Gasoline Engine Problems of Ford Explorer - part 1

I own a 2004 Ford Explorer, purchased in August. The truck sat for 16 months while I was deployed to iraq. While driving on a 3 hour trip, I heard a metallic "clatter" noise from my vehicle. I took it to the dealer and was informed that the "#2 wrist pin" had failed. , requiring replacement of the engine. Total cost would be $5500. This seemed excessive for such a young vehicle, considering that is was driven infrequently for over a year, and most of the mileage was highway. Mileage at failure: 55,300.

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My daughter was driving home the car (engine) caught on fire . The fire chief was not really sure what the cause was.

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Engine hesitates/stumbles when pulling out from stop position or into traffic. Ford motor says they cannot fix problem. SUV is unsafe to drive due to this condition. It is almost a year old(2006) and has 2535 miles on it. Ford will not return my calls and have had it to dealer at least 6 times with problem.

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Vehicle has 1978 miles, 2006 Ford Explorer, has major hesitation in throttle, after 3 trips to dealer, they say vehicle cannot be repaired". This SUV is unsafe to drive due to the hesitation in the throttle, cannot pull into traffic, from stop sign, or from stopped position.

I have a 2006 Ford Explorer that has a severe acceleration hesitation problem. I've taken to dealers and they are unable to diagnose the problem. I believe it's a disaster waiting to happen and I would like Ford to be more responsible in fixing the problems as it now appears many vehicles of same make are experiencing same problem. This has been a continuous issue since I purchased the new Explorer in fall of 2005. Nm.

I have a 2002 Ford Explorer with 60k miles on it. It recently blew a spark plug out of the cylinder head while on the highway resulting in loss of power and alarming noise. The failure occurred on the chesapeake bay bridge and could have resulted in an accident. This is a common problem that does affect safety of the vehicle with Ford v-8 and v-10 engines that has not been properly addressed by Ford. Estimates to repair this defect in the cylinder head threads range from 2500 to 3500.

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Vehicle was running like it was out of gas. Consumer took the vehicle to dealer for repairs where it was discovered that timing chain was defective.

I had purchased a 1997 Ford Explorer XLT from mk auto in auburn, CA and the car fax I recieved said there had been no recalls and no accidents on the vehicle. The owner from mk auto assured me many times that the fehicle was in good running condition. The day after I baught the vehicle it broke down in me. Mk auto took it back 3 times in hopes they could fix it, but never did. 10 months later the cam chain guid broke in the engine. My husband and I looked on the internet and found there had been 13 recalls on my vehicle I never knew about. This car in very unsafe for my family and I am outraged I was never notified! I have now tried to buy another car, but the Ford Explorer is worht so little and now I have so much negative equaty its hard. . . . . . . I finally found a car, but am paying dearly for it because of the Explorer which has been sitting in the car lot of a Ford dealership for over a month!.

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Consumer was making a 3pt turn. When truck was placed in drive gear then engine suddenly accelerated causing vehicle to crash into house. Ph.

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Consumer states while driving at any speed and no warning the vehicle will shut off. Causing consumer to pull off the road. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information. Ts.

Hesitation after stopping.

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This vehicle has not been involved in an accident yet but I have told the Ford CO. That it is dangerous and they ignore me. When you come to a stop at a stop sign and start to pull out the vehicle will roll into moving traffic and hesitate 4-5 seconds before the gas finally catches and the vehicle goes on. Mean while you have traffic bearing down on you. We have come close to getting hit several times because of this problem. I think this needs to be investigated as a potential problem for other consumers besides myself.

Consumer states while traveling at 35 mph, coming up to a stop the vehicle suddenly died without warning. Nlm.

This same incident occurred four times. The speed in each incident varied from 15 mph on the first occurrence to 65 mph on the fourth. Basically, while driving the car, the engine died, the lights flashed on the dash, I lost all power steering. On each occaision. I pulled the car to the side of the road, put the truck in park, and re-started the engine. On each time, the engine re-started without hesitation. I reported the problem to the dealer. The dealer could find nothing wrong with the truck; thus, they made no repairs. They claimed to have never heard of this problem before.

My Explorer caught on fire while parked in my parking lot. I hadn't driven it for over ten hours. The fire inspector says the fire started in engine somewhere.

Engine is a 1997 4. 0l sohc. There is a very noticible miss in the timing at idle. When the vehicle is sitting still, it bucks and shudders the whole truck, but the idle speed never varies more than 100 rpm. Had same problem with 1991 Explorer 4. 0l. Dealer ran on the vehicle and could not find any problems. Mechanic said this is common with these engines. Dt.

