2016 Ford Explorer complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED SLIGHTLY WHILE TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE MESSAGE "STEERING FAILURE" SUDDENLY DISPLAYED AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO WALLS FORD (2 MERRILL ST, SALISBURY, MA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND GEAR ASSEMBLY WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,500. *BF *JB

MY CAR HAS HAD THE EXHAUST ISSUE REPAIRED A FEW TIMES AND IT STILL HAS THE SMELL. I CAN'T DRIVE LONG DISTANCES WITHOUT A HEADACHE. FORD CAN'T SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOSTLY IN SPORT MODE WHEN ACCELERATING QUICKLY BUT THE SMELL IS STRONG AND LASTS. I HAVE A TODDLER WHO IS SPEECH DELAYED AND I BELIEVE IT'S DUE TO THE CAR. SHE'S BEEN IN THIS CAR SINCE SHE WAS A BABY. HOW CAN I GET HELP? CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW. WE'VE HAD IT A FEW YEARS NOW. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM BEFORE IT BECAME A KNOWN ISSUE.

VERY STRONG SULFUR SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN WHEN THE HEAT OR VENT IS TURNED ON WITH OUTSIDE AIR. SMELL DISAPPEARED WHEN IT WAS SWITCHED TO RECIRCULATE THE INSIDE AIR.

MY STEERING RACK/PINION HAS GONE COMPLETELY OUT. AT FIRST THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MAKE NOISES WHEN TURNING, HOWEVER NOW IT IS COMPLETELY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND PREVIOUS MODEL EXPLORERS HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUES AND MULTIPLE 2016 MODELS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I CAN'T FIND A PART, I CAN'T DRIVE MY VEHICLE. WHAT IS NEEDED FOR A RECALL TO HAPPEN ON THIS MODEL?

END OF MARCH 2019 AFTER DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A FRIDAY EVENING THE CAR SMELLED LIKE EXHAUST FUMES (ROTTEN EGGS) WHEN I PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. I CALLED DEALER AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE THE CAR IN. OVER THE WEEKEND BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR THE SMELL WAS TERRIBLE. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY SUGGESTED I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY (9 MONTHS OLD BATTERY - WAS TOLD BATTERY CAUSING SMELL). PICKED UP CAR AND DROVE HOME. ONCE AGAIN UPON PARKING CAR STILL SMELLED LIKE EXHAUST. CAR WAS RETURNED TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED PCV VALVE. PICKED UP CAR - DROVE HOME - CAR STILL SMELLS LIKE EXHAUST FUMES. CAR HAS GONE INTO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. CAN NO LONGER PARK CAR INSIDE OF GARAGE AT HOME DUE TO EXHAUST SMELL AND POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES. DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING PURSUANT TO FORD'S INSTRUCTION AND THEIR HANDS ARE TIED. DEALER ADMITS THE CAR SMELLS OF EXHAUST FUMES OUTSIDE OF CAR. INSIDE THE CAR I AM KEEPING THE RECYCLED AIR ON TO TRY TO PREVENT THE EXHAUST FROM COMING IN THE CAR. CAR NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY FORD AS THE EXHAUST SMELL IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A 3 YR. OLD CAR.

I HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS OF DIZZINESS WHILE DRIVING OUR 2016 FORD EXPLORER. BOTH TIMES I'VE BEEN TO THE DOCTOR. THIS LAST TIME TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND HAD COMPLETE WORK UP INCLUDING CAT SCAN. THEY CAN FIND NOTHING. IT WAS ONLY AFTER TODAY'S ER VISIT THAT MY HUSBAND REMEMBERED A NEW STORY ABOUT FORD EXPLORES AND DRIVERS GETTING DIZZY AND ACCIDENTS. WE STARTED GOOGLING THE FORD EXPLORER AND READ THAT THE NHTSA IS CURRENTLY STILL INVESTIGATING THIS POSSIBILITY OF CARBON MONOXIDE IN FORD EXPLORER CABINS. WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 14 MONTHS. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS ON 4/2519 THE SECOND ON 4/27/19. UNFORTUNATELY WHEN WE THOUGHT OF THIS ISSUE, IT WAS TOO FAR PAST THE INCIDENT TO HAVE MY BLOOD WORK CHECK FOR CARBON MONOXIDE

