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6.7

fairly significant

Typical Repair Cost:

no data

Average Mileage:

154,491 miles

Total Complaints:

3 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. not sure (3 reports)
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problem #3

2008Aug 08

Explorer LX V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 167,772 miles

I love my ford explorer, only that I have not been treating it well. I have taken it to cheap places to get it fix and I am never satisfied. They put an engine in it 4 Yr's age and some of the electrical parts are not working.I took it back and they did not know how to fix the problem. The check engine light stayed on, the milage will not read, the door remote is out, from outside of driver door as well. Now the back left passenger door is jammed or something. It seems like it unlocks when I press the inside of the unlock system on the inside of the driver door. However it just seems to move up and down but will not open from the outside or inside. It's Stuck!!!

Frances P.

Houston, TX, USA

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problem #2

2008Mar 19

Explorer XLT 4.0L Litre

  • Automatic transmission
  • 136,702 miles

No big complaints. Despite all the knocks that this SUV has taken in the media, I'm seriously thinking about buying another one. If only my Audi was this reliable!

Bruce B.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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problem #1

2008Feb 26

Explorer 5.0L V8

  • Automatic transmission
  • 159,000 miles

just got this explorer last Saturday, the drivers side door opened fine until last Tuesday morning, and now when i unlock the outside door latch will not open the door i have to open the drivers side door from the back door and stick my hand on the drivers side inside latch and this is a pain. the outside latch doesn't feel broken its just not opening when door is unlocked. please advise, thanks alot

Alfred C.

Westland, Michigan, USA

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