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208 owner complaints and 1 active recall campaign on file. Here's the breakdown — what's serious, what's noise, what a working mechanic would actually do about it.
Solid reliability overall. Common issues are concentrated in a few systems.
Worth owning if you verify the specific issues below before you buy.
Our read of the federal NHTSA complaint and recall record for this exact year and model — not a substitute for a pre-purchase inspection. How we score.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Ford explorer. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle lost power and shut off without warning. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road where it was towed to a local dealer. The dealer diagnosed that the PCM needed to be…
The visor on the driver side, the mirror assembly has separated from the visor and on the passenger side the cover of the mirror assembly has snapped. The passenger side mirror is rarely used since a passenger is rarely in the seat. The clips holding the driver side mirror…
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Ford explorer. While driving at various speeds, the steering wheel was loose and shook uncontrollably. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that there was a loose nut in the steering column, which caused the…
On several occasions while driving during the past several months, the power seat has moved backwards on its own, causing problems in reaching the pedals safely. In several incidents when this occurred, the interior lights also turned on. Two of the times this happened, it was…
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This condition could cause "clunking" noise when steering as well as decreased steering effectiveness potentially resulting in a crash.
Mostly yes. With a reliability score of 7.2 out of 10 based on 208 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the 2007 Ford Explorer is generally a sound vehicle. The areas to watch are listed in the top problem section above — most are budget items, not deal-breakers.
The 2007 Ford Explorer is acceptable, with specific caveats. Worth owning if you verify the specific issues below before you buy. The record behind that call: Engine: 28 complaints, classified severe, failures cluster 45,000–112,689 mi; Reliability score 7.2/10 — around the segment average; 1 recall campaign on file. This is our read of the federal complaint and recall data — not a substitute for a pre-purchase inspection.
Based on NHTSA records, the most-reported issue is powertrain, with 54 complaints filed. Typical failure occurs around 73,605 miles. Average repair cost runs about $2,500 at an independent shop.
The steering is one of the costlier repair items. Average repair cost runs about $700 at an independent shop. Typical failure occurs around 81,392 miles. Catching early warning signs can sometimes extend life by 20–30,000 miles.
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Math is straightforward: a quality service contract runs $1,800–3,500 over 3 years. With 208 complaints on file and the costliest repair averaging $700, one major failure more than pays for it. The catch is reading the contract — many providers exclude wear items and require pre-authorization, so cheaper plans are not always better value.