common problems on a 98' mountaineer?

[mattmcss]

im thinkin about getting a 98 or newer mountaineer, with a 5.0 AWD, any common problems i should look out for ?

 

[Electrohacker]

common problem #1 tehy last a long time (oh wait that's a good thing)

 

[mattmcss]

nothen wrong with that , anyone care to seconed his notion ?

 

[james t]

The only thing that *will* be wrong with it is the passenger side exhaust manifold will leak and it will have a ticking sound. Other than that, its the most reliable explorer ever made.

 

[mattmcss]

thats all ? These things run like tanks huh ?

 

[expo5.0]

yeah, they are durable as all hell.

i'll add though that your ball joints will go bad about twice as often as they should

 

[mattmcss]

yeah, they are durable as all hell.

i'll add though that your ball joints will go bad about twice as often as they should

how often is that then ? And whats the going rate to replace em

 

[smiley1]

Watch for front drive shaft failure. I think its about a $200 part. Mine failed on during my extended warrenty.

This is a very good truck... and Im NOT a Ford guy!

 

[expo5.0]

your the only person i've heard of with that one smiley (not to say there aren't others, but i don't know of them)

basically i beat the piss out of my truck and it drives better than new at 160,000 miles

 

[smiley1]

Expo5.0,

Over 5k posts and you havnt seen this?

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79527&highlight=clicking+sound

Good info for the 5.0 AWD folks. 160k is great and not surprising as it is a very good truck.