8.0
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$200.00
Average Mileage:
165,000 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (2 reports)
electrical problem
Helpful Websites About 1996 Ford Explorer check engine light on, battery loses charge
2006Nov 20
(reported on)Explorer
- Automatic transmission
- 130,000 miles
My problem first was that the check engine light stayed on. Then, after running out of gas, I filled the tank but the truck would not start. The battery was completely dead. I got a jump and the truck started. However, after driving it for a while, the battery went dead again and one of the maxi fuses blew. It was put on a diagnostic machine but the problem still could not be found. We replaced the battery and fuse, drove less than a half mile and the fuse blew again. It was put on the diagnostic again but nothing. The check engine light is still on and now my battery light is on and is reading that there is a low charge.
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
2007Feb 25
(reported on)Explorer
I hope with the amount of electrical problems involved in the Ford Explorer that it doesn't escalate... into a worse problem.
Pete H.
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
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