Ford Explorer

"Exhaust manifold leaking, probably damaged by driving on rough terrain. Repair required replacement of exhaust manifold and catalytic converter. Following repair other catalytic converter tested bad and was replaced. Following that repair, warning light again came on, and another catalytic counter replaced, allegedly needed because of low quality parts in initial repairs. Total repairs $2600"

"It seams to me premature to have to replace a catalytic converter in 125,000 miles (I believe my 2008 Mountaineer still has the original converter(s)"

"fumes upon hard acceleration"

"My Explorer has had three separate fixes by Ford to correct a situation where exhaust leaks into the cabin under hard acceleration. At this point, it appears to be 98% fixed."

"Recall for preventive repairs. I had no issues but since recall in effect & no charge, why not do it."

"Several seals in the floor were leaking allowing exhaust gasses into the cabin. CO levels exceeded 200ppm in the cabin. After several visits the Ford regional engineer finally removed the seats and carpeting found the leaky seams and sealed them"

"it appeared to be a manufacturing / assembly issue with with the exhaust system at the Y pipe . This leak set of an error code illuminated as (check engine light) the Explorer was repaired three times under warranty until actual problem found by serv"

"exhaust smell in cabin when stopped"

"The exhaust fumes could be smelled in the interior. I believe there is an advisory (forgot their nomenclature) from Ford because many other Explorer owners observe the same issue"

"Warning light came on and dealer stated that main system was broken and needed replacement $900."

"As before, I think the system is integrated. The warning light came on and the dealer assessed the problem."

"SYNC is a piece of crap!! Been to the dealer 3 times for updates and an upgrade of the system. JUNK!"

"Sync is not user friendly!"

"has difficulty carrying out comands"

"had to have system reset and new software installed"

"System does not always work, screen freezes, voice commands donot work"

"Warning that Navigation SD card had been removed. Music USB stick randomly powers on and off"

"System failed, needed to be updated. Problem fixed in one afternoon"

"non responsive sometimes...freezes up sometimes"

"There was a glitch when using navigation system and other parts of theSync system. Had to take to dealership to fix"

"The entertainment system suddenly switches between Sirius, radio, or USB without user input. Phone connection interferes with the sound system, disabling manual control of the sound system"

"It is junk and should be trashed. It is the most worthless piece of equipment that has ever been put in a car. Ford should be made to replace everyone of them. Ford has rebooted my system 14 times already and it is still junk"

"Horrible product and will not buy another Ford until they replace it"

"Computer glitch flashed incorrect data and interference for several hours. Turning car off did not fix. Had to do software update to fix"

"The voice commands work sporatically. It is difficult to use. Unless it's a preset station, finding a radio station is frustrating"

"This has never worked as advertised. The interface often freezes, it frequently disconnects from my phone, the hand controls sometimes are out of sync with what I am doing, and overall performance has been disappointing"

"System freezes or has glitches while driving"

"The system was not compatible with my flip phone"

"Would not sync bluetooth, time was wrong, screen would go blank, navigation would not work. It needed an upgrade. Once done, SYNC works fine"

"2 calipers were sticking and grinding the break pads"

"caliper locked on one of the rear brakes"

"premature corrosion caused the rear caliper to stick. This caused premature wear of the pads plus overheating. Pads, rotors, calipers were replaced"

"Stuck calipers in the rear brakes. First the passenger side, then about six months later the driver side"

"Calipers seize up leading to brakes rubbing and wearing out prematurely"

"Master cylinder /booster failure, 1500 miles outside of extended warranty"

"Vehicle was brough to the dealer fo a brake pad replacement, the dealer diagnosed a master cylinder issue in addition to the pad replacement. . Vehicle was approx. 2000 miles past the Ford extended warranty, Extended warranty coverage was denied."

"The breaks needed to be replaced at around 80,000 miles."

"Noticed some squeaking near the right rear tire about 6 months ago. Had mechanic check it and he said normal wear, but should be replaced soon. Rear differential leak noted. 3 months later, had breaks replaced and differential leak repaired."

"The brakes made noise - I took in for service and had them replaced."

"Brakes made grinding noise at 12,000 miles, deemed "routine". by Ford, yet needed replacements"

"I initially had a problem with sticky brakes and told them it may be a faulty caliper. They said my rear brakes needed replacing but the caliper was fine. The problem reoccurred and they then said the caliper was bad and replaced it"

"The cable stuck during very cold weather, causing a stuck caliper. The first dealer did not diagnose the problem correctly"

"This problem is sporadic and involves an warning light that comes on when the vehicle's shifter is placed in park. Sometimes the warning can not be stopped even after several tries. The problem started happening last month. It has not been serviced"

"The big problem is the All wheel drive power transfer unit. On the Ford forum site, the PTU start leaking after 100000 miles a common problem."

