Engine Shut Off Without Warning problems of the 2016 Ford Explorer

The vehicle without warning , just shuts off. Even while going 65 mph on a highway. If your lucky, you can coast off the highway before you are hit . Ford refused to fix even though under warranty. So I had to sell it so I wouldn't be killed. Hundreds if not thousands have complained about the same thing.

I just got back my vehicle from the dealerships service center and according to their finding their was an issue with the vehicles starter. I drove home parked the car in the garage then turned off the ignition. The vehicle would turn off, so I pushed the start button again but still did not turn off then seconds later I smell smoke. I immediately backed up to have the car outside the garage . I hit the start button again to turn off and this time the engine shut down. Heavy smoke was coming out of the engine compartment so I just stood at a distance . 10-30 minutes later as the smoke subsided I decided to pop the hood open and still there's smoke from the engine compartment. I have a video but cannot attach.

My vehicle engine stalled while I was driving, a wrench and airbag icon displayed which said see manual. The Ford dealership told me to restart the vehicle. While waiting to get it in for service, I was driving on a busy highway and the vehicle shut down again causing me to coast to the median. I was nearly rear ended as a result.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. While driving approximately 40 mph, the engine shut off. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The manufacturer stated that they would look into the matter. The failure was not remedied. The failure mileage was 7,000.

While driving at 60 mph on a 4 lane highway, the car suddenly shut down with no warning. The wench light came on and the engine would only rough idle - pressing the accelerator did nothing. We had to coast to the side of the road; fortunately there was very little traffic at the time, had traffic been heavy we could have been in a very serious wreck. After having the vehicle towed to a dealership, we learned that the throttle body was faulty and this has apparently been a know issue with Ford for several years! this was a brand new vehicle that I have owned less than 5 months. I strongly believe Ford knows about this problem but has refused to take steps needed to rectify the situation. Even though the part was ordered on an "emergency" basis, it was over a week before the part was delivered; this seems to confirm that Ford is well aware of the issue. Ford is knowingly selling cars with faulty parts and the problem could cause a serious accident.

While moving at high speed in rush-hour traffic in the fast lane on hwy 680 s in dublin, CA the engine just shut down. This is dangerous. The car was towed to Ford for repair - they state it was a "throttle body assembly" problem - apparently a well-know problem. This happened with less than 6,000 miles. Also, all 4 original equipment tires blew-out with less than 6,000 miles - only one had a road-hazard - all had sidewall failures. Ford repaired the throttle-body assembly but not the tires. To keep us happy, they offered us an "extended warranty" - this was never provided - indeed, despite repeated e-mails to 2 Ford representatives over a 3-month time-period, I no longer receive any response from them whatsoever. Therefore, it would seem that not only are they providing a dangerous product, they are also deceptive in their handling of customers.