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2001 Ford Explorer Overview

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Trims

Eddie Bauer
5 national listings
Avg. Price: $5,175
Eddie Bauer 4WD
Avg. Price: $5,921
Eddie Bauer AWD
Avg. Price: $5,306
Limited
Avg. Price: $4,495
Limited 4WD
Avg. Price: $5,153
Limited AWD
5 national listings
Avg. Price: $4,982
Sport
Sport 4WD
XLS
Avg. Price: $4,549
XLS 4WD
24 national listings
Avg. Price: $5,120
XLT
Avg. Price: $4,279
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Average User Score

4.15 stars

Based on 7 reviews

Love It by Cheryll
 — has a ton of room, handles great on the highway would not go back to a car love my truck. Use it for towing and with the seats folded holds a ton of stuff. Use it for those trips to watertown would ... Read More
The Exploder by Scott
 — Build Quality: My car is a beast nothing wrong with it. Car Comparisons: I almost got a trans am instead of my explorer Performance: It handles like a a formula one car no complaints More About My ... Read More
Comfy Gas Prices? by Colbyn
 — This truck is smooth on the road. It is very comfy. It just gets bad gas milage. But other than than I love this truck. It has a lot of trunk space also. I would recommend getting this as a first car ... Read More

2001 Ford Explorer Overview

Overall User Score

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Based on 7 reviews

2001 Ford Explorer

The biggest change for the 2001 Ford Explorer was the spinoff of the two-door Sport trim into its own Sport/Sport Trac line.  While the Sport broke away to court the off-road, farm, and ranch market, the mainstream Explorer line continued to provide solid comfort and safety for families.

Trim choices for the 2001 Explorer were XLS, XLT, Eddie Bauer, and Limited.  The base engine for the XLS was the 4.0 liter, 160-horsepower V-6; the base engine for other trims was the 4.0 liter single overhead cam V-6 with a 205-horsepower output.  A V-8 engine, with an output of 215 horsepower, was optional.

Safety and comfort were both hallmarks of the Explorer brand, and the 2001 model continued to offer these in abundance.  Buyers had a choice of four-wheel drive and real all-wheel drive options; another safety innovation was the Reverse Sensing System, which used sonar to signal approaching objects while the driver was backing up.  

Rack-and-pinion steering and a specially engineered suspension made the '01 Ford Explorer more agile than some of the other competitors for the SUV market.  Gas mileage, though nothing to write home about, wasn't as dismal as for some other sport-utility vehicles of the era: 14-18 mpg city, 19-22 highway.

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Cost $21,035 Original MSRP $5,979 Average Instant Market Value $5,939 Average Instant Market Value
Gas Mileage (highway) 22 19 20
Horsepower 203 215 195
Crash Test Rating 5 3
Front Leg Room (inches) 42.40 40.9 41.4

Ford Explorer Questions

ski1818
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Overheating

Hey OJ, V-6, 4.0 Explorer XLT The tube is actually a hard black plastic about 3/8" square trough directly above the drivers side bell housing right at the bottom of the curve of the firewall. Thats th...

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susan02
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2001 Ford Explorer Rear Outside Handle, Can I Repair From Outside Or Do I H...

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What Is The Difference Between The Regular Ford Explorer And The Eddie Baue...

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Lindasue
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Check Suspension Light Is On Continuously. Also What Does The Suspension Sw...

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Meredith Lewis
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I Have A 2001 Ford Explorer ( Eddie Bauer) With A Broken Tailgate Latch, Ca...

have been looking for 2 months for 99 thru 04 explorer or mountaineer parts can't seem to find the dang thing here

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