Engine Shut Off Without Warning Problems of Ford Explorer - part 1

The vehicle will just shut off at anytime. It's not the auto start feature, all power will turn off at anytime. It has happened numerous times while driving waiting at a red light or to make a turn. It always happens while driving in the city.

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~tl-the contact owns a 2013 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at 4o mph and the vehicle vibrated and then the engine shut off. The contact coasted to the lane closest to the side of the road and stopped and restarted the vehicle. The contact then able to proceed back to his home. The contact called the dealer koons Ford of annapolis 2540 riva road, annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 224-2100 and they ran a diagnostic test but could not get a code or duplicate the issue. The issue had occurred twice and the vehicle was at the dealer unrepaired. The manufacturer had not yet been contacted. The failure mileage was 67,000. Tf.

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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.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would shut off without warning. Before shutting off, the low oil pressure warning light would flash. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where the vehicle was diagnosed with both a defective O2 sensor and low oil pressure sensor. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer had been notified of the failure and informed her that there were no recalls on her vehicle. The vehicle had not been repaired and was not taken to a dealer. The failure mileage was 143,000. Jo.

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We were driving home at approximately 45 mph and the engine shuts off. No engine, no steering, etc. My husband was reducing speed (45 to 35) using the cruise control on the steering wheel. Every light on the dashboard lit up, engine, wrench. Oil can. This is the third time this has happened. We took it in for diagnostics twice (once to an independent repair facility and once to a dealership). Both said they didn't find any error codes. The abs tone ring was replaced and a new battery was installed. These repairs did not fix the problem. This is dangerous!!! so far this has cost us $465. 00. I will be making another appointment with the dealership today.

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Vehicle experiencing intermittent engine shut off under all driving conditons which exhibits a serious and dangerous situation when the vehicle abrubtly loses total power while driving. This has recently been an issue in the past two weeks while my wife and kids were driving on the freeway at 70 mph in traffic. Vehicle started back up once the ignition was turned completely off and waited a few minutes to start the vehicle back up. This scenario occurred on the freeway, in town driving and while stopped at traffic light. Contacted local Ford dealership and all they said was to bring it in. I had a mechanic check it out and he was unable to retrieve any engine codes while running an ecu scan. There are several complaints noted online with other Ford Explorer owners who have attributed it to a "terrain management" fault. This is the same diagnosis my local mechanic came up with. This results in the engine control module to receive a throttle position in the wide open indication causing the vehicle to shut off. The vehicle is currently being operated in oahu, hawaii. I am currently deployed to the middle east so I am very concerned for the safety of my family while this is the only mode of transportation available to them.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Ford Explorer. While the contact's wife was driving 65 mph, the vehicle shut off completely without warning. The contact called riverside Ford Lincoln (2089 riverside dr, macon, GA 31204, (478) 464-2900) and was informed that they were unaware of a possible defect and suggested the contact bring in the vehicle to be serviced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The contact was referred to NHTSA. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

I've had my 2008 eddie bauer Ford Explorer just over a year. As I'm driving on a local road, it starts acting like it's about to cut off. I get to a red light and as I'm about to take off, it shuts off. I placed it in park and restarted it then it sputters and then catches. A few minutes later this error message comes up on the dash with a wrench. I took it to the nearest auto store, they placed it on the machine and said it looks like my engine wiring harness or ecm/pcm. I had the harness replaced (almost $900) and a week later the wrench error message returned and the problem has returned as well.

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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.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Explorer. While driving approximately 45 mph, the contact's vehicle shut off without warning. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road. The dealer diagnosed that the throttle body and motor assembly failed. The throttle body was replaced and the vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 61,900.

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.

While driving down the street I activated the cruise control feature, but when I deexcellerated using the the steering wheel cruise control buttons down to a speed below 40, the engine shut off and power steering off, while I was still in motion on the street. I had to put the vehicle into park and crank up again (which almost didn't crank back up), to get back running. This is the first time using my cruise control feature and have read other horror stories of their Ford Explorer shutting off mid drive due to using the decel button during cruise control. Must be recalled for highway and interstate safety hazard immediately.

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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.

