced"

"head gasket is now the problem that writes this vehicle's obit. it's done and i have overspent on repairs, now shopping for new wheels, my last new car."

"timing belt(s) are currently making noise"

"unintended run-away acceleration that lead to a crash"

"Service emission light has been on a long time, mechanics can't solve the problem"

"Fuel leak started the day after we got home. The tank would empty. The dealer did repair that problem."

"hoses leaking"

"Gasoline Emission vapor overflow capture container had water get into which cause the filter media in it turn to clay.Impossible to pump has into it, it would spit it out the fueling tube. Replaced the vapor container & the filler tube. Only real problem we have had with it besides normal high mileage wear & tear. Looks and runs new!"

"it was replaced twice by Ford Dealership, once with a used and then with a completely rebuilt, and the problem still exists, Ford said it's a common problem"

"Front differential catastrophic failure while driving on interstate at highway speed"

"Front drive shaft needed replaced. This was from normal driving conditions, no off road driving"

"A/C relay on printed circuit board defective"

"Can't reset dash awareness lights. They come back on after necessary repairs are made."

"The locks will not always lock and unlock either from the keyless entry or from the lock button inside the vehicle."

"Airbag needs service light comes on sometimes and then goes off"

"Had to replace the rear window wiper motor"

"The individual coils at the spark plugs have been a recurring problem,"

"additional cost to remove plugs. Plugs prone to breaking when they are removed"

"The trim on the glass hatch is attached with double sided tape. The tap has given up ant the conduit is loose. The conduit tends to get in the way of the hatch as it hangs a bit"

"body panel on rear hatch splits. This is common problem on majority of this model"

"expensive fix!!! Couldn't pass emissions without the fix though"

"Drivers side exhaust manifold stud snapped, causing exhaust leak. Common problem with the 4.6L v8. Had passenger side done years ago, now replaced drivers side with upgraded stud bolts. Shouldn't have an issue again!"