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CarComplaints.com Notes: Well, it's not a 2002, so it's got that going for it.
9.6
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $4,000
- Average Mileage:
- 129,150 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 5 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace engine (3 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
- replace the long block (1 reports)
engine problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
We have had nothing but problems with the Explorer 4.0 SOHC engines. We have had a 2000, 2001, and 2002, with 2 of the 3 having timing chain issues, resulting in destroyed engines. Have replaces 2 engines and have read nothing but problems with the poorly designed engine! Where a simple head gasket replacement is $1600 due to the cam chains placement (front and rear) requiring complete engine removal and a pain in the ass of a repair and repair bill! This engine is a total failure by FORD, as much as hate to say it. Always been a FORD TRUCK guy, and still running my '96 F250 460ci. But these Explorer 4.0 SOHC are a plain joke, Failure By Ford, and will certainly influence my future vehicle purchases. Feel like I've been SCREWED!
- James V., Mundelein, IL, US