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Drives Like A Sports Car
dngrwill, San Bernardino, CA, 08/18/2014
Ford Explorer Sport 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl Turbo 6A)
40 of 50 people found this review helpful
We just purchased a 2015 Explorer Sport. Surprised at the power and the launch speed. Even more surprised at the vehicles agility. The sport version drives like our Accord Coupe V6 but has a great amount of room. Ford has upgraded the leather they use (YEAH!) and the in-dash buttons look fantastic and are easy to use. My wife is thrilled with the purchase (her car) and keeps saying how nice it is to have an SUV again.
Never again
K. Ahnemann, Ross, CA, 02/14/2019
Ford Explorer Sport 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl Turbo 6A)
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
When it was time to get rid of my Acura MDX I decided to be patriotic and buy American this time. What a mistake. Love the performance, handling, and comfort of the Ford Explorer sport, but reliability has been abismal. Within the first 6 months the air conditioning failed. We bought the car from a dealership that was an hour drive from home just because they gave us the best deal, but when I contacted our local Ford dealership for the warranty repair, they said I'd have to take it to the dealership that sold it to us! That dealership had to take apart the dash panel to replace the heat exchanger and when we got the car home, we discovered several electrical systems were not working. The parking brake warning light came on and I traced that to some broken wires, which I repaired myself rather than taking another hour-long drive. But the ambiance light in the passenger footwell also no longer worked, along with the backlight for the keyless entry on the driver's door. We now have 75000 miles on the car and just had to replace the water pump to the tune of $1500, because it's buried in the engine and is driven by the timing chain. Takes 10 1/2 hours to replace! Wouldn't you know that the extended warranty we bought ran out about 100 miles ago. We've had it back for only a week and now it's back at the repair shop because it suddenly started running very rough. Turns out the fuel injector for the #4 cylinder is stuck open, so fuel continuously sprays into the cylinder, fouling the plug. Haven't heard yet how much that will cost, but the injectors are also buried in the engine. We trust the shop and shudder to think what the Ford dealer would charge. I will never buy another Ford product. The other complaint is fuel consumption, which averages about 14 mpg around town and on a good day 21 mpg highway. Luckily gas prices have been low.
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Love my new car!
Connie Griffin Cochran, Santa Monica, CA, 03/24/2015
Ford Explorer Sport 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl Turbo 6A)
14 of 19 people found this review helpful
I just traded in a 2010 Ford Expedition EL for a Explorer Sport. I loved my Expedition, but don't really need all the room. I am short and it was starting to really bother my knees and ankles getting in and out of it. So we traded it in and boy am I glad! I am loving the Explorer Sport. It drives like a dream. Very smooth and handles well. The ecoboost is fantastic. Very good gas mileage so far and the interior is very nice. I was worried I wouldn't like a smaller car but it feels big inside and I am very pleased with our purchase.
A very good SUV
mylotcat, Oregon, WI, 05/29/2015
Ford Explorer Sport 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl Turbo 6A)
23 of 33 people found this review helpful
Traded my 2006 Trailblazer SS V8 for a 2015 Sport twin turbo V6. Both have equivalent 0-60 times. The twin turbo is refined in normal driving but pulls strong when you put the pedal to the metal. With 1400 miles and 18.6 combined MPG, it's averaging about 3-4 mpg better than the SS. I like the engine but wish the exhaust was more throaty, like the Mustang. I also wish it had a digital speedo incorporated into the analog gauge. I find a digital speedo easier to read. A heads-up display would also be nice. I was pleasantly surprised to find adaptive cruise control to be a very useful feature, as well as blind spot monitoring. Sony audio system is very good. Great interior and amenities.
Hunk of junk!!
Bcjames, Newport News, VA, 06/03/2019
Ford Explorer Sport 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl Turbo 6A)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
I purchased my 2015 Ford Explorer Sport in May 2014 with 33 miles on it. I loved the new sleek body style and all the features it had to offer. It has been by far the most comfortable car I’ve owned to date... with that being said let’s discuss the issues I had over the span of 3 yrs! My first issue was maybe 5 months in my traction control light came on while driving down the road I immediately drove it straight back to the dealership so they could see it for themselves. They kept my car for 5 days and obviously it was covered under warranty. A few short weeks later my car started to steer weird, took it back to the dealership and they kept my car for 8 days because they had to replace the entire steering wheel column. I received a call from the dealership 2 days later asking me to bring the car back that they did put factory parts back on it that they had put aftermarket parts so back to the dealership I go. Another 8 days later I get my car back! No issues for about maybe 6 months then All of a sudden I’m packing into a parking spot and work and my suv start jolting so violently I had to just put it in park and leave it where it was. It starts smoking and smells like gas as if it was leaking from somewhere. I have it towed to the dealership and they tell me it’s something in the engine that was stuck open so it flooded the engine. 2 weeks later I received my car back. My next issues occurred maybe 5 months later and my car wouldn’t go into park. The light for the gear box wouldn’t light up so the car wouldn’t register that the car was in park even though it clearly was. Once again I’m back at the dealership they have to replace the entire gear box so they have my car for another 2 weeks!! The next big issue was finding out the car was leaking carbon monoxide into the cabin!! The issues for this are are never ending, Like seriously this car is a POS! There is no reason for any of these issues to be occurring with a brand new vehicle! The car had never been in an accident or anything that would or should cause any of these problems to even exist! It’s an amazing suv but it’s just not manufactured well! I would highly suggest staying away from the Explorer Sport! Unless you want a car that’s literally in the shop more than your driveway, and you want every person to know you by name and as soon as you walk in ask you what’s wrong now... I will never purchase a Ford again! Please think twice! And my issues were all different and too far apart to be considered as Lemon Law so I had no choice but to trade it in.
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