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Origin of the Ford Explorer "Exploder" moniker

  

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Hey Scotty

I heard somebody recently refer to the late 90s-Mid 2000s Ford Explorer as the Ford Exploder. It made me laugh when I heard it. What kind of problems did they have that popularized this goofy nickname?


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Lots of issues. Rolling over because of tires, transmission issues...


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See here:

https://carbuzz.com/news/famous-for-catching-fire-ford-explorer


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Their transmissions blew up when you drove them crazy. My brother had a 2004 Explorer and 05 Freestyle and they both were fine, but he and his wife took care of both of them.

The only issues I ever had with them personally were the minor electrical issues and cheap interiors. I never saw them as that bad, but then again I also had a Nova that went through 5 head gaskets.


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