NHTSA Complaint #11253079 — 2013 FORD EXPLORER

UNKNOWN OR OTHER issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11253079
Vehicle	2013 FORD EXPLORER
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of Incident	September 2, 2019
Date Filed	September 4, 2019
Mileage	102,650 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

I OWN A FORD EXPLORER AND IT'S BEEN HAVEING PROBLEMS ..THERE IS A WRENCH LIGHT TURNING ON THE PANEL ..AND IT JUST STOPS RUNNING .ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF ..I HAVE A 2 MONTH OLD BABY AND I FEAR FOR OUR SAFETY..MY EXPLORER TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXPRESSWAY WITH TRAILERS AND FAST CARS ALMOST HIT ME..I KNOW ALOT OF EXPLORER OWNERS THAT ARE HAVEING THE SAME PROBLEMS..THE DANGEROUS MATTER IS ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE RUNNING AND THE DIAGNOSTICS CANT FIND NOTHING WRONG..THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR EXPLORERS IT REALLY DANGEROUS THE ENGINE JUST SHUTTING OFF WHILE RUNNING U CAN CRASH AND GET KILLED IF U GET HIT WHILE ALL CARS ARE DRIVING FAST IN EXPRESSWAYS ..ITS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW ..WRENCH LIGHT TURNS ON AND THEN ENGINE TURNS OFF WHILE RUNNING IT HAPPENS MORE WHEN U FILL UP THE TANK WITH GAS..TENDS TO HAPPEN..ITS SCARY..ITS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES FIRST TIME WAS LAST YEAR THEN ONCE A MONTH AND NOW IT'S BEEN DOING IT 5 TO 6 TIMES A DAY..THAT'S Y I TOOK IT TO GET CHECKED..PLUS IT HAS RECALLS ON IT ALSO ..TO TOP IT OFF

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