2012 Ford Explorer Engine Problems
- 66
- 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 66 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- failure mileage · 10 records
- check engine · 8 records
- throttle body · 7 records
- notified failure · 7 records
- accelerator pedal · 6 records
- indicator illuminated · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 26 |
| 60–100k mi | 14 |
| 1–30k mi | 10 |
| 100–150k mi | 5 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
The throttle box has gone bad. The car stalls randomly when taking off from a start and requires a new throttle body at only 47k miles. This is part of the powertrain, but not covered by the warranty. Ford had lots of problems with throttle bodies in earlier models and it seems they haven't fixed it yet. *tr
ODI 10643166
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford explorer. The contact stated that the wrench warning lamp illuminated and the vehicle suddenly decelerated. The contact depressed accelerator pedal repeatedly but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection, diagnosis and repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000.
ODI 10638196
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving at a constant speed of aprox. 35 mph on a city street, the vehicle suddenly and dramatically lost speed. The accelerator pedal / motor speed ceased responding and the engine started to run very roughly. The car went into "idle" and i was forced to stop in the middle of the road. The event was completely unexpected. I had no warning and not enough power to get off the road. An orange "wrench" warning…
ODI 10632058
Engine
My car is less than 3 years old. At the time of the first incident, i was driving about 25 mph and my car just suddenly stalled. I saw an "awd off" message on my dash. I tried to accelerate to pull over to the side of the road, and there was no response to the foot peddle. I hit the brakes and killed the engine. I was able to restart the car and continue on to work. I just assumed that i had someone hit the gear…
ODI 10638639
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline
On friday april 18, 2014 my wife an i prestarted the car to go to dinner, after only 2 minutes the car shut of. Upon review of the issue the low oil pressure light came on, the stability control light came on, as well as he service engine soon light. The mileage at the incident was approx 45,500 but the complaint says 44,000 because this is the second time it has done this, and the first time for the stability…
ODI 10583656
Engine · Power Train
On monday march 10, 2014 i started the my 2012 ford explorer and drove it to work approximately 2 miles and shut it off, after 25 minutes i returned to the vehicle and attempted to start it. The vehicle started and then immediately shut off and said low oil pressure, i proceeded to remove the key and open the hood. I checked the oil and all was within range, no issue immediately noted, i closed the hood and…
ODI 10568303
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline
On monday 10march2014, my 2012 ford explorer started and immediately stalled out, when i look at the dash it had said it had low oil pressure. The vehicle was towed to cavalier ford in chesapeake, va where it has been determined that the high pressure fuel line and high pressure fuel pump have to be replaced. During further trouble shooting it was discovered that henderson ford in bay st. Louis, ms had installed a…
ODI 10568909
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford explorer. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, the vehicle stalled as the wrench warning icon illuminated. The contact merged to the shoulder and was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was…
ODI 10537689
Engine
I have been smelling exhaust into vehicle cabin, looked at forums, & found 62 pages of complaints by explorer owners, on www.explorerforum.com, called dealer, took vehicle in for 2 days, under tsb-128-12-12-4, service work, still have same issue months later, still waiting for ford to correct problem. At present time a law suit has been filed in florida, article found in sun senntial newspaper, at…
ODI 10605241
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline
I am experiencing an odor of carbon monoxide inside the car. I live in el salvador central america and have found in the internet that there is a recall for this problem the agency in my country does not responsabilize on this i have small children and we cant be smelling this exhaust fumens and strange odors inside our car. *tr
ODI 10621834
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford explorer. The contact stated that the low engine oil pressure warning light illuminated. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 17,000. Updated 8/28/14*cn updated 09/15/2014 *js
ODI 10609349
Engine
When using the passing gear ,to pass a vehicle ,toxic exhaust fumes get sucked in the cabin ,took the vehicle to the ford dealer ,and was told that it has been happening to the ford explorer,and that ford motor company knows ,but does not know what is causing it ; this happens only when using the passing gear to pass another vehicle ,the fumes are so bad inside the cabin that the window has to be open to the let the…
ODI 10466807
Engine
Overheating large amount of fluid leaking under car and steam or smoke coming out of tail pipe? Tow truck was called car towed to local dealer. My 2012 ford explorer has been in shop 3 different occasions for same thing: no heat , no air conditioning, overheating, my ford sync recall??? *tr
ODI 10461433
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford explorer. The contact was driving 60 mph when burning fumes were emitted into the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that under heavy acceleration, the gills allowed exhaust fumes to be emitted into the vehicle but they were unable to provide a remedy for the problem. The manufacturer was contacted who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not…
Fire reported
ODI 10458341
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
After a month of owning the 2012 ford explorer we noticed a very foul exhaust smell from inside the cabin of the explorer. We would smell the odor under acceleration, especially when rpms reached 3,000 plus. This particular odor smell under the above conditions have been observed ever since. We did not think anything of the smell until we began researching it recently and came across several sources indicating this…
ODI 10654067
Engine
Drove vehicle with air conditioning on and recirculation closed from texas to virginia and back at normal highway speeds. There was an exhaust smell in the car most times. Had to be taken to emergency care with respiratory distress a couple of days after returning. Was on treatment for copd for the next five years.
ODI 10954260