Battery Cable Problems of Ford Explorer

My 2008 Ford Explorer has been having issues recently where it turns over and will not start, then will start. Today while driving on the freeway at 65 mph my check engine light came on with the service wrench and the car lost all power and the steering stiffened up and was hard to steer at all almost causing me to wreck on the freeway. I lost all power and control at the gas pedal and then the check charging system icon came on also. I had to completely pull over to the shoulder and put it in park then shut off the car. I then had to restart the car which started right away and started to drive fine again. This happens more than once a day, my friend has checked the charging system and cleaned the battery cables and has over 14 volts charging from alternator to battery and still happens. The dtc code was pulled and was a p0607. Control module failure or corrupt.

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Required a new transmission. Reported initial problem at 58,000 miles the dealer could not find a problem while car was still under warranty. Car was experiencing a hesitation during acceleration. At 80,000 miles the transmission had to be replace (out of warranty). Require new battery and cables after batter "exploded" corroding the battery cables. (68,000 miles). Required a new water pump at 86,000 miles.

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Ford motorcraft battery (overcharge or possible leaking battery) caused extensive corrosion to battery terminal as well as battery cables and housing. Read online and this is a very common issue with Ford vehicles. Not only did the battery need to be replaced but the cables and housing did as well. Vehicle is less than three years old. Please see attached image to see extent of corrosion. This picture was taken after the terminal was semi-cleaned in order to jump the battery. Because of this extensive corrosion, cables were so corroded it would not make a good contact with new battery. As I drove the vehicle to the Ford dealership service center, the car kept losing power as the battery was continually disconnecting. This could have easily happened to someone while driving down the road without knowledge of battery terminal corrosion. There was zero corrosion on the negative terminal. The positive terminal is the problem.

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I purchased my 2013 Ford Explorer two years ago. It has approximately 16,000 miles. On September 23, 2014 I couldn't start my car. I had the auto club jump the battery and then took it in immediately to my mechanic to replace the battery. Upon examination, he determined that the positive battery terminal had excessive corrosion and the corrosion was so bad that the battery clamp had totally eroded. This required not only replacement of the battery but the battery cables. The mechanic explained that the entire cabling mechanism would cost approximately $400 and that the labor would be extensive because of the way Ford engineered the connection. (the mechanic had to disassemble various components in the engine area to make the connection). The entire cost of replacing the battery was over $1,000. Also, I was informed this is not under warranty. The mechanic also told me he became aware of others who had the same problem and in one case the battery exploded. Thankfully that didn't happen in my case. I've had several Explorers over the years as well as other makes and models and I have never had a battery that corroded to this extent and certainly not in a vehicle just 2 years old. I maintain my vehicle regularly and was shocked that this had occurred. I wonder if Ford has designed this entire battery failure and configuration so as to create more repair business. While no injury occurred with me, it is perhaps just a matter of time before someone does encounter a dangerous situation. .

Upon starting the car, the left turn signal remained lit solid on instrument cluster and smoke poured from the steering column. Smoke continued after key was removed in "off" position. Was concerned that fire would start. Disconnected battery cable and towed truck to dealership. Dealer inspected and replaced multifunction switch and wiring harness. Dealer said harness connector was cracked.

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Battery cable misaligned,dealer made location correction. Mgm.

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