Problems with 2004 Ford Explorer ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Started of being an engine vibration, 2 month later crankshaft pulley failure. just made it to the dealership, they fixed it but my concerns about the pulley coming off on the highway worry me. *nm

Dt*: the contact stated the automatic transmission was slipping between gears and made clunking noises. the vehicle also made humming sounds from the engine while accelerated over 55 mph. the vehicle has not been to a service dealer.

I have two issues with a 2004 ford explorer. first issue the system that notifies tire pressure has failed multiple times. the indicator lights go on or off when the tires are properly inflated or not properly inflated. vehicle is still under original warranty. dealership will not fix or check the sensors associated with this area they can not recreate the issue. i have documentation from passengers and another tire company of the issue happening. second issue. 2004 ford explorer stalled while turning braking and steering locked up. identical reaction as to the problem stated in the failure of the camshaft position sensor in other vehicles from ford that is being investigated. *nm

Auto goes into fail safe mode while being driven. has happened 5 times since mar. 10, 2006. i have had it in the shop on mar. 14, april 22, april 27, may 25, and june 12, all for the same concern. the engine bogs down to 4 cylinders and loses power. the first 3 times it happened while driving at around 35 mph the last two times it has happened while merging into traffic on the highway coming off a feeder road. i'm am afraid i will end up in a serious accident. i put it in the shop on june 12, 2006 and just picked it up yesterday on july 17,2006. it was in the shop for over a month. as i was feeding into traffic yesterday evening of july 17, the engine again downshifted into fail safe mode causing me to bog down. i have lost all faith in this vehicle and do not want it anymore. i have owned fords for the last 35 years and have never had this kind of problem before with a ford. *nm

2004 explorer has stalled several times without any warning. restarts fine. seems to be with cruise on and going down hill at speeds between 30 and 40. has been to dealership 3 times and they say they can't duplicate. have called ford they say take to dealershp. see several of same complaints on your site. very dangerous. has happened numerous times don't know what to put for incident date. *jb

The consumer was making a left hand turn and the vehicle just shut off, couldn't steer, and couldn't pull off. the vehicle was in the middle of the road and the consumer restarted the vehicle about a minute down the road, when it happened again. the battery light came on and brake light came on, but felt like they were still working.*ak *sb *nm

2004 ford explorer engine shuts off and there is difficulty shifting gears.***no answer required***. *mr both of theses malfunctions present a danger and a hazard and are very serious defects. *bf *nm

While driving down the road the engine will stall. has happened several times, replaced mass air flow sensor told this would fix it, but it did not. all but once the car has started back up immediatly.

Ford motor company regarding dissatisfaction with lack of performance, reliability and quality of 2004 ford explorer xlt**cc consumer states has had multiple problems with 2004 ford explorer such as very hard shifting gears from a parked position, the vehicle shut down on i95 highway twice and pedals became inoperable, vehicle also slams into gear at high speed and wants to reimbursed for the multiple problems of his 3 year old truck. *tr

Car transmission was not responding correctly. after several trips to the dealer to have it checked out, the replaced the solenoid pack several weeks later warning light came on with a battery symbol and said hi temp low oil. engine died when going to park and then again at stop light the next day. dealer could not replicate problem. two weeks later, engine again died with a wrench symbol and said engine failsafe mode. dealer has had it a week and cannot replicate problem. did find a problem with and replaced abs in computer system. *nm

While driving vehicle stalled. consumer was unable to restart vehicle, and had it towed to the dealer. mechanic informed consumer that the problem could not be duplicated. *ak

'04 explorer engine shuts off and steering wheel locks up while driving, car jerks when put in reverse, false fuel reading took truck back to dealership, they do not think any thing is wrong with the truck, this has happen four times. *jb

I bought a 2004 ford explorer xlt at darcars toyota in silver spring md. it had only 28,000 miles. the plastic valve cover was found to have a crack where one pours the oil in. there was an oil leak around this area. apple ford in columbia, md. said this would not be covered by ford warranty. i thought ford's warranty covers to 3 years or 36,000 miles. this valve cover was over $400.00. why shouldn't this be covered. i signed a paper that states that the ford warranty should still be in effect to 36,000 miles. i don't know how or when this crack occurred, but i have only had the vehicle for 3 weeks. i think this should be covered by ford warranty. *jb

Dt: 2004 ford explorer. the vehicle stalled while driving, this happened at different speeds. when this occurred the vehicle had to be rolled off of the road. the vehicle completely shut down. the vehicle had to be turned off in order for it comes back on. the vehicle has been to the dealership, and they could not find the cause of the problem. also, could not duplicate it. *ak

While driving at any speed vehicle lost power. *ak

Vehicle stalled on 3 separate occasions when driving down hills. vehicle was taken to the dealer, and they were unable to duplicate the problem. *ak

While driving vehicle stalled. consumer pulled over and restarted the vehicle. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak

While driving smoke began coming from the engine compartment, the engine bogged down and the engine stalled. *nm the engine ran roughly and smoke emitted from the vehicle. since the repair the consumer noticed a hissing noise coming from the air conditioner. air coming through the windshield was the reason for the noise coming from the air conditioner. the winshield was removed and resealed. *tc *jb

The consumer stated that the engine fuse blew. the consumer managed to pull over and had the vehicle towed. determined. please provide more information. *jb

Loud pop from rear-end. abs light,wrench,and check engine light came on. found to be a bad speed sensor and defective rear-end. suv has been in the shop for 2 weeks and no rear-end in sight. *ak

This is intermittent stalls, poor throttle, no start. *jb