caseyfried
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I love my explorer, but is it really an expensive car to own because of necessary repairs?
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Welcome to the forum. What part of Utah are you from? I live in Ogden.
My explorer has cost me $2000-3000 dollars within the first 3 months of owning it. I will have to spend another $1000 on it shortly.
Some problems were:
Warped Rotors
Pads were shot (not literally)
Diff Seal Leaking
I like the truck, its alright, but I wouldn't say its a great car.
The transmission will need to be replaced soon as the last owner NEVER serviced the trans until I got it at 60K miles.
Its got a loud whine in the diff.
My explorer has cost me $2000-3000 dollars within the first 3 months of owning it. I will have to spend another $1000 on it shortly.
Some problems were:
Warped Rotors
Pads were shot (not literally)
Diff Seal Leaking
I like the truck, its alright, but I wouldn't say its a great car.
The transmission will need to be replaced soon as the last owner NEVER serviced the trans until I got it at 60K miles.
Its got a loud whine in the diff.
caseyfried
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I just spent $2000 on differential problems. It is supposed to be serviced at 60,000 miles apparently. Having a problem with the heater now. Apparently there is a known problem with the blend door breaking.
I just spent $2000 on differential problems. It is supposed to be serviced at 60,000 miles apparently. Having a problem with the heater now. Apparently there is a known problem with the blend door breaking.
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What'd you have done to you diff that cost $2k?
I've never used the heater on my explorer. I bought it in July, so if there's a problem I'll have to freeze in winter until I can fix it. Or I can test it out now.
I've never used the heater on my explorer. I bought it in July, so if there's a problem I'll have to freeze in winter until I can fix it. Or I can test it out now.
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Welcome to this forum! Some problems could be expensive such as a transmision or timing chain repair, but basic maintenance is pretty much the same on any vehicle (replace the belts, hoses, fluids, brakes, etc).
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