Back Over Prevention Problems of Ford Explorer

Ford Explorer owners have reported 364 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 (209 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's warnings (64 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Back Over Prevention related problems of Ford Explorer


Recently reported Back Over Prevention problems of Ford Explorer

The Back Over Prevention problem

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 26v123000 (back over prevention). The vehicle failed to connect or communicate with the computer and module.   Read details...

The Warnings problem

I was driving down the road when the warning lights suddenly came on, and the vehicle would not allow me to accelerate. As a result, my vehicle slowed unexpectedly, and another vehicle nearly struck me from behind.   Read details...

The Rearview System Braking problem

Back up camera goes blank with black screen   Read details...

The Sensing System Camera problem

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...

The Camera System problem

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...




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