general problems of the 2014 Ford Explorer - part 1

Engine stopped working I wanna know if there is a warranty.

The windshield trim recall is taking a long time to correct. I had a piece fall off while driving which could have damaged another vehicle and caused a incident.

Noticing a problem with the steering and wheel suspension that is affecting other Ford Explorers between 2018 and 2025. Engine oil blow by. Causing oil to leak and ending up under the carriage and on the back of the vehicle. Rear camera problems.

Ford is recalling vehicles going back as far as 2015 for rear camera issues. We have a 2014 Explorer that has also had the camera go bad recently. On/off intermittently like something loose somewhere (like the descriptions of the current recall). Adding this in case there's others and their recall needs to be expanded. Ford wants $200 just to "look" what might be wrong. The date below is just when it started approximately.

A exterior a-pillar applique molding inspection cause: . 24s02 exterior a-pillar applique molding inspection 854019 w 0. 00 0. 00 0. 00 part#: count: 0 0 tparts claim type: auth code: 854019 0 0 tlabor 146072 parts ordered.

I was driving down the interstate at 70 mph and heard a very loud pop. I was not sure where the noise came from. I drove a little further when I saw the rubber seal around windshield flapping. I pulled over and the a-pillar applique trim had completely detached and ripped the rubber seal around window. I called the dealership and they stated there was a recall and it was safe to drive. While driving on interstate I hear air coming in around window. Then she stated she was not sure when parts would become available and I needed to call back at the beginning of April.

Rear camera blank.

Smell coming into cabin. Overwhelming to the point making us nauseous and sick. Taken it to Ford dealership. They can not mimic the issue.

This recall has been active for over 6 months with no resolution from Ford on the estimated time that the part will be available. The window trim is missing and parts broken which causes a major leak in the vehicle and has now escalated to mildew in the vehicle from continued leakage in the rain. The response continues to be the same from the dealer that they don't know when the part will be available but in the meantime, a part that could very well cause accidents, injuries or even death as well as interior damage seems to not that big of a concern as far as the Ford motor company is concerned. Is there anyway to create a little more urgency for those of us who are having to live with this.

Safty recall notice 24s02 / NHTSA recall 24v031 received on February 2024 exterior a-pillar applique trim becoming detached from the windshield, I took the car to the dealer assigned for the repair, they don have the replacement parts, is been a long time now and the windshield is becoming to be a safety hazard, what do you recommend me to do to solve this issue, thank you jesus ocegueda, 10019 hunt Ave south gate, CA 90280 tel. 213-713-4219.

Back up camera malfunctions randomly,shuts off while backing up or doesn't function at all.

Fred beans Ford of mechanicsburg serviced this vehicle 2 times in the last 3 years, and did not perform the mandatory recall's needed on the vehicle. They also did the same on my other vehicle. I am reporting them for this because they're going to get someone killed some day by not fixing recalls when they have the cars in their shop.

My vehicle has been experiencing the "death wobble". I've done research online and I've seen other people complain about the issue as well as videos. Whenever I drive my vehicle, I hear noises coming from the front end such as scraping and my steering wheel wobbles and it's excessive while on the freeway. I've gotten the wheel bearings replaced, tires rotated, replaced front passenger tire, breaks and rotors replaced. My axel and car were lifted in the air with no damages.

Recall 24v031 a-pillar appliqué on both drivers and passenger side front have ripped off the vehicle during highway driving.

I received a recall notice (safety recall notice 24s02) / NHTSA recall 24v031 whereby I a needing to have a exterior a-pillar applique trim clip attachment replaced. I received the notice in February 2024 and for the last year I have been trying to get this corrected and for the last year the Ford dealers have been telling me that they have the part on backlog. The trim that is to be corrected is now falling off from my windshield. How can I get this corrected? when can I find out when my dealer will get this part as they say they do not know when they will get it. I am dealing with krauss family Ford in woodstock GA. My phone number is [xxx] - [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Recall incomplete, remedy not yet available. . . This is the information on the recall status but I received the initial safety recall notice back in February, 2024. Just trying to get an update.

While driving on the highway, the trim piece that contours the front of the hood of the vehicle, broke off in two pieces and went flying into the air and nearly caused an accident.

This recall for the trim was issued January 2024, stating the parts would be available in the 2nd quarter of 2024. We are almost at the 3rd quarter of 2025 and still no parts have been released from Ford. They are essentially saying, they acknowledge the issue, and will fix it- but maybe never. ,.

Exterior a-pillar trims were recalled on January 19,2024 due to a safety risk for other road users increasing the risk of a crash if the trim parts detached while driving. Manufacturer recall number is 24s02. Nhtsa recall number is 24v031. The local Ford dealer scheduled an appointment on 9/30/2024 for what they said was a fix, however the techs conducted a test and stated the trim parts failed but they were unable to fix on that date as Ford only sends them approximately 2 sets per month and they would let me know when they had mine in to fix. On June 1, 2025 I contacted the local Ford dealer inquiring about the replacement trim parts. The service department stated they do not have any and were still waiting for the manufacturer to provide them. The technicians laughed about the problem and denied they were a safety issue if they detached while driving and would not cause a problem for other drivers. They suggested "ripping" them off if I was concerned.

The window trim and weatherstripping has detached from the vehicle while driving highway speed. Pieces were detaching more as I drove. Causing vehicles to maneuver in ways of car not being damaged.

