Ford Explorer

"So basically about 6 months after we purchased it we started having problems of "running out of gas" (in the middle of nowhere: we're in a VERY rural area) anytime the fuel gauge was at or under 1/4. We started carrying a spare fuel tank at all times to be safe, but that's only 5 gallons, so there were times we'd use it then the car would end up stopped again a few miles later. We couldn't find any leaks, the dealer we purchased from couldn't seem to replicate it (THREE times we brought it in!). Ford had us go to a different dealer location and they found *several* issues with the tank and system. I don't recall exactly what (it's not my vehicle), but I remember the sensor gauge in the tank was *damaged*, there was like 3 lbs of sand in the tank (wtf right?), the tank was loose so everything was sloshing around, the fuel gauge in the dash wasn't calibrated correctly, and I believe there was something wrong with the fuel injector system too. Ford covered something like 2/3 the costs of the repairs (extended warranty) but it was still a fairly expensive set of issues. And we couldn't use the vehicle at all several times before it was finally repaired, as well as about a week each with the original dealership and close to two weeks at the one that actually repaired it. :("

"Throttle position sensor"

"The A/C compressor suddenly seized up during a vacation in weather warmer than usual. The dealer had to replace it twice before it worked. Spent a week of vacation on that."

"The right center vent would only blow cold air"

"Right rear tail light went out. There is no bulb to replace you have to buy the whole module which cost about $700"

"When starting up from a stop, could feel a clunking before and during the transmission shifting. Noticed 6/23, took 2 months to get an appt for diagnosis, 10 weeks in the dealer shop for it to be rebuilt."

"Misunderstood survey - this is the paint problem on the hood previously mentioned."

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"My mother purchased the vehicle in part because it has a sun roof. About a month after purchased, the shade would no longer close (apparently it had some sort of short in the system which my brother, who has worked in car electronics for 20+ years, identified and fixed so we wouldn't have to go to the dealership). Mom ignored the issue for about 3 months, and about a month after it was fixed it started leaking after a very big storm. As far as we can tell, the weather seals around the front of the window had deteriorated badly, though we still don't know why. This could have been a huge electrical disaster though, as it started pouring water directly over the middle of the front dash ... where the built in touch-screen and all the environmental controls are. Thankfully we had a big blanket in the back seat that we used to protect everything until we found a bucket to catch any further leaking and plastic to better protect the electronics. It's not a great design having a sun roof positioned in a way that a problem with the weather seal could destroy the electronics. :("