"Brake pads froze on the calipers at 40000 miles which damaged the rotors"

"Rear Brake pads and rotors needed replacement at 28,000 miles. Not covered under Warranty. I feel this is unacceptable for this type of vehicle and the type of driving we do"

"Calipers were stuck, keeping brakes engaged until total pad was worn"

"Second set in 60,000 miles of driving"

"Had the right rear brake cease despite having had ALL maintenance done by my dealer. Had to replace rotors and pads on BOTH rear wheels"

"Brake calipers seize leading to premature brake wear"

"Have owned the Explorer for just under 5 years - have had to replace the brakes and rotars and pads multiple times. Spent thousands in repair bills above and beyond the warranty that expired years ago (I've driven it ~20K miles/year)"

"Had to replace front and rear pads and rotors in at 105,000 miles. Not really sure if this is premature"

"Brake pad failure caused damage to rotors (Rear) at 28,000 miles. For the type of driving we do and the fact that this is a 4X4 SUV this is unacceptable since it was not covered under Warranty"

"Just wore out after 93000 miles"

"Only months after purchasing this vehicle, the brakes began to squeak. At the first oil change, they stopped squeaking. They fixed the squeak without any changes to the braking system (i.e. there were no new parts or services done)"

"dealer installation mistake to replace rusty shoes from trailer tow. Not factory fault"

"Brakes squeaked almost since day one, after several years and a bunch of visits the Ford dealer replaced the front brakes and has been fine since"

"complete failure and needed to be replaced"

"Compressor failed just past warranty Ford would do nothing"

"wouldn't cool one time cool air came out of right side vents but not left replaced part of compressor two more times ac would not cool at all fixed leaky valves"

"the fan just automatically went to maximum.. when turned down, on screen, it would immediately go back to max. when turned down with the DASH button it wold respond as requested. this happened for about 3-6 months, then just stopped occurring"

"The system would sense an outdoor temperature of -32 degrees (like -5) when the outdoor temp was actually 90 and cause the heat to be on instead of the air conditioner. It would take 20-30 minutes to actually sense the outdoor temperature correctly."

"battery failure, Temp. not able to be control"

"Exterior temp sensor was not working. It was like this on the day we bought it brand new"

"Locked up with hot air blowing out of dashboard and it took two weeks to fix"

"Passenger side quit working"

"The damper motor for the passenger side heat/cool switch over failed in the heat position. The part wasn't expensive but the labor cost to install was very high"

"Not sure yet apt. pending"

"blower motor stopped working"

"Cool and hot air only work on the driver's side. I haven't had it fixed yet because it is expensive."

"My Explorer is equipped with a secondary A/C system for the rear areas of the cabin. The self contained unit located in the right rear fender area failed completely and it cost me over $1,700 to get it taken care of. The entire unit needed to be replaced."

"AC was not cooling and dealer said condenser looked like it had been driven in gravel but as warranty had expired we paid full repair cost at 2000.00. There is no grille that covers much of the coil at front of car"

"The moonroof won't open and the sunshade now won't close. It broke at 45000 miles during my last trip. Hasn't been fixed yet"

"Battery Failure, the temp. not able to be achieved due to mech. and electrical controls"

"The duct work under dash and cold air was coming in passenger side in winter"

"Leaking heater core"

"vent door actuator has failed twice"

"I had to take it in twice to get the A/C fixed. they had to replace the front condesor unit"

"replaced actualaters and leaking valves serviced 3 times for not coolong"

"power steering went out"

"Something went wrong with the electric power steering couldn't turn it"

"Travelling with my travel trailer, the front strut broke down, probably whould never happen if I have no trailer"

"Bearing on top of the strut"

"Struts required replacement at 90000km"

"The vehicle was received with a strut that rattled and snapped. It took several trips to the dealer to get it replaced"

"Strut mounts were loose causing a clunking noise in the steering"

"Leaking rear shock"

"Had to replace front struts"

"Just started making a clunking noise. Took to dealer and they repaired it under extended warranty"

"Electronic steering system failure. $1800 repair. Recall for similar problem with other 2013 Explorer's but Ford would not provide assistance."

"The Toe hooks had to be replaced, and then repaired a second time"

"Steering gear had to be replaced"

"Began at 75000 miles. Should have been a recall by Ford. Known problem and same condition as a certain range of same make and model were recalled by mine was excluded.Major expense of $1800. Ford would not consider any assistance."

"Not sure if I am describing the problem accurately. I thought that it was too noisy when I went over bumps. Took it to the dealer/garage and told them. They said something about the linkage needing replacement. I said OK. The noise stopped. They are very good to me. I know them."

