2013 Ford Explorer Power Train Problems
- 79
- 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 79 stored complaint records:
- 7 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- shift park · 17 records
- transfer case · 7 records
- same issue · 5 records
- power steering · 4 records
- lost power · 4 records
- hard acceleration · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 25 |
| 60–100k mi | 24 |
| 1–30k mi | 20 |
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train · Steering
36,000 miles on my 2013 ford explorer. Started up my car and went to back up and i had no power steering. My car was built after the cut off of the re-call and will be having it looked at and fixed on monday. Ford needs to extend the re-call to later models as this problem is effecting a lot more fords then they thought. This is out right wrong of ford.
ODI 10883500
Engine · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Bought a used ford explore xlt with 32k miles. As i have been driving the suv i am noticing that whenever i fully press down on the gas peddle to increase my acceleration whether i am merging onto the freeway, changing lanes or scaling a hill, the cabin is filled with a strong emissions odor. Which worries me because i normally have children in the vehicle. As i let up on the gas peddle the odor dissipates. I have…
ODI 10885884
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Vehicle emits bad odor upon hard acceleration or any other activity which puts a strain on the engine. Dealer deodorized the exhaust system with some perfume like substance which stopped the smell, but probably not the gas, for a while which soon wore off and returned. Ford does not claim to know anything about the issue. I'm concerned about carbon monoxide and have thought about putting in a sensor to record the…
ODI 10882962
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Fuel throttle body error p2111 has happened 5 times in 3 days, causing great distress to me and my family. This is a potentially deadly defect and it seems many others are having the same issue. What occurs is that a wrench appears on screen with the error message "terrain management system fault" and the vehicle goes into "limp mode," even at highway speeds, causing the accelerator pedal to become unresponsive.
ODI 10881925
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
My 2013 ford explorer xlt 3.5l transmission started leaking fluid before 27,058 miles on june 14,2016 and as of today march 3,2018 at 44,678 miles the transmission is still leaking. The problem was brought to my dealership's attention during a repair of blistering paint on the hood. Dealer stated they fixed leaking oil pan rather than leaking transmission. As of today vehicle has 44,678 miles and transmission has…
ODI 11076183
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While driving approximately 40mph preparing to merge onto freeway i lost acceleration power and vehicle decelerated to 5mph nearly causing accident. After turning car off and back on it resumed normal operation. Later that day my wife experienced the same problem. We had vehicle towed to ford dealership and after two days they were prepared to return the vehicle because the problem did not present during the test…
ODI 10861877
Power Train
When i put the car in park, the message "shift to park" is illuminated on the dash - when the car was in fact in "park". I have to repeatedly shift the car in and out of "park" or turn the car on and off to get the message to go away. The dealership replaced the gear shift which cost me $390.33.
ODI 10820995
Power Train
Info display on dash would always state "shift into park" even after turning off the engine with car already into park position--ford dealer had to replace shifter control at a cost of $462.54--was told by service tech they have the part in stock--and have seen this problem before on newer cars--was told part cannot be fixed.
ODI 10806490
Power Train
I noticed right after buying my car that it would sometimes be in park, but the car would tell me to shift to park. I talked with the sales guy at the dealership, he said he would look in to it. It happened a few times. Then one time, i shifted to park in a rain storm and released the brake. I looked in to the passenger seat to grab my things and the car rolled in to my house causing damage to the house and to the…
Crash reported
ODI 10824075
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
During acceleration, there is a noticeable, exhaust smell in the cabin of the vehicle. The smell does not dissipate unless you open the windows or turn the a/c on high to clear the air.
