general problems of the 2013 Ford Explorer - part 1

Driving the car and warnings appeared on the dashboard showing power steering and stability control failed. I could barely turn the steering wheel. Thank god I was on a side street near home. If this happened on a highway or expressway I would likely have lost control of the vehicle. It was due to failure of the steering rack.

My power steering assist went out multiple days as I went to start my vehicle. I turned it off and it turned back on. On the fourth day when I was driving home it turned off on me and I lost power steering. I had to pull over and turned off my vehicle and turned it back on but the power steering remained off and my other sensors turned off as well-stability control etc. . I went to the dealership and they said I needed a new power steering assembly and new battery. It cost me $2770 to fix. The recall did not apply to my VIN for my 2013 Ford Explorer even though it was for the same issue as the recall.

Lost of power steering while driving, coming from an oil changed at the dealership. Was able to pull over into a parking lot, and was able to manage not to get into an accident. This could've been fatal, and Ford need to recall.

The power steering rack and eps shuts down and I have no power steering while driving. We have replaced the steering rack and had the eps reset twice and it still pops up the sensor for the eps and shuts my power steering down. I've almost crashed my vehicle twice and had it towed 3 times because of this.

Steering become hard cant move the wheel or make any turn. . . And the light of service power steering and service advance trac came on. I almost have a accident do to this problem.

About two months ago the steering was getting tough with little noise like clunking, took the Explorer to a Ford dealer was told my front struts needed changed. Had that done, did not fix my steering problem. Said my VIN was outside of the recall Ford had on the steering rack. Now just yesterday I start my car and my steering wheel is stuck no movement. Turned it off and back on and got movement but no power steering it's a manual. Warning lights came on 1. "service power steering now" 2. "service advance trac". Also noticed my turn signal will not stay engaged must hold in place to signal.

Upon starting vehicle in driveway, experienced intermittant power steering failure also showing stability control error. Vehicle is 2013 Explorer with 95k miles. Turning vehicle off and restarting seems to correct the issue for now. Researced and saw recall 14v286000 for same reported issues, but seems that my VIN does not fall within the designated vehicles.

The power steering has failed and is reporting error power assist system failure. The stability control os also reporting an error. The behavior is the same as is described in recall# 14v286000, but the VIN check doesn't include my vehicle in the recall even though I have the same model vehicle that is the subject of the recall. I have seen reports by others reporting the same issue and are also finding their vins are also not included in the recall. Intermittently I used to get the power assist system failure message when I would first start the car, but after turning the car off and then on again everything would be fine. However, a few days ago the system failed permanently. Fortunately it occurred while tue car was stationary, in my driveway. I'm taking car to dealer for repair tomorrow, however, I'm expected the repair to cost around $2000. I dont understand why such a critical part can have such catastrophic failure when the car is only 6 years old and only has 116,000 miles on it. I have owned cars with over 200,000 miles that did require complete replacement of the steering system.

While driving (second incident, it was repaired by Ford motor vehicle for the same thing last year) my steering wheel became uncontrollable. The vehicle kept pulling me to the left, I almost had a head on with the oncoming vehicle. I was so shook up, I pulled off the road and waited for help. My husband tested it since and the pull is quite noticeable.

Throttlebody p2111 code. Loss of engine power. Not covered by factory service bulletin 13n03. Why not?.

The power steering went completely out. Steering wheel locked up & the turn signal & wipers wouldn't work. At first , I could turn the vehicle off & it would reset but it started happening more often at a low speed or when I would put the vehicle in reverse. It went completely out in August 2019. My particular 2013 Ford explored didn't have a recall for this & it cost $2,300 to fix.

I was diving down the highway at approximately 55-60mph when my vehicle jerked twice then started decelerating rapidly. At that time pressing the gas pedal had no effect and I had to pull over on to the shoulder to avoid getting hit by oncoming traffic. A wrench light came on and my car began to shake and would not accelerate. I put the car in park and waited a few minutes but it did not stop shaking and the wrench light would not go off. I turned my car off halfway on the highway and half on the shoulder with oncoming traffic. After leaving the car off for approximately 3 minutes I turned it back on and the wrench light went off and my car operated normally. The same thing happened the next day. I called my local Ford dealership and was told that they could not take my car that day. I was leaving for vacation the next day and planned on going in my elxplorer but did not feel safe so I dropped it off at a local mechanic. I was told that the diagnostic test didn't show anything and that I would have to take the car in while the light was on, which is impossible because the car won't accelerate while the light is on. The same thing has happened two more times within a week. I'm am scared to death to drive this car with my children in it.

Power steering loss for the 2nd time, even after dealership inspection. Claimed to not be a apart of 2013 recall list.

Steering is hard to steer. Feels like you have no power steering. Doesn't happen all the time just when you turn the steering wheel when driving slow. Also paint on the hood peeling off. Took to a garage for the steering and they say it's a known issue but no recall.

Power steering assist fault. . While operating a vehicle fault comes on steering gets hard hard to control causing my wife to almost get to an accident. It only comes on once in a great while to reset its you have to shut the car off and turn it back on it only happens in the morning when she's taking the kids to school it's rare but it's happened four times already.

Driving on straightaway doing about 45mph and coming to a stop. Service lights & bells popped on and power steering stopped working.

Power steering assist came on as I was driving and lost steering. Very dangerous.

Power steering assist fault. Causing loss of power steering almost causing a accident was able to pull to side of road unable to steer the vehicle. Others have had this and some recalled but not all. This recall needs to be extended before someone dies. City street. I can't imagine being on a freeway in phoenix when this happened.

Power steering down. Warning massage said �power steering assist fault� �service advance trac� �terrain management system fault�. It is too hard to steer. Control module internal failure, codes u3000-49, u3000-96, u3000-71.

