High milage explorers?

[Frisckey1]

Update

Just to make you all jealous...

Getting ready to flip 90K

New tires (thanks Ford)
Blower motor for a/c fan
Thermostat
and still running on original battery!!!

One of my headlights is getting dim...
In the two years I have owned it, I have yet to do brakes.

She's a dream I tell ya. Best vehicle I EVER owned

 

[mikeh]

'98 XLT SOHC V6 with 60,000 miles.

I won't mention all of the recalls.

Under Warrenty:
1. New CD Changer in the armrest after the factory one broke.

Out of Warrenty:
1. New pinion seal in the rear diff. and new fluid. $170 at the dealer.
2. Tried to fix drivers door after it got blown open one day when I parked it on a hill. It's never been the same and makes a lot of wind noise. Still doesn't close right. They said I'd need new hinges which would be major $$$$. I think I'll deal with it for a while
3. Everything else has been maintenance issues.

I still haven't put new brakes shoes on but I've noticed some pulsing lately when I brake. I'm going to guess new rotors when I do the brakes.

It doesn't sound like a lot of stuff but has been a lot more than my Honda Accord. Overall I'm satisfied with the truck up to now. Of course now I'm coming into the years of problems and I hope that by maintaining the truck well it will last a long time.

Mike Hill

 

[BislamJoe]

Oh, look, a bandwagon...

1993 XLT 4-door 4x4
84,000 miles

issues other than regular maintenence and my destructive tendencies:

Power-Steering pump, 4 times within 3 or 4 weeks. long story.
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I haven't really had any trouble with my truck. I bent my passenger-side I-beam and radius arms once though. (even longer story, don't ask) Custom battle scars. (body damage, lol) Texas pinstriping. I think that about covers it.

 

[Steve94LTD]

1994 Ford Explorer Limited
Bought with: 69k
Currently: 82k

Truck: $10,800 after taxes (dealership truck, thought it would be reliable)

Work Done:
Brake job $900
Tranny Rbld: $1359.00
Frontend Suspension: 1100.00
I forgot what it was for the water pump: ~$70.00
New tires: thanks ford

Sub Total: $3429

Mods:
Clear corner lights: $66.95
Xenon bulbs (8): $70.00
Smitty built Grillguard: $614.00
Installation (not paid YET): $110.00

Sub Total: $860.95

Gas:
I live in chicago... we were getting pounded for a while... at LEAST $2000 over what I would pay in my old car (v8 firebird)


Grand total: ~$15,089.95
With Gas: $17,089.95

 

[BUCHVILLEMAN]

well i have to add another thing. this afternoon at lunch my baby wouldnt start. it would just click. but i had juice. so i got it jumped and went to discoutn auto. the guy came out with his little tester and tested my starter, alternator and battery. he says follow me. we walked in and handed me a selniod and it cost $9 i think. so if i can get her home i have another little project for tonight besides taking a hike to the dump.

 

[canine6]

just bought a 94 limited with 79000 miles three weeks ago.

had the front axle ujoints replaced because the steering wheel was binding. (steering still binds)

had the o2 censor replaced

total bill for a 3 week old vehicle $600 (cost me $100)
thank god for extended warrenties

will cost me another $50 to replace the missing lug nut cover (someone dicided they needed it more than me last nite)

 

[offroadkc]

'95 XLT 4X4
55K

I bought my X the first of July with and 11 days later it was in the shop with tranny problems. Got it back 10 days later and the O/D off light was blinkin again.
They told me they would take care of it if I take it in.
Other than that no problems in the last month and a half.

 

[BUCHVILLEMAN]

be assured you have a good vehicle. you take of it, it will take care of you.

 

[irtySanchez]

My 94 XLT has 134,000 miles on it. I have owned it for 2 years. The work I have done:

-ball joints
-02 sensors
-front wheel bearings
-gear box
-crankshaft sensor
-major tune up
-radius arm
-new Monroe Reflex shocks
-breaks all the way around

Not bad for the abuse it gets.

 

[glc8937]

What are the odds of someone going thru all these threads and summarizing the bad parts that are common in the explorers:

Example: 30 bad balljoints 100 trannies and so on and so on.

