The Lemon Index$690 middle bill · most between $600 and $1,000
Lower than the $1,300 middle bill owners of all 90 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 48,000 miles (24 reports).
Ford Explorer owners reported paying a median of $690 for a radiator replacement, with the middle half of bills between $600 and $1,000. That's from 25 owner reports (25 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50020%
- $500–$1,00052%
- $1,000–$2,50028%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 25 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2006 Ford Explorer25$690 middle bill
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Keep going
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- Radiator replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Ford Explorer owners reported
Transmission replacement (120) · Steering rack replacement (114) · Steering column repair (39) · Water pump replacement (34) · Wheel bearing replacement (31) · Differential repair (29) · Engine replacement (22) · CV axle replacement (15) · Wiring harness repair (12) · Brake repair (8) · Strut and shock replacement (8) · Throttle body replacement (8) · Torque converter replacement (6) · Clutch replacement (5) · Transfer case replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 10679855, 10550737, 10505596, 10496898, 10460547, 10455690, 10455688, 10449452, 10378856, 10365918, 10365227, 10335054 and more.
Quick answers
How much does radiator replacement cost on a Ford Explorer?
Ford Explorer owners reported a median of $690, and the middle half paid $600 to $1,000, from 25 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Ford Explorer radiator replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Ford Explorer middle bill of $690 is lower than the $1,300 owners of all 90 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Ford Explorer repair costs come from?
From 25 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.