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  1. J

    Rear Brake Pads Replaced On My 2012 Explorer Today, Well Ahead of Front Pads

    I changed my rear brake pads this weekend with 115,000 kms on them, I've had my 2012 Explorer for about 2.75 years, it is a FWD XLT. While the life expectancy of the rears seems reasonable my front pads still had 40-50 percent pad life left on them. On all of my other vehicles the rear pads...
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    2012 3.5L Spark Plug Change... Anyone Change Their Plugs ?

    I put a lot of miles on my truck for work purposes. I thought my fuel economy was dropping so I pulled the front spark plugs to check their condition today. The rear three plugs are under the intake manifold. I was just curious if anyone has changed the plugs on their 3.5L engine ?. I...
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    Run 3.5L V6 on 5w20 for higher Miles ?

    When I bought my 2012 Explorer with the 3.5 V6 I committed to driving this for at least 7 years, I use my truck for work and I put a lot of miles on it in a year. After just over 2 yeas I have 99k kilometres on it. If I run it for 7 years (assuming it doesn't croak) I will have about 320k...
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    Took My 2012 XLT FWD in for Tranny Service Today - Clunking Drivetrain Issue

    I have been having a harsh clunking sensation in the drivetrain occasionally. It usually happened after lifting throttle and allowing the truck to coast a short bit, then when re-applying throttle and I would sometimes get a real harsh clunk in the drivetrain. It happened intermittently. I...
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    Find My Son Listening To Radio While I'm Out of Vehicle With Keys ?

    Lately when I am out of the vehicle with the keys in my hand I find my son in the truck listening to the radio. I've asked him a few times how he does it and he tells me it is a "secret" , lol. My wife tells me he hits the "on" button about 4 times and then the radio turns on. He can...
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    Getting 2 New Door Window Regulators This Week...Jittery Window Fix

    I took my truck in a few weeks ago for the front windows being jittery upon opening, they simply lubed the tracks and said it was fixed. One minute after leaving the dealership I opened the windows and they were just as jittery as before. I took it back to the dealership today and they...
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    Is 25 mpg Highway Driving Decent ? - Road Trip

    We started our annual summer vacation road trip, the first leg was 1200 miles, the first 600 miles we averaged 25 mpg, the second 600 miles it dropped into the mid-24's. The first 600 miles I was hitting 70 mph, the last 600 it was mostly 80 mph. We had a fair bit of mountain/hilly terrain...
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    Is The "Where Am I" Nav. Feature Totally Gone from MFT after Update ?

    I've had the MFT update for a while now, I don't use the Nav system too much but I will be going on a long trip to the U.S. soon and it will be in use quite a bit. From what I can tell the "Where Am I " feature seems to be gone after the latest MFT update. I kind of liked that feature...
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    Anyone Using an Aftermarket Cabin Filter ?

    My Explorer now has 35k kms on it and I'm about to embark on a 5k km trip to the US next week. I decided to pull the oem cabin filter as I know they can get pretty dirty fast. The filter wasn't too bad though, but I thought the filter media wasn't a very tightly knit material. It is tight...
  10. J

    Is Your A/C Really Cold on Lo temp or Max A/C Setting ?

    This is the start of our summer season and first hot temp use of my 2012 Explorer. In two weeks I'm taking a road trip with my family to Florida and the Southeast U.S. and I am a bit concerned of my a/c temp output. My air conditioner has never felt really cold on the lowest temp, it is...
  11. J

    I Have to Load An Engine in My Cargo Bay - 200 lbs+

    On my way home from summer vacation I have to pick up a spare engine to replace the one that expired in my sports car. I will be loading it in the cargo bay , it measures 25 inches by 20 inches (give or take) and will weight 200+lbs. Looking at the underside of the cargo bay materials it...
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    Dealer Keeps Pumping My Tires to 40 psi....

    I'm on my third visit to the dealer for an oil change and some warranty stuff, each time I leave the dealership I read the inspection data sheet that they attach to the invoice after I get home. I notice they always pump my tires up to 40 psi, I typically run them about 34 -35 psi, a couple...
  13. J

    Got My Recall Notice for Cooling Fans..

