2013 FORD EXPLORER Electrical System Problems

I STOPPED FOR GAS ON A LONG DRIVE. WHEN I GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE AND STARTED IT NO SOUND WOULD COME OUT OF THE SPEAKERS. ALL THE STATIONS WERE WORKING JUST NO SOUND AT ALL.

"TAKATA RECALL" I PURCHASED A 2013 FORD EXPLORER NEW WITH 6 MILES I CURRENTLY HAVE 59900 MILES AND DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD TRIM FLEW OFF BY ITSELF WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE. THANKFULLY DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WE ONLY HEARD IT FLEW OFF WE DIDN'T KNOW IT HAD UNTIL WE STOPPED, AND NOTICED THIS TO IT IT STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL WINDSHIELD AND I TOOK TO RICH FORD WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND WAS TOLD IT CAME UNGLUED ! I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE AND HAVE OWNED SEVERAL PRE-OWNED CARES WITHOUT ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING MY CAR INTERIOR HAS CRACKED AT THE SEAM AGAIN THIS IS A 4 YR YEAR OLD CAR WITH NO OTHER DAMAGE I JUST HAVE A LITTLE TEAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WHERE THE DOOR HANDEL IS. I HAVE HAD THE LOCKS ON THE PASSENGER DOOR FIXED TWICE IT...

PASSENGER DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON EVEN AT NIGHT CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS

SUV WILL INDICATE DOOR IS OPEN WHEN IS NOT,DUE TO FAULTY DOOR LATCH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO INSPECT AND DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

WHEN SHIFTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT REGISTER THAT CAR IS IN PARK. I.E. THE P WILL NOT LIGHT UP AND IF YOU TURN CAR OFF IT WILL BEEP TELLING YOU TO SHIFT TO PARK. IN MY 2001 EXPLORER IT WOULD GET STUCK SHIFTING TO PARK AS WELL. SEEMS TO BE A VEHICLE ISSUE BECAUSE BOTH VEHICLES HAVE DIFFERENT SHIFTING MECHANISMS. HAPPENED 6 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED IT IN 2015 AND TILL DOES IT TO THIS DAY.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 FORD EXPLORER WHEN I WENT TO MAKE A TURN AND THE WHEEL FROZE WITHOUT WARNING. THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED AND I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING RACK AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE CORRECTLY. THE CONTACT WOULD CLOSE AND LOCK THE DOORS; HOWEVER, THE OVERHEAD LIGHT AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAINED ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE DOORS WERE NOT CLOSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO CLOSE THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

THE DRIVER DOOR WAS CLOSED, BUT THE "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT WAS ON AND THE INTERIOR LIGHT WAS ON WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. IF WE PUT IT IN GEAR TO DRIVE OFF THE ERROR COMES ON THE DASH TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID A RESET ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THEN ABOUT THREE MONTHS IT STARTED AGAIN. THE DEALER IS TRYING TO CHARGE US EVERY TIME WE COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I PUT THE VIN IN BUT IT SAYS NO RECALLS, BUT SOME OF THE 2013 EXPLORERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM....

DRIVER DOOR SHOWS DOOR AJAR A MAJORITY OF THE TIME WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. ISSUE WAS RESOLVED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND IS NOW HAPPENING AGAIN.

WHILE DRIVING MY EXPLORER WILL LOSE ALL POWER AFTER 30-45 MINUTES IT WILL RESTART AND RUN FINE FOR A DAY OR SO AND THEN HAPPEN AGAIN. WHEN IT LOSES POWER ALL OF THE WARNINGS WILL APPEAR AND THE RADIO WILL STILL WORK. WHEN I RESTART THE VEHICLE IT TAKES A MINUTE FOR THE ENGINE TO TURN OVER. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BUT NO RECALL! THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING A BOTH 35-40 MPH ON CITY STREETS AND HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF ABOUT SIX TIMES. *TR

THE "DOOR AJAR" SENSOR ON MANY FORD PRODUCTS IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT TO COME ON EVEN WHEN THE DOORS ARE CLOSED. THIS ALSO CAUSES THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON AT NIGHT AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE DOORS TO BE LOCKED WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. IT IS DANGEROUS NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCK THE DOORS AS CHILDREN COULD OPEN THE DOORS ACCIDENTALLY AND FALL OUT. IT IS ALSO DANGEROUS HAVING THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS, THEY ACKNOWLEDGED A SERVICE BULLETIN IS AVAILABLE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE DOOR AJAR. *TR

DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY IN MY PI EXPLORER. IT GOES AWAY AFTER A WHILE. IT COMES ON WHILE IN MOTION AND WHILE STILL. MAY BE A FAULTY SENSOR IN THE DOOR. THIS NEEDS A RECALL. LOOKED HIGH AND LOW FOR A FIX AND NOTICED THAT MANY HAVE THIS ISSUE. MOST PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE PROBABLY DON'T EVEN KNOW TO POST THIS INFORMATION/ISSUE HERE. THIS PROBLEM COULD POTENTIALLY BE A VERY SERIOUS ONE IF NOT ADDRESSED/RECALLED.

DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON DUE TO A DEFECT SWITCH ASSEMBLY LOCATED IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR. FORD FIXED IT ONCE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. I BEGAN ACTING UP AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER IT WENT OUT OF WARRANTY. IT'S AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD FIX IT FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS ON THEIR DIME AND NOT THE CUSTOMER'S.

MY CAR REGULARLY SHOWS THAT THE DRIVER DOOR IS AJAR. IT WILL NOT REGISTER THAT IT CLOSES, AND WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO LOCK THE DOOR. THIS HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND I MUST REPEATEDLY OPEN AND SHUT THE DOOR INDEFINITELY UNTIL IT FINALLY REGISTERS THAT THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THIS FAULTY DOOR SENSOR/LATCH ISSUE HAS BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER FORD MODELS BUT NOT THE EXPLORER YET TO MY KNOWLEDGE. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BOTH PARKED AND IN MOTION. I NOTED THE MOST RECENT DATE ON THE CALENDAR BUT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SENSOR FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, AND THE INTERNAL LIGHTING REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE CHIME SOUNDED EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE DOOR MAY BE OPEN WHEN IT WAS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE ONE DEALER TWICE AND THE SENSORS WERE CLEANED. WITHIN A YEAR OF THE FIRST REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE DEALER CLEANED OR REPLACED THE SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE FIRST DEALER AGAIN AND THEN A SECOND DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 30 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE FILLED UP WITH CARBON DIOXIDE FUMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,370.

DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR SWITCH IS MALFUNCTIONING. DASH DISPLAY AND WARNING CHIMES WARNING ME THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN WHEN ITS CLOSED. **THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS. HARD TO FIND AFTERMARKET PARTS AND FORD DEALERS WANT $475 TO FIX IT! B.S.!!! RECALL IT. LOSING FAITH IN FORD! SAD!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. EVERY TIME THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE DOOR AJAR AND DRIVER SWITCH TO PARK WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CHIME SOUNDED WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY DAY FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

DOOR AJAR NOTIFICATION, STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH DOOR IS SECURE, CAUSING POWER FAILURE FROM BATTERY DRAINAGE ,

THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SENSOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT CAN TAKE UP TO 10 MINUTES FOR THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT TO TURN OFF, EVEN THOUGH YOU CAN SLAM THE DOOR SHUT 20 TIMES.

THE DRIVER SIDE "DOOR AJAR" ALARM IS CONSTANTLY ON, EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS FIRMLY CLOSED AND SECURE.THE ALARM KEEPS GOING OFF AND THE DOME LIGHT IS ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION FOR A DANGEROUS PERIOD OF TIME. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON AND DANGEROUS COMPLAINT FOR SIMILAR VEHICLES IN SIMILAR YEARS.ACCORDING TO WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE AND WATCHED ONLINE THERE ARE A LOT OF LIKE VEHICLES OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM.

ELECTRICAL OUTLET IN REAR CENTER CONSOLE WAS COMPLETELY PULLED OUT WHILE TRYING TO UNPLUG COMPUTER EXPOSING ELECTRICAL WIRES ELECTROCUTING MY SON AND NEPHEW. THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION.

AS REPORTED TO FORD: WHAT IS YOUR VEHICLE SALES OR SERVICE ISSUE?:VIN: IFM5K8D85DGA40422 2013 FORD EXPLORER - I RECENTLY SHIPPED MY 2013 FORD EXPLORER TO AZERBAIJAN WHERE I AM SERVING THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. I HIRED A DRIVER WHO CONVEYED A PROBLEM TO ME REGARDING THE POWER STEERING AND SYNC SYSTEM. AFTER DOING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH, I BECAME AWARE OF THE RECALL FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WHICH SEEM TO FIT THE SYMPTOMS RELATED TO ME. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY TYPE OF NOTICE FROM FORD REGARDING THIS SERIOUS CONDITION. ALSO, THE SYNC SYSTEM IS BUGGY. I WAS INFORMED SOME TIME AGO OF A FUEL SYSTEM RECALL (I BELIEVE). THE VEHICLE HAS 19,750 MILES. A VEHICLE TIRE SENSOR FAULT HAS RECENTLY DISPLAYED. THERE IS A FORD DEALERSHIP IN BAKU AZERBAIJAN WHERE I LIVE. THE EXPLORER IS PART OF THEIR PRODUCT LINE. PLEASE INFORM ME WHAT I CAN EXPECT FROM FORD TO RESOLVE...