LOSS OFF POWER STEERING AND STABILITY CONTROL

WHILE STOPPED AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT TO MANEUVER OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, BACKING INTO MY DRIVEWAY OR SIMPLY MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, I WOULD HEAR A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING MECHANISM. THE NOISE DID NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND I COULD GO A MONTH OR SO WITHOUT HEARING IT AT ALL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ASKED FORD TO DO A VISUAL INSPECTION OF MY STEERING MECHANISM TO MAKE SURE NOTHING APPEARED TO BE OBVIOUSLY IDENTIFIABLE. EXPLAINED TO FORD THAT THE POPPING NOISE COMES AND GOES. I WAS TOLD THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE AND NOTHING WAS LOOSE. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER THE POPPING NOISE WAS REPLACED WITH STEERING RESISTANCE AND GRINDING AS I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL IN A PARKED POSITION AND WHILE DRIVING. FURTHERMORE, WHEN CHANGING LANES THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO HAVE TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND WOULD HAVE TO BE PULLED BACK TO CENTER. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, SO I RESEARCHED "2016 FORD EXPLORER STEERING COMPLAINTS" AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND HUNDREDS OF STEERING COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE MINE. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS ROUGHLY 69,800 MILES, HOWEVER, THE COMPLAINTS I READ DEALT WITH VEHICLES BETWEEN 22,000 - 80,000 MILES. I DROPPED MY CAR OFF TODAY AT FORD TO HAVE THE PROBLEM ASSESSED. MY VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THIS MAY BE SOMETHING I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I WAS ABLE TO UNCOVER WITH A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH I

ON 3/21/19 I WAS DRIVING WHEN A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AND I HIT THEM. MY AIRBAG WENT OFF AND WAS SMOKING BLACK SMOKE. THERE WAS ALSO A FIRE, ABOUT 1.5 FT TALL THAT APPEARED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE HOOD. I SAT IN SHOCK UNTIL SOMEONE TOLD ME TO GET OUT. I GOT OUT AND GRABBED MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. SHE WAS IN A CAR SEAT AND STILL SECURED AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THANKFULLY WE WERE NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. WE SAT WATCHING MY CAR QUICKLY ENGULF IN FLAMES. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME THE CAR WAS PRETTY MUCH ALL BURNED. I LOST A LOT OF VALUABLE AND SENTIMENTAL PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN MY CAR WHICH INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER THE COST OF. IT WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE TO GO THROUGH FOR MY DAUGHTER AND I. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT A MINOR ACCIDENT SHOULD CAUSE A FIRE LIKE THIS. I HAVE REACHED OUT FOR FORD MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY WILL NOT INVESTIGATE WHICH I FIND EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING. I WOULD LIKE TO PREVENT THIS HORRIBLE THING HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ELSE. ALTHOUGH WE WERE NOT INJURED IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE, AND EVEN DEADLY.

TAKATA RECALL. WHENEVER I MANEUVER SLOWLY WHEN I PARK HORIZONTALLY, I CAN HEAR CRACKLING SOUND AND THIS WAS FIXED TWICE BY FORD DEALER. RECENTLY, THE DASHBOARD HAD WARNING THAT STEERING IS NOT WORKING. THE STEERING BECAME STIFF RIGHT AWAY AND STIFFER THAT HAVE TO DRIVE SLOWLY AND TURN ON MY HAZARD LIGHT THE NEXT 3 MILES TO REACH HOME. I COULD HARDLY TURN THE WHEEL THAT HAVE TO AVOID ROADS WHERE I HAVE TO TURN. IT WAS FIXED BY SAME DEALER AND GOT MY VEHICLE AFTER A WEEK. THE MILEAGE IS 18,000 AND NOW I'M NOT CONFIDENT TO TAKE MY 3 YEAR OLD CAR ON LONG DISTANCE DRIVE. THE SUSPENSION WAS FIXED AS WELL MID 2018 FOR THE CAR IS RUNNING LIKE A 20 YEAR OLD TRUCK ON THE ROAD.

AFTER 44K MILES THE STEERING RACK IS COMPLETELY BROKEN AND REQUIRES A FULL REPLACEMENT. THIS IS GREATER THAN $2500 COST FOR A NEW CAR CAR MAKES A LOUD MECHANICAL CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURNING RIGHT. HAD IT REVIEWED BY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID BEARINGS ON THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY ARE GOING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHERE A NEW CAR WITH SUCH LOW MILES HAS A STEERING SYSTEM THAT REQUIRES FULL REPLACEMENT. INTERNET SEARCHES HAVE SHOWN MANY INSTANCES OF PEOPLE REQUIRING A REPLACEMENT OF THE SYSTEM.

