general problems of the 2007 Ford Explorer

Tl - the contact owns a 2007 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving 60mph the vehicle started smoking from the hood and fluid leaked from the bottom of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed by att roadside assistance to her contacts residence. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 158,0000. Jc.

I bought the car from a Ford dealer used 2 years ago. It was a one owner vehicle. This problem started about six months after purchase and has been continuing since and over the last 3 months has been more and more frequent. Car will suddenly display the yellow box and wrench on the status screen in dash board and if cruise is set, the cruise will turn off. It will start lunging, then stop completely. After several tries I can finally get it started. Then it will start running, stop, start and will only rev to low rpm's and move very slowly. The safety issue occurs when it completely stops running suddenly while traveling at 40-70 mph. The power steering no longer works and the power brakes are very hard to use.

Thermostat housing unit cracked requiring replacement of water outlet 902-860.

Vehicle started loosing cooliant then developed condition where in reverse or drive it would jump like you floored it. Condition has gotten significatenly worse to where car will not go into drive, but will just rev up to appox 4000 rpms.

The ignition switch is on the steering column. My knee touched the key in the ignition switch and the engine stopped running. All power,(steering, brakes, forward motion), were immediately lost. This has happened on numerous occasions since then. There are other issues, which all seem to be related to the ignition switch. My local dealer said there are no tech bulletins or recalls related to this issue.

I bought this vehicle used through a certified Ford dealership where my father works and I had bought all my previous cars in April 2012. It only had one previous owner, no major history and was completely upgraded by the previous owner. I had it completely checked out, had the tranny flushed, twice, and all seemed okay. No warranty of any kind was available due to Ford policy. . . Supposedly. I moved to texas in June of 2012 and it did okay. Then one day, in September, I had my husband and children in the SUV and all of sudden it just started acting strange, wouldn't speed up, the rpm's would go crazy, the noise sounded horrible and then it just stopped moving. Luckily we were just heading out of town and not yet on the major highway. We got it moved to a service station and had to call our insurance company to tow our vehicle to a Ford dealership. We had to wait more than an hour for a ride home. We were now without a vehicle in a new state. I was told that the only fix was to replace the transmission. I put $4000 down on this vehicle, financed the rest and spent the rest of our savings to move from ne to TX. I had no extra cash to spend $4000 to fix it. I was told to let the bank take it and get another vehicle. I had to come up with $1000 down and get a lower quality vehicle and have the bank take it back. They sold it at auction for only $4000 so we still owe $13000! I had the vehicle for only 5 months and because of a Ford problem I owe $13000?!?!?! this is not right. I have been a loyal Ford girl and Ford mechanic's daughter my entire life and this is what I get?! I want to know what can be done or what Ford will do about this. I'm broke and my credit destroyed because of this. I don't like how everyone sues people but I am ready to sue! ugh!! I just want answers and results!!!!!!!.

My 2007 exp. Started loosing coolant then developed the thing with reverse that would cause it to jump and screech the tires like you floored it this is scary I've always been a loyal fan of Fords so why they don't want to own up to this one can't wrap your head around this is obvious a manufacturer's defect so stand up Ford and take care of us Ford owner's or we'll have no choice but to buy from another manufacturer's crap then you will feel the pinch in your wallet like us Ford owner;s are told to feel { Ford help us keep you in business } if I did this to my customers they would no longer us my services then I'll feel the pinch get my drift [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

A/c compressor failed when vehicle was 38 months old with 92,000 highway miles. Repair cost was $1500+ and Ford couldn't explain why it had failed so soon. After only 17 months and 21,000 miles, it failed again and was replaced under the 2-year warranty on the first replacement.

Well I want to know if there was any type of recall on this SUV that I was not informed of. My husband and I had just dropped off his children when the vehicle started to not want to run as if the truck was pulling back on us. Then a bad smell came in the truck and my husband parked the car to check inside the hood. As he opened the hood a flame shot out at him. I jumped out the truck and instantly that SUV was on fire. Does anyone know something about these trucks catching on fire for no reason? please let me know so that I can inform my insurance company. Thank you , natalie c.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Explorer. While driving approximately 45 mph, there was a reduction in the engine power and the vehicle vibrated excessively without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on numerous occasions and remained at the dealer for two consecutive weeks each time. The eight engine coils were replaced a total of thirty times. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic numerous times, who replaced more than one engine coil each visit with an aftermarket part. The failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000. The VIN was unavailable.