Car shuts off while driving. This has happened about 6 times in the last two months. Always at speeds under 40 mph and always within 3 minutes of turning the car on. There's never any warning or smell or sound. Dash goes black, radio cuts off, power steering fails, and I have to coast to the side of the road. Obviously this is very frightening and I've been very lucky that it has not yet happened at lights or turns. My car guy is really good and he's at a loss. He thinks maybe it's a security system malfunction. I drive with children in the car and I can't afford a to buy a new car. I'm not sure what my other options are.

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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.

Tl-the contact owns a 2014 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving at 75 mph the vehicle seized without warning. The low oil pressure warning light illuminated once the engine shut off. The contact stated he was able to drift over to the shoulder restarted the vehicle several times and the enginge would shut off again. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and the diagnosed to need air flow sensor replaced and the vehicle was repaired. The manaufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 15000 miles. Am.

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Driving down the road at 10:52 pm and with no warning the entire truck shut down/off. All lights inside and out shut off, engine shut off, no power to the entire vehicle. Coasted to a stop, put it in park and turned the key off and then back on - the truck started right up with out a problem.

I was driving my Explorer down the road when once again the engine shut down. Leaving me with out power steering or power brakes. This is my 2nd time reporting this to NHTSA. This problem of shutting down while driving has happened to me many times before mostly on busy highways. I have had the Explorer to the dealer 3 times the first 2 times they said the can not find the problem. On the third time I asked to speak with the service manager, and he finally admitted that it is the powertrain control module. He also said that my Explorer is not the only one with this problem, and that the part is in such hi demand that the are backorder for months. I asked if Ford was planning a recall and his answer was "no the part is very pricey and no one has been killed yet" NHTSA please look into this matter, something needs to be done before someone is injured or killed by this problem that Ford knows about, but will not do anything to fix it.

I was driving up small hill-dry conditions and the car shut down. On coming vehicle swerved and avoided collision. This has happened many times after the traction control sensor comes on. The car also jumps out when shifting gears and sometimes it is very hard to shift. Transmission problem! safety recal imperative!.

My son was driving home at approximately 35 mph at 10:30 pm and the vehicle shut off completely. He was able to re-start it. There were no maintenance lights on. I bought this car for my teenage son in April 2014 and this is the 3rd time it has happened to him. A mechanic checked it out, but could not find anything wrong with the car. Not sure what to do now, and my son is leaving for college in August and driving his vehicle.

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We bought this used from a used car dealership. The very next day I noticed while driving the engine just shut off. Couple months later the same thing happened and has continued to happen often. Last week I was driving 45 mph on a highway in the rain and lost all control of the vehicle. The brakes didn't work, the steering didn't work, the entire car shut down, I had a panic attack because I was in traffic and almost caused a hugh accident with other vehicles. I put on the hazzards and finally was able to drift into a the middle of the road called the turning lane. I called the dealership many times and have only been told "we are sorry". I tried calling a lemon law lawyer but was told, sorry, if the truck was a 2007 then I would have a case. So, now what do I do? I have a 10,000 car loan for a vehicle that I am frightened to drive anywhere. Please help me.

This is a county govt vehicle purchased used from a dealer about 2 years ago. I had been highway driving for about 3-4 hours at speeds between 55-70 mph. I made one brief stop during that time, and was mostly using cruise control. Just prior to the incident, the speed limit drops from 70 to 55, and then to 35 in a relatively short distance. I used the cruise control coast to reduce my speed from 55 to 35. The 35 mph speed starts on a bridge- there is a small incline and then a little larger decline. At about the base of the bridge, the engine shut off, I lost steering and coasted to a stop. I don't recall if I had braking. I was with a passenger; it was night, and this occurred in an area that was not safe. I tried restarting the car, and it restarted with no problem. I drove to a nearby gas station. The power steering fluid was low, so I filled that, restarted, and drove the remaining 1 1/2 hrs with no problems. Other employees continued to drive over the next 2 1/2 months locally-very little highway driving, with no issues. On February 21, I was returning from a trip in this vehicle from the same area, with the same circumstances as above. When I was still on the bridge where the speed drops to 35, the engine shut off again. This time I was alone. There was a vehicle following very close behind me but fortunately I continued to coast as this was on the decline of the bridge. I was able to steer slightly to get off the highway. The check gauges; check engine, and battery warning lights were all on. The car restarted with no problems. I drove to the same gas station; checked the gauges-all were normal and no warning lights. I drove the 1 1/2 hrs remaining with no problems. On a web search, I found multiple cases of very similar problems on Explorers with no resolution. I could find no recalls on the VIN. This is an extremely dangerous and potentially fatal problem.