FORD MOTORCRAFT BATTERY (OVERCHARGE OR POSSIBLE LEAKING BATTERY) CAUSED EXTENSIVE CORROSION TO BATTERY TERMINAL AS WELL AS BATTERY CABLES AND HOUSING. READ ONLINE AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH FORD VEHICLES. NOT ONLY DID THE BATTERY NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT THE CABLES AND HOUSING DID AS WELL. VEHICLE IS LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED IMAGE TO SEE EXTENT OF CORROSION. THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN AFTER THE TERMINAL WAS SEMI-CLEANED IN ORDER TO JUMP THE BATTERY. BECAUSE OF THIS EXTENSIVE CORROSION, CABLES WERE SO CORRODED IT WOULD NOT MAKE A GOOD CONTACT WITH NEW BATTERY. AS I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER, THE CAR KEPT LOSING POWER AS THE BATTERY WAS CONTINUALLY DISCONNECTING. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY HAPPENED TO SOMEONE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF BATTERY TERMINAL CORROSION. THERE WAS ZERO CORROSION ON THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL. THE POSITIVE...

DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH WILL NOT MOVE. DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,120.

FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS THE DRIVERS DOOR IS SAYING IT IS OPEN WHEN IT IS SHUT. THE DOME LIGHTS STAY ON WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. THE DOORS WILL ALSO NOT LOCK. THAT IS VERY UNSAFE IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BACK WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THEY CAN EASILY OPEN THE DOOR AND POSSIBLE FALL OUT. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE FOR FORD OWNERS. FORD SHOULD REALLY DO A RECALL ON THIS VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST 3 WEEKS, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUT OUR VEHICLE INTO "PARK" WE RECEIVED A WARNING LIGHT THAT WE NEEDED TO "SHIFT TO PARK", EXCEPT THE SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION EVERY TIME; THIS OCCURRED TO BOTH MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF. I WAS AFRAID THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STAY IN PARK ON HILLS OR SLOPES IN PARKING LOTS AND IN MY SLOPED DRIVEWAY WHERE THERE ARE LOTS OF SMALL CHILDREN PLAYING AND RIDING BIKES BECAUSE OF THIS WARNING AND WOULD ROLL AWAY KILLING SOMEONE. RECENTLY, OUR EXPLORER WOULD NOT START, OUR KEY FOBS WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS; I WAS STRANDED. THIS LAST TIME ON AUGUST 24, 2015 I CONTACTED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TOW IT TO THE CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. TURNS OUT THE SHIFTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND AS A RESULT IT DRAINED THE BATTERY. IT...

AS I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND THREE BOYS IN A HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE LIGHT TURN ON AND THE VEHICLE CHOKE AND TURN OFF, THE CAR THAT WAS COMING IN BACK OFF ME NEARLY HIT ME CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE CAR IN BACK OF ME SWONG TO THE LEFT NEARLY HITTING THE CAR COMING ON THE LEFT AND MY VEHICLE, MY HEART STARTED PUMPING FAST KNOWING WHAT COULD HAD HAPPENED. THIS SITUATION GOT ME THINKING NOT TO THRUST FORD VEHICLES. I CAN'T RISK PUTTING MY FAMILY LIFE IN DANGER BECAUSE OF A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE. THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING ON A TWO AND HALF YEAR OLD CAR. I TOOK IT TO GET DIGNOSTIC TEST AND IT CAME OUT THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND PULGE VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. FORD SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLE IMMIDIATELY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS AJAR ALTHOUGH THE DOOR WAS CLOSED AND SECURED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THE DOME LIGHT WOULD ALSO REMAIN ON CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE SENSOR LIGHT BUT THE FAILURE EVENTUALLY RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TERRAIN SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENCE. DRIVER DOOR AJAR SENSOR WOULD COME ON AND OFF...TOOK IT TO FORD...THEY LOOKED AT SERVICE BULLETIN AND REPLACED SENSOR. NOW 1 YEAR LATER - APRIL 2015...SAME THING EXCEPT THAT I AM NOW IN MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND FORD WANTS ME TO PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE TO "FIX" SOMETHING THAT WAS ALREADY SUPPOSEDLY "FIXED" LAST YEAR UNDER MY REGULAR WARRANTY - BUT CLEARLY ISN'T FIXED! VERY ANNOYED! *TR

MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AJAR SENSOR STAYS ON WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR IN THE DOOR AS YOU CAN MANIPULATE IT UP AND DOWN TO MAKE IT WORK BUT IT JUST KEEPS HAPPENING. AWFULLY DESIGN. THIS ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE SENSOR MAKES THE INTERNAL LIGHTING COME ON SO AT NIGHT IT CAN BLIND THE DRIVER WHEN IT COMES ON! *TR

DRIVER DOOR SENSOR HAS GONE OUT - THINKS THAT DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN! *TR

DASH DISPLAYED SERVICE ADVANCETRAC. TRACTION CONTROL WAS DISABLED AND STABILITY CONTROL WAS DISABLED AND INDICATORS LIT IN DASH. DIFFICULT TO STEER DUE TO PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEER RACK UNIT NEEDS TO GE REPLACED. *TR

2013 FORD EXPLORER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE RECURRING PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND/OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED *JB

DOOR SENSOR KEEPS BEEPING INFORMING ME THE DOORS ARE NOT CLOSED,, WHEN THEY ARE. ANNOYING BEEPING CONTINUES WHEN DRIVING EVERY TIME I STEP ON THE BRAKES. THIS HAS GONE ON FOR OVER A MONTH NOW. *TR

THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT (DRIVERS DOOR) INDICATES ON DASH AND BEEPS EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS CLOSED. INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON MAKING IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AFTER LEAVING VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THINKING THE DOOR IS OPEN, RUNNING DOWN BATTERY. VEHICLE'S ALARM SYSTEM ACTIVATES CONTINUOUSLY AS IT THINKS THE DOOR IS OPEN. VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND FORD DEALER REPLACED LEFT FRONT DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY PART # DG1Z-5421813-A. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2013 FORD EXPLORER TWO YEARS AGO. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000 MILES. ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 I COULDN'T START MY CAR. I HAD THE AUTO CLUB JUMP THE BATTERY AND THEN TOOK IT IN IMMEDIATELY TO MY MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. UPON EXAMINATION, HE DETERMINED THAT THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL HAD EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND THE CORROSION WAS SO BAD THAT THE BATTERY CLAMP HAD TOTALLY ERODED. THIS REQUIRED NOT ONLY REPLACEMENT OF THE BATTERY BUT THE BATTERY CABLES. THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THE ENTIRE CABLING MECHANISM WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $400 AND THAT THE LABOR WOULD BE EXTENSIVE BECAUSE OF THE WAY FORD ENGINEERED THE CONNECTION. (THE MECHANIC HAD TO DISASSEMBLE VARIOUS COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE AREA TO MAKE THE CONNECTION). THE ENTIRE COST OF REPLACING THE BATTERY WAS OVER $1,000. ALSO, I WAS INFORMED THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE MECHANIC ALSO TOLD ME HE BECAME AWARE...

STEERING POWER SUPPORT STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING DURING A TURN AT LOWER SPEED. CAR BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL (TURN OR STEER). FAULT LIGHTS INCLUDED STABILITY, TRACTION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL ERRORS CAME ON AS THE STEERING POWER SUPPORT TERMINATED. FUSE AND MECHANISM WERE UNDAMAGED. TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF DID NOT REMOVE THE FAULT. VEHICLE DID THIS ANOTHER 3 TIMES, INCLUDING ONE AT HIGH SPEED OF 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY IN FAT LEFT LANE. HAD TO ALLOW FOR VEHICLE TO MERGE ACROSS 4 LANES OF INTERSTATE TRAFFIC TO SHOULDER AND EVENTUALLY SLOW DOWN. ALL COMPONENTS OF VEHICLE THEN TURN OFF AND MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO TURN OFF AND ON VEHICLE ARE REQUIRED WITH PROLONGED TERMS OF VEHICLE BEING LEFT OFF. *TR

THE FIRST THING I NOTICED WAS THAT THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS SPUTTERING AND RUNNING ROUGHLY. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT, IT RAN REALLY ROUGH AND JUST DIED. IT STARTED BACK UP AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME. NOT KNOWING IF THE PROBLEM WAS JUST A FLUKE OR NOT, I DROVE IT THE NEXT DAY. AFTER HAVING GONE ABOUT 8 MILES, IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND THEN JUST DIES. IT ALSO HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND AS HE LEFT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. IT STARTED TO DIE ON HIM BUT HE PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND GAVE IT GAS. HE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL LINCOLN MERCURY (BAYWAY) ON GULF FREEWAY IN HOUSTON, TX. THEY KEPT IT FOR ALMOST 3 DAYS, COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND ONE OF THE SERVICE MANAGERS DROVE IT THE LAST DAY AND IT NEVER HAPPENED TO...

