I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXPLORER SPORTS AND I DECIDED TO UPGRADE AND I PURCHASED THE 2004 4 DOOR MODEL. UNFORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE HAS THREE TIMING CHAINS AND ONE OF THEM BROKE AND NOW MY TRUCK IS PARKED AND I HAVE TO BE USING MY 2000 EXPLORER, WHICH I TOOK FROM MY BROTHER WHO WAS USING THE TRUCK. IT'S STILL RUNNING PERFECTLY AND MY 2004 IS DEAD.

I THINK THE NEW EXPLORERS ARE NO GOOD, BECAUSE ALL THE MECHANICS SUGGEST I GET A NEW ENGINE AND DON'T TRY TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT COST THE SAME TO THE REPAIR. I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD. I WENT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY HAD A EXPLORER CHANGING THE ENGINE LIKE MY TRUCK AND THEY TOLD ME THEY DO THIS ALL WEEK, JUST KEEP CHANGING 2004 FORD EXPLORER ENGINES. I HATE TO JUNK A 2004 BUT THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR FAIL ME THIS QUICKLY.

Another Blown Explorer Engine. Wife took for oil change, car worked fine. After getting keys she could not start. Asked the oil place what they did to the car, the said it ran fine. Called my mobile mechanic, he came out and determined the timing chain broke loose and destroyed the engine. After he took the engine out he showed me all the plastic that shredded and was everywhere. The oil pan looked like it had Miracle Grow in it as well. Plastic? This will be my last Ford, Found On Road Dead. Ford is a joke

had to replace the blown tranny in my Windstar as well. 2 Ford vehicles, 2 major repairs in less than 12 months.

I always wanted a Ford Explorer, so when i bought mine in Sept '10 I was very happy. When the transfer case failed it cost $2,500 to fix which was covered under warranty. That I thought was the end to my problems until last week when my car stopped in the middle of the road with my 2 kids, 1 being an infant in the pouring rain. I had to order a tow truck and am now renting a car for 40 bucks a day. It turns out the timing chain broke on the engine!!! I need a new engine which is going to total $6,500. My warranty expires in a month.Thank god for that i am still waiting on approval from my warranty company. I will never buy a Ford explorer or any vehicle from Ford they are the worst trucks ever made."Ford" should be replacing people's engines and transmissions and transfer cases for free. This experience has been extremely stressful. I hope the engine is fixed so I can sell this truck and get a new car!

My husband was just driving home yesterday and the timing chain broke and cause engine failure. Now we are being told that we have to replace the entire engine. We just had the timing chain "Fixed" in March...this SUV has been nothing but problems.

When we first got the Explorer about 1 year into it we had to have the transmission fixed because it would slide and also pause between shifting from/to park to/from drive and would make the entire car "jump" Thank goodness that was under warranty still, but now it is having the EXACT same problem again...and now it isn't under warranty...not that it much matters now that we have to have our entire engine replaced...I will never buy another FORD as long as I live.

So, I have had my ford explorer for about 7 years, purchased brand new has about 120,000 miles on it. The timing belt broke as i was advised on the interstate. checked with local repair shops and was told I could buy the timing belt but wouldn't be able to put back in time. The only solution was to have the engine replaced. Unfortunately with this economy I can't afford it with 2 kids living on a budget. So now I am hitching rides! I really loved that truck but I will not get another ford again, I guess they have lived up to the old saying " Found Onside the Road Dead=FORD!!!!! Here I come Chrysler 300 Very disappointed.