2007 Ford Explorer Electrical System Problems
- 20
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 20 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- interior lights · 6 records
- ignition switch · 5 records
- seat moved · 4 records
- lights came · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 8 |
| 60–100k mi | 6 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Electrical System · Steering
After starting vehicle, air bag indicator light comes on (not every time) and seat moves to the ignition off position. Turn engine off and restart and air bag light and seat position may operate correctly but not always. If it occurs again, only after turning vehicle off and restarting a number of times will the air bag light and seat position remain in the correct positions.
ODI 11131073
Electrical System · Seats
On several occasions while driving during the past several months, the power seat has moved backwards on its own, causing problems in reaching the pedals safely. In several incidents when this occurred, the interior lights also turned on. Two of the times this happened, it was when i had to honk the horn, but has happened on other occasions as well. Tonight, while making a right turn, the interior lights came on and…
ODI 10811051
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I bought the car from a ford dealer used 2 years ago. It was a one owner vehicle. This problem started about six months after purchase and has been continuing since and over the last 3 months has been more and more frequent. Car will suddenly display the yellow box and wrench on the status screen in dash board and if cruise is set, the cruise will turn off. It will start lunging, then stop completely. After several…
ODI 10871680
Electrical System
Driving along and interior lights came on then went off in the front then the rear interior lights came on and went off. This happened two times but did not reoccur yet. Could cause a distraction or problems seeing road at night. *tr
ODI 10615425
Electrical System · Steering
Vehicle interior lights would come on when the car would hit a bump. Problem would be temporary resolved by jingling the keys. At one point during this, car shut off after hitting a bump while driving. Took it in and the tumblers in the ignition needed to be replaced (as seen with the recent chevy recalls). Replaced ignition switch and problem has not occurred since. *tr
ODI 10626228
Electrical System
Drivers seat moved back and forth and interior lights came on while driving at various speeds, including highway speeds. First occurrence at 40000mi. Started out happening only occasionally, then began more frequently. Noticed sometimes occurred when going over a bump. Finally able to recreate the event at ford with engine running in park by touching the keys. Keys are a standard key set, not a heavy ring of keys.…
ODI 10583750
Electrical System
Dome lights do not turn off unless the ignition switch is in exactly the right spot. This varies each time i start the car. Sometimes the lights come on while driving. Could reduce visibility at night. *tr
ODI 10654619
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
The ignition switch is on the steering column. My knee touched the key in the ignition switch and the engine stopped running. All power,(steering, brakes, forward motion), were immediately lost. This has happened on numerous occasions since then. There are other issues, which all seem to be related to the ignition switch. My local dealer said there are no tech bulletins or recalls related to this issue. *tr
ODI 10611176
Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages · Seats
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford explorer. The contact stated that the automatic driver's seat would independently move backward and forward without being engaged. The failure recurred four times while the contact was driving at an unknown speed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or a mechanic. The contact called the dealer and was advised that the seat failure was caused by a faulty door lock actuator. The…
ODI 10490857
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Noticed water while raining was coming from the lighting/heating panel at top-roof panel that controls heating, air and lights after entering the vehicle. Water continued to leak into the vehicle until the rain stopped, then lights inside the truck came on while driving at night which caused driver to swerve from lights coming on without warning. As of this date, truck is in body shop for repairs of water leak…
ODI 10488040
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems
Ford explorer 2007 eb. Tire light would come on. Had ford dealer check. Adjusted air pressure. Continued to occur. Dealer would try to retrain sensors. Never helped. Said they think it might have something to do with an aftermarket charger for the cell phone affecting the computer. They said it is happening in a lot of cars. Problem continued after sensor retrained even if phone had not been plugged in. New tires…
ODI 10662208
Electrical System · Seats
While driving at 55mph the drivers power seat moved to the full back position. This as happened at any speed many times in the pass few months. A short operator of the vehicle can not apply the brakes to stop the vehicle if needed. You must reach down and move the seat forward with the power switch located on the side of the drivers seat. This procedure takes to long if you need to come to a quick stop. This a big…
ODI 10475809
Electrical System · Structure
Water is leaking through the switch for the interior dome light in the driver's compartment of the vehicle. Vehicle has a sunroof not sure if that is where it's coming from or not. Searched online and found a tsb for this. Tsb 07-20-6 water leak in headliner / dome lamp area - revised *tr
ODI 10430626
Electrical System
4/15/2011 2:00 p.m. Tried key in ignition didn't want to go in ignition at first, then it went in but would not turn. Cannot get the key to turn in the ignition. Wiggled the steering wheel, then it "locked". Tried to move the shifting gear from park, cannot move it. Vehicle was in for repair/replacement of shifting gear on/around 3/17/2011. At that time was told that this was not covered under my "extended warranty"…
ODI 10396508
Electrical System
I was shoveling the driveway and wanted to shovel under my vehicle so i started it to pull it into the garage. The ice was thick on the windshield so i put the defrost on and let it run to warm up. I shoveled the driveway a bit more then after about 90 seconds decided i would just scrape the ice so i could get it in the garage. I opened the driver's side door to grab my ice scraper and saw black smoke coming from…
Fire reported
ODI 10376611
Automatic Transmission · Electrical System
2007 ford explorer making a loud roaring sound upon acceleration. I finally got it to do it at the dealer. The service manager, lead tech and myself went for a ride. They agreed that the fan clutch was locking up and felt that a simple r&r would fix it. However at the last minute the service manager decided to call ford engineering and he talked to an engineer who explained that the fan clutch is controlled by the…
ODI 10356757
Electrical System · Power Train
Electronic throttle body in my 2007 needs to be replaced. I have not had the car long enough to have this problem. I have been told this needs to be replaced at a high cost. *tr
ODI 10355162
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
A/c compressor failed when vehicle was 38 months old with 92,000 highway miles. Repair cost was $1500+ and ford couldn't explain why it had failed so soon. After only 17 months and 21,000 miles, it failed again and was replaced under the 2-year warranty on the first replacement. *tr
ODI 10454442
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Continue to receive sudden engine surges and stalls at low speeds and now the "wrench" engine warning light comes on before the vehicle stalls. *tr
ODI 10690131
Electrical System · Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
The computer system got out of control. The cd player was jumping between cd's and also the automatic stirrup got stuck and could not get down when doors are open. I took the car to the dealer but they have not been able to repair it yet. *jb
ODI 10184724