2020 Ford Explorer complaints

PASSENGER MIDDLE ROW CAPTAIN CHAIR WAS NOT LOCKED IN PLACE RESULTING IN CHILD OCCUPANT TO BE PROPELLED FROM SEAT IN REAR MOST POSITION ALL THE WAY TO FRONT MOST POSITION WHILE ABRUPTLY BRAKING CAUSING CHILD TO STRIKE REAR OF PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. UPON DEALERSHIP INSPECTION WE WERE INFORMED THAT THERE IS A TSB THAT STATED IF THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED OR DEAD FOR A PERIOD OF TIME REPROGRAMMING OF THE DOOR CONTROL MODULE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO RESET. PREVIOUS TO INCIDENT DEALER HAD DISCONNECTED BATTERY FOR REPLACING DOOR WINDOW SWITCH AND RETURNED VEHICLE TO US WITH THIS PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR INDICATION THAT THIS SEAT WAS UNSAFE TO BE OCCUPIED AND THAT REPROGRAMMING OF DOOR MODULE REQUIRED. ON TOP OF THE SAFETY CONCERN THIS WOULD ALSO MEAN THAT IF REPLACING A BATTERY YOU WOULD REQUIRE FORD TO SAFELY PERFORM THIS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT HERE AND OBVIOUSLY FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH TSB RELEASED. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY WHEN THE MESSAGE 'SERVICE CHARGE SYSTEM NOW'. THE BATTERY ICON APPEARED BRIEFLY ON THE DASHBOARD. I CONTINUED DRIVING AND THE SAME MESSAGE REAPPEARED EVERY 5 MINUTES. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE MESSAGE, AND TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE SOON. THEY RAN A 'DIAGNOSTIC ' AND DETERMINED IT NEEDED A NEW ALTERNATOR. THE VEHICLE IS SEVEN MONTHS OLD AND HAS LESS THAN 15,000 MILES. IT IS STILL IN FOR SERVICE AS THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE A REPLACEMENT ALTERNATOR IN STOCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT 85 MPH. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GEWEKE FORD LOCATED AT 871 E. ONSTOTT RD, YUBA CITY, CA 95991, (530) 821-2121, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN UNKNOWN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

STRONG JERKING WHEN SLOWING FOR CORNER OR STOP SIGN...SUDDEN ABRUPT DOWNSHIFTING. TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 8,500. TOLD THAT A RING OR CLIP IN THE TRANSMISSION HAD BROKEN, ALLOWING SOME PARTS TO MOVE FORWARD. CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, BUT TRANSMISSIONS ARE EVIDENTLY BACK-ORDERED. *TR

HAS HAPPENED TO ME A FEW TIMES. FOOT ON BRAKE, PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND IT STARTS ROLLING. BRAKE PEDAL WON'T DEPRESS ANY FURTHER, BUT IT DEFINITELY WAS NOT ALL THE WAY IN, ALMOST LIKE IT WAS LOCKED OR SOMETHING. ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP IS TO PUT IT BACK IN PARK OR NEUTRAL AND LET OFF THE BRAKE. *TR

