FORD EXPLORER - Everything You Need to Know | Up to Speed 

I had a 2002 Exploder as my first car from 2013 to 2018. 4 road trips down the east coast, 3 girlfriends, 2 Radiators, a transmission and an immeasurable amount of skipped classes in Big Blue Bertha. She wasn’t perfect, but I loved her 😢❤️.

Wheelhouse on pop-up headlights please my guy

Tell me how this man got me hype about a Ford Explorer

I love my first car. For $3000 I got a no rust 1999 Explorer xlt with 4.0 sohc v6. No issue. Has 133000 miles. Had it since I was 16 and I’m 19 now

America: creates the us on the 4th of July Most people: set off fire works and some do burnouts in muscle cars Donut: FORD EXPLORER Happy Fourth of July everyone

I love how almost every up to speed shows how bad ass every car was when it first started and they just gradually get worse 😂

"You guys know how hard it is to get Congress to work"... Boy ain't you right 😂

When I See Ford Explorer I Always Think It’s A Cop Or Detective

Ah yes... a 98 exploder... my first vehicle... my first accident... that sucker took me off a cliff and spat me out the window like a big ball o tabacee

Still waiting on an up to speed James’ dad

2nd gen ford explorer here 👀 had mine for 4years now, 97 4.0 SOHC with 128k original miles. Original owner kept it in good shape. Kept that going when I took over. I always see people on ford explorer groups complain about the timing chains on these 4.0 SOHC motors, but I've never had issues with mine. Everything works 100%

I own an 99 XLT with the 5.0. My late dad was a mechanic and owned it and even put a custom pin stripe on the side himself. For awhile back in 2008, it was all we had. It got us to school, to the grocery store, and both of my parents to work. Every time I press the gas I feel a bit of him there with me. Now with 250,000 miles I'm picking up the torch, and busting out the tools he left for me, to bring her back to her former glory.

You skipped over the 11 years and forgot about the sport trac edition. Which was really good.

I love how almost every SUV and truck Up to Speed starts with someone hucking their goddamned vehicle off of or over something!

8:00 wait that’s an expedition..

I'm a recent Ford Explorer owner (first Ford vehicle, have always driven a Dodge) and I'm actually in love with this SUV. Decent size without being obnoxious, has over 150k miles and many more will be added. Have fixed the AC (freon leak), new tires and tire rod, brake light switch replaced and the truck runs as smooth as butter. Love this vehicle and can't wait to see how much longer it will survive.

Ford exploder..... never had pop up and down headlights. No thanks...

Up to speed on James dad Science garage: Leaving James How it Works? Wheelhouse: How James lost his dad Bumper to Bumper on Dad that left James. (Thanks to Raymond Mero)

I’m currently sitting on a 1994 Explorer that looks exactly like the one at 2:28 and listening to this video lmao

I started my driving journey with a 2005 Ford Explorer, it was basic but a really fun SUV to have as my first vehicle, beat the living hell out of it and it earned the Ford built tough motto

Our family car has been a 2004 Explorer since 2004, it’s the car I learned to drive in, we’ve driven it cross country twice, through 40/50 states, and to Canada, and it’s still going strong!

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I can’t believe you didn’t mention the Sport Trac. Best truck I’ve ever owned until my 2019 ranger. Still things I miss about the truck and features it had that were really novel

1. No mention of the Explorer trim level, Explorer was originally a trim level on the F series 2. the 1st gen Explorer had a 4.0L Cologne Over Head VALVE (aka pushrod) V6 not Overhead Cam, the SOHC 4.0L Cologne was introduced in the 2nd gen Explorer 3. The Rollover clip at 7:54 is a 97-98 Expedition, not an Explorer 4. The 5th gen Explorer was released in 2011, and the only engines available were the 3.5L Duratec35 (NA engine) and the 2.0L Ecoboost I4. The 3.7L Duratec37 (NA Cyclone V6) & 3.5L EcoBoost (Twin Turbo V6) were added in 2013. 5. What about the Explorer Sport Trac and the Adrenalin? You guyz are slippin' man

Ford Explorer the best SUV! Now let me go fix my transmission

Please do a video for Lee Iaccoca. Mr. Iaccoca was such an icon in the automotive world. Working for Ford and Chrysler with Mitsubishi and DSM. He was responsible for so many vehicles.

The 723 dislikes are Tahoe owners.

