2016 FORD EXPLORER Power Train Problems

INITIAL ISSUES WAS AN ISSUES ACCELERATING. WHEN ACCELERATING TO 3000 RPM, THE RPMS WOULD SUDDENLY DROP BACK TO 2 AND THE CAR WOULD LURCH. STARTED EXPERIENCING ISSUES WHEN SLOWLY DECELERATING LIKE GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE CORRECTLY. WHEN STARTING THE CAR AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD WITH A GRIND AND THE WRENCH DASH LIGHT CAME ON.

THIS TRUCK HAS HAD ISSUES SINCE I BOUGHT IT LIKE 5 MONTHS AGO FROM CARMAX WITHIN THAT TIME I REALLY ONLY HAD IT A MONTH REST OF TIME IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP I BOUGHT WITH 26K MILES FROM CARMAX ALREADY HAD REBUILT ENGINE BREAKS ROADERS STILL HAVE ENGINE ISSUES NOW TODAY BELT BROKE AND NEEDS TO BE TOWED I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE DO MANY ISSUES WITH A NEW TRUCK NOT MENTION IF YOU DO NOT SHUT THE TRUNK HARD IT WILL DRAIN THE BATTERY SINCE IT KEEPS THE LIGHTS ON IN THE TRUCK ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN A LEMON SINCE DAY ONE AND SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN SOLD I FEEL THIS TRUCK IS NOT RELIABLE AND UNSAFE AT TIMES. NOT WORTH THE 26000 I PAID FOR IT. PLUS THE SENSORS GO OFF FOR NO REASON AND NOTHING IS AROUND.

THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED WITH A WEIRD NOISE, SLOW ACCELERATION DESPITE A RACING ENGINE AND THEN TOTAL FAILURE. THE EXPLORER ONLY HAS ABOUT 60,000 MILES.

I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL WHEN THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND THEN LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO JUST MAKE IT TO THE TOP OF THE HILL. I PULLED OVER PUT IT PARK AND THEN PUT IT IN DRIVE AND WAS ABLE DRIVE HOME. HOWEVER, NOW THE CAR HAS NO REVERSE. A TRANSMISSION REBUILD/REPLACEMENT NEEDED.

MY FAMILY AND I WERE AT A A GAS STATION ABOUT TO GET ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY FORD EXPLORER STARTED TO STALL. I PULLED TO THE SIDE AND TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON. THIS ACTION SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM; HOWEVER, AFTER THAT DAY (4 MONTHS AGO) THE FORD EXPLORER HAS BEEN STALLING EVERY TIME I START IT AND START TO PULL OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY. IT WILL LOSE SPEED WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE AND WILL STALL FOR THE FIRST MINUTE OR SO BEFORE RESUMING BACK TO NORMALS I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH MY FAMILY AS IT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE AT ALL. ADDITIONALLY, AFTER STALLING I WILL GET THE WRENCH SYMBOL ON MY DASH.

OUR 2016 FORD EXPLORER SPORT LOST POWER GOING UP A SLIGHT HILL RIGHT BEFORE OUR HOUSE AND BARELY MADE IT HOME. WE IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ARRANGED TO BRING IT THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THE DRIVETRAIN IS UNDER WARRANTY FOR 5 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES. OUR VEHICLE IS 4 YEARS OLD WITH SLIGHTLY OVER 60,000 MILES AND WE ALSO PURCHASED THE ADDITIONAL WARRANTY FOR 100,000 MILES. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR OF A TRANSMISSION TEAR DOWN WHICH TAKES 18 HRS AND $2,000 IN LABOR BEFORE WE CAN FIND OUT IF THE WARRANTY WILL COVER THE ISSUE. WE HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE HEATED/COOLED SEATS, THE AIR BAGS, THE PARKING ASSIST, AND STEERING. WE DID NOT SPEND ALL THIS MONEY FOR A NEWER VEHICLE(WAS 2 YRS OLD WHEN PURCHASED) JUST TO HAVE SEVERAL ISSUES THAT WILL END UP...

MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 91,000 MILES ON IT. HOWEVER, FOR THE LAST 45,000 MILES, I HAVE NOTICED A JERKING IN THE TRANSMISSION ONCE I REACH ABOVE 40MPH. MY MOTHER HAS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER AND HAD THE SAME ISSUES. SHE HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO SHE WAS ABLE TO HAVE HERS FIXED BUT HAD TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE. THIS SHOULD NOT BE A WARRANTY FIX... THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURER FIX AND RECALL. MY MOM WAS TOLD BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT FIXED HER CAR THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH DEALING WITH THE TRANSMISSION. SHE WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IF THE ISSUE IS NOT FIXED ON YOUR VEHICLE, IT COULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT AT ANY TIME . THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN,. I HAVE 4 CHILDREN IN MY VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES, TWO OF THEM BEING UNDER THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT 20-25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS JERKED SPORADICALLY. THE CHECK ENGINE AND IGNITION WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO QUIRK FORD (540 SOUTHERN ARTERY, QUINCY, MA 02169 (617) 770-0070) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO REFERRED CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT WHEN DRIVING AT AN INCLINE. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS LEVEL THERE WERE NO OVERHEATING ISSUES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING DUE TO THE GRILL SHUTTERS BEING STUCK CLOSED AND AS A RESULT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AND NEEDED A PARTIAL REBUILD. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ELIGIBLE FOR CERTAIN REPAIRS UNDER THE WARRANTY, MILEAGE 58,120, SO FORD COVERED THE PARTIAL TRANSMISSION REBUILD AS THEY DETERMINED WAS FIT. THE GRILL SHUTTERS MALFUNCTIONING AND BEING STUCK CLOSED WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE MALFUNCTION WAS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND OVERHEATING OF THE VEHICLE. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED IN MAY 2019. IN NOVEMBER 2019 AND APPROX. 2K MILES OUT OF WARRANTY AND JUST SLIGHTLY 2K MORE MILES SINCE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILD AND GRILL SHUTTER REPLACEMENT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AGAIN. THE...

HEADING HOME AFTER WORK ON THE TURNPIKE IN MY FORD EXPLORER 2016 WITH 50,250 MILES. APPROXIMATELY TWO / THREE WEEKS AGO. OUT NO WERE FELT LIKE A JOLTING; SUDDEN STALLING; SUDDEN DECELERATION; SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PUT THE SUV IN PARK. ATTEMPTED A RESTART, IT WORK. DURING THIS INCIDENT, THE DASHBOARD WAS DISPLAYING AND MESSAGE "SEE MANUALS, WITH A BIG WRENCH". THE MANUALS TELLS YOU TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER FOR SERVICE. THIS HAS CONTINUE TO HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE INCIDENT IN THE TURNPIKE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW, AN HAS ALWAYS BEING SERVICE IN THE FORD DEALER. CALL THE FORD DEALER AN I WAS INFORMED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT SO THEY CAN PUT THE VEHICLE IN THE COMPUTER TO DIAGNOSTIC. BUT SINCE THE WARRANTY ALREADY EXPIRED THAT I MAY HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. DID...

THE ACCELERATOR BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE AND MY VEHICLE'S RPM DROPS, REGARDLESS IF I AM PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. MOST NOTABLY OCCURS WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, BUT HAS HAPPENED DRIVING WITHIN CITY LIMITS. I HAVE TO PRESS DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL AND WAIT FOR THE VEHICLE TO EVENTUALLY PICK UP SPEED OR SHIFT GEAR TO NEUTRAL TO DRIVE TO BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSING ON GAS PEDAL. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO THE VEHICLE GOING LIMP MODE, ESPECIALLY ON A FREEWAY. THIS HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY 2-3 TIMES IN A 1 HOUR DRIVING PERIOD. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE WRENCH LIGHT WHEN ON AND MY VEHICLE WAS JOLTING WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT AWAY. IT IS CURRENTLY BEING SEEN BY A TECHNICIAN; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN IS HAVING A HARD TIME DUPLICATING THIS PROBLEM....

CAN OF VEHICLE HAS A PROPANE OR NATURAL GAS ODOR IN IT CAUSING NAUSEA AND HEADACHES

FORD EXPLOER 2016 AT LOW SPEED EXCELARATOR STICK AND ENGINE REVES UP TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. MUST PUT TRANSMISSION IN NUTRAL TO STOP AUTO FROM MOVING FWD. HAPPENED 3 TIMES SEPERATE DAYS. HAD TO PUT TRANSMISSION IN NUTURAL TO GET AUTO UNDER CONTROL.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IN A PARKING LOT, TURNED COMPLETELY OFF, AND THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN THE "PARK" POSITION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD (SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL). THE VEHICLE ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES UNTIL THE FRONT TIRES MET WITH THE PARKING CURB. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD NOT BEEN APPLIED AT THE TIME. THE GRADE OF SLOPE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3-6DEGREES. THE REAR HATCH WAS OPEN, AND TWO ADULTS WERE SITTING IN THE BACK WITH THEIR FEET ON THE GROUND WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED. IT WAS APPARENT, THAT THE TRANSMISSION "SLIPPED", WHILE IN PARK, WHEN IT SHOULD NOT "SLIP".

