2016 Ford Explorer Electrical System Problems
- 57
- 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 57 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 6 records
- light came · 5 records
- power steering · 5 records
- lost power · 5 records
- steering wheel · 5 records
- steering column · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 34 |
| 30–60k mi | 10 |
| 60–100k mi | 6 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Steering
Issues started with several electrical glitches that occurred and still occur consistently with no resolution. Battery was "fried" and replaced, sync module was replaced, now the glitches include a frozen steering column while driving and a "charging system service now" light that comes on and off while stationary and driving. Also passenger side view mirror gets stuck outwards, interior electrical malfunctions.…
ODI 11280007
Air Bags · Electrical System
At approx 48,000 miles, airbag light came on. Car was not moving, was parked for 9 hours after a day of work. Nothing hit, no impact. Ford dealer diagnosis: airbag harness/connector issue traced back to rear passenger seat behind driver. 1.5 days work and $478.93 charge, not a warranty or recall repair. Airbag circuit inoperative. Fix is per tsb16-0001. I am keeping the parts the dealer is replacing. Requires…
ODI 11241092
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
2016 ford explorer - the backup camera will come on while traveling down the highway at 55-60 mph. Will cause it to loose power, the rpm's drop right below 1000, the wrench symbol comes on, and it will barely move down the road. A screen will pop up on occasion saying hill assist is unavailable. You have to pullover, turn the car off, open the driver door to make sure the radio and all goes off, wait exactly one…
ODI 11235275
Electrical System · Steering
The steering failure light came on about 2 weeks ago and i brought to dealer. They said it was not the steering but the battery putting out the wrong voltage and caused the sensor to come on. Today i actually lost steering on the vehicle while driving about 30 miles on a local street. The street curved and i could not turn the wheel. The steering fault light came on and car said that the terrain assist and hill…
ODI 11230441
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. While driving 20 mph, the instrument panel lights flashed on and off. The contact also stated that the rearview camera was not functioning properly. The vehicle was taken to dublin hyundai (located at [redacted], dublin, ca 94568, [redacted]), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 53,000.
ODI 11230065
Electrical System
Wiring/battery problem. Positive post on battery corroded along with wiring going to post. Replaced positive wiring and accessories wiring along with a new battery. Positive post started to corrode again now the battery dies randomly and needs jump start
ODI 11222580
Electrical System
2016 ford explorer. Consumer writes in regards to inadvertent opening or closure of rear cargo door. *ld the consumer stated when the rear cargo door inadvertently closes it strikes the occupant on the head or back. *js
ODI 11209877
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
LOSS OFF POWER STEERING AND STABILITY CONTROL
ODI 11203629
Air Bags · Electrical System · Seat Belts
The airbag warning light has come on. In taking the car to the dealership, this was traced back to ford's error code dtc b141b and/or b141c. This error code has to do with ford installing a defective wiring harness for the rear seat inflatable airbags and could cause them to fail to operate during a collision. The dealership (sheehy ford, midlothian, va) refuses to repair the vehicle. I also contacted ford motor…
ODI 11210582
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Required a new transmission. Reported initial problem at 58,000 miles the dealer could not find a problem while car was still under warranty. Car was experiencing a hesitation during acceleration. At 80,000 miles the transmission had to be replace (out of warranty). Require new battery and cables after batter "exploded" corroding the battery cables. (68,000 miles). Required a new water pump at 86,000 miles.
ODI 11242950
Air Bags · Electrical System
The airbag controller light is on on the dash. I had a diagnosed and my dealership and they come to say that the wiring harness control in the rear airbags is damaged and needs to be replaced. The dealership i said this is a significant issue that has been noticing in 2016 ford explore models more and more. I am curious if this is a safety recall that needs to be taken care of by ford.
ODI 11185516
Electrical System
Navigation and radio screen keeps going out or turning black rear passenger door lock won't lock or unlock.