"Stearing gear had to be replaced 20,000 miles. Took to or regular dealer and they couldn't look at the car to tell me the problem for 2-3 days. Another dealer told me to leave it for 3 weeks. Finally took it to dealer that fixed it in 10 days"

"First it was a power steering failure, now it is torque steering. There is no fix for the system, only putting up with a poor product"

"Heard a "clunking" sound on the driver's side. Turned out to be ball joints and torsion bar"

"Popping in front end when running over bumps and turning. Took in for warranty work to replace tie rod ends which resolved problem"

"Took vehicle in due to humming noise coming from right rear side. Techs "found threat - both rear wheel bearings are going bad". Recommended replacement. New Hub, Knuckle and Backing Plate were installed. Problem was resolved. Fortunately the extended warranty covered all but the $100 deductible."

"Had to replace wheel hubs at 125000 miles"

"Infrequently and unpredictably the shifter lever sensor would not detect the shifter had been moved to Park. This would prevent us from turning the vehicle off. Cycling the shifter would ultimately result in a correct reading. Not covered under power train warranty"

"Problem has always existed. Seems to have gotten a little worse over the years but we don't drive the car to much and don't want to put any money into it so we just live with the problem. We will never buy a ford product again."

"Hard shifting from second to third, sometimes violent. Noticeable transmission slippage. Scantool shows poorly shifting gears when compared to another Explorer with no problems. Dealer called it normal. Blown output shaft said they were wrong."

"Rear motor mounts and transmission mounts went bad causing the shifting and rough Idle problems. They did replace one spark plug they found was giving a weak condition, but was not causing the rough idle."

"the transmission shifting is very jerky and does not shift smoothly"

"Delay from R to D, with clunkiness feeling and noise"

"Shift was harsh and gears were searching for low speed in traffic"

"The transmission has slipped and shifts rough since new. We have just learned to live with it. There has never been any service done to the transmission."

"When I leave my driveway it is about a quarter mile down a steep hill to a stop sign. After stopping at the stop sign, when I start to pull out sometimes the transmission seems to be in neutral even though it is actually in Drive, other time I pull"

"I live at the top of a steep hill. Occasionally, when I back out of my driveway and put the car in drive, when I get to the bottom of the hill, stop at the stop sign and pull out the car doesn't shift out of 1st gear or the car is in neutral. I have to stop, put the car in park then put in in drive and pull forward. The hill is steep enough that I don't need to press the gas pedal when leaving my home, I break all the way to the bottom of the hill approximately a quarter of a mile. I've menti"

"The software for the transmission has been updated three times and yet it still will not upshift, even after the user has leveled off the acceleration. The only way to make it upshift is to completely lift your foot off the accelerator or to use the shift paddle. Ford has acknowledged that it does it and that it is a problem, but has refused to fix it, because it would take too long to figure out what is wrong and it mostly works correctly. They have also told me they would get an engineer to look at this issue, and they have never followed through. I will never buy another Ford."

"Not sure it is a computer problem but occasionally when I leave my house in the morning the car does not shift out of first gear or even though it is in drive it is actually in neutral. I live on a steep hill so when I back out of my driveway I never have to touch the gas pedal until I get to a stop sign about a half mile away. When I attempt to pull out from that stop sign the car is sometimes in neutral or after I pull out it never shifts out of first gear. The solution is to stop . put the car in park then back in drive and that always works. I've talked to the dealer a few time but they always say it was probably in neutral or manual shift."

"The power take off unit was leaking trans fluid"

"Seals leaked causing vehicle to be operated without trans fluid which caused the slipping and rough shifting"

"When down shifting the transmission would pause for 10 to 15 seconds between gears causing a lurch. Ford replaced a valve in the transmission which fixed the problem"

"When placed in park, vehicle did not think it was in park & had message of such on dash screen. Also would not back up driver seat & move steering wheel, so that driver could easily get out of car"

"Sensor indicated not in park when ity was"

"stop light wire harness was not properly fitted at the assembly operation"

"Brakelight became non functional and needed to replace the entire assembly"

"Om a trip. the headlights failed about dusk on an Interstate highway"

"Automatic high beam camera malfunctioned and had to be repaired under warranty"

"The drivers seat heating element does not heat in a uniform fashion"

"Seat heater failed, Ford fixed under warranty"

"An electrical short in the cargo area requiring a new lamp assembly"

"Interior Lights will not turn off after the delay period expires when the Driver Door is opened and closed upon exiting the vehicle. Happens in conjunction with the Stereo System not automatically turning off. Happens 50% of the time"

"Sometimes would not open doors immediately, then would. Had a problem with starting the car until pushing on /off buttons on keyless entry fob"

"The keypad on the drivers side door stopped working and had to be replaced"

"Hasn't worked right from day 1"

"Vehicle would not unlock or lock all the time even from distances less than 10 feet. You are unable to remote start the vehicle without locking first. Ford service unable to replicate the issue and videos of the issue did not matter"

"A sensor in the fuel system had to be replaced before the remote starter would work"

"Vehicle would not unlock or lock all the time even from distances less than 10 feet. You are unable to remote start the vehicle without locking first. Ford service unable to replicate the issue and videos of the issue did not matter"

"It's a problem related to the MySynch, or whatever the system is that governs navigation, entertainment, climate and phone. It doesn't synch properly. Never has worked 100%"

"Transmission shifter had to be replaced because it was not sensing being in the park setting. The warning light kept coming on"

"The windshield wipers wouldn't turn off. Once the shop disabled that they wouldn't let us drive it, for safety reasons."

