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CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2002 Ford Explorer is hands-down our worst vehicle on record. "Avoid like the plague" is putting it lightly.
The 2002-2005 Explorer has a very well-established record of expensive transmission failure at under 100k miles. The Explorer has an enclosed transmission which is typically replaced with a rebuilt transmission at a cost of almost $3,000.
Another common problem for the 2002-2003 Explorer is wheel bearing failure at around 90k miles, with a typical repair bill of $500 to $1000 depending on how many wheel bearings failed.
Adding insult to injury, the 2002-2005 Explorer also has a massive problem with the rear panel cracking. While it's a minor annoyance compared to transmission failure, ironically the crack usually goes right through the Ford logo.
8.7
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $1,290
- Average Mileage:
- 108,950 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 15 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace solenoid, wait for defective part to fail again (9 reports)
- not sure (6 reports)
transmission problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I just brought this truck not too long ago. I was told that it was two problem the bearing and get 4 new tires. I replaced two front tires because the old tires was making too much noise. So that was done. Then a week later, I got a blown tire and went back to the same place and got the same tires for nothing. After the tires were taken off from the spare tires to the new tires, that's when I knew it was a problem with the truck. I took it to the Firestone and they told me it was the ball joints. So I went and got parts for the truck.
My tech guy came and said he knew what the problem was. It was the transmission solenoid block, so he try to repair this problem over a week and nothing got solved! I finally got my answer and it was that he could not get the transmission parts to get to the solenoid because it needs 4 parts but he could not open it. He recommend me to call to see of there is a recall on this truck. I called Ford on Oct 6, 2015 there is no recall .
- Belinda H., Waterbury, CT, US