2004 Ford Explorer Differential Unit Problems
- 12
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 12 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Differential Unit
2004 ford explorer required new transmission in first year. Later, a loud whine developed from the rear of the car on acceleration. Annoying, but i didn't know if meant trouble. Abs and 4x4 high lights later began to come on intermittently. Mechanic found no cause. Just recently, at 79,000 miles, the vehicle began to feel like it was about to fall apart. Ford dealer has had it for over a week, they say, after doing…
ODI 10272412
Differential Unit
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford explorer. While driving between 40-60 mph on normal road conditions, the contact heard a whining noise when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The failure occurred continuously and there were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing and they stated that the failure was related to the rear…
ODI 10260733
Differential Unit
Differential went out when driving suv rear axle grinds chatter. *tr
ODI 10218494
Differential Unit · Equipment
I have taken my ford explorer (2004 xlt v8 4wd) to the dealership four times to have the differential fluid that is leaking fixed. I have spent about $800 getting it fixed, not to mention the gas that it takes to get there and back and each time i pull in my driveway and look out to see it still leaking. After the second time that i took my vehicle to the dealership, the service department lady told me that they…
ODI 10197406
Differential Unit
Whining noise in rear end of 2004 ford explorer, dealer said there's nothing they can do about it, said don't worry about it , it doesn't hurt anything, 36,000 miles. *jb
ODI 10181052
Differential Unit · Rear
1. I have had bad vibration and a loud noise from the rear end of my 2004 ford explorer. The vibration has been so bad it has actually blown out 2 tires in the rear while i am on the highway. 2. Rear differentral, it happens all the time, it is going to cause my vechile to break down and if that happens the vechile is no good to me because of the cost to fix it. 3. I have brought it to the ford dealership for the…
ODI 10229166
Differential Unit · Rear
1. I have had bad vibration and a loud noise from the rear end of my 2004 ford explorer. The vibration has been so bad it has actually blown out 2 tires in the rear while i am on the highway. 2. Rear differential, it happens all the time, it is going to cause my vehicle to break down and if that happens the vehicle is no good to me because of the cost to fix it. 3. I have brought it to the ford dealership for the…
ODI 10229165
Differential Unit · Floor Shift
Transmission/differential/rear-end problems, purchased 2004 ford explorer xlt in march of 2006, first complaint was that the prndl indicator would not move into the right gear,reported the defect in may, problem stopped but then started again. Brought the vehicle back to the dealer and had to pay to get the problem repaired. But also found that the rear-end is shot the drive shaft keeps turning and the vehicle keeps…
ODI 10177465
Differential Unit
Repeated rear end housing failures. Jan 06 vehicle was taken to the dealership for whining in rear end, "clunk" noise when shifting to reverse, hesitant transmission, and hard to shift between drive, park and reverse. Rear end from factory was found to be extensively damaged and cracked due to broken clip present in rear end found when it was being removed. Rear end was replaced for whining noise. 2 weeks later, car…
ODI 10154912
Differential Unit
Hello, i have a friend who works at carmax, he told me all explorers no matter which suffer from really bad ring and pinion gears. My father in law bought a brand new explorer last year, this year it has 50k miles and the ring and pinion are whining like crazy. Ford knows about the defect but they want to wait until 2010 when most of the people's warranties expire in my opinion. They say the same to everyone, that…
ODI 10141219
Automatic Transmission · Differential Unit · Driveshaft
Delay in transmission engaging in either reverse or forward gear is highly dangerous because auto suddenly slams into gear and lurches forward. This has also occurred at highway speeds when the gear suddenly engages and causes a severe lurch forward with a bang so severe i thought i had hit something. Also, there is a chatter when accelerating during a turn and vibration of the driveshaft at varying speeds. I was…
ODI 10107955
Automatic Transmission · Differential Unit
My 2004 ford explorer has had a problem with chattering in the differential and delayed shifting of the automatic transmission gears, especially reverse, since it was purchased. When i am in an urban parrallel park situation, i have hit the car behind me hard on several occassions because of the delayted shifting. As you shift, you naturally put a foot on the accelerator. When there is a delay, the car then bolts…
Crash reported
ODI 10100448