2016 Ford Explorer Service Brakes Problems
- 8
- 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 8 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- steering wheel · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes · Steering · Suspension
Vehicle is experiencing popping noises when turning the steering wheel left or right also happens while braking the popping is significant enough to feel in the steering wheel as well as in the floor boards on both front passenger and driver. The steering wheel has exhibited extreme vibration enough to make the outside driver review mirror shake. The steering wheel has also been stuck in the left turning position…
ODI 11220329
Engine · Service Brakes
The vacuum tube assembly/ hoses corroded to the point the braking system was compromised. The dealership's assessment states that battery acid spilled onto the hose and the acid ate though it. When i visually inspected the hose, the only part of the hose that was corroded where both ends where it connects to the manifold and other end. I find it very odd that batter acid will only spill on 2 opposite ends of a hose,…
ODI 11161282
Service Brakes · Steering
Tl* the contact owned a 2016 ford explorer. While driving approximately 70 mph, an abnormal noise was heard from the front of the vehicle. After the noise was heard, the vehicle lost steering and brake functionality. As a result, the contact was involved in a side impact collision with the median wall and the vehicle overturned. The side air bags deployed prior to the crash. The failure occurred without warning. The…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 11082532
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
Service Brakes · Steering
On oct. 18 while operating at highway speed of 40 mph on hwy. 301 south in wilson nc and attempting to slow down to stop for the traffic stopped at the traffic light ahead the brake pedal and steering both did not function, i was unable to stop or steer the vehicle causing a rear-end collision to hit the vehicle in front of mine. My vehicle was towed to kenly ford later that day from the accident site where it was…
Crash reported
ODI 10919214
Engine · Power Train · Service Brakes · Steering · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
Husband was driving the vehicle was about to accelerate to get up a hill on a city street and engine sounded like transmission or other major part just "dropped". Steering wheel froze, car idled violently, could not move vehicle, started to roll backwards until emergency brake was applied.acceleration went to literally zero,suv would not move. Orange wrench light came on, stated to see manual.placed car in park shut…
ODI 10885312
Service Brakes
While in motion on city street at 45 mph, brakes failed to respond in expected manner. Pressing brake pedal as far as possible, there was almost no braking action to slow vehicle.
ODI 10871365
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Sept 31st - with 358 miles and less than owned for 24 hours all adaptive equipment failed, flashing abs failure loss of speed control. Oct 1st car taken to jclewis ford in savanah,ga, was called by the dealer approximately 3 hours later and was told to pick the car and the only problem was to realign and reset computer software. I took the car and drove 39 miles and we sustained a total repeat of the problems. At…
ODI 10765252
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2016 Ford Explorer.
Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.