    I received a recall notice for the cooling fan issue recently, gonna have to book a half-day to have it checked out. I've driven 30k kms already and never noticed a problem. The notice talks about corrosion on the switches, given I drive in winter salted roads I think I'm a good candidate for...
  14. J

    My Radio Kept Playing After I left My Vehicle .... Odd...

    The other day I shut off my vehicle while the radio was playing , I removed the key from the ignition , opened my driver door and went to the back of the truck to open the rear hatch. As I approached the rear of the vehicle I used the key fob to open the rear hatch door. The rear hatch door...
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    Has Ford Released any PCM Upgrades for Slow Downshifts and Drive BY Wire Improvements

    Pretty much every drive by wire vehicle I've owned has been improved with pcm upgrades by the manufacturer after the vehicle has been in operation for a while. I was wondering if there has been any recent upgrades released by Ford for the Explorer. I find my tranny is reluctant to downshift...
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    Anyone Have Rattles From Rear of Interior ?

    I've had my 2012 for about 6 months now, I've put a lot of miles on it and it has been quite good until recent times. I don't have much to complain about MFT, knock on wood, but I do have two rattles that have shown up in the rear of the vehicle when driving on rough roads. The first one...
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    Switching to Synthetic Motor Oil

    I will have my first oil change due in December , by then I'll be around 12,000 kms or 7000 miles approx. We will be heading into the dead of winter by that time and temps will plummet right around that time for a few worst months of winter. I want to go with a synthetic oil for better...
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    Do We Have Heat Sensitive Buttons ?

    Curious to know if the lower buttons on the center console panel are heat sensitive, much like you see in some elevators. It seems like the buttons can turn on before I actually touch them sometimes, and with gloves on they don't seem nearly as sensitive. I have to think they are activated by...
  19. J

    Noisy Wipers ?

    Anyone else notice that they can hear their wipers pivot at the bottom and top of the wiper stroke ?. Even on the highway in wet conditions I can hear the wipers pivot. I expect it in semi-wet conditions and at idle or slow speed, but I find it strange to hear it on the highway in solid...
  20. J

    Felt pads on front seat belts ?

    I noticed the front passenger seat belt female section has a double sized felt pad on it , but the driver side has none. Does anyone have one on their driver side seat belt ?, just curious if my driver side should have one or not. Thanks for any replies.
  21. J

    Has anyone loaded up their new explorer with weight?

    When I owned my escape I loved that we would load up the truck with alot of weight on a road trip and the rear end wouldn't droop down. We would use up every inch of the truck , the rear end dropped very little and the truck remained pretty level in it's stance. You could barely tell the...
  22. J

    Lesson Learned Today About Rear Indicators....

    Today I was in a parking lot I hit reverse to get into a parking space and then pulled ahead to straighten out a bit better . My rear camera stayed one (delay feature), and I ended up rolling backwards in neutral. The indicators did not warn me of the vehicle distance behind me because I was...
  23. J

    Has Anyone Used the AV/in feature of MFT ?

    Since getting my truck 3 weeks ago I've been busy using everything on the truck, but I haven't played around with the AV/in option up to today. When I picked up the truck my salesman said kids can play their video games with it, but I wasn't that interested in it at the time, and looking back...
  24. J

    Operating Liftgate Manually On a Power Liftgate Setup ?

    I've got the power liftgate on my 12 EX, sometimes I find that I just need to open the liftgate a few inches to grab an item quickly and I don't want to go through the process of opening and closing it electrically. I know you can disable the power liftgate as an option but I do want to keep...
  25. J

    Entertainment Unit Ends Up on AM Radio all By Itself.....

    What kind of re-set procedure happens when your entertainment settings change to AM radio all on their own ?. It's happened a half dozen times in 3 weeks, I'll be listening to Sirius Radio , shut the car down to go into a place, come out and start up again and it is set on an AM or possibly FM...
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