electrical

I have a 2004 Explorer XLS 2wd with the 4.0. I bought this truck 2 weeks ago for $300 rust free with a clean title so I cant REALLY complain about it, just trying to see if anyone has ran into this issue before. My day started with it shredding a belt because the A/C compressor bracket is bent...

1995 Cluster gauge went out one day. Removed instrument panel and took out each gauge. Burnt plastic smell coming from the gas and temperature gauge set. Slight discoloration on white plastic under temperature gauge housing only. Nothing severe. Everything else is fine. Circuit board/ film was...

I will first say I believe it is an electrical issue. We have an intermittent fuel issue on our Explorer. It will run for weeks with no issues, then I will stop somewhere and it will not start. I get it towed and it starts at the shop. Sometimes it will run for an hour, then quit, sometimes 40...

I own a 2013 Ford Explorer XLT...my wife drives it. I've had to replace the battery for the third time now within the last year. Each time the battery died I was not able to jump it with my 2016 Ford F-150. I think it is an electrical issue but I've not found a mechanic yet who thinks they...

Hi, I'm new to the forums, but not new to tinkering on Ford's. Unfortunately I've found a dud and I'm here to share the bad news. If you're reading this, you're either experiencing issues or soon will be. Here's my story... About a year ago, my neighbor who works at a body shop called me and...

About 8 months ago. I took my explorer into the shop to trouble shot a code (dont recall the specific code but it was Bank 1 running lean). $600 later the shop said they could find anything wrong with it and everything was within the correct perimeters, so they got the code off and everything...

Just got this Bii shifting and running well but noticed there is a connector with nothing attached to it. Is this normal or am I missing something major? The STI was also disconnected from the test port and must be cleaned. She runs but I can't find a diagram that tells me what the connector is...

I'm hoping someone can help me. I have an 03 ex 4.0 I've had for a little over a year. It sat for 2 years because of a gas leak they couldn't or didn't want to fix. We put a battery on it and drove it home with no problem except gas leak and door ajar light on. And a new fuel pump fixed the gas...

Hello all, I have a 1996 Explorer Ltd. Today, for the first time, the sun roof would operate to open but would not close. I removed the upper console (all other functions were normal) and looked for any obvious signs of failure with the switch, then manually closed to roof. Finding no signs of a...

I'm looking for some help with a 95' ford explorer. Having a lot of issues with it right now and I'm trying to figure out the cheapest way to resolve it. Any help would be appreciated I know some basics when it comes to vehicles but I do not have any in-depth knowledge. Trying to put as little...

Still can’t figure out my 91 explorer. It will idle about 5 minutes then die. I can go drive it and it dies intermittently then fires right back up on side of road. It has codes 87 and 95. I did hook a fuel pressure gauge to it and it does not lose fuel pressure when it dies. Things I have...

So I got a 93 explorer xlt not too long ago. I was driving up at high elevation and the car just decelerated for a second and died on an uphill. After getting it home and inspecting further I noticed that none of the infotainment center was lighting up and the ignition wasn’t clicking at all...

I recently totaled my 2013 Explorer XLT, no complaints. Purchased a 2018 with 28,000 miles, with equipment group 202A and the safe and smart package. Anyways, on occassion the cruise control will stop working while staying on and will not re-engage when prompted. Even turning it off then back...

Rebuilding an abused 2002, manual 4wd V6, so I give it more sentimental value than bluebook. I replaced the entire wire harness in the dash which had been hacked and spliced ad nauseam, replaced the PCM which cleared a few other engine faults, and swapped a few GEMs salvaged from the junk yard...

Hello all! My 04 explorer has been having a strange issue that, thus far, I have heard of no one else having anywhere, from this forum to other websites. My interior lights are no longer turning on when any door is opened or when the light dial is turned all the way up. All interior lights still...

Hello! Ive been a frequent lurker of old threads sifting through different guides and fixes for various problems. Ive finally decided to make an account so that I have more accessability and options on this platform. However, my 04 explorer has been having a strange issue that, thus far, I have...

I'm hoping you can help me since I'm not finding anything with my google searching or even a way to best say the problem. Car: 2008 Explorer XLT 4x4 with about 135K miles. Major work: rebuilt transmission in Jan 2020 Minor work: new interstate battery April 2020 TL;DR problem: Car has begun a...

I have a 95 XLT Explorer with 193,600 miles. Everyday, I will have one to two bad startups, where the engine goes below 500 rpm then will stall out if I don’t put my foot on the gas and bring it up to about 2000 rpm where a small rattling sound can be heard which subsides. After that it will...

I haven't spent much time with new-kid intro's (pardon me), but I've been having an incredible experience wandering the vast halls of Explorer lore at hand... I've recently acquired an '05 Explorer XLT, at what I thought (at the time) was a bargain price. HMMM... The issue at...

I am brand new to this forum, thank you for accepting me to this forum. This is my first post! I have a 2008 Ford Explorer XLT, 4.0 V6, 4WD. It has 130,000 miles. Here is the list of electrical symptoms I have had recently - starting a month ago it took a few more cranks than usual to start up...

As stated in a previous post, I have multiple codes on my 2003 Ford Explorer Centennial Edition, 4.6L. After testing my alternator I figured most of them were due to it being weak. After removing countless alternators at the junkyard and testing them outside of the vehicle, I finally found one...

I have a 2017 Explorer and just had the dealer put a new battery in. After opening and closing and leaving some doors open over the weekend while camping and also having the aux on to charge my phone (something I do all the time) my battery was dead, and I mean really dead, had to charge it for...

Hi Gang, I checked the bulb (replaced it) and checked the fuse. all seem to be working. My Explorer is a 2006 XLT and it's stock as far as I can tell. At least nothing externally appears to be modified except for a aftermarket radio. What else can I check? I plan to check the plug...

hello everyone. I’m working on a friends explorer and I am having difficulty diagnosing a no turn signal problem. We have running lights, but no turn signals lights, and no low mount brake lights. The top mount brake light works. All bulbs are brand new. And the indicator lights on the...

I have a 1997 Explorer with the 4.0 SOHC. I have recently had the timing chains replaced and has been running fine now for a couple of weeks. A couple of days ago, about 10 degrees out. Upon attempting to start the vehicle, I would here nothing but a loud click. I attempted to start it too many...