2016 Ford Explorer Power Train Problems
- 88
- 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 88 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- light came · 21 records
- throttle body · 19 records
- engine light · 17 records
- lost power · 16 records
- wrench light · 14 records
- check engine · 13 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 62 |
| 30–60k mi | 14 |
| 60–100k mi | 8 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Power Train
While driving on city street going 35 mph, vehicle suddenly slowed to 5mph even though i had foot on pedal. It was barely rolling. Wrench warning light came on (which i found later means problem with drive train, take to dealer immediately. )engine service light also came on. I was fortunate enough to be able to roll to side of road and turn down street and go into a parking lot. Turned engine off and restarted it.…
ODI 10875025
Electrical System · Power Train
Was driving along busy road making a left turn at rush hour across two lanes of traffic. Car simply died. No response to accelerator. Wrench light on. I could have been hurt badly. Was able to get car out of traffic. Was told this is a severe problem with throttle body and ford is aware of this. Car has less than 5100 miles on it. This needs to be a recall situation.
ODI 10874611
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Was driving down a street, going about 40mph, the car immediately slowed to 5pmh and would not accelerate even when pushing the gas all the way down. I had to coast it home, drop the family off, and then coast it to the ford dealership. Upon arriving, the dealership informed me that ford was aware of the issue and that all parts are currently on back order.
ODI 10874209
Electrical System · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Problem first appeared on june 3, 2016 with about 10,000 miles. I was driving on interstate 95 past philadelphia airport about 9:30 am at about 60 mph. The vehicle had been driven from a cold start for about 20 minutes. It was raining moderately. The backup camera suddenly appeared on the screen in the center console and the transmission shuddered slightly. I also noticed that the dashboard drive indicator, which…
ODI 11220307
Engine · Power Train
2016 ford explorer v6 toolbar came on checksystem engine light came on going 45 mph went down to -0 mph gas pedal useless no power coasted to parking lot lucky i wasnt on a busy highway or street i guess it will take some body to get killed a couple of times before anything is done 4400miles and throttle body needs replace what a crackerjack joke acourse this is called cheapo depo manufacturing oh thats right parts…
ODI 10872610
Power Train
Suv is 4 months old and has 12200 miles. While driving on city road at 40 mph the wrench symbol appeared and the car lost all power immediately and slowed down on its own and was moving at 5 mph. I pushed the gas pedal but nothing happened. I parked the suv at a gas station and turn off the engine for 5 minutes and turned back on. Everything was normal and the wrench symbol was gone.
ODI 10871119
Power Train
While driving on city street there was a burned rubber smell outside vehicle, followed by strong smell of natural gas inside passenger compartment. While driving there was a rattling or thumping sound. Thinking back, there was a natural gas smell outside the vehicle days before burned rubber smell. I let the dealer hear a recording of the sound. They described it like the sound of driving on a railroad track. After…
ODI 10871368
Engine · Power Train
The power train and engine light came on and the truck stopped driving while on a busy road.
ODI 10870633
Power Train
At 70 mph on i-4, the electronic throttle body failed, dropping the engine to idle speed. The engine would not come out of idle, and had to be towed to the dealership. The part failed at 6,300 miles, less than 2,000 miles after the car's first dealership servicing. Had i not been in the slow lane at the time, i would have been stranded in the middle of i-4, and possibly killed.
ODI 10870159
Power Train
Vehicle lost acceleration suddenly: first time happened when i stopped at the intersection waiting the traffic to clear and when i want the vehicle to accelerate it did not so i pulled over and turned engine off and restart it five minuets later and the vehicle accelerate and i manage to reach my destination, next day i took the vehicle to ford dealer because the service powertrain fault illuminates. Ford dealer…
ODI 10864072
Power Train
Driving home from work in my 2 month old 2016 ford explorer with 1900 miles on it and was merging into freeway traffic when there was a sudden loss of power. Was pushing on the gas pedal and could hear the engine but the speed of my car was stalled at 35 mph and a wrench light and engine light came on. Was able to safely get off the freeway and into a gas station where i called for a tow. When the tow truck arrived…
ODI 10864777
Engine · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
On my 2016 explorer limited 3.5 n/a v6 - under hard (getting on fwy) or extended acceleration (uphill climb) exhaust fumes can be noticed by the passengers in the vehicle. I know there is an open investigation on the 11-15 years but the 16 should be included as well. This has been the case from new to current 11k miles. This happened on my previous 2013 model as well.
ODI 10883515
Engine · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Smell exhaust fumes inside cabin of vehicle. Exposure to carbon monoxide concern. Happens during full acceleration and driving uphill and with a/c unit on.noticed upon lease reception. Ford replaced exhaust system but not helped, actually now worse. Ongoing issue unresolved.
ODI 10954951