One problem related to battery has been reported for the 2011 Ford Explorer. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2011 Ford Explorer based on all problems reported for the 2011 Explorer.
The contact owns a 2011 Ford Explorer. While the vehicle was parked, the steering wheel seized. In addition, the "service power steering" and "service advance track" warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 14v286000 (steering); however, the failure recurred while driving 35 mph. The vehicle was towed to multiple dealers where it was diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 118,000.