I bought the Ford Explorer used. with 104,000. I am a foster parent and needed a 3rd row desperately. I traded my dream car for this piece of junk. I had the car less than a month and the heat and air went out. While wating to get that fixed, the water pump busted. It's an internal belt driven water pump so it was a dealership fix only. It was covered under extended warrenty and got fixed thank heavens. I have had my car back only a month and now the transmission is going out. It's slipping and started doing so after Ford repair the water pump, which required driopping the drive shaft. And now my actuator in the dash has stopped working and will only work on defrost. This car is a LEMON. I will never buy another FORD. I did research on this vehicle and never read water pump issues until after it happened to me. The vehicle only has 107,600 miles and I'm getting rid of it.
At first it felt like it was missing. I had it to the mechanic and they couldn't determine the cause or reproduce it. That;s because the morons didn't drive it. How can one claim to not be able to reproduce the problem if it's not your car and your not used to the sounds it makes and you don't drive it?
I bought the Ford Explorer used. with 104,000. I am a foster parent and needed a 3rd row desperately. I traded my dream car for this piece of junk. I had the car less than a month and the heat and air went out. While wating to get that fixed, the water pump busted. It's an internal belt driven water pump so it was a dealership fix only. It was covered under extended warrenty and got fixed thank heavens. I have had my car back only a month and now the transmission is going out. It's slipping and started doing so after Ford repair the water pump, which required driopping the drive shaft. And now my actuator in the dash has stopped working and will only work on defrost. This car is a LEMON. I will never buy another FORD. I did research on this vehicle and never read water pump issues until after it happened to me. The vehicle only has 107,600 miles and I'm getting rid of it.
At first it felt like it was missing. I had it to the mechanic and they couldn't determine the cause or reproduce it. That;s because the morons didn't drive it. How can one claim to not be able to reproduce the problem if it's not your car and your not used to the sounds it makes and you don't drive it?
- Kawana B., Elk Park, NC, US