5.0

fairly significant
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
122,500 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. not sure (2 reports)
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problem #2

Dec 152014

(reported on)

Explorer 6.0L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 120,000 miles

Well now I am really getting peed off about this FORD SUV. The lovely wood grain trim lining the doors all fell off!!! I am I happy - NO I am not happy; oh and not the least of the problem the gaskets around the doors to keep dust and air out all fall off too.

What a cheap product you are turning out Ford, I mean really - you must not have any pride in your vehicles anymore. As it is reflected in your PRODUCT called FORD VEHICLES...........hah hah hah ha........what a joke. After trying many times to re glue these panels back on - I JUST GAVE UP. Garbage that is what you are turning out.

Interior garbage and exterior garbage. Nothing has changed it is FORD.............FIX OR REPAIR DAILY........you must be proud of yourselves?

Oh I didn't mention this is an EDDIE BAUER EDITION FORD EXPLORER...THIS IS THE TOP OF THE LINE that Ford puts out.............

What a joke. Not your money being used to fix any of the problems with Fords. Nope, you have done a fantastic job of downloading that all on to we the owners of your crap.

Read on my friends as it doesn't stop here.............next...............

- Bette M., Barrie, Ontario, Canada

problem #1

May 012013

Explorer Limited 4.6L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 125,000 miles

All plastic started breaking. at about 50k miles.

1. Tailgate glass escutcheon. 2. Glove box light bracket. 3. Seat Memory switch. 4. 12volt lighter plug in console. 5. Sun Visor Bracket LH. 6. Sun Visor Light Shield RH. 7. Imitation Wood trim on both doors.

I have spent several hundred dollars repairing or replacing most of these parts.

- superdave1955, Nashville, TN, US