2013 FORD EXPLORER Power Train Problems

ENGINE WAS REVVING AND JERKING IN TO THE NEXT GEAR WHILE ACCELERATING THE FIRST TIME AFTER STARTING THE CAR. AFTER THE FIRST CYCLE THROUGH GEARS, THE ISSUE NO LONGER HAPPENED. WHILE BEING A 2013, THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 36,500 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF VALVE BODY AND SELENOID BODY DUE TO THE SEALS IN THE DIRECT CLUTCH BEING "DESTROYED." THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY TAKEN APART TO FIND THE CAUSE, COSTING NEARLY $4,000 IN REPAIRS.

2013 FORD EXPLORER TRANSFER CASE

CAR LOST POWER ON VERY BUSY ROAD. THROTTLE BODY ISSUE.

PURSUANT TO NHTSA INVESTIGATION # EA 17-002 OPENED ON 7/27/17, I AM EXPERIENCING THE PERIODIC EXHAUST ODORS IN MY VEHICLE DETAILED IN THAT REPORT. ALL RELEVANT RECALLS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED, WHICH HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM.

POWER TRANSFER UNIT "PTU" BEGAN LEAKING SPONTANEOUSLY; LOOKS LIKE LEAKING MOTOR OIL ON THE GROUND. CAUSED GRINDING NOISE AND DANGEROUS TRANSMISSION ISSUES WHEN DRIVING. SOLUTION WAS REPLACEMENT OF THE PTU WHICH COST $1650 BY FORD SERVICE.

WHILE DRIVING ON MODERATELY BUSY INTERSTATE ALL TERRAIN SENSOR WARNING SIGN AND ORANGE WRENCH APPEARED ON DASH AS THE CAR LOST POWER AND FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR. THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS IN SHUTDOWN MODE. LET ME PULL OVER TO ACCIDENT LANE AT ALMOST 0 MPH. TERRIFYING. TURNED OFF MOTOR AND UPON RESTART CAR WAS FINE. DROVE TO DEALER THAT INTERROGATED COMPUTER AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES. HAVE BEEN A FORD DRIVER FOR 20+ YEARS AND UNDERSTAND ELECTRONICS CAN BE FAULTY, HAVE SEEN OTHER REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING BUT NO RECALL. NOT HAPPY THAT THERE IS NO IDENTIFIED CAUSE

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED IN PARK. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS BEEN REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THIS TIME IT ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO SOMEONE ELSE'S VEHICLE. OUR VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AT THE TOP OF THE DRIVEWAY FOR NEARLY 2 HOURS BEFORE THE PERSON PARKED BEHIND OR VEHICLE. THEY WHERE AT OUR HOUSE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, WHEN THEY WHERE LEAVING WE NOTICED THAT OUR VEHICLE HAD DISENGAGED FROM PARK AND ROLLED 15' DOWN THE DRIVEWAY INTO THEIR VEHICLE. THANKFULLY, THERE WERE ONLY A FEW SCRATCHES ON EITHER VEHICLE. OUR DRIVEWAY IS FAIRLY FLAT, IT HAS A 1-3 DEGREE SLOPE TO IT. LEADING TO THE CONCLUSION, THAT THERE IS NOT A LARGE INCLINE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FORCED OUT OF PARK. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WAY THE TRANSMISSION IS ENGAGED INTO PARK OR THERE IS YET ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFT LINKAGE. THE SHIFT...

TAMARA RECALL VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE DOWN SHIFTING AND GETS STUCK NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF ROAD I'M ON

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, THE NOT IN PARKING WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ON EVEN THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION IS IN THE PARK POSITION. THE PARK DETECTION SWITCH IS FAULTY. ACCORDINGLY TO OWNER COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR FORD SUVS LIKE EXPLORER, EDGE AND LINCOLN MKC AND MKX.

