Ford Explorer Power Train Problems
- 1,225
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 21
- Years with records
- 1999–2020
- Stored years
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 1225 stored complaint records:
- 37 indicate a crash
- 16 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
- 2 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Automatic Transmission · 15 records
- Driveline · 3 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 339 |
| 100–150k mi | 275 |
| 30–60k mi | 191 |
| 1–30k mi | 189 |
| 150–400k mi | 100 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Power Train
Transmission cooler drain system leaked metal found in transmission pan replaced with an oem transmission. Causing powertrain malfunction
ODI 11309092
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Steering
Steering become hard cant move the wheel or make any turn... And the light of service power steering and service advance trac came on. I almost have a accident do to this problem.
ODI 11307585
Power Train · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle unexpectedly breaks, as if detecting a crash, when there is clearly no car ahead. Vehicle takes over control of breaks unexpectedly. Has happened on repeated occasions and already reported to manufacturer months ago.
ODI 11307311
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Re: 2017 ford explorer. Car dying out on acceleration from a stop. A scary thing happened on rt #619 today in hartville. That is, the car died out halfway out onto the roadway, it pauses for some seconds where the accelerator does nothing. Then it picks up by itself. The throttle does nothing. None of these actions are desirable. These behaviors put us in great danger. So let's see, this happened twice in the…
ODI 11306450
Power Train
2013 ford explorer limited 4wd 3.5l became undriveable in a matter of 4 days. It started as a squeal as i accelerated from a stop and quickly escalated to lurching, pulsating and bumping at all speeds. Mechanic initially thought it was a caliper that was locked up but when i brought it back 2 days later after the problem persisted and worsened he realized that the transfer case was faulty. He noted that ford is…
ODI 11306477
Power Train
Our 2016 ford explorer sport lost power going up a slight hill right before our house and barely made it home. We immediately called the dealership and arranged to bring it the following morning. The drivetrain is under warranty for 5 years or 60,000 miles. Our vehicle is 4 years old with slightly over 60,000 miles and we also purchased the additional warranty for 100,000 miles. We have been told by the dealership…
ODI 11301608
Power Train
We bought the car on 9/21/19 from upland ford. We had an issue where the infotainment screen blacked out, but thankfully, after letting the car sit for an hour, all is working fine on that matter. However, very early on, we noticed rough shifts, and other red flags, coming from the drivetrain. If i had to guess, we noticed it before 3k miles. Took it to vista ford in oxnard on 1/04/2020 (odo: 4960), where they…
ODI 11309038
Power Train · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
Popping noises from front pto . Pto case split in half driving down the road with my kids in the car causing vehicle front tires to skid for a split 2nd and differential fluid spilling all over the under carriage causing smoke.
ODI 11299649