2016 FORD EXPLORER Engine Problems

WHEN ACCELERATING UP A HILL OR PASSING A VEHICLE OR ENTERING A FREEWAY AND THEN LEVELING OFF TO A NORMAL SPEED YOU GET FUMES IN THE CABIN THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. SOMETIMES THESE FUMES BURN YOUR EYES, NOSE AND AFFECT YOUR BREATHING. WE HAVE HAD OUR VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND BEEN IN CONTACT WITH A FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE REP ABOUT SIX TIMES WITH NO FIX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE FROM 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,400.

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY AT 65+ MPH. ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH (SOUNDED LIKE A TRACTOR) AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO AN EXIT RAMP WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. MILEAGE WAS JUST OVER 7,000. IT IS SAD THAT I HAD TO RESCUE MY FAMILY (WIFE, 4 MONTH OLD BABY, 3 YEAR OLD AND 6 YEAR OLD) OFF A BUSY HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 6 MONTHS OLD. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID HE GETS ABOUT 3 OR 4 OF THE SAME ISSUE WITH NEW EXPLORERS A WEEK. HOW CAN THIS NOT BE A RECALL? NOW WE WILL DRIVE IN FEAR OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING AGAIN SINCE, FROM WHAT THE DEALER SAID, THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED WITH THE EXACT SAME PART. I GUESS WE JUST...

800 MILES FROM HOME ON A CITY STREET IN MCCALL ID, THE WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED AND OUR 2016 EXPLORER WENT INTO LIMP MODE. WE WERE TOWED TO KENDALL FORD, MERIDIAN ID WITH THE DIAGNOSIS OF A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. WE WERE GIVEN A RENTAL CAR TO HEAD BACK HOME AS THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SEVENTEEN HOURS LATER THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND A PART HAD BEEN FOUND. WE RETURNED AND PICKED UP OUR EXPLORER BUT TODAY DO NOT HAVE 'PEACE OF MIND' THAT THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. OUR GREATEST FEAR IS THE NEXT TIME WE COULD BE ON A BUSY FREEWAY AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATHS WHILE 'LIMPING' TO THE SHOULDER OR EXIT. WE TRULY BELIEVE THAT EVERY FORD EXPLORER OWNER WHO GOES THROUGH THIS DEFECTIVE ETB REPLACEMENT HASSLE SHOULD BE OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AGREEMENT. THE 2009-2013 FORD OWNERS(1,600,000 OF THEM) WITH...

ALMOST KILLED DRIVING WITH TWO YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN ON MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN LOST POWER. HAD TO MAKE ACROSS LANES TO SHOULDER OF ROAD, CAUSING CARS TO SWERVE AROUND US. PROBLEM DEEMED TO BE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. IT AMAZES ME THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR SO LONG AND THE NHTSA HAS DONE LITTLE ABOUT OTHER THAN MAKING FORD COVER THROUGH EXTENDED WARRANTY???? HOW MANY DEATHS NEED TO OCCUR TO GET ACTION?????????

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO THE MATTER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-295 WITH A SPEED OF 65MPH WHEN I SAW A WRENCH ICON ON THE DASH BOARD LIGHT UP AND I LOST CONTROL ON ACCELERATION. NO POWER EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE STEPPING ON THE GAS YOU SLOWLY DECELERATE LIKE YOU PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL.THE NEXT DAY I CALLED UP THE SERVICE DEPT OF MY DEALER. EXPLAINED TO THE TECH WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND WITHOUT HESITATION HE REPLIED "YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE THROTTLE BODY, IT'S DEFECTIVE ."

