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10.0

really awful

Typical Repair Cost:

$800.00

Average Mileage:

69,000 miles

Total Complaints:

1 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. pay $800 to have the dashboard taken apart, and a new heater (1 reports)
Ford Explorer AC / heater problems

AC / heater problem

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problem #1

2008Mar 03

Explorer XLT 4.0V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 69,000 miles

When you turn the heater on, there was a loud banging sound. We took it to our local Ford dealer, and they said this was a common problem. They wanted in excess of $900 to fix the problem. They said it's a 8 hour job, as they have to take the whole dash apart. Seems like this was engineered to screw the consumer ! Well, we took the Explorer to our local repair shop (Not Ford dealer), and he fixed it for $800. Our mechanic said that it was the worst design he ever saw. This is another Ford attempt to screw the public, and up revenue for Ford dealer service!

nevadahudson

Minden, NV, USA

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