7.8
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$700.00
Average Mileage:
77,492 miles
Total Complaints:
12 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (8 reports)
- broken blend door motor needs replacement (4 reports)
AC / heater problem
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2009Sep 30
Explorer XLT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 114,000 miles
There is clicking, sometimes banging noise from my front heater...it only blows cold air...i have to heat my car with the heat from the rear blowers..at high speeds this does not help...i'm glad the weather has been mild so far..i will have it looked at tomorrow because i probably have a wheel bearing problem that needs to be looked at...i was happy with my Ford until now...when it rains it pours...
2008May 22
Explorer XLT
- Automatic transmission
- 98,000 miles
TURNED ON THE A/C ONE DAY AND THERE IT WAS...CLICK, CLICK, CLICK,!!!! The a/c still works, but do not change the setting or the click turns into a BANG , BANG, BANG...annoying, but i still get a/c and heat so I will have it looked at when one of them goes out.
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2009Apr 15
Explorer SL V6
- Automatic transmission
- 41,000 miles
I CANNOT believe Ford will not stand behind their product!!!!!!!!!!! This will be the last one I will purchase that is for sure! Now that I am searching and seeing how many people are having the same problem with the same car!!!!!!!!!!!! This is a shame! We have NO HEAT at all in the car now, it was 32 degrees this morning and I do not have $600-$1300 just to fix the heat on my car because of a broken blend door! I am a lady and am soooooooo tempted to try to fix it myself if I wasn't afraid I would totally screw it up! My three year old will be wrapped in blankets I guess!!!!!!!!
The rear ac started this loud clicking noise after only having the car one year!!!! It eventually stopped working!!!!!!!!!!! What a crock!!!!!!!
2009Sep 01
Explorer LX 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 80,000 miles
This is really bad and now its getting cold outside and my heater does not work. I wish I would have known this problem before I purchased the car.
2009Sep 09
Explorer XLT 4.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 79,900 miles
LISTEN, ALL FORD EXECUTIVES, GET IT TOGETHER OR ELSE FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL END UP LIKE GM HAS. AMERICANS WANT QUALITY WHEN THEY PURCHASE AMERICAN CARS AS AN AMERICAN I EXPECTED TO GET QUALITY WHEN I PURCHASED MY FORD EXPLORER THEREFORE, I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THE NEXT VEHICLE THAT I AM GOING TO PURCHASE HERE NEXT MONTH WILL BE FOREIGN. I HAVE FRIENDS WHO HAVE TOYOTAS, HONDAS AND OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR AUTOS BUT ALWAYS WERE MINOR. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH AMERICAN MADE CARS GET IT RIGHT OR GET THE HELL OUT OF THE BUSINESS, DO MORE WITH LESS DOES NOT SATISFY US AMERICANS.
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2008Nov 02
Explorer XLT 4.0L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 55,000 miles
No really sure if this is the problem, but the ac makes a clicking noise (front and back), the air doesn't shift so its difficult to demist, the air is weak ( even with a new blower motor fitted), ac air is not very cool, no heat at all. Given the engine broke, its hard to test and I can't be asked to fix it as I am forced into selling the car virtually for scrap!
2009Jan 17
Explorer XLT 4.0L V6 Flex Fuel
- Automatic transmission
- 69,000 miles
There is an awful clicking noise coming from the dash when I turn the heat all the way up, if I turn it back to the next mark the noise stops. The clicking also happens when starting the car no matter where the heat/cool selector knob is set at. This is just one of many problems that I have had with this vehicle. I really wish I could dump the thing but I just can't afford a new car. From what I have read so far it sounds like it could be the blender door broken. Does anyone know if this motor is something that I could replace myself, and if so how long does it take to tear it all out and put it all back together?
2008Nov 01
Explorer ES 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 75,000 miles
I've had more than one problem with my Explorer. ABS light repaired twice, gear shift on steering wheel had to be repaired, you couldn't tell what gear you were in. Heater started making a banging noise along with a clicking noise, I was told by the dealer it was the blender they would have to remove the dashboard to get to it and then it would cost me $1300. to repair. The fan clutch has also been repaired and the transmission was slipping. I can't wait to get rid of this vehicle and something other than a FORD.
2007Dec 15
Explorer XLT 4.0L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 85,000 miles
Everytime I turn the rear AC or heater on I hear a loud clicking noise coming from the rear blower. I assume that it will be a matter of time until it will go out completely. With all the different problems that I've been running into with the Explorer, I'm planning on driving it until it falls apart, and then buy a different brand (after owning a Ranger, two Mustangs, an F-150 Super Crew, and this Explorer, one might think that I'm a Die-Hard Ford guy. Well, I was until I bought this Explorer).
2008Sep 25
Explorer XLS 4.0L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 72,000 miles
Well this is one of about 5 or 6 problems I had with the truck with in the first thirty days of purchase. The others were vibration when turning left or right, the rear end is making a loud clicking noise, the power steering is leaking, the back hatch is leaking when it rains, the back trim peace cracked, the abs light came on 33 days after I bought it. Yeah so biggest piece ive ever bought and i have owned a lot of vehicles. this one lines up with the peice of crap 01 grand am i bought before it. I took that one back in 30 days and they gave me full refund, I think im going todo the same with this.
2007May 31
(reported on)Explorer V6
- Automatic transmission
- 72,000 miles
When turning on the blower for heat or air the blower makes an awful clicking noise.
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2009Jan 06
Explorer XLT 4.0L V6
I am very upset that Ford cannot detect this problem before hand. The clicking noise started right after the warranty was up. They must have a remote control at the dealer place.
jmadb574
Cypress, CA, USA
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