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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.
10.0
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $5,200
- Average Mileage:
- 133,700 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 3 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (2 reports)
- new engine (1 reports)
engine problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Traveling along on the highway and I feel the truck losing power going up the hill, buck, and the check engine light comes on. I start to pull over and the engine dies. I pull off and stop, try starting and only hear a whirr when engaging the starter. Have it towed to my mechanic's shop. He quickly diagnosed it as a timing chain issue. He said he will have research it and see what it would take to fix.
Calls me up later that night, and first words out of his mouth "Not good". The worse engine ever to have a timing chain failure. He said it has 3, count them 3 timing chains. Two in the front of the engine, main timing and left cylinders, and the right cylinders are driven by the main shaft all the way to the REAR of the engine where the 3rd timing chain is... and if any one of the three go, it normally destroys the other two chains or sprockets, and quite possibly the valves and heads are damaged to. Cost to repair, he said don't bother, get a new engine.
I went and verified this information in the Haynes repair manual. Who in their right mind would design something like this? It says on the Ford site the timing chains are "designed for the life of the motor". Good way of putting it because when they go your motor is dead.
Not sure about anyone else, but part of a design of a vehicle should be a thought to maintenance and repair. This was designed and engineered to fail and fail with a large price tag to the owner. I will never own another Ford ever again. I have owned Dodge's, Fords, and EVERY SINGLE one has had issues of some kind. I have only had one Chevy, with only small issues and very pleased with it. However, I have ownd 5 Toyota's in a row without a single issue, not even ONE. I went back to american made 1) because of the cost of Toyota 2) Bad press for toyota, and 3) Wanting to buy american. After this, I'm going back to Toyota.
- David R., Claremont, NH, US