ONE MORNING, I BEGAN TO SMELL A SULFUR OR GAS-LIKE SMELL INSIDE THE CAR. I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT BUT IT PERSISTED FROM 5:00 A.M. -9:00 A.M. MY 7 YEAR OLD SON EVEN SMELLED IT WHEN ENTERING THE CAR. AFTER DROPPING HIM OFF AT SCHOOL I DROVE TO DEALERSHIP TO GET IT INSPECTED. DURING THAT DRIVE, WITH THE WINDOWS CRACKED, I BEGAN TO FEEL A DULL HEADACHE, DIZZINESS AND MUSCLE WEAKNESS. ONCE I DROPPED MY CAR OFF FOR INSPECTION AND WAS OUT OF THE CAR I DIDN'T FEEL ANY BETTER AND MY HEADACHE AND WEAKNESS GOT WORSE. MY WIFE TOOK ME TO THE ER OUT OF PRECAUTION AND AFTER BLOODWORK WAS TAKEN, I WAS CONFIRMED TO HAVE HAD CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. I AM A NON-SMOKER AND MY COHB LEVELS WERE TWICE THAT OF A NON-SMOKER : 3.8% IT WAS RAINING OUT SO I COULD NOT UNROLLI WINDOWS AS MUCH AS I WANTED TO. I WAS NOT DRIVING WITH THE A/C ON, WAS NOT SITTING IDLE. MINIMUM SPEED WAS 5-10 MPH AND MAX SPEED WAS 70 MPH FORD IDENTIFIED THE SMELL AS A FAILING PTU BUT CLAIMED THERE WAS NO CO PRESENT AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH A CO SENSOR INSIDE THE CAB. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 32 MONTHS WITH NO ISSUE BUT I CANNOT IGNORE THAT I DID IN FACT HAVE CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE EXISTENCE OF THE STRONG SULFUR SMELL SHOWING UP. I AM NOT CONVINCED CARBON MONOXIDE GETTING INSIDE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

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.

2016 EXPLORER LIMITED PURCHASED NEW, CURRENTLY HAS 32,000 MILES ON IT AND TIRES ARE SHREDDING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED, WELL BELOW THE RATING OF 50,000 MILES. HANKOOK TIRES

STARTED HEARING GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. RACK AND PINION WENT BAD AT 78000 MILES.

WHISTLE OR BUZZ-TYPE NOISE FROM FRONT COWL PANEL GRILLE COVER. FORD DEALERSHIP CONFIRMS THIS "BODY DEFECT ISSUE" BUT WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER ANY WARRANTY. WANT $1,300 TO FIX. THIS IS THE ISSUE: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=VWC3-PTT3L0&T=49S

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH. HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THOUGHT I HAD SCRAPED A TREE AS WAS IN AN AREA WITH ALOT TREES. THE NEXT DAY NOTICED THAT THE PILLAR TRIM ON MY PASSENGER DOOR WAS GONE. CHECKED THE REST OF MY CAR AND THE PILLAR TRIM ON THE WINDSHIELD IS LOOSE ALSO. RESEARCHED THIS ON THE WEB AND IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS TRIM FLYING OFF AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED AND STRIKING EITHER MY OWN WINDSHIELD OR ANOTHER VEHICLE BEHIND ME. CONTACTED FORD AND WAS TOLD THANK YOU FOR CONCERN BUT NO SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. I AM PRETTY SURE PIECES FLYING OFF A VEHICLE GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED SHOULD BE OF CONCERN. I NOW KNOW WHAT THAT WHISTLING SOUND WAS THAT I WOULD HEAR WHEN DRIVING. IT WAS THE LOOSE TRIM CATCHING THE WIND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GILBOY FORD (2805 MACARTHUR RD, WHITEHALL, PA 18052) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MARCH 28, 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ROUNTREE FORD (318-798-3673, LOCATED AT 8770 BUSINESS PARK DR, SHREVEPORT, LA 71105) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SEAT BELT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WRAY FORD (318-686-7300, LOCATED AT 2851 BENTON RD, BOSSIER CITY, LA 71111) WHERE THE SEAT BELT HARNESS, BUCKLE, AND COMPUTER MODULE WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, STATING THAT NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE. LATER ON, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER. AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR REGARDING A VISIT TO THE DEALER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO WRAY FORD WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY FORD EXPLORER FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS AND JUST TOOK MY FIRST LONG TRIP. I TRAVELED 6 HOURS IN THE CAR STOPPING TWICE FOR REST STOP BREAKS. ABOUT 4 HOURS INTO THE TRIP I BEGAN EXPERIENCING DIZZINESS AND NAUSEA. THESE SYMPTOMS CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS AFTER ARRIVING AT MY DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY WITH HEAT ON AND BEING RECIRCULATED THROUGH THE ENTIRE DRIVE. I SAW A NEWS ARTICLE REGUARDING THE CONCERNS OVER FORD EXPLORERS CARBON MONOXIDE CONCERNS AND THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE EXPERIENCED IT. I NEVER GET SICK OR EXPERIENCE MOTION SICKNESS.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUMES WERE COMING THROUGH THE HEATER VENTS. THE FUMES CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BECOME ILL, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN IN THE COLD TEMPERATURES BECAUSE OF THE ABNORMAL FUMES COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO LARRY H. MILLER FORD LAKEWOOD (11595 6TH AVE, LAKEWOOD, CO 80215) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,600. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

