10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 1
Average Mileage:
121,750 miles

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problem #4

May 152020

Explorer

  • miles
Big concern with my power train. The back of the car has a loud whirring noise when traveling on the highway and clicks loudly when you slow down. Going a faster speed seems to sound better but its pretty scary.the check engine light comes on and stays on. There also is a sensor that needs to be replaced and I don't know its name.. the brakes have been checked out and rendered passable but I fear that I will not be able to stop sometimes.it feels unstable. I am elderly and need a stable car to drive.

- Burlington, WA, USA

problem #3

Oct 102012

Explorer

  • 167,000 miles
I have just replaced, for the 4th time, the front, drivers side, rubber brake line. The line seems to be to short. When making a right hand turn the line is pulled taunt to beyond it's length. It seems that the line is about 3 to 4 inches to short. Each time it has broken at the same place where the rubber line connects to the brake caliper. I still have two of the brake lines that leaked. I don't know how other explores brake lines have held up without leaking. I am going to replace the hose that is leaking, purchased from Napa that is the same length as the others. I had a new one made to order with a 3 inch increase in length. The brake hose on the passengers side is the correct length. I have owned this car for 5 year and it has 187,000 miles driven. The date that this happen, below, was the first of three times it happened.

- Castro Valley, CA, USA

problem #2

Feb 232014

Explorer

  • 140,000 miles
The day of the fatality I was standing outside the vehicle for around 5 to 10 minutes. I was on an upgrade, . (however I had just recently had new brakes installed and the car was in park). Suddenly the vehicle began to roll back at a fast pace killing the back seat driver that was in there seatbelt. And injuring myself in an attempt to halt the vehicle.

- Pittsburgh, PA, USA

problem #1

Aug 202012

Explorer 6-cyl

  • 180,000 miles
I was stopped at an intersection waiting for oncoming traffic to slow down to turn, and the truck just takes off on its own. I tried pressing the brake pedal but as soon as it took off I was hit by another vehicle. After my truck was hit by the vehicle it took off again out of control on its own while I was trying to press the brake. Luckily the truck died on its own before hitting anything else.

- Lawrenceville, GA, USA