DRIVER DOOR AND WINDOW VIBRATING WHEN REAR WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. *TR

MY 2020 FORD EXPLORER WHICH I PURCHASED A WEEK AGO AND IS EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK KINERGY GT TIRES HAS ME ALL OVER THE ROAD WHEN TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MILES PER HOUR ON STRAIGHT AWAYS ALONG WITH CURVES. IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE WITH SHORT NOTICE THE VEHICLE WILL DRIFT TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY OF THE TIRES, UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE VEHICLE'S WITH THESE TIRES EXPERIENCE BLOW-OUTS, UNEVEN WEARING, AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT RIDE QUALITY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND SUDDENLY HEARD A STRANGE SOFT REPETITIVE NOISE. THERE WERE NO INDICATOR LIGHTS/WARNINGS ON THE DASH. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND THANKFULLY DECIDED TO PULL OVER INTO THE SERVICE LANE. THE VEHICLE STRUGGLED TO PULL OVER AND THEN STOPPED MOVING. AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT THEN CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD LATER THAT DAY THAT THE ENGINE WAS END OF LIFE, IN OTHER WORDS, DEAD. MY 2020 EXPLORER HAD 7,038 MILES. I FINALLY GOT MY SUV BACK 1 MONTH LATER. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, IN THE LEFT MOST LANE, THERE WAS ROAD ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SIGHTED AHEAD THAT WAS EXTENDING INTO THE LEFT LANE I WAS TRAVELING IN. TO AVOID THE UPCOMING LANE INFRINGEMENT, I NEEDED TO ACCELERATE TO CHANGE LANES TO THE RIGHT OF ME. I HAD PLENTY OF ROOM TO EXECUTE EVASIVE MANEUVERS; THE 2020 EXPLORER ST HOWEVER, DID NOT ALLOW ME TO CHANGE LANES AND INSTEAD APPLIED THE BRAKES AND FROZE MY ABILITY TO STEER - ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON THE INTERSTATE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FORD - NO EXPLANATION/CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE ALSO UNEXPECTEDLY BREAKS WHEN NOTHING IS NEAR IT. THIS ALSO HAPPENS IN REVERSE. THE CAR WILL NOT LET ME REVERSE OUT OF MY GARAGE - NOTHING IS ANYWHERE NEAR IT!!! I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT TO CLEAR ITS SENSORS. NOTHING IS THERE!!! I HAVE HAD THE CAR ABOUT 7 MONTHS AND ONLY HAVE ABOUT 2000 MILES ON THE CAR. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AND WANT TO RETURN IT. THE SENSORS ARE OBVIOUSLY MALFUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT REMEMBER SEAT SETTINGS OR MIRROR SETTINGS. IT ALSO INADVERTENTLY CHANGES THE SEAT LOCATION WHILE GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR SITTING AT A LIGHT AND PUSHES IT ALL THE WAY FORWARD RAMMING MY KNEES/LEGS INTO THE DASH.... IT WILL NOT STOP GOING FORWARD UNLESS I TURN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MALFUNCTION. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FORD DEALER SERVICE - THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. *TR

PERIODICALLY, AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, AND SELECTING A GEAR (EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE), I EXPERIENCE A "HARD BRAKE" WHERE I CANNOT PRESS DOWN THE BREAK PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO ROLL. THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO ROLL AND I CANNOT USE THE BRAKE PEDAL (THEREFORE I CANNOT STOP). THE ONLY SOLUTION I HAVE FOUND IS TO SWITCH THE VEHICLE TO PARK, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, AND TURN BACK ON THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY 2 TIMES PER MONTH. THE 2020 FORD EXPLORER USES AN ELECTRIC BRAKE BOOSTER, AND I BELIEVE IT MAY BE A CALIBRATION ISSUE UPON IGNITION/VEHICLE START UP. IF IT DOES NOT CALIBRATE PROPERLY, THE BRAKES WILL NOT WORK. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE, AND THERE IS A THREAD AT THE EXPLORER FORUM WITH VARIOUS MEMBERS EXPERIENCING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. YOU CAN FIND THE THREAD, AND STATEMENTS FROM OTHERS, AT THE BELOW WEBPAGE: HTTPS://WWW.EXPLORERFORUM.COM/FORUMS/THREADS/BRAKE-ISSUE.483026/ *TR

IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING VEHICLE (IN GARAGE) AND WHILE IT WAS STILL IN PARK, I SAW WHITE SMOKE RISING UP TO THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR. IT LOOKED AS IF THE SMOKE HAD COME FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DEFROSTER VENT. AS A RESULT, I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WENT TO GRAB THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. I LET THE VEHICLE SET FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND THEN PULLED IT OUT OF THE GARAGE; HOWEVER, I DID NOT NOTICE ANY MORE SMOKE WHEN I MOVED IT. *TR

