2.3

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
68,537 miles

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problem #2

Jan 232005

Explorer 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 63,674 miles
Drive train failure, differential, within 12 months after having 60,000 mile differential fluid replaced with synthetic, to Ford specs. Differential gears and clutch assembly disentigrated. Resulting in replacement of entire differential. Could have caused gears to lock-up while driving.

- Suwanee, GA, USA

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problem #1

Jan 092003

Explorer 4WD 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 73,400 miles
At about 73,000 miles the rear differential went out on my 1998 Ford Explorer.

- Eagan, MN, USA

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