Used 1994 Ford Explorer XL 2dr SUV 4WD Consumer Reviews
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94 - year of the BEAST
Hartman, 12/12/2006
Ford Explorer XL 2dr SUV 4WD
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I have heard negative things about Explorers but in five years have not experienced them. I get 23 mpg hwy, which makes it the perfect travel car on my Ohio-Tenn trips for school. It conquered everything I threw at it as an immature 1st time 4wd owner (seriously I'm surprised this car is not stranded in a certain mudpit in Middle Tennessee). The most comfortable car, will haul it all, routine work - brakes,belts,etc. is dirt cheap (and I am a poor college student!). I have 155,000 on it now, a third of which is my doing, without a headache. As expected, transmission wear was easily solved with Lucas trans-fix additive. An $8 bottle has worked miracles for 17k miles.
94 Explorer
F, 02/22/2004
Ford Explorer XL 2dr SUV 4WD
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Purchased used at two years old with 30,000 miles. Drove very well with no problems for 3 years, then all hell seemed to break out with numerous problems. Auto was very well maintained with all required maintenance. At 6 yrs old, driver electric seat shorted out and caught fire. At 5 yrs old, driver seat seatback metal handle broke off leaving seatback stuck in remaining position forever (found corrosion/rust on the metal joint). Overall, have been treated very poorly by Ford service depts.
F.O.R.D.= Fix Or Repair Daily
Catfish, 04/07/2004
Ford Explorer XL 2dr SUV 4WD
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Within the first yr I had to get another trans put in. Then the gas gage stopped functioning, so I had to count and keep track of my my miles. I was told by Ford that it might cost me over $300 to fix whatyever the problem was, fuel sender,gage,gas tank, etc,etc. The second yr I started hearing noises up front whenever I engaged the 4 wheel drive. There's something wrong with the way the wheels engage when the 4 wheel is put on. That's going to cost me about $600 to fix. This past month,(march), the trans went again. Another $1600 for a so-called remanufactured one with a one yr or 12,000 mile warranty.