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO LOW GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

REQUIRED A NEW TRANSMISSION. REPORTED INITIAL PROBLEM AT 58,000 MILES THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WHILE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. CAR WAS EXPERIENCING A HESITATION DURING ACCELERATION. AT 80,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACE (OUT OF WARRANTY). REQUIRE NEW BATTERY AND CABLES AFTER BATTER "EXPLODED" CORRODING THE BATTERY CABLES. (68,000 MILES). REQUIRED A NEW WATER PUMP AT 86,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,597.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO STAR DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (5101 S 1ST ST, ABILENE, TX 79605, (325) 698-2222) TO HAVE THE VLA EMISSION COMPUTER UPDATE COMPLETED. AFTER A FEW DAYS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT A DELAYED RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED ON ITS OWN SUDDENLY, ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING UPHILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED BY THE VLA EMISSION UPDATE. AFTER THE UPDATE, THE VEHICLE TENDED TO OVERHEAT AND THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT ACCURATELY DISPLAY THE CORRECT READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STAR DODGE A THIRD TIME WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EGR WAS THROWING COOLANT INTO THE TURBO. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS PROIVDECASE NUMBER: 407224. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CASE WOULD...

AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2016 FORD EXPLORER ON THE HIGHWAY ON 08/01/2019 I EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE START TO STUTTER JUST BEFORE I WAS GOING ON TO THE ON RAMP MERGING ON THE HIGHWAY AND AFTER I WAS ON THE HIGH WAY THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE AND I COULD SMELL OIL BURNING AND PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SAW THE PILE OF OIL UNDERNEATH BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE ANY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR WARNINGS ONCE WE TOWED THE VEHICLE HOME I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SAW THAT THE TRANSMISSION CASING WAS CRACKED PRETTY MUCH IN HALF I COULD ACTUALLY SEE THE GEARS INSIDE THE CASING OF THE TRANSMISSION I ALSO REMEMBERD IN THE PAST YEAR OR SO THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT VERY HARD AFTER BRAKING AND THEN GETTING BACK ON...

WITH NO WARNING - EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WITH A MESSAGE THAT SAID "SEE MANUAL." I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFICE AND PULL OVER. AFTER TEN MINUTES, I RESTARTED THE CAR. THE CAR STARTED BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEM AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK OFF. FROM THERE IT DROVE BEAUTIFULLY LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED - EXCEPT THAT IT DID ! FOUR DAYS LATER, I TAKE IT TO THE DEALORSHIP. THEY DETERMINED THAT THIS HAPPENED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE TO HAVE IT REPLACED AND IT'S GOING TO COST ME $380. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WITH THE SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE ALL OVER THE INTERNET THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS AT THE DEALORSHIP WHEN THEY SOLD ME THE CAR. AND ALSO THAT FORD HAS NOT...

PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED ON JUNE 3, 2016 WITH ABOUT 10,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 PAST PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT ABOUT 9:30 AM AT ABOUT 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN FROM A COLD START FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. IT WAS RAINING MODERATELY. THE BACKUP CAMERA SUDDENLY APPEARED ON THE SCREEN IN THE CENTER CONSOLE AND THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERED SLIGHTLY. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD DRIVE INDICATOR, WHICH NORMALLY IS LIT RED WHEN IN DRIVE, WAS WHITE, AS WERE ALL THE OTHER INDICATORS (R, N, ETC). I JIGGLED THE SHIFTER WITHOUT PRESSING THE SHIFTER BUTTON BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO BE STILL IN DRIVE SINCE THE CAR STILL HAD POWER AND WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN. IT LASTED FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS AND THEN THE DISPLAY RETURNED TO NORMAL AND THE D INDICATOR RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL RED MODE. ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO RETRIEVED DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE: P2111 (THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM STUCK OPEN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. AUTONATION FORD MARIETTA (LOCATED AT 869 COBB PKWY SE, MARIETTA, GA 30060, (770) 674-6077) WAS INFOMRED OF THE FAILURE VIA PHONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE, IT JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WOODY ANDERSON FORD (2500 JORDAN LN NW, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35810, (877) 315-0514) TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING CARBON MONOXIDE. PRIOR TO TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THE CONTACT BECAME VERY SLEEPY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT ~78 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO SHIFT INTO A LOW GEAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY DECELERATE AND THE ENGINE TO REV TO MATCH THE SET SPEED. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED FROM 78 TO ABOUT 40 AS IF I HAD SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. AFTER STOPPING AND TALKING WITH MY DEALER HE RECOMMENDED TO CONTINUE AS NO WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATORS APPEARED ON THE CAR. I CONTINUED ON THE ROAD AT A MUCH REDUCED SPEED. AFTER A SHORT DISTANCE THE VEHICLE AGAIN SELF SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR WITH THE ENGINE RPM'S SHOWING APPROXIMATELY 3000 AT ABOUT 55 MPH. DEALER IS INSTALLING A NEW TRANSMISSION BUT CAN NOT IDENTIFY WHAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT GEARS ON ITS OWN.

I RECEIVED A "TERRAIN MANAGEMENT FAULT" ALERT WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, AND IMMEDIATELY HAD A LOSS OF POWER AND VERY SLOW ACCELERATION AFTER STOPPING. UPON REACHING MY HOME THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE UP A SMALL INCLINE IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" CAME ON AND THERE IS NOW A LOUD METALLIC CLANG WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 13, 655 MILES ON IT. I CALLED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY WILL HAVE A TOW TRUCK TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALER IN THE MORNING FOR TESTING..

VEHICLE STEERING BECAME STIFF WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT, WITH MULTIPLE ERRORS. CANNOT DRIVE VEHICLE SAFELY. HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. -HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE -SERVICE ADVANCETRAC -TERRAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FAULT

DURING ACCELERATION, A BRIEF PAUSE IN ACCELERATION OR DOWN SHIFTING OF GEARS. FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. USUALLY NOTICED DURING 30 MINUTES OF NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.

WHEN YOU DRIVES SLOWLY IN BETWEEN 15MPH TO 20MPH 2ND TO 3RD GEAR SHIFTING IT GAVES TUGG WHEN IT WAS IN WARRENTY I BRING TO FORD DELARSHIP BUT THEY SAID EVERYTHING IS OK NEVER RECOMMEND FORD IT WAS MY 1ST EXPERIENCE WITH FORD BUT ALL CRAP CARS AND SUVS

COMPLETE VEHICLE POWER FAILURE (LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITIES, ETC)WHILE IN MOTION MAKING LEFT HAND TURN ONTO MAJOR SURFACE STREET THAT CONNECTS TO FREEWAY ENTRANCE.

INTERIOR OF CAR BEGAN TO SMELL OF BURNING OIL, WARNING MESSAGE "4WD TEMPORARILY DISABLED". LEAK FROM VENT HOSE INTO PTU SYSTEM. FORD (SANTA ROSA, CA) SAYS PTU MUST BE REPLACED. 37K MILES ON CAR.

THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND THE CAR WILL BUCK/SHAKE AND ALMOST DIE WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT OR FOR SEVERAL HOURS TAKES 1-2 MINUTES TO JERK/SHAKE AND THEN WILL RUN FINE. TWICE THE WRENCH ICON HAS COME ON IN THE DASH. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES NOW TO BE FIXED. THEY WERE ABLE TO VALIDATE WHAT HAPPENED, AS IT HAPPENED TO THEM BUT SAID THAT THE CAR'S COMPUTER DID NOT GENERATE ANY CODES SO THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE/REPAIR.

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE FOR THE LAST MONTH IT HAS 40000 MILES ON IT AND HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN JERKING WHEN ACCELERATING AND THE GEAR DROPS.

