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I feel like an idiot on this - Explorer was going through a gallon of water a day and finally started leaking so badly that the alternator started slipping. I assumed it was the water pump because I couldn't find any leaking hoses. It's at the dealer now for a water pump at something like...

I just bought an oem crash bar with trailer hitch from a junk yard for my 2015 Explorer. They don’t include bolts and looked at me like I was crazy when I asked. Can someone tell me the bolt sizes? Do any of the existing bolts holding on the current bumper get used?

It's got 183K miles on it, and the engine and transmission seem strong. I had it appraised at a car dealer and they offered $1k for it which seems like a really low price for a running 4x4 with little rust. Here's the problems its got - Front HVAC mode selector broke off so you have to...

The other day, my wife and I noticed a dirt... well road is probably too strong a term for this. It was like a path through a cornfield, but it had an official city street sign on it, so we took the Escape down the road. It was sideways a few times, mud covered the sunroof, mud went...

Over the weekend, I had someone sitting in the back seat who thought the power window needed to be opened when it was 12 degrees outside. The whole explorer was covered in ice, and something broke in the door. The window is totally loose from the motor now, it can easily be slide up and...

This morning I drove for the first time in decently cool weather, and the windows all fogged up. I got them to clear by opening the sunroof. So at lunch time, after it warmed up, I looked in the cowl under the windshield. On the passenger side there's a painted green oval panel in the...

My driver's side seat has stopped going up and down, the rear section of the seat is stuck in the lower position. It makes a terrible grinding sound if I try to adjust it at all, so I'm figuring something has stripped out. So here's the question - if I replace it with a seat from a...

So I got new tires put on at Firestone the other day so that I could plug the 4WD computer back in While I was there, they said the passenger side inner tie rod was loose. I told them not to fix it. Last night, I crawled under there and grabbed and yanked and twisted on every single...

So we have two vehicles now - 2003 Explorer XLT with automatic 4WD which now works properly thanks to spending $600 on 4 new Firestones and 2013 Escape Titanium, with a much more advanced version of the automatic 4WD I have had the a similar 2013 Escape Titanium in snow before, and the thing...

When I first got my explorer, the windshield washer wouldn't work. It was just low on fluid. I noticed later that when I start it, there's a Low washer fluid light for a few seconds. So is this a bad sensor or some option I don't have?

So I've also got a 2006 Ford Focus ZX4 S, very basic car. One day we were driving along in the middle of the night and the O/D light started flashing on and off and the car started shaking light it was going to start throwing parts. I tried pushing the O/D button and the light would flicker...

Does anyone have a picture of a 2nd generation Explorer that had a catastrophic front bearing failure? I have a relative who has a 1999 Explorer and she noticed it was making a grinding noise. I was able to shake the right front tire "just a bit" with it sitting on the ground and told her...

So I know this is probably the differential, but what are the odds of something bad happening? The noise doesn't bother me at all. I get a whining sound from the rear end that sounds very similar to a steel belted radial on a hot day, but it only does it when its under load (Accelerating...

My passenger side wiper arm is not wiping in the center of the blade. The entire swipe, it only wipes on the edges. I tried replacing the blade with no luck. Do I need a new wiper arm or is something more serious going on here?

Does anyone know the part number for the pin that goes into the latch handle on the tailgate? 1999 Eddie Bauer edition, it has the handle that you pull on above the license plate to open the door, not the twist handle. We got into it far enough last night to see that the little plastic...

On a 1999 explorer, if the ABS light is on will the automatic 4wd still work? The manual 4wd works fine.

What's the biggest item anyones ever managed to cram into an Explorer? Last night we managed to get a stacked Maytag Neptune front loading washer and dryer into ours. We didn't unstack them and the tailgate and glass were closed. All we did was fold the seats down and wedge a chunk of...

The battery light stayed on this morning for 30 seconds after starting the explorer. It went out as soon as the engine slowed from high idle to low idle. Just slow coming up to full voltage or is the alternator thinking of dying?

So I haven't even got the permanent plates for this thing yet and the blend door actuator just started clicking. It still works, but I believe it will be dead soon. Any way I can tell which motor I need to get without tearing the dash apart? The only day I can work on it is Sunday, and of...

I have a 2003 XLT with the optional instrument cluster that shows the compass and outside temperature. From what the owner's manual says, there are only two clusters - the basic model, and this one. We took the center instrument panel out and poked around in there and I noticed that it had...

I just bought this used 2003 Explorer with 160,000 miles on it. I know that hardly anyone gets the fluid and filter changed at proper intervals, if at all. Should I get the transmission flushed, or just have a standard filter / fluid change? Is there any way to tell if it's ever been...

So I figured i'd continue this from my newbie thread since I know a lot more about this suv now. I bought a 2003 Explorer 4x4 V-6 from a used car dealer in Kentucky. It was a repo the dealer bought at an auction. Family member owns the dealership, and we went crazy trying to figure out why...

Hi, I'm getting a 2003 explorer XLT later today. It's got no codes or dash lights on and everything seems to work perfectly, are there any hidden problems I should look for? Yes, it does have the cracked tailgate. Duct tape?