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CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2004 Ford Explorer one of our worst vehicles 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 2002-2005 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.
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really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 101,350 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 3 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (3 reports)
transmission problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
my 2004 ford explorer roll over my legs when in park and threw me out of car, knocked me down and rolled back on to my legs. I am still out of commission as of 7/22/2013. and still have this piece of crap and I do not want to sell to anyone. ford, u should recall all these ford trucks that have this problem, witch there are a lot of.
- dolphin7353, Yonkers, NY, US