THE PTU HAS GONE BAD. THE BEARINGS INSIDE ARE RUING AND THE ENTIRE CASE MUST BE REPLACED

THE PTU HAS FAILED. THE BEARINGS INSIDE DISINTEGRATED

HAS THERE BEEN ANY REPORTED CASES OF A 2013 FORD EXPLORER SLIPPING FROM PARK TO REVERSE WITH THE SHIFTER? I HAVE NO SPECIFICS OTHER THAN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE CAR WAS PHYSICALLY SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO PARK OR REVERSE (ACCIDENTALLY) AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT IN HOUMA, LA.. PERSON DROVE CAR INTO PARKING LOT AND POSSIBLY WANTED TO GET OUT AND SEE HOW FAR THEY WERE FROM CURB. CAR WAS STILL RUNNING AND PERSON EXITED VEHICLE AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RUN OVER. BYSTANDER WHO HEARD/SAW ACCIDENT SHIFTED CAR TO PARK (WAS PHYSICALLY IN REVERSE WHEN THEY GOT IT). I HAD HEARD THAT OLDER EXPLORERS MAY HAVE HAD AN ISSUE.

OVER THE SUMMER, I BEGAN SMELLING FUMES IN MY VEHICLE CABIN. THE LOCAL DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO THE RECALL, AND I HAD NO REASON TO BE WORRIED. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO HOUSING ISSUES, THE RECALL GOT PUSHED TO THE BACK BURNER. SO, I HAD AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR YESTERDAY, 12/11 TO HAVE THE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FIXED. THEN LAST WEDNESDAY, 12/5 MY CAR KEPT SEIZING WHEN I WAS BRAKING OR ACCELERATING, AND I ALMOST WRECKED MY VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES. AFTER RULING OUT THE U JOINT OR DRIVE SHAFT, WE THEN FOUND THE GLISTENING LEAK ON THE PTU, AND WERE ABLE TO DEDUCE THE SMELL AS BEING DIFF FLUID DRIPPING DOWN ONTO THE EXHAUST AND COMING THROUGH THE CABIN. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEABLE, THE NEXT MORNING, I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALER, WHO PUT ME INTO A RENTAL, AND WE GINGERLY DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER...

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE SUV SHUDDERED AND I HEARD SOMETHING BOUNCING DOWN THE UNDERSIDE OF THE SUV, WHICH ISSHUDDERONG EVERY BADATTHISPOINT SO I STOP SEEIF I COULD TELL WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS... INDEED I DID THERE WAS A LARGE PIECE OF MY TRANSFER CASE/ PTU MISSING I TRIED FINDING IT WITH NO LUCK .. I TRIED MOVING THE SUV OFF THE HIGHWAY BABYING IT JERKED AT 5 MPH MIND THEN AWD LIGHT FLASHED AND WENT RIGHT BACK OFF GOT OUT TO LOOK AGAIN YEAH WHOLE DRIVESHAFT HANGING DOWN.... NOW OUTSIDE MY SAFETY THANK GOD THIS HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED BUT THINK ABOUT THE VERY LARGE CHUNK OF METAL THAT SHOT OUT FROM UNDER MY SUV THANK GOD NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY VERY BAD PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS IF YOU WOULD EMAIL ME I WILL TAKE PICS NEXT TIME I'M AROUND...

2ND TIME THE TRANSFER CASE HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED. 115K MILES.

THE VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND SHAKES UPON ACCELERATION. MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO GET TO THE NEEDED SPEED, ESPECIALLY WHEN MERGING ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY. I KNOW MULTIPLE PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR 2013 EXPLORERS. FORD HAS ALSO BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR FOCUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TAKEN INTO THEIR MECHANICS YOU ARE TOLD THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN IN MY CAR DAILY, FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

THE CAR WARNING SYSTEM WOULD ADVISE TO SHIFT INTO PARK AFTER TURNING CAR OFF. SHIFT LEVER APPEARED TO BE IN PARK, BUT WOULD HAVE TO BE MANIPULATED SEVERAL TIMES WITH CAR RUNNING TO GET MESSAGE TO DISAPPEAR. THIS FIRST STARTED HAPPENING WITH JUST 15769 MILES AND WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE 24 JAN 2014 WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. IT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN AT 50043 MILES AND WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE ON 6 SEPT 2018. AGAIN, THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS NOT JUST AN INDICATING PROBLEM AND THAT THE CAR MY NOT BE FULLY IN PARK THEREBY CREATING AN INADVERTENT ROLL AWAY OR WORSE.