ENGINE PERIODICALLY DIES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS UNDER MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCELERATION. PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS AND/OR WHEN ACCELERATION IS NECESSARY ON AN INCLINE. OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME YOU ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE APPEARS TO LOOSE ALL POWER A SECOND OR TWO AFTER DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AND WILL NOT RECOVER UNTIL THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED COMPLETELY AND THEN IS RE-ENGAGED VERY LIGHTLY. WILL RECOVER TO MODERATE CRUISING SPEED BUT WILL NOT ALLOW PASSING AND OR MAINTAIN A SAFE SPEED ON A STEEP INCLINE. OCCURS VERY CONSISTENTLY ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 45MPH OR HIGHER. WILL ALSO OCCUR IN CITY DRIVING BUT LESS CONSISTENTLY. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS, LEGALLY, ON TWO LANE ROADS AND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON MOUNTAIN ROADS WHEN SUDDEN LOOSE OF POWER CREATES HAVOC FOR THE VEHICLES FOLLOWING YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STOPPED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A WRENCH INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER ABOUT TEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NHTSA WOULD BE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. ....UPDATED 09/08/16 *BF*JB

TRAVELING 65 MPH ON I95 RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. VERY, VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NO POWER. HAD TO CROSS 3 LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. FORD IS AWARE - THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY FLAW.

I'M A VICTIM OF THE WIDE SPREAD ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ISSUE ON THE 2016 FORD EXPLORER, LIMITED, FWD, 3.5V6. IT ONLY CLOCKED 7000 MILES AND IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS AT AROUND 40MPH IN THE TRAFFIC, AND ALL OF SUDDEN, BOTH THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON, STEERING WHEEL BECAME HEAVY, AND LOST ALL THE POWER, PRESSING THE GAS PADDLE COULDN'T ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. I MANAGED TO COAST TO THE ROAD SIDE, CALLED THE TOW TRUCK, AND SENT THE CAR IN NEARBY FORD SERVICE. ON THE NEXT DAY, I WAS INFORMED OF THE THROTTLE BODY FAILURE AND FAULTY PART WAS REPLACED. AS ECHOED BY SO MANY OTHER OWNERS, THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN AN IMPORTANT PART ON THIS BRAND NEW CAR, IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO LOSE ALL POWER ALL OF SUDDEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAFFIC, WHAT IF IT'S ON A SPEEDY HIGHWAY? HUSBAND, WIFE, OR...

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE WENT TO IDLE. A WRENCH ICON SHOWED ON THE DASH AND THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE, BUT WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHATSOEVER. THE PROBLEM IS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY AND THE ISSUE IS WIDELY REPORTED AS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. BECAUSE THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT RUSH HOUR MADE FOR A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. FORD SEEMS TO HAVE NO RESOLUTION FOR THIS ISSUE.

I LEASED MY 2016 FORD EXPLORER XLT IN AUGUST ON 2015. ON SATURDAY, JULY 9, 2016, WITH ONLY AROUND 8,400 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, WHILE DRIVING, IT SHIMMIED, STOPPED, HAD NO ACCELERATION/POWER, AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS ON A BUSY STREET IN MY CITY. (50 MPH SPEED LIMIT). I "LIMPED" HOME AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN BASED ON THE "SYMPTOMS" I TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY AND THAT THEY'VE HAVE A LOT OF 2016 EXPLORERS COME IN WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. REALLY? FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL!!! GUESS IT'S ALL ABOUT THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR TO THEM. I THANK GOD THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NOT DURING...

THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR MY NEW 2016 FORD EXPLORER THAT HAS THE SAME ISSUE AS MY PREVIOUS FORD EXPLORER LEAKING EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE DRIVER'S CABIN INTERIOR. I TRADED IN MY 2013 FORD EXPLORER I HAD SINCE NEW FOR ANOTHER NEW 2016 FORD EXPLORER LAST MAY IN THE HOPE THE NEW MODEL DID NOT HAVE THE SAME EXHAUST FUME LEAKAGE ISSUE I HAD WITH THE 2013 UNIT (NHTSA COMPLAINT NUMBER 10892577) - BUT IT DOES. AFTER DEALERSHIP CONSULTED FORD (AGAIN), THEY ASKED ME TO BRING THE NEW UNIT IN TO PERFORM THE SAME REMEDIES AS MY PREVIOUS 2013 FORD EXPLORER. I AM CONSULTING MY ONCOLOGIST AND WE ARE LOOKING INTO THE POSSIBILITY THAT MY ORIGINAL 2013 FORD EXPLORER MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE LYMPHOMA CANCER I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ON DECEMBER 2015.