SINCE WE HAVE PURCHASED THE SUV IT HAS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS FLASHED CROSS TRAFFIC SYSTEM FAULT, BLIND SPOT SYSTEM FAULT, AC SHUTS OFF, AND THE WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL DOWN. HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, ONCE THEY CHARGED THE BATTERY, THE LAST TIME THEY RESET A MODULE. IT DID IT AGAIN TODAY SO WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK. WE HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM HAPPEN WHILE MOVING BUT TODAY WE WERE STATIONARY WHEN IT HAPPENED. *TR

CAR GOES INTO DEEP SLEEP AFTER TWO DAYS OF BEING PARKED AND HAS TO BE JUMPED TO START. HAPPENS ON REGULAR BASIS. DEALER UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE CAR SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED.

WHEN OUTSIDE TEMP IS BELOW MINUS 5 DEGREES STEERING IS HARD, AT SLOW SPEED STEERING LOCKED HAD TO JERK IT TO CONTROL. ABOVE 60MPH STEERING OK. HAPPENED AT PARKING LOT SPEED (LOCKING UP) AND BELOW 60MPH HARD STEERING.

TRANSMISSION ISSUES AGAIN. SAME BROKEN / CRACKED WELD AT TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER. PART REPLACED. THIS IS THE VEHICLE'S 3RD OIL COOLER (WE'RE AT 12,600 MILES NOW)

FALSE ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE ALARM ISSUE - VEHICLE BELIEVES IT IS OVERHEATING WHEN IT ISN'T. THIS RESULTS IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, WHERE THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO DRIVE FASTER THAN 50MPH AND IS EXTREMELY SLOW TO ACCELERATE CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MY EXPLORER ST MODEL 3 DIFFERENT TIMES ALL WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE SECOND TIME WHILE I WAS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY AND NEARLY COLLIDED WITH A SEMI TRUCK SINCE I LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. ALL TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. MY VEHICLE HAS CURRENTLY BEEN WAITING FOR REPAIR FOR OVER 30 DAYS & ONLY HAS 13,000 MILES ON IT.

AUTO HOLD FEATURE CONTINUES TO DISPLAY FAULT. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY SAY IT'S FIXED. IM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL FAULT WHEN IM STOPPED AND CAUSE A COLLISION. FORD CUSTOMER CARE CAN BARELY UNDERSTAND ENGLISH LET ALONE LISTEN TO ME DESCRIBE THE ISSUE. FOR A VEHICLE WITH 700 MILES THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AT APROX. 3,000 MILES. TOOK TO DEALER TOLD BAD GROUND AT MODULE CONNECTOR. DEALER SAID WOULD HAVE TO ORDER 2 NUTS AND BOLTS WOULD CALL WHEN PARTS ARRIVED. TWO WEEKS LATER NO CALL. CALLED DEALER & GOT VOICE MAIL, LEFFT MESSAGE NO CALL BACK AFTER 2 HOURS. DEALER COULD HAVE PROVIDED LOANER TILL FIXED AS WE ARE DRIVING A CAR WITHOUT ABS BRAKES. PAID 63K AND DRIVING A VEHICLE NOT AS SAFE AS REPRESENTED AT PURCHASE AFTER ONLY 3K MILES!. THERE SHOULD BE A SERVICE LETTER AT LEAST FOR THIS PROBLEM. CONCERNED MECHANIC WILL MAKE UNAPPROVED IMPROVISED REPAIR.

VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGINS JERKING HARD AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH GOING DOWN A TWO LANE ROAD, THEN WRENCH WARNING LIGHT COMES ON DASHBOARD AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPS AND NO LONGER WILL ACCELERATE FORWARD OR REVERSE. MESSAGE APPEARS AND SAYS GEAR WILL ENGAGE IN LOW SPEED ONLY, HOWEVER GEARS NO LONGER MOVE THE VEHICLE. WARNING APPEARS THAT POWERTRAIN ISSUE HAS OCCURRED CONTACT YOUR DEALER, THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE POWERTRAIN OR 4X4 SYSTEM. THIS IS A NEW 2020 EXPLORER WITH 453 MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO DEALER.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAYTHE 'STEERING FAULT SERVICE NOW LIGHT' CAME UP ON THE DASHBOARD WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH MILES ON ODOMETER 900. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR AND RESTARTING IT THE 'STEERING LOSS STOP SAFELY' MESSAGE POPPED UP ON THE DASHBOARD I HAD TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO POWER STEERING OR ANY TRANSMISSION OPTIONS LIKE SPORT, ECONOMY, REGULAR, DEEP SNOW, NO ASSIST FOR UPHILL OR DOWNHILL PARKING

WHEN TRYING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK, EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE THE VEHICLE JERKS INTO GEAR HARD AND THEN STALLS. TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY STARTS UP NO ISSUE, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT YET KEEPS STALLING. THIS IS NEW OWNED FOR 3 DAYS WITH LESS THAN 200 MILES ON IT.

DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BETWEEN 65-75 MPH AND NOTICED A MEDIUM VIBRATION AT ABOUT 2500 MILES. AT ABOUT 3000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK AND START WHINING AT LOW SPEEDS UNDER MILD ACCELERATION.

WHEN STARTING AT INTERSECTIONS OR STOPPING YOU CAN HEAR AND FEEL THE FUEL IN THE TANK SLOSHING BACK AND FORTH. I'VE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THE NOISE AND DOCUMENTED IT. THEY REACHED OUT TO FORD WHICH SAID THEY KNEW OF THE ISSUE AND AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO FIX.

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 3481 MILES. BROKE A WELD AT THE OIL COOLER ASSEMBLY.

THIS VEHICLE WAS A LONER CAR THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY 2020 EXPLORER. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON THIS VEHICLE AS WELL, AT 1800 MILES LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID EVERYWHERE AND NOT SHIFTING, MAKING A VERY DANGEROUS HIGHWAY DRIVE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP.

PURCHASED A 2020 EXPLORER ON FEB 11, NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE HOOD RIGHT WHEN I ARRIVED HOME FROM THE DEALER, CONTACTED THEM AND THEY SAID IT MIGHT BE NORMAL FOR A NEW VEHICLE TO HAVE SOME SMOKE IN THE BEGINNING, LATER I NOTICED THAT THE INTERIOR HEAT IS ONLY BLOWING COLD AIR SO I WAS ABOUT TO TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT, I REMOTE STARTED THE CAR THROUGH THE OFFICIAL FORDPASS APP AND THEN 10 MINUTES LATER I ENTERED THE CAR AND THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE COOLANT LIGHT WAS ON BEFORE I EVEN STARTED DRIVING (CAR HAS 78 MILES ON IT) , ( I ALSO GOT 2 NOTIFICATIONS FROM THE APP THAT THE ENGINE IS OVERHEATING) SO I CALLED FORD TO TOW IT, NOW ITS SITTING BY FORD SERVICE FOR 2 DAYS AND THEY ARE SAYING THAT IT'S A COOLANT LEAK BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE IT LEAKS TO AND THEY ARE WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM FORD ENGINEERS ON HOW TO PROCEED, IT SEEMS LIKE FORD MAY HAVE SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE COOLANT SYSTEM AND THIS IS POTENTIALLY PUTTING ANY EXPLORER DRIVER AT RISK OF THE VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY

WE BOUGHT THE CAR ON 9/21/19 FROM UPLAND FORD. WE HAD AN ISSUE WHERE THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN BLACKED OUT, BUT THANKFULLY, AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR AN HOUR, ALL IS WORKING FINE ON THAT MATTER. HOWEVER, VERY EARLY ON, WE NOTICED ROUGH SHIFTS, AND OTHER RED FLAGS, COMING FROM THE DRIVETRAIN. IF I HAD TO GUESS, WE NOTICED IT BEFORE 3K MILES. TOOK IT TO VISTA FORD IN OXNARD ON 1/04/2020 (ODO: 4960), WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER. WHILE THEY REPLACED THE COOLER, THERE ARE STILL SIGNS OF THE ISSUES... ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER GEARS. I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS 6200 MILES ON IT, AS OF TODAY, 2/13. I ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE OF THE CAR NOT SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, UNTIL AFTER A LONG DELAY, AND WITH SOME JERKING. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN THERE ROM THE VERY BEGINNING. AS A TALL MAN (6-FOOT4, WITH 36-INCH INSEAM), I HAVE GROWING CONCERNS ABOUT HOW UNCOMFORTABLE IT IS FOR ME TO DRIVE THIS CAR. THESE PROBLEMS ON A BRAND NEW CAR, FROM A BRAND LIKE FORD, ARE DISAPPOINTING AND UNACCEPTABLE.

TRANSMISSION COOLER DRAIN SYSTEM LEAKED METAL FOUND IN TRANSMISSION PAN REPLACED WITH AN OEM TRANSMISSION. CAUSING POWERTRAIN MALFUNCTION

I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND ALL OF SUDDEN IT STOPPED, STARTING JOLTING US... THEN NO LONGER WOULD ACCELERATE.. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. WITH LESS THAN 400 MILES ON IT

CRUISE CONTROL CAN NOT BE DISABLED BY PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. REQUIRES PASSING STEERING WHEEL BUTTON TO TURN OFF. ALSO "PRE-COLLISION ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE" MESSAGE COMES ON DASH EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS STARTED.

THE VEHICLE IS RANDOMLY BRAKING FOR NO UNKNOWN REASON. ALMOST LIKE IF I WAS DRIVING AND PUT ON EMERGENCY BRAKE. IT MOSTLY DOES IT WHILE IN REVERSE WHEN THERE IS LITERALLY NOTHING AROUND ME. THERE IS AN OPTION AND IT HAS STILL DOES IT WITH OPTION OFF. IT HAS NEARLY CAUSED 1 ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS IN MY SONS CAR POOL LINE AT SCHOOL. OTHERWISE IT HAS CAUSED EXTREME ANXIETY BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. THE BRAKE ASSIST FAULT IS ALSO ON, AND DEALER CANNOT FIND FIX TO THAT EITHER. THE DEALER (CAPITAL FORD RALEIGH) WAS AWARE OF SENSOR ISSUES, AS WELL AS FAULTS THE DAY I TOOK DELIVERY ON VEHICLE. THEY KNOWINGLY SOLD IT TO US ANYWAYS. I TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE DEPT THE VERY DAY AFTER WE TOOK DELIVERY. THERE IS NO FIX FOR THESE DANGEROUS ISSUES, AND I AM FORCED TO KEEP DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE.

FUEL TANK SLOSHING AND CLUNKING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS. THE VEHICLE FUEL TANK DESIGN LOCATES A PORTION OF THE GAS TANK UNDER THE VEHICLE AND BELOW THE SEATS. WHEN THE GAS TANK IS ABOVE HALF FULL, YOU CAN HEAR AND FEEL THE GAS MOVING IN THE TANK, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEED, DURING TRAFFIC WITH FREQUENT STOPPING. NOT SURE HOW SAFE IS TO FEEL THE GAS MOVING INSIDE THE FUEL TANK AND THE NOISE WHEN THE GAS IMPACTS THE GAS TANK WALLS. WHEN THE TANK IS FULL AND YOU BRAKE, THE FUEL SLOSHES FORWARD AND MOVES SOMETHING INSIDE AND SLAMS AGAINST THE INSIDE OF THE TANK.

DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERS LIKE PARKING AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE FUEL SLOSHES LOUDLY AND CAN BE HEARD INSIDE THE VEHICLE. IT SLOSHES MOST NOTICEABLY WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL IS ABOVE 3/4 FULL. THE FUEL MOVES SO MUCH IT SOMETIMES SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING HITTING THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER SEAT OR A DRIVELINE ISSUE.

