2003 Ford Explorer limited from North America - Comments

Air conditioning failed.

Transmission failed 3 times.

Rear window recall.

Shock failed.

This is the third explorer I have owned and it is by far the least reliable.

The transmission problems are still not fixed, it still clunks and shudders at low speed and after three separate trips to the dealer the mechanic admitted that there have been some problems and recalls with these transmissions.

I too have had problems with the transmission. Ford will lose a lot of customers for ever because of this.

As I sit here and type this my 2003 explorer is in the shop for what I consider a transmission problem. The dealerships however is still trying to figure out what is wrong even though the check engine soon light is on. This is my second explorer and my last!!!

I have a 2003 Explorer Limited Edition. I can't believe the transmisison failed at 51K miles. The dealer is willing to replace for over $3000. I feel I am being victimized especially since there are countless accounts of similar transmission problems on this model vehicle.

To the april 11th commenter:

What did you expect when you beat the crap out of the auto transmission. You did what destroys auto tranny's the quickest, and you did it a lot. So you have no right to complain. That almost sounds as bad as the guy who drag raced an auto tranny by revving it in neutral and dropping it into drive to get some speed off the line.

How could you floor it in Park and put it in drive by mistake?? Don't mean to be rude, but people who abuse cars like that don't deserve to drive decent cars, they should have the old beaters.

How could you have gone from 3 to reverse without noticing NEUTRAL inbetween? I'm surprised that poor truck lasted as long as it did with you driving it. I'm 23 and by no account have a stellar driving record, but you're the kind of kid that gives all of the young people a label as "bad drivers".

You beat on an auto trans, you pay for it. End of story.