2016 FORD EXPLORER SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE, BUT THE VEHICLES ARE STILL BEING SOLD AND NO RECALL OR SYSTEMATIC WAY OF REPLACING IT. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE JUST SLOWED DOWN TO A CRAWL TWICE. FORD OFFER NO SOLUTION. I CHECKED ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING. I ALMOST GOT HIT TWICE TRYING TO GET TO THE SHOULDER LANE.

I HAVE TO MAJOR COMPLAINTS WITH THE FORD EXPLORER 2016. THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. THE FIRST OCCURRED WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ABOUT 7:30AM. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MILES PER ON HOUR ON A CITY STREET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN A WRENCH SYMBOL SHOWS AND THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE ANYMORE. I HAD NEVER SEEN THIS SYMBOL BEFORE SO I WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND COULD NOT FIND IT IN THE MANUAL. BEFORE THIS I ONLY COULD GO ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR MAX SPEED. WHEN I GOOGLED THE WRENCH MANY OTHERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I AM SURE FORD IS AWARE OF THIS AND SHOULD HAD SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE WE PURCHASED IT. I HAD TO END UP LEAVING THE EXPLORER UP AT FORD FOR 2 AND A HALF WEEKS. WHEN I GOOGLED THE ISSUE IT SAID THESE EXPLORERS...

I RENTED A 2016 FORD EXPLORER FROM AVIS AT THE PORTLAND (ME) AIRPORT (AVIS VEHICLE #40933351). ON FRIDAY, JULY 15TH, THE UNIT STALLED AS I PULLED INTO AN INTERSECTION. THE ACCELERATOR WAS NON-RESPONSIVE AND THE CAR MOVED AT A VERY REDUCED RATE OF SPEED. SEVERAL LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP - CHECK ENGINE, AIRBAG, AND A NOTE CAME UP TO CHECK THE OWNER'S MANUAL. I WAS ABLE TO FINISH CROSSING THE INTERSECTION AT THE SLOWER SPEED AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT OPERATED PROPERLY FOR A WHILE. LATER THAT NIGHT, I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN. ONCE AGAIN, THE ACCELERATOR STOPPED WORKING AND THE DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED AVIS ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE PERSON...

DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND EXPLORER STARTED LOSING POWER, CUTTING OUT AND ENGINE ALMOST DIED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TOOL LIGHT CAME ON DISPLAY. I WAS BARELY A FEW HUNDRED FEET FROM MY HOUSE, SO I SLOWLY MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE TO MY DRIVEWAY. MY HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE EXPLORER IN SUBDIVISION AGAIN AND EXPLORER AGAIN STARTED MISFIRING AND ENGINE DIED. TURNED AIR CONDITIONER OFF AND IT RESTARTED AND APPEARED TO SHAKE EXPLORER AS ENGINE MISFIRED AND WE BARELY GOT IT BACK IN OUR DRIVEWAY. IT ONLY HAS 7,740 MILES ON IT!! I CALLED DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT TOWED TO THERE TODAY.

WHILE MOVING AT HIGH SPEED IN RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC IN THE FAST LANE ON HWY 680 S IN DUBLIN, CA THE ENGINE JUST SHUT DOWN. THIS IS DANGEROUS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO FORD FOR REPAIR - THEY STATE IT WAS A "THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY" PROBLEM - APPARENTLY A WELL-KNOW PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED WITH LESS THAN 6,000 MILES. ALSO, ALL 4 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES BLEW-OUT WITH LESS THAN 6,000 MILES - ONLY ONE HAD A ROAD-HAZARD - ALL HAD SIDEWALL FAILURES. FORD REPAIRED THE THROTTLE-BODY ASSEMBLY BUT NOT THE TIRES. TO KEEP US HAPPY, THEY OFFERED US AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY" - THIS WAS NEVER PROVIDED - INDEED, DESPITE REPEATED E-MAILS TO 2 FORD REPRESENTATIVES OVER A 3-MONTH TIME-PERIOD, I NO LONGER RECEIVE ANY RESPONSE FROM THEM WHATSOEVER. THEREFORE, IT WOULD SEEM THAT NOT ONLY ARE THEY PROVIDING A DANGEROUS PRODUCT, THEY ARE ALSO DECEPTIVE IN THEIR HANDLING OF CUSTOMERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO ACCELERATE TO GET UP A HILL ON A CITY STREET AND ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE TRANSMISSION OR OTHER MAJOR PART JUST "DROPPED". STEERING WHEEL FROZE, CAR IDLED VIOLENTLY, COULD NOT MOVE VEHICLE, STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS UNTIL EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED.ACCELERATION WENT TO LITERALLY ZERO,SUV WOULD NOT MOVE. ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, STATED TO SEE MANUAL.PLACED CAR IN PARK SHUT OFF ENGINE AND WAITED AND STARTED AT BACK UP AGAIN. SCARRY STUFF, 2 CHILDREN 2 AND YOUNGER IN VEHICLE. WON'T LET ME INPUT ON NEXT PAGE, APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MILES AN HOUR, SUV HAS 5,500 MILES ON IT