THE EXPLORER WAS PUT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE DROVE FORWARD ABOUT 3 FT, JERKED, THEN SLAMMED INTO REVERSE. REACTION TIME ON MY BEHALF WAS SLOW AS IT WAS UNEXPECTED, I ALMOST HIT A LIGHT POLE. THIS OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT

VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY BREAKS, AS IF DETECTING A CRASH, WHEN THERE IS CLEARLY NO CAR AHEAD. VEHICLE TAKES OVER CONTROL OF BREAKS UNEXPECTEDLY. HAS HAPPENED ON REPEATED OCCASIONS AND ALREADY REPORTED TO MANUFACTURER MONTHS AGO.

AT 4,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEARS UNTIL IT WAS ALMOST NOT DRIVE ABLE. WHILE DRIVING IT WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND AT 26 MILES PER HOUR IS WOULD JUMP GEARS.

AFTER INITIALLY STARTING THE VEHICLE AND BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT IT WAS SHIFTED TO DRIVE. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT THE ENGINE WAS REVVING HIGHER THAN NORMAL. UPON MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A DIVIDED BOULEVARD THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. THERE WAS TRAFFIC COMING BUT LUCKILY IT WAS FAR ENOUGH BACK THAT I COULD PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION BACK INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE. WHEN I STARTED MOVING FORWARD AGAIN IT WOULD NOT SHIFT PAST 1ST GEAR STILL. . I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION PARKING LOT AND LET MY HUSBAND TRY TO SEE IF HE COULD FIGURE IT OUT. WE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON. STILL WPULD NOT SHIFT PAST 1ST GEAR. HE ATTEMPTED TO USE MANUAL SHIFTING AND IT WOULD ONLY GO TO 2ND GEAR THEN CHUG SEVERAL TIMES AND GO COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. SHUT IT OFF AGAIN AND BACK ON. THIS TIME IT SEAMED TO BE WORKING. HE PULLED OUT ON TO THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE AGAIN ALMOST STOPPED HALF WAY THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. HE PULLED OFF INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED IT OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR 15 MIN. WHEN IT TURNED BACK ON IT WORKED FINE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID COME ON AT THIS POINT. WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE THE 10 MILE DRIVE HOME. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING AS THE VEHICLE IS ONLY A WEEK AND A HALF OLD WITH LESS THAN 600 MILES ON IT. I WAS SKEPTICAL OF THE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION TO START WITH BUT THIS DOES NOT HELP BUILD MY CONFIDENCE. ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT OUR 10 MONTH OLD

VEHICLE STALLED WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A STOP LIGHT ONTO A HIGHWAY (65MPH). IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE ONCE PUT IN DRIVE JERKED FORWARD/BACKWARD WHEN I HIT THE GAS. THE RPMS WENT UP BUT THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVING WELL. IT STALLED AGAIN. I HAD TO REPEAT THIS PROCESS 4 MORE TIMES. IT FINALLY BEGAN TO DRIVE AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE FORD PASS APP GAVE ME AN ERROR CODE. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP. THE VEHICLE HAS 109 MILES. THE CAR IS WITH THE DEALER LESS THAN 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE.

I BELONG TO A FORD FORUM AND THEY'RE HAS BEEN SOME TALK ABOUT AN AIR DEFLECTOR MISSING IN THE REAR BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE BETWEEN THE MUFFLERS PART # 17788. THEY'RE ARE MANY CLAIMING THAT THEY DON'T HAVE IT ON THEY'RE ST LEVEL EXPLORER. PLEASE CHECK ON SEE THIS MATTER. RUMOR IS THAT AT HIGH SPEED THE WIND CAN DAMAGE THE REAR BUMPER AND RIP IT OF THE VEHICLE.

