8.7
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$550.00
Average Mileage:
86,521 miles
Total Complaints:
3 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (3 reports)
electrical problem
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2009Jan 30
Explorer V6 4.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 110,000 miles
while i was drivin down a busy highway with my three small children the damn the made a weird whistle like noise and shut off i have tried and tried to fix it and everything we try does not work
2008Sep 27
Explorer V6
- Automatic transmission
- 82,563 miles
I thought I was just running out of gas.....& still rolling, I put into neutrual to try to start while still rolling as to get myself out of the traffic, and it did restart, I turned around to go the opposite direction down a hill hoping to keep it running as I tried to get a little speed before it died again rolling in neutral down a hill to a nearby gas station....well as I was still moving in neutral with my lights on the car dies again and car would no longer start so I coasted as far as I could however, when trying to start it in neutral (as it did before) the starter would no longer engage at all. I coasted to my stop (100 yards short of the gas station) with my flashers on. Had help bring me a can of gas about 1.5 gallons, but the car would not start when turning key, no starter at all, when battery seemed charged with good headlights, even tried to jump battery....nothing....had to be towed home. Checked the fuses, Tried taking cables off battery & back on to see if that would maybe 'reset' something electrical or computer related, or possibly fuel pump, even tried to push the reset fuel pump button.....nothing. Reminds me of a starter relay problem like on my old 69 Mustang Mach I.....Unfortunately the new cars are quite a different story! I will be getting an owners manual on Payday so I can hopefully troubleshoot my own problems & not get stuck like I am now. Also my daughter has had it just die on her while driving a few times when attempting to use the cruise control at a low mph 30-35........I saw that problem here as well!
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2010Nov 28
Explorer XLT
how can charging the battery zap out the computer? luckily I was in my garage. What about if I were on the highway somewhere and needed a jump? There needs to be an easier way to reset the Anti-theft device without it costing me $600+ because I need to have 2 new keys made, pay for a battery I really didn't need, pay for a tow of $156 to go 3 miles not to mention the labor. Something is terribly wrong with this picture. I can justify paying the tow and since my car is 6 + years old, a new battery can't hurt but for me to have to pay for new keys at $120 EACH. ouch. I think Ford should pay that part. Afterall, its their fault that the chip can't take a battery charger which fried its brain and made it think it was being stolen. JUST COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS.
Debbie W.
Naperville, IL, USA
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