SMELL OF EXHAUST INSIDE CABIN UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. THIS VEHICLE HAD THE FORD COMPLEMENTARY REPAIR DONE IN JULY. DEFECT STILL OCCURRING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED IN PARK, THE VEHICLE STILL SHOWED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER INDICATOR WAS IN DRIVE. IN ADDITION, THE SHIFT TO PARK WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO ENGAGE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAPITOL FORD LINCOLN LLC (4490 CERRILLOS RD, SANTA FE, NM 87507, (800) 718-5855) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, AN ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT WILL APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD AND THEN THE GAS PEDAL NO LONGER WORKS. ALL YOU CAN DO IS ATTEMPT TO SAFELY SLOW DOWN AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE AT A COMPLETE STOP, YOU CAN TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THEN THE CAR SEEMS TO BE BACK TO NORMAL AND THE WRENCH LIGHT GOES AWAY. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING FOR THE CAR TO JUST SHUT DOWN AT ANY SPEED, LET ALONE HIGH SPEEDS.

MY 2013 FORD EXPLORER XLT 3.5L TRANSMISSION STARTED LEAKING FLUID BEFORE 27,058 MILES ON JUNE 14,2016 AND AS OF TODAY MARCH 3,2018 AT 44,678 MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL LEAKING. THE PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO MY DEALERSHIP'S ATTENTION DURING A REPAIR OF BLISTERING PAINT ON THE HOOD. DEALER STATED THEY FIXED LEAKING OIL PAN RATHER THAN LEAKING TRANSMISSION. AS OF TODAY VEHICLE HAS 44,678 MILES AND TRANSMISSION HAS SHOWN SEVERAL PROBLEMS WHEN IN OPERATION: GEARS TAKE TOO LONG TO TRANSFER POWER FROM 2ND TO 3RD, 4TH TO 5TH, SEVERE OVER REVVING OF ENGINE, JERKING FEELING COMING FROM TRANSMISSION WHILE TRANSITIONING THROUGH THOSE GEARS, ABNORMAL LOUD SOUNDS EMITTING FROM TRANSMISSION DURING THESE GEAR CHANGES, LEAKING AND DRIPPING OF TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO HOT TRANSMISSION CASE, BURNING OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND VAPORS ENTERING VEHICLE CABIN, AND PASSENGERS COMPLAINING OF NOXIOUS OIL SMELL WITHIN THE CABIN.

DRIVING AT 55MPH ON A HIGHWAY MY FORD EXPLORER SPORT 2013 COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND A AMBER WRENCH CAME ON ALONG WITH 2 MORE WARNINGS (TERRAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FAULT AND SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT). I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT DID IT 2-3 TIMES THE SAME NIGHT. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE SAME DAY WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD OF HAPPENED ON A INTERSTATE AT A HIGHER SPEED.

CODES P2111 AND P2112 LACK OF/NO POWER VIBRATION AND SUDDEN JERK BACKWARDS. WAS DRIVING 45 MPH DOWN A BUSY ROAD AND INSTANT LOSS OF POWER PUTTING ME AND MY FAMILY IN SERIOUS DANGER

THERE IS AN EXHAUST SMELL COMING THROUGH MY VENTS WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WHEN PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE GARAGE SMELL AS THOUGH THERE IS A VEHICLE RUNNING WITH THE DOORS SHUT. WHEN I GET IN THE VEHICLE AFTER WORK AND IT HAS BEEN PARKED OUTSIDE ALL DAY, THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE EXHAUST.