ON JANUARY 6, 2020, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AND COULD NOT STOP. I WAS GOING AROUND 40 MPH. THEN, I BEGIN PRESSING ON THE BREAK WITH MY RIGHT FOOT AND COULD NOT STOP. NEXT, I USED BOTH FEET PRESSING THE BREAK PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND COULD BARELY BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP. AT THE SAME TIME, THERE WERE WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING (PARKING BREAK, ALL WHEEL DRIVE, TRACTION CONTROL) ON THE DASH. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THEY PROVIDED ME WITH A LOANER VEHICLE. ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2020, THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED ME TO PROVIDE ME AN UPDATE. THEY ADVISED THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY ADVISED THEM THAT THIS WAS A SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT (MEANING THIS INFORMATION IS KNOWN TO FORD AND ALL FORD DEALERSHIPS NOT TO THE CUSTOMERS). DEALERSHIP ADVISED REAR BREAK CALIBERS NEEDS REPLACING, REAR BREAK MOTOR NEEDS REPLACING, AND REAR BREAK PADS NEEDS REPLACING. DEALERSHIP ADVISED ALL PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE.

MY BRAND NEW 2020 FORD EXPLORER PLATINUM TOP OF LINE MODEL (VIN [XXX]) BROKE DOWN ON CHRISTMAS EVE 2019 AFTER A COMPLETE ENGINE SEIZURE WITH LESS THAN 2000 MILES AND LEFT US STRANDED WITH MY FAMILY FOR HOURS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND CONTROL AND HAD THIS HAPPENED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DOING 80 MILES PER HOUR THE RESULT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC AND POTENTIALLY FATAL. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE AND I AM BEING TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE BUT FORD CANNOT PROVIDE A DATE WHEN THE ENGINE WILL BE AVAILABLE. REMEMBER....THIS VEHICLE WAS ONLY A MONTH OLD! A 2020 VEHICLE BROKE DOWN IN 2019!!! THE DEALERSHIP IS BEING FANTASTIC AND TRYING TO SWAP THE VEHICLE OUT FOR ME BUT FORD HAS DENIED THEIR REQUEST. I FINALLY SPOKE WITH A FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE REP ([XXX]) AND SHE TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINES FOR THIS MODEL (YES ENGINES PLURAL!) ARE BEING SHIPPED AT THE END OF THE MONTH. I ASKED HER DIRECTLY IF I WAS THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AND SHE FLAT OUT SAID "NO, YOU'RE NOT". I REGRET HAVING PURCHASED A NEW MODEL YEAR VEHICLE OF THIS EXPLORER AND NOW FULLY THINK THIS IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE. I HOPE FORD SEES THIS. I THINK THEY HAVE A SERIOUS ISSUE AND SOON IT WILL COME OUT THAT THERE ARE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE 2020 EXPLORER. JUST WAIT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DEEP SLEEP MODE ACTIVATES AFTER 2 DAYS. MOST RECENT EXPERIENCE INVOLVED HAVING TO JUMP START THE CAR AFTER SETTING 3 DAYS.

VEHICLE DOESN'T MOVE FOR LONG SECONDS WHEN I SWITCH TO REVERSE.

I PURCHASED A 2020 FORD EXPLORER AT SAMES FORD IN LAREDO, TX. THE VEHICLE WAS RECEIVED 11 SEPT 2019. THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN ON 18 SEPT 2019 IN INDIANA (MILEAGE 1896) WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AUTO PARK FORD IN STERGIS, MICHIGAN. THE PROBLEM WAS THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER, WHICH I NOW KNOW IS ENDEMIC TO THIS MODEL. I WAS TOLD THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER HAD ALSO CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE TRANSMISSION & OIL COOLER WERE REPLACED AND I HAD TO DRIVE FROM NEW YORK TO MICHIGAN AT MY OWN EXPENSE TO GET THE CAR WHEN IT WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO ME 4 OCT 2019. THIS VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AGAIN WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM (TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER) 5 NOV 2019 (MILEAGE APPROX..5,300) IN LAREDO, TX. AT THAT TIME, THEY TOOK THE ORIGINAL CAR BACK AND GAVE ME AN IDENTICAL, NEW 2020 FORD EXPLORER WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY BROKE DOWN WITH THE EXACT SAME TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER FAILURE.

