2016 Ford Explorer Electronic Stability Control Problems
- 14
- 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 14 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
I was driving down the highway and i got errors saying my advace trac system needed to be serviced. Also that my power steering failed and i needed to pull the vehicle over safely. I was going about 65mph and my power steering went out!. I had to take an offramp shortly after (i was on my way to work) and it was difficult to steer the vehicle. Very dangerous!
ODI 11287518
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
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System
I stopped at traffic light, i heard a strange sound, and the airbag light came on. I press the gas gas to cross intersection and car would only go 3 miles an hour, i managed to turn into side street, and turned car off. When i restarted car and i was able to accelerate and proceeded to drive to my destination, when i stopped at another red light it happened again and then engine light came on. I then turned off car…
ODI 11228267
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
LOSS OFF POWER STEERING AND STABILITY CONTROL
ODI 11203629
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While driving down the road my power steering went out. I have around 50,000 miles on my 2016 ford explorer. I have had it worked on 3 times and it continues to have the same issue. This is a serious safety issue for the people in the car and those on the road. Many people have complained about this issue, yet ford has not issued a recall.
ODI 11128471
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. While driving approximately 70 mph, the power steering suddenly failed and made the steering wheel very difficult to turn. During the failure, the "steering fault" and "service advance trac" messages displayed. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer (toms ford, 200 hwy 35, key port, nj) where it was diagnosed that the power steering assembly was faulty and needed to be…
ODI 11115150
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
At highway speeds (70mph) power steering and traction control systems went out. Diagnostics flashed onto the dashboard - "steering loss stop safely terrain management system fault service advancetrac hill start assist not available" power steering and traction control systems were offline. I was able to drive the vehicle back to my house five miles away, but am unable to move the vehicle out of it's parking spot.
ODI 11113990
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Steering
Was traveling down a city surface street when another vehicle tried to beat me to getting onto the same street i was traveling on made a sudden turn before i could get to his location. Upon trying to maneuver and avoid a collision the vehicle suddenly did not respond to the maneuver and instead veered off the road and crashed into a residence. Steering failed to function as intended, abs system also failed to…
Crash reported
ODI 11034214
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System
I am an owner of a 2016 ford explorer that was purchased brand new at a dealership here in az last year in january. Immediately after purchase, i started noticing fuel leakage from the vehicle and vehicle using a lot of gas everyday. I took my truck back to the dealership and was told everything is ok. As time went on, i noticed that every time i accelerated on the gas, the truck slowed down. Took truck to…
ODI 11003473
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
2016 ford explorer with approximately 8400 miles. Was traveling southbound on us hwy 1 at approximately 50mph when vehicle suddenly stops accelerating and wrench light comes on. Car will only coast at less than 5mph. Was able to pull into a parking lot without being involved in an accident. Vehicle was on and shaking but would not allow me to accelerate. Vehicle had to be towed to ford dealership. Ford mechanic…
ODI 10913659
Electronic Stability Control
I was driving on the highway and the car lost power wrench light appeared on my dash i went from 65 t0 10 miles per hour, when i took it to my dealer the wrench light disappeared,and they said they couldn't put it on the machine if there wasn't a light on the dash, i explained the proble they said it was the electronic throttle body and they are on back order, don't know when you will get one.
ODI 10873834
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System
The vehicle went into limp mode rpm and speed where reduced to 1000 rpm (max) and 5-10 mph while responding to a police matter as the vehicle is the police model and purchased as a police car. Upon research, the electric throttle body has been a problem for a number of years and has not been addressed. This is a police vehicle and not reliable at all. The vehicle has 3960 miles on it and dept is being told it will…
ODI 10872958
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
I recently received a 2016 ford police utility (explorer) as a new patrol vehicle. While on patrol i suddenly lost power steering. I received a steering assist fault message on the dash, as well as a traction and stability control error message. The vehicle has 935 miles on it. I have read where ford has had problems in the past with this steering system. As a police officer i am very concerned that the loss of…
ODI 10846306
Electronic Stability Control
Loss of steering while traveling 70mph, on expressway,exactly like recall on previous years. Had dealer fix jan 2016 only to go out again in jan 6,2017, with 37000 miles. Dealer repaired with updated part. Needs to be included with recall. Recall 14s06 (14v286000 steering: electric power assist system),
ODI 11072842