Ford Explorer

"No other engine problems"

"When water pump had to be replaced the timing belt was required to be replaced, too, because of the internal water pump"

""At approximately 144K miles the engine started burning oil, aprox. 1qt, every 300 miles...It turned out both Turbos had worn out and needed to be replaced....This cost me $5200.00...""

"Rear toe link caused the rear run out of alignment to the point I nearly had an accident on a wet road. They were then replaced by a recall"

"Advised to rotate tires regularly"

""Single incident, probably due to mileage""

"had a short that killed the battery"

"Locking mechanism broke inside the driver side door as well as back passenger door driver side"

""The alternator failed, cost to replace was $720""

"when parked sometimes vehicle will not shift out of park"

""This has been going on for at least 5 years. I tried to bring the car to the dealership prior to the warranty being up and 3 different dealerships said "there is not an issue with the transmission that we can detect" however anyone driving the car commented on the issue. My own mechanic friend says at this point, it is cheapest to just drive the car until it dies - which will inevitably be a transmission issue when it does. This is the reason I refuse to buy another Ford vehicle in the future - purely the poor treatment and service at their dealerships. I do like the car.""

"Shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear is bad. Could be the torque converter or the transmission."

"Cooling fluid leak"

"The climate control system vents emit "an old wet sock" odor. I have purchased all available after marker odor control products to no avail. I had the problem treated at a repair shop and the smell returned. It seems like the air conditioning water is somehow collecting in the system."

"When purchased, solved immediately."

"This is a random issue the infotainment system screen will go blank, it has been doing this since we got the SUV and there is no obvious trigger why this happens. It sometimes stays off for a while but it does come back on."

"doesn't understand voice commands for sirius radio channels"

"Noticed fluid on garage floor and took vehicle to get it checked. Fuel pump was failing. Very expensive"

""started about a year ago, thought it was the battery as recharging the battery tended to fix it. However, it was not the battery at all. The fuel pump was clogged. Eventually, the car would turn on, and then run about 100 yards, and then die completely. Or, it would not turn on. I have a mechanic friend who helped fix it for about $1300, however I know it would have cost more than $2k at any other place.""

"Started in May 2025, total failure of water pump. Timing chain drives the water pump & engine needed to be taken apart to repair the timing chain & water pump. Resolved June 2025, total cost $2,800"

"Engine had 60,000 miles & water pump(internal) started leaking. They had to drop the engine to get to the internal water pump. At the same time, because of the place of the pump they had to replace timing belt, too, which added to the cost of repair. I was disappointed that Ford didnt help much since the Service Manager told me they get Explorers in all the time for the same issue(water pump). I notified Ford and NHTSA of the issue with this type of engine with the internal water pump."

"Replaced the main drive belt and tensioner pulley"

""The torque converter in shifting from 2nd to 3rd encounters difficulty. Hesitates, upshifs, downshifts, doesn't shift smoothly.""

""The armrest starting cracking in 2019, Never replaced because cost is high. Place a towel over it""

"Cooling seats did not function properly. Took several trips for warranty service to correct the problem"