I had a 1999 Explorer and had it at the dealer for an oil change. While it was there word came down from Ford: if it\u2019s an Explorer with Firestone tires, switch to Goodyear! So, for about $40 I got an oil change and 5 new tires (including the spare). Best deal I ever got on a car!
Well on Rock Auto you can get OEM parts for the same price as cheap junk from Orileys or Auto Zone so most of the time I'll get a Motorcraft part for my 2015 Explorer. Just replaced the front struts with Motorcraft ones for 388 with tax and shipping.
Had an 02 explorer with the 4.0 that had 286,000 and still running like a champ when I sold it. It was on its second transmission and everything in the vehicle was falling apart but that motor never once had an issue. Regular maintenance and oil changes every 10 to 15k using Castrol GTX fully synthetic
Just had them put on my car, a 2023 Explorer ST, and yes they're worth the money. For context, I live in Maine, and travel a lot for youth sports, and often with 5 souls on board. They're awesome tires and I feel safe driving in them at all times. They handle wet, slushy roads so well and in the summer they're still responsive enough.
I have a 2007 Explorer with 161,000 miles on it. Just recently switched from Castrol to Valvoline Restore and Protect. I'm not sure why I haven't heard of it sooner, but from what I've heard, it's really good at removing sludge and varnish that forms in high mileage engines.
I had the CC2’s on my Explorer, to replace the OEM tires. They handle great, and are excellent in the snow, but they were very loud, and got louder as they wore, I also noticed a significant reduction in gas mileage, 15-20% depending on season. I eventually swapped them for what is essentially the Pirelli version of the same tire. They are called the Scorpion WeatherActive and were far and away better than the Michelins on my vehicle. Gas mileage went back to normal and they were much quieter.
I had a set of Sailuns on a Ford Explorer. They rode smoothly and quietly but did not last very long, maybe around 35K miles.
1990s Ford Explorer were pretty solid except for the pesky factory installed Firestone tires that would blow out at speed.
in my experience Fords have been reliable as just about anything else I have driven including my explorer ive gotten to 220k with the biggest repair being a cat.
ford. had the explorer with the long spark plugs that break. did them once and that truck wasnt around much longer. focus. dual clutch transmission failure.
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