2004 Ford Explorer Ignition Problems

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
1–30k mi	2

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

June 3, 2005 · 16,000 miles
Ignition
There have been several issues with my 2004 ford explorer. 1st) my transmission has been making a clunk or thud sound almost everytime. The dealership replaced the solenoid assembly. I still feel some of the same symptoms when reversing and slowing down. 2nd) my explorer now fails to start. I drove to pick up some friends. I drove a maximum of 40 miles that day before i went to his house. After 30 min i came outside…
ODI 10124404
December 2, 2004 · 200 miles
Automatic Transmission · Ignition
Since new, i have intermittent hard start issues with the vehicle. On about 7 occasions, the dealer was notified and they simply told me since it started that there was nothing they could do since there wasn't a light on the dash did not come on. Therefore there would not be any codes. Finally at 10,345 miles, the car broke down. They replaced the throttle position sensor. The kept getting about 4 or 5 codes and…
ODI 10102092