IT JOLTS, LUNGES, TRANSMISSION DOESN'T ENGAGE AND SLAMS INTO GEAR HARD IT MAKES YOU FEEL YOU GOT REAR ENDED WITH A BIG BANK. SLOW TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN IT FINALLY DOES IT LUNGES

SAME ISSUE AS NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11042260. AT 7,000 MILES WHEN THE VEHICLE GOES INTO REVERSE WE HEAR A LOUD THUMPING SOUND AS THOUGH YOU RAN OVER SOMETHING. THIS IS HAPPENS MORE WHEN REVERSING WITH A TURN THAN STRAIGHT BUT SELDOM WHILE BACKING STRAIGHT OUT AS WELL. AT 7,500 MILE SERVICE THE ISSUE WAS BOUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALERSHIP, THE TECH DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY RDU (REAR DRIVE UNIT) WHICH WAS PLACED ON ORDER. THE DEALER HAS NOT YET RESPONDED TO THE STATUS OF THE PART WHICH HAS BEEN OVER A MONTH! YET THE DEALERSHIP ASKED US WHY WE RATED THE UNSATISFACTORY! AT THIS POINT IT IS UNKNOWN IF THIS WOULD SOLVED THE PROBLEM AS THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS NOT YET BEEN INSTALLED.

WHEN KEEPING A STEADY SPEED, RPMS FLUCTUATE UP AND DOWN CAUSING A JERKY MOVEMENT WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENS RANDOMLY OR AFTER IDLING FOR A FEW MINUTES. ALSO, POWER DECREASES DURING THIS EVENT, SO WHEN TAKING OFF, CAR DOESN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE, THEN LURCHES FORWARD. ALSO, WHEN ACCELERATING, PARTICULARLY UPHILL, A BURNING SMELL COMES FROM THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED, ROLLED BACKWARDS, AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOO MOTORS (391 3 MILE RD, SAULT STE. MARIE, MI 49783, (906) 632-2278) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH HILL BRAKING ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. *TT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A CITY STREET I LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. WHEN I PARKED THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. I HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND GET PUSHED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR TO DRIVE HOME. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS ON A 600+ MILE TRIP OUT OF STATE. I WAS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP WHEN I REACHED MY DESTINATION. THERE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT FIT ME IN T LOOK AT IT. I DROVE THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I RETURNED HOME. THE THIRD AND FOURTH TIME I WAS 150 MILES FROM HOME. I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. THE...

POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND ENGINE CONTROL MODULE FAILED UNDER HIGH SPEED ON A 4 LANE ROAD. WE WERE ALMOST KILLED BY BEING REAR-ENDED TRAFFIC AS VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, ENGINE OFF, AND COMPLETELY DEAD. NOT ABLE TO STEER OR BRAKE. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 12,854 ACTUAL MILES. PLEASE FIX THIS BEFORE OTHERS ARE KILLED AND/OR MAIMED.

WHEN I PLACE MY EXPLORER IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A PARK, WHEN I AM ABOUT HALF WAY OUT OF THE PARK, THERE'S A LOUD "BUMP". I AUTOMATICALLY SLAM ON BRAKES BECAUSE I THINK I HAVE RAN OVER SOMEONE. RECENTLY, I PLACED MY EXPLORER IN DRIVE SO THAT I COULD PULL OUT OF THE GARAGE AND I HEARD THE LOUD "BUMP". I HAVE TAKEN MY EXPLORER TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED FORD AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS. FORD FINALLY OFFERED A 100K MILE WARRANTY BUT THAT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

2016 FORD EXPLORER XLT WAS GREAT UNTIL I HIT 17,680 MILES. TRANSMISSION WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. ENGINE/WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH AND I BASICALLY CRAWLED TO THE DEALERSHIP. VERY SCARY WHEN STOPPED, PUT THE PEDAL TO FLOOR AND WOULD BARELY MOVE. AFTER A FEW DAYS AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID IT APPEARED TO BE THE CLUTCH AND THEY REPLACED IT. GOT IT BACK AND TWO DAYS LATER, IT DID IT AGAIN. DROVE BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD IT FOR A DAY, BUT COULDN'T GET IT TO DO IT, SO I GOT IT BACK. TWO DAYS LATER, IT HAPPENED ONCE AGAIN. DEALERSHIP SAID IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN, DRIVE IT RIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DON'T TURN IT OFF. A TECH WENT FOR A RIDE WITH ME AND WAS ABLE TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. WHEN WERE DRIVING BACK, LIGHTS ON DASH WENT OFF AND THE...

CAN LURCH VIOLENTLY WHEN OPERATING AT LOW SPEED SUCH AS IN A PARKING LOT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE SERVICE "WRENCH" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (NORTHTOWN FORD IN MENOMONIE, WI) WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE SAME DEALER REPLACED THE RETAINING CLIP, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MADE THE MANUFACTURER AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND REQUESTED A BUY-BACK. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ISSUES DID NOT WARRANT A BUY-BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000.

