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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.
8.9
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $2,520
- Average Mileage:
- 109,400 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 52 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (21 reports)
- enclosed transmission overhaul (18 reports)
- new tranny (13 reports)
- replaced with a newly remanufactured transmission (1 reports)
transmission problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Ford needs to do better. American auto makers wonders why people buy from other countries. Before I got this junk, I owned a nissan sentra for almost 15 years. I had to get the transmission fixed 1 time. I first got the car 7 miles and when it died on me 176,000 miles. Greed has stopped the auto makers from building a real good product. Ford needs a foot in their ass.
- redwolf2170, Picayune, MS, US