Forward Collision Avoidance Related Problems of the 2021 Ford Explorer

Table 1 shows five common forward collision avoidance related problems of the 2021 Ford Explorer. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic emergency braking (nine problems). The second most common problem is related to the adaptive cruise control (six problems).

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Ford Explorer


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of the 2021 Ford Explorer

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

Recently my car has had a series lights come on including 4wd fault, pre-colliosion assist not available, service advance trac, hill start assist warning, and something with the brakes when in reverse.   Read details...

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

Everyday I get alerts saying the power train system, then I can’t use my cruise control, and many other alerts pop up   Read details...

The Warnings problem

Recall action soon issue since 06-20-2025 unrequested second-row seat movement unrequested second-row seat movement recall incomplete recall service not available right now. We have a remedy but parts are not available right now. We will inform you when the service is available.   Read details...


Forward Collision Avoidance related problems in other Ford Explorer model year vehicles:



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