ON 6/28/2016 THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL ACCIDENT DUE TO DRIVER BECOMING UNCONSCIOUS. THE DRIVER AND ALL PASSENGERS BECAME UNCONSCIOUS NEARLY SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE ORIGINAL ASSUMPTION WAS THAT THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP, ALTHOUGH SHE DID NOT REMEMBER FEELING DROWSY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON I-85, MP 18 NORTH OF MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA. SINCE SEEING THE REPORT TODAY ABOUT POSSIBLE CO LEAKAGE INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN ON THE FORD EXPLORER VEHICLES, I WOULD NOW SUSPECT THIS AS A POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT...UPDATED 08/07/17 *BF *CN

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY YESTERDAY AND THE CAR COULDN'T BE MOVED WITH THE GAS PEDAL. I COASTED TO THE NEXT EXIT, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND BACK ON AND IT WORKED AGAIN. TODAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED, BUT THIS TIME IT DIDN'T WORK AGAIN. I HAD ADAC (HERE IN GERMANY) COME AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT. THEY RESET THE "SYSTEM" AND FOLLOWED ME TO MY FORD CAR GARAGE SHOP.

SMELL EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE CABIN OF VEHICLE. EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE CONCERN. HAPPENS DURING FULL ACCELERATION AND DRIVING UPHILL AND WITH A/C UNIT ON.NOTICED UPON LEASE RECEPTION. FORD REPLACED EXHAUST SYSTEM BUT NOT HELPED, ACTUALLY NOW WORSE. ONGOING ISSUE UNRESOLVED.

THROTTLE BODY HAS FAILED TWICE. FIRST TIME AT 7275 ODOMETER; SECOND OCCURRED AT A BIT OVER 16,000 MILES. FAILURE OF THIS PART RESULTS IN NO THROTTLE RESPONSE TO THE ENGINE AND A MAXIMUM OF ABOUT 10MPH SPEED. LUCKILY, BOTH TIMES, I WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE OR OTHER HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY. BOTH INSTANCES WERE IN MOTION AT 35-45 MPH. THE ONLY WAY TO CLEAR THE PROBLEM IS TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND WAIT FOR 1-5 MINUTES; THEN BE PREPARED FOR NO THROTTLE RESPONSE WITHIN A FEW MILES.

THE TRANSMISSION DRAIN PLUGS WERE LOOSE. THE VEHICLE HAS 5064 MILES. I HAD BEEN NOTICING AN ODOR AND THOUGHT I HAD A COOLANT LEAK. BUT THE SMELL WAS NOT "SWEET" ENOUGH. I CRAWLED UNDER THE CAR AFTER A 700 MILE TRIP BECAUSE THE ORDER WAS VERY PREVALENT. I NOTICE TRANSMISSION FLUID ON ONE OF THE TRANSMISSION DRAIN PLUGS. THERE WAS A PLUME OF TRANSMISSION FLUID GOING FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE BACK OF THE CAR. SOME OF THE FLUID HAD CONTACTED THE EXHAUST COMPONENTS. I CHECK THE FLUID LEVEL ( FLAT SURFACE, ENGINE HOT AND RUNNING) AND THE FLUID DID NOT EVEN CONTACT THE DIP STICK. I THEN WENT TO SEE IF THE PLUG(S) WAS LOOSE. IT IS A 11MM. I WAS ABLE TO GET 2.5 TURNS ON THE PLUG USING JUST MY FINGERS. ON THE SECOND PLUG I WAS ABLE TO GET 1 FULL TURN WITH JUST MY FINGERS....

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR LOST POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO ROLL OUT OF TRAFFIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR LOST POWER HAD TRY AND GET OUT OF TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER. THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. *TR

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. I WAS GOING 75MPG ON A HIGHWAY IN OHIO TRAVELING TO ILLINOIS. 2 OF 3 LANES CLOSED. CAR LOST POWER GOING FROM 70-40 IN SECONDS. LUCKILY I WAS ON A DOWNHILL AND WAS ABLE DRIFT TO THE RIGHT FAR ENOUGH NOT TO GET HIT. DANGEROUS. I HAD GONE TO FORD WHEN I READ ABOUT THE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE BACK IN AUGUST. THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR MY THROTTLE BODY UNLESS I PAID. "YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT BREAKS"