NHTSA Complaint #11682243 — 2023 FORD EXPLORER

The contact owns a 2023 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V442000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION). The contact received Customer Satisfaction Program (CSP): 24B47 in August 2024. However, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Most recently, the contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the navigational system displayed a black screen, compromising the functions on the screen. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the Ford App on the cellphone failed to sync with the vehicle as intended. The message "Unable to Connect" was displayed on the App. While attempting to remotely start the vehicle, the message "Temporarily Unavailable – Unable to Connect" was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times to be diagnosed, and it was determined that the software and screen had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and sent an Over-the-Air software update; however, the sync failed to connect as intended. The failure mileage was approximately 3,000.