ODI 11171688
Electrical System
1. Right rear passenger heated seat suddenly stopped working. The light turns on briefly but shuts off. I have seen multiple complaints about this issue but not on this site. 2. Front cameras became fogged this winter and are useless now showing a cloudy screen. 3. Every time i put the vehicle in gear i get a message stating park aid fault check park aid #1 and #3 are known problems and have happened to multiple…
ODI 11219595
Electrical System · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. While driving 70 mph, the steering column seized and the steering column warning indicator illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle to the side of the highway, pressed the "ok" option on the message board, and was able to resume normal driving. Also, while driving 55 mph and hauling a trailer, the "hill start assist not available" warning indicator illuminated. The…
ODI 11269208
Air Bags · Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
On a city street experience loss of accelerating power while coming to stop and crossing an intersection the vehicle will star at a snail pace bringing up the speed to 40 mph on limp mode since the vehicle service wrench tool and air bag light up on the dash board vehicle will not respond pushing down on the gas pedal.
ODI 11143823
Electrical System · Engine
I was driving on the nys thruway around 70-75mph and the car decelerated to 55mph then was like in a coast mode. The wrench light came on and it said see manual. I pushed the pedal all the way to the floor and it would not go any faster. I was able to coast to the side of the road. I turned car off and then turned it back on and pushed ok to the see manual. I was then able to drive it. We could of been killed if…
ODI 11128575
Electrical System
The car was weak to start for 2days.. Day 3@ 5am i pushed the key 2xs to start my 2016 for explorer from inside my house. It didn't start so i got inside the car & pushed the start button, it made clicking sound then said system shutting down! Later that. Afternoon i looked under hood & battery acid was everywhere. The motor craft battery exploded!
ODI 11128234
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning and lost power. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to steve rogers ford (located at 9760 oh-64, waterville, oh 43566, [redacted]) to be diagnosed. The mechanic was unable to retrieve a fault code or duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the…
ODI 11133246
Electrical System · Steering
While driving on the freeway (75 mph), several alerts popped up out of nowhere - hill assist error, steering control error, terrain assist error, stability error. It told me to pull over immediately. Once i stopped my car and restarted it, my power steering was no longer working. This has happened twice now - both times on the freeway. It's extremely dangerous to have steering go out - i'm concerned for the safety…
ODI 11113953
Electrical System · Steering
Originally i had a light coming on when driving down the road saying "steering fault service now" it would come on and go off or occasionally i would have to pull over and restart my truck to reset. After about a week i started having multiple lines come on at one time flashing at me while driving saying "service advance trac, hill start assist not available, service advance trac and steering fault service now".…
ODI 11110267
Electrical System · Engine
I bought my ford explorer 2 years ago brand new and everys since i bought it i have had headaches. Dizziness while driving and electrical problems with it. My husband has also been treated for headaches and we believe it is from our ford, we don't have these issues until we are in the car for long periods of time. The dashboard goes blank a lot and it loses power.
ODI 11092049
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
Dash/speedometer went black - heat and air system inoperable - no turn signals - power decreased and power steering not fully functioning. All of this happened when i placed the car in park and realized the radio and interior lights were not automatically shutting off so i restarted the car and still nothing. Dealership recommended disconnecting the battery - this did fix part of the problems but the synch health…
ODI 11082611
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
There is a design defect in the front parking sensors where after freezing, water can enter the opening of parking sensor and short circuit the wiring harness causing the parking aid system to fault. This prevents the driver from utilizing this key safety feature when parking or being alerted on their close proximity of surrounding objects.
ODI 11093440
Electrical System
System off to save battery message on ford explorer 2016. I have read over 500 post to this problem which my wife's suv just started to show. Most of them are saying in some cases the suv died while in traffic. The dealers are saying its the battery but in most cases the suv has only a couple of thousand miles on it or is only a year old. Someone will be killed if this is not addressed soon. As of now, ours happens…
ODI 11060739
Electrical System · Power Train
Power train control module and engine control module failed under high speed on a [redacted]. We were almost killed by being rear-ended traffic as vehicle came to a complete stop, engine off, and completely dead. Not able to steer or brake. Vehicle has only 12,854 actual miles. Please fix this before others are killed and/or maimed.
ODI 11047089