The first clip of one getting jumped was my buddy’s and it still ran and drove after😂

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What you really need to know: Ford knew that the A-pillars on many of the Explorers weren't strong enough, but decided that it was cheaper to pay off the eventual claims rather than issue a recall. They didn't tell their customers about this though, and instead let people die. One of those people was my mom.

Man I remember the early 2000s when scary movie even made fun of firestone rollovers. Great video lol made my morning

Just did three flips in a Ford Explorer today I’m uninjured but that was fun

Ford: hey Firestone Firestone: yeah? Ford: hold this gun. Firestone: bet

I’m surprised how he actually didn’t mention any jokes about Post Malone and his Ford Explorer 🤷🏽‍♂️

Land before time reference made me really laugh 🤣🤣

Owned an 04 explorer 4.6L v8 and loved that freakin vehicle! Sold it at 197k miles and it’s still going

talks about explorer rollovers shows Expedition rollover footage from ford

Everytime I see a jurassic park Explorer, I get pissed be most of the mainstream public is like, it's a Jeep. I'm like, don't insult the Explorer by mistaking it for a Jeep lol.

I remember my dad bought the 2nd Gen Explorer in fall of 1995. He ordered it new from the factory. I remember him picking his customizations in the buyers catalog thing from Ford. Got to choose his exterior/interior colors, types, styles, etc.. I was 12 years old and it was the coolest feeling in the world. I remember I kept asking "is it ready yet?" I think it took about 3 months until finally right around just before Christmas week he got the call from our local Ford dealer that his Explorer arrived. It was Forrest Green with tan interior, absolutely gorgeous. I remember one of the interior features was the built in digital compass and I thought that was the coolest thing. That was a great time!

Expedition next

It didn't get a SOHC V6 until the second gen. The first gen V6 was an OHV pushrod design.

"By this point, most manufacturers were making comparable Suv's" *Shows 4 toyota Suv's and one jeep cherokee*

The 2003 limited with black leather and the 4.6L 2V V8 were pretty badass and hustles down the road

I have always loved the second gen explorer. Must just have good memories of being shuffled around in one as a kid.

Finally getting ready to send my '06 Eddie bauer down the road - been the best vehicle I've owned. Too bad everything suv is a glorified mini-van now on a car platform.

That Land Before Time reference was awesome. This show is great!

Y'all need to do an episode on the Ford Expedition since you guys did one on the explorer because the expedition was a successor to the bronco which was an iconic suv for it's whole life time

What? No sport trac? My 2001 is the love of my life.

I heard that for the 1993 Ford Explorer they spared no expense.

The one video I expected to hear him reference post malone cause he had west coast customs do one up for him and he didn't even say anything about it

As a second gen Eddie Bauer owner I must say that my truck has never been unstable. AWD V8 and never a problem. Had it for 3 years now. Towed big boats with it. My favorite car on the planet by far.

Still waiting for an expedition/excursion video. BTW, 0:12 literally😄😀😃

I didn’t know the Explorer was a cousin to the Reliant Robin

James it's Post Malone's birthday today, (July 4th) why didn't you make a reference to that in the video?

the first gen was a 4.0 cologne ohv not ohc was a push rod motor

There is nothing particularly special about the first two generations of Explorer, but I would still buy one for the sake of Nostalgia. When I was a kid in the 90's they were everywhere, having one one definitely take me back to my youth. How awesome would it be if they still made a 4WD explorer with a manual transmission?

I remember all the drug dealers in my town had the Eddie Bauer edition

for 2.5 milly subs can we get an up to speed on donut media?

I have a 2003 explorer xlt, with the 4.6l v8 rwd, and man do I love it, this car has taken me to school from 1st grade all the way to highschool and now I own it, the mpg may be horrible, but man do I love it has no struggle going up to 100, just recently I took it from tijuana all the way up to national city going 100 all the way, one of the most beautiful v8s I've ever experienced I love my "exploder"

I love how he totally glossed over the best gen of them all, and the one I own, the 4th gen. The 2006-2010 was basically a modern vehicle with all creature comforts, but still body on frame and V8 equipped.

