8.0

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
$360
Average Mileage:
140,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. helicoil insert (1 reports)
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problem #1

Mar 162016

Explorer XLT 4.6L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 140,000 miles

I had a spark plug blow out of this engine in February 2016 and had it repaired with a HeliCoil insert. 2 months later, another plug blew out of a different cylinder. A quick search on the internet reveals that this is a common problem on Ford 4.6 and 5.4 engines, but Ford will not address it.

- jskiba, Colorado Springs, CO, US