CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2004 Ford Explorer one of our worst vehicles on record. "Avoid like the plague" is putting it lightly.
The 2002-2005 Explorer has a very well-established record of expensive transmission failure at under 100k miles. The Explorer has an enclosed transmission which is typically replaced with a rebuilt transmission at a cost of almost $3,000.
Another common problem for the 2002-2005 Explorer is wheel bearing failure at around 90k miles, with a typical repair bill of $500 to $1000 depending on how many wheel bearings failed.
Adding insult to injury, the 2002-2005 Explorer also has a massive problem with the rear panel cracking. While it's a minor annoyance compared to transmission failure, ironically the crack usually goes right through the Ford logo.
At the same time my transmission start messing up and I put it in the shop I start getting this Hi temp/Low temp flash when my truck was at a stop light I took it in to ford and the could not find out what was causing it. The transmission place figured it out and said I need a whole thermostat housing. It's always something needing to be fixed.Ended up paying 355.00 for the problem
the thermostat was stuck open so i had to replace it. it was easy but i did need a lot of tools.i had to take off the bolts of that where a pain in the ass.
- mr. bean,
Littleton, CO, US
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At the same time my transmission start messing up and I put it in the shop I start getting this Hi temp/Low temp flash when my truck was at a stop light I took it in to ford and the could not find out what was causing it. The transmission place figured it out and said I need a whole thermostat housing. It's always something needing to be fixed.Ended up paying 355.00 for the problem
- griff, Little Rock, AR, US