Whenever I get up to 50 or 60 mph and slow down from this speed (take
foot off gas) the engine makes a load whirring noise/loud strain when
down shifting.  I took it to a transmission place.  Transmission needs
to be rebuilt to the tune of $1700 - 2100. Mileage is 252k.  Does this

I'm considering buying an 05 Expedition located in Massachusetts. I
did a Carfax check on it and found it was sold originally in the
Canadian Market in Quebec and imported to the States when it was a
year old. The Safety Compliance Certification Label found in the

hi I have a 2004 explorer with the 4.0l flex fuel motor (K) with 36,900
miles on it. about two weeks ago we had a little bit of snow. when driving
home from work I noticed it was down shifting real hard. so I took it to
the tranny shop but they didn't get to it in till the next day ...

My wife's 1994 Explorer XLT 8-cylinder is starting to get a
little long in the tooth apparently. It recently clicked over
the 150K mile when multiple things simply gave up their
collective ghosts.

hi guys and girls, some input if you can.
The o/d light on my explorer 98 xlt has been flashing for a while,
when it flashes it changes gears hard with a clunk, the o/d light
stops flashing and the car drives well again.   Was driving it 2 days

About 6 months ago I recall someone posting a link for a maintenance pdf, if
I recall correctly it was from Ford.
I have tried searching Google to find it, with no luck.  Would someone
please post the link or perhaps give me some tips on how to find it in

Well, our 2003 Mountaineer Premier V8 is approaching 70,000 miles. I
just spent $1200 for rear brakes/rotors, new springs and front bearings.
It seems to be running great now and is not as loud as before (see my
prior posts). I have been thinking about a new Mteer/Explorer....but ...

I have a 2003 ford explorer xlt 4x4 it has about 70,000 miles on it..I
noticed a while back that it wasnt shifting right (I could feel it jerk a
bit as it was changing gears) and it made a whining kinda sound as I was
driving. So I take it to aamco and they say that the tranny is ...

I have a 95 Explorer 4 door XLT with manual transmission and 133,000
miles.  I was in Ottawa on business last week and my wife called and
told me that Exp. was barely turning over when she tried to start it,
but it would run fine when it did start. When I got home and tried to

Just got off the phone with a local Ford dealer who was doing a cruise control
repair on my '03 XLT Explorer (55K gentle miles) He said the mechanic observed
lower ball joint wear on both sides and recommended replacement at a cost of
$500+. He said failure to repair would cause ...

4.0L auto 4X4 Eddie Bauer
I use this truck for plowing the driveway. Its got a lot of clicks and rust.
A couple of weeks ago I noticed my fuel filter was leaking, truck ran fine
though.

I have a 2003 ford explorer with driver side power seat. I let someone
borrow my truck today and they moved the seat forward, when I went to move
it back it doesnt budge. It will go in all directions accept back. Any
ideas??? Is there any way to manually move it back?

At what mileage should spark plugs be changed on a 2003 Mountaineer V8?
Currently I am at 70K miles and I seem to recall that someone said they
are hard to remove at the recommended 100,000 miles. Outta I do this now
or just wait?

I was reading the latest issue of Automobile magazine yesterday and
came across a column blasting American auto companies for providing
much better cars to the European market than they provide to the
American market.  One of their prime examples was the Focus (totally

It was suggested that I replace the shocks on my 2003 Mountaineer V8
with about 70,000 miles.
What should I replace them with? More OEM shocks (the originals seemed
fine when new)? I also understand that Mountaineer and Explorer use