CarComplaints.com Notes: 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.
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.
Cruise control won't re-set or resume unless I depress/tap the brakes again. When driving on the highway I don't want to have to press my brakes in order to use my cruise control again! Turning cruise off and on again doesn't fix the problem, the brakes must be engaged again! In 2010 Ford put their version of a 'flight recorder' on the car and said to come back after it did it three times. I was back in an hour yet they still couldn't manage to find and fix the problem.
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Cruise control won't re-set or resume unless I depress/tap the brakes again. When driving on the highway I don't want to have to press my brakes in order to use my cruise control again! Turning cruise off and on again doesn't fix the problem, the brakes must be engaged again! In 2010 Ford put their version of a 'flight recorder' on the car and said to come back after it did it three times. I was back in an hour yet they still couldn't manage to find and fix the problem.
- olsonoh, Toledo, OH, US