My first car was a 1998 stick shift Explorer 2 Door with the 4.0 in red. It was low revving, clunky, 299,998 miles when I bought it (Clocked over on the test drive with my parents outside the guy's home) and it lasted me all the way to 340,000 before I got it towed out yesterday to the scrapyard. I jumped it over a bridge (banged gears up to 45 on a dirt road up to a bridge down a hill) and got maybe 2-3 seconds air time. It drove still, so I ran it off the road not paying attention one early morning for school, but it was rolling up into brush on a hill, so I just pulled it in neutral and it fell back out. I drove it through my woods, through my creek, got it stuck in my yard after it poured the day after my birthday that year, and had it in a rut that had the mud up to my bumper. I slammed it into a curb on a diamond interchange during a flash blizzard, knocked it out of alignment that I never fixed, but did all but the actual alignment to fix it up. I learned everything I needed to about maintenance, and general wrenching on it. I changed my own oil for the first time with one of my best friends and we got it on these narrow ramps made for tractors onto trailers, but held up with stacked bricks. Finally, after three years of great service, I bought a Buick lesabre. But it was shit, and I went back to the Explorer after just three months. After another 3 months, I bought a newer used car from a dealership, a nice 2014 Mustang 3.7, and traded in that buick. The Explorer still served us well as my dad drove it safely and cautiously, but unfortunately the idler got dirty, vacuum lines failed, and you couldn't drive it without holding three pedals down. It got in an accident when a new kia hit me in the rear after failing to stop at a signal, but only lost a tire and got a nasty dent. A month ago, the starter failed, and we decided we didn't want to mess around with it, and got a newer Ford Focus to replace her. just had it towed away, with all my memories in it from the best years of my life so far. I loved it, and would give my mustang for a clean, low mileage identical one.

8:02 that's an expedition they were like twice as worse

I still love my 3rd gen !

I have an 08 explorer. I really love it. I inherited it from my Dad

Rolling their way to freedom....Happy fourth of July.

They didn't get rid of the 2-door model in 2001. It lasted until 2003, and the "Sport" name continued with the Sport Trac up until like 2010.

You also have to remember that back in 69 Ford came out with an explorer trim package for the F-100

This makes me feel much better about owning a 2000 Ford Explorer so thanks James

Donut: promotes Turo Doug DeMuro: *heavy breathing*

Still driving my 2000 Explorer have had it for 9 years. It's my second one. First was a 1998. Love mine

*to "Pop up, up and down headlights"* "4-door, roll-over risk, sports utility vehicle"

I have a 2002 ford explorer bought brand new on 10/31/01, with normal repair problems, 4 sets of brakes, 16 replacement tires, 6 wheel bearing hubs, 3 alternators, 4 batteries, a heat blend door problem, a main door switch replaced, all the struts replaced twice, a broke rear tail pipe, replaced, upper ball joints, replaced fuel pump once, replaced, leaky thermostat housing and most expensive on my 3rd transmission. However, have never had any engine problems, never used or burned a quart of oil between changes, no radiator leaks or problems, no rear or front axle problems, no driveshaft front or rear problems or u- joint problems, no transfer case problems, never a problems with fuel injectors or fuel rails, original starter, all gauges work and are accurate, power steering pump original and last to say original spark plug wires and the vehicle has 326,000 on the odometer and still driven daily. I am retired from Ford Motor and now work for the Detroit Tigers as a n usher drive 64 miles round trip to Comerica Park for the last 14 years at least to 60+ games. I think this Ford Explorer has done me well and i got my $29,000 out of it and more.

when my grandad left us he also left a black 3rd gen ford explorer sport and it's just sitting in our drive through (and our sequoia is now on the curb) but the explorer is just sitting collecting cobwebs in the suspension I hope I can drive it to his favorite donut joint when I get my license in October and make my grandpa proud!

Explorer was also a trim level on the 1970s F-series. It was called a Ranger Explorer

I myself own a 1997 ford explorer sport 2 Door. Father owns a 2002 ford explorer sport Trac. 4.0L V6 in the 1997. Same engine but with a turbo In the 2002. My baby survived so many different types of abuse over the years including the engine running without coolant for half an hour (at least) in the winter when the antifreeze valve blew. (Battery died, got it boosted, left it running when my father (when he owned her) went in to do about 1 hour of paperwork. Came out to a smoking engine.) Engine survived with minimal damage (as what can be expected) and is still running strong today on the same engine. I love her so much. She ain't much, she's got her flaws, but she's mine. I've been waiting for this.

Cheers for that Linkin Park & Jay-Z reference. Rest in peace, Chester. You will be missed.

FIREBIRD PLZZZZ

fun fact: Argentinean musician Rodrigo Bueno died in a high speed rollover accident in his 2nd gen Ford Explorer around the very late 90s

My first car was a 2010 with the 4.6 and I can't express enough how capable it was off road. Had friends in full size trucks with lifts, Blazers, Jeeps, and I went everywhere they went with stock on 31s.