DRIVING ON I-10 ABOUT 1 MILE BEFORE DAPHNE, AL, ENGINE SPUTTERED AND VEHICLE BEGAN LOOSING SPEED. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SERVICE MANUAL LIGHT CAME ON, AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE, STUCK BETWEEN THE WHITE LINE OF THE LANE EDGE AND A GUARDRAIL WITH ONLY INCHES TO SPARE FROM TRAFFIC PASSING AT 70 MPH. ALL THIS WITH MY WIFE IN THE FRONT SEAT AND OUR 2 DAUGHTERS IN THE BACKSEAT WHO ARE 2 YEARS OLD AND 5 MONTHS OLD. ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND WOULD NOT INCREASE RPMS EVEN WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SHUT ENGINE OFF AND ON 6 TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY RESPONDED TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL INPUT. WAS FINALLY ABLE TO MERGE BACK ON TO THE INTERSTATE AND GET TO THE DAPHNE EXIT. WE HAD TO STAY THE NIGHT IN A HOTEL IN DAPHNE WHILE...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 55-60MPH THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND THE "WRENCH" ICON FOR SERVICE ENGINE CAME ON. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY, ALTHOUGH WE DID SLOW TRAFFIC AS OUR VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE BEYOND 5-10 MPH AND WE HAD TO CROSS OVER 2 LANES TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. THE PROBLEM ENDED UP BEING THE THROTTLE BODY; SPECIFICALLY, THE WARRANTY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AIR INTAKE. THE SERVICE TOOK 3 DAYS DUE TO A SHORTAGE OF THE PART. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED AS I'M FINDING MY VEHICLE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED WITH ONLY 5,343 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE MECHANICAL FAILURE.

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 50+ MPH. I COMPLETELY LOST ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING IN THE CENTER LANE DURING A BUSY RUSH HOUR. IT IS BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT I WAS ABLE TO CROSS THREE LANES AND MAKE IT ON TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I STARTED THE IGNITION AGAIN AND I HAD ENOUGH POWER TO GET TO MY NEAREST FORD SERVICE SHOP ABOUT 10 MILES AWAY. AFTER THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE, THE SERVICE TECH STATED MY ISSUE WOULD BE FIXED WITH A NEW PART BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEE THE FLAW THAT CAUSED THE ORIGINAL PART TO FAIL IN THE FIRST PLACE HAS BEEN RESOLVED. I ONLY HAVE 5600 MILES ON MY 2016 FORD EXPLORER AFTER 7 MONTHS OF RELATIVELY LIGHT DRIVING. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN MY FORD EXPLORER OR...

I WAS DRIVING MY 2016 FORD EXPLORER ON A BUSY STREET WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE.IT LOST ALL POWER. I AM TERRIFIED OF DRIVING IT NOW. IT WOULD NOT MOVE FASTER THAN 5 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR HAS 6,000 MILES ON IT.

