general problems of the 2010 Ford Explorer

Oil leak in both valve gasket covers oil on the crossmember it started slow then it was traced by Ford to the gaskets(fire hazard) 120 k on odometer.

Driving 65 mph on i95 and it just shut off. The yellow wrench on dash came on. I somehow was able to pull over to the shoulder without being killed. I cranked once then tried it again and it started. Drove all the way home and it’s running fine now. This is a common problem and Ford should be contacting me to warn me and fix it. By the way I had a baby in the car. Thanks Ford for the warning.

While driving on the highway, my Explorer did a sudden jolt and I had no control over the vehicle. It acted as though it was no in gear. I almost crashed going 60 mph on a 4 lane highway. It then did another large jolt and revved high into the red line. I took it to firestone and they recommended that I take it to the dealership to check the transmission. I called the dealership and they advised me to drive it over. They told me it was "probably the transmission as Explorers are notarious for transmission issues. " the dealership inspected the Explorer and confirmed that it was a known transmission issue involving codes p0798 and p098. The dealership advised that there were multiple pressure code errors [that never did a warning] and that the transmission required replacement. I asked if it was covered under warranty and the dealership advised me that Ford had no issued a recall yet, even though it was a known and serious transmission issue. The dealership recommended that I call Ford customer care at 1-800-392-3673 and request that Ford cover the replacement. I called Ford customer care and spoke with bruno who advised me that it was indeed a known issue and that I "was not the only one with this issue" and that "there will be a recall soon so [I] can get reimbursed. " bruno was to have a supervisor call me within 24 hours. It has been almost 2 weeks and there has been no response from Ford. This is a well known issue that Ford knows of. There has been recalls of other Explorers for the same problem but my VIN is not included for some reason. If you go online, there are thousands of complaints. Something needs to be done before someone dies or is seriously injured. I have the telephone recordings of Ford but I am unable to upload them here.

Runs for about 25 minutes then just dies while driving. Starts back after sits for about an hr and does same thing.

Car idles and surges while either in park or while foot on brake quite scary as you watch the rpm rise on its own wondering if the car will jet out in traffic.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the entire instrument panel illuminated. The vehicle was pulled to the side of the road, where the engine was turned off failed to restart. The vehicle had to be jump started. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000.

I was approaching a red light and pressed the brake. There was a truck infront of me, the harder I pushes the break the more the engine tried to accelerate. The tires were screetching but the engine was still trying to go. Me and my kids could have been seriously injured and I would have been held responcible for hitting another vehicle in the rear end. I have an appointment to take it to the dealership tomorrow. Hoping they can find a fix before it seriously injures my family or someone else's loved ones.

Pulling out of driveway applied brakes and car kept accelerating. Applied more brake put car in neutral and rpm shot up over 7000. Turned off engine, and re-started engine and called Ford. Car was tooled to Ford, checked and no problems found. Was given Ford service bulliten about sticking linkage on new vehicles. 03/07/2011 12000 miles once again while driving thru parking lot at 3 to 5 mph applied brakes for pedestrian and once engine accelerated and had to apply heavy braking and put in neutral turn off but this time would not restart for about 5 min. Called Ford dealer and was to call Ford customer service.