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Fred, 09/21/2010
2010 Ford Explorer XLT 4dr SUV 4WD (4.0L 6cyl 5A)
12 of 23 people found this review helpful
2010 explorer 14,000 miles transmission seems to slip, i should have done more research before buying this car. I wanted to buy American but i should have bought foreign unfortunately.
Worst vehicle I have owned.
DwAyne , 11/03/2021
2010 Ford Explorer XLT 4dr SUV 4WD (4.0L 6cyl 5A)
5 of 9 people found this review helpful
Bought on eBay. It was Navy cop car with 66,000 miles. It had 16 codes on it. Had to replace computer. $2000. 500 miles later, the engine started rattling and there was hold in left valve cover. Worn timing chain guides. Recommended fix is installation of remanufactured engine. $7000. I will have to drive it until I am 120 to break even.
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No confidence SUV
Exploring Something Else, 04/17/2020
2010 Ford Explorer Limited 4dr SUV AWD (4.0L 6cyl 5A)
5 of 10 people found this review helpful
Bought Explorer 1 yr ago in 2019 with 158K on it. Looked great and drives good. Lots of power and seating for 7 passengers. Wanted to drive kids to school and to pull a 5500lb trailer for camping. Does that, roomy and tows well. Soon after I bought it, things start to break down. One thing after another within weeks of each other. Thankfully nothing major like engine, tranny, or transfer case. But a Ford trained mechanic told me about flaw in the camshaft pulleys that tend to go on the 4.6L V8 engine around 200K. SUV gave me not much confidence at all. I though the AWD and snow tires will keep us safe in the winters but I was feeling the back end sway on the highway. This was the only vehicle I felt scared while driving with white knuckles. I'd rather drive my RX7 rear wheel drive and drift around the snow or my old Jeep Liberty than this Ford. This was my first Ford and most likely my last. I have owned Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, Jeep, and Chevy. You get what you pay for, so might as well pay more and get a Toyota.
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I got a LEMON
Charlyn, 09/15/2010
2010 Ford Explorer Limited 4dr SUV AWD (4.0L 6cyl 5A)
5 of 14 people found this review helpful
We've been having a lot of electrical problems. We bought the car in April 2010 and had the first problem less than a month after. ABS Module no communication has been our problem. Problems include: Service RSC (roll stability control), interior signal lights not working, automatic pedal, DVD player, media sync, phone sync. Brought it into the shop I believe a total of 7 times and its still in the shop for the DVD and Sync system not working. A regional engineer worked on our car twice. Trying to get my problem resolved, I want my money back! Don't buy a Ford!
30k miles in 5 months no problem
Barba 999, 06/21/2023
2010 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4dr SUV (4.0L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I’m an Uber XL driver this truck is the best roomy low noise cabin it feels like a boos on the road !
Surprise
Jim, 09/13/2022
2010 Ford Explorer XLT 4dr SUV AWD (4.0L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Never would know that it's a 6 cylinder until you open the hood. Gets out and moves quickly and handles great
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A very nice SUV!
Jesse Scott, 12/20/2020
updated 06/22/2023
2010 Ford Explorer XLT 4dr SUV (4.0L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Comfortable, spacious and pleasant to drive.
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LIFE NOT MORE THAN 100,000 KMS
shajan, 03/15/2011
2010 Ford Explorer XLT 4dr SUV 4WD (4.0L 6cyl 5A)
13 of 46 people found this review helpful
i was driving Japanese Four wheel drives. when i decided to buy an american car, i bought FORD EXPLORER 2007. immediately after 100,000 kms it started giving problems. first with the air conditioning system and had to replace the evaporator. at 115,000kms some cable system had to be replaced. then started the gear to slip and had to get it repaired. now again the air condition system started giving problems. the repairs are so expensive that i had already spent Dhs. 25,000/= on these repairs. am not at all happy with the vehicle. and shall never purchase any american vehicles.
Not good as an old car (2023)
Used Ford Owner, 07/20/2023
2010 Ford Explorer XLT 4dr SUV 4WD (4.0L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
I'm sure it was great in its prime, but as a 13 year old car, it has a lot of issues. For one, a few vehicle owners experience their keys getting stuck in the suv and need to open up the console under the gears tick to fix it. Another issue I experienced is with the transmission, I bought the car 8 months ago from a mechanic and in those 8 months the transmission has pretty much killed itself, which also isn't uncommon for the car. The vehicle just seems to have never ending issues
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It sucks
William, 02/06/2018
2010 Ford Explorer XLT 4dr SUV (4.0L 6cyl 5A)
2 of 8 people found this review helpful
The SUV drops valve way to fast. It you don't go and buy aftermarket accessories then you dont get any. The vacuum leaks all the time for the heater. The gas mileage is horrible for being a 6 cyl. The hubs go out very offen. Very proof design by for.
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