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Corrosion Of Aluminum Hood
2003 Ford Explorer
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Ford dealer.
CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2003 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 2002-2003 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.
6.0
fairly significant- Typical Repair Cost:
- $700
- Average Mileage:
- 69,000 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 16 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace and repaint hood (9 reports)
- not sure (7 reports)
body / paint problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
rust was first repair by body shop the "knew how to work with aluminum." - well they did not. went to ford and would not fix for free - said they just replace the hoods. not good PR..
- William Z., Monroe, NJ, US