Ford Explorer: Ticking time bomb... 1998, 1999, ... , 2002, 2003, BOOM!

I have a '97 4dr 4WD manual trans XLT with over 152K. Nothing out of the
ordinary has failed except the infamous heater blend door. Everything
else has been routine, like brakes and such. An extremely reliable
vehicle.

=Vic=
Bear Gap, PA

scurran wrote: 

I've had my 1993 Limited this whole time. 325,000km on it (well over 200k
miles, I believe) and thus far, the only failures have been the radiator and
starter. In both cases, not even those problems left me in trouble...the rad
just meant that the heating and A/c didn't work properly, and the starter
was "fixed" every time with a well placed whack from a wrench.

I have a 2003 Sport, which has given me no problems at all in its relatively
short time in my driveway. I just hope that it proves to be as incredibly
reliable as my '93.

Whenever I talk to people who gasp in surprise when I mention that I'm a
Ford man for life, I have to laugh...Fixed Or Repaired Daily? No way - I
drove nothing but Japanese crap boxes until my dad gave me the '93, and it
converted me for life.


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About this heater blend door, what kind of problems did you have? How did
you fix it? I think I might be having the same problems, and I'm wanting to
know what it's going to take. Thanks.

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My Wife's '96 has over 168K and it's still going strong.

SMC


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I have a '94 limited w/ 200K on it, and other than usual wear items like
brakes and tires and the like. the only problems I've had were a leaky A/C
condensor and the fuel sending unit/ pump corroded through causing a gas
leak. Before the limited I had a '93 sport that i racked up 158,000 before
some bimbo made a left turn right into it totalling it. And that one never
needed anything other than regular maintainance. I might just get another
one in a few years when the limited starts to get tires.

Mike

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On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 23:06:56 GMT, "Nate" <net>
wrote:
 
http://www.google.com/search?q=ford+explorer+heater+blend+door&sourceid= mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

--
Bill Funk
replace "g" with "a"

Ooops...forgot to mention that on my '93. Considering the damn thing was
stock when it eventually started leaking this past summer, I'd say it's not
too major a deal.

Incidentally, I just thought I'd toss this out for fun. My mom is the owner
of a 2003 Honda Civic, and she's been lured back to the Honda dealership
three times in the past year for a "free oil change." Two hours later, she
discovers that major repairs had been done - the entire front suspension
system had been replaced, rear axle, etc. Apparently, Honda doesn't like
using the word "recall." We can't even get information on Honda recalls - I
though every carmaker was legally obligated to make recall notices public?

Glad I got a Ford, that's for sure.


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