Ford Explorer Equipment Adaptive/Mobility Problems
- 12
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 8
- Years with records
- 2001–2016
- 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 12 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Complaints by year
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
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
Engine · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Fuel/Propulsion System
A follow up on a co problem, that happened on 7/7/15. Dealer took the explorer in on the co issue along with ford knowing of it. Gave us a rental for a week, and came up with no co levels after a week. Went to the dealership to take a ride with the service manager, exhaust was present but he said it was a hot engine smell. No levels where found but symptoms in my body of co where indicated while the service manager…
ODI 10735901
Body · Engine · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Exhaust is entering the passenger compartment through the front and rear air conditioning vents when the engine is accelerated to 3500 rpm or above. I noticed this condition while driving around town,when passing another car or accelerating to enter the freeway, but the problem was really evident on a recent driving vacation from kansas city to seattle wa. We went through several mountainous states and it was…
ODI 10760932
Air Bags · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
I was in a accident on august 21, 2014. Two or more deer's ran out in front of my 2002 ford explorer and i ran off the road hitting a pole. It crushed the whole front end and my airbag never deployed. My truck is a total loss and i did have on my seat belt but the airbag should of deployed. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10631431
Engine · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Fuel System, Gasoline
There is a foul smell in the vehicle, maybe burning plastic on the vehicle or exhaust. The fumes gets inside the vehicle that can make it unbearable when you have the ac on. You can not stay in the car. The ac has to be turn off and all windows open in order to continue driving. I brought the vehicle back to the dealership for service, last year. The service representative informed me that it was a plastic bag that…
ODI 10604931
Body · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Suspension
Rear end of car thumped every time you would go over the smallest separation in the road and also on a bumpy road. Replaced rear end shocks. Still have the same problem of thumping. Some times it feels like i'm going to loose the rear end of the vehicle. I was told possibly now that back bushings holding the body to the frame may be disintegrated. Vehicle has always been well maintained and garaged. I have found out…
ODI 10659595
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Structure
Ford explorer eddie bauer - garage kept, low miles due to working from home. Discovered a crack in the back hatch upper panel. When reported to insurance company (progressive) the agent indicated that this is a known defect and all ford dealers are aware of it. I discovered other ford explorers and expeditions around the county with the same crack. Crack is caused by lack of stabilization behind the panel and the…
ODI 10567899
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford explorer. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the vehicle independently engaged the brakes. The vehicle was designed with a unique braking program designed to engage with the cruise control when the vehicle was approaching a second vehicle. The system engaged despite there not being a vehicle in front of the contact?s vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis…
ODI 10547072