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2.4

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
62,500 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.

1997 Ford Explorer drivetrain problems

drivetrain problem

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1997 Ford Explorer Owner Comments

problem #2

Sep 152008

Explorer

  • 125,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I kept hearing the gears spinning when I would press on the brakes. According to my transmission specialist, the transfer cases were not built right in this year of Explorer. He says he sees the same problem all the time and is unsure why there has not been a recall on this.

- Pueblo, CO, USA

problem #1

Oct 151996

Explorer 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Vibration/grinding in front drive line.

- Cathlamet, WA, USA

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