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6.0

fairly significant

Typical Repair Cost:

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Average Mileage:

19,294 miles

Total Complaints:

2 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. new ring and pinion gears (1 reports)
  2. not sure (1 reports)
Ford Explorer drivetrain problems

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problem #2

2007Apr 04

(reported on)

Explorer XLT 4.0 V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 8,587 miles

A pronounced whine could be heard from the rear-end between 50 and 60 mph. Would go away when you took your foot off the gas.
Had to take it back to dealer 3 times before they would admit that there was a problem. The 3rd time it was in, we told them that we wouldn't pick it up until it was fixed. They replaced the ring and pinion gears and they had it for 18 days to fix it... problem came back at 30K miles (see that complaint also listed)

Jeff B.

Sunrise Beach, MO, USA

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problem #1

2007Apr 04

(reported on)

Explorer XLT 4.0 V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 30,000 miles

The whine from the rear differential is back at 30K- Was already repaired at 8587 miles! This time there is also a shudder at low speed tight turns that wasn't there before. I've ready that it could be the clutch pak in the rear differential... we'll see- it's going back to the dealer tomorrow. When they repaired the differential last time, they put in new ring and pinion gears. The warranty is up in 6k miles and I bet that the repair will just get me beyond the warranty period. I also had problems with the transmission "reverse bang" at 2800 miles (see that complaint listed separately under transmission)

Jeff B.

Sunrise Beach, MO, USA

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