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 · Steering · Wheels
When traveling on the interstate the vehicle started pulling my steering to the right or left when not driving straight. The steering wheel would pop to one side or the other making it difficult to maintain my lane on the interstate. Dashboard lights appeared indicating trac control and trac system maintanence. After exiting the highway the vehicle made a loud popping and screeching noise when making a sharp turn,…
ODI 11024987
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Steering wheel assist fault. The steering just can't turn. It seems to me that manufacture defect. I almost get involved in a terrible accident while driving in hwy. Traction is off
ODI 11023890
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Purchased a used 2013 ford explorer xlt with 127,158 miles on it. Drove it for 5 days without problems. On day 6, i drove the car on the freeway for 73-miles. At 127,400 miles i stopped at a burger joint for 35-minutes before resuming my drive to my destination, several warning messages appeared on the information screen when i started the car again. 1)service power steering now. 2) terrain management system…
ODI 11021013
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
The "door ajar" sensor on many ford products is defective and causes the door ajar light to come on even when the doors are closed. This also causes the interior dome lights to remain on at night and will not allow the doors to be locked while operating the vehicle. It is dangerous not being able to lock the doors as children could open the doors accidentally and fall out. It is also dangerous having the interior…
ODI 11056819
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Began experiencing some light binding in steering while driving highway speed. Exercised the steering back a forth a little. Advancetrac stability control was turned off by the vehicle control system and steering service warning appeared on the dash. Vehicle became difficult to steer. Vehicles from my model year were recalled for steering gear failure (14s06), but my vehicle was manufactured after the relevant date.…
ODI 10992878
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel System, Gasoline · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving down a city street my vehicle lurched and the terrain management system fault light and orange wrench light came on. It wouldn't accelerate and i lost my power steering. I was able to coast to side of the road. I shut it off and waiter for about a minute then restarted it. It idled rough for a few seconds then smoothed out and i was able to make it home. *tr
ODI 10947320
Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Suspension
I was backing up from parking spot in a city garage and when i place the car in drive my power assisted steering (epas) failed. I got the power steering fault error, advancetrac error and terrain management error. The car was too difficult to manually steer actually nearly impossible. It took almost 1 hour and 2 grown big men to manually steer it out of the garage so that it could be put onto a flat bed tow truck.…
ODI 10790170
Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Suspension
While driving on a highway, my steering began to feel tighter and tighter, with the wheel harder to turn. Soon it began to require a "push" to make the movement of the wheel begin. I pulled off the highway and the dash alerts came on. One said, "service power steering now" and one indicated that the traction control function was off. The manual said i should shut off the engine and it would reset these. Instead, the…
ODI 10662612
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
I have a 2013 explorer sport which i purchased new from the dealer 2 months ago. On the morning of 8/15/2013 i was turning left into a parking lot after coming to a complete stop on a road, going less than 10mph. As i accelerated and turned my wheel left the power steering failed completely making it almost impossible to turn the wheel and the warning lights on the dash came on for the advancetrac and the stability…
ODI 10538240
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
Electronic Stability Control · Suspension
I have been complaining of a suspension issue since i had purchased this vehicle in 2013. I am being told there want be a recall until someone dies. I even tried to have it fixed under warranty but suspension are not covered according to ford dealers.
ODI 11115138
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
I was making a u-turn not even going more than 15 mph and my 2013 ford explorer sport's, which only has 6050 miles on it, power steering suddenly stop working and all across the dash, warning lights lit up, stability control fault, power steering assist fault, terrain management fault, traction control fault. I lost power steering and slowly steered into the nearest gas station. I turned off my engine and then…
ODI 10511807
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
I experienced a loss of power steering while driving, as well as stability control, traction control, and terrain management systems errors. I was stopped at an intersection waiting to make a left turn. Once i started moving to make the turn (@ 5 mph), a number of beeps went off, warnings were displayed on the vehicle information screen, and i lost power steering. After pulling over to the side of the road with no…
ODI 10509678