2004 Ford Explorer Fuel System, Gasoline Problems
- 14
- 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.
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body · Fuel System, Gasoline
1-"miles to e" have always registered as dashes after a fill up since 2004. Dealer says nothing is wrong and to add gas additive (which doesn't work) or i can have it fixed at my expense. Dealer has been sold and new dealer now has "no record" of my previous complaints-- whenever i had the car in for service i asked them to check it. I see plenty of other complaints for this same problem but ford refuses to fix this…
ODI 10406670
Fuel System, Gasoline
2004 ford explore dies on the road while driving. Going 70 mph down the interstate and the vehicle died luckily i was driving on the side lane and got off to the shoulder so we weren't stuck in the middle of interstate traffic. Called a tow truck and had the vehicle diagnosed at an auto repair shop. Fuel pump had to be replaced. The auto shop replaced the pump. *tr
ODI 10348467
Fuel System, Gasoline
My 2004 ford explorer has been killing when coming to a stop, slowing down and when i am driving at speeds up to 40mph. My power steering then goes. There are no warnings when this is going to happen. It is occurring daily and i then have to put the truck in park, remove the key and then restart. When i do that, it runs like it never happened. No check engine light ect... I have been calling the dealership about…
ODI 10282994
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline
2004 ford explorer xls, 41,000 miles on multiple occasions my car has shut off, loosing power for the brakes and steering. It usually happens when decelerating at a stoplight, or even decelerating off the highway onto an exit ramp. It has occurred at least four of five times and i've been very lucky each time to be able to pull over, put my car in neutral, and restart it. The car has no trouble starting back up.…
ODI 10266188
Fuel System, Gasoline
GAS TANK HAS A LEAK AND I CAN SMELL FUMES. *TR
ODI 10259932
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline
I have a 2004 ford explorer with 57,000 that started stalling while driving about 3 month ago. It shuts off like someone turned the key. The occurrence is very random and there is never anything common between occurrences except it typically happens when i am braking. It's as if it's running out of gas. It took about 10 minutes each time before it would restart. All 4 times, even though it died like the key was…
ODI 10220397
Fuel System, Gasoline
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford explorer. After filling the vehicle with gas and driving a few miles, the fuel cap pressure light illuminates and the engine shuts off. The contact has to exit the vehicle and retighten the filler cap, which then allows the engine to restart. The failure has occurred twice within 3 or 4 gas tank fill-ups and usually while driving 50 mph. He has not yet taken the vehicle to the dealer.…
ODI 10206750
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train · Service Brakes · Structure · Suspension
Exact dates are various , vehicle has 39000 miles on it presently , have multiple vehicles , drive over the road truck driver ... Changed brakes and rotors twice , emergency brake not working , had fixed , had to have ekg replaced and some exhaust sensor , tires wore out at 29000 , exhaust system replaced , both ball joints replaced , pinion gear gasket leaking from rear end , both cv joints leaking , appears right…
ODI 10627965
Fuel System, Gasoline
2004 ford explorer limited with faulty gas gauge. Car said 70 miles to empty yet my wife and two kids (ages 3&5) ran out of gas on the highway. They had to hike 1 mile down the expressway to get assistance. This is obviously a serious safety concern. The only thing worse than no gas gauge is one that does not read accurately. Thankfully they eventually arrived home safely with the assistance of strangers. *tr
ODI 10229270
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford explorer. The contact was driving approximately 5 mph when the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the technician replaced the fuel pump, throttle body and several unknown sensors in the vehicle. The failure recurred and the vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technician advised that they would perform extensive diagnostic testing on the…
ODI 10378626
Fuel System, Gasoline
GASOLINE ODOR. *JB
ODI 10147762
Fuel System, Gasoline · Structure
On three separate occasions my ford explorer 4door sport trac has stalled, because my teenage children have accidentally bumped/kicked the inertia control device for fuel shut off while the vehicle was moving/driving. This device has its own push start button to restart fuel operations once the vehicle stopped. I was on the beltway 495 doing 65 mph the last time it happened. I had to make an emergency pull off and…
ODI 10143430
Delivery · Fuel System, Gasoline
We lease a 2004 ford explorer [xxx]. The vehicle stalls. We have had duthler ford in grand rapids michigan try and repair the problem. They have had it in the shop off and on for well over 3-weeks. We thought it was repaired the last time because we have had no problems over the last 3,000 miles...until yesterday. They vehicle stalled 2-times and lost acceleration 3-times. All the drivers in my family (4) have…
ODI 10134025
Fuel System, Gasoline
I have a 2004 eddie bauer ford explorer. On two occasions my vehicle cut off ( stalled ) as i was driving along the highway. On another occasion and on both of the aforementioned occasions the "service engine soon" and "electronic throttle control" lights came on. The on-board computer recorded the codes of the incidents on the first two occasions but not on the third. Following the third occasion my local ford…
ODI 10112291