Ford Explorer owners have reported 349 back over prevention related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 6 most common back over prevention problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's back over prevention (198 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's warnings (61 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Back Over Prevention problems | |
| Warnings problems | |
| Rearview System Braking problems | |
| Sensing System Camera problems | |
| Camera System problems | |
| Display Function problems |
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 mph, the "service power steering" message was displayed. The contact pulled into a parking lot, turned off and then restarted the vehicle. Read details...
While driving, parking, or doing any function of the vehicle, the screen will intermittently switch from the cameras being used to the on board navigation and start routing the vehicle to random locations, or it may blank out completely. Read details...
Back up camera goes blank with black screen Read details...
In February of 2024 I received a recall notice for this vehicle with respect to defective a-pillar applique trim clip attachments around the windshield. The recall stated that parts would be available the latter half of 2024 and that we would be notified when we could schedule our SUV to be fixed. Read details...
This vehicle has been “repaired” by Ford dealer per recall instructions but the backup camera is still intermittently blue. Recall “fix” offered by Ford does not fix this problem Read details...