general problems of the 2018 Ford Explorer

Horn stopped working. Airbag indicator will not reset. Took to local dealership but their service department doesn’t seem to find an active recall for this, even though I can see them listed, just not for my particular VIN number.

The vinyl on the top part of the dash has completely seperated which is causing a major white reflection on my window and rendering the car unsafe to drive. Ford refuses to address the issue. I also suspect if my air bags deployed this could impact how they deploy or cause additional vinyl shrapnel hitting an occupant in the face in the event of a crash.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact noticed that water was leaking in on both sides of the windshield. The contact stated that due to the failure, rainwater was leaking onto instrument panel, causing the instrument panel to become inoperable. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was also illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer confirmed the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 24v031000 (structure). The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the nhsta hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 138,000.

I have owned this vehicle for a year and have gone through three batteries. It shows multiple coded for circuit shorts - passenger mirror motor, tailgate/liftgate/trunk motor as well as the cinch striker motor, instrument panel which has lost communication with cruise control module, power steering module, battery voltage circuit below threshold, driver side curtain deployment control 1 circuit short to ground, switch illumination. When the vehicle is stopped or parked it constanly idles up to 1000 to 1500 rpms. These are all the codes that are showing on my vehicle. There has to be some sort of issue causing these problems. What happens if my airbag deploys without warning causing me to cause a major accident which can harm myself, my spouse, children and the people around me.

When driving the car I corrected to move further to the left on the road. In doing so it felt like I ran over something and all of a sudden the car accelerated (initially I was driving around 20-25 mph) and I struck a tree. I sustained a t spine fracture and was hospitalized for 5 days. I just have a case number with Ford but they seem disinterested. When the car accelerated I felt it was going a 2x the speed.

I recently purchased a 2018 Ford Explorer on August 30 from hammonasset Ford in madison, CT. I paid several thousand dollars extra for a safety package which includes rear seat belt airbags. We were disappointed to discover an issue in the second row of seats that hinders us from using one of the seats because of the airbag configuration. �� the middle seat where there are seat belts for three only fits two people. � the design of the seat belt latches is a flawed one. The seat belts overlap which is a safety concern not to mention a human body cannot fit in the space they allotted. � �this car is advertised for seven people but only can seat six. I have seven people in my family including a baby in a car seat and we all can't go in the car together at the same time because of it. I reached out to the dealership as soon as we got the car home and they told me to go to Ford. The person I talkled to told me no need to talk to the owner or bother her. � they would not help me because they said it is a design issue not anything they can repair. I reached out to Ford who said the same thing. I continued to reach out to the dealership who had service reach out to Ford to see if they can change the seat belts in the car but due to safety issues they were told they cannot and again they said it is a design issue not a manufacturing issue therefore I should go to the bbb. �in addition to hammonasset Ford, I also went to hoffman Ford in east hartford to show the sales manager the car. He was shocked about the design of this car. We looked at the same exact car without the safety package and the seat belts were not flawed. The sales manager at hoffman Ford said he cant help me because I didn't buy the car there but if Ford reached out to him he could help. I contacted the bbb but they declined my application due for the same reason saying it is not an manufacturing issue.