Major Problems with 2011 Ford Explorer Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2011 Ford Explorer

2011 Ford Explorer FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Victims: 4 Mileage: 12 miles

2011 Ford Explorer SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Victims: 1 Mileage: 6059 miles

2011 Ford Explorer ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Victims: 1 Mileage: 12852 miles

Browse 2011 Ford Explorer complaints by category

Problems with STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE and ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Ford Explorer owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
STEERING power steering failure while driving. turning vehicle off and on then causes power steering to work again. has happened multiple...	424 ~ 65792 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER tl - the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. the contact stated that when he tried to pressed the brake...	76 ~ 53746 miles
ENGINE purchased this vehicle for my wife a little over a year ago. at first everything was fine but then at...	60 ~ 69632 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM more like adaptive 'curse' control. my 2011 explorer limited 4x4 with the adaptive cruise always catches the rear of semi...	57 ~ 51109 miles
POWER TRAIN 2011 ford explorer was parked. started car and power steering failure light came on alarms sounding and steering wheel was...	49 ~ 47587 miles
AIR BAGS i pulled into my driveway at a slow rate of speed as i was braking the car was not stopping...	34 ~ 49650 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. the contact stated while driving through dirt or water particles would seep...	31 ~ 76406 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ford explorer 2011 has lost power steering and stability control at various speeds under various conditions 3 or 4 times...	28 ~ 205910 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM upon medium to heavy acceleration such as accelerating onto a freeway the vehicle cabin is filled with exhaust fumes from...	28 ~ 50103 miles
SERVICE BRAKES please be advised that the afore noted vehicle on june 7th 2012 on or about 5pm was involved in a...	16 ~ 50276 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL more like adaptive 'curse' control. my 2011 explorer limited 4x4 with the adaptive cruise always catches the rear of semi...	15 ~ 48567 miles
SEAT BELTS i pulled into my driveway at a slow rate of speed as i was braking the car was not stopping...	11 ~ 46824 miles
SUSPENSION letter from re few defects in my 2011 ford explorer remain after the dealers repeated repair attempts. these issues distract...	9 ~ 158763 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING cooling fans failed engine overheated ran rough and then stopped running. 3/4 gallons of anti-freeze boiled out of overflow and	8 ~ 22251 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER my vehicle was parked in the driveway where it had been since the previous day. i opened the front drivers...	7 ~ 69485 miles
SEATS lear corporation and ford already knew that a spacer/washer was left off the explorer by three rotating lear employees on...	6 ~ 4745 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC my new ford explorer in engaging the brakes without driver input. it applies one brake at a time at all	5 ~ 5512 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. while driving approximately 60 mph and depressing the accelerator pedal exhaust fumes...	4 ~ 56500 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. the contact stated that while driving 5 mph the power steering assist...	4 ~ 26098 miles
EQUIPMENT we have purchased a 2011 explorer with the bluetooth activated the person driving cannot be heard because of background noise....	4 ~ 25 miles
VISIBILITY i have a 2011 ford explorer and the sun visors do not allow me to make small adjustments to block...	4 ~ 22105 miles
STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. the contact stated that water was leaking into the vehicle through the...	3 ~ 45000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE the check engine light went on my 2011 ford explorer on 11/21/11 and took it to the dealer at which...	3 ~ 5852 miles
WHEELS 2003 ford explorer xlt wheel bearing hubs are bad and is a on going issue. *tr...	3 ~ 57643 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING the safety hazard lights button does not work. unable to turn hazard light on. button is complained about in many	2 ~ 85000 miles
ROOF AND PILLARS > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. the contact stated that water was leaking into the vehicle from the...	2 ~ 52298 miles
ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. the contact stated while driving approximately 60 mph there was a loss...	2 ~ 64209 miles
RACK AND PINION > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph there was a...	2 ~ 29250 miles
TURN SIGNAL > EXTERIOR LIGHTING while driving power steering assist abruptly fails as does advance trac stability control. the vehicle becomes much harder to control....	2 ~ 14000 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT letter from re few defects in my 2011 ford explorer remain after the dealers repeated repair attempts. these issues distract...	2 ~ 25 miles
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL more like adaptive 'curse' control. my 2011 explorer limited 4x4 with the adaptive cruise always catches the rear of semi...	2 ~ 41750 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. while driving in the rain with the sun roof in the closed...	1 ~ 55000 miles
ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. the contact heard an abnormal noise progressing from the area of the...	1
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. the contact stated that the air conditioner/heating unit failed causing the windows...	1 ~ 29416 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. while driving approximately 60 mph the contact saw a piece fly off...	1 ~ 7800 miles
MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. while the vehicle was stationary or while driving various speeds the odor...	1
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. while the vehicle was parked the steering wheel seized. in addition the...	1 ~ 118000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. while accelerating from a traffic light the vehicle started to vibrate uncontrollably....	1 ~ 36800 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer equipped with michelin latitude tour tires size p245/60r18 (na). while having the...	1
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY driving down the road and rear window exploded. *js...	1 ~ 49982 miles
HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE as i am outside talking to a neighbor i hear a weird sound then i see pieces of debris on...	1 ~ 11200 miles
NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT 2011 ford explorer. consumer writes in regards to issues with a "my ford touch" voice activated system. *tgw the consumer...	1
HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. the contact stated that while stopped the traction control and power steering...	1 ~ 26000 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. the contact stated that while driving 5 mph the power steering assist...	1 ~ 28472 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. the contact stated that while driving 5 mph the power steering assist...	1 ~ 28472 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. the contact stated that while driving 5 mph the power steering assist...	1 ~ 28472 miles
TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. the contact stated that while driving 5 mph the power steering assist...	1 ~ 28472 miles
SEAT HEATER/COOLER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. the contact stated that the passenger heated seat was activated and it...	1 ~ 12000 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY purchased this vehicle for my wife a little over a year ago. at first everything was fine but then at...	1 ~ 22000 miles
TIRES purchased this vehicle for my wife a little over a year ago. at first everything was fine but then at...	1 ~ 22000 miles
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. while driving 25 mph the speedometer and turn signals failed to operate....	1 ~ 19000 miles
CALIPER > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. while driving 25 mph the speedometer and turn signals failed to operate....	1 ~ 19000 miles
SOFTWARE > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. while driving 25 mph the speedometer and turn signals failed to operate....	1 ~ 19000 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT i agree about the microphone on the my touch system. it picks up wind noise air conditioning/heating fan noise &...	1
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. the contact stated that the illumination of the headlights was extremely dim....	1 ~ 5 miles

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