"Driver door handle fell off"

"The rear driver side door remains locked when the driver hits the unlock button. The child locks are not on. The door has to be manually unlocked."

"Driver and rear driver door latches do not recognize that the door is fully closed. Keeps telling me door ajar"

"Rear passenger door was locked and could not be unlocked"

"Driver side door closed sensor problem"

"when cold car will not recognize key.sometimes when warm car will not unlock door"

"Automatic mirrors based on seat memory setting stopped working. This required a replacement of the drivers side mirror"

"Controls stopped working"

"Leaking into interior."

"Sunroof shade broken on delivery. Replacement part came in and was also broken. Took a week to make a repair that should not have been necessary"

"Water was leaking into the rear spare tire well because of a known defect in the trunk door hinges tearing open. Seems to be a major weakness on this model, but Ford refused to acknowledge."

"Body seam leaking and tailgate lifting problem"

"lifts to rear tail gate unable to lift door all the way up-ford replaced both under extended warrenty"

"I have corrosion on hood. Ford says they won't do anything about it until there is a hole. I understand they are having major issues with corrosion on aluminum parts and this could end up being a class action law suit. My son owns a body shop and has told me hood needs to be replaced. This would be at my expense since I need a hole for Ford to fix. Not fair"

"Crack in frame at hatch hinge"

"Annoying P1450 problem. Dealer found nothing. Performed work myself with the help of the internet. Solenoid on the engine."

"One catelytic coverter failed and replaced both. Activated by a car sensor"

"+Leaks in the gas tank ventilation system were bad enough to set off the check engine light and took the dealer a week to finally fix it under an initial 90 day warranty. Final paperwork was vague in just what all they replaced and talking with them it was stated they replaced the lined, filter system components"

"The vehicle began shuddering upon acceleration with no notice. It took two weeks to get it into the Ford dealership for repair. This was the second major repair necessary in the 6 years we have owned the vehicle."

"See previous comments. We only own one 2013 Ford Explorer."

"One of my fuel injectors got stuck open and flooded a cylinder sending the vehicle into limp mode. The most shocking thing I heard was the part was on major back order making me think this is a common issue"

"Noticed a lack of power when starting and driving. After a few weeks, thinking it was the battery, took it in to my mechanic. He discovered the male and female pigtail fuel pump was failing. Had it replaced along with the spark plugs and a plenium gasket. Cost: $725"

"Ford recall"

"Rough idle, stall at times...sensor replaced and vehicle operates great."

"Started last year.Off and on type of problem and finally got worse until repair was necessary. Ford dealer repaired it to my satisfaction."

"The problem was with an emission sensor and the check engine light would come on and stay on even after it was checked out. Frustrating"

"Fuel Vapor sylinoid failed, it took 2 days for diagnosis and repair"

"Was experiencing vehicle shaking at various speeds, most noticeably at 45 mph"

"Failure that required replacement...I believe it had a relation to failed transfer case"

"Gear selector would ask me to place it in park position when I already had it in park position."

"Has a problem in the transfer case where the fluid gets extremely dirty and gritty. This is supposedly a sealed unit and not supposed to be change but I have had it pumped out and put new fluid in it several times. I use a Wynns product in it and it has helped the condition. It still gets dirty but not as often."

"Transfer case suddenly emptied itself of the fluid. The fluid was a black tar looking substance that leaked all over my driveway. The repair consisted of replacing the defective part that should have been part of a recall. It cost over $ 2000.00 for me to have this fixed and the part had to be ordered, which took 4 days to get. On the internet there are many reports of this part failing on several Ford models ."

"Started leaking oil and had to be totally replaced"

"Transmission problem"

"It failed and required replacement"

"Car inoperable"

"Timing belt broke. The timing belt got into the air conditioning system belt causing the air conditioning system to fail also."

"turbo charger completely broke and cost over $2300 to fix it + cost for a rental car."

"Turbo hose cracked/became disconnected"

"Hose came off of turbo causing loss of power"

"Cost $1,800 to replace the water pump. Had to remove many motor parts and re-charge air conditioner."