 

[Elk_hunter]

Hi all, New to this site, only 3rd post.


I have a 96 XLT 4-door. with 108,500 I LOVE IT!

Change:
brakes
sparkplugs \ wires
thermostat
passengers mirror(wife hit on side of garage)
Tires
FPR
Exhaust
and other maintance parts

 

[BExplorer]

Update

Changed rear shaft oil seal and bearing(it was open, why not)
Did rear brakes at same time, changed ajuster cable(was broken on one side)
I did suspension bushing with Energie Suspension polyurethane, bought the kit for 216$(CAN)
- RA bushing
- Front/Rear sway bar and links
- Leaf springs (not done yet)
- Axle pivot bushing(have no idea how to release the metal cup of the old one)


And YES Glc8937, I have gone trought all the pages of this tread to summerize all the broken parts of our Ex, I have the last page to be done and then I can start the counting.

 

[sayfer bullets]

I have a '94 XLT 4.0 with 118,000.

<p> I happen to be in the middle of trying to fix the FPR problem I am seeing on the site a lot. (Unfortunately, I bought the $72 part and have misplaced it in my house!!!aaarrrgh!)

<p>Things I have replaced:

<p>Radius Arm Bushings, IAC, TPS, Thermostat, Battery Cables (had short in ground), Fuel Filter, PCV, FREAKING FIRESTONE TIRES TWICE!(daytons now...hey they were inexpensive, ok?

<p>Geez I hope I haven't foulded my 02's with this deal.

 

[Pemerling]

my 1998 xlt v8 has 93000 miles.. not bad.. its been in the shop a lot lately but thats because where im from everywhere we go beats on the truck....in the shop at this moment for not starting

 

[LudusHatesReese]

'91 Sport 4x4 140,000

Water pump,
Heater hose
About to rebuild transmission (auto)
Needs work with radiator (not quite sure what yet)

 

[96_explorer.com]

....

96 Eddie Bauer V-6 with 84,000 miles

Items replace :
Notting.

Items done.
Changed oil every 3K miles
Did an tire rotation every 6K miles
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But before I purchased the BAUER here's what was replaced:
1. New set of Goodyears
2. AC recharge
3. New front break pads
4. New spark plugs
5. New shocks

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but since I owned it, it's been a truely reliable machine!! Can't be happier.... but wish it was 4x4

 

[Abominous95XLT]

95 XLT
90K miles

Front Driverside Wheel Bearing
Battery
Alternator
Heater Core
U joints
Ball Joints
Tie rods
Ball Joints
Brakes
Shocks
Tires

And those are the things I didnt brake myself! They just died

 

[zip96]

Just new here. I bought my wife a 91 XL this weekend so I thought I would surf the net a bit and see what I could find. Found one! Searching through the site I found the post about the high milers. We purchased a red 91 4 dr. 4.0 liter with manual trans. I was quite happy to see that for the most part owners are happy with the trucks. Ours has 208,000 Kilometers (from Canada eh) and I am to lazy to convert to english.

 

[treehuger]

86,000

All repairs done without mechanic except where noted....

-Radius Arm bushings
-Throttle position sensor
-Mass airflow sensor (twice by dealer, then discovered the cleaning method on this site....)

-Drive belt (twice)
-Brakes pads/shoes (twice)
-Fuel filter
-cooling fan
-4x4 motor (cleaned, again with help from this site....)
-Plugs & wires (several times partially due to experimentation....)

-Battery (and way to many corroded terminals....)
-Drivers seat release latch
-Steering box & hoses
-Shocks (several times, again due in part to experimentation....)

 

[KJB]

1996 XLT 213,000 miles

Change the oil and filter every 5,000 miles.
Clean the K&N air filter when it needs it.
Replace tires and brakes when needed.
Replaced spark plugs at 100,000 mile intervals.
Ball joints replaced at 175,000 miles.
Transmission fluid and filter changed at 100,000 miles.
Rear differential bearings replaced at 200,000 miles.
Original O2 sensors (of course the CHECK ENGINE light is on).
This dang thing still starts, runs and looks like new!