6.6
fairly significant- Typical Repair Cost:
- $200
- Average Mileage:
- 96,950 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 7 complaints
Most common solutions:
- mechanic repaired leak at top of engine (3 reports)
- replace entire thermostat housing (2 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
- replace pipes front & back04 (1 reports)
Plastic thermostat cover is a known failure point of the ford 4L engine, this thermostat cover failed drastically during a highway trip causing the car to overheat suddenly and resulting in complete engine failure resulting in a costly major engine rebuilt.
- Jose C., Miami, Florida (FL), US
I'LL REPEAT, MY 04 FORD EXPLORER IS THE BIGGEST PIECE OF JUNK THAT I HAVE EVER OWNED. I WILL NEVER EVER BUY ANOTHER PIECE OF SH*T FORD AGAIN.......EVER.
FORD SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO SELL A PIECE OF CRAP LIKE THIS.
IT'S CHEVY'S FOR ME FOR NOW ON.
- Chris B., Saint Charles, MO, US
OVER ALL HARDLY ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT MY EXPLORER, MECHANICALLY I'VE KEPT UP WITH MAINTENANCE AND ETC. BUT THE LIFT GATE LOOKS BAD, IT STARTED ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO WITH ONE IN CENTER, VERY NOTICEABLE AND LAST YEAR ABOUT 6 MO. AGO HAIRLINE CENTER OF RIGHT HALF.
- wkenneth, Maitland, FL - Florida, US
Had repaired in the beginning of December 2011. Went bad again December 2012. Pain in the but.
- 2751exploder, Venice, FL, US
Was leaking coolant down under car. A small puddle would form. I looked under the engine and was able to trace the flow. A mechanic I know tested it and said it could possibly be a blown head gasket. I took it to another mechanic and he found that the leak was coming from a plastic component which houses the thermostat. He pulled the old part off and replaced it with a new one. That solved the problem.
- djohn56, Altus, OK, US
I have a 2004 Ford Explorer with less than 90,000 miles. And I fell the air conditioner
system should work longer than 2011. As this has leaked oil all over the floor in my garage.And in the summer I drive my car very little.
- juddgrovver, Sioux City, IA, US
This wasn't a big fix, so I thought nothing of it...however, once this happened, everything else started coming down the tube!
- Scott I., Layton, UT, US