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Ford Explorer Australia

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$4,400

The large, five-seat, US-built Ford Explorer SUV was sold in Australia between 1996 and 2005, with approximately 15,000 cars moved in that time.

However, the V8-powered SUV’s days were curtailed with the introduction of the locally-built Ford Territory, which outsold the Explorer 10 to one in its first year on sale in 2004 – despite only arriving in June. When it was on sale the Explorer ranged from Explorer XLT (4X4) costing $4,400 to Explorer Limited (4x4) at $9,570.

In America, the Explorer was the subject of a protracted and bitter recall battle between Ford and Firestone, each company blaming the other after almost 300 people died in rollover-type crashes involving the Explorer in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

17.0L/100km (combined)

SUV

5 Speed Automatic

Unleaded Petrol

2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

Ford Explorer Reviews

CAR REVIEWS

Used Ford Explorer review: 1996-2002

12 Jun 2004

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Ford Explorer News

INDUSTRY NEWS

Electric cars shelved as auto giant's focus turns to hybrids: Ford cuts electric investment and pledges its three-row Toyota Kluger and Hyundai Palisade rival will be petrol-electric

22 Aug 2024

UPCOMING MODELS

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10 Jul 2024

EXISTING MODELS

Where's Wally? The shocking gaps in Ford, Mazda, Toyota, Nissan and Subaru's Australian line-ups

14 Apr 2024

OPINION

Is the Ford Explorer the great white hope for the Blue Oval? Why Ford's decision to dump its Toyota RAV4 and Hyundai Tucson rival is a shock - and what Ford can do to recover | Opinion

23 Apr 2023

EXISTING MODELS

Ford Ranger made in China? Blue Oval announces popular dual-cab will go into production in China for domestic market

21 Apr 2023

SPECULATION

Is this the new Ford Capri? Classic sports car set for electric car revival takes shape in new images

31 Mar 2023

UPCOMING MODELS

Have you driven a Ford EV, lately? The hybrid and electric cars, SUVs and utes with legendary names that Australians deserve to drive - should the Ford Explorer, Maverick and more make it Down Under?

25 Mar 2023

EXISTING MODELS

Ford's smaller Tesla Model Y rival! 2024 Ford Explorer is a new Volkswagen-based electric car, but will it come to Australia?

22 Mar 2023

OPINION

Avoiding the Holden Commodore trap! Ford must kick its Ranger and Everest over-reliance with coming crossovers, SUVs, 4x4s, trucks and electric cars | Opinion

6 Aug 2022

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Ford Explorer FAQs

Ford Explorer pressure regulator

Like you I tried a number of aftermarket outlets here to try to find one, but couldn't, so I would suggest you could hit the Internet and get one out of America. You could try JC Whitney who had them listed in their catalogue when I checked.

Ford Escape 2006:: Air-con ruins fuel economy

The V6 Escape is renowned for its thirst, but a 35 per cent increase in consumption when you run the air con does seem excessive. Have the air-conditioning system checked to make sure it is charged, check the compressor to make sure it is not faulty, and have an air-con specialist check the whole system.

Explorer on overdrive

While I agree with you that the transmission should not need replacing or rebuilding at such low kays, your Explorer is 10 years old and without a Ford service history you would be battling in my view to get any assistance out of Ford. I would have the transmission serviced, the transmission fluid is 10 years old and I would guess well past its use-by date.

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Year	Body Type	Specs	Price from	Price to
2008	Body Type: SUV	Specs: 4.6L ULP 5 SP AUTO	Price from: $4,290	Price to: $9,570
2007	Body Type: SUV	Specs: 4.6L ULP 5 SP AUTO	Price from: $3,960	Price to: $8,800
2006	Body Type: SUV	Specs: 4.6L ULP 5 SP AUTO	Price from: $3,960	Price to: $8,470
2005	Body Type: SUV	Specs: 4.6L ULP 5 SP AUTO	Price from: $3,960	Price to: $8,470
2004	Body Type: SUV	Specs: 4.6L ULP 5 SP AUTO	Price from: $3,960	Price to: $8,470

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Year	Body Type	Braked Capacity from	Braked Capacity to
2008	Body Type: SUV	Braked Capacity from: 2500kg	Braked Capacity to: 2500kg
2007	Body Type: SUV	Braked Capacity from: 2500kg	Braked Capacity to: 2500kg
2006	Body Type: SUV	Braked Capacity from: 2500kg	Braked Capacity to: 2500kg
2005	Body Type: SUV	Braked Capacity from: 2500kg	Braked Capacity to: 2500kg
2004	Body Type: SUV	Braked Capacity from: 2500kg	Braked Capacity to: 2500kg

Year	Body Type	Height x Width x Length	Ground Clearance
2008	Body Type: SUV	Height x Width x Length: 1807x1871x4835 mm	Ground Clearance: 226 mm
2007	Body Type: SUV	Height x Width x Length: 1807x1871x4835 mm	Ground Clearance: 226 mm
2006	Body Type: SUV	Height x Width x Length: 1807x1871x4835 mm	Ground Clearance: 226 mm
2005	Body Type: SUV	Height x Width x Length: 1807x1871x4835 mm	Ground Clearance: 226 mm
2004	Body Type: SUV	Height x Width x Length: 1807x1871x4835 mm	Ground Clearance: 226 mm

Year	Body Type	Front Tyre Size	Front Rim	Rear Rim
2008	Body Type: SUV	Front Tyre Size: 245x65 R17	Front Rim: 7.5x17 in	Rear Rim: 7.5x17 in
2007	Body Type: SUV	Front Tyre Size: 245x65 R17	Front Rim: 7.5x17 in	Rear Rim: 7.5x17 in
2006	Body Type: SUV	Front Tyre Size: 245x65 R17	Front Rim: 7.5x17 in	Rear Rim: 7.5x17 in
2005	Body Type: SUV	Front Tyre Size: 245x65 R17	Front Rim: 7.5x17 in	Rear Rim: 7.5x17 in
2004	Body Type: SUV	Front Tyre Size: 245x65 R17	Front Rim: 7.5x17 in	Rear Rim: 7.5x17 in

Year	Body Type	Fuel Consumption*	Engine	Fuel Type	Transmission
2008	Body Type: SUV	Fuel Consumption: 17.0L/100km	Engine: 4.6L	Fuel Type: ULP	Transmission: 5 SP AUTO
2007	Body Type: SUV	Fuel Consumption: 17.0L/100km	Engine: 4.6L	Fuel Type: ULP	Transmission: 5 SP AUTO
2006	Body Type: SUV	Fuel Consumption: 17.0L/100km	Engine: 4.6L	Fuel Type: ULP	Transmission: 5 SP AUTO
2005	Body Type: SUV	Fuel Consumption: 17.0L/100km	Engine: 4.6L	Fuel Type: ULP	Transmission: 5 SP AUTO
2004	Body Type: SUV	Fuel Consumption: 17.0L/100km	Engine: 4.6L	Fuel Type: ULP	Transmission: 5 SP AUTO

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