2007 Ford Explorer Review: A Bad Year Buyers Should Avoid With Expensive Mechanical Problems. The 2007 Ford Explorer lasts around 150,000 to 200,000 miles transmission and engine issues. At $5,315 to $6,731 it’s cheap, but not worth it with the high ownership costs. The check engine light flashes on and off when the engine is experiencing the misfire. One or more misfire codes (P0300-P0306) will be stored in your Ford's PCM memory. P0300 Random Cylinder Misfire. P0301 Cylinder #1 Misfire. P0302 Cylinder #2 Misfire. P0303 Cylinder #3 Misfire. P0304 Cylinder #4 Misfire. 2000 Ford Explorer 160,000 mi, Visitor. With engine at idle, open the air intake filter box. Reach into the vehicle and turn the steering wheel right and left. If this initiates, stops, or affects the noise in any way you will need to check all bolts which secure the power steering pump. June 14, 2010. #1. Hey guys, I'm having another problem, typical with these vehicles. Lol. Within the last couple weeks my Explorer has been acting strangely. It was hesitating really bad, missing, and didn't have any power at all. It had also thrown a DTC. I had the code read, and it turned out to be the IAT sensor. I have had my 96 4.0L for two yrs. Bought it from my neighbor who had the Ford dealer look at a check engine problem. They replaced all sensors except the fuel tank pressure sensor. Then told him that was the problem. He opted not to replace, so my check engine light has been on for 2 yrs. Last week the truck started running rough, sounded like P0403 is a very common trouble code. It is a generic code, which means that it has the same meaning for the Ford Explorer as it would any other vehicle. It affects the EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation System and technically means: P0403: EGR→ Circuit Malfunction A circuit malfunction implies that there is a wiring problem. Average Mileage: 75,000 mi. The 2004 Ford Explorer has 4104 problems & defects reported by Explorer owners. The worst complaints are body / paint, transmission, and accessories - interior problems. Received 1 Like on 1 Post. 4.0 L long crank time before start. So my 2002 ford explorer with the 4.0 L V6, has been cranking along time before it starts. I thought i had this figured out already, i put a brand new fuel pump in it from the ford dealer. That seemed to help, but the problem came back. Especially when it is cold, it cranks a lot Oh7dfWK.

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