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..

THE AIRBAG CONTROLLER LIGHT IS ON ON THE DASH. I HAD A DIAGNOSED AND MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY COME TO SAY THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CONTROL IN THE REAR AIRBAGS IS DAMAGED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP I SAID THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN NOTICING IN 2016 FORD EXPLORE MODELS MORE AND MORE. I AM CURIOUS IF THIS IS A SAFETY RECALL THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BY FORD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PARKWAY FORD LINCOLN (LOCATED AT 311 COMMERCIAL PKWY, DOVER, OH 44622, (330) 343-6681) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

WHEN DRIVING THE 2016 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED, HAVING THE VEHICLE IN CIRCULATION MODE, AND GOING ABOVE 4000 RPMS, CARBON MONOXIDE IS ENTERING MY VEHICLE. I HAVE PURCHASED AN CO METER THAT READS A LITTLE AS 9PPM. IT EASILY GETS UP OVER 15PPM AND SMELLS TERRIBLE. LIKE ROTTEN EGGS. I MUST ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS AND WAIT IN ORDER FOR THE GAS TO DISSIPATE. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. IT HAPPENS WHILE IN MOTION, STATIONARY DOESN'T SEEM TO CAUSE ANY LEAKS. I DON'T HAVE PICTURES BUT WILL TAKE SOME IMMEDIATELY IN CASE THERE NEEDED.

RANDOMLY, CAR BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING ONE DAY. TOOK CARE INTO SHOP AND DISCOVERED THAT STEERING RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CAR ONLY HAS 70K MILES AND WILL COST $2,300 TO REPAIR.

"TAKATA RECALL "WAS DRIVING SLOWLY MAKING TURN AND SUDDENLY COULD NOT MOVE STEERING WHEEL BUT VEHICLE WAS STILL MOVING A BIT .. COULD NOT STOP IT ... COULD NOT GO FORWARD ... NO BACKWARD ....THANKS GOD THAT WAS IN THE ALLEY WITH NO PEOPLE OTHERWISE SOMEBODY WOULD GET HIT... JUST CARS AROUND BUT I DID NOT HIT ANY ...THANKS GOD ...HORIBLE EXPERIENCE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND THE POWER STEERING, BRAKE ASSIST, AND OTHER UNKNOWN INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO QUIRK FORD OF AUGUSTA (207-560-1371, LOCATED AT 7 WATER ST, HALLOWELL, ME 04347) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000.

CARBON MONOXIDE INSIDE THE CABIN

STARTED HEARING NOISE AND FEELING VIBRATION WHEN STEERING TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AND PARKING; GOT MORE PRONOUNCED OVER SEVERAL DAYS. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED NEED TO REPLACE STEERING GEAR/RACK & PINION ASSEMBLY. REPAIR COST $2125. VEHICLE HAD 51K MILES. SEEMS UNUSUAL TO HAVE MAJOR PART FAIL AFTER 3 YEARS OF DRIVING.

EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE EXPLORER I GET TERRIBLE HEADACHES. MY 11 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER COMPLAINS OF THE SAME THING. HAVE TO KEEP WINDOWS CRACKED TO LET BAD SMELL OUT OF THE CABIN. WHEN WALKING NEAR CAR YOU CAN SMELL IT AND FILLS GARAGE WITH TERRIBLE SMELL

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ONGOING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ARROWAY FORD (LOCATED AT 519 N BEDFORD RD, BEDFORD HILLS, NY 10507) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING GEAR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITH EPS FAILURE ERROR MESSAGES: "STEERING ASSIST FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED" AND "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY AND NEEDED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OR PREVIOUS ISSUES. NO RESTART, BATTERY DISCONNECT OR FIX WAS/IS AVAILABLE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO RECOGNIZED FULL STEERING RACK/PINION FAILURE AT ONLY 50,000 MILES.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND POWER ASSIST WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RED ROCK FORD OF DICKINSON (2585 I-94BL, DICKINSON, ND 58601, (701) 225-5175), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I HAVE HAD THE EXHAUST RECALL REPAIR BUT STILL I SMELL THE ROTTEN EGG SMELL INSIDE MY CAR. I HAVE MADE SURE TO TEST QUICK ACCELERATION WITH AND WITHOUT AIR RECIRCULATING. IT'S THE SAME RESULT. MY 'REPAIR' IS NOT SAFE OR SATISFACTORY.

THE REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WITHOUT ANY OBJECT COMING INTO CONTACT WITH IT.

MY WIFE, DAUGHTER AND I WERE DRIVING FORM NYC TO BALTIMORE IN MY 2016 FORD EXPLORER. IN THE LAST 10 MINUTES OF THE TRIP I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH. I RECEIVED A WARNING MESSAGE ON MY VEHICLE STATING THAT POWER STEERING HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND TO SERVICE NOW. I SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND TRAVELED ANOTHER 8 MILES TO MY DESTINATION. AFTER CONSULTING MY OWNER'S MANUAL, I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND GOT THE SAME MESSAGE AS WELL AS ANOTHER ONE SAYING THAT THE LANE DETECTING SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING AS WELL. THE NEXT MORNING I WAS GOING TO TAKE IT TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. HOWEVER WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO MOVE FORWARD THE STEERING WAS VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. CURRENTLY THEY ARE ASSESSING THE VEHICLE AND MENTIONED THAT THIS HAPPENS WITH SOME MAKES AND MODELS AND THAT I MAY HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WHICH COULD COST IN THE $2000 DOLLAR RANGE. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY HAVE PASSED ME TO 3 DIFFER DEPARTMENTS ALL WHO SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO.

WHILE DRIVING, DASHBOARD ALERTS STARTED WITH: ADVANCE TRAC/TERRAIN MANAGEMENT FAULT. STEERING LOSS/STOP SAFELY. POWER STEERING SEIZED UP AND ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE FOR 5 MINUTES BUT COULD FEEL POWER STEERING TIGHTENING UP. PARKED AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE; THEN COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL.

HANKOOK TRIES ARE SHREDDING AND PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 33K MILES. SHREDDED TIRES CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIP AND SLIDE ON THE ROAD WHILE IN MOTION. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. NOW AFRAID FOR MY SAFETY; AFRAID TO DRIVE IN SNOW.

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY THANKFULLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND DOES NOT MOVE .

STEERING WHEEL NOT MOVING, NOT ABLE TO CONTROL IT.MILAGE ON CAR 42,000. CAR TOWED TO A DEALER. THEY FOUND, THAT THE RACK AND PINION IS COMPLETELY LOCKED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ESTIMATE REPAIR AT 2,400. WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT. A CASE WAS OPEN WITH FORD.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING UNCONTROLLED STEERING.

STARTED THE CAR AND NOTICED A STRONG OIL BURNING SMELL AND A RATTLE WHEN I DROVE IT FOUND OUT IT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS BROKEN. OUT OF WARRANTY BY 3K MILES DEALER SAYS THIS IS A FREQUENT ISSUE WITH EXPLORERS GONNA COST ABOUT $2000 TO FIX. JUST BOUGH THE CAR IN OCTOBER.

NAVIGATION AND RADIO SCREEN KEEPS GOING OUT OR TURNING BLACK REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WON'T LOCK OR UNLOCK.

I HAVE 28,452 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I GET A WARNING WHICH SAYS STEERING ASSIST FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED, TERRAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FAULT, AND SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC ERRORS UPON STARTING MY VEHICLE. IN RESEARCHING THESE ERRORS, IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD EXPLORERS AND A COSTLY ONE TO FIX. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT, DUE TO THE SHEER NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND LOW MILEAGE. IN ADDITION, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM IF ONE WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD WHICH ALSO SEEMS TO HAPPENED.

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED

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