Electrical Failure Problems of Ford Explorer

2006 Ford Explorer dies while driving. Looses all power, simply goes dead electrically and mechanically while I was driving on the highway. Had to fight manual steering and braking to pull over. Turned key off and back on and it restarted like nothing happened.

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The contact owns a 1998 Ford Explorer. The contact was awakened in the early morning hours because his vehicle caught fire while parked. He inspected the vehicle and noticed that the flames were coming from under the hood on the driver's side, next to the wheel well. A couple of minutes later, the engine was engulfed in flames. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. A police and fire report were filed. The fire department determined that the fire was caused by electrical failure under the hood. The contact called the manufacturer and was informed to call his insurance company to have them file a complaint against Ford. The insurance company stated that because the contact only had liability insurance, they could not file a complaint against the Ford manufacturer. The insurance company advised the contact to have the vehicle inspected by an electrical engineer to determine the cause of the failure. The engineer stataed that the cost to inspect the vehicle would be $250 per hour. The vehicle has not yet been inspected. The failure mileage was 147,000.

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The contact owns a 2004 Ford Explorer. When he activated the cruise control while driving, it deactivated itself without warning. He had to restart the vehicle to re-set the error code. The failure occurred intermittently, and mostly on the interstate. Also when he would turn on the turn signals, the automatic warning system would make an alarm noise and blink until the turn signal would cut off. The automatic transmission appeared to lose fluid, when he shifted into reverse. He heard a roaring noise near the tire area. He was told by the dealer that the hubs needed to be replaced. Lastly, the aesthetic piece on the lower half of the hatch-back had cracked and separated from the vehicle. He took the vehicle back to the dealership and was advised that there was an electrical failure. No repairs were made. The manufacturer referred him to NHTSA. The current mileage was approximately 68,000. The failure mileage was approximately 52,000.

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Electrical system near left rear wheelwell began clicking for no apparent reason after 42 months and about 37,000 miles of ownership. Constant loud click makes it impractical to drive vehicle or ride in vehicle. Vehicle taken to mechanic who determined it is an electrical failure in the air conditioning system. Mechanic has been unable to fix the problem.

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Vehicle had 4 electrical system failures. The battery was replaced four times under warranty. Also when the vehicle is hot, the transmission does not shift positively from low to intermediate.

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On four occasions the electrical system failed causing the windshield wipers & windows inoperable, on one incident the windshield wipers failed almost resulting in collision in bad weather condition.

Electrical failures continually replacement of the faulty pcm module and spark plugs did not rectify failures.

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