Major Problems with 2015 Ford Explorer Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2015 Ford Explorer

2015 Ford Explorer UNKNOWN OR OTHER Victims: 11 Mileage: 26000 miles

2015 Ford Explorer AIR BAGS Victims: 7 Mileage: 49000 miles

2015 Ford Explorer SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 5

Browse 2015 Ford Explorer complaints by category

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
UNKNOWN OR OTHER returning home from church when all of a sudden i could not steer the car. it was veering to the...	269 ~ 23452 miles
STEERING ford motor co. and worthington ford of long beach ca are selling vehicles with damaged/defective steering and refusing to fix...	145 ~ 45381 miles
ENGINE purchased a brand new 2015 ford explorer. almost immediately began smelling exhaust fumes. concerned that this wasn't "new car break-in"...	142 ~ 25525 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM bought vehicle left dealership drove approx 13 miles parked truck while running as my son and i waited for my...	68 ~ 23260 miles
POWER TRAIN during and after acceleration at any speed there is a very strong sulphur smell in the cabin of the vehicle....	44 ~ 37884 miles
AIR BAGS air bag light came on the next day after i purchased a new vehicle. this is a safety issue since	42 ~ 42118 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE i am going into the 5th month of leasing my 2015 ford explorer and i am not happy with this...	42 ~ 36280 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM my 2015 ford explorer (vin #[xxx]) which has less than 3 000 miles on it jerked violently and stalled at...	33 ~ 37438 miles
SUSPENSION driving home the vehicle veered to the left suddenly at approx 30 mph. tried steering it to the right but...	30 ~ 40267 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford explorer. while driving approximately 60 mph exhaust fumes emitted inside the vehicle. the...	28 ~ 24212 miles
SEAT BELTS my car was struck from behind - 65mph and the seat belt did not tension and caused my head to...	14 ~ 48672 miles
SERVICE BRAKES i was driving yesterday and a message popped up "terrain management system fault" and then all of a sudden a...	14 ~ 21273 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL august 19:identified 3 error codes one of which was the power steering. tech. said vehicle would be very difficult to...	13 ~ 37115 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING the exterior lights don't work that great it looks like some painted a black line in the windshield and we...	12 ~ 31793 miles
SEATS keeps having check engine light come on also keeps having aibag deactivated signal come on instrument panel. also keeps having...	9 ~ 26965 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford explorer. while driving various speeds the contact applied the accelerator pedal with force...	7 ~ 51171 miles
WHEELS driving home from cottage approximately 200km as i was approaching my house (maybe 300 yards away) i turned left heard...	6 ~ 28407 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact leased a 2015 ford explorer. the contact stated that there was a failure with the tpms not...	5 ~ 5520 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER my car has projection headlights. on a dark road it appears as though there is a black curtain over the...	5 ~ 36136 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING upon acceleration my 2015 ford explorer xlt has exhaust fumes entering into the vehicle. it happens when i accelerate with...	4 ~ 7025 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford explorer. while driving 70 mph a piece of trim that circled the windshield...	2 ~ 41500 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford explorer. while driving approximately 55 mph there was a loud banging noise and...	2 ~ 24738 miles
EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford explorer. the contact stated that carbon monoxide penetrated the vehicle. the contact performed...	2 ~ 36460 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES tl* the contact leased a 2015 ford explorer. the contact stated that there was a failure with the tpms not...	2 ~ 250 miles
ROOF AND PILLARS > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford explorer. while driving 30 mph the panoramic roof shattered onto the rear seat...	2 ~ 26677 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford explorer. the contact stated that the armrest on the front driver's side door...	1 ~ 47000 miles
BACK OVER PREVENTION my back up camera and sensor will not work all the time. sometimes the picture will show up on my...	1 ~ 68983 miles
RACK AND PINION > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford explorer. while driving and attempting to turn the steering wheel seized and then...	1 ~ 90000 miles
TIRES 2015 ford explorer. consumer writes in regards to safety recall 19v-435. *ld the consumer stated 12 days after having a...	1
GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford explorer. while turning the steering wheel to the right an abnormal clicking noise...	1 ~ 80000 miles
ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford explorer. the contact stated that the steering wheel seized. the dealer (casa ford...	1
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford explorer. the contact stated that there was an abnormal odor in the...	1 ~ 10000 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford explorer. the contact stated that there was an abnormal odor in the...	1 ~ 10000 miles
PARKING BRAKE tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford explorer. when the vehicle's gear shifter was placed in the park position it...	1 ~ 5000 miles
INJECTORS > FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford explorer. while accelerating exhaust fumes entered the vehicle through the front vents. the...	1 ~ 10000 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY a follow up on a co problem that happened on 7/7/15. dealer took the explorer in on the co issue...	1 ~ 4514 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING my car has projection headlights. on a dark road it appears as though there is a black curtain over the...	1 ~ 500 miles
STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford explorer. the contact stated that there was an abnormal odor in the vehicle...	1 ~ 1000 miles

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