THIS VEHICLE WAS GIVEN TO ME ON OR ABOUT 12 NOVEMBER 2019 AS A REPLACEMENT FOR A 2020 FORD EXPLORER, VIN [XXX], PURCHASED FROM SAMES FORD IN LAREDO, WHICH TWICE HAD FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION COOLING SYSTEM WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS NEW VEHICLE BROKE DOWN WHILE IN MOTION IN THE HIGHWAY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM (TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER) IN NEW BOSTON, TEXAS ON 22 NOV 2019 (MILEAGE 1021). JOHNSTON FORD IN NEW BOSTON COULD NOT IMMEDIATELY SECURE THE PARTS AS THEY WERE IN HIGH DEMAND FROM FORD, AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FULLY REPAIRED UNTIL 10 DECEMBER 2019. I INTEND TO SELL THIS VEHICLE AS SOON AS IT IS RETURNED TO ME AS I NO LONGER HAVE FAITH THAT THIS MODEL CAN BE RELIED ON FOR SAFE HIGHWAY PERFORMANCE. ON BOTH VEHICLES, THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER A MINIMUM OF TWO HOURS OF CONSTANT HIGHWAY DRIVING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BREAKS GAVE OUT WHILE BACKING OUT OF LANE. SEPARATE ISSUE PRESSED ON GAS NO RESPONSE OR DELAYED RESPONSE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. ACTED LIKE IT WAS ALMOST OUT OF GAS BUT NOT. ALSO OTHER SMALL ISSUE IS LOUD HIGH WHISTLE NOISE ABOVE 70MPH.

ON A 400 MILE ROAD TRIP ON A HIGHWAY, WE STARTED FEELING EXHAUST FUMES IN THE INSIDE CABIN. FELT NAUSEA AND WATERY EYES AND HAD TO STOP COUPLE OF TIME TO GET A BREATH OF FRESH AIR. NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS IT DISAPPEARED AFTER AN HOUR. SCARY THING IS I SEE SOME ELSE ALSO HAS REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE. COULD BE VERY HAZARDOUS HAVING EXHAUST FUMES COMING IN SIDE THE CABIN.

HAVE EXTREMELY STRONG EXHAUST FUMES COMING IN THE FRESH AIR INTAKE-MAKING ME AND MY PASSENGERS EXTREMELY SICK-NAUSEUS, REALLY BAD HEADACHES, EXTREMELY SLEEPY, ACID REFLUX AND EVEN HAVE PEOPLE ASK HALF HOUR AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE IF WE'VE BEEN STANDING NEXT TO AN EXHAUST PIPE!!!! ONE OF THESE TIMES, IM NOT GOING TO REALISE JUST HOW TIRED ITS MAKING ME-THAT I CRASH AND KILL MYSELF OR WORSE KILL SOMEONE ELSE OR FAMILY!! SERIOUS ISSUE ANS FORD CLAIMS......NOTHING WRONG!! [XXX]!! THIS IS A DEADLY FLAW THAT NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH RIGHT NOW!!! WAY STRONGER WHEN IDLING, NOT AS BAD IF YOU PUT THE HVAC ON RECIRCULATE CABIN AIR-BUT EVEN THAT WONT STAY ENGAGED FOR MORE THAN 15MINUTES!! THAT IN ITSELF TELLS ME THERES A FLAW WITH THE FRESH AIR INTAKE MODE DOOR SOLENOID!!! PLEASE HELP ME AND MY FAMILY. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO REV VERY HIGHLY AND THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SWITCHED INTO NEUTRAL, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE MANUFACTURER AND LEVITOWN FORD (3195 HEMPSTEAD TPKE, LEVITOWN, NY) WERE NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. *DT*JB