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Broken Coil Springs
2004 Ford Explorer
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Ford dealer.
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.
9.0
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $410
- Average Mileage:
- 78,000 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 4 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace spring (2 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
- under warranty and fixed (1 reports)
suspension problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I'm shocked at how common this problem is. It seems any problem I have with this vehicle (broken coil springs, rear diff, cracked lift gate) are all
Well known to Ford an e petite coed but far too many explorer owners. As I long time owner of Ford vehicles, I am not impressed.
- damnfordyounasty, Winnipeg, MB, Canada