I knew a guy who hated his Explorer so much he used to talk about how much he wanted to drive it over a cliff.
We are mixed on Fords. ‘86 Explorer Eddie Bauer was fantastic. Our daughter’s ‘04 Explorer was fantastic. My ‘03 Expedition was fantastic. My ‘14 Expedition (current car Is good except for a $3,000 sun roof track failure. I fought tooth and nail to get the extended warranty to cover that.
Then our daughters bought ‘12 and ‘14 Escapes based on the family experience with Ford products. Both have been rotten — transmissions, ignition modules, spark plugs, cooling fans, throttle bodies, stumbling and hesitation. You name it. Dealers trying to rip the young women off until Dad got on the phone with the service managers. They both HATE them and want to get rid of them. Neither of them will buy a Ford product again.
Our son bought a newer ‘17 Escape and so far, so good.
What year, if you remember? Any of them from 2011 onward are real solid performers.