2011 Ford Explorer Electronic Stability Control Problems
- 28
- 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 28 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 38 records
- steering assist · 15 records
- lost power · 8 records
- traction control · 7 records
- steering wheel · 6 records
- stability control · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 11 |
| 30–60k mi | 8 |
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
Engine damage due to overheating. Regular and required oil changes are documented and implemented as scheduled. No other engine or vehicle malfunctions during the course of ownership, except regular oil changes and tire replacement. However, on may 15, 2019, vehicle sensor notified oil change needed. Five days later vehicle stalled at local motel due to decreased power, rocking motion of car and luckily we were able…
ODI 11220315
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
The battery charging system comes on while drive at normal speed and the steering becomes very hard and then everything shuts down and if you are lucky you might make it off the side of the road. This is very scary as i live in a rural around where you can't always get over in an appropriate area. In the past i could let it set for a minute and restart it and would be fine. Recently had to have it jump started for…
ODI 10945605
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Unknown Or Other
There are allot of issues going on with the truck we have just hit around 70k miles, this started a few months ago the passenger back door is not latching correctly upon being closed. The whole electrical system has been faulty for some time now a/c doesn't work correctly/ remotes and lights on car on constantly flickering... Happens while vehicle isnt in motion and when in motion
ODI 10929508
Electronic Stability Control
2011 ford explorer xlt: failure of 2011 ford explorer passenger blend door actuator. Have had to replace this actuator three times in 12 months. Failure occurs slowly. Failure begins with clicking sound present for 10 seconds upon starting a/c or heater and turning off of a/c or heater. Issue progresses to clicking sound present throughout entire time a/c or heater is used. Issue then progresses to complete failure…
ODI 10913781
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
The power steering fails, and it becomes very hard and almost impossible to steer the vehicle.
ODI 10871672
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Steering
After having epas replaced (@hall ford ellizabeth city, nc) under recall 15n01 after complete power steering failure. We began a [redacted] trip home and began to experience spontaneous traction control interaction with our driving input which affected either power distribution to the axels, braking ability, and steering ability. After making it nearly 300 miles the electronic stability control completely went out…
ODI 10853156
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Steering
2011 ford explorer was just returned two weeks ago for national recall on electronic power steering control module failure. On august 21st at 9:30 am my wife was approaching a red light. She applied the brakes and felt an immediate power loss issue with the breaks. She impacted the vehicle in front of her around 15 mph. Air bags were not deployed at time of accident. She did noticed the terrain management failure…
Crash reported
ODI 10627059
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
I was making a right hand turn going down a hill onto a street when the sensors went off and the power steering stopped working. The car registered two warnings. I stopped the car in the middle of the street. I was manually able to get it to a parking lot but it was extremely difficult. I drove very slowly. When i got to the parking lot, i turned the car off and restarted it. The warnings disappeared and the car…
ODI 10606046
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
This is the 4th time my vehicle has lost its power steering. I was driving in traffic at about 45 mph and the power steering. I have to find a place on the side of the highway to pull over and turn my car off and wait a while then restart it and sometimes it fixes the problem and sometimes it doesn't. There is only a matter of time that this will happen going at a higher rate of speed and cause injury or worse! Ford…
ODI 10588110
Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
My wife, and three children were driving at freeway speed with the cruise control set. The power steering failed and the warning lights came on. The controls on the steering wheel locked out and she could not cancel the cruise control. The loss of power steering made it difficult for her to get pulled over. She tried to call me for help but no functions of the sync system worked. She pulled over and waited for me. I…
ODI 10587664
Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
I was driving down the street at 55 mph when the 'power steering assist fault' displayed on the dashboard interior display. The steering wheel immediately locked up & i lost complete control of the vehicle & drifted to the right. I stepped on the brakes to avoid crashing & turned the car off. Once i turned the car back on the fault was no longer there & i drove home. I called the ford dealership & made an…
ODI 10561703
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
I was rounding a curve in an intersection when the steering became impossible to steer . I managed to get it off the road and i noticed the traction controls were lit up along with the steering failure warring came on. After restarting the car everything returned to normal. *tr
ODI 10551205
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While driving to work the following warnings came up. 1. Power steering fault 2. Service advancetrac system car became very difficult to steer, almost resulting in a major car accident as i was approaching a very tight turn on i75. Upon doing some research it appears this issue is way to common, and extremely dangerous. *tr
