7.5
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
no data
Average Mileage:
79,500 miles
Total Complaints:
4 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (3 reports)
- give it back to Ford (1 reports)
engine problem
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2003Aug 11
Explorer XLT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 45,000 miles
Soon after buying the car it wasn't long did I experience the check engine light coming on. I had it fixed twice only to realize that when I go to the gas station and not securely fitting the gas cap...on comes the light. Now, I just drive around with that annoying yellow light on...it's funny because sometimes it goes out on its own, but it's short lived because once I fill 'er up again it comes back on...ha ha ha!!! I laugh so that I don't cry!!!
2008Feb 01
Explorer XLT
- Automatic transmission
- 138,000 miles
You know, I just bought it and now it needs a whole new engine!!!!!!!!! My timing belt keeps getting stuck. How am i suppose to pay for that?????????? It's just one problem after another.....
2004Apr 01
(reported on)Explorer XLT
- 35,000 miles
Getting po171/po171- too lean. From what I have seen & heard about this problem, the first repair is to replace the O2' sensors. Mine has 4. 2 before the catalyst & 2 after. only the front 2 inputs info to the computer. $60-$100 each. the problem is it can be a hundred other items, from mass airflow sensor to coolant temp. sensor, to exhaust leak/ intake leak, to...??? Does ANYBODY have any sugestions?
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2007Jan 11
Explorer 4.0L V6
The check engine light came on one day and just stayed on. It doesn't stay on 24/7, it will go off now and then, again for no apparent reason, but only for a short time and then it's back on again.
It seems to interfere when I need to get an inspection sticker, which is coming up again in less than a month. My husband pull some kind of trickery and gets the light off long enough to get it inspected, but I can't say what it is he does. My comfort level really takes a dive with check engine on all the time. I feel guilty having any passengers in my car. I feel like I am jeopardizing their well-being. I would be just as concerned if this was the only warning light that's on all the time, but of course, it isn't. I need to file yet another complaint on the O/D light.
Cynthia M.
Woodstock, GA, USA
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