5.2
fairly significantTypical Repair Cost:
$818.00
Average Mileage:
78,400 miles
Total Complaints:
5 complaints
Most common solutions:
- repair the internal differential positraction components (3 reports)
- not sure (2 reports)
drivetrain problem
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2009Mar 01
Explorer XLT 4.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 120,000 miles
Our car has 120 000 miles and we have the rear end whine now. This is the one while power is applied and goes away as you coast.The car being well taken care of ,this is enough to make you mad. Being a mechanic I know that this just don't happen. Something slips,wears,breaks,comes loose. The least Ford could do is say WHAT AND WHY.
2009Jul 15
Explorer XLT 4.0L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 77,000 miles
Ok here I go again. Should have listed all the problems at once. Rear is making a whinning noise now. It has only 77,000 on it. Not to sure if it is the rear end, drivetrain or something else. Also had to replace both the rear springs on this car about six months ago. Of course when you call the Ford Dealer they give you nothing but BS about everything or anything. Next time I will buy a Chevorlet. My cousin has a 1998 Chevorlet Silverado pickup truck and a 2003 Tahoe, both of them have over 200,000 without all these problems.
2008Apr 20
Explorer XLT 4.0L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 78,000 miles
This is my second Ford Explorer. I truly doubt I will buy one again. Around about 78,000 miles I started hearing this awful whinning noise coming from the rear end. I took it to the ford dealer for an inspection and was told that the rear diff. needed to be repaired. I was given an estimated price of about $1200 dollars. I found a local repair shop that did the job for $636 dollars. It ran great for about 11 months, now that whining noise is back once again. Lucky for me it happen 1 month prior before the warranty expired. Shame, shame, shame on the Ford company for putting out what they know to be a defective product.
2007Feb 05
Explorer XLT 4.6L
- Automatic transmission
- 57,000 miles
This is an updated complaint. There have been so many that I had not taken the time to report each failure individually. This was another dealership repair (WHINE) They repaired the rear wheel bearing first and then a separate visit to fix the differential. Withing the 12 mo. 12,000 mile warranty I discovered that the positraction no longer engaged. While still under the aftermarket warranty period the non dealership repair facility made the necessary $1000.00 repairs to get the positraction working again.
Problem after problem with this make model dealership and manufacturer.
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2005Nov 30
Explorer V6
My Explorer is still in exceptionally good shape. Looks good ,ride and drives good. The whine is very loud. I like this vehicle but can't put up with this whine any longer. I want to repair but don't know what is the best solution to my problem. Any help would be great.
Stan G.
Mc Minnville, TN, USA
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