ODI 10537216
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While driving down the highway, there was a notification on the info center that there was an issue with the power steering. At that point i lost power steering in the vehicle and then traction control. This issue has occurred 4 times in the last month and we have already taken it to the dealership and they were unable to find out what the issue was since it is not keeping records in the computer of these issues. *tr
ODI 10534998
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Coming to a stop at a stop sign, warning messages appeared - power steering assist failure and advance trac control fault. The vehicle lost all power steering assist. With much effort (extremely hard to steer!), i pulled the vehicle to a parking space to diagnose the problem. The advance trac warning message stayed on. The traction control light and the traction control 'off" light also stayed illuminated. I turned…
ODI 10525743
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
The power steering goes out and then a warning appears stating a malfunction with the all terrain stability control. Not only does the power steering stops working, but it feels like the vehicle is going to turn over for a couple of seconds. This has occurred three times; our ford dealership has made two attempts to repair the problem with a third attempt scheduled next week. The last event was day before yesterday…
ODI 10531958
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While pulling into a busy intersection (attempting to turn left at a t intersection) the power steering failed. I received errors on the cluster stating that power steering and stabilitrak had failed. I was unable to steer the car into traffic; luckily there was a driveway a few degrees off center from the t and i was able to pull in there. *tr
ODI 10475661
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
I was traveling approx 60mph when an alert from the dash sounded, the steering wheel vibrated and 2 messages appeared on the onboard messaging system: 1) "power steering assist fault" and 2) "service advance trac". At that time i lost all power steering ability. I am very fortunate that i was driving on a straight stretch of road at the time as i am unsure if i could have kept the vehicle from going off of the road.…
ODI 10472703
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
I was making a right turn onto a service drive to go on the expressway. As i was completing the turn i lost the power steering & the car started to decelerate. I got 2 messages on the dashboard, the only one i paid attention to was "service advance track", i think the 2nd message was about a loss of power steering. If it was, it was because of the advance track breaking. I was able to pull over to the side of the…
ODI 10471637
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While the car was moving the dash annunciator came on and, in succession, indicated "terrain management system fault", "service advancetrac" and then "power steering assist off". This last one is a serious problem as this car is virtually impossible to steer/turn without power assist. The power steering assist stopped completely without warning. If i were at high speed, at a curve, or had to avoid another car or…
ODI 10475098
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Driving on highway at highway speeds when the alerts for failure of the electronic stability control came on. We then realized that the power steering had failed and had difficulty steering the vehicle. Managed to get the vehicle off at an exit. Towed to dealer. Dealer not clear as to what happened and part to repair is on back order from ford. Internet research demonstrated this is a common problem with 2011 ford…
ODI 10465698
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
On july 4, 2012, was driving on the highway getting ready to exit in about 100 yards, as i was decreasing speed i heard and felt a light bang, the car seemed to surge like it was the transmission and brakes were pulsating, and had no power steering. Car pulled severely to the right almost hitting the guard rail, could not steer. Jammed on breaks, fortunately in the slow lane, and pulled over. Power steering light…
ODI 10469324
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While driving my vehicle it lost power steering assist system showed "power steering assist failure" as well as "service traction control". This was the scariest feeling i have ever had. This has happen to my husband several times.. I immediately called my local ford dealership spoke with service advisor. I was told to turn my vehicle off and restart it. I advised my service advisor that i had taken my vehicle in…
ODI 10461207
Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Traction Control System
I own a 2011 ford explorer, i have had numerous failures to the electronic power steering assist. First time this happened i was along at about 65 mph and the steering wheel locked up and the warning lights started flashing "traction control" "power steering assist failures" . Steering wheel becomes very difficult to move and steer car. This has happened 1/2 dozen times, each time i slowly steer the car to a safe…
ODI 10489075
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While coming back to work from lunch, my wife was turning left into parking lot when the power steering assist fault light came on and steering became very stiff and hard to turn. Local ford dealership picked up the car and kept for a week but could not duplicate the problem, so ford would not let them fix the problem. Got the car back on friday june 1, 2012 and drove the car as usual. Monday, june 4, [redacted]…
ODI 10460615