ODI 10760825
Power Train
For the 2nd time in less than 9 months the truck began to sputter when accelerating and shook violently until it finally died. The cabin filled up with a strong fume smell. First time was ~25k miles and this time was ~30k miles. *tr
ODI 10703886
Power Train · Steering · Suspension
Exiting from parking lot and speed of about 15 mph on a straight road, no pot holes, at about 100 ft from the parking exit, it hit an electric post. Left front suspension, fender, wheels,pillars, rocker & floor, radiator support, front lamps, hood,steering rock, cradle, transmission transfer case, front door and many more damage. All are in left side. I checked the vin but it is not on recall for power steering…
Crash reported
ODI 10702359
Power Train
Parked on slight incline in driveway, did not use parking brake, after about two hours i came back and noticed that my vehicle had rolled into the vehicle behind me, a total distance of about 3 feet, my tire tracks were visible in the snow, which is how i identified that my vehicle rolled backwards and was not hit from the vehicle behind mine. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10693062
Power Train
I was leaving to run errands i start the car & seen i forgot something so i left it running opened door & it rolled back into our carport pole while in park. It has been giving a shift to park warning for about a month when the car is in park and turned off this is the 3rd time we have had trouble since we bought june 6. Here's maintenance july 7,2104 front wheel bearing august 6,2014 the molding came off windshield…
Crash reported
ODI 10638554
Engine · Power Train
When i shift into park, the computer starts peeping and telling me to shift into park. The dash says its in park, and it wont go any further, but it won't stop beeping till i mess with putting it in and out of park several times. I use my parking brake "all" the time because i can't trust that it is really in park or not. When i called the dealer they said they had a couple in the shop that were having the same…
ODI 10702083
Body · Power Train
On 16 july 2014, i was driving and my vehicle just stopped while i was driving it, ford claims that this is a safety device to protect the transmission, but this is a serious health and safety issue for people and their lives. I could have easily gotten hurt or caused a serious traffic accident if i was on a different road or on the interstate. Ford claims that because of the grille design that they have ont he…
ODI 10614500
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Upon moderate or hard acceleration, a strong burnt or exhaust smell enters the cabin. *tr
ODI 10606271
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Every time i give an 'open throttle', or hard acceleration on my vehicle there is a foul smell that enters the cabin via the air condition vents. I had the issue looked into by my ford dealer after the problem started. The dealer acted like they have never heard of the complaint but after reading various threads on the internet it appears a lot of other people have had the same issue. After some research i've…
ODI 10605097
Electrical System · Power Train · Steering
Steering power support stopped without warning during a turn at lower speed. Car became almost impossible to control (turn or steer). Fault lights included stability, traction, and environmental control errors came on as the steering power support terminated. Fuse and mechanism were undamaged. Turning the car on and off did not remove the fault. Vehicle did this another 3 times, including one at high speed of 70 mph…
ODI 10595346
Engine · Power Train
On a night with light rain, after traveling 1.5 hrs with cruise control on, i pulled off interstate exit to make a phone call. I did not turn engine off. After call i proceeded to get back on interstate, while merging back onto interstate i accelerated hard to attain merging speed, when i merged safely in front of semi the engine shook violently and lost power. To avoid being hit, i jerked vehicle into emergency…
ODI 10532259
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
I started driving and engine started revving up, took foot out of gas pedal an vehicle continued revving up to 3,000 rpm in slow speed. Change transmission to "n" and vehicle continued at 3,000 rpm. Changed back to "d" and did not changed, once again change to "n" and back to drive and rpm came down. *tr
ODI 10523964
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Steering
Driving vehicle and cross traffic system failure turns on, advancetrac system failure, stability control failure and traction control failure occur. Vehicle begins to decelerate and transmission goes from an illuminated "d" to blank. Very hard to maneuver vehicle. Vehicle struggles to gain speed afterwards. The only resolution i have found is to pull over if possible and turn on vehicle and restart. This has…
ODI 10522863
Engine · Power Train
Under heavy acceleration exhaust fumes enter the cabin. This is well documented on the ford explorer forums. Http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=323597. A recall is needed or they need to buy these back! *tr
ODI 10548667
Power Train · Steering · Suspension
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. The contact stated that while traveling 65 mph, the steering wheel seized. The contact was able to maneuver the vehicle to the side of the highway. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the problem could have been with the steering, axle or the transmission. The dealer did not have specifics pertaining to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The…
ODI 10511073
Engine · Power Train · Steering
I drove my recently acquired and new ford explorer sport for first time on the highway on march 4, 2013. When accelerating to pass a truck, i lost control of front end to point of swirling and near collision with the truck. I don't consider this a fluke as same happened a while later during same highway trip. I'm very familiar with high horsepower passenger vehicles and sports cars for that matter. I am also very…
ODI 10502773