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Well folks after 9 years of (2) Explorer ownership and 22 years of Ford ownership/driving them its done. Selling my 2011 Explorer tomorrow. Value went up $1500 in 2 months. Had far less problems due to 2wd (vs 4wd) but it's been bittersweet in terms of ownership. Just under $6400 trade in and...

Just noticed it stopped working tonight. Restarted it and no dice. Button doesn't work. Checked fuse location and there isn't any specific grade assist fuse (ie tow haul is different). I searched the manual for grade assist and nothing popped up. No other issues. Any thought on where the fuse...

How many labor hours is it to replace a single control arm? Assuming times two for both. Guessing somewhere around one to two? Has anyone attempted to replace themselves? Scares me a bit looking at Flex and Edge arm replacements online in the rust belt....

USA - Motorcraft | Warranty Might need some warranty work done on Exolorer (I mean Motorcraft parts warranty). I bought parts at Rock Auto in 2019, had my repair guy install them. He's super cool with that. Any issue why the labor portion of warranty wouldn't cover things? Sway bar link is...

Looking to add nerf bar to my 2011. Its ingot silver, with the dark grey cladding. Searched around the internet and haven't seen any silver with nerf bars..... Looking at Aries vs Lund, probably 3inch. Stainless look to maybe last longer, but depends on the type. Thoughts on what one looks...

Well, I think I am going to try and tackle some of the rust on my Explorer soon... plan to use my Dremel, in the door seams and remove it(see photo, right now gobs of Por15 and touchup, clearcoat). Dremel has little stainless steel looking wire brushes that I think would work. Plan to just get...

Notice a clunk whenever I accelerate and decelerate coming from front passenger area.... not struts ( new motorcraft and mounts) no leak around passenger side motor mount. It has harsh transmission engagement, feel going into D or R., can feel it. Not sure if separate or not, but this isnt...

Ugh. 1. New sway bar link broke. It was Motorcraft. Moog has superior nut and bolt design vs Fords that requires two tools to loosen or tighten. Put the old link on, its in ok shape. 2. Shocktop nut didn't want to deform much. New motorcraft shocks. I couldn't get a good measurement of torque...

Some after market shocks don't come with shock boots. Are they needed? Do the manufacturers think that the owner or shop will remove it successfully from the old shock? Thoughts?

Anybody have an Explorer with ingot silver, code UX? My 2011 is trusty but rusty even after meticulous waxing and washing.... searched for UX spray paint but not found any sites that sell...put PoR15 on all door jambs and 4 bottles touchup paint over the creases (aka supposed seams) last...

Hi all. Been years since I have been back. Have a 2011 that we bought back in 2014. Nice vehicle. Have about 127k on it. It's starting to show a bit of age, and want to refresh the suspension when it gets warmer. I have new Motorcraft sway bar links in their packaging, and plan to put new struts...

I set out to replace my rear rotors/pads & front sway bar links today. I completed the sway bar links. Please note my links were replaced at some point, and were not factory. Lessons learned: Front sway bar links can be completed easily if done properly. I have read others post how it took...

Hello, have a "new" Ford remanufactured transmission in my 03 and sometimes when i am stopping, i get a bump in the transmission (upshifting). I had the dealership reprogram/update the PCM when they installed the new transmission. I have given it a couple hundred miles to see if it was just a...

Hello, I see that my 2003's rear passenger toe link boot is shot (the drivers side rear looks OK). The boot is all cracked, and tearing (not pretty). It makes a clunk in the rear, and I am guessing it is potentially from this part. I have struts/springs with less than 4k on them, so they are...

Hello. 03 Limited 4x4 V6. Class III/IV trailer package 3.73 LS I am going to replace the rear sway bar bushing, but have looked at Rockauto, advance, this site and can't find the correct size of rear bushings. Any suggestions ? I dont have a caliper to measure them.

have code p0775 and p0735 with slipping 1-2 and no 5th. figure probably rebuild. how many book (mitchell) hours to remove and reinstall transmission? seeing value of used vs rebuilt. i had fluid changed 4k miles ago (pan dropped).

Was slowing down at a yield sign to turn right, the steering went numb, heard a "beep", and see that the engine died. Put it into neutral, starts up fine. I had it stall out on me on the freeway 2-3 months ago. Now it happened again. 1.) New battery in December - had it retested at firestone...

My 03 Limited has an issue that I think it somehow related to the blend door actuator. I can only get the system to push out air in 2 locations. I have pressed every button, turned the system on/off, etc. 1.) Floor and defrost (Combination) 2.) Vents on the dash (the ones you usually would...

I am trying to find a Gatorback belt for my 2003 Limited 4.0L I usually search Rockauto using a 2003 Mountaineer 4.0L since the Explorer 4.0L shows parts for the Sports. Don't find a Gatorback (I do find another belt - Freshbelt from Goodyear). I always cross reference parts when I search by...

Only when its really cold outside (like today), the airbag light dimly glows when the fan is on. The faster the fan speed, the more the light glows. Only when the fan is off or at full speed, does the light not glow. It was 10 degrees outside this morning (and the truck sits outside) The...

Anything that can be done to fix/repair the chrome plating on the Limited wheels? I tried to superglue, then epoxy the peeling part - no success. Any idea?

I see the newer 06-10 Explorer's have resonators at the tailpipe. Did they do this to quiet down the engines ? I dont know if its illusion or not ,but do the newer ones have larger tailpipes as well ?

I get an occassion clunk while driving over certain types of road imperfections (almost always first thing in the morning, driving out of my driveway, where the apron meets the road), and on moderate braking. This is different than the clunk it has when I turn the wheel in a parking lot. It...

Explorer's transmission won't shift into OD until the car reaches operating temperature (or close to it). Had a 01 Taurus that wouldn't shift into OD to protect the transmission. It doesn't have the classic servo issues (05 Mustang wouldn't shift into OD in the dead of summer after...

I want to add Ipod capability to my Explorer, and have some questions upon researching this on the internet. Cutting to the chase, due to the lack of an Aux/satellite button, I am supposedly out of luck. I did see an post where a PIE adapter did work. My question is this: Since it...