I WAS DRIVING CLOSE TO MY HOUSE AND ALMOST CAUSED A BIG ACCIDENT WHILE I HAD MY CHILDREN ON BOARD. THE CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY ( SUDDENLY STOPPED) AND LOST POWER, I WAS LUCKY THAT NOT ACCIDENT OCCURRED ( CAN U IMAGINE IF I WAS IN THE MIAMI EXPRESSWAY AND THAT HAPPENED). I'M ATTACHING A PIC SHOWING THE CHECK ENGINE, WRENCH LIGHT THAT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY AMERICANS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, IT IS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY THAT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND SHUTDOWN AT ANY TIME. FORD IS ALREADY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND YOU GUYS MORE LIKELY ARE AWARE TOO. WHAT ARE YOU GUYS WAITING TO ISSUE A RECALL?? WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE?

2016 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED W/ABOUT 7K MILES ON IT. RENTED THIS VEHICLE FROM A NATIONAL RENTAL CAR AGENCY. ON 7/8/2016 WHILE TRAVELING ON A STATE RD IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR INTERSECTION THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY AND I WAS SO LUCKY THAT I DID NOT GET REAR ENDED OR HIT BY OTHER CARS GOING BY AT 45MPH OR MORE. I WAS COMPLETELY SHAKEN UP. WHEN THE TRAFFIC SLOWED I MANAGED TO RESTART THE CAR AND THE GAS PEDAL STARTED TO WORK AGAIN AND THEN I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL THE RENTAL COMPANY. THIS WAS THE SECOND FORD EXPLORER THAT WAS GIVEN TO US BY THE RENTAL COMPANY AFTER THE FIRST FORD EXPLORER 2016 ALSO WITH LOW MILEAGE GAVE US THE SAME PROBLEM FEW DAYS EARLIER. LUCKILY THE FIRST TIME WE WERE DRIVING ABOUT 45MPH ON THE OUTSIDE LANE OF A...

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING. THE WENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY ROUGH IDLE - PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR DID NOTHING. WE HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD; FORTUNATELY THERE WAS VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC AT THE TIME, HAD TRAFFIC BEEN HEAVY WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN A VERY SERIOUS WRECK. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WE LEARNED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY AND THIS HAS APPARENTLY BEEN A KNOW ISSUE WITH FORD FOR SEVERAL YEARS! THIS WAS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE THAT I HAVE OWNED LESS THAN 5 MONTHS. I STRONGLY BELIEVE FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS REFUSED TO TAKE STEPS NEEDED TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. EVEN THOUGH THE PART WAS ORDERED ON AN "EMERGENCY" BASIS, IT WAS OVER A WEEK BEFORE THE PART WAS DELIVERED;...

MY 2016 FORD EXPLORER WILL LOSE POWER UNDER VARIOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 45-55 MPH THE CAR ENGINE DROPPED TO IDLE (~800 RPM) AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR. THIS OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC AND CREATED MANY CLOSE CALLS. IT HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES TO ME, AND RESEARCHING IT ON THE INTERNET HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE SERVICE VEHICLE SOON AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

ON MY 2016 EXPLORER LIMITED 3.5 N/A V6 - UNDER HARD (GETTING ON FWY) OR EXTENDED ACCELERATION (UPHILL CLIMB) EXHAUST FUMES CAN BE NOTICED BY THE PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. I KNOW THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ON THE 11-15 YEARS BUT THE 16 SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS WELL. THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE FROM NEW TO CURRENT 11K MILES. THIS HAPPENED ON MY PREVIOUS 2013 MODEL AS WELL.

THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM OCCURRED THREE TIMES OVER TWO DAYS. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH ON A CITY STREET WHEN A WRENCH LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE'S THROTTLE STOPPED RESPONDING. IF I LET OFF THE BREAK THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE AT APPROXIMATELY 5MPH SO I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROADWAY. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND IT SEEMED TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO MY OFFICE WHERE I LEFT IT PARKED UNTIL AFTER LUNCH. WHEN I CRANKED UP THE VEHICLE AFTER LUNCH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY TEN MORE MILES I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY AN ONCOMING TRUCK. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE...

