Ford Explorer owners have reported 3,549 engine and engine cooling related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 47 most common engine and engine cooling problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (1,515 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine exhaust system (524 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
While driving down a main road, the speed limit changed from 40 to 55 mph. When the gas pedal was pushed, the car violently jerked, did not speed up, and proceeded to have a grinding sound emitting from the engine. No warning lights appeared. Read details...
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that there were exhaust fumes inside the vehicle while accelerating. There were no warning lights illuminated. Upon research, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA action number: ea17002 (structure, engine and engine cooling). Read details...
On two incidents this week when steering wheel is cut to maximum left or right in tight parking lot and narrow road while making tight turns at legal speeds the engine (v8 4. 6l) stalls. Brought to non-Ford mechanic for inspection(nys annual) and passes but mechanic looked for a power steering Read details...
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while the vehicle was in for routine maintenance, the mechanic discovered an oil leak coming from one of the turbo chargers. The contact later discovered oil leaking on the floor of the garage. Read details...
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked there was excessive leakage of coolant fluid. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and diagnosed with failure of water pump leakage. The vehicle was repaired. Read details...