SHIFT TO PARK/TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK MESSAGE: FORD HAS TECH SERV BULLETIN TSB-0047 ON FILE. A SWITCH OR COMPONENT IN MULTIPLE FORD (EXPLORER, EDGE, TAURUS, LINCOLN MKX; YEARS 2011-2015) AND MAZDA 6 VEHICLES IS FAILING AND INDICATING THAT VEHICLE IS NOT IN PARK. THE SWITCH IS WITHIN THE SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD WHEN A VEHICLE IS NOT SECURED IN A PARKED POSITION. FORD IS CHARGING CUSTOMERS $250-1000 TO FIX - DEPENDING UPON THE DEALER & CUSTOMER (MALE, FEMALE, WHITE, BLACK, HISPANIC) - & IT REQUIRES COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY. THIS COMPONENT IS PART OF THE POWER TRAIN BUT FORD WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER THE 5 YR/60000 MILE WARRANTY. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WERE FOUND DURING GOOGLE SEARCH FOR "FORD SHIFT TO PARK LEVER ASSEMBLY PROBLEM." IF A VEHICLE IS POSITIONED ON A SLOPE, IT COULD EASILY ROLL AWAY AND INJURE SOMEONE. THIS FAILED...

A YELLOW WRENCH COMES ON IN THE DASH WITHOUT ANY REASON. CAR EXPERIENCE COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION. BRAKES ARE FUNCTIONAL. ENGINE EXPERIENCE HESITATION. RESTARTING THE ENGINE MAKES THE PROBLEM GO AWAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH HAPPENS RANDOMLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED.

THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT (PTU) LEAKS. THE PTU SUPPLIES POWER TO ALL 4 WHEELS TO MY 2013 AWD FORD EXPLORER. THE PTU IS SEALED AND IS LUBRICATED WITH A "LIFETIME" LUBRICANT. THIS LUBRICANT IS NOT RECOMMENDED TO BE CHANGED OR SERVICED, AS IT HAS A LIFETIME LONGEVITY. LOSING FUNCTIONALITY OF THE PTU CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO RUN ROUGH AND RELUCTANT TO MOVE.

LOSS OF DRIVE CONTROL TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND RPMS GO UP TO REV LIMIT, BUT NO OR EXTREMELY SLOW FORWARD MOTION LIKE THE VEHICLE IS STUCK BETWEEN 1ST GEAR AND NEUTRAL. HAPPENED TWICE FROM A COLD START SEVERAL MONTHS BETWEEN OCCURRENCES. START VEHICLE, BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY, STOP, CHANGE TO DRIVE, MOVE FORWARD ABOUT 200 FEET AND THE SHIFT FROM 1ST TO SECOND GEAR DOES NOT HAPPEN CORRECTLY LIKE THE VEHICLE IS STUCK IN 1ST GEAR OR NEUTRAL. VERY UNSAFE, CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS. ALSO SOME UNEXPECTED HARD UPSHIFTS / DOWNSHIFTS.

ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO MY CAR STALLED AFTER BEING PARKED AT A MAJOR HIGHWAY RED LIGHT. I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON (POWER TRAIN ISSUE) BUT AFTER SHUTTING OFF & RESTARTING THE CAR WORKED FINE. I HAD IT SERVICED AFTER & IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL LAST FRIDAY,6/16/17. AGAIN AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A LIGHT ON A MAJOR ROAD & CAUSING ME TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED 6 TIMES IN A WEEK. ALWAYS AFTER A STOP SIGN/LIGHT. EVERY TIME IT SEEMS TO LOSE ENGINE POWER, THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR SLOWS TO A SCARY SLOW SPEED. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF, THE LIGHT GOES AWAY AND THE CAR COMES BACK ON. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY LIKE OTHERS HAVE HAD. ON 6/20/17 WE TOOK IT TO...

TRANSMISSION FAILED BADLY AT 50,982 MILES (UNDER WARRANTY STILL). BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIRS ON 1/31/17 AND PICKED UP ON EVENING OF 2/8. DEALERSHIP OVERHAULED TRANSMISSION REPLACING FRONT PUMP/TORQUE CONVERTER/CENTER SUPPORT AND SEALS/GASKETS. ON 2/9, AT 75 MPH ON INTERSTATE WITH SEMI-TRUCK BEHIND ME, TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DROPPED GEARS AND RED-LINED TO 6500 RPMS, BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO RE-ENGAGE IT BY MANUALLY DROPPING TO THE M SETTING AND THEN UP TO NEUTRAL AND BACK TO DRIVE. LOST HORSEPOWER AND IF I HAD NOT THOUGHT TO TRY THE ABOVE OR PANICKED LIKE A LOT OF FOLKS WOULD DO, I WOULD HAVE BEEN RUN OVER BY THE SEMI-TRUCK AS I WAS QUICKLY LOSING SPEED. CALLED DEALERSHIP THAT NIGHT AND BROUGHT BACK TO THEM THE NEXT MORNING (2/10/17). THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG, REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND GAVE BACK TO ME IN THE SAME CONDITION ON EVENING OF 2/27/17 (THOUGH RECEIPT IS...

