Ford Explorer Problems

[niky]

Curious cat here, what's the logic behind this???

Who knows? Maybe it's because outside air in the US is cold enough, so it saves you some gas from lower compressor usage? (I actually open the outside vents when I'm driving alone at night and just turn the compressor off)

Or maybe they have cleaner air and don't mind having it open? Who knows?

[Horsepower]

I've been thinking about that too. hehe

If i happen to own one, i'd probably mod it myself.

[smooth]

the last time i went to the US, i drove an explorer from LA to vegas. okay naman. i'm guessing its the streets here in manila that's causing undue and excessive wear and tear on the vehicle. that being said, for a 2.2M vehicle, that really sucks.

if you ask me, your explorer looks like its okay. no major mechanical problems so far. what i'd do if i was in your position: forget the casa (they aren't doing a good job anyway) and bring your explorer to your trusted shops instead. for the aircon, i once had this problem with my honda civic. i brought it to an aircon place and they traced the problem to an incomplete closing of the outside vent. they fixed it and haven't had any problems from the aircon since.

for the rattling interior trims, bring it to an interior/upholstery place. let them dismantle the interior and apply foam insulation. that should do the trick.

while its bad that you got shortchanged with this purchase, i think you can make the most of it by having the problems fixed. i know that sucks pero i cannot fathom losing P1M in just two years (if you sell the car now). personally, i'd salvage the car by fixing the problem and sell the car after about 5 years. by then, the resale value shouldn't have depreciated much from today (it seems to me that the resale value has already depreciated to its lowest value and shouldn't go down much anymore). sayang kasi and besides, the explorer does look nice.

[RS4]

I think the real problem is that you have not been given the quality of service that you deserve. If Ford Global was able to fix your car's problems then you wouldn't be complaining here. Why don't you try other dealers. I have been going to Ford Edsa and have received great service from them. Of course, I make an appointment first before I go there due to the limited space they have. I also got my Explorer in July 2005 and I have no complaints.

[niky]

That's a good idea, pero the "good" dealerships are really crowded. I'd recommend Alabang (my dealership), but you need to make an appointment there, too, because they're overcrowded.

[forza1]

U.S. car sakitin at nakakainis pa. Puti pa yun gawang ng mga japan maganda at matibay hindi sinasabi perfect ang gawa ng japan. Sabi nga ng puti nakausap ko "they want us to buy US made car etc..., I bought one it's such a headache had to go to the dealer or shop all the time" "when I bought a toyota all it needed was gas & oil changed it ran without any problems" this is just my opinion pero ang dami ko naririnig na negative feedback from u.s. cars hindi pa ata ako nakadinig ng positive.

I wish u.s. cars would bring back the 60's magic where they made great cars.

FORD = Found On the Road Dead

[BoEinG_747]

U.S. car sakitin at nakakainis pa. Puti pa yun gawang ng mga japan maganda at matibay hindi sinasabi perfect ang gawa ng japan. Sabi nga ng puti nakausap ko "they want us to buy US made car etc..., I bought one it's such a headache had to go to the dealer or shop all the time" "when I bought a toyota all it needed was gas & oil changed it ran without any problems" this is just my opinion pero ang dami ko naririnig na negative feedback from u.s. cars hindi pa ata ako nakadinig ng positive.

ito din ang sabi ni Ex ko sa US....after nia bumili ng Ford Windstar..ilan beses sia pabalik balik sa CASA.. sa asar nia trade in nia na lang ng RAV 4

FORD = Found On the Road Dead

ilan beses din sia itinirik..lakas pa naman minsan ng ulan .pinagalitan ko pa noon bakit kasi d na sia nag japanese car non

[niky]

ito din ang sabi ni Ex ko sa US....after nia bumili ng Ford Windstar..ilan beses sia pabalik balik sa CASA.. sa asar nia trade in nia na lang ng RAV 4


ilan beses din sia itinirik..lakas pa naman minsan ng ulan .pinagalitan ko pa noon bakit kasi d na sia nag japanese car non

Wow... so my Lynx is an exception? 55,000 kms and running... no repairs not resulting from accidents or potholes yet... ...oops... forgot, it's a Mazda underneath... :lol:

Pero, truthfully, there are tons of defective American Ford SUVs out there... but there are some who don't have any problems.

[IMm29]

Wow... so my Lynx is an exception? 55,000 kms and running... no repairs not resulting from accidents or potholes yet... ...oops... forgot, it's a Mazda underneath... :lol:

Pero, truthfully, there are tons of defective American Ford SUVs out there... but there are some who don't have any problems.

my '99 Exped XLT had some suspension and airconditioning problems. perhaps that batch wasn't really intended for tropical, 3rd world countries which is why the suspension couldn't handle our beautiful roads and the a/c our cold climate. i'm at least thankful that the air suspension did not give while it was still with me.

to each his own ownership experience, i suppose. whether you buy a jap, euro, american car, some are going to be headaches while some are going to be really good. to me, my exped hurt me the most coz of the expensive parts that had to be replaced. since these had to be done at a ford casa, parts prices were expensive. thankfully, on the other hand, my prado isn't giving me any problems with about 25K on the clock.

[IMm29]

Btw, the default for the Explorer is not to recirculate...have to press the recirculate button every time you turn on the aircon on the car..........

