CURT 13386 Class 3 Trailer Hitch, 2-Inch Receiver, Fits Select Ford Explorer, Police Interceptor Utility and CURT 56172 Vehicle-Side Custom 4-Pin Trailer Wiring Harness, Fits Select Ford Explorer

I love this trailer hitch. I didn't get it for towing, but rather to be able to install a basket on the end of my explorer to store luggage while going on trips. This is relatively cheap, sturdy, and you'll save a bunch of money installing it yourself.Installation isn't quite as simple as the Youtube videos make it seem and you will probably need 2 people... for a few reasons:- The bolts fastening the brackets holding the exhaust up could be pretty rusty and very difficult to break loose and remove. Make sure you have some penetrating spray and a breaker bar.- The rubber bushings that hold up the mufflers could be hard to remove, but do yourself a favor and just buy this tool: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012S9A5U/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1- It's difficult to put in place and begin fastening to the vehicle unless you have another person with you. Get a buddy and have some help holding it in place while you begin to get the screws started.- There's this ONE bolt that's different than the others... oh man. The end of the bolt and a small metal plate which the bolt goes through must be placed inside the frame of the vehicle, and then a nut fastens the hitch to that bolt. It wasn't easy for me... but my girlfriend has smaller (and more nimble) fingers and was able to get everything in just the right place.So that last step is frustrating. Maybe you will have better luck. But even with that, highly recommended.

Perfect fit. Easy install. I did it with no extra help.

So far I've only pulled Jet Ski's and dirt bikes so I'm nowhere near the weight limits, but I don't intend to pull anything too close to them with an Explorer anyways. It's super solid though and I wouldn't be afraid to load it down with a heavier trailer if I need to someday.Install was actually very straightforward. The bare minimum extra tools I would recommend is a decent torque wrench to get the new bolts torqued to the correct spec. An electric or air impact wrench will make getting the old bolts off super easy, but if you don't do much work otherwise that's an expensive tool to sit around. An exhaust hangar tool will make short work of the hangars, but I managed without one and just a bit of good old elbow grease. Maybe rent one from autozone for a day but I wouldn't buy one unless you plan to mess with your exhaust more than once. Also, of course a second person to help lift the hitch up to the frame is incredibly helpful, I'm sure you can manage it alone if needed too. What I expected to be the most difficult part was fishing the extra bolt and metal plate up into the frame turned out to be incredibly easy with the included "fishing tool" thing that was included, I just left it threaded onto the bolt until we had the other 4 bolts holding the hitch onto the frame incase we knocked it out of place, but it was no issue. Overall installing the hitch itself was super easy and nothing actually stopped us from installing it. Took about an hour total because I work slow and extra careful.I sawone review that claimed the foot kick sensor for the rear hatch no longer worked, and I was very worried about this since my wife quite likes that, this is untrue though (unless you somehow disconnect or break your sensors). You just have to kick to either side of the hitch now. The sensors obviously cannot see through the hitch itself but they're wide enough that they can see off to the sides of it.

Put this on my 2013 Ford Explorer, brought it to a friend at a body shop, he had this installed with the wire harness in about 45 minutes. Works great - make sure you confirm your towing capacity. CURT brands are great, had one on another vehicle and never had an issue

Installed on 2012 Ford explorer. Hitch fits as designed without any need for cutting or drilling. Hardware was sufficient. Install would have been fairly easy if instructions included an additional note which is very important for the ford explorer install.IMPORTANT!!! The step where the carriage bolt and flat metal plate are inserted into the body of the vehicle should include a note saying to insert the bolt, followed by flat plate and explain to insert the flat plate by the longer side of the plate into the hole first. Inserting the shorter end first prevents the plate from laying in place flatly inside the vehicle frame because the end of the body channel it is inserted into is capped off and prevents it from centering over the hole. IT MUST FACE THE OTHER DIRECTION. The pictorial parts breakdown does show the correct direction, but the written instructions don't say anything about which way it must go. It is an absolute nightmare to get the assembly back out once it's put in wrong. Please take my advice and pay particular attention to inserting that piece in the right direction and get it the correct direction the first time.All else was good except delay in shipping which could have been fault of carrier or seller. I won't speculate either way but will say it did not arrive the day it was supposed to.

The directions were extremely easy to install, along with watching one of the many YouTube videos out there. Everything aligned up perfectly and was easy to do myself—took about 50 minutes. I did find dropping 3 (to mufflers and middle Y) exhaust hangers made it much easier.

Seems like a good hitch. Had a really difficult time getting it under the bumper and above dual exhaust. Finally got it in and the passenger side with three holes had one hole that did line up with the hole on the frame. Photo provided. That was disappointing but we’re just towing a 1500 pound pop up so we decided to use it with two bolts on each side.

GreT overall! Everything fitted and looked good. Instructions were good, but definitely watched the YouTube video for installation. About 30 minutes, I installed mostly by myself, but needed help to present the screws while holding the base.

Instalation super facile. Plug and play

Es un poco pesado para la instalacion, pero es muy solido y encaja perfectamente en los orificios. Contiene todo para la instalacion, Excelente calidad y acabado. Super recomendable

I watched a few YouTube videos and then installed myself. Hitch fit well. I would recommend a second pair of hands. I also had an issue with some dirt and rocks inside the frame sticking the bracket inside. Take the vehicle to the car wash before you start.

I was not able to use the product as the vehicle I ended up purchasing already had a hitch on it. I now own a brand new hitch as spare as the cost to ship it back was almost what the hitch sells for

Fits perfect on my Explorer 2016 XLT 2.3 eco boostProduct quality is good