Faults:

I had the car for 2 days & then the timing chain had to be done. This was warranty, but took 6 weeks! They did it wrong & the engine blew. This took another 4 weeks to repair at horrendous cost. Finally I got it back & 30 minutes after driving the back wheels kept locking up (another week to repair). Two days after getting it back the 4 wheel drive system failed, (another week gone). I could go on & on.

General Comments:

What a piece of crap! I had this car for only 8 months & in that time it was off the road for repairs for over 4 months. Things don't work properly such as the fuel gauge is all over the place & when I asked to repair it Ford goes "oh yeah, their all like that!".

Repairs are outrageous.

Eg: Timing chain $3000. I phoned up about equivelant parts to other 4 wheel drives & the Explorer were always 3 times more expensive.

Beware of fuel costs, this thing drinks.

It's a real shame because it is such a comfortable car to drive.

I have had 36 cars & this is the only car that I would bag. All cars have ups & downs, but by the time I sold it this car had cost me $7000 in 8 months.

Faults:

Check engine light numerous times. Fixed by replacing all O2 sensors.

Replaced Hub Bearing/ABS Sensor in front right.

Replaced Left and Right Upper Control Arms/Ball Joints.

Strange squeaking/vibrating noise coming from engine compartment. Dealer claimed it was a cotter pin. It turns out the flywheel had a crack in it and eventually destroyed the transmission causing over $2000 in damage.

Same transmission problem as described above, but caused by starter.

Replaced all shocks.

Replaced three lights in dashboard. Which is not a simple job if you were wondering.

General Comments:

I used to be a die hard Ford guy. I think I am slowly changing my mind after this vehicle. It is in the shop at least once a month for the past two years.

On a better note, this vehicle handles very well in the snow. The 4.0 engine works very well with this vehicle.

Very poor on gas mileage.

Faults:

There was a fault with the engine management system, but the dealer I bought it from (Non Ford) has replaced all four O2 sensors, and the MAF sensor, free of charge and now the fault is cured.

General Comments:

I bought the car as a replacement for my Volvo to tow a caravan. It is seriously powerful when towing, and sometimes you have to remind yourself that there is a caravan on the back.

I have had the car converted to LPG, which is half the price of petrol in the UK, and have been very impressed with the resultant drop in running costs. I should get my money back on the conversion within 12 months.

I am not happy with the driving lights on the spoiler, as they do not have an independent switch.

When driving slowly around car parks and the like, there are a lot of transmission thuds, which alarms my wife, but I have told her that this always happens on this type of car!!