The rear door on our 2004 Ford Explorer cracked in half while sitting in our driveway. We had the rear differential rebuilt at 60K miles - and never towed anything with it. The dealer told us the problems were common, but repairs would be on our dime. Actually, close to $800 for the differential. We drive around with a cracked door as a warning to potential Explorer buyers...
I’m not looking to buy another Ford for a long time.
Yep. I blame Ford.
Sorry to hear that. I’ve had nothing but good luck with mine (maybe I’ve been lucky.)
The only vehicle I owned that I would consider an all-out lemon was a Chrysler minivan I had back in the early 90’s. Everything that could go wrong, went wrong - a clunky transmission that would shift so hard from park to reverse you almost fell out of the seat, a slight gas smell in the cabin that no one was able to trace down, random engine overheating and idling problems. The last straw was when, on several frightening occasions, the steering wheel would suddenly yank hard to the right, almost sending my Wife into the ditch once.
From that point on, I swore I would never buy another Chrysler product again.