Car Will Not Start problems of the 2013 Ford Explorer

The car will not start after driving it . Sometimes it has to be jumped . I has had 3 batteries in it so far, it has 140,000 miles on it and when I close or open the doors sometimes it will start!.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that after multiple attempts to start the vehicle, the engine would not crank, as the check engine light illuminated. The contact had the vehicle towed to jim click Ford Lincoln 6244 e 22nd st, tucson, az 85711 where the dealer was unable to diagnose the vehicle. Once the vehicle was returned to the contact, the vehicle began to operate normally. The contact then stated that while traveling at 75 mph, the vehicle began to lose power and the power steering began to lock. The information screen suddenly drew blank then quickly returned as the vehicle then shut off. The contact had the vehicle towed back to the same dealer where he was again not given a diagnosis. The contact had the vehicle towed back to his home. The manufacturer not been notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000. Jo.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the ignition switch failed three months ago. Also, while in a parking lot driving 12 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle failed to restart and failed to shift out of gears. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 158,000.

On several occasions within the past 3 weeks, while attempting to put our vehicle into "park" we received a warning light that we needed to "shift to park", except the shifter was placed in the park position every time; this occurred to both my husband and myself. I was afraid the vehicle would not stay in park on hills or slopes in parking lots and in my sloped driveway where there are lots of small children playing and riding bikes because of this warning and would roll away killing someone. Recently, our Explorer would not start, our key fobs would not lock or unlock the doors; I was stranded. This last time on August 24, 2015 I contacted Ford roadside assistance to tow it to the closest Ford dealership to find out what was wrong. Turns out the shifter was defective and as a result it drained the battery. It cost me $672. 39 to replace the shifter and the battery; which is a lot of money when your out of work/retired with health issues. I also kept the old part for evidence. I talked to another Ford Explorer owner who also had the same problem and to date there is no recall I suppose because no one is dead, yet.

2013 Ford Explorer. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle recurring problems. The consumer stated the vehicle was taken to the dealer on numerous occasions, because the vehicle would not start and/or check engine light illuminated. The battery was replaced.