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Explorer XLT - I love it
htown35, 02/26/2013
2012 Ford Explorer XLT 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I brought my 2012 Explorer XLT with leather interior, 20 in rims and power liftgate in Dec 2011. The only issues I had was replacing the brakes (covered under warr) at 8,000 miles and a recall for engine cooling. Currently I have 10,000 miles. I like driving my Explorer. It gets a lot of attention with it's 20 in rims and dark exterior color. I have gotten 25 MPG on the highway and about 18 in the city. It always has enough power and all features work correctly... It's quiet and I feel very safe in it.
Homerun with Explorer
htown35, 03/06/2013
2012 Ford Explorer XLT 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I brought my 2012 Explorer in December 2011. I have the XLT Model with Leather, 20 in Rims, Power Liftgate and Dual Power Seats. I love my new explorer. Only 2 problems.... Recall for Engine Cooling at 5K and had to replace the brakes under warranty at 7K. I currently have 10K miles on it. I get a lot of compliments on my explorer. I like the ride, styling and comfort. I do not have MyFord Touch so I dont have any of those issues. I think Ford did a good job overall. First new Ford!!
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Navigation is unusable
explorerdriver, 09/19/2012
2012 Ford Explorer Limited 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I have used different navigation systems for years, but the voice-activated navigation in this vehicle is so frustrating to use that it is unusable. Nothing about it seems to work - it does not recognize what you are saying, even when you enunciate carefully. It does not allow a passenger to manually enter information, so you must always use voice activation. Could not get it to recognize numbered routes. Would not "hear" my address which is a one digit address - kept repeating its prompt. Prompts are not helpful. There are so many bugs that I think I will need to purchase a portable Garmin unit to use in the car insead of the expensive navigation. Do not waste money on purchasing this
a real disappointment
stillsearchun, 02/28/2012
2012 Ford Explorer Limited 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
9 of 35 people found this review helpful
I've had my 2012 Explorer for 15000 miles. I wish I didn't. The sync, even upgrade, freezes. It happened on a 1300 mile trip and I was without Nav, radio, etc. for 16 hours of driving over two days. Not the first time. It also has very poor voice recognition, takes 15 to 20 minutes to connect to my phone. The touch controls are very distracting and dangerous, and balky. Also, set the dash display the way you like for a long trip, stop for gas, and when you restart, EVERYTHING has defaulted to factory settings. It seems intentionally designed to frustrate and endanger the driver. Also, the side view mirrors are too small. There is no way to adjust them to eliminate a massive blindspo
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Howard bragg, 01/19/2017
2012 Ford Explorer Limited 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
This is the best to me out the bunch. It should be a extended version like the flex.
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