Within 24 hrs. Of purchase, driving on even road dry conditions approx. 40 mph engine shut off while in motion no hesitation no bucking just shut off. Pulled off side of road restarted ok took to dealer (jack byrne Ford) no code no idea what caused it, could not get to repeat . This vehicle is primarily driven on the highway we are deathly afraid that this will happen again at a higher speed and will result in a rear end collision. Spoke to the sr. Regional customer service manager for NY/NJ. She states that the dealer looked vehicle over and could not find problem nor could they repeat it no code she could not state the vehicle is safe to drive just that the dealer couldn't find anything and its ready to be picked up at dealership.

Because of the recent gm recall ignition issue, I thought I should let someone know about the serious similar issue I had 3 times before I traded my car in. The car would just shut off while driving. And all 3 times, I pulled to the side of the road and restarted the car and continued on my way. I was lucky to have a place to pull over safely. I took it to my mechanic twice, found nothing wrong. Took it to Ford and they found nothing wrong. I traded the 2005 for a 2011. I also told the dealer that I traded it into about the engine just shuting off for no reason and to check out the problem before they sold it again.

The engine shut down at only 14,000 miles. There was no warning it just shut down. The dealership that replaced the engine told me there was a safety notice sent to dealerships but they did not have to tell consumers. Fod knows specific engines that could be affected because they were manufactered at specific plants but have not contacted anyone. I was very lucky that day and did not take the highway but a side road instead. I had my 2 toddlers in the car with me and could have caused a major deadly accident.

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Our Ford Explorer shut down without warning in an intersection. People began pushing my wife, baby son, and two other sons out of the intersection when the truck began smoking and then the engine burst into flames. We lost the truck (which only has two payments left and which was in perfect working order), our car seats, and a considerable amount of personal items to smoke, fire, and water damage. The fire department had to be summoned to put the fire out.

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The contact owns a 2002 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the service engine soon and check gas cap indicators illuminated and caused the vehicle to shut off. In addition, the gas tank was very difficult to fill up while placing fuel in the tank. The contact called the manufacturer regarding these issues. He feels that it is a safety hazard for the vehicle to shut off without warning. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 171,000.

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The contact owns a 2002 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the spark plugs were blowing out of the engine while driving various speeds. As a result, the engine shuts off and the vehicle loses complete power. On two occasions, the dealer repaired the vehicle at the cost of $2,000. The dealer has not explained what caused the failure. The failure mileage was 160,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. While driving between 35-65 mph, the vehicle shut off. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The contact drove another 20 miles before it shut off again. After the second failure, it took the contact several attempts to restart the vehicle. All of the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and is currently being diagnosed. The current and failure mileages were 44,113.

The consumer was making a left hand turn and the vehicle just shut off, couldn't steer, and couldn't pull off. The vehicle was in the middle of the road and the consumer restarted the vehicle about a minute down the road, when it happened again. The battery light came on and brake light came on, but felt like they were still working.

2004 Ford Explorer engine shuts off and there is difficulty shifting gears. ** answer required***. Both of theses malfunctions present a danger and a hazard and are very serious defects.

Ford motor company regarding dissatisfaction with lack of performance, reliability and quality of 2004 Ford Explorer XLT* consumer states has had multiple problems with 2004 Ford Explorer such as very hard shifting gears from a parked position, the vehicle shut down on i95 highway twice and pedals became inoperable, vehicle also slams into gear at high speed and wants to reimbursed for the multiple problems of his 3 year old truck.

'04 Explorer engine shuts off and steering wheel locks up while driving, car jerks when put in reverse, false fuel reading took truck back to dealership, they do not think any thing is wrong with the truck, this has happen four times.

While trying to accelerate doors automatically locked, and then vehicle shut off. It was hard to get vehicle back started. Dealer notified.

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