2013 Ford Explorer Electronic Stability Control Problems
- 38
- 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.
What owners report
- power steering · 33 records
- steering wheel · 7 records
- stability control · 6 records
- steering assist · 6 records
- terrain management · 6 records
- service power · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 15 |
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
| 100–150k mi | 7 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Steering
Steering become hard cant move the wheel or make any turn... And the light of service power steering and service advance trac came on. I almost have a accident do to this problem.
ODI 11307585
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
About two months ago the steering was getting tough with little noise like clunking, took the explorer to a ford dealer was told my front struts needed changed. Had that done, did not fix my steering problem. Said my vin was outside of the recall ford had on the steering rack. Now just yesterday i start my car and my steering wheel is stuck no movement. Turned it off and back on and got movement but no power…
ODI 11309539
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While driving (second incident, it was repaired by ford motor vehicle for the same thing last year) my steering wheel became uncontrollable. The vehicle kept pulling me to the left, i almost had a head on with the oncoming vehicle. I was so shook up, i pulled off the road and waited for help. My husband tested it since and the pull is quite noticeable.
ODI 11269855
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System
Throttlebody p2111 code. Loss of engine power. Not covered by factory service bulletin 13n03. Why not?
ODI 11251954
Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Visibility/Wiper
The power steering went completely out. Steering wheel locked up & the turn signal & wipers wouldn't work. At first , i could turn the vehicle off & it would reset but it started happening more often at a low speed or when i would put the vehicle in reverse. It went completely out in august 2019. My particular 2013 ford explored didn't have a recall for this & it cost $2,300 to fix.
ODI 11289283
Electronic Stability Control
I was diving down the highway at approximately 55-60mph when my vehicle jerked twice then started decelerating rapidly. At that time pressing the gas pedal had no effect and i had to pull over on to the shoulder to avoid getting hit by oncoming traffic. A wrench light came on and my car began to shake and would not accelerate. I put the car in park and waited a few minutes but it did not stop shaking and the wrench…
ODI 11221593
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While driving, the steering became extremely difficult. The power steeling and stability control lights came on with a warning. The power steering failure nearly caused an accident. The vehicle was on a city street and the power steering failed while turning.
ODI 11218338
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Power steering loss for the 2nd time, even after dealership inspection. Claimed to not be a apart of 2013 recall list.
ODI 11207853
Body · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Steering is hard to steer. Feels like you have no power steering. Doesn't happen all the time just when you turn the steering wheel when driving slow. Also paint on the hood peeling off. Took to a garage for the steering and they say it's a known issue but no recall.
ODI 11207354
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Power steering assist fault.. While operating a vehicle fault comes on steering gets hard hard to control causing my wife to almost get to an accident. It only comes on once in a great while to reset its you have to shut the car off and turn it back on it only happens in the morning when she's taking the kids to school it's rare but it's happened four times already
ODI 11205960
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Driving on straightaway doing about 45mph and coming to a stop. Service lights & bells popped on and power steering stopped working.
ODI 11202573
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
Power steering assist fault. Causing loss of power steering almost causing a accident was able to pull to side of road unable to steer the vehicle. Others have had this and some recalled but not all. This recall needs to be extended before someone dies. City street. I can't imagine being on a freeway in phoenix when this happened.
ODI 11196865
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
Power steering assist came on as i was driving and lost steering. Very dangerous
ODI 11196831
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Power steering down. Warning massage said 'power steering assist fault' 'service advance trac' 'terrain management system fault'. It is too hard to steer. Control module internal failure, codes u3000-49, u3000-96, u3000-71.
ODI 11190264
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Paint bubbling on aluminum surfaces hood and door skins, referred back to dealer who repaints and reoccurs until out of warrantee. Steering failure intermittent accutrac control requiring towing and computer reset. Can fail while driving resulting in no or difficult steering. Multiple times reset no charge. Estimate to repair $2500
ODI 11271351
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Was driving down the interstate and the power steering went out advancetrac lights came on and the dash started flashing service power steering now and service advancetrac now
ODI 11196060
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Like recall number 14s06, my explorers power steering assist is intermittent and will sometimes will not work at all. I've checked with a local dealer and they say that it is not a recall under our vin. This vehicle lost power steering while my wife was driving with both of our young children in the car.
ODI 11171082
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While driving my vehicle at a slow speed my steering wheel locked up.
ODI 11165182
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System
Takata recall odor problem when accelerating. My child was diagnose being on the spectrum. Might be because of the carbon monoxide who knows. There is also a leak on both rear seat belts my kids always get dretched with water running down their car seat and clothes. Catching colds and pneumonia. So frustrating
ODI 11229490
Electronic Stability Control
My vehicle keeps giving me a "shift to park" message after it's already in park. I purchased the vehicle in the summer of 2012 and it's a 2013. Within the first month of having it this issue began. I've mentioned it several times when i've taken my vehicle in for service. I even took it in just for that error message and was told because the issue couldn't be duplicated i would have to bring it back when it happens…
ODI 11160844
Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Suspension
Issue already reported.see nhtsa ld.number 11174395.vehicle is awd. Clunking noise coming from front axil area only. Current milage86644.
ODI 11176017
Electronic Stability Control
I was driving on the freeway at around 65/70mph when suddenly my car shut down. The wrench light illuminated, and the dash said to "check manual" and all power was lost in the car. It was a terrifying experience. I was in the fast lane during the morning commute and my car completely shut down and i had to safely navigate getting over 6 lanes of traffic. Thank god no one was injured because this could have been…
ODI 11115235
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Power steering does not work at times on start up. Could go out at high rate of speed and cause an accident. Should be a recall
ODI 11097205
Body · Electronic Stability Control · Unknown Or Other
Vehicle in motion when all of a sudden would slow down to a crawl and lose ability to accelerate. Yellow wrench warning light would then light up. Happened twice and almost had serious accident. Also would experience burning smell when accelerating up a hill. Previously reported to dealer but they would not believe.
ODI 11074216
Electronic Stability Control
I received an error code on my 2013 ford explorer that stated "checks brakes" whenever i made a left or right turn. The car would also do a hard jerk when i turned and it was hard to drive at certain speeds. When i did a vehicle check, my brakes were registering as "ok". A couple of days later, my vehicle did the same thing when i made a turn. This time after the check brakes warning light came on, my car completely…
ODI 11061935