10.0
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$4,300.00
Average Mileage:
102,500 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (1 reports)
- replace engine (1 reports)
engine problem
Helpful Websites About 1997 Ford Explorer cam chain tensioner failed and chain blew
2006Aug 15
(reported on)Explorer Sport
- 100,000 miles
bought car in 2000 recall never recieved 6 months later. the called it an enhancement 00M12. 2.5 years later tensioner fails blows chain through valve case cover, oil pressure dropped engine is shot. it also has a recall on intake gasket which is bad. i also had to pay for the recall on the tires. now here are the other problems with it.
00v168000.... day time running lights
01x001000.... tires
98v0060000... fuel lines
00v42200...... vehicle speed control
00v40202000 suspension
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
2006Oct 17
Explorer Sport
I have around 100,000 miles on my Explorer. My husband was on his way home from work and my car started making a horrible noise, he said it sounded like marbles being shaken in a can. We had it towed in and was told the tensioner chain broke and it ruined the engine. Ford wants around $5200.00 to fix it. My husband works with a woman that had the same thing happen to her Explorer and was a newer year. This is our 3rd Ford vehicle the other two were Tauruses and the Transmission went out on our 2003 with only 63.000 miles and we had to pay to have it fixed. We don't think we'll ever buy a Ford again, they don't stand behind their products.
Sharon T.
Holly, MI, USA
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