UPON HEAVY ACCELERATION THERE IS A DISTINCT ODOR OF EXHAUST IN THE CABIN WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. THIS VEHICLE IS A PLATINUM TRIM WITH THE 3.5 LITER V6 ECOBOOST ENGINE. I HAVE 6500 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO PUT THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR. I HAD MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY HAD TO PULL OVER FOR FEAR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM SUFFERED A FAILURE. I FOUND NO FAULTS IN THE EXHAUST AND CONTINUED TO MY DESTINATION. THIS MORNING (7-5-16) WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I ACCELERATED HEAVILY IN AN ATTEMPT TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND AGAIN UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF EXHAUST GASES IN THE CABIN.

BURNING EXHAUST SMELL ENTERING INTO CABIN OF CAR WHEN CAR IS UNDER HARD ACCELERATION/FULL THROTTLE. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO A HIGHWAY OR CLIMBING STEEP HILLS. THIS BURNING EXHAUST SMELL MAKES ALL PASSENGERS FEEL SICK BY AFFECTING YOUR RESPIRATORY PASSAGEWAYS LEAVING A LUMP IN YOUR THROAT, BURNING YOUR EYES, GIVING YOU A HEADACHE, AND MAKING YOU FEEL NAUSEOUS. THE RECENT NHTSA INVESTIGATION INTO 2011-2015 MODELS, SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE 2016 MODELS AS WELL. FORD HAS FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM AND HAS TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO "FIX" MY 2016 FORD EXPLORER. NO RESOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND AND THEY HAVE REFUSED SO FAR TO TAKE THE CAR BACK.

THROTTLE BODY FAILED ON VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. LOST ALL POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC BARELY MISSED A REAR END COLLISION FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE.

WRENCH CAUTION AND REDUCED POWER WHILE DRIVING 65-75 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAS HAPPENED TO AT LEAST 23 OTHER DRIVERS WITH NEW 2016 EXPLORERS I ONLY HAVE 6825 MILES. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS BECOME A SIMILAR PROBLEM TO THE 2014 MODELS. THE FIX ON ALL OF THEM IS A THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY OR THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR IS WHAT A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK SAID. THANK GOD I STAYED CALM AND FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO EXIT THE FREEWAY.

2016 POLICE UTILITY: WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRANSPORTING A PRISONER. VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER. VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. VEHICLE HAD STEERING AND BRAKE ONLY. VEHICLE MOTOR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND MISFIRE. VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP.

I WAS DRIVING HOME AT 10:00 AM AFTER VISITING A DOCTOR'S OFFICE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT 57 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR GAS PEDDLE IS NOT WORKING. THE CAR IS IN COMPLETE SHUT DOWN MODE. I ROLLED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION TO GET TO SAFE PLACE OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR DASH BOARD SHOWED A WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHT AND ON THE DASHBOARD A MESSAGE STATED "SEE MANUAL". THE CAR HAD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. SCARED TO DEATH AT WHAT JUST HAPPENED, I CALLED FORD WARRANTY NUMBER FOR A TOW TRUCK AND WAITED FOR 2 1/2 HOURS TILL FINALLY THE TOW TRUCK SHOWED UP. WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR, I WAS SERIOUSLY DEVASTATED. TWO MANAGERS TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR, BUT THEY WOULD WORK TO FIND OUT. THEY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND HOW SERIOUS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THE THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR BEING RELEASED INTO THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ODOR WAS PRESENT AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT NO REMEDY WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

ON 06/24/2016 I WAS DRIVING MY FAMILY NORTH ON I95 THE BELT WAY / MARYLAND 5 LANES OF TRAVEL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WITHOUT WARNING OUR 2016 FORD EXPLORER COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND A WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON THE DISPLAY. THIS WAS IN THE APPROACH OF THE FT.MC HENERY TUNNEL WE HAD NO PLACE TO GO WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER ALMOST STRIKING US,MY FAMILY WAS TERRIFIED . THE VEHICLE DID START AGAIN 3 MINUTES LATER WITH NORMAL RPMS WE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE ON WITH THIS HAPPENING 4 MORE TIMES CAUSING US TO GO TO THE SHOULDER. I AM A POLICE OFFICER AND A TRAFFIC INVESTIGATOR I AM IN FEAR BECAUSE THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AND WE WERE NOT CONTACTED BY FORD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM MY FAMILIES SAFETY AND THE PUBLICS IS AT AN EXTREME RISK, THIS MUST BE ADDRESSED BEFORE A TRAGEDY HAPPENS. I HAVE SINCE CALLED MY...

FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CAUSED ENGINE TO LOSE POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND VEHICLE SLOWED TO IDLE ON HIGHWAY. SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND THEN VEHICLE COULD NOT EXCEED 20 MPH.

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOVEMENT, GOING 50 MPH, WHEN IT CAME TO A SUDDEN STALL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MPH EVEN WHILE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THE WRENCE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND IT WOULD IT WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MPH.

2016 FORD EXPLORER WITH 4800 MILES STOPPED ACCELERATING WHICH CREATED A SERIOUS SAFETY AND INJURY HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM BY FORD, BASED ON INTERNET SEARCH AND THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THIS SUV. FORD INDICATED IT'S THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT THIS PART IS CURRENTLY ON BACK ORDER FOR MANY WEEKS. WHY IS FORD NOT RECALLING THIS SUV AS SOMEONE CAN GET SERIOUSLY INJURED?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE "SEE OWNER'S MANUAL" MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STALLED AND STOPPED, BUT DID NOT SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUTTER BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE PART WOULD BE EXPEDITED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,108.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2016 FORD EXPLORER WITH APPROXIMATELY 6,500 MILES ON IT DOWN A SECONDARY ROAD. AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND I COASTED TO A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS FORTUNATE NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME AS I CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED WITH MY SUDDEN STOP. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY VEHICLE. DUE TO THIS EVENT I HAVE LOST TOTAL CONFIDENCE IN MY NEW VEHICLE. I DRIVE AND JUST WONDER WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. I NOW ALWAYS DRIVE IN THE RIGHT LANE ON A HIGHWAY. WHEN ON A SECONDARY ROAD I FIND MYSELF ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A PLACE WHERE I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER IF I LOSE POWER AGAIN. THIS IS VERY UNNERVING!

MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY 6-15-2016, VEHICLE LOST ALMOST ALL POWER. WAS ONLY ABLE TO COAST WITH NO POWER STEERING. DASBOARD FLASHED "SEE OWNERS MANUAL". HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER SAID IT WAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY SENSOR THAT IS ON BACK ORDER. WON'T BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SOMETIME IN JULY. I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO THEY PROVIDED ME WITH A RENTAL.

THE THROTTLE BODY ON MY FORD EXPLORER FAILED AT ONLY 6,000 MILES.

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET GOING 35 MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED TO 5MPH EVEN THOUGH I HAD FOOT ON PEDAL. IT WAS BARELY ROLLING. WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON (WHICH I FOUND LATER MEANS PROBLEM WITH DRIVE TRAIN, TAKE TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY. )ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO ROLL TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TURN DOWN STREET AND GO INTO A PARKING LOT. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. WRENCH LIGHT GONE BUT ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON. DROVE AROUND PARKING LOT AND IT RAN NORMALLY.I SINCE HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. SOME OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM ON FREEWAY DOING 60 MPH. TOOK VEHICLE TO FRONTIER FORD WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THEY REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO LISTEN. IT IS CURRENTLY WAITING TO BE LOOKED AT IN SERVICE DEPT. BUT MY...

WHILE IN MOTION AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO 10 MPH SUDDENLY. THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AND WOULD NOT REV. FORD TOWED CAR TO DEALER. THE DEALER QUICKLY AGREED IT WAS THE FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THESE ARE IN DEMAND DUE TO THE ISSUES AND ARE ON BACKORDER. MORE IMPORTANTLY, A RECALL IS NEEDED AS THIS COULD BE DEADLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS - GOING FROM 70 MPH TO 15 MPH AS OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED. AND WILL THE REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODIES BE ANY DIFFERENT. WEBSITES INDICATE THE FAILURE TAKES PLACE AT AN AVERAGE MILEAGE OF 8100 ON THE 2016 MODELS. FORD IS AWARE AND ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE CONSUMERS PROTECTION.