Paint bubbling on aluminum surfaces hood and door skins, referred back to dealer who repaints and reoccurs until out of warrantee. Steering failure intermittent accutrac control requiring towing and computer reset. Can fail while driving resulting in no or difficult steering. Multiple times reset no charge. Estimate to repair $2500.

Was driving down the interstate and the power steering went out advancetrac lights came on and the dash started flashing service power steering now and service advancetrac now.

Like recall number 14s06, my Explorers power steering assist is intermittent and will sometimes will not work at all. I've checked with a local dealer and they say that it is not a recall under our VIN. This vehicle lost power steering while my wife was driving with both of our young children in the car.

While driving my vehicle at a slow speed my steering wheel locked up.

"takata recall" odor problem when accelerating. My child was diagnose being on the spectrum. Might be because of the carbon monoxide who knows. There is also a leak on both rear seat belts my kids always get dretched with water running down their car seat and clothes. Catching colds and pneumonia. So frustrating.

My vehicle keeps giving me a "shift to park" message after it's already in park. I purchased the vehicle in the summer of 2012 and it's a 2013. Within the first month of having it this issue began. I've mentioned it several times when I've taken my vehicle in for service. I even took it in just for that error message and was told because the issue couldn't be duplicated I would have to bring it back when it happens again and I still had to pay the diagnostic fee of $150 plus tax.

Issue already reported. See NHTSA ld. Number 11174395. Vehicle is awd. Clunking noise coming from front axil area only. Current milage86644.

I was driving on the freeway at around 65/70mph when suddenly my car shut down. The wrench light illuminated, and the dash said to "check manual" and all power was lost in the car. It was a terrifying experience. I was in the fast lane during the morning commute and my car completely shut down and I had to safely navigate getting over 6 lanes of traffic. Thank god no one was injured because this could have been deadly. The car went into "limp mode" I took it to a Ford dealer today and it was diagnosed as a defective electronic throttle body. I was told it is not covered by the Ford extended warranty which should cover it for 10 years or 150,000 miles. I called Ford and they also told me it was not covered. This is contrary to all the research I have done and the agreement Ford reached with the NHTSA.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the passenger rear inferior door handle was loose. Additionally the driver's door warning indicator ajar light was illuminated. The contact called a local dealer sunnyside Ford located at 944 main st, holden, MA 01520 (508) 829-4333 where a service appointment was scheduled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and referred the contact to the local dealer but no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 56,000. Ap.

When traveling long distances, usually over an hour, the warning for power steering and service advance trac comes on. The power steering will lock up and will be difficult to drive after vehicle has been parked and once its started back up again.

Power steering does not work at times on start up. Could go out at high rate of speed and cause an accident. Should be a recall.

Vehicle in motion when all of a sudden would slow down to a crawl and lose ability to accelerate. Yellow wrench warning light would then light up. Happened twice and almost had serious accident. Also would experience burning smell when accelerating up a hill. Previously reported to dealer but they would not believe.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while parked or driving at various speeds, the steering wheel seized as the power steering and trac warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic were a diagnostic testing was performed but no failure codes found. The contact stated called tomball Ford 22702 tomball pkwy, tomball, TX 77375 (877) 359-7182 where she was informed of no open recalls. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 52,000. Aa.

I received an error code on my 2013 Ford Explorer that stated "checks brakes" whenever I made a left or right turn. The car would also do a hard jerk when I turned and it was hard to drive at certain speeds. When I did a vehicle check, my brakes were registering as "ok". A couple of days later, my vehicle did the same thing when I made a turn. This time after the check brakes warning light came on, my car completely cut off on me. I was able to re-start it but I was really nervous and immediately took it to the Ford dealership. I contacted the service department the next day on the status of my vehicle and was told that 40 different error codes came up when they did a diagnostic test. I was told that my car has a "steering gear issue" and to replace it, I will have to pay $1683. 87. I was able to find complaints on the 2013 Ford Explorer with the same issue. Recall number 14v286000 dated 20140529 for steering:electric power assist system is for 2011-2013 Ford Explorers. The recall states 'vehicles manufactured may 17, 2010, through February 28, 2012 may experience an intermittent connection in the electric power steering gear, which can cause a loss of the motor position sensor signal resulting in a shut down of the power steering assist. " I contacted Ford headquarters about the recall and was told that my car was manufactured after the recall date so the recall does not apply to my vehicle. I stated the my vehicle is having the same exact issues as the recall on the same make, model and year Ford Explorer. A case was opened by Ford headquarters for financial assistance on January 5th, 2018. I an still awaiting a response. I do not feel safe driving my vehicle and I have resulted in renting a vehicle or having my husband drive me and our three kids back and forth. My car is at Ford service center and I will eventually have to pick it up.

When traveling on the interstate the vehicle started pulling my steering to the right or left when not driving straight. The steering wheel would pop to one side or the other making it difficult to maintain my lane on the interstate. Dashboard lights appeared indicating trac control and trac system maintanence. After exiting the highway the vehicle made a loud popping and screeching noise when making a sharp turn, the wheel became more difficult to turn and was physically challenging. Realizing the severity of the situation and feeling the loss of control behind the wheel I attempted to pull into a parking lot when the steering completely locked up. The wheel wouldn't budge and I was left stranded with the car jacknifed on a side street. A tow truck was required to remove the car from the street and I had to remove myself and my 4 week old baby from the car and to safety while waiting for an alternate ride. Very scary and upsetting. Thankfully it did not happen on the interstate or it could have resulted in a potentially fatal accident.

Steering wheel assist fault. The steering just can't turn. It seems to me that manufacture defect. I almost get involved in a terrible accident while driving in hwy. Traction is off.