THE POWER TAKE-OFF UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED WITHIN A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS OF PURCHASE AT A COST OF $14781.11, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN DOUBLE THE COST HAD IT BEEN TAKEN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT THIS IS AN ENDEMIC PROBLEM THAT IS NEITHER SUBJECT TO RECALL NOR PRIOR NOTICE FROM FORD. I SPOKE TO A FORD REPRESENTATIVE WHO WAS CAREFUL TO SAY THAT SHE HAD NO STATISTICS ABOUT THE PROBLEM; WHEN I ASKED HER IF FORD DID, SHE REPEATED HER PRIOR STATEMENT, AS IF COACHED. THE TAKE-OFF UNIT LEAKED FLUID EVERYWHERE, AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AT STREET AND HIGHWAYS SPEEDS, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN A DANGER TO MY FAMILY AND ME. STALLING OCCURRED EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE. AGAIN, I WAS SURPRISED THAT THERE IS NO NHTSA RECALL ISSUED, NOR DOES...

SHIFT TO PARK ISSUE - THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK BUT THE DASH LIGHTS UP AND SAYS "SHIFT TO PARK'. THIS HAPPENS EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY IN PARK. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES CANNOT GET THE DASH LIGHT TO TURN OFF. PROBLEM IS EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS TURNED OFF THE BACK LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL STAY ON THUS DRAINING THE BATTERY. IF YOU DON'T DRIVE THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS YOU COULD COME OUT TO A CAR THAT WON'T START BECAUSE OF A DEAD BATTERY. HAD IT FIXED AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP COSTING ROUGHLY $500. THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT IS OUT ON THE ISSUE SAYS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SHIFTER. THE PROBLEM IS SOMETHING ON THE INSIDE OF THE SHIFTER. MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM (JUST GOOGLE "SHIFT TO PARK"). ACCORDING TO THE TSB THIS AFFECTS EXPLORER, EDGE,...

VEHICLE IS A 2013 EXPLORER XLT THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW. IT HAS 69K AND IS OUTSIDE THE 5YR/60K POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. MY WIFE COMMUTES TO WORK AND DRIVES THE KIDS TO SCHOOL. WE DO NOT TOW OR HAUL ANYTHING WITH IT. A FEW DAYS AGO SHE WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND HIT ABOUT 20MPH WHEN IT LOST POWER AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE (LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL). SHE PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO TURN AROUND, BUT THERE WAS NO REVERSE. WAS ABLE TO GET HOME WITH HELP FROM A NEIGHBOR. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT AN INTERSECTION THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. I DROVE IT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND "TERRAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FAULT LIGHT CAME ON. IT THROUGH A FEW CODES P0756, P2701, AND U3003. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY ULTIMATELY ARE...

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. RECEIVE MESSAGE "SHIFT TO PARK". AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, WILL EVENTUALLY SHIFT TO PARK (SO FAR). FAMILIAR WITH SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF SAME ISSUE ON FORD EXPLORER AND EXPEDITIONS WITH CENTER CONSOLE

WHILE DRIVING AIR CONDITIONING CLUTCH SEIZED AND CAME APART DESTROYING SERPENTINE BELT

THE THROTTLE BODY FAILS CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO ENTER "LIMP" MODE REGARDLESS OF LOCATION OR CURRENT SPEED. WILL GO 70 ON A HIGHWAY THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN LOSE SPEED AND SPEED CONTROL. THIS ISSUE CAN ALSO HAPPEN WHEN ACCELERATING, SLOWING DOWN, ETC. THE BIGGEST WORRY IS LOSING SPEED CONTROL REGARDLESS OF LOCATION. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN OTHER FORD MODELS AND IS BEING VOLUNTARILY REPAIRED (BY FORD). HOWEVER, FOR SOME REASON THE 2013 FORD EXPLORER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS. OBVIOUSLY LOSING THROTTLE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING, HENCE FORDS VOLUNTARY REPAIR OF THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE STARTED TWO WEEKS AGO AND RANDOMLY HAPPENS. LAST HAPPENED ON 05 AUG 2016.