VEHICLE DISPLAYS DOOR AJAR WHEN DRIVERS DOOR IS SHUT. HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND HAS NOW BECOME A REGULAR OCCURRENCE. *TR

MY 2013 FORD EXPLORER (LIMITED) SPONTANEOUSLY LOCKED WHILE MY 9 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR WITH THE KEYS. MY WIFE HAD JUST PUT MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WITH HER PURSE, WHICH HAD THE VEHICLE KEYS INSIDE. AFTER SHE CLOSED THE DOOR TO WALK TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THE VEHICLE LOCKED, AND WOULD NOT OPEN. ALL PUBLISHED VEHICLE OWNER'S MANUALS/DOCUMENTATION CLEARLY STATE THAT THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. FURTHER, THE VEHICLE HAS BUILT IN MECHANISMS TO SAFEGUARD AGAINST THIS SCENARIO WHICH ALSO FAILED. WITH THE KEYS IN THE VICINITY OF THE CAR, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TOUCH THE DOOR HANDLE TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. NOTHING WE TRIED WOULD UNLOCK THE CAR. WE LIVE IN A HOT CLIMATE, SO THE CAR WAS WELL OVER 120 DEGREES. WE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO BREAK IN (BROKEN WINDOW, AND DOOR). AFTER BRINGING THIS UP WITH FORD, THEY'VE DONE NOTHING TO FIX...

TL* THE CONTACT A OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RODENTS WERE DESTROYING THE WIRES UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WIRE INSTALLATION WAS MADE FROM SOY BEANS, WHICH WAS ATTRACTING THE RODENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. *TR

I STARTED DRIVING AND ENGINE STARTED REVVING UP, TOOK FOOT OUT OF GAS PEDAL AN VEHICLE CONTINUED REVVING UP TO 3,000 RPM IN SLOW SPEED. CHANGE TRANSMISSION TO "N" AND VEHICLE CONTINUED AT 3,000 RPM. CHANGED BACK TO "D" AND DID NOT CHANGED, ONCE AGAIN CHANGE TO "N" AND BACK TO DRIVE AND RPM CAME DOWN. *TR

DEAR NHTSA, I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED A FORD EXPLORER LIMITED 2013 MODEL ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE MYTOUCH SYSTEM HAS CONSTANT GLITCHES AND CAUSING DISTRACTIONS WHILE DRIVING. YESTERDAY I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE ENTIRE SCREEN WAS OUT INCLUDING THE BACKUP SENSORS AND CAMERA. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY DO NOT SEEM TO BE VERY RESPONSIVE. I WILL BE TAKING THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW HOWEVER I FIND THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS MY WIFE RELIES ON THE CAMERA AND SENSORS WHEN PARKING A VEHICLE. *TR

DRIVING VEHICLE AND CROSS TRAFFIC SYSTEM FAILURE TURNS ON, ADVANCETRAC SYSTEM FAILURE, STABILITY CONTROL FAILURE AND TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE OCCUR. VEHICLE BEGINS TO DECELERATE AND TRANSMISSION GOES FROM AN ILLUMINATED "D" TO BLANK. VERY HARD TO MANEUVER VEHICLE. VEHICLE STRUGGLES TO GAIN SPEED AFTERWARDS. THE ONLY RESOLUTION I HAVE FOUND IS TO PULL OVER IF POSSIBLE AND TURN ON VEHICLE AND RESTART. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE BACK-UP CAMERA FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE BACK-UP CAMERA WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACE BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE STALLING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. *TR

AFTER ENTERING A HIGHWAY MY HORN HONKED AND THE MESSAGE "NO KEY DETECTED" APPEARED. THE VEHICLE NEVER DIED BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER A DOZEN TIMES. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP, WHERE THE SAME CONCERN WAS DUPLICATED, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS SOME SORT OF INTERFERENCE WITH THE RADIO FREQUENCY OF THE KEYS, THEY SAID THAT ANYTHING FROM PHONES TO CHARGES COULD CAUSE THIS AND THAT IT IS NORMAL AND I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. ON 1/17/13 AND AGAIN ON 2/11/13 AFTER PUSHING THE BUTTON TO TURN THE CAR OFF THE AUXILIARY POWER CAME ON. I WAS TOLD THIS IS OKAY AND THAT THE POWER WOULD EVENTUALLY TURN ITSELF OFF. 5/16/2013 THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME I NOTICED THAT MY RADIO HAD SHUT ITSELF OFF. I TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE RADIO WAS OFF, I KNOW I DID NOT TURN THIS OFF WHEN I...