My parents actually had a new explorer while the whole Firestone thing was going on and after just a few months the tires began to crack and became unsafe. While the suspension was an issue, the tires were definitely faulty aswell.

Our decked out 302 powered 4wd Mountaineer has been an awesome workhorse. Terrible fuel economy but dead reliable, easy to work on, and comfy.

"You're going to be in Jurassic Park,yes you are".. 😂😂😂😂 I lost it

4:45 I thought it was Bob Ross 😂😂

That mannequin flying out the window at 7:58 has me dying

i love how they used "felix tries to sell u stuff.mp3" when they did the sponsor

Wait! No love for the Sport Trac, or the F100 Explorer? You're slipping Mr. Pumphrey. Also....DURANGO!!!!

I have a 07 mercury mountaineer as my second car, I loved driving it because it was comfortable and extremely roomy with decent visibility compared to my impala. HOWEVER besides the pathetic 4L v6 it has another tiny issue, THAT MOUNTAINEER ALWAYS WANTS TO FLIP!!! I have an off ramp I take to go to work, and I’ve almost flipped it 6 times just on that low speed turn! The closest I ever got to legitimate massive rollover was in the winter on some icey road in Ohio, it lost all traction and I rescued it from hitting a pole but the sliding left and hitting grass made the mountaineer jump up on two wheels and it tried to flip fully but I got it into a slanted ditch and caught it right before massive rollover. I believe all the sway bars are broken on it too so when I hit those annoying bumps on the highway the momentum makes it lean and bounce with the weight all on one side. The old explorer/mountaineer platform is so unbelievably dangerous I can’t believe how long it was manufactured! They put a very high center of gravity on a very heavy vehicle and then gave it a really small wheelbase, that’s criminal levels of engineering stupidity.....

"Repecta mah authority" trim level Lmao

In 2000, famous argentinean singer "Rodrigo", of just 27 y/o, died after losing control of his Ford Explorer in a highway outside Buenos Aires. It was a national tragedy. #Fact

My parents have an 04 Explorer. Awd, v6, and 3rd row seats. Decent ride, and actually pretty quick for what it is, no problems getting on the highway.

My parents drive a 3rd gen XLT and it's one of the coolest looking SUV's I've ever seen.

The 5th gen came out in 2011 and you were showing pics of a 2019

James should start his own channel where he vlog about his cars his job at donut etc.... 😍😍❤️

Why is the "Real Ford Test*" rollover @ 7:59 show an Expedition and not an Explorer?

My co-worker has a 2002 Ford Explorer with 379,000 miles. He bought it brand new. Original engine, but he did put a brand new transmission in it at one point. He said that thing is like a tank and built to last, unlike these new vehicles.

i own a 3rd gen explorer eddie bauer V8 and its honestly the best car ive ever driven, its an absolute grip monster and handles surprisingly well cause it has double wishbone ifs/irs and very good weight distribution. 0-60mph in 8.1 seconds and its mostly stock

Great video as always, Mr. Donut. Interesting story on the history of the Explorer. However, I would like to point out that you glossed over a couple significant changes: The fifth-gen switched to a shitty transverse engine layout with FWD bias that included a couple major design flaws. 1. The water pump was mounted behind the timing cover and was driven by the timing chain. This made the water pump replacement much more difficult and costly, but also could result in internal rotating assembly damage in the event of a water pump failure, since coolant would leak into the crank case rather than externally. And 2., the PTU which replaced a traditional transfer case could not be easily serviced, and was recommended by Ford to NOT need servicing (fluid change) was located very close to the cat, resulting in cooking of the fluid into a tar-like sludge, and resulted in many costly failures of the PTU. The 2020 6th gen saw a return to longitudinally-mounted, traditional powertrain layout with a RWD bias. I imagine the shitty water pump design is retained, but I dont know.

I was in ford explorer that rolled. my family and I was driving back home from a vacation when a white car t boned us while going 60 mph. we rolled 4 times before coming to a stop. my mother had and sister got out of the accident with small scrapes and brushes. I got pined between the seat and door while we was rolling. it broke my leg, gave me a concussion, fracture my hip and collar bone. my father was ejected from his seat landing on his head. this gave him brain damage and crush parts of his spine. my father was never the same after the accident and it took his life 10 years later.

I love driving my 94 Ford explorer (last year first gen) great on gas and for a Cadillac sized brick it hauls ass too bad it feels like I'm dragging the door handles on the ground around every corner still love everything about it and will never let it go

Please do the Ford Excursion next!