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE CAR STALLED AFTER DE-ACCELERATING TO A STOPPED POSITION AND MADE A "CLUNK" SOUND FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA. DURING THE FIRST EVENT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, A VERY NOTICEABLE "CLUNK" WAS HEARD THAT SOUNDED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WAS RE-STARTED AND SEEMED TO DRIVE NORMALLY. TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE, WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED BUT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. DURING THE SECOND EVENT AT A STOP SIGN, ANOTHER VERY NOTICEABLE "CLUNK" WAS HEARD FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR AND THE CAR ACTUALLY SHIFTED SO THAT IT WAS FELT BY THE BODY. AFTER RE-STARTING THE CAR THIS TIME AND PLACING IT INTO DRIVE, THIS TIME THE CAR DID NOT MOVE WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. INSTEAD, ONLY THE ENGINE REVVED UP. IN ADDITION, WHEN PUTTING THE GEAR INTO THE REVERSE OR DRIVE POSITION, THAT...

ON 7/29/16 AS I WAS DRIVING HOME (LESS THAN A TEN MILES) AFTER WASHING MY VEHICLE A WARNING LIGHT WITH A WRENCH CAME ON AND I LOSS ACCELERATION VEHICLE WENT FROM 50 MPH TO 5 MPH UNSURE DUE SPEEDOMETER BECOMING INOPERATIVE I PULLED OVER INTO A SHOPPING CENTER STOPPED ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT AGAIN I THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AT WHICH TIME I HAD ACCELERATION AGAIN AT WHICH TIME I CONTINUED HOME ARRIVED AND PARKED THE VEHICLE.

BOUGHT A USED FORD EXPLORE XLT WITH 32K MILES. AS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE SUV I AM NOTICING THAT WHENEVER I FULLY PRESS DOWN ON THE GAS PEDDLE TO INCREASE MY ACCELERATION WHETHER I AM MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY, CHANGING LANES OR SCALING A HILL, THE CABIN IS FILLED WITH A STRONG EMISSIONS ODOR. WHICH WORRIES ME BECAUSE I NORMALLY HAVE CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. AS I LET UP ON THE GAS PEDDLE THE ODOR DISSIPATES. I HAVE NOTICED THIS ODOR WHEN I HAVE MY MAX A/C FUNCTION ON WHICH IS USING RECIRCULATED AIR.

DELAY OR LAG UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION, WAS MAKING A LEFT ONTO INCOMING TRAFFIC, SHOULD HAVE HAD ENOUGH TIME UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES BUT THERE WAS ABOUT A 3 SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE ENGINE REALLY KICKED IN ENDED UP ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, I'VE NEVER FELT SO POWERLESS TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN VEER OUT OF THE LANE TO AVOID GETTING HIT

DELAY OR LAG UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION, WAS MAKING A LEFT ONTO INCOMING TRAFFIC FROM A COMPLETE STOP, SHOULD HAVE HAD ENOUGH TIME UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES TO MAKE THE TURN BUT THERE WAS ABOUT A 3 SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE ENGINE REALLY KICKED IN AND STARTED ACCELERATING AND ENDED UP ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, I'VE NEVER FELT SO POWERLESS TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN VEER OUT OF THE LANE TO AVOID GETTING HIT

36,000 MILES ON MY 2013 FORD EXPLORER. STARTED UP MY CAR AND WENT TO BACK UP AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. MY CAR WAS BUILT AFTER THE CUT OFF OF THE RE-CALL AND WILL BE HAVING IT LOOKED AT AND FIXED ON MONDAY. FORD NEEDS TO EXTEND THE RE-CALL TO LATER MODELS AS THIS PROBLEM IS EFFECTING A LOT MORE FORDS THEN THEY THOUGHT. THIS IS OUT RIGHT WRONG OF FORD.

