10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #2

Nov 051999

Explorer 4WD

  • miles
Transmission failed twice under normal driving conditions. Lost power under certain circumstances. Same problem both times. Engine seized when vehicle hit a puddle of water at low speed. Air intake is mounted unusally low on this Explorer allowing water into the combustion chamber and causing hydrostatic lock. Ford Motor Company has been contacted and reads a scripted response when I have tried to get any additional information about what I consider a serious design flaw.

- Kihei, HI, USA

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problem #1

Sep 171996

Explorer 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Water splashed up into the air intake port, causing engine to seize.

- Valley Stream, NY, USA

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