Isn't this also the case of the '99 model Cefiro's climate control?

[redorange]

I have the same thing with my Nissan Xterra, unless the A/C is at max a/c setting it isn't on recirculate. But I do have a button I can press to make it recirculate, unlike the Ford LTD II my dad had which had no buttons.

[onat_1]

yun truck ko pag max ang air mas magandang naka recirculated para hindi masyado nasasagap ang hangin na nangagaling sa labas

[OTEP]

Isn't this also the case of the '99 model Cefiro's climate control?

Yes. But the Cefiro has a recirculate button you can simply push.

On the Expedition, you have to freeze your a$$ off if you don't want outside air to rush in.

Maybe the threadstarter should've just bought a Land Rover. Because when Land Rovers have reliability issues, LR owner's just call it 'character'.

[tagalnasaabroad]

[QUOTE=niky;737837]Wow... so my Lynx is an exception? 55,000 kms and running... no repairs not resulting from accidents or potholes yet... ...oops... forgot, it's a Mazda underneath... :lol:
QUOTE]

bro niky preho tayo lynx din sakin..hehe..2004 ghia m/t logged 17500km+ since jan04..troubles came few and very minor..hhmm..normal wear & rear lang ie; replaced dimmed front headlamp bulb, muffler rattling replaced by nodalos..ala na..even that goodyear tubeless tire deflated don sa mga lubak sa sta elena road stretch years back is still holding on..my family just loved it..ayaw ibenta..

[Rav_5]

Ayan na naman ang Ford Global! lagi na lng yan!

Sir Try nyo sa Ford Edsa, Ford Conniticut or sa Ford Balintawak. Ok po ang Service nila dun at hnd ka nila gagaguhin.

Proud Ford Owner po ako and Ford Club member din po. Meron po akong 01' ranger, 06' Everest at 07' Ranger. Masabi ko lng po ay wala po akong naging Problem sa 3 na Ford ko. Yung Ranger ko na Luma ay tumatakbo pa rin at para paring bago kahit 6 yrs na sya. Pangit lng po talag ang Service sa Ford Global, kaya madaming nagagalit sa kanila.

[cardo]

nice.... 07 Ranger? Yun ba yun 380Nm beast?

[carlove]

Ayan na naman ang Ford Global! lagi na lng yan!

Sir Try nyo sa Ford Edsa, Ford Conniticut or sa Ford Balintawak. Ok po ang Service nila dun at hnd ka nila gagaguhin.

Proud Ford Owner po ako and Ford Club member din po. Meron po akong 01' ranger, 06' Everest at 07' Ranger. Masabi ko lng po ay wala po akong naging Problem sa 3 na Ford ko. Yung Ranger ko na Luma ay tumatakbo pa rin at para paring bago kahit 6 yrs na sya. Pangit lng po talag ang Service sa Ford Global, kaya madaming nagagalit sa kanila.

Ford Balintawak is not a good choice. Ford Balintawak wanted to charge me P 21, 292.00 for 25k maintenance of my Ford Escape. I had to pullout the unit and transfer to Ford Libis which charge me P 7,812.00. I must say my total experience of owning a Ford is not positive.

[beebs]

rsc6288, sorry to hear about your predicament. baka busy na kasi ford kasi nga may bago silang mga units for 2007 but still that's no excuse.

anong variant kinuha na fort?

[rsc6288]

Just to update you on what's goin on guys...The car is till in the shop right now....Will give this new dealership a chance but it doesn't really look promising either. I spoke to the service advisor this morning and you know what the guy told me about the brakes???? "Ganun talaga, sir....Nagtest kami ng ibang units maingay din". Call me demanding but does that answer work for you guys given your warranty is still valid and Ford just want to pass it on as normal????? I simply answered the guy if he was the owner of the car and he paid so much money for it would that be an acceptable answer for him??? He responded no and said he will look at it more thoroughly.....As for the sunroof cover, di daw nila makita yung problem so I told them to remove it and find out.....how would they know the problem just by looking at it....told them there probably is a missing metal piece that runs along the railing of the sun roof cover because I tried putting back the cover myself when that thing got misaligned and all I saw was a fork shaped metal piece on the side of the sun roof cover to which I suspect a metal piece is attached to otherwise if the fork was the one running on the railing, it would make a sharp screeching sound. It's like running a knife against a flat metal surface. Yun yung naririnig ko if I open and close the sunroof cover. Told them if they don't want to fix the problem I told them I'd have that problem fixed somewhere else na lang and just bill Ford for it.......Does anyone know how warranty on new cars work???? Does Ford shoulder the entire expense for repairs of warrantied cars or does the dealer shoulder the labor cost or a portion of it????? How does this thing work???? Why is there reluctance on the part of the dealership to address or do work on warrantied cars if Ford pays for it anyway??? As a consumer, I really wouldn't mind paying for the labor cost so long as my concerns are addressed...The problem with these dealers are if they can get away with just telling you that they just did some greasing or minor work like that without doing much work on the car, they would do that. Believe me!!! When there was rattling underneath the car, I went back to the dealership at least 3 times and each and every time they'd just tell me that they just did some greasing or something like that tas wala naman nangyayari.

[rsc6288]

Hi beebs, are you asking me what car variant of Ford I got???? Didn't quite get your question...anyway, I have a 2005 Ford Explorer Eddie bauer edition......