A pillar trim flew off right side of windshield on 12/8/2023 and recently seen newly issued recall.

I was going to leave my work parking lot. After I started the car, a warning light came on stating power assist failure and I was in drive and tried to steer to the right ending up in space in front of mine, barely across the parking line with my front wheels. I thought by pressing the "ok" that it would make the car steer and it wouldn't. With my blue tooth, I called my husband stating he'd have to pick me up as I couldn't steer and I asked him to get on the computer to find out what was wrong. As he told me the complaints of other 2014 Ford Explorers and the recalls for 2011 to 2013, 2015, and 2016, and as he was talking, I turned off the car and turned it back on and it drove. My husband said it happened to my son 2 weeks prior. I drove it straight to the Ford dealer, while my husband told me that it could happen while driving. The rack and pinion and the pscm power steering modules have been the problem from other Fords. The Ford report for mine says: a customer states multiple warnings came up on dash and power steering became inop. Please advise. 99 verified concern. Performed self test. U3000. Pinpoint to internal failure of electronic rack and pinion. Replaced retest ok 902c 1 e5bz*3504 gear asy-steering, 99 perform 4 wheel alignment 902 c for $2924. 90. It scared me that I drove this unknowingly I could have had a bad accident.

While driving about 55 mph, the left side windshield trim flew off the windshield. Thankfully no one was close behind that could have been hit by the trim. No warning, no indication that it was loose.

Backup camera works intermittently.

I was driving down the interstate and the piece on the side where it covers the windshield blows off, the passenger side now tries to. When it happened I rolled the window down and held onto it until we could pull over.

On the freeway, the windshield rubber trim came loose from its cover started flapping on the window and top of car and then torn off by wind shear. It flew in the air behind the car and could cause the vehicles behind us to swerve or it could actually hit one of the others cars. Our car was recently inspected. This had no warning.

Ever since I purchased my 2014 Ford Explorer, I noticed a foul smell inside the vehicle when accelerating. It seemed fine when driving normally, but when accelerating into traffic or whenever rpms are increasing, it’s definitely noticeable. At first I thought it wasn’t that big of a deal, until my young step-son was in the passenger seat complaining about how he felt nauseous out of nowhere. . Read more...

Bought the vehicle used from a dealership. The windshield wobbles at highways speeds. Noticed today that the trim on the left side of the vehicle is detached partially. Dealership will not do anything to resolve the issue. Serious safety concern.

The camera doesn’t work and if it does it shows the picture reversed. It has the right side of the vehicle on the left side of the camera. Checked for updates but there aren’t any. It started working correctly just last week, but then it goes back to saying call dealership or reversed.

2014 Ford Explorer limited: power steering unit beginning to fail. Available for inspection upon request. Just received auto back from dealership (crystal river Ford) after repair of yet another recall for this auto and began hearing noise when turning wheel after only 2 brief drives with no noise heard. Took back to dealership and advised that it would require a new power steering unit, that none available from Ford and no eta and advised that a current customer waited 3 months to receive the unit. No warning lamp or message whatsoever, was prepared to take the vehicle long distance (~500 miles round trip) and could have been an extreme hazard should I not have had it investigated. Safety??? look at message boards regarding this issue, not difficult to find. Not new issue and not infrequent issue. This year auto is a hazard to be driven on the road.

I am writing to complain about the windshield pillar trim. I just had my left trim fly off while doing 80mph down the interstate. This already happened to my right side last year. This is a safety issue. It could have possibly hit a windshield of a car behind me and caused an accident. I have seen other complaints about this same issue. Can you please do something? I can't afford to keep buying aftermarket replacement trim for the rest of my life. That's like 60 dollars a pop. Also the aftermarket part cracks and doesn't fit snug like an oem part. Please help. Please help others with this same issue. Thank you for your time. Callie snow.

My 16 year old grandson was driving my car home from school when the traction control light came on and power steering went out completely. Not only did power steering go out and traction control wasn't working the turn signals were also not working properly making this situation even more dangerous. My grandson had a very difficult time getting the vehicle off the road with no power steering. We were very lucky he didn't have an accident. There was no warning lights prior to power steering/traction control going out as he was driving. I've done some research and it appears this has been a problem with Ford Explorers since 2011 (safety recall notice 145061 nht5a recall 14v-286) for some reason 2014 was not included in the recall. I was surprised to find there have been many 2014 Ford Explorer owners that have experienced the same issues and filed complaints. I have contacted Ford customer service and filed a complaint with them; complaint # (42667416). I'm further angered/disappointed by the recall on 2011-2013 Explorers. Why was 2014 excluded???!!! this problem has obviously not been corrected. This is a deadly situation!!!! my Explorer is currently in a Ford shop and the problem was reproduced and diagnosed. They have ordered parts to have repairs completed which is costing approximately $2300 and my vehicle has been out of commission for 2 weeks by the time repairs are completed. I am very disappointed with Ford overlooking this issue which may cause major injury or death. Once I receive the vehicle back I will have invoice with description of repairs and parts that were replaced.

While driving down the interstate, a trim piece on the driver's side of the windshield flew off.

Windshield trim flew off while we were driving on the highway. It hit the windshield flying backwards and almost hit a driver behind us. It startled us and almost caused an accident while we were going 75mph with our kids in the vehicle.

While driving on my local highway I heard a large clunk and scraping noise as the windshield trim flew off my vehicle and scrapped down the side and flew behind me. It was very startling and dangerous.