Consumer state s that vehicle will rattle causing cam chain to snap. Nlm.

Anytime you are stopped, (in drive, neutral or reverse), or stopped at a light, the engine skips. They call it a lean idol miss. A miss in any motor will eventually burn up the valves. It is not fixable. They will not even attempt to fix the problem. I have now taken the tags off and it sets in my driveway. I will not cause any further damage to this truck. I have talked with everyone, including the dealership, the Ford feild service person, consumer affairs, Ford customer service and also an executive from Ford in michigan named mr. Duncan. No one will budge. No one will help me and I don't have the money for an attorney. Ford knows they have a flaw in the motor, but they excuse it by saying it doesn't hurt the motor. Yes it does. Mine is already blowing smoke. Can someone please help us. The only other choice I have is to let the truck go back to the finance company. Please help. This was my first brand new vehicle we paid 25,000. 00 dollars for now it has turned into a nightmare.

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Knock in engine had to dealer 3 times last time they decarboned engine still knocking worse than before now they say its a normal sound doesn,t sound normal to me any recources I have would be greatly appreciated.

While driving vehicle hesitates and seems not to get gas. Then, completely shutsdown. Cause unknown. Dealer cannot identify the problem. Please give any further details.

While driving consumer lost all steering power at 70 mph and the dash lights began blinking. Dealer can not duplicate problem.

When getting inside and trying to turn on engine it will not turn on. Took vehicle to dealer, and they could not find out what was causing the problem . Also, could not be repaired.

When traveling or turning there is a hesitation in same direction.

This is not the only problem I have tried to return to be repaired on this vehicle. I have also been subjected to the most unethical behavior I've ever seen, from this dealership, in the purchase and repair procedures. No safety defect listed.

When stopped at a light, there is a strong sulfur odor in the car causing occupants to have trouble breathing. Owner has developed breathing problem since purchasing the vehicle. Vehicle will hesitate without notice when pulling out into traffic.

After cutting car off and parking for a while, consumer tried to restart car and it would not start.

Ihave lost controll of this vehicle several times due to the steering and overall handling ,my tires are also playing a roll in this I beleave this problem is much more pronounced in rain or snow . I feel this vehicle is very unsafe for myself and my children! I've already had the vehicle into auburn motor sales for 6 days for complaints of lack&surge of power,bad sulfer smell at idle rolling idle(up&down), extremely poor gas mileage. The dealership was unable to diognose problem. As of today I've lost 21 days of use ,on a vehicle I've only had about4 and a half months know they say I need an engine that I'm still waiting on. I told the dealership I didn't feel this vehicle was safe and wanted it replaced . I got know where, when they found out I got lemon law paperwork they told me Ford would not do anything about it pursue it through the state. I don't see how they can tell you that you are stuck when you purchased a new vehicle and it has compromised your safety time&time again! my salesman told me to look at the bright side I was still here to talk about it!!! I don't find this very amusing ,I wonder if Ford knows how he feels in my opinion he was telling me I could of been dead!!! brenda. (tiresize: 255/70/16)( dot number: tire size: 255/70/16 ).

Ongoing problem with defective engines. Dealer / manufacturer notified, and replaced engine. Later on, problem reoccurred again. Engine needs to be replaced again. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.

The Explorer makes a rattling/marbling noise coming from the bottom of the engine. Joe cotton Ford informed me that Ford motor CO. States that the way to deal with this problem is to remove the carbon in the engine and drive the vehicle with repeated cycles of running the engine over 3,000rpm's. Repeated treatment of the engine with carbon cleaners by the Ford dealer and driving the auto over 3,000rpms has not eliminated the problem. In fact the rattling is getting louder. I have checked the NHTSA web site and have found many other complaints by other 1999 Ford Explorer owners on the same issue. This problem seems to be a systemic problem with this vehicle and engine. Ford refuses to fix the problem.

World Ford has done nothing but give me a run around and not fixing my truck right!!! I have nothing but agrevation with my truck and I dont feel that it's safe with driving my children in it! when advising the dealership of the trucks major complications they advise me to bring the vehicle back in 30-60 days to aviod the lemon law! no safety defect listed.

Vehicle was idling for approximately five minutes.

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No summary listed for above vehicle. (dot number: unkown tiresize: 22575).

Ongoing problem with noise coming from engine. Vehicle taken to dealer for inspection. Please feel free to provide any further details.

The vehicle is now at the dealers getting a whole new engine replaced and they are requiring that I pay half the cost. I want Ford to by this lemon back. I can not afford this car anylonger with all of the major problems its giving me.