Overview & Reviews

The 1999 Ford Explorer gets exterior revisions including new foglamps, rocker panel moldings, wheel moldings, running boards and wheels. Harvest Gold, Chestnut, Deep Wedgewood, Spruce Green and Tropic Green replace Light Prairie Tan, Desert Violet, Light Denim Blue, Pacific Green and Evergreen Frost on the color chart. New options include a reverse sensing system and rear load leveling. Side-impact airbags are also newly available.

• Gas mileage is not the strong suit for any vehicle in this segment. The Explorer is no exception.

User Reviews:

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  Wish I Could Have Kept - 1999 Ford Explorer
  By staygold678 - February 28 - 10:34 am

  Great truck, but the gas around the city is crazy. I was spending 80 bucks a week just for daily commute. Bought the truck with a brand new transmission, and everything worked great. Hated to sell the thing but I cant live with paying that much..

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  AWESOME! miss it greatly. - 1999 Ford Explorer
  By Jay - February 11 - 4:41 pm

  Very comfortable, most reliable vehicle my family has ever owned. Around 20 mpg which is good. I rolled it on a gravel and completly destroyed it. Me and 4 friends walked out of the ditch with just bruises and a couple cuts. INCREDIBLE build quality. Definatly one of Fords best vehicles. Would buy another in a heartbeat.

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  Good Solid Vehicle - 1999 Ford Explorer
  By Delta - February 1 - 5:02 pm

  Purchased car new in Nov 1999. Now have 207k miles on it and has been very reliable. Still driving it to work everyday. Only issues on vehicle - rear wiper inop, replaced one thermostat, radio display blanked out, needed ball joints at 205k miles.

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  Dont Buy - 1999 Ford Explorer
  By Mindcrime - December 15 - 2:00 am

  My wife has a 1999 2d 4wd Sport model. Like most for cars/trucks, this thing is a piece of junk. The overall build quality is poor. The plastics inside are low grade quality and the vehicle reliability is terrible. She has had the airbag go out, and needed major work on the engine. At 35,000 miles over $4,500 in repair work on the engine needed to be performed. Driving the Explorer is a nightmare, with uncomfortable seats and ride. We are looking into trading this in and getting something more reliable, like a Honda CR-V. Im still amazed the people spend $30,000+ thousand on any Ford product. They are over priced and of poor quality.

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  1999 Ford Explorer - 1999 Ford Explorer
  By nazechad_3050 - December 2 - 12:22 pm

  Bought it in May with 120,000 miles on it. Drives great. Love the truck. Had three small problems with it and one huge one. The rear wiper has stopped working, the drivers door handle broke off, and the drivers lock keeps getting stuck. The huge problem was at 130,000 miles the transmission started to go. Wouldnt shift into 3rd gear smoothly anymore. Currently replacing the Transmission as I type this. Even with these problems i love the truck. does everything i ask it to do.

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  my exploder sport - 1999 Ford Explorer
  By sport man - October 17 - 11:26 pm

  Ok well we got our exploder bout 3 years ago with only 56,000 miles on it and as of today there is over 171,000 miles on it and with the exception of the tranny the car runs great.... i never thought i would ever own a ford.

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  Reliable - 1999 Ford Explorer
  By djuro - July 4 - 10:00 am

  I bought the vehicle for reliable, all weather transportation. Great performance to fuel economy ratio. Easy to park in LA.

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  Great SUV - 1999 Ford Explorer
  By Tom W - May 30 - 12:36 am

  Bought from old friend with only 88k last Sept and have logged almost 20k in ensuing months. Worst snow in NW Oregon in years and it soldiered through it, 34 miles each way, to work and back. Jeeps and other SUVs were in the ditch and on their sides, me and my Explorer just drove on as though we were inpervious. Im a big guy, 64 215, and I fit perfectly in the car. The leather seats are comfortable enough althought the drivers is starting to sag. All the electrical is fine except the rear wiper which was a problem during the bad weather and the drivers door lock is frozen, but the auto lock still works fine. Paint and overall appearance is very nice still. Grey/ grey leather. Love it!

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  Best SUV For Your Money - 1999 Ford Explorer
  By Travis - May 13 - 9:09 am

  I have a 1999 Ford Explorer XLS with 184000 miles on it and I put that baby to the test every day. Things like going muddin and have never got stuck. I also go through snowbanks that the Chevy Blazer Never Dreamed of! The only major thing that has happend to my Explorer was the Tranny. I had to Flush it and replace the Filter in it. Not to hard of work. I think this is the best SUV for your money. I took my Explorer to Kansas this Spring and I live 6 hours from where I was going and I got 21 Miles to the Gallon in my Explorer. This is the best SUV I have ever Had!

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  Great Car - 1999 Ford Explorer
  By Cameron Cassar - May 4 - 10:57 am

  This car was great we got it in about 2002. The car just died on us in 2016 due to a transmission problem. We were able to put about 286,000 miles on this car. This is amazing for an American made car. It had its issues due to it getting old but it worked perfectly for about 10-12 years.