VEHICLE EMITS BAD ODOR UPON HARD ACCELERATION OR ANY OTHER ACTIVITY WHICH PUTS A STRAIN ON THE ENGINE. DEALER DEODORIZED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WITH SOME PERFUME LIKE SUBSTANCE WHICH STOPPED THE SMELL, BUT PROBABLY NOT THE GAS, FOR A WHILE WHICH SOON WORE OFF AND RETURNED. FORD DOES NOT CLAIM TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT CARBON MONOXIDE AND HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT PUTTING IN A SENSOR TO RECORD THE LEVELS. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.

FUEL THROTTLE BODY ERROR P2111 HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN 3 DAYS, CAUSING GREAT DISTRESS TO ME AND MY FAMILY. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY DEFECT AND IT SEEMS MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WHAT OCCURS IS THAT A WRENCH APPEARS ON SCREEN WITH THE ERROR MESSAGE "TERRAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FAULT" AND THE VEHICLE GOES INTO "LIMP MODE," EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO BECOME UNRESPONSIVE.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH PREPARING TO MERGE ONTO FREEWAY I LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 5MPH NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENT. AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. LATER THAT DAY MY WIFE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. WE HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND AFTER TWO DAYS THEY WERE PREPARED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM DID NOT PRESENT DURING THE TEST DRIVES. AFTER REFUSING TO TAKE IT BACK UNTIL THEY FIGURED IT OUT THE NEXT DAY WE WERE TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS "BAD". 2 DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS "FIXED" AND RETURNED TO US. THE VERY NEXT MORNING WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE LOSING PROPULSION AND DECELERATING RAPIDLY. AFTER TAKING IT BACK TO THE THE DEALERSHIP WE WERE TOLD THAT THE "NEW" THROTTLE BODY THAT WAS INSTALLED WAS ALSO "BAD". AFTER ANOTHER 2 DAYS WE PICKED UP OUR CAR...

I NOTICED RIGHT AFTER BUYING MY CAR THAT IT WOULD SOMETIMES BE IN PARK, BUT THE CAR WOULD TELL ME TO SHIFT TO PARK. I TALKED WITH THE SALES GUY AT THE DEALERSHIP, HE SAID HE WOULD LOOK IN TO IT. IT HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. THEN ONE TIME, I SHIFTED TO PARK IN A RAIN STORM AND RELEASED THE BRAKE. I LOOKED IN TO THE PASSENGER SEAT TO GRAB MY THINGS AND THE CAR ROLLED IN TO MY HOUSE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE AND TO THE CAR.

WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THE MESSAGE "SHIFT TO PARK" IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH - WHEN THE CAR WAS IN FACT IN "PARK". I HAVE TO REPEATEDLY SHIFT THE CAR IN AND OUT OF "PARK" OR TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF TO GET THE MESSAGE TO GO AWAY. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFT WHICH COST ME $390.33.

INFO DISPLAY ON DASH WOULD ALWAYS STATE "SHIFT INTO PARK" EVEN AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE WITH CAR ALREADY INTO PARK POSITION--FORD DEALER HAD TO REPLACE SHIFTER CONTROL AT A COST OF $462.54--WAS TOLD BY SERVICE TECH THEY HAVE THE PART IN STOCK--AND HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ON NEWER CARS--WAS TOLD PART CANNOT BE FIXED.

DURING ACCELERATION, THERE IS A NOTICEABLE, EXHAUST SMELL IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL DOES NOT DISSIPATE UNLESS YOU OPEN THE WINDOWS OR TURN THE A/C ON HIGH TO CLEAR THE AIR.

FOR THE 2ND TIME IN LESS THAN 9 MONTHS THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SPUTTER WHEN ACCELERATING AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY UNTIL IT FINALLY DIED. THE CABIN FILLED UP WITH A STRONG FUME SMELL. FIRST TIME